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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

Tells the tragic story of Puerto Ricans who sought the post-Civil War regime of citizenship, rights, and statehood but instead received racist imperial governance.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108415490

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The Fighting Temeraire

By: Sam Willis

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The Fighting Temeraire

By: Sam Willis

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

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Simon and Schuster

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1605982105

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Battle of Trafalgar

A Ladybird Expert Book

By: Sam Willis

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Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES 'Packs plenty of heft into its slender page count' HISTORY REVEALED - Why was the Battle of Trafalgar such an important British victory in the Napoleonic Wars? - How did the British fleet show their strength against the French and Spanish? - How did Nelson excel in his final battle? FOLLOW the daring strategy and brilliant leadership of Horatio Nelson in Britain's stunning triumph against Napoleon's forces. From the might of Britain's war machine to the death of the world's most impressive naval commander, discover why Trafalgar remains the most famous naval battle in history. BRITAIN'S GLORIOUS VICTORY, AND NELSON'S FINAL BATTLE Written by historian, archaeologist, and broadcaster Sam Willis, The Battle of Trafalgar is a gripping and accessible introduction to the battle that established Britain as a formidable seapower for many years to come.

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Penguin UK

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1405934107

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Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age

By: Sam Irwin

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Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age

By: Sam Irwin

Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana. New Orleans' early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden had fascinating careers, but Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age is filled with tales of murder, lust and adventure. Clarinetist Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge ran away and joined the circus three times before the age of 20. The Martel Band of Opelousas witnessed a legal public hanging of a convicted serial murderer in 1923 Evangeline Parish. Trumpeter Evan Thomas of Crowley could have been a rival to Satchmo but was cut down on the bandstand in the Promised Land neighborhood of Rayne, La. Author Sam Irwin explores the odd and quirky in these fascinating stories of the Roaring Twenties.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439676909

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Dancing with the Queen, Marching with King

The Memoirs of Alexander "Sam" Aldrich

By: Sam Aldrich

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Dancing with the Queen, Marching with King

The Memoirs of Alexander "Sam" Aldrich

By: Sam Aldrich

When he was twenty-five, Sam Aldrich danced with Queen Elizabeth II in London. By the time he was thirty-seven, he was marching with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. Recounting the journey between and beyond those two points, and musing over the irony of the contrast they represent, is the subject of this remarkable and entertaining memoir. After a cosseted childhood in New York's silk stocking district, including weekends on Long Island's Gold Coast and summers in Dark Harbor, Maine, Aldrich was expected to follow in his father's footsteps and pursue a career in high finance. "Dancing with the queen of England was just a small function of the privileged life and family into which I was born," he writes, "and events such as this would be a regular part of my upper-class, well-traveled social life." Instead, and to his parents' chagrin, he chose decades of hard work in the public sector, serving as deputy police commissioner in New York City, director of the New York State Division for Youth, executive assistant to Governor Nelson Rockefeller, president of the Brooklyn Center of Long Island University, and commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, before entering teaching full-time at midlife. Illustrated with photographs from Aldrich's personal collection, this lively memoir offers personal insights into New York State politics and history. Whether working to develop an effective system for rehabilitating juvenile offenders in New York City, trying to find an environmentally sound means for development in the Hudson River Valley, or teaching public policy at SUNY's Empire State College, Aldrich shows what it means to follow one's passions and interests, and to take the gifts one has been given and use them to try to make this world a better place.

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State University of New York Press

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143843989X

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Dead of Winter

By: Sam Millar

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Dead of Winter

By: Sam Millar

Private Investigator Karl Kane returns to the streets of Belfast investigating the discovery of a severed hand. Karl believes it's the work of an elusive serial killer, but the police are claiming a simple vendetta between local criminals. Karl embarks on a nightmarish journey as he attempts to solve the mystery and soon he's suspecting Mark Wilson, his detested ex brother-in-law. But as the winter days become darker, Karl discovers that Wilson is more than a match for him when it comes to dirty dealing and even dirtier fighting, as he battles to keep from becoming the next victim.

