Steve Cole's Books

Stitched Up

By: Steve Cole

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Tricked into working in an illegal garment factory in Hanoi, Hanh's life has become a daily hell. She is desperate to escape – but it's a path fraught with danger ... The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole.

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1800901577

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World Burn Down

By: Steve Cole

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World Burn Down

By: Steve Cole

The terrifying reality of illegal deforestation and the destruction of the rainforest is revealed in this powerful and gripping Amazonian adventure from bestselling author Steve Cole. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

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1800900082

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Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

By: Steve Sullivan

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Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

By: Steve Sullivan

Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today. In this masterful survey, all genres of popular music are covered, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data—recording dates, record numbers, Billboard chart data, and personnel—while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Readers who revel in pop cultural history will savor each chapter as it plunges deeply into key events—in music, society, and the world—from each era of the past 125 years. Following in the wake of the first two volumes of his original Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, this follow-up work covers not only more beloved classic performances in pop music history, but many lesser -known but exceptional recordings that—in the modern digital world of “long tail” listening, re-mastered recordings, and “lost but found” possibilities—Sullivan mines from modern recording history. The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 and 4 lets the readers discover, and, through their playlist services, from such as iTunes toand Spotify, build a truly deepcomprehensive catalog of classic performances that deserve to be a part of every passionate music lover’s life. Sullivan organizes songs in chronological order, starting in 1890 and continuing all the way throughto the present to include modern gems from June 2016. In each chapter, Sullivanhe immerses readers, era by era, in the popular music recordings of the time, noting key events that occurred at the time to painting a comprehensive picture in music history of each periodfor each song. Moreover, Sullivan includes for context bulleted lists noting key events that occurred during the song’s recording

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442254491

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9781442254497

Exit Strategy

By: Steve Hamilton

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Exit Strategy

By: Steve Hamilton

In the stunning follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Second Life of Nick Mason, the remarkable hero fights to take back control from the crime lord who owns his life, as he races to complete a daring and dangerous new mission... Nick Mason has been given a true mission impossible: Infiltrate WITSEC, the top-secret federal witness-protection program that has never been compromised, locate the three men who put his boss Darius Cole behind bars for life, and kill them. But first he has to find them—they’re ghost prisoners locked down around the clock in classified “deep black” locations by an battalion of heavily armed U.S. marshals charged with protecting them—and the clock is ticking. Cole is appealing his conviction, and these witnesses are either his ticket to freedom or the final nail in his coffin. If they testify, Darius Cole will never step foot in the outside world again. If they are killed, he will walk out a free man. As he risks everything to complete his mission, Mason finds himself being hunted by the very man he replaced, the ruthless assassin who once served, then betrayed, Darius Cole. Rather than waiting to be Mason's next victim, he has escaped witness protection to hunt down and kill Mason himself. In an action-packed journey that leads from a high-security military installation in the Appalachian Mountains to a secret underground bunker hidden far below the streets of New York City, Nick Mason will have to become, more than ever before, the lethal weapon that Darius Cole created.

