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Field Guide to Starting a Business

By: Stephen M. Pollan,Mark Levine

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Field Guide to Starting a Business

By: Stephen M. Pollan,Mark Levine

The Field Guide to Starting a Business offers encouragement and essential no-nonsense advice to the rapidly growing number of people who want to start businesses of their own -- from MBAs who want out of the rat race to homemakers who want to work out of their living rooms.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671675052

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9780671675059

Invisible Terrain

John Ashbery and the Aesthetics of Nature

By: Stephen J. Ross

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Invisible Terrain

John Ashbery and the Aesthetics of Nature

By: Stephen J. Ross

In his debut collection, Some Trees (1956), the American poet John Ashbery poses a question that resonates across his oeuvre and much of modern art: 'How could he explain to them his prayer / that nature, not art, might usurp the canvas?' When Ashbery asks this strange question, he joins a host of transatlantic avant-gardists--from the Dadaists to the 1960s neo-avant-gardists and beyond--who have dreamed of turning art into nature, of creating art that would be 'valid solely on its own terms, in the way nature itself is valid, in the way a landscape--not its picture--is aesthetically valid' (Clement Greenberg, 1939). Invisible Terrain reads Ashbery as a bold intermediary between avant-garde anti-mimeticism and the long western nature poetic tradition. In chronicling Ashbery's articulation of 'a completely new kind of realism' and his engagement with figures ranging from Wordsworth to Warhol, the book presents a broader case study of nature's dramatic transformation into a resolutely unnatural aesthetic resource in 20th-century art and literature. The story begins in the late 1940s with the Abstract Expressionist valorization of process, surface, and immediacy--summed up by Jackson Pollock's famous quip, 'I am Nature'--that so influenced the early New York School poets. It ends with 'Breezeway,' a poem about Hurricane Sandy. Along the way, the project documents Ashbery's strategies for literalizing the 'stream of consciousness' metaphor, his negotiation of pastoral and politics during the Vietnam War, and his investment in 'bad' nature poetry.

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244

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Oxford University Press

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019251931X

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9780192519313

The Wicked Good Book

A Guide to Maine Living

By: Stephen Gleasner

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The Wicked Good Book

A Guide to Maine Living

By: Stephen Gleasner

Intergalactic travelers had their Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Evolutionists had Darwin's The Origin of Species. And now Mainers can have their very own manual for the good life in Maine. Styled around the Dangerous Book for Boys, The Wicked Good Book is a pithy, nostalgic, practical, and irreverent guide to getting the most out of living in the Pine Tree State. It includes helpful tips on everything from outsmarting blackfly attacks to living to tell about a moose attack. Also included are the necessary quotes that all lovers of Maine should know by heart; important historical moments; essential gear to wear in the woods, in the Old Port, and at bedtime. Plus, limericks to amuse; hunting tips on how to bag the bird or deer; a guide to the Mine sky; the 7 Wonders of Maine; the correct way to chop a tree' how to prepare for a Maine winter like it might be your last; identification of native flora and fauna; and more. A blend of hearty survival skills with everyday common sense and a fair amount of humor provides for the Uber-Maine experience.

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121

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Down East Books

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1461745284

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9781461745280

Overthrow

America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

By: Stephen Kinzer

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Overthrow

America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

By: Stephen Kinzer

An award-winning author tells the stories of the audacious American politicians, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers of other countries with disastrous long-term consequences.

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415

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Macmillan

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0805082409

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9780805082401

Savage Frontier Volume 2

Rangers, Rifleman, and Indian Wars in Texas, 1838-1839

By: Stephen L. Moore

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Savage Frontier Volume 2

Rangers, Rifleman, and Indian Wars in Texas, 1838-1839

By: Stephen L. Moore

This second volume of the Savage Frontier series focuses on two of the bloodiest years of fighting in the young Texas Republic, 1838 and 1839.

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441

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University of North Texas Press

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1574412051

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9781574412055

Biological Psychology

By: Stephen B. Klein,B. Michael Thorne

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Biological Psychology

By: Stephen B. Klein,B. Michael Thorne

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the processes by which biological systems, most notably the nervous system, affect behaviour. A fantastic art program, an applauded accessible writing style and a host of pedagogical features make the text relevant to the lives of the students taking biological psychology.