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The O'Brien Press

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1847175341

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From Power to Purpose

A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion

By: Sam Brownback

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From Power to Purpose

A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion

By: Sam Brownback

A sense of mission for America . . . a heart for God. Senator Sam Brownback grew up in the heartland, in a family of hard-working Kansas farmers. Instilled from an early age with a strong work ethic and a fierce sense of independence, he continues to be guided by Christian values and beliefs: strength, courage, character, common sense, faith, and a keen sense of justice and moral responsibility. From Power to Purpose is the firsthand account of his remarkable journey: from farm boy to U.S. Senator?and in 2008 the Republican candidate for the White House. In honest, straightforward prose, he recounts his trials, struggles, and lessons learned on the way to becoming one of our leading voices for bleeding-heart conservatism. It's a proactive response to some of our country's most vexing problems. It's a message of hope and fresh ideas for a world that needs both.

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Thomas Nelson

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141853112X

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Another Man's War

The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan

By: Sam Childers

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Another Man's War

The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan

By: Sam Childers

A gun-toting preacher, a rebel army led by a madman, and entire villages slaughtered just because they were in the way. In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas. “Another Man’s War is about true terrorism . . . against more than 200,000 children in northern Uganda and Southern Sudan. Sam Childers—a fighter and a preacher (some call him a mercenary)—tirelessly leads a small militia into the jungle, daring to fight against a vicious army outnumbering him one thousand to one. One man can make a huge difference. Sam Childers certainly does.” ?Peter Fonda, actor/filmmaker, best known as star of Easy Rider “The Reverend Sam Childers has been a very close friend to the government of South Sudan for many years and is a trusted friend.” ?President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan “The Reverend Sam Childers is a long time devoted friend to our government and his courageous work is supported by us.” ?President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda “Sam Childers is one of those rare men [who is] willing to do literally whatever it takes to promote the message of Jesus Christ and save children from the tyranny of evil men.” ?John Rich, lead singer and songwriter, Big & Rich

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1418573493

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My iPad for Kids (Covers iOS 6 on iPad 3rd or 4th generation, and iPad mini)

By: Sam Costello

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My iPad for Kids (Covers iOS 6 on iPad 3rd or 4th generation, and iPad mini)

By: Sam Costello

My iPad for Kids is here to help your kids (and you!) get the most out of your iPad2, iPad 3rd or 4th generation, or iPad mini running iOS 6. Using full-color, step-by-step tasks, My iPad for Kids walks step-by-step through learning how to use your iPad for home, school, and just for fun! Grade specific chapters for grades 4-7 offer information on apps that are great resources for everything from music to art to spelling and math homework. In addition, you learn how to setup and configure all the features of your iPad, including connecting to networks, setting up and using email accounts, using Siri, downloading and installing apps, safely surfing the internet downloading and syncing music and videos, taking and sharing photos, playing games, as well as setting up restrictions (parental controls) and troubleshooting problems with your iPad, should any occur. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through learning how to use your iPad for home, school, and just for fun! Learn how to: • Safely surf the Internet on the iPad to do research for school and find interesting facts. • Use email, texting, and chat apps to stay in touch with friends, family, and teachers. • Have fun (or do group projects for school) using FaceTime and Skype video chatting. • Write emails, search the Web, and launch apps with your voice using Siri. • Use the iPad in school and for homework. Four chapters of suggestions for grade-specific apps (4th through 7th grade) to help you excel in the classroom. • Use the built-in Music app so you can rock out to your favorite tunes. • Watch movies and TV shows from iTunes and videos on YouTube (only when homework is done, of course). • Use iPad’s built-in cameras to take photos and video of you and your friends. Use the Photo Booth app to make them even more interesting—or a little crazy! • Set new high scores playing the tens of thousands of great games available at the App Store. • Discover great apps for school or just for fun through recommendations in nearly every chapter. • Reassure your parents that you can use your iPad and the Internet safely and responsibly. • Become your own tech support team by learning to maintain and solve problems with your iPad, including tips on restarting, backing up, and cleaning the iPad. • Read about the latest iPad technologies, including iOS 6, Siri, and 4G LTE.