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Penguin

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0399574409

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9780399574405

Diamond

A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor

By: Steve Lerner

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Diamond

A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor

By: Steve Lerner

The story of how a mixed-income minority community in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor fought Shell Oil and won. For years, the residents of Diamond, Louisiana, lived with an inescapable acrid, metallic smell—the "toxic bouquet" of pollution—and a mysterious chemical fog that seeped into their houses. They looked out on the massive Norco Industrial Complex: a maze of pipelines, stacks topped by flares burning off excess gas, and huge oil tankers moving up the Mississippi. They experienced headaches, stinging eyes, allergies, asthma, and other respiratory problems, skin disorders, and cancers that they were convinced were caused by their proximity to heavy industry. Periodic industrial explosions damaged their houses and killed some of their neighbors. Their small, African-American, mixed-income neighborhood was sandwiched between two giant Shell Oil plants in Louisiana's notorious Chemical Corridor. When the residents of Diamond demanded that Shell relocate them, their chances of success seemed slim: a community with little political clout was taking on the second-largest oil company in the world. And yet, after effective grassroots organizing, unremitting fenceline protests, seemingly endless negotiations with Shell officials, and intense media coverage, the people of Diamond finally got what they wanted: money from Shell to help them relocate out of harm's way. In this book, Steve Lerner tells their story. Around the United States, struggles for environmental justice such as the one in Diamond are the new front lines of both the civil rights and the environmental movements, and Diamond is in many ways a classic environmental-justice story: a minority neighborhood, faced with a polluting industry in its midst, fights back. But Diamond is also the history of a black community that goes back to the days of slavery. In 1811, Diamond (then the Trepagnier Plantation) was the center of the largest slave rebellion in United States history. Descendants of these slaves were among the participants in the modern-day Diamond relocation campaign. Steve Lerner talks to the people of Diamond, and lets them tell their story in their own words. He talks also to the residents of a nearby white neighborhood—many of whom work for Shell and have fewer complaints about the plants—and to environmental activists and Shell officials. His account of Diamond's 30-year ordeal puts a human face on the struggle for environmental justice in the United States.

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MIT Press

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0262250187

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9780262250184

In the Shade of the Caribbean

By: Steve Kralick

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In the Shade of the Caribbean

By: Steve Kralick

Writers, just like everyone else, often dream of far-off places; however, there is a tendency in the Caribbean-once you get the sand between your toes, it drives you insanely back again and again until you finally live there. What about family and friends? How do you divide the time and still keep pace with your work? Steve Kralick, an author with more than thirty-four years spent in the islands, explains the pro's and con's of trying to live the dream through his main character, Cole Benton. Join in the magic and tragic of island life. See what it's really like, and along the way, think about the examples learned from this fascinating novel of truth, dreams, torment, desires and love as Kralick, once again, weaves a tropical spell for all of us to garner on our way to paradise. Drift back in time to the early seventies in the US Virgin Islands. It's so real, you might wonder if Benton and Kralick are one and the same. Never mind. The lessons he teaches are the real treasures in this great read.

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1847284493

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Pbr: Sea Daddy

The Crash of Flight 4216

By: Steve Mungie

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Pbr: Sea Daddy

The Crash of Flight 4216

By: Steve Mungie

PBR: SEA DADDY"" is the second in a series of three (possibly four) novels, which revolve around the PB R boats of Vietnam. During the Vietnam war, the Navy created a special river patrol unit using 31 foot long modified “pleasure craft”, design top float in the narrow waterways of the Mekong Delta. The men who participated in this special program . . . well, this is their story! Or, at least one of many! SEA DADDY . . . is a name which many sailors used (very derogatory) in reference to their first line supervisors The one thing that all service members looked forward to, was the “Freedom B ird”, the flight on which they would leave Vietnam and return home! What if . . . what if, the “Freedom B ird” never made it home? What of somehow, for some unknown reason, it crashed? How would the survivors make it home? The author Steve Mungie is a retired disabled combat veteran, who served in the PB R units of Vietnam, in 1968 and 1969. Though disabled, he has kept abreast of goings-on, in the military, assisting many fellow veterans with their military related problems. He spends his time writing novels and other related stories, as the urge hits.”

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1465336575

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Ghost Wars

The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

By: Steve Coll

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Ghost Wars

The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

By: Steve Coll

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction • A New York Times bestseller “The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of global events . . . Deeply satisfying.” —The New York Review of Books From the award-winning and bestselling author of Directorate S and The Achilles Trap comes the explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. To what extent did America’s best intelligence analysts grasp the rising thread of Islamist radicalism? Who tried to stop bin Laden and why did they fail? Comprehensively and for the first time, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll recounts the history of the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and sowed the seeds of the September 11 attacks. Based on scrupulous research and firsthand accounts by key government, intelligence, and military personnel both foreign and American, Ghost Wars details the secret history of the CIA’s role in Afghanistan (including its covert operations against Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989), the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and the failed efforts by U.S. forces to find and assassinate bin Laden in Afghanistan.

