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The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh

The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time

By: Sheldon Anderson

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The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh

The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time

By: Sheldon Anderson

Stella Walsh, who was born in Poland but raised in the United States, competed for Poland at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning gold and silver in the 100 meters. Running and jumping competitively for three decades, Walsh also won more than 40 U.S. national championships and set dozens of world records. In 1975, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, yet Stella Walsh’s impressive accomplishments have been almost entirely ignored. In The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time, Sheldon Anderson tells the story of her remarkable life. A pioneer in women’s sports, Walsh was one of the first globetrotting athletes, running in meets all over North America, Europe, and Asia. While her accomplishments are undeniable, Walsh’s legacy was called into question after her murder in 1980. Walsh’s autopsy revealed she had ambiguous genitalia, which prompted many to demand that her awards be rescinded. In addition to telling her fascinating story, The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh provides a close look at the early days of women’s track and field. This book also examines the complicated and controversial question of sex and gender identity in athletics—an issue very much in the news today. Featuring numerous photographs that help bring to life Walsh’s story and the times in which she lived, this biography will interest and inform historians of sport and women’s studies, as well as anyone who wants to learn more about a Polish immigrant who was once the fastest woman alive.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442277564

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Picking Federal Judges

Lower Court Selection from Roosevelt Through Reagan

By: Sheldon Goldman

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Picking Federal Judges

Lower Court Selection from Roosevelt Through Reagan

By: Sheldon Goldman

How does a president choose the judges he appoints to the lower federal bench? In this analysis, a leading authority on lower federal court judicial selection tells the story of how nine presidents over a period of 56 years have chosen federal judges.

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Yale University Press

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0300080735

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9780300080735

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

Offering unparalleled coverage of infectious diseases in children and adolescents, Feigin & Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 8th Edition, continues to provide the information you need on epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. This extensively revised edition by Drs. James Cherry, Gail J. Demmler-Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, William J. Steinbach, and Peter J. Hotez, offers a brand-new full-color design, new color images, new guidelines, and new content, reflecting today's more aggressive infectious and resistant strains as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases - Discusses infectious diseases according to organ system, as well as individually by microorganisms, placing emphasis on the clinical manifestations that may be related to the organism causing the disease. - Provides detailed information regarding the best means to establish a diagnosis, explicit recommendations for therapy, and the most appropriate uses of diagnostic imaging. - Features expanded information on infections in the compromised host; immunomodulating agents and their potential use in the treatment of infectious diseases; and Ebola virus. - Contains hundreds of new color images throughout, as well as new guidelines, new resistance epidemiology, and new Global Health Milestones. - Includes new chapters on Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323392814

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9780323392815

Investing without Wall Street

The Five Essentials of Financial Freedom

By: Sheldon Jacobs

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Investing without Wall Street

The Five Essentials of Financial Freedom

By: Sheldon Jacobs

Praise for Sheldon Jacobs "Sheldon Jacobs is a level-headed gentleman who is a cross between Albert Einstein, the Dalai Lama, and Vanguard founder Jack Bogle and who had a solid record editing and publishing The No-Load Fund Investor financial newsletter for over a quarter-century." —MarketWatch "King of no-loads." —Investor's Business Daily "Dean of the no-load fund watchers." —USA Today "Among financial experts who are able to think with a small investor's perspective, no one is more level-headed than Sheldon Jacobs." —Bottom Line/Personal In July of 1993, Sheldon Jacobs was one of five nationally recognized mutual fund advisors chosen by The New York Times for a mutual fund portfolio competition. The portfolio that he selected produced the highest return of all contestants for almost seven years, and the Times quarterly publication of this contest helped him become one of the best-known mutual fund advisorsin America. Investing without Wall Street shows investors how to achieve the greatest wealth with the least effort. It details the five essentials that even a kid could master and shows that they are all you need to be a successful investor. With this knowledge, the average investor can invest on his or her own and make $252,000 more than a person investing the same way who shares his or her profits with professionals. This book will teach you how.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118204646

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Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak

Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths

By: Sheldon Hirsch

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Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak

Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths

By: Sheldon Hirsch

In sports there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Joe DiMaggio’s fifty-six-game hitting streak was magical. The three-point shot is an essential part of NBA basketball. Babe Ruth shouldn’t have attempted to steal second base in the ninth inning of the 1926 World Series. Scientist and researcher Sheldon Hirsch has taken a decidedly unorthodox approach to sports history. He looks at myths, legends, conventional wisdom, shibboleths, and firm convictions of all kinds that sports lovers hold to be true, and demonstrates how analysis of facts and figures disproves what tradition—and sportswriters—would have us believe. Divided into three parts, on baseball, basketball, and football, Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio’s Streak contains enough clear-sightedness and shocking conclusions to delight any sports lover.