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Que Publishing

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0133259595

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Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century

The Art of Sailing Warfare

By: Sam Willis

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Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century

The Art of Sailing Warfare

By: Sam Willis

Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge of tactics is largely based upon the ideas of contemporary theorists rather than practitioners] who knew little of the realities of sailing warfare, and our knowledge of command is similarly flawed. In this book the author presents new evidence from contemporary sources that overturns many old assumptions and introduces a host of new ideas. In a series of thematic chapters, following the rough chronology of a sea fight from initial contact to damage repair, the author offers a dramatic interpretation of fighting at sea in the eighteenth century, and explains in greater depth than ever before how and why sea battles (including Trafalgar) were won and lost in the great Age of Sail. He explains in detail how two ships or fleets identified each other to be enemies; how and why they manoeuvred for battle; how a commander communicated his ideas, and how and why his subordinates acted in the way that they did. SAM WILLIS has lectured at Bristol University and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. He is also the author of Fighting Ships, 1750-1850(Quercus).

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Boydell Press

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1843833670

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9781843833673

An Illustrated History of Boxing

By: Nat Fleischer,Sam Andre

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An Illustrated History of Boxing

By: Nat Fleischer,Sam Andre

Updated by Nigel Collins, author of "Boxing Babylon", this classic "bible of boxing" has been continuously in print since 1959. Here in one stunning volume is the vast panorama of the "sweet science", from bare-knuckle fighting through the rise of Lennox Lewis. Photos throughout.

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Citadel Press

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0806522011

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9780806522012

Golden State Warriors

By: Sam Moussavi

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Golden State Warriors

By: Sam Moussavi

The Inside the NBA series gives readers an inside look at the basketball teams that make up the National Basketball Association. Each team’s history, uniforms, accomplishments, equipment, key players, coaches, and much more are covered in detail in this exciting series. Sports fans will love the brilliant photographs and fun facts of the Inside the NBA series. Each AV2 media enhanced book is a unique combination of a printed book and exciting online content that brings the book to life. Readers can access embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz.

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Weigl Publishers

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1489646906

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Bourbon

The Evolution of Kentucky Whiskey

By: Sam K. Cecil

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Bourbon

The Evolution of Kentucky Whiskey

By: Sam K. Cecil

Think of Kentucky and several images come to mind: sports, bluegrass, Churchill Downs, and yes, bourbon. There is a sobering reality in that bourbon has made the greatest impact among those industries that best symbolize the state. Kentucky bourbon is distinguished from others for its secret family recipes, limestone-filtered water, climate, and of course, Kentuckians' work ethics and pride. No matter if your preference is Maker's Mark or Jim Bean, or whether you use it for sipping, dipping, cooking, or curing, Bourbon: The Evolution of Kentucky Whisky contains a history of bourbon from its earliest days in the state to modern times, and the most comprehensive list of those companies known as world leaders in the bourbon industry.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1596529954

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Employment Law in Scotland

By: Sam Middlemiss,Margaret Downie

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Employment Law in Scotland

By: Sam Middlemiss,Margaret Downie

Brings together all the areas of employment and labour law relevant to the parties involved in the employment relationship in Scotland. Covers the following: - References to relevant primary and secondary research materials in the UK and further afield. - The differences between Scottish employment law and the rest of the UK including third party rights; holiday entitlements; claims in breach of contract; the Employment Appeals Tribunal process and Civil Court procedure. - Institutions of employment law; Human rights; contracts of employment; atypical workers; transfer of undertakings; termination; equality law; disability discrimination; family-friendly rights; wages; statutory regulation of working time; health and safety; trade union law; industrial action; immigration; and alternative dispute resolution. - Updated case law - The Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry into zero hours contracts and the increase in 'gig economy' - Elimination of employment tribunal fees by the UK Supreme Court - Ongoing discussions in the Scottish parliament regarding changes in legislation on sexual harassment in the workplace - The possible implications of Brexit on future European Court of Justice employment law

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526509636

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My IPad for Kids

By: Sam Costello

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My IPad for Kids

By: Sam Costello

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through learning how to ue your iPad for home, school, and just for fun.