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Macmillan

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0716799227

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9780716799221

Theatre

Its Art and Craft

By: Steven Archer,Cynthia Gendrich,Stephen M. Archer,Woodrow Hood

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Theatre

Its Art and Craft

By: Steven Archer,Cynthia Gendrich,Stephen M. Archer,Woodrow Hood

Theatre: Its Art and Craft is intended for use in theatre appreciation and introduction to theatre courses. This new edition features updated statistics and references that keep the text current. The first chapter of the text introduces readers to the broad issues of artistic practice, while the second chapter inspects the specific area of live theatre. The remainder of chapters examine in detail the various functionaries of the theatre (audience, critics, playwrights, directors, actors, designers, historians, and dramaturgs). As in previous volumes, readers are encouraged to examine the complex interaction of all theatrical elements. Just as in music some instruments supply the basic structure and some embellish that structure, so in the theatre the elements of script, directing, acting, and design interact in shifting configurations to offer a new work of art at every performance. Examining these relationships will enrich the theatrical experience. A Collegiate Press book

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314

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0939693615

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9780939693610

Eighteen Minutes

The Battle of San Jacinto and the Texas Independence Campaign

By: Stephen L. Moore

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Eighteen Minutes

The Battle of San Jacinto and the Texas Independence Campaign

By: Stephen L. Moore

The book follows General Sam Houston as he takes command of the Texas Volunteers to lead them to victory six weeks after the fall of the Alamo.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1589070097

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9781589070097

A Sense of Presence

The Resurrection of Jesus in Context

By: Stephen H. Smith

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A Sense of Presence

The Resurrection of Jesus in Context

By: Stephen H. Smith

Divided into five parts, A Sense of Presence explores the central thesis that the resurrection of Jesus could be explained as a psychological event involving one hallucination, possibly occurring to Peter, and a hysterical reaction by colleagues, which convinced them that Jesus had appeared to them too. This approach is justified by showing that claims made by often impressionable people to have witnessed supernatural events in more recent times, such as visions of the Virgin Mary or weeping statues, have usually attracted a similar hysterical reaction involving large numbers. Some of these reactions take hold sufficiently strongly to facilitate the development of new sects or movements, which persist even when their credibility is challenged. The remaining four parts set this thesis in context. Part 1 shows that resurrection was already a widely-accepted concept in the socio-cultural world in which Jesus was born. Part 2 deals with the New Testament accounts of the resurrection, showing that they are often contradictory. Part 4 presents and discusses the philosophical problems involved in a psycho-physical person rising from the dead, while Part 5 looks at the historical and theological issues associated with such an event. The argument presented is not intended to be dogmatic, but simply seeks to show that naturalistic alternative explanations to the one generally accepted by believers should be given far more attention than they usually receive. A Sense of Presence invites readers to challenge the status quo and will appeal to those wishing to challenge generally-accepted Christian views.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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178589241X

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9781785892417

Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

By: Philip G. Janicak,Stephen R. Marder,Mani N. Pavuluri

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Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

By: Philip G. Janicak,Stephen R. Marder,Mani N. Pavuluri

Fully updated for its Fifth Edition, Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy summarizes the latest data on hundreds of drug and device-based therapies and offers practical, evidence-based guidelines and treatment strategies for virtually every psychiatric disorder. Highlights of this edition include expanded coverage of pharmacogenomics, updates on treatments for elderly patients, and discussion of mechanisms of action for drugs used in sleep disorders, especially narcolepsy.