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1101221437

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Master Gunslinger

By: Steve Smyrski

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Master Gunslinger

By: Steve Smyrski

Most families in the early West wanted to make an honest living at jobs they knew best supplying their loved ones with food and putting clothes on their backs. The Masters family was one who made their living with blood, sweat and tears operating one of Arkansass largest cattle ranches. Vince Masters, the youngest son of the family loved the art of quick drawing a pistol. Against the approval of his father he solemnly promised to never use a gun on anyone unless it meant protecting his family. When he discovers his whole family slaughtered he is forced to retract that promise and sets off to hunt down the unknown assailant. Crossing three states with few clues to go on he finds himself constantly being forced to use his gun against hired outlaws who stand in his way from pursuing his mission. The law finds that having Vince on their side is a good thing. His draw was said to be faster than most famous gunfighters known in the Wild West. The name Vince Masters was never listed as one of the fastest gunfighters in history as he was able to keep his identity unknown. His only interest was to find the man he was looking for and destroy him. Becoming famous was the one thing he wanted to prevent at all cost. He finds that the many hours spent on learning to handle a gun would be an asset that would save his life as well as others. Never-the-less many big name gunfighters would go against this unknown man only to come up short and parish by the draw of the MASTER GUNSLINGER.

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1426942192

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The Second Life of Nick Mason

By: Steve Hamilton

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The Second Life of Nick Mason

By: Steve Hamilton

An NPR and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Thriller of the Year “A gamechanger. Nick Mason is one of the best main characters I've read in years.”—Harlan Coben From New York Times-bestselling, two-time Edgar-award-winning author Steve Hamilton comes an unforgettable new hero, a man who will walk out of prison and into a harrowing double life that is anything but free. Nick Mason has already spent five years inside a maximum security prison when an offer comes that will grant his release twenty years early. He accepts—but the deal comes with a terrible price. Now, back on the streets, Nick Mason has a new house, a new car, money to burn, and a beautiful roommate. He’s returned to society, but he's still a prisoner. Whenever his cell phone rings, day or night, Nick must answer it and follow whatever order he is given. It’s the deal he made with Darius Cole, a criminal mastermind serving a double-life term who runs an empire from his prison cell. Forced to commit increasingly more dangerous crimes, hunted by the relentless detective who put him behind bars, and desperate to go straight and rebuild his life with his daughter and ex-wife, Nick will ultimately have to risk everything—his family, his sanity, and even his life—to finally break free.

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0399574344

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The Darkroom Cookbook

By: Steve Anchell

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The Darkroom Cookbook

By: Steve Anchell

The art of darkroom developing and printing will never go out of style. Master darkroom specialist Steve Anchell is back to prove it in this long-awaited third edition of his enormously successful Darkroom Cookbook. Packed with over 200 "recipes," some common and others rare gems, you'll discover something new every time you open this guide, whether you're new to the darkroom or have been making your own prints for years. In addition to the formulas, you'll find tons of useful information on developers, push-processing, where to get darkroom equipment, how to set up your own darkroom, how to work and play in your darkroom safely, and much more. This handy guide will become a constant companion for every darkroom enthusiast creating prints at home or in the studio. In addition to complete updates throughout to reflect changes in the availability of chemicals and equipment, this third edition contains all new information on: *Reversal processing *Enlarged negatives *Pyro formulas *Plus expanded sections on printing, pyro, and toning prints Also included for the first time are special technique contributions as well as stunning black and white imagery by Bruce Barnbaum, Rod Dresser, Jay Dusard, Patrick Gainer, Richard Garrod, Henry Gilpin, Gordon Hutchings, Sandy King, Les McLean, Saïd Nuseibeh, France Scully Osterman, Mark Osterman, Tim Rudman, Ryuijie, John Sexton, and John Wimberly. Be sure to visit www.darkroomcookbook.com to find useful links, an interactive user forum, and more! Steve Anchell is a photographer and author of The Variable Contrast Printing Manual, and co-author of The Film Developing Cookbook. He has been teaching darkroom and photography workshops since 1979. Steve is a member of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals. "With its unrivalled collection of photographic formulae and easy to understand explanations of photographic processes, The Darkroom Cookbook has long been a favorite with darkroom workers everywhere. Now, with further additions to its formulary, more topics, and contributions by renowned darkroom experts, this new edition promises to be an indispensable Aladdin's Cave resource to darkroom enthusiasts of all levels. -Tim Rudman, photographer and author "The Darkroom Cookbook is an essential compendium of photographic information for anyone interested in high-quality darkroom work. -John Sexton, photographer