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0789749513

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Missing and Modified Data in Nonparametric Estimation

With R Examples

By: Sam Efromovich

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Missing and Modified Data in Nonparametric Estimation

With R Examples

By: Sam Efromovich

This book presents a systematic and unified approach for modern nonparametric treatment of missing and modified data via examples of density and hazard rate estimation, nonparametric regression, filtering signals, and time series analysis. All basic types of missing at random and not at random, biasing, truncation, censoring, and measurement errors are discussed, and their treatment is explained. Ten chapters of the book cover basic cases of direct data, biased data, nondestructive and destructive missing, survival data modified by truncation and censoring, missing survival data, stationary and nonstationary time series and processes, and ill-posed modifications. The coverage is suitable for self-study or a one-semester course for graduate students with a prerequisite of a standard course in introductory probability. Exercises of various levels of difficulty will be helpful for the instructor and self-study. The book is primarily about practically important small samples. It explains when consistent estimation is possible, and why in some cases missing data should be ignored and why others must be considered. If missing or data modification makes consistent estimation impossible, then the author explains what type of action is needed to restore the lost information. The book contains more than a hundred figures with simulated data that explain virtually every setting, claim, and development. The companion R software package allows the reader to verify, reproduce and modify every simulation and used estimators. This makes the material fully transparent and allows one to study it interactively. Sam Efromovich is the Endowed Professor of Mathematical Sciences and the Head of the Actuarial Program at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is well known for his work on the theory and application of nonparametric curve estimation and is the author of Nonparametric Curve Estimation: Methods, Theory, and Applications. Professor Sam Efromovich is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association.

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CRC Press

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1351679848

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The House on Hummingbird Island

By: Sam Angus

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The House on Hummingbird Island

By: Sam Angus

We're going to a fine place,' Idie told Homer to console him, 'with gullies and monkeys and hummingbirds.' Idie Grace is twelve when she inherits a grand old house on a Caribbean island, and is sent away from grey old England to a place where hummingbirds hover and monkeys clamber from tree to tree. As a lady of property Idie can do as she pleases, so she fills the house with exotic animals, keeps her beloved horse in the hallway, and carries a grumpy, talking cockatoo called Homer on her shoulder. But the island house holds as many secrets as it does animals, and the truth behind Idie's inheritance is the biggest secret of all . . . Perfect for fans of Eva Ibbotson and Katherine Rundell

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Pan Macmillan

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144727105X

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9781447271055

Threads of Yesterday: A Ghostly Historical Mystery (Yesterday's Paranormal Mysteries, Book 2)

By: Sam Cheever

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Threads of Yesterday: A Ghostly Historical Mystery (Yesterday's Paranormal Mysteries, Book 2)

By: Sam Cheever

A deadly secret is tangled up in Yesterday’s Threads, and Anna is racing the clock to get it unraveled. In 1859, Elisabeth Margaret Nelson traveled to Crocker, Indiana to meet her new husband and start a new life. Her family never saw her again. The story of her death and a heartbroken husband who grieves his entire life is a sad tale for sure. But is it true? When Anna Yesterday receives some vintage dresses from the local museum, she’s excited about highlighting them at Crocker’s annual Apple Blossom Festival. But someone wants the dresses back, and they’ll apparently stop at nothing to get them—leaving a trail of murder and destruction in their wake. As Anna and Pratt work to uncover the deadly intrigue behind the vintage dresses, interference of another kind is working its way to the surface. All too soon, Anna and Pratt find themselves neck deep in trouble from more than one dimension—and wondering which will get them first!