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Brandeis University Press

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1512600636

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9781512600636

Stem Cell Dialogues

A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers

By: Sheldon Krimsky

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Stem Cell Dialogues

A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers

By: Sheldon Krimsky

Stem cells and the emerging field of regenerative medicine are at the frontiers of modern medicine. These areas of scientific inquiry suggest that in the future, damaged tissue and organs might be repaired through personalized cell therapy as easily as the body repairs itself, revolutionizing the treatment of numerous diseases. Yet the use of stem cells is fraught with ethical and public policy dilemmas that challenge scientists, clinicians, the public health community, and people of good will everywhere. How shall we deal with these amazing biomedical advances, and how can we talk about potential breakthroughs with both moral and scientific intelligence? This book provides an innovative look at these vexing issues through a series of innovative Socratic dialogues that elucidate key scientific and ethical points in an approachable manner. Addressing the cultural and value issues underlying stem cell research while also educating readers about stem cells' biological function and medical applications, Stem Cell Dialogues features fictional characters engaging in compelling inquiry and debate. Participants investigate the scientific, political, and socioethical dimensions of stem cell science using actual language, analysis, and arguments taken from scientific, philosophical, and popular literature. Each dialogue centers on a specific, recognizable topic, such as the policies implemented by the George W. Bush administration restricting the use of embryonic stem cells; the potential role of stem cells in personalized medicine; the ethics of cloning; and the sale of eggs and embryos. Additionally, speakers debate the use of stem cells to treat paralysis, diabetes, stroke effects, macular degeneration, and cancer. Educational, entertaining, and rigorously researched (with 300 references to scientific literature), Stem Cell Dialogues should be included in any effort to help the public understand the science, ethics, and policy concerns of this promising field.

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Columbia University Press

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0231539401

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9780231539401

Double Trouble

A Bibliographic Chronicle of Ace Mystery Doubles

By: Sheldon Jaffery

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Double Trouble

A Bibliographic Chronicle of Ace Mystery Doubles

By: Sheldon Jaffery

It was the 1950s in postwar America, and paperback books were the hot new product in the publishing industry. Of course, to stand out from the crowd and sell, one needed a gimmick. Into this newly exuberant market came a publishing house named Ace Books, with the seductive promise of two books for the price of one. It also had the eye-catching premise of two separate covers, joined at the spine like Siamese twins. Finished with one book? Flip the paperback over and begin again with a new novel, complete with its own package. It was something completely different -- and it sold! "Double Trouble" tours the short yet popular era of the Ace Mystery Doubles, and includes both author-title and title indexes for easy reference.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1557421188

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9781557421180

The Ethical Educator

Pointers and Pitfalls for School Administrators

By: Sheldon H. Berman,David B. Rubin,Joyce A. Barnes

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The Ethical Educator

Pointers and Pitfalls for School Administrators

By: Sheldon H. Berman,David B. Rubin,Joyce A. Barnes

The Ethical Educator: Pointers & Pitfalls for School Administrators is an accessible, nuts-and-bolts resource for education leaders at the school and district levels as they confront difficult ethical situations in their day-to-day work. The book features 100 real-life cases drawn from School Administrator magazine’s Ethical Educator column over the past ten years. The dilemmas encompass numerous aspects of administration, from First Amendment and religious liberty issues to personnel and board relations. Every case provides an opportunity for the reader to consider how they might handle a similar situation and to reflect on the perspectives of experienced administrators who explain how they would address the dilemma. Each chapter begins with a down-to-earth introduction by a nationally recognized school district attorney, who touches on relevant legal parameters and case law. Making ethical decisions tests us as administrators, for those decisions set precedents that shape how others perceive our ethical judgment and, in turn, the ethical identity of the school or district. The Ethical Educator: Pointers & Pitfalls for School Administrators will help the reader become a more effective education administrator, a more courageous leader of a school organization, and simply a human being with a greater sense of ethical alignment and purpose.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475865554

