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Blue Skies, Black Wings

African American Pioneers of Aviation

By: Samuel L. Broadnax

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Blue Skies, Black Wings

African American Pioneers of Aviation

By: Samuel L. Broadnax

At the age of 17, Samuel L. Broadnax—enamored with flying—enlisted and trained as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the Second World War, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. Blue Skies, Black Wings recounts the history of African Americans in the skies from the very beginnings of manned flight. From Charles Wesley Peters, who flew his own plane in 1911, and Eugene Bullard, a black American ace with the French in World War I, to the 1945 Freeman Field mutiny against segregationist policies in the Air Corps, Broadnax paints a vivid picture of the people who fought oppression to make the skies their own.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313083606

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9780313083600

Future Perspectives in Behavior Therapy

By: Larry Michelson,Michel Hersen,Samuel M. Turner

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Future Perspectives in Behavior Therapy

By: Larry Michelson,Michel Hersen,Samuel M. Turner

Contemporary behavior therapy encompasses diverse conceptual positions, clinical and applied problems, and intervention techniques. Behavior therapy has spread to several disciplines to provide substantive concepts and procedures as well as methodological tenets regarding how intervention techniques are to be evaluated. The proliferation of behavior therapy research has produced a plethora of texts. Typically texts review the history of particular treatments and detail contemporary advances. The historical underpinnings are often emphasized with the heavily labored view that in order to understand where one is going, it is important to understand where one has been. To be sure, historical roots of behavior therapy are important to document. However, a given history might have many different outcomes. Similarly, the current status of par ticular areas is frequently reviewed. Sometimes the number of reviews seems to approach or exceed the number of sound studies that there are to be reviewed. A review of current work is obviously essential but leaves open major questions of where the work will all lead. A valuable addition to ex isting reviews would be information that points in a prescriptive or explicit way to areas that are likely to be important in future work. The present book is unique in its approach and focus. Brief reviews of contemporary advances are provided in diverse areas of behavior therapy and serve as a point of departure to chart emerging trends and future direc tions.

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353

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461332435

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9781461332435

The Tim Burton Encyclopedia

By: Samuel J. Umland

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The Tim Burton Encyclopedia

By: Samuel J. Umland

Tim Burton is one of the most inventive filmmakers in the world. From his early work as an animator for Disney studios to his distinctive takes on iconic characters like Batman and Alice in Wonderland, Burton’s skewed vision of the world has informed all of his films. Imbuing his films with a comically dark tone, Burton provides a twisted slant on conventional storytelling. In The Tim Burton Encyclopedia, Samuel J. Umland looks at all aspects of this idiosyncratic storyteller’s films, which frequently display childlike wonder and a macabre humor. Entries in this volume focus on Burton’s artistic inspirations as well as creative personnel behind the camera, including writers, cinematographers, costume designers, art directors, and other collaborators, notably his frequent composer Danny Elfman. Recurring actors are also represented, such as Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham-Carter, Jack Nicholson, and, of course, Johnny Depp. Film entries include all of his features such as Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Big Fish, and Dark Shadows. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published sources, both in print and online. Featuring entries focused on every stage of Burton’s career—including early animated shorts like Frankenweenie and his work as a producer—this volume provides indispensable information about one of the most distinctive filmmakers of the past three decades. Comprehensive and entertaining, The Tim Burton Encyclopedia will appeal to scholars, researchers, and fans of this singular director’s work.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810892014

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9780810892019

Tuskegee Airmen

Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

By: Samuel de Korte

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Tuskegee Airmen

Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

By: Samuel de Korte

During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad. The Tuskegee Airmen were black American pilots who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War. However, before earning their wings, these men and women needed to prove themselves to their white countrymen. After all, the racism prevalent at the time meant that black Americans were deemed unsuitable for the demands of modern war. After completing their training and conducting their first combat missions, the real enemy was waiting for them: the Luftwaffe. As a result of their role escorting the bombers, as well as their bright red tails, the Tuskegee Airmen of 332nd Fighter Group earned the nickname the ‘Red Tails’. The units served with distinction in several fierce engagements, such as the 99th Fighter Squadron, who fought in the skies over Anzio on 27 and 28 January 1944, and the 332nd Fighter Group, who earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945.

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Air World

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1399043838

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9781399043830

Law Enforcement Encounters

By: Samuel Davis Jr.

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Law Enforcement Encounters

By: Samuel Davis Jr.

What do I do when I am stopped by the police? This is a very relevant question these days. Law Enforcement Encounters will educate the reader on this and many other questions related to police stops. The book breaks down the three major types of police contacts and gives the reader an understanding of how to respond to each. Also discussed is the mindset of the police officer and the citizen and what they both may be thinking during these encounters. This book is about educating the minds of people throughout the country regarding law enforcement stopping citizens and their interactions during the stop. If a person knows what to expect when they are pulled over by law enforcement, they will be less apt to do the wrong thing. This is a very sensitive situation that needs addressing at this time in our country.

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AuthorHouse

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1524695270

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9781524695279

The Power of the Outsider

A Journey of Discovery

By: Samuel Kasumu

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The Power of the Outsider

A Journey of Discovery

By: Samuel Kasumu

Samuel Kasumu was the most senior black advisor in Boris Johnson's government, until he left in April 2021. Throughout his time in Whitehall, Samuel became increasingly aware that he was an outsider - that his own experiences, assumptions and language were so different to many of those he found himself surrounded by in Downing Street. In this book Samuel considers who outsiders are, why they are not talked about enough and how it can be a source of strength that leads them to become high achievers. He argues that the success of many great people can be explained by their outsider status. Drawing on his own experiences in government, growing up and beyond, as well as the stories of other outsiders, famous and lesser known, Samuel shows how outsiders are more likely to be trailblazers and break barriers, how they have a greater sense of perspective and progress and how our differences can be a force for good - in politics and beyond.