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Electric Prose Publications

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0983823944

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9780983823940

Yale Football

By: Sam Rubin

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Yale Football

By: Sam Rubin

Yale's great players and achievements are portrayed through rare and captivating images. With 26 national championships, two Heisman Trophy winners, and more than 800 victories, Yale football captures all the elements that make the sport so special.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738545325

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Suburban Legends

True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans

By: Sam Stall

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Suburban Legends

True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans

By: Sam Stall

It's a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood They told you the suburbs were a great place to live. They said nothing bad could ever happen here. But they were wrong. This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the ’burbs—from corpses buried in backyards and ghosts lurking in fast food restaurants to UFOs, vanishing persons, bizarre apparitions, and worse. Consider: • The Soccer Mom’s Secret. Meet Melinda Raisch of Columbus, Ohio. She’s the wife of a dentist. A mother of three. A PTA member. And she has enough murderous secrets to fill a minivan. • Noise Pollution. More than 100 residents of Kokomo, Indiana, claim their small town is under attack by a low-pitched humming sound that erodes health and sanity. Too bad they’re the only ones who can hear it. • Death Takes a Holiday inn. There’s nothing more reassuring than a big chain hotel in a quaint small town—unless it’s the Holiday Inn of Grand Island, New York, where you’ll spend the night with the spirit of a mischievous little girl. So lock your doors, dim the lights, and prepare to stay up all night with this creepy collection of true tales. We promise you’ll never look at white picket fences the same way again!

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Quirk Books

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1594746532

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Secrets of the Soul

By: Sam Shelley

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Secrets of the Soul

By: Sam Shelley

Secrets of the Soul: Haunting flashbacks of childhood molestation override the tranquil adult life of author Sam Shelley. This book is an invaluable resource for survivors of childhood molestation.

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Xulon Press

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1597811785

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9781597811781

The Arthurdale Community School

Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia

By: Sam F. Stack

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The Arthurdale Community School

Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia

By: Sam F. Stack

This work examines the Arthurdale School, which was created during the Great Depression and dedicated to the purpose of building community and preparing students for participation in democratic society.

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University Press of Kentucky

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081316690X

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Outlaw Country Reporter

Misfits, Madams, and Hangin' with Willie

By: Sam Kindrick

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Outlaw Country Reporter

Misfits, Madams, and Hangin' with Willie

By: Sam Kindrick

Journalist Sam Kindrick was “present at the creation” of Outlaw Country and, perhaps, as intimately involved as the artists themselves. The longtime newspaper reporter and columnist is probably best known as the founder of Action Magazine in 1975, the principal vehicle for his wild and wooly chronicles of the music movement spawned by Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kris Kristofferson, David Allan Coe, and others. Born into a religious household in Junction, Texas, Kindrick matriculated at (then) Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos and began his journalistic career at the Bay City News, Kerrville Times, and San Angelo Standard-Times before being hired by the San Antonio Express-News in 1960, where he remained until 1975. Forging close ties with Nelson and other progenitors of the “outlaw” sound, Kindrick adopted their “redneck rock” attitude and lifestyle, which may partly explain why he was forced, for a period of time, to operate Action Magazine from the confines of Bexar County Jail. In this no-holds-barred recounting of a colorful and eventful life, Sam Kindrick takes readers inside the world of the artists who were reshaping country-western music. He also shines an unflinching light on the hard-living ways that led to some of his darker moments. Outlaw Country Reporter: Misfits, Madams, and Hangin’ with Willie offers an unvarnished and supremely entertaining account of the early days of a vital moment in American music.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1648432050

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The Admiral Benbow

The Life and Times of a Naval Legend (Hearts of Oak Trilogy)

By: Sam Willis

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The Admiral Benbow

The Life and Times of a Naval Legend (Hearts of Oak Trilogy)

By: Sam Willis

Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball, Benbow fought on--but to no avail: the French escaped and the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his "Last Fight" reached England, there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialed and shot; Brave Benbow was elevated from national hero to national legend, his valor immortalized in broadsheet and folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the tavern where Jim Hawkins and his mother live is called The Admiral Benbow. For the very first time, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change, from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; and finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail, from strategy and tactics to health and discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards, lived in Samuel Evelyn's House, knew Peter the Great, helped to found the first naval hospital, and helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy, from one of Britain's most exciting young historians, The Admiral Benbow is a gripping and detailed account of the making of a naval legend.