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Cross-Border Insolvency

By: Richard Sheldon QC

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Cross-Border Insolvency

By: Richard Sheldon QC

Cross-Border Insolvency, 4th edition provides a comprehensive and up to date consideration of the topic of cross border insolvency. Written in a clear and accessible manner it guides the user seamlessly through this complex area of law. The coverage of the book is divided into two parts. The first part describes the key cross-border insolvency regimes including the EC Insolvency Regulation, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986, and the common law. The second part focuses on specific issues in more detail, such as the court's insolvency jurisdiction, ancillary winding-up, enforcement of foreign insolvency judgments, foreign discharge of debts and insolvency set-off. The fourth edition gives full analysis of the fundamental changes to cross border insolvency law and practice in England including: The impact of the Supreme Court decision in Rubin v Eurofinance; The revised UK Insolvency Rules; Proposals for revision of the EC Insolvency Regulation; Scope of section 426 – HSBC v Tambrook Jersey; Developments in offshore jurisdictions: Primeo Fund and Saad Investments (Cayman), Re C (BVI); Kelmsley v Barclays Bank PLC. Previous print edition ISBN: 9781845921040

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1780437617

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The Language of the Gods in the World of Men

Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India

By: Sheldon Pollock

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The Language of the Gods in the World of Men

Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India

By: Sheldon Pollock

The scholarship exhibited here is not only superior; it is in many ways staggering. The author's control of an astonishing range of primary and secondary texts from many languages, eras, and disciplines is awe-inspiring. This is a learned, original, and important work."—Robert Goldman, Sanskrit and India Studies, University of California, Berkeley

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Univ of California Press

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0520260031

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9780520260030

The Veil of Signs

Joyce, Lacan, and Perception

By: Sheldon Brivic

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The Veil of Signs

Joyce, Lacan, and Perception

By: Sheldon Brivic

How does perception operate in James Joyce's fiction? This question is addressed from a unique perspective in "The Veil of Signs." Sheldon Brivic uses the theories of Jacque Lacan to create a radically new concept of the mechanics of mental life in the novels, including "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake." This is the first book to make use of Lacan's writings and seminars on Joyce.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252061594

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9780252061592

Indicators of Social Change

Concepts and Measurements

By: Eleanor Bernert Sheldon,Wilbert E. Moore

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Indicators of Social Change

Concepts and Measurements

By: Eleanor Bernert Sheldon,Wilbert E. Moore

Includes many original contributions by an assembly of distinguished social scientists. They set forth the main features of a changing American society: how its organization for accomplishing major social change has evolved, and how its benefits and deficits are distributed among the various parts of the population. Theoretical developments in the social sciences and the vast impact of current events have contributed to a resurgence of interest in social change; in its causes, measurement, and possible prediction. These essays analyze what we know, and examine what we need to know in the study, prediction, and possible control of social change.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610446917

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9781610446914

Cash in on the Coming Real Estate Crash

How to Protect Yourself From Losses Now, and Turn a Profit After the Bubble Bursts

By: David J. Decker,George G. Sheldon

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Cash in on the Coming Real Estate Crash

How to Protect Yourself From Losses Now, and Turn a Profit After the Bubble Bursts

By: David J. Decker,George G. Sheldon

After five years of skyrocketing real estate prices, fueled by low interest rates, aggressive lenders, and relative economic prosperity, something has to give. Thanks to nonstop recent press coverage of America's overheated housing market, you are probably wary of buying your next property at the top of the market. So what should you do? Whether you're an individual investor or a homeowner, Cash In on the Coming Real Estate Crash shows you how to gauge the risk of a housing bust in your own local market. More importantly, it shows you how to hedge against a crash and position yourself to profit if the bubble bursts. Critical advice covers: * Identifying signs of an impending collapse * Balancing your real estate portfolio so a crash doesn't wipe you out * Conservative financing strategies * Developing a vision for value in any market * Buying low after the bubble bursts * Knowing when to sell * And many more strategies for making money when the real estate market collapses Peppered with true stories of how homeowners, small investors, and bona? fide real estate tycoons handled and mishandled past crashes, Cash In on the Coming Real Estate Crash is the resource you need to prepare for the comingdownturn, weather the storm, and emerge on the other side stronger than ever.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470009292