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712

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451178778

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9781451178777

Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections

By: Stephen K. Medvic

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Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections

By: Stephen K. Medvic

Campaign consultants are arguably now as famous in the United States as the politicians themselves. During the past decade, those who know the names Bill Clinton, George Bush, Newt Gingrich, and Christine Todd Whitman also recognize the names James Carville, Mary Matalin, Frank Luntz, and Ed Rollins. Professional consultants, once part of the privileged inner circle of presidential and gubernatorial candidates, are increasingly found at all levels of politics. Indeed, more than half of congressional candidates hire campaign consultants. These professional have become as important to a candidate's success as money. In this innovative study, Stephen K. Medvic explores all aspects of political consultancy and develops an empirically based theory that ensures the impact consultants have on elections. Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections answers two simple questions: What do professional political consultants do? and How successful are they? Medvic analyzes the way consultants shape political dialogue and uses empirical data to show the benefits--and limits--of a consultant's involvement in a campaign. He focuses on issues as diverse as vote shares, outcomes, and fundraising. Finally, the author demonstrates how the adversarial nature of campaigns fosters the kind of electioneering advocated by most political consultants and argues that this process may not be as harmful for the country as is often suggested.

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Ohio State University Press

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0814208738

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9780814208731

Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography

By: Harsh Kupwade Patil,Stephen A. Szygenda

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Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography

By: Harsh Kupwade Patil,Stephen A. Szygenda

Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography introduces identity-based cryptographic schemes for wireless sensor networks. It starts with an exhaustive survey of the existing layered approach to WSN security—detailing its pros and cons. Next, it examines new attack vectors that exploit the layered approach to security. After providing the necessary background, the book presents a cross-layer design approach that addresses authentication, integrity, and encryption. It also examines new ID-based key management mechanisms using a cross-layer design perspective. In addition, secure routing algorithms using ID-based cryptography are also discussed. Supplying readers with the required foundation in elliptic curve cryptography and identity-based cryptography, the authors consider new ID-based security solutions to overcome cross layer attacks in WSN. Examining the latest implementations of ID-based cryptography on sensors, the book combines cross-layer design principles along with identity-based cryptography to provide you with a new set of security solutions that can boost storage, computation, and energy efficiency in your wireless sensor networks.

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235

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CRC Press

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1466581263

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9781466581265

Crittenden County, Kentucky Obituaries and Death Notices Volume I 1886-1899

By: Stephen Eskew

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Crittenden County, Kentucky Obituaries and Death Notices Volume I 1886-1899

By: Stephen Eskew

This book is a compilation of obituaries and death notices transcribed from issues of The Crittenden Press dating from 1886 through 1899. It includes obituaries and death notices from Crittenden County and neighboring counties in Kentucky.

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Lulu.com

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1304080978

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9781304080974

Mark

A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

By: Christopher Stephen Mann

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Mark

A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

By: Christopher Stephen Mann

Most scholars believe that Mark's Gospel was completed before Matthew and Luke. Drawing on recently discovered historical, literary, and linguistic evidence, C. S. Mann proposes the controversial theory that Mark followed the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and that it is a digest of those two other Synoptic Gospels. Lay readers and serious students of the Bible may disagree with Mann, but they cannot ignore his theory. The Gospel of Mark presents an action-packed, nonstop picture of Jesus' public life. Here we encounter the humanity of Jesus, and the secrecy shrouding his divine nature. Through his lively translation and insightful commentary, Mann clearly explains the central message of Mark's Gospel: The power of faith and hope that moves the Christian community toward ultimate glory in the coming of the Lord and His Kingdom rests in the triumph of the suffering Christ. The themes in Mark -- the suffering of Jesus, the liberation of the oppressed, the search for community, and the healing power of Christ -- echo the turbulent times during which he wrote this Gospel. The unthinkable destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army, the persecution of early followers of Jesus, and the rampant obsession with the end of the world are reflected in Mark's stories and parables.

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Anchor Bible

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0385032536

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9780385032537

Book's by Stephen McCurley

Field Guide to Starting a Business

Field Guide to Starting a Business

Invisible Terrain

Invisible Terrain

The Wicked Good Book

The Wicked Good Book

Overthrow

Overthrow

Savage Frontier Volume 2

Savage Frontier Volume 2

Biological Psychology

Biological Psychology

Theatre

Theatre

Eighteen Minutes

Eighteen Minutes

A Sense of Presence

A Sense of Presence

Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy

Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections

Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections

Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography

Security for Wireless Sensor Networks using Identity-Based Cryptography

Crittenden County, Kentucky Obituaries and Death Notices Volume I 1886-1899

Crittenden County, Kentucky Obituaries and Death Notices Volume I 1886-1899

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