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Quercus

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1623655811

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9781623655815

Understanding Weber

By: Sam Whimster

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Understanding Weber

By: Sam Whimster

Understanding Weber provides an accessible and comprehensive explanation of the central issues of Weber's work. Using the most recent scholarship and editions of Weber's writings, Sam Whimster establishes the full range, depth and development of Max Weber's approach to the social and cultural sciences. This ground-breaking book: locates the central issues in Weber's writings and relates them to the golden era of social and cultural sciences argues that Weber remains the major exponent of the classical tradition still relevant today offers a new interpretation of the dynamic of Weber’s career as historian, social-economist, methodologist and sociologist. Weber's sociology still stands as a successful and valid underwriting of the substantive fields of power, law, rulership, culture, religion, civilizational configurations, and economic sociology. At a time of the turning away from grand theory to empirical policy studies, this book asserts the authority of Weber's conception and calls for a critical engagement with his legacy in order to understand the dynamics of a globalizing modernity. This is an indispensable guide to Weber's writings and will be an invaluable companion to The Essential Weber (2004). The book closely tracks the development of Weber’s thinking, an exploration that will make it an obligatory choice for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in the fields of sociological theory, economic sociology and cultural studies.

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Routledge

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1134198132

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9781134198139

The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution

By: Sam Willis

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The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution

By: Sam Willis

A fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth? The American Revolution involved a naval war of immense scope and variety, including no fewer than twenty-two navies fighting on five oceans—to say nothing of rivers and lakes. In no other war were so many large-scale fleet battles fought, one of which was the most strategically significant naval battle in all of British, French, and American history. Simultaneous naval campaigns were fought in the English Channel, the North and Mid-Atlantic, the Mediterranean, off South Africa, in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the North Sea and, of course, off the eastern seaboard of America. Not until the Second World War would any nation actively fight in so many different theaters. In The Struggle for Sea Power, Sam Willis traces every key military event in the path to American independence from a naval perspective, and he also brings this important viewpoint to bear on economic, political, and social developments that were fundamental to the success of the Revolution. In doing so Willis offers valuable new insights into American, British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian history. This unique account of the American Revolution gives us a new understanding of the influence of sea power upon history, of the American path to independence, and of the rise and fall of the British Empire.

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Private Eyes

By: Sam Brown,Gini Graham Scott

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Private Eyes

By: Sam Brown,Gini Graham Scott

This book is based on interviews with eight top investigators with different specialties, describing how they became private eyes and solve their cases. It's a behind the scenes look at investigating murder and mayhem, using high-tech listening or spying devices, tailing someone, going undercover, conducting interrogations, using public records, and working with police and government agencies.

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1468929550

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Sailing with Vancouver

A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time

By: Sam McKinney

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Sailing with Vancouver

A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time

By: Sam McKinney

Could I have been one of them? was what Sam McKinney wondered as he retraced, alone, from Puget Sound to Queen Charlotte Strait, the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men. In the 1790s, day after day, they had rowed for long hours, camping on rocky beaches in all weathers and charting the intricate coastline for the first time. Two hundred years later, McKinney followed them in his 25-foot sailboat, anchoring in the same locations as they had done, experiencing the same winds and waves, and sharing what McKinney calls the link of vulnerability that is the ever-present condition of all people who go to sea. With his boat, his pipe and the occasional glass of rum, McKinney invites readers along on a perceptive voyage through time and along the magnificent Pacific Northwest coast from Puget Sound through the Georgia and Queen Charlotte Straits. Describing both the historical and contemporary voyages around the Inland Sea, McKinney offers insightful comparisons of what sailors saw and experienced in the 18th century and what they see today.At the end of his trip McKinney, like Vancouver, claims the area he had explored, not by deed of ownership but out of love for the place, its staggering beauty...(and) the memories of the people and cultures who have found homes along its shores. Could he have, indeed, been one of Vancouver's men? He isn't sure, but he would like to have given it a try.