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Taylor & Francis

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1136092773

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Knowledge

The Philosophical Quest in History

By: Steve Fuller

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Knowledge

The Philosophical Quest in History

By: Steve Fuller

The theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History addresses this perception by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with an introduction to the central questions and problems in theory of knowledge, Steve Fuller goes on to demonstrate that contemporary epistemology is enriched by its interdisciplinarity, analysing keys areas including: Epistemology as Cognitive Economics Epistemology as Divine Psychology Epistemology as Philosophy of Science Epistemology as Sociology of Science Epistemology and Postmodernism. A wide-ranging and historically-informed assessment of the ways in which man has - and continues to - pursue, question, contest, expand and shape knowledge, this book is essential reading anyone in the Humanities and Social Sciences interested in the history and practical application of epistemology.

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Routledge

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1317592476

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American Mathematics 1890-1913

Catching up to Europe

By: Steve Batterson

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American Mathematics 1890-1913

Catching up to Europe

By: Steve Batterson

At the turn of the twentieth century, mathematical scholarship in the United States underwent a stunning transformation. In 1890 no American professor was producing mathematical research worthy of international attention. Graduate students were then advised to pursue their studies abroad. By the start of World War I the standing of American mathematics had radically changed. George David Birkhoff, Leonard Dickson, and others were turning out cutting edge investigations that attracted notice in the intellectual centers of Europe. Harvard, Chicago, and Princeton maintained graduate programs comparable to those overseas. This book explores the people, timing, and factors behind this rapid advance. Through the mid-nineteenth century most American colleges followed a classical curriculum that, in mathematics, rarely reached beyond calculus. With no doctoral programs of any sort in the United States until 1860, mathematical scholarship lagged far behind that in Europe. After the Civil War, visionary presidents at Harvard and Johns Hopkins broadened and deepened the opportunities for study. The breakthrough for mathematics began in 1890 with the hiring, in consecutive years, of William F. Osgood and Maxime Bôcher at Harvard and E. H. Moore at Chicago. Each of these young men had studied in Germany where they acquired vital mathematical knowledge and taste. Over the next few years Osgood, Bôcher, and Moore established their own research programs and introduced new graduate courses. Working with other like-minded individuals through the nascent American Mathematical Society, the infrastructure of meetings and journals were created. In the early twentieth century Princeton dramatically upgraded its faculty to give the United States the stability of a third mathematics center. The publication by Birkhoff, in 1913, of the solution to a famous conjecture served notice that American mathematics had earned consideration with the European powers of Germany, France, Italy, England, and Russia.

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The Mathematical Association of America

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0883855909

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Challenged

A Tribute: One Man's True Story of Caring For, Laughing with and Learning from People with Special Needs

By: Steve Grieger

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Challenged

A Tribute: One Man's True Story of Caring For, Laughing with and Learning from People with Special Needs

By: Steve Grieger

PRAISE for CHALLENGED: A TRIBUTE"Inspiring, encouraging, and a few surprises. Challenged is a well-written story that makes you laugh, cry and reflect on the "good old days" and the many positive changes in our field over the past 30 years. Steve Grieger has seen it all... Sharing his successes and challenges of everyday life!"--Mark R. Klaus, Executive Director, Home of Guiding Hands"Funny and deeply honest. As the mother of a child with Down syndrome, anyone who has ever loved or cared for someone with special needs will find it transcendent."--Patricia Connolly, parent and advocate"Mr. Grieger's witty and insightful book speaks to the heart of the human spirit. Through a series of eye-opening adventures it presents a unique and fascinating world, one that deserves recognition, filled with the joys and heartbreaks of self-discovery... It is an important contribution to the field of intellectual disabilities and other allied professions, and would make a wonderful addition to any classroom or home library."--Dr. Tomeka S. Williams, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, BA Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479705276

