Steve McCracken's Books

Believing In You Daily Devotional

Volume 1

By: Steve McCracken

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Believing In You Daily Devotional

Volume 1

By: Steve McCracken

Do you need a positive kick-start in your daily time with the Lord? ‘Believing In You’ is a 365 day devotional which will provide prophetic insights to inspire and challenge you. Steve McCracken writes out of the overflow with his personal time with God, encouraging you to walk in deeper relationship with the Father. The easy to read format of daily encouragements can be started at any time during the year. Just as in your everyday life, this book ebbs and flows from the profound to the simple, highlighting different aspects of God’s heart towards you. This resource will uplift and instruct you in right living as you discover on a greater level just how much God loves you and believes in you! PAPERBACK COPY AVAILABLE FROM www.davidmccracken.org/shop/resources ENDORSEMENTS Believing In You is not just a collection of wise sayings, inspirational comments, or quotable quotes! Each paragraph is anointed food for the soul. It’s often fresh revelation. Steve finds a creative way to bring out practical and relevant life-challenging messages every day from the Word. JASON SMITH, FOUNDER AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF BACK IN MOTION HEALTH GROUP Steve’s writing is inspiring! He uses words to uplift, encourage and instruct in right living all at the same time. His heart for people to progress and conquer shines through. His ability to stay on theme and go deeper takes his readers to new levels of possibility and growth. LISA MCINNES SMITH, SPEAKER AND AUTHOR Steve McCracken is a man after God’s own heart. His words of encouragement and inspiration come at the right time and help you to have God’s perspective on everyday life. SAM EVANS, GLOBAL SENIOR PASTOR, PLANETSHAKERS CHURCH

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David McCracken Ministries

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0987131478

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Class Matters

The Strange Career of an American Delusion

By: Steve Fraser

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Class Matters

The Strange Career of an American Delusion

By: Steve Fraser

A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life From the decks of the Mayflower straight through to Donald Trump's "American carnage," class has always played a role in American life. In this remarkable work, Steve Fraser twines our nation's past with his own family's history, deftly illustrating how class matters precisely because Americans work so hard to pretend it doesn't. He examines six signposts of American history--the settlements at Plymouth and Jamestown; the ratification of the Constitution; the Statue of Liberty; the cowboy; the "kitchen debate" between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev; and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech--to explore just how pervasively class has shaped our national conversation. With a historian's intellectual command and a riveting narrative voice, Fraser interweaves these examples with his own past--including his false arrest on charges of planning to blow up the Liberty Bell during the Civil Rights era--to tell a story both urgent and timeless.

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Yale University Press

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0300221509

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9780300221503

Go To

The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Ico

By: Steve Lohr

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Go To

The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Ico

By: Steve Lohr

In Go To, Steve Lohr chronicles the history of software from the early days of complex mathematical codes mastered by a few thousand to today's era of user-friendly software and over six million professional programmers worldwide. Lohr maps out the unique seductions of programming, and gives us an intimate portrait of the peculiar kind of genius that is drawn to this blend of art, science, and engineering, introducing us to the movers and shakers of the 1950s and the open-source movement of today. With original reporting and deft storytelling, Steve Lohr shows us how software transformed the world, and what it holds in store for our future.

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Basic Books

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0786730765

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Building Student Literacy Through Sustained Silent Reading

By: Steve Gardiner

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Building Student Literacy Through Sustained Silent Reading

By: Steve Gardiner

Steve Gardiner, a high school English teacher, describes how sustained silent reading can help students of all abilities and backgrounds improve their reading skills.

