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The Clocks Are Telling Lies

Science, Society, and the Construction of Time

By: Scott Alan Johnston

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The Clocks Are Telling Lies

Science, Society, and the Construction of Time

By: Scott Alan Johnston

Until the nineteenth century all time was local time. On foot or on horseback, it was impossible to travel fast enough to care that noon was a few minutes earlier or later from one town to the next. The invention of railways and telegraphs, however, created a newly interconnected world where suddenly the time differences between cities mattered. The Clocks Are Telling Lies is an exploration of why we tell time the way we do, demonstrating that organizing a new global time system was no simple task. Standard time, envisioned by railway engineers such as Sandford Fleming, clashed with universal time, promoted by astronomers. When both sides met in 1884 at the International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, to debate the best way to organize time, disagreement abounded. If scientific and engineering experts could not agree, how would the public? Following some of the key players in the debate, Scott Johnston reveals how people dealt with the contradictions in global timekeeping in surprising ways – from zealots like Charles Piazzi Smyth, who campaigned for the Great Pyramid to serve as the prime meridian, to Maria Belville, who sold the time door to door in Victorian London, to Moraviantown and other Indigenous communities that used timekeeping to fight for autonomy. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources, The Clocks Are Telling Lies offers a thought-provoking narrative that centres people and politics, rather than technology, in the vibrant story of global time telling.

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The Clocks Are Telling Lies

Science, Society, and the Construction of Time

By: Scott Alan Johnston

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Science, Society, and the Construction of Time

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The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

By: Roger D. Woodard,David A. Scott

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The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

By: Roger D. Woodard,David A. Scott

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

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389

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Cambridge University Press

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1107028116

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9781107028111

Gravitational Lensing

By: Scott Dodelson

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Gravitational Lensing

By: Scott Dodelson

This book presents the basics of gravitational lensing, accessible to students and researchers with a wide range of backgrounds.

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245

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Cambridge University Press

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1107129761

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From the Heart

My Autobiography

By: Sandy Clark,Scott Burns

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From the Heart

My Autobiography

By: Sandy Clark,Scott Burns

In "From the Heart", Sandy Clark tells the story of his headline-grabbing career in football as a striker, manager, coach and now much-respected pundit. From his early days with his hometown team Airdrie, Sandy Clark was a prolific scorer and notched more than 100 goals for the Diamonds. He caught the eye of both Sir Alex Ferguson and Celtic who tried to prise him away and was later named PFA Player of the Year before heading south to West Ham to star alongside Trevor Brooking, Billy Bonds and Tony Cottee. Sandy reveals why he then returned to Rangers and how he helped a young Ally McCoist through those difficult early days, before they went on to help the Light Blues to Skol Cup glory. He also reveals the pain and agony of the 1985-86 season when, with Hearts, he missed out on a league and Scottish Cup double. And he relives his Tynecastle memories, from his derby day glories to Wallace Mercer asking him to value all the Hibs players ahead of his controversial attempt to buy their capital rivals.Sandy speaks openly about his own managerial stint at Tynecastle, where he had to controversially sack Justin Fashanu and for the first time he talks about his heartbreak when Chris Robinson showed him the door and why he later turned down the chance to manage Hearts for a second spell. Clark tells all from his time at St Johnstone, where he led them to third spot, a cup final and back into Europe, where they took on the might of Monaco and also lifts the lid on the drugs nightmare with George O'Boyle and Kevin Thomas and how he believes it led to his eventual sacking. He went on to work under Jimmy Calderwood and Jimmy Nicholl at Dunfermline, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen and says why he believes an Aberdeen legend was behind their controversial Pittodrie departure. Controversial, honest and full of brand new anecdotes, "From the Heart" is an unmissable football story.