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TouchWood Editions

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1894898125

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9781894898126

The Bastard Brigade

The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

By: Sam Kean

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The Bastard Brigade

The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

By: Sam Kean

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb. Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research. Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley crew of geniuses -- dubbed the Alsos Mission -- and sent them careening into Axis territory to spy on, sabotage, and even assassinate members of Nazi Germany's feared Uranium Club. The details of the mission rival the finest spy thriller, but what makes this story sing is the incredible cast of characters -- both heroes and rogues alike -- including: Moe Bergm, the major league catcher who abandoned the game for a career as a multilingual international spy; the strangest fellow to ever play professional baseball. Werner Heisenberg, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist credited as the discoverer of quantum mechanics; a key contributor to the Nazi's atomic bomb project and the primary target of the Alsos mission. Colonel Boris Pash, a high school science teacher and veteran of the Russian Revolution who fled the Soviet Union with a deep disdain for Communists and who later led the Alsos mission. Joe Kennedy Jr., the charismatic, thrill-seeking older brother of JFK whose need for adventure led him to volunteer for the most dangerous missions the Navy had to offer. Samuel Goudsmit, a washed-up physics prodigy who spent his life hunting Nazi scientists -- and his parents, who had been swept into a concentration camp -- across the globe. Irène and Frederic Joliot-Curie, a physics Nobel-Prize winning power couple who used their unassuming status as scientists to become active members of the resistance. Thrust into the dark world of international espionage, these scientists and soldiers played a vital and largely untold role in turning back one of the darkest tides in human history.

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Little, Brown

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0316381667

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Interpreting Art

By: Sam Rose

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Interpreting Art

By: Sam Rose

How do people make sense of works of art? And how do they write to make others see the same way? There are many guides to looking at art, histories of art history and art criticism, and accounts of various ‘theories’ and ‘methods’, but this book offers something very unlike the normal search for difference and division: it examines the general and largely unspoken norms shared by interpreters of many kinds. Ranging widely, though taking writing within the Western tradition of art history as its primary focus, Interpreting Art highlights the norms, premises, and patterns that tend to guide interpretation along the way. Why, for example, is the concept of artistic ‘intention’ at once so reviled and yet so hard to let go of? What does it really involve when an interpretation appeals to an artwork’s ‘reception’? How can ‘context’ be used by some to keep things under control and by others to make the interpretation of art seem limitless? And how is it that artworks only seem to grow in complexity over time? Interpreting Art reveals subtle features of art writing central to the often unnoticed interpretative practices through which we understand works of art. In doing so, the book also sheds light on possible alternatives, pointing to how writers on art might choose to operate differently in the future.

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UCL Press

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1800081774

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American by Choice

The Remarkable Fulfillment of an Immigrant's Dreams

By: Sam Moore

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American by Choice

The Remarkable Fulfillment of an Immigrant's Dreams

By: Sam Moore

This is the autobiography of Sam Moore, president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the world's largest publisher of Bibles land inspirational works, whose rise from poor Lebanese immigrant to epitome of the American dream he attributes to the grace of God

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0785274537

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Let the World See You

How to Be Real in a World Full of Fakes

By: Sam Acho

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Let the World See You

How to Be Real in a World Full of Fakes

By: Sam Acho

NFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives a blueprint for taking off our masks and living lives of genuine authenticity. Most of us hide. We play small and don't live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one of those people. As an NFL linebacker, for example, he earned his MBA but told no one because he was afraid of what people might think if they found out that he cared about things that weren't "normal" for his profession. After many years of hiding himself, the person he had become had no connection to the real Sam. Only when he lost a friend and a mentor did he realize he was doing it all wrong--just like many us do, when we try to become someone we're not. All the while, we ignore the unique gifts and talents and personality we truly possess. But there is another way of living: Let the world see you. Your quirks, your passions, and your inner desires were not given to you by accident. And the world needs your gifts. In Let the World See You, Sam Acho shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. Being the real you pays big. No one else has what you have. No one else can share what you share. Let the World See You helps crack the shell of people who are in hiding and reveals the benefits of a lifestyle lived on purpose.

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1400220459

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