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The Great Ice Age

Climate Change and Life

By: R. C. L. Wilson,Stephen A. Drury,Jenny Louise Chapman

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The Great Ice Age

Climate Change and Life

By: R. C. L. Wilson,Stephen A. Drury,Jenny Louise Chapman

The Great Ice Age documents and explains the natural climatic and palaeoecologic changes that have occurred during the past 2.6 million years, outlining the emergence and global impact of our species during this period. Exploring a wide range of records of climate change, the authors demonstrate the interconnectivity of the components of the Earths climate system, show how the evidence for such change is obtained, and explain some of the problems in collecting and dating proxy climate data. One of the most dramatic aspects of humanity's rise is that it coincided with the beginnings of major environmental changes and a mass extinction that has the pace, and maybe magnitude, of those in the far-off past that stemmed from climate, geological and occasionally extraterrestrial events. This book reveals that anthropogenic effects on the world are not merely modern matters but date back perhaps a million years or more.

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Psychology Press

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0415198410

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9780415198417

Sons of the Waves

The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail

By: Stephen Taylor

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Sons of the Waves

The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail

By: Stephen Taylor

A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs. Proud and spirited, learned in their own fashion, with robust opinions and the courage to challenge overweening authority, they stand out from their less adventurous compatriots. Taylor demonstrates how the sailor was the engine of British prosperity and expansion up to the Industrial Revolution. From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation, from the sea battles that made Britain a superpower to the crisis of the 1797 mutinies, these "sons of the waves" held the nation’s destiny in their calloused hands.

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535

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Yale University Press

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0300252617

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9780300252613

The Origins of Detente

The Genoa Conference and Soviet-Western Relations, 1921-1922

By: Stephen White

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The Origins of Detente

The Genoa Conference and Soviet-Western Relations, 1921-1922

By: Stephen White

An account of the failure of the 1922 Genoa Conference to resolve East-West differences.

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276

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Cambridge University Press

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0521526175

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9780521526173

Triple Overtime

By: Stephen Cole

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Triple Overtime

By: Stephen Cole

The ultimate guide to the stories and the stats, the highlights and lowlights from every team in the NHL, by the author of Double Overtime Hello, hockey fans! It’s time to drop the puck for Triple Overtime Triple Overtime is your best guide to the stories and the stats, the highlights and lowlights from every team in the NHL. Canada vs. the U.S.—Who has the best hockey movies? Love at Second Sight: The new-and-improved Winnipeg Jets! The night the Chicago Blackhawks were born The best small forwards! Where did Steven Stamkos learn to score? Edmonton’s boy band of brothers Experience hockey history and hijinks like you never have before!

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228

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Simon and Schuster

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1451675585

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9781451675580

Gaslight Arcanum

Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes

By: Charles Prepolec,J. R. Campbell,Stephen Volk,Christopher Fowler,Kim Newman,Paul Kane,Simon Kurt Unsworth,Tom English,Tony Richards,William Meikle,Fred Saberhagen,Kevin Cockle,Lawrence C. Connolly,Simon Clark

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Gaslight Arcanum

Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes

From the comforting glow of Baker Street gas-lamps to the gloom of the ocean's depths, Sherlock Holmes lays bare the secrets of men, monsters and evil in twelve new tales of the bizarre, the uncanny and the arcane.

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219

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EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing

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1894817958

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9781894817950

Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology E-Book

Principles and Practice

By: Kenneth F. Swaiman,Stephen Ashwal,Donna M Ferriero,Nina F Schor,Richard S. Finkel,Andrea L. Gropman,Phillip L Pearl

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Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology E-Book

Principles and Practice

By: Kenneth F. Swaiman,Stephen Ashwal,Donna M Ferriero,Nina F Schor,Richard S. Finkel,Andrea L. Gropman,Phillip L Pearl

Since 1975, Dr. Kenneth Swaiman's classic text has been the reference of choice for authoritative guidance in pediatric neurology, and the 6th Edition continues this tradition of excellence with thorough revisions that bring you fully up to date with all that's new in the field. Five new sections, 62 new chapters, 4 new editors, and a reconfigured format make this a comprehensive and clearly-written resource for the experienced clinician as well as the physician-in-training. - Nearly 3,000 line drawings, photographs, tables, and boxes highlight the text, clarify key concepts, and make it easy to find information quickly.

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2955

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323374816

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9780323374811

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

By: Stephen Leach

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Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

By: Stephen Leach

This book situates the work of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) within the context of his life and times. It brings to light fresh information, including evidence of the flute music that Wright played and the ‘graveyard’ genre of poetry that he read. The book argues that Wright is the author of ‘The Final Farewell: a poem written on retiring from London’ (1787). It will be of interest to all admirers of this famously retiring artist. By the same author: The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett.

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276

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527592200

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9781527592209

Drive Around New England

By: Tom Bross,Patricia Harris,David Lyon,Stephen H. Morgan,Barbara Radcliffe Rogers,Stillman D. Rogers

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Drive Around New England

By: Tom Bross,Patricia Harris,David Lyon,Stephen H. Morgan,Barbara Radcliffe Rogers,Stillman D. Rogers

This title features the best of New Englands cities and scenic landscapes including Boston Newport Cape Cod Providence and New Hampshire

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292

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1841575593

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9781841575599

Black Poppies

Britain's Black Community and the Great War

By: Stephen Bourne

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Black Poppies

Britain's Black Community and the Great War

By: Stephen Bourne

In 1914 Britain was home to at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage. Most of them were loyal to the 'mother country' when the First World War broke out. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army, men managed to join all branches of the forces, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. By 1918 it is estimated that Britain's black population had trebled to 30,000, as many black servicemen who had fought for Britain decided to make it their home. It was far from a happy ending, however, as they and their families often came under attack from white ex-servicemen and civilians increasingly resentful of their presence. With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls. It is intended as a companion to Stephen Bourne's previous books published by The History Press: Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939–45 and The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen and Women 1939–45.

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253

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The History Press

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0752497871

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9780752497877

Conversation

A History of a Declining Art

By: Stephen Miller

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Conversation

A History of a Declining Art

By: Stephen Miller

Essayist Stephen Miller pursues a lifelong interest in conversation by taking an historical and philosophical view of the subject. He chronicles the art of conversation in Western civilization from its beginnings in ancient Greece to its apex in eighteenth-century Britain to its current endangered state in America. As Harry G. Frankfurt brought wide attention to the art of bullshit in his recent bestselling On Bullshit, so Miller now brings the art of conversation into the light, revealing why good conversation matters and why it is in decline. Miller explores the conversation about conversation among such great writers as Cicero, Montaigne, Swift, Defoe, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Virginia Woolf. He focuses on the world of British coffeehouses and clubs in “The Age of Conversation” and examines how this era ended. Turning his attention to the United States, the author traces a prolonged decline in the theory and practice of conversation from Benjamin Franklin through Hemingway to Dick Cheney. He cites our technology (iPods, cell phones, and video games) and our insistence on unguarded forthrightness as well as our fear of being judgmental as powerful forces that are likely to diminish the art of conversation.

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380

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Yale University Press

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030013018X

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9780300130188

Book's by Stephen A. Drury

The Great Ice Age

The Great Ice Age

Sons of the Waves

Sons of the Waves

The Origins of Detente

The Origins of Detente

Triple Overtime

Triple Overtime

Gaslight Arcanum

Gaslight Arcanum

Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology E-Book

Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology E-Book

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell

Drive Around New England

Drive Around New England

Black Poppies

Black Poppies

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