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268

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Black & White Publishing

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1845024273

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9781845024277

Tar Heel Traveler’s Good Eats

101 Down-Home North Carolina Classics

By: Scott Mason

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Tar Heel Traveler’s Good Eats

101 Down-Home North Carolina Classics

By: Scott Mason

As WRAL-TV’s full-time feature reporter, Scott Mason—the Tar Heel Traveler—has profiled over one hundred food establishments across North Carolina and now he is sharing those wonderful places in his first portable travel guide offering readers an easy way to know where to grab a memorable bite while on their own travels across the state. Mason captures the essence of each eatery and highlights favorite dishes. Some places are famous for barbecue and others for hot dogs. Still others are known for steak, seafood, fried chicken, biscuits, doughnuts and ice cream. For the most part, they are longtime, loveable joints full of tradition and loyal customers who are more like friends and family. May these places live forever! Happy travels…and good eatin’!

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493045539

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China and the International System, 1840-1949

Power, Presence, and Perceptions in a Century of Humiliation

By: David Scott

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China and the International System, 1840-1949

Power, Presence, and Perceptions in a Century of Humiliation

By: David Scott

Examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China’s century-long subservience to external powers.

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375

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State University of New York Press

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0791477428

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9780791477427

Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis

By: Scott W. Cheatham,Morey J Kolber

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Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis

By: Scott W. Cheatham,Morey J Kolber

Provide effective treatment of hip and pelvic disorders! Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis offers evidence-based information on the care of non-surgical and surgical patients with common pathologies and injuries. Comprehensive guidelines cover a wide range of topics, from anatomy and assessment to strains, tears, and disorders that affect groups such as females, children, dancers, and patients with arthritis. Full-color illustrations and real-life case studies demonstrate how concepts can be applied in clinical practice. Written by physical therapy and orthopedics experts Scott Cheatham and Morey Kolber, this is the first book in the market to focus solely on disorders of the hip and pelvis region.

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433

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323294391

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9780323294393

The Speed of Sound

Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930

By: Scott Eyman

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The Speed of Sound

Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930

By: Scott Eyman

From acclaimed author Scott Eyman comes the fascinating story of how the transition from silent films to ‘talkies’ transformed Hollywood. It was the end of an era. It was a turbulent, colorful, and altogether remarkable period, four short years in which America’s most popular industry reinvented itself. Here is the epic story of the transition from silent films to talkies, that moment when movies were totally transformed and the American public cemented its love affair with Hollywood. As Scott Eyman demonstrates in his fascinating account of this exciting era, it was a time when fortunes, careers, and lives were made and lost, when the American film industry came fully into its own. In this mixture of cultural and social history that is both scholarly and vastly entertaining, Eyman dispels the myths and gives us the missing chapter in the history of Hollywood, the ribbon of dreams by which America conquered the world.

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695

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Simon and Schuster

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143910428X

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9781439104286

High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics

By: Scott S. Bair

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High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics

By: Scott S. Bair

High-Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics, Second Edition, contains updated sections on scaling laws and thermal effects, including new sections on the importance of the pressure dependence of viscosity, the role of the localization limit of stress, and new material on the shear dependence of viscosity and temperature dependence viscosity. Since publication of the original edition, the experimental methods, the resulting property data and new correlations have resulted in a revolution in understanding of the mechanisms of film formation and the mechanical dissipation. - Describes lubricant rheology and dependence of lubricant viscosity and density on pressure and temperature - Provides a detailed description of the relationship of lubricant properties on pressure, temperature and shear stress - Includes data for many more liquids, including the recently characterized reference liquids

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Elsevier

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0128163100

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Practice-Based Nutrition Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

By: Scott Kahan,Robert F. Kushner

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Practice-Based Nutrition Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

By: Scott Kahan,Robert F. Kushner

This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Scott Kahan and Robert Kushner, is devoted to Practice-Based Nutrition Care. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Principles and Practice of Nutrition Assessment in Primary Care; Principles and Practice of Nutrition Counseling and Behavioral Medicine in Primary Care; Nutrition for the Prevention of Chronic Disease; Nutrition Recommendations in Pregnancy and Lactation; Nutrition Recommendations in Children; Nutrition Recommendations in Elderly and Aging; Nutrition Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease; Nutrition Interventions for Renal Disease; Nutrition Interventions for Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome; Nutrition Interventions for Chronic Liver Disease and NAFLD; Nutrition Interventions for Obesity; and Nutrition Interventions for Cancers.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323477070