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9780470009291

Advances in Group Work Research

By: Aaron Brower,Sheldon D Rose

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Advances in Group Work Research

By: Aaron Brower,Sheldon D Rose

In this comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field, group workers and social scientists explore group research issues. Learn how they grapple with the major problems associated with doing research on treatment groups. While discussing the outcomes of their group treatment programs, the authors address such issues as non-random assignment, impact of group process on outcome, retrospective research design, the unit of analysis, multivariate analysis, single-case designs, and small samples. Each insightful chapter illustrates the decisions and compromises that researchers must make to explore group phenomenon and treatment. Advances in Group Work Research is an ideal supplementary text or casebook for practice-research courses. It will also be useful for those interested in empirical group work, group research, and practice research generally.This book presents a sample of papers from the last three years’Annual Symposium on Empirical Foundations of Group Work.

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Routledge

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1317736516

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Oxygenation

By: Lisa Kennedy Sheldon

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Oxygenation

By: Lisa Kennedy Sheldon

Nursing Concepts: Oxygenation Combines Anatomy And Physiology With Interventions To Provide A Useful Approach To A Specific Nursing Concept. Beginning With A Review Of Anatomy And Progressing Through Specific Disorders, This Text Applies Nursing Knowledge To Actual Nursing And Medical Diagnoses In Adult Patients.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1556425236

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9781556425233

Character Development and Storytelling for Games

By: Lee Sheldon

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Character Development and Storytelling for Games

By: Lee Sheldon

This is the third edition of Character Development and Storytelling for Games, a standard work in the field that brings all of the teaching from the first two books up to date and tackles the new challenges of today. Professional game writer and designer Lee Sheldon combines his experience and expertise in this updated edition. New examples, new game types, and new challenges throughout the text highlight the fundamentals of character writing and storytelling. But this book is not just a box of techniques for writers of video games. It is an exploration of the roots of character development and storytelling that readers can trace from Homer to Chaucer to Cervantes to Dickens and even Mozart. Many contemporary writers also contribute insights from books, plays, television, films, and, yes, games. Sheldon and his contributors emphasize the importance of creative instinct and listening to the inner voice that guides successful game writers and designers. Join him on his quest to instruct, inform, and maybe even inspire your next great game.

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CRC Press

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1000782867

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9781000782868

An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance

Options and Other Topics

By: Sheldon M. Ross

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An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance

Options and Other Topics

By: Sheldon M. Ross

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Cambridge University Press

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0521814294

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9780521814294

History of the Labor Movement in the United States

Postwar Struggles, 1918-1920

By: Philip Sheldon Foner

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History of the Labor Movement in the United States

Postwar Struggles, 1918-1920

By: Philip Sheldon Foner

Labor and the Red Scare; Seattle and Winnipeg general strikes; Boston telephone and police strikes; Streetcar strikes in Chicago, Denver, Knoxville, Kansas City; strikes in clothing, textile, coal and steel; The open-shop drive; Strikes and Black-white relationships; the AFL and the Black worker; the IWW; Communist Party founded; Political action 1918-1920.

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INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS CO

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0717806529

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9780717806522

"No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance"

A History of the American Musical Theater

By: Sheldon Patinkin

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"No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance"

A History of the American Musical Theater

By: Sheldon Patinkin

Traces the American musical from its rich beginnings in European opera. This book talks about the infancy of the musical - the revues, operettas, and early musical comedies, as well as the groundbreaking shows like "Oklahoma!" and "Show Boat", with references to how history, literature, fashion, popular music and movies influenced musical theater.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810119943

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Directions for the Future

Issues in English for Academic Purposes

By: Leslie Elmer Sheldon

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Directions for the Future

Issues in English for Academic Purposes

By: Leslie Elmer Sheldon

The papers comprising this volume are selected from presentations made at the 2001 Conference of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes, which was held at the University of Strathclyde (in Glasgow, Scotland). The role of EAP (English for Academic Purposes) is increasingly important, as higher education institutions consider their linguistic support strategies (both for native and non-native speakers of English), and confront the potential of the world wide web as a scholarly and pedagogic resource. The articles collected consider EAP - as an international profession - from a number of vital and relevant perspectives including practical pedagogy, research, and the impact of new technology.