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Match of the Day 365

By: Steve Wilson

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Match of the Day 365

By: Steve Wilson

For over half a century, Match of the Day has been essential viewing for football fans, whatever their allegiance – and no programme has captured the star-studded era of the Premier League better. From Wayne Rooney’s first stunning goal and Sergio Aguero’s last second title winning strike to England’s many penalty heartaches, the Match of the Day team has helped us all create indelible football memories. Written by Steve Wilson, one of the show’s leading commentators, Match of the Day 365 takes us day by day through the drama, glory and heartache of the Premier League era. Revisiting classics matches, thrilling goals, controversial decisions, game-changing transfers and more, Steve has created a fascinating portrait of modern football, and an essential addition to any football fan’s collection.

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Random House

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1473530172

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9781473530171

Devil Gun

By: Steve Pickering

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Devil Gun

By: Steve Pickering

A tale of adventure and courage that invites the reader on a journey across the treacherous Atlantic to 19th Century America, where our hero Denim Armstrong struggles to make his mark in a land of opportunity and violence. The story takes us across the landscape of the Wild West, where we witness revenge killings, showdowns and turns of fortune with memorable, and sometimes notorious, historical characters shaping Denim's destiny.

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New Generation Publishing

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1800314574

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Sound of the Crowd: a Discography of the '80s (Fourth Edition)

By: Steve Binnie

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Sound of the Crowd: a Discography of the '80s (Fourth Edition)

By: Steve Binnie

SOUND OF THE CROWD: A DISCOGRAPHY OF THE '80s is the ultimate record collector's guide to the 1980s. In the era of multi-formatting, picture discs, coloured vinyl, multiple remixes, funny shaped records and tiny CDs you could lose down the back of the sofa, this book lists every format of every single, EP and album released in the UK in the 1980s by over 140 of the decade's biggest acts, from ABBA to Paul Young. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded to include even more acts than ever before, with additional sections to cover Band Aid-style charity congregations and compilation albums from the early '80s K-Tel efforts through to the Now That's What I Call Music series and its competitors. Compiled by Steve Binnie, editor of the '80s music website Sound of the Crowd and writer, producer and co-host of the unconventional '80s chart show Off The Chart, broadcast weekly on Mad Wasp Radio.

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Lulu.com

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0244129657

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9780244129651

Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales

By: Steve Wilson

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Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales

By: Steve Wilson

Contains stories; some true, some legendary, about caches of lost treasure.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806121742

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A View From The Terraces - Part 2

By: Steve Wilson

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A View From The Terraces - Part 2

By: Steve Wilson

Part two of a recollection of more than fifty years of watching professional sport across Britain and Europe. The memories in this volume cover hundreds of games of Football, Rugby League, Cricket and Ice Hockey.

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1326406612

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A View from the Terraces - Part Two - 1998-99 to 2014-15

By: Steve Wilson

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A View from the Terraces - Part Two - 1998-99 to 2014-15

By: Steve Wilson

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132647460X

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American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929

By: John T. Soister,Henry Nicolella,Steve Joyce

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American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929

By: John T. Soister,Henry Nicolella,Steve Joyce

During the Silent Era, when most films dealt with dramatic or comedic takes on the "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" theme, other motion pictures dared to tackle such topics as rejuvenation, revivication, mesmerism, the supernatural and the grotesque. A Daughter of the Gods (1916), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Magician (1926) and Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) were among the unusual and startling films containing story elements that went far beyond the realm of "highly unlikely." Using surviving documentation and their combined expertise, the authors catalog and discuss these departures from the norm in this encyclopedic guide to American horror, science fiction and fantasy in the years from 1913 through 1929.