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9780323477079

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

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Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, edited in its Sixth Edition by Scott W. Wolfe, MD, provides today’s most complete, authoritative guidance on the effective surgical and non-surgical management of all conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow. Now featuring a new full-color format, photographs, and illustrations, plus operative videos and case studies online at Expert Consult, this new edition shows you more vividly than ever before how to perform all of the latest techniques and achieve optimal outcomes. Access the complete contents online, fully searchable, at expertconsult.com. Overcome your toughest clinical challenges with advice from world-renowned hand surgeons. Master all the latest approaches, including the newest hand implants and arthroplastic techniques. Get tips for overcoming difficult surgical challenges through "Author’s Preferred Technique" summaries. See how to perform key procedures step by step by watching operative videos online. Gain new insights on overcoming clinical challenges by reading online case studies. Consult it more easily thanks to a new, more user-friendly full-color format, with all of the photos and illustrations shown in color.

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1455737410

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9781455737413

Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance

By: Scott Greer,Matthias Wismar,Josep Figueras

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Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance

By: Scott Greer,Matthias Wismar,Josep Figueras

Highly Commended in Health and Social Care in the 2017 BMA Medical Book Awards. Governance is the systematic, patterned way in which decisions are made and implemented. The governance of a health system therefore shapes its ability to respond to the various well-documented challenges that health systems face today, and its capacity to cope with both everyday challenges and new policies and problems. This book provides a robust framework that identifies five key aspects of governance, distilled from a large body of literature, that are important in explaining the ability of health systems to provide accessible, high-quality, sustainable health. These five aspects are transparency, accountability, participation, organizational integrity and policy capacity. Part 1 of this book explains the significance of this framework, drawing out strategies for health policy success and lessons for more effective governance. Part 2 then turns to explore eight case studies in a number of different European regions applying the framework to a range of themes including communicable diseases, public-private partnerships, governing competitive insurance market reform, the role of governance in the pharmaceutical sector, and many more. The book explores how: - Transparency, accountability, participation, integrity and capacity are key aspects of health governance and shape decision making and implementation - There is no simply “good” governance that can work everywhere; every aspect of governance involves costs and benefits. Context is crucial. - Governance can explain policy success and failure, so it should be analysed and in some cases changed as part of policy formation and preparation. - Some policies simply exceed the governance capacity of their systems and should be avoided. This book is designed for health policy makers and all those working or studying in the areas of public health, health research or health economics.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335261353

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9780335261352

Bivalve Seashells of Western North America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California

By: Eugene V. Coan,Paul Valentich-Scott,Frank R. Bernard

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Bivalve Seashells of Western North America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California

By: Eugene V. Coan,Paul Valentich-Scott,Frank R. Bernard

The culmination of a ten-year study, Bivalve Seashells of Western North America treats all bivalve mollusks living from northern Baja California, Mexico to Arctic Alaska. A total of 472 species are described and illustrated with detailed photographs and drawings. All habitats in the region are included from the intertidal splash zone to the abyssal depths of the ocean basins. The book has over 4,800 complete bibliographic references to the bivalves, including citations on the biology, physiology, ecology, and taxonomy of this commercially and biologically important group. Character tables and dichotomous keys assist the reader in identification. Also included in the 764 page book is an illustrated key to the superfamiles of the region, and a complete glossary.

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Paul Valentich-Scott

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0936494301

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9780936494302

Book's by Scott Alan Johnston

The Clocks Are Telling Lies

The Clocks Are Telling Lies

The Clocks Are Telling Lies

The Clocks Are Telling Lies

The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

The Textualization of the Greek Alphabet

Gravitational Lensing

Gravitational Lensing

From the Heart

From the Heart

Tar Heel Traveler’s Good Eats

Tar Heel Traveler’s Good Eats

China and the International System, 1840-1949

China and the International System, 1840-1949

Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis

Orthopedic Management of the Hip and Pelvis

The Speed of Sound

The Speed of Sound

High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics

High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics

Practice-Based Nutrition Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

Practice-Based Nutrition Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance

Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance

Bivalve Seashells of Western North America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California

Bivalve Seashells of Western North America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California

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