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363

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1529396956

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9781529396959

The Secret Casino at Red Men?s Hall

By: Samuel W. Valenza Jr.

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The Secret Casino at Red Men?s Hall

By: Samuel W. Valenza Jr.

The sleepy town of Mt. Holly, New Jersey, was more than it seemed. In the unsettled years following the Great Depression, it hosted the Secret Casino at Red Men's Hall, an underground playground that attracted Mafia bosses and players alike. Under the watchful and protective eye of author Samuel Valenza Jr.'s father, the casino was a thriving den for craps, roulette, poker, and slots players. the continuing cooperation of local law enforcement was assured each Saturday morning, when Officer Bucky Squires made his pickup of payoff money held for him in Mom's icebox. Growing up in this environment, the author's young life was scarred with violence, fear, hunger, betrayal, and homelessness, while his father enjoyed the high life with his powerful gangster associates. the author was just six years old when Frank "Paulie" Carbo, a prolific Murder, Inc. assassin, raided the casino and slaughtered his uncle, the casino handyman and 'gofer'--as a warning. the murder was the beginning of the end at Red Men's Hall, which fell under intense scrutiny from the authorities. Using the narrative style of a crime novel, Valenza recalls the intimate and often dangerous days of a life lived in the shadow of the Mafia.

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517

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iUniverse

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1491718463

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9781491718469

City in Time

Washington, D.C.

By: Samuel M. Caggiula,Beverley Brackett

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City in Time

Washington, D.C.

By: Samuel M. Caggiula,Beverley Brackett

From the Capitol building, home to Congress, to the Gothic revival style Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C. is an intriguing city. It's the home of countless historical sites, incredible architecture, and beautiful art and monuments. There's something special to see at every turn, and this fascinating volume presents the very best, as it is now and as it was back then. Step into the Hirshhorn Museum, designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft to resemble a large piece of functional sculpture. Gaze at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech. Visit D.C.'s spookiest places, including the perhaps haunted Hay-Adams Hotel. Every spread is both attractive and enlightening.

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148

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402736096

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9781402736094

Cities of Zion

The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America

By: Samuel Avery-Quinn

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Cities of Zion

The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America

By: Samuel Avery-Quinn

Cities of Zion: The Holiness Movement and Methodist Camp Meeting Towns in America follows Methodists and holiness advocates from their urban worlds of mid-century New York City and Philadelphia out into the wilderness where they found green worlds of religious retreat in that most traditional of Methodist theaters: the camp meeting. Samuel Avery-Quinn examines the transformation of American Methodist camp meeting revivalism from the Gilded Age through the twenty-first Century. These transformations are a window into the religious worlds of middle-class Protestants as they struggled with economic and social change, industrialization, moral leisure, theological controversies, and radically changing city life and landscape. This study comprehensively analyzes camp meeting revivalism in America to offer a larger narrative to the historical movement. Avery-Quinn studies how Methodists and holiness advocates sought to sanctify leisure and recreation, struggled to balance a sense of community while mired in American gender role and race relation norms, wrestled with the governance and town planning of their communities, and confronted the shifting economic fortunes and continuing theological controversies of the Progressive Era.

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Lexington Books

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1498576559

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9781498576550

Statistical Thermodynamics Of Surfaces, Interfaces, And Membranes

By: Samuel Safran

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Statistical Thermodynamics Of Surfaces, Interfaces, And Membranes

By: Samuel Safran

Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications include coatings, dispersants, encapsulating agents, and biological materials. Soft materials, important in the development of new materials and the basis of many biological systems, cannot be designed using trial and error methods due to the multiplicity of components and parameters. While these systems can sometimes be analyzed in terms of microscopic mixtures, it is often conceptually simpler to regard them as dispersions and to focus on the properties of the internal interfaces found in these systems. The basic physics centers on the properties of quasi-two-dimensional systems embedded in the three-dimensional world, thus exhibiting phenomena that do not exist in bulk materials. This approach is the basis behind the theoretical presentation of Statistical Thermodynamics of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Membranes. The approach adapted allows one to treat the rich diversity of phenomena investigated in the field of soft matter physics (including both colloid/interface science as well as the materials and macromolecular aspects of biological physics) such as interfacial tension, the roughening transition, wetting, interactions between surfaces, membrane elasticity, and self-assembly. Presented as a set of lecture notes, this book is aimed at physicists, physical chemists, biological physicists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists who are interested in the statistical mechanics that underlie the macroscopic, thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes. This paperback edition contains all the material published in the original hard-cover edition as well as additional clarifications and explanations.

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CRC Press

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0429976763

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9780429976766

Book's by Samuel Davis Jr.

Blue Skies, Black Wings

Blue Skies, Black Wings

Future Perspectives in Behavior Therapy

Future Perspectives in Behavior Therapy

The Tim Burton Encyclopedia

The Tim Burton Encyclopedia

Tuskegee Airmen

Tuskegee Airmen

Law Enforcement Encounters

Law Enforcement Encounters

The Power of the Outsider

The Power of the Outsider

The Secret Casino at Red Men?s Hall

The Secret Casino at Red Men?s Hall

City in Time

City in Time

Cities of Zion

Cities of Zion

Statistical Thermodynamics Of Surfaces, Interfaces, And Membranes

Statistical Thermodynamics Of Surfaces, Interfaces, And Membranes

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