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0786487909

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Blues Before Sunrise 2

Interviews from the Chicago Scene

By: Steve Cushing

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Blues Before Sunrise 2

Interviews from the Chicago Scene

By: Steve Cushing

In this new collection of interviews, Steve Cushing once again invites readers into the vaults of Blues Before Sunrise, his acclaimed nationally syndicated public radio show. Icons from Memphis Minnie to the Gay Sisters stand alongside figures like schoolteacher Flossie Franklin, who helped Leroy Carr pen some of his most famous tunes; saxman Abb Locke and his buddy Two-Gun Pete, a Chicago cop notorious for killing people in the line of duty; and Scotty "The Dancing Tailor" Piper, a font of knowledge on the black entertainment scene of his day. Cushing also devotes a section to religious artists, including the world-famous choir Wings Over Jordan and their travails touring and performing in the era of segregation. Another section focuses on the jazz-influenced Bronzeville scene that gave rise to Marl Young, Andrew Tibbs, and many others while a handful of Cushing's early brushes with the likes of Little Brother Montgomery, Sippi Wallace, and Blind John Davis round out the volume.Diverse and entertaining, Blues Before Sunrise 2 adds a chorus of new voices to the fascinating history of Chicago blues.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252051688

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Real Cities

Modernity, Space and the Phantasmagorias of City Life

By: Steve Pile

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Real Cities

Modernity, Space and the Phantasmagorias of City Life

By: Steve Pile

What is real about city life? Real Cities shows why it is necessary to take seriously the more imaginary, fantastic and emotional aspects of city life. Drawing inspiration from the work of Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud and Georg Simmel, Pile explores the dream-like and ghost-like experiences of the city. Such experiences are, he argues, best described as phantasmagorias. The phantasmagorias of city life, though commonplace, are far from self-evident and little understood. This book is a path-breaking exploration of urban phantasmagorias, grounded empirically in a series of unusual and exciting case studies. In this study, four substantial phantasmagorias are identified: dreams, magic, vampires and ghosts. The investigation of each phantasmagoria is developed using a wide variety of clear examples. Thus, voodoo in New York and New Orleans shows how ideas about magic are forged within cities. Meanwhile vampires reveal how specific fears about sex and death are expressed within, and circulate between, cities such as London and Singapore. Taken together, such examples build a unique picture of the diverse roles of the imaginary, fantastic and the emotional in modern city life. What is "real" about the city has radical consequences for how we think about improving city life, for all too often these are over-looked in utopian schemes for the city. Real Cities forcefully argues that an appreciation of urban phantasmagorias must be central to what is considered real about city life.

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076197041X

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My Father's Heart

A Son's Reckoning with the Legacy of Heart Disease

By: Steve McKee

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My Father's Heart

A Son's Reckoning with the Legacy of Heart Disease

By: Steve McKee

Sixteen-year-old Steve McKee watched his father die of a heart attack on the couch in their TV room. A lifelong smoker and workaholic, John McKee had been floored by a heart attack five years earlier. The McKee clan-perhaps including a demoralized John himself-had long been waiting for the other shoe to drop. At age fifty-two, Steve McKee learned that he was his father's son more than he had ever hoped-he, too, has serious cardiovascular disease. Haunted by his father's seeming surrender to the condition, McKee set out to find the man who died before the son could know him. In so doing, what might he, Steve McKee, learn of himself? Chronicling the disorienting first days following John McKee's death, My Father's Heart is an extraordinary story of an all-too-ordinary scenario: A father dies, a son remains, and the loss casts a long shadow across a generation. Rich in evocative detail of time, place, and family, it is a powerful memoir of love, forgiveness, and finding oneself.

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Da Capo Lifelong Books

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0786744081

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9780786744084

Shoot to Kill

By: Steve Cole

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Shoot to Kill

By: Steve Cole

BEFORE THE MAN BECAME THE LEGEND. BEFORE THE BOY BECAME THE MAN. James Bond hits Hollywood . . . Lights. Camera. Murder. Young Bond is back - in his most action-packed, explosive adventure yet.

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Random House

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1782952403

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Tin Boy

By: Steve Cole

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Tin Boy

By: Steve Cole

The true cost of the tin that goes into our electronic devices is revealed in this striking and gripping story from the bestselling author of Young Bond.

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HarperCollins UK

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1800900090

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9781800900097

The Wheelwright Family Story

By: Steve J. Plummer

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The Wheelwright Family Story

By: Steve J. Plummer

This is an illustrated history of the extraordinary Anglo-American Wheelwright family.In 1636 an outspoken Puritan, Reverend John Wheelwright, left his native Lincolnshire and headed for the new Boston Bay Colony. His stay in Massachusetts would be short lived.Persecuted and banished, Reverend John went on to found two New England towns and a dynasty which now spans six continents.The Wheelwrights have produced explorers, engineers, clerics, consuls and a family of cannibals. There are philanthropists, philanderers, psychoanalysts, scientists, soldiers and sailors.A sea captain became a pirate. A lawyer became a gold-digging sportsman and a kidnapped child was transformed from Puritan to Catholic mother superior.The Wheelwright's story, complete with black sheep and skeletons a-plenty, spans four centuries. Hundreds of illustrations and family charts, drawn from years of research, bring 580 pages of this most remarkable family's history to life.

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Lulu.com

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1445278065

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9781445278063

The Men's Clothing Guide

How and where to Buy the Best Men's Clothing in America

By: Steve Brinkman

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The Men's Clothing Guide

How and where to Buy the Best Men's Clothing in America

By: Steve Brinkman

The Men's Clothing Guide," reveals a straight guy with a sharp eye for men's fashion and one who logged more than 150,000 miles visiting men's stores all over America to prove it. His mantra applies equally to men and women: More combinations=more versatility=better value for your clothing dollar.Brinkman also presents a comprehensive guide to online shopping, factory outlet malls, department stores and independent menswear stores. His glossary of terms is invaluable for fashion neophytes.

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0972431705

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Almost America

From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S.

By: Steve Tally

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Almost America

From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S.

By: Steve Tally

Focusing on important events in which a single decision changes the course of history, an intriguing look at American history speculates about what would have happened if Washington had chosen not to cross the Delaware, Neil Armstrong had aborted the moon landing, or IBM had not asked Bill Gates and Microsoft to write the computer code for its first PC.

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Harper Collins

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0380800918

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9780380800919

State of Emergency

By: Steve Pieczenik

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State of Emergency

By: Steve Pieczenik

It's the Fourth of July weekend. 1.7 million acres of western forest land have just been dedicated as a National Park. And Governor Josiah Brigham of Utah, along with three other western govenors, has just declared war on the United States, bringing the country to the brink of disaster.

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Berkley

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0515125253

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9780515125252

What a Difference a Day Makes

Women Who Conquered 1950s Music

By: Steve Bergsman

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What a Difference a Day Makes

Women Who Conquered 1950s Music

By: Steve Bergsman

In What a Difference a Day Makes: Women Who Conquered 1950s Music, Steve Bergsman highlights the Black female artists of the 1950s, a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the early 1960s. Many of the singers of this era became wildly famous and respected, and even made it into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame. However, there were many others, such as Margie Day, Helen Humes, Nellie Lutcher, Jewel King, and Savannah Churchill, who made one or two great records in the 1950s and then disappeared from the scene. The era featured former jazz and blues singers, who first came to prominence in the 1940s, and others who pioneered early forms of rock ’n’ roll. In a companion volume, Bergsman has written the history of white women singers of the same era. Although song styles were parallel, the careers of Black and white female singers of the period ran in very different directions as the decade progressed. The songs of African American vocalists like Dinah Washington and Etta James were segregated to the R&B charts or covered by pop singers in the early and mid-1950s but burst into prominence in the last part of the decade and well into the 1960s. White singers, on the other hand, excelled in the early 1950s but saw their careers decline with the advent of rock music. In this volume, Bergsman takes an encyclopedic look at both the renowned and the sadly faded stars of the 1950s, placing them and their music back in the spotlight.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496848969

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9781496848963

Our Veterans

Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs

By: Suzanne Gordon,Steve Early,Jasper Craven

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Our Veterans

Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs

By: Suzanne Gordon,Steve Early,Jasper Craven

In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be “pro-veteran.” They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or outsourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans.

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Duke University Press

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1478023147

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9781478023142

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