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ASCD

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1416602267

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Lakota Performers in Europe

Their Culture and the Artifacts They Left Behind

By: Steve Friesen

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Lakota Performers in Europe

Their Culture and the Artifacts They Left Behind

By: Steve Friesen

From April to November 1935 in Belgium, fifteen Lakotas enacted their culture on a world stage. Wearing beaded moccasins and eagle-feather headdresses, they set up tepees, danced, and demonstrated marksmanship and horse taming for the twenty million visitors to the Brussels International Exposition, a grand event similar to a world’s fair. The performers then turned homeward, leaving behind 157 pieces of Lakota culture that they had used in the exposition, ranging from costumery to weaponry. In Lakota Performers in Europe, author Steve Friesen tells the story of these artifacts, forgotten until recently, and of the Lakota performers who used them. The 1935 exposition marked a culmination of more than a century of European travel by American Indian performers, and of Europeans’ fascination with Native culture, fanned in part by William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West from the late 1800s through 1913. Although European newspaper reports often stereotyped Native performers as “savages,” American Indians were drawn to participate by the opportunity to practice traditional aspects of their culture, earn better wages, and see the world. When the organizers of the 1935 exposition wanted to include an American Indian village, Sam Lone Bear, Thomas and Sallie Stabber, Joe Little Moon, and other Lakotas were eager to participate. By doing this, they were able to preserve their culture and influence European attitudes toward it. Friesen narrates these Lakotas' experiences abroad. In the process, he also tells the tale of collector François Chladiuk, who acquired the Lakotas’ artifacts in 2004. More than 300 color and black-and-white photographs document the collection of items used by the performers during the exposition. Friesen portrays a time when American Indians—who would not long after return to Europe as allies and liberators in military garb—appeared on the international stage as ambassadors of the American West. Lakota Performers in Europe offers a complex view of a vibrant culture practiced and preserved against tremendous odds.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806158263

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Video Techniques in Animal Ecology and Behaviour

By: Steve Wratten

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Video Techniques in Animal Ecology and Behaviour

By: Steve Wratten

This book is about video techniques, not video technology. To deal with the latter would be a thankless task, as by the time the book was published it would be out of date, given the rapid rate of development of video hardware. However, these technological advances do help to make it an exciting field. As Joe Riley says in Chapter 1, 'Advances in video technology continually produce improvements in performance and reductions in both the cost and size of equipment, so it seems certain that the technique will prove to be an even more useful resource . . . in the future. ' In selecting the topics and authors represented in this book, I have tried to encompass most of the behavioural and ecological uses to which video is likely to be put over the next decade or so. I believe the book has captured the invaluable accumulated experience of the most active practitioners of the medium in this research area. The idea for the book arose from two workshops on the use of video in ecology and behaviour held at Southampton University, UK, during the 1980s. Three learned societies were involved in these meetings: the Association of Applied Biologists, the British Ecological Society and the Society for Experimental Biology.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0412466406

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Gold Fever

One Man's Adventures on the Trail of the Gold Rush

By: Steve Boggan

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Gold Fever

One Man's Adventures on the Trail of the Gold Rush

By: Steve Boggan

Gold. For centuries people have been entranced by the riches it promises; thousands have gone wild in their search for it and surely there will be many more. After the Financial Crisis, the price of gold reached peaks never seen in history. All over the world, particularly in the United States, people with no experience of prospecting began shopping for shovels, pickaxes, gold pans, tents, generators, and all manner of equipment they had no idea how to use. And off they went mining. In 2013, Steve Boggan decided he wanted a piece of the action, flying to San Francisco to join the 21st century's gold rush in a quest to understand the allure of the metal – and maybe find some for himself, too. Meeting a selection of colourful characters dreaming of striking it rich, he gets a crash course in small-scale prospecting while learning about the history and economics of gold. He also takes us back in time to the original gold rush, two centuries ago, tracing the path of the first intrepid 49ers who trekked thousands of miles, risking death for the chance of unimaginable wealth. Written with Boggan's characteristic charm, Gold Fever is a hugely entertaining travelogue and a moving insight into a key period in the creation of modern America.

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Simon and Schuster

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1780746970

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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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PC Annoyances

How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Your Personal Computer

By: Steve Bass

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PC Annoyances

How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Your Personal Computer

By: Steve Bass

A guide to fixing common computer problems that uses screen shots and step-by-step instructions to cover a variety of glitches, bugs, and quirks.

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0596005938

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9780596005931

Justify

111 Days to Triple Crown Glory

By: Lenny Shulman,Steve Haskin

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Justify

111 Days to Triple Crown Glory

By: Lenny Shulman,Steve Haskin

With a trademark powerful stride amid a blaze of red and yellow silks, Justify emphatically crossed the finish line at the 2018 Belmont Stakes and became just the 13th winner of horse racing's elusive Triple Crown. One of the most charismatic and talented runners in the history of the sport, Justify was also one of its most unlikely champions; the late-blooming chestnut colt made his competitive debut only 111 days prior to that legendary victory. In Justify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory, veteran scribe Lenny Shulman (BloodHorse magazine) provides an insider account of this Thoroughbred's rise to greatness. Through extensive interviews and first-hand accounts, readers will discover the fascinatingly disparate cast of characters who were crucial to Justify's success, including trainer Bob Baffert, whose innate ability to identify equine talent also produced American Pharoah; Mike Smith, the 52-year-old jockey asserting himself in the miraculous third act of his career; and breeders John and Tanya Gunther, who believed in Justify's ability despite the developmental imperfections that drove buyers away. Packed with riveting action, keen insight, and behind-the-scenes perspectives on quieter figures like silent investors, international stakeholders, and unheralded training staff, Justify is an illuminating look at the modern Thoroughbred industry and an essential story for the ages.