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Peter Lang

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3039100599

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9783039100590

The Abortion Act 1967

By: Sally Sheldon,Gayle Davis,Jane O'Neill,Clare Parker

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The Abortion Act 1967

By: Sally Sheldon,Gayle Davis,Jane O'Neill,Clare Parker

Biography of the Abortion Act, exploring how it was shaped by and shaped a changing UK.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108496385

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Research in Social Group Work

By: Sheldon D. Rose,Ronald A. Feldman

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Research in Social Group Work

By: Sheldon D. Rose,Ronald A. Feldman

A broad range of critical concerns in group work research, reflect not only the important advances and strengths in group work research but also some of the deficiencies and gaps that characterize contemporary research in the field.

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Psychology Press

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0866566457

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9780866566452

Encyclopedia of Political Thought

By: Garrett Ward Sheldon

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Encyclopedia of Political Thought

By: Garrett Ward Sheldon

Presents articles on concepts, issues, and notable persons related to politics and political science throughout history.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438129246

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9781438129242

Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters

A Hollywood History

By: Sheldon Hall,Stephen Neale

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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters

A Hollywood History

By: Sheldon Hall,Stephen Neale

The pantheon of big-budget, commercially successful films encompasses a range of genres, including biblical films, war films, romances, comic-book adaptations, animated features, and historical epics. It discuss the characteristics, history, and modes of distribution and exhibition that unite big-budget pictures, from their beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the present. Moving chronologically, it examines the roots of today's blockbuster in the "feature," "special," "superspecial," "roadshow," "epic," and "spectacle" of earlier eras, with special attention to the characteristics of each type of picture. (Editor).

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Wayne State University Press

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0814330088

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9780814330081

Chamber Music for Solo Voice and Instruments, 1960-1989

An Annotated Guide

By: Kenneth Sheldon Klaus

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Chamber Music for Solo Voice and Instruments, 1960-1989

An Annotated Guide

By: Kenneth Sheldon Klaus

Lists some 700 published pieces of music for solo voice with small instrumental ensemble, written by more than 600 composers, between 1960 and 1989. The main section of the book is arranged by voice type and alphabetized by composer. Entries include information on difficulty, vocal range, language,

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Scarecrow Press

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0914913301

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Behavior, Health, and Environmental Stress

By: Sheldon Cohen,Gary W. Evans,Daniel Stokols,David S. Krantz

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Behavior, Health, and Environmental Stress

By: Sheldon Cohen,Gary W. Evans,Daniel Stokols,David S. Krantz

Eight years ago, four psychologists with varying backgrounds but a common in terest in the impact of environmental stress on behavior and health met to plan a study of the effects of aircraft noise on children. The impetus for the study was an article in the Los Angeles Times about architectural interventions that were planned for several noise-impacted schools under the air corridor of Los Angeles Interna tional Airport. These interventions created an opportunity to study the same chil dren during noise exposure and then later after the exposure had been attenuated. The study was designed to test the generality of several noise effects that had been well established in laboratory experimental studies. It focused on three areas: the relationship between noise and personal control, noise and attention, and noise and cardiovascular response. Two years later, a second study, designed to replicate and extend findings from the first, was conducted.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475793804

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9781475793802

Pathfinders of the Heart

The History of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic

By: William C. Sheldon, M.D.

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Pathfinders of the Heart

The History of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic

By: William C. Sheldon, M.D.

