Richly detailed, BORDER LIFE captures the intimate universe of those who colonized Kentucky and southern Ohio during the Revolutionary era. In reconstructing the mental world of border inhabitants, Elizabeth Perkins draws on the records of an Ohio clergyman who conducted hundreds of interviews with survivors in the 1840s to provide a vivid portrait of pioneer life in the words of the settlers themselves. 10 illustrations.
Youth violence and aggression continue to give concern throughout society. This book bridges the gap between science and practice, providing school professionals with the information they need to coordinate efforts and enhance communication between parents, other educators, administrators, and social services providers. In addition, it offers guidance on the interventions that are likely to be most effective in meeting the unique needs of youths with conduct disorder.
As 1980 ends, Peter Cobb still struggles to accept that he saw his soulmate, Ronnie, murdered in Arizona. He is finding peace as a bartender in Florida and building a new life. Cobb leaves for Racine after his father calls. He arrives to terrible news from two important people in his life. Cobb, who has served in Vietnam, is approached by federal agents to help with the Iran hostage crisis while trying to repair his family and life. Shane Rawley’s “January Freeze,” the Peter Cobb sequel, is full of twists and turns. Cobb, Rawley’s hero, can defeat Roy Hobbs and Jack Reacher as well as play baseball. Cobb’s weaknesses enrich the story and captivate readers and his family.
Compulsory voting is widely used in the democratic world, and it is well established that it increases electoral participation. Beyond Turnout: How Compulsory Voting Shapes Citizens and Political Parties assesses the effects of compulsory voting beyond turnout. Singh first summarizes the normative arguments for and against compulsory voting, provides information on its contemporary use, reviews recent events pertaining to its (proposed) adoption and abolition, and provides an extensive account of extant research on its consequences. He then advances a theory that compulsory voting polarizes behavior and attitudes, and broadens gaps in political sophistication levels, among those with negative and positive orientations toward democracy. Recognizing the impact of mandatory voting on the electorate, political parties then alter the ways in which they seek votes, with mainstream parties moderating their platforms and smaller parties taking more extreme positions. Singh uses survey data from countries with compulsory voting to show that support for the requirement to vote is driven by individuals' orientations toward democracy. The theory is then comprehensively tested using: cross-national data; cross-cantonal data from Switzerland; and survey data from Argentina. Empirical results are largely indicative of the theorized process whereby compulsory voting has divergent effects on citizens and political parties. The book concludes with a discussion of future directions for academic research, implications for those who craft electoral policy, and alternative ways of boosting turnout. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The series is edited by Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston, and Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.
From Savannah, GA to Youtube phenomenon, Shane Edward Lee has lived the lives of several men. In 'A Good Book' he tells - in his own words - of the tremendous heartbreak and catastrophic series of events which have blighted his life and created the man he is today. A self-confessed paranoid schizophrenic, Shane bares all, admitting his sins - as well as explaining how his faith in God helped him through numerous trials.
With his signature wit, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace. On the surface, these essays are about day-to-day life as a wheelchair user with a degenerative disease, but they are actually about family, love, and coming of age. Shane Burcaw is one half of the hillarious YouTube duo, Squirmy and Grubs, which he runs with his girlfriend, now fiancee, Hannah Aylward.
Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas (1925–1929) is a prescient work of mixed media assemblage, made up of hundreds of images culled from antiquity to the Renaissance and arranged into startling juxtapositions. Warburg’s allusive atlas sought to illuminate the pains of his final years, after he had suffered a breakdown and been institutionalized. It continues to influence contemporary artists today, including Gerhard Richter and Mark Dion. In this illustrated exploration of Warburg and his great work, Georges Didi-Huberman leaps from Mnemosyne Atlas into a set of musings on the relation between suffering and knowledge in Western thought, and on the creative results of associative thinking. Deploying writing that delights in dramatic jump cuts reminiscent of Warburg’s idiosyncratic juxtapositions, and drawing on a set of sources that ranges from ancient Babylon to Walter Benjamin, Atlas, or the Anxious Gay Science is rich in Didi-Huberman’s trademark combination of elan and insight.
Evil's coldness sapped warmth from Denise Tyler's heart. The file's contents mocked her while the dagger of exposure wrenched her soul. The couple paragraphs on the second page revealed scum below the level of Jeremy Guerdon's pretense. How could she have believed his lies? Nothing prepared Denise Tyler for the discovery of her fiance's secret: Jeremy Guerdon makes his living killing people, and she's next on the list. She hurriedly packs a bag and flees his New Jersey home to her parents' home in Knoxville, Tennessee, before he can find out. At home, Denise's father, the successful pharmaceutical entrepreneur Clifton Tyler, seeks the rights to market a new drug reputed to eradicate the effects of exposure to chemicals used in biological warfare. The drug's creator, Daniel Baker, is a former professional athlete turned physician working for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. When he shares a limo ride with Denise, he unwittingly becomes victim to Jeremy's plan to destroy Denise. Jeremy has tracked Denise down and plans to kill her and anyone who gets in his way. After Denise and Daniel survive a botched hit-and-run that Jeremy masterminded, the two are forced into a world of unimaginable danger and sabotage. The danger reaches its peak when Denise unknowingly consumes a chocolate laced with a powerful chemical that nearly shuts down her central nervous system. Combined with Denise's preexisting disease, sarcoidosis, it's sure to lead to death. Will Daniel be able to save the woman he's come to love? Or will Jeremy have the vengeance he desires? Find out in Shane Kinsey's second novel, Resilience. Shane Kinsey works for a national consulting firm in the field of forensic medicine and pathology. His specialties are blood spatter analysis and recovery of human skeletal remains. He is a certified Police Officer's Standard Training instructor and was part of the development team for Quincy, a software program designed for coroners and medical examiners. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Sharon.
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