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Triumph Books

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1641252502

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Sectarianism in Scotland

By: Steve Bruce

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Sectarianism in Scotland

By: Steve Bruce

Introduction : is Scotland sectarian? --1.nineteenth century --2.thirties --3.present --4.Ulster, football and violence --5.Why bigotry failed.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474465463

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Galloping Gourmet

Eating and Drinking with Buffalo Bill

By: Steve Friesen

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Galloping Gourmet

Eating and Drinking with Buffalo Bill

By: Steve Friesen

Galloping Gourmet explores an unfamiliar side of a familiar character in American history, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. In this entertaining narrative Steve Friesen explores the evolving role of eating and drinking in Buffalo Bill’s life (1846–1917). Friesen starts with Buffalo Bill’s culinary roots on the American Plains, eating simple foods such as cornbread, fried “yellow-legged” chicken, and hardtack. Buffalo Bill discovered gourmet dining while leading buffalo-hunting expeditions and scouting. As his fame increased, so did his desire and opportunities for fine dining: his early show business career allowed him to dine at some of the best restaurants in the country. Friesen examines the creation of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1883, in which Cody introduced his diverse cast of employees to dining that equaled America’s best restaurants. One newspaper reporter observed that “Colonel Cody displays no more care about anything than the proper feeding of horse and man.” Cody opened the first Mexican restaurant east of the Mississippi and introduced American foodways to Europe. Equally comfortable eating around a campfire on the plains or at Delmonico’s in New York City, he also dined with leading celebrities of his day. In the final section Friesen addresses the controversies surrounding Cody’s drinking, his death, and his ongoing culinary legacy. Galloping Gourmet includes an appendix of more than thirty annotated period recipes.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496238133

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The Downwind Walk

A Usar Paramedic’S Experiences After the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

By: Steve Kanarian

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The Downwind Walk

A Usar Paramedic’S Experiences After the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

By: Steve Kanarian

About the Book The Downwind Walk lets you experience the tragic events following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001 through the eyes of an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) paramedic who went into harms way to rescue the victims, which rapidly included many of his brothers and sisters of the New York Fire Department (NYFD) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The author was a member of the EMS FDNY in the Bronx who was deployed with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) USAR team at Ground Zero. He went downwind with the USAR team after they set up operations and donned the proper protective clothing and breathing protection. Their mission was to take a first hand look at that mass casualty incident (MCI), assess the damage and losses, and make an estimation of resources needed to mitigate the incident. The reader is invited to take the downwind walk with Steve as he recounts the events, sights, smells and vivid memories of that unforgettable September .. from eye level at Ground Zero, in his dusty boots. In this book, you will read stories about EMTs and paramedics who were at Ground Zero with the author, including some who were wounded or traumatized and others who made the ultimate sacrifice. You will also learn about NYFD EMS personnel who made a significant contribution to patient care and public service by responding to numerous 9-1-1 calls or assisting fallen coworkers that week despite extremely stressful working conditions. No doubt you have heard the popular stories that tell of heroism on airline flights, in the Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. It is also important for future generations of Americans to know about the sacrifice and dedication of NYFD EMS first responders. Now is the time to share their stories as the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 looms on the horizon as ominously as the smoke and dust filled the atmosphere after the collapse of the Twin Towers. Steve wants future EMTs and paramedics to know about the individual acts of caring and dedication of the EMS first responders at Ground Zero. He also would like to share with them stories of how EMS dealt with this horrendous incident and lessons learned from the catastrophic consequences of that MCI so they may learn from their experience.

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1456798871

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Pool Ball Socks

By: Steve T. Sadaka

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Pool Ball Socks

By: Steve T. Sadaka

A visionary and medium, Steve T. Sadaka’s first fictional novel, set in 2036, sheds light on an invisible entity affecting gang circles in his third book of the Life in the Face series. Pool Ball Socks is an action-packed thriller that follows Victor Smithers, an Ottawa civilian with a violent past. When a robbery attempt by some punks goes awry late at night in an abandoned park followed by a mafia visit two days later, an awakening of old habits throws the Nation’s Capital into months of violence and turmoil. With the cops on his tail and the mob after his gold, Victor leans on his Uncle Tom, a veteran with a lot of skills, and his girlfriend, Karen, who’s as smart and capable as she is beautiful. Can the experienced minds and technology of law enforcement in 2