Seventy-five years ago, in the midst of the Great Depression, the Cleveland Clinic launched a new department, Cardiorespiratory Disease. With the refinement of specialties in American medicine it became known as the Department of Cardiology. This is a story about its people. Leaders with imagination and wisdom who created an extraordinary enterprise in cardiology and a unique partnership with cardiac surgery that succeeded despite the challenges and conflicts. It is also the story of the workers who shouldered the burden, and the organization that provided the supportive environment.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462805205

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The Long Ascent, Volume 1

Genesis 1-11 in Science & Myth

By: Robert Sheldon

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The Long Ascent, Volume 1

Genesis 1-11 in Science & Myth

By: Robert Sheldon

The first eleven chapters of Genesis (Adam, Eve, Noah) are to the twenty-first century what the Virgin Birth was to the nineteenth century: an impossibility. A technical scientific exegesis of Gen 1-11, however, reveals not only the lost rivers of Eden and its location, but the date of the Flood, the length of the Genesis days, and the importance of comets in the creation of the world. These were hidden in the Hebrew text, now illuminated by modern cosmology, archaeology, and biology. The internet-friendly linguistic tools described in this book make it possible to resolve the mysterious "firmament," to decipher the "bird of the air," and to find the dragonflies of chapter 1. Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Sumerian, and Sanskrit mythology are all found to support this new interpretation of Genesis. Combining science, myth, and the Genesis accounts together paints a vivid picture of the genetic causes and consequences of the greatest Flood of the human race. It also draws attention to the acute peril our present civilization faces as it follows the same path as its long-forgotten, antediluvian ancestors. Discover why Genesis has never been so possible, so relevant as it is today.

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Cool Million

How to Become a Million-Dollar Screenwriter

By: Sheldon Woodbury

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How to Become a Million-Dollar Screenwriter

By: Sheldon Woodbury

With in-depth interviews and revealing insights from those who have done it, this unique behind the scene information is comprehensive in its scope inspiring readers with advice, secrets and war stories from famous screenwriters.

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M. Evans

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1461733812

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Courtyards, Markets, City Streets

Urban Women In Africa

By: Kathleen Sheldon

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Courtyards, Markets, City Streets

Urban Women In Africa

By: Kathleen Sheldon

Although women have long been active residents in African cities, explorations of their contributions have been marginal. This volume brings women into the center of the urban landscape, using case studies to illustrate their contributions to family, community, work, and political life. The book begins with a rich introduction that discusses how women's work in trade and agriculture has been the foundation of African urbanization. The contributors then focus on patterns of migration and urbanization, with an emphasis on the personal and social issues that influence the decision to migrate from rural areas; women's employment in varied activities from selling crafts to managing small businesses; the sometimes unavoidable practice of prostitution when options are limited; the emergence of complex new family formations deriving from access to courts and the continued strength of polygyny; and women's participation in community and political activities. The volume includes material from all regions of sub-Saharan Africa and brings together scholars from all the social sciences.

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Routledge

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0429969791

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Tragic encounters and ordinary ethics

Palestine-Israel in British universities

By: Ruth Sheldon

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Tragic encounters and ordinary ethics

Palestine-Israel in British universities

By: Ruth Sheldon

For over four decades, events in Palestine-Israel have provoked raging conflicts within British universities around issues of free speech, 'extremism', antisemitism and Islamophobia. But why is this conflict so significant for student activists living at such a geographical distance from the region itself? And what role do emotive, polarised communications around Palestine-Israel play in the life of British academic institutions committed to the ideal of free expression? This book draws on original ethnographic research with student activists on different sides of this conflict to initiate a conversation with students, academics and members of the public who are concerned with the transnational politics of Palestine-Israel and with the changing role of the public university. It shows how, in an increasingly globalised world that is shaped by entangled histories of European antisemitism and colonial violence, ethnography can open up ethical responses to questions of justice

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The Beauty of Short Hops

How Chance and Circumstance Confound the Moneyball Approach to Baseball

By: Sheldon Hirsch,Alan Hirsch

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How Chance and Circumstance Confound the Moneyball Approach to Baseball

By: Sheldon Hirsch,Alan Hirsch

Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime. The authors argue that this approach began as a useful corrective but has come to harm baseball. The book demonstrates that the so-called moneyball approach, based on sabermetrics, offers only limited guidance for assembling a team, managing games, and evaluating player performance. Equally important, the obsession with statistics and vision of the game as wholly predictable obscure baseball's spectacular improvisational quality. It is the game's unquantifiable and relentless capacity to surprise--the source of wonder so central to its greatest stories and personalities--that informs any real appreciation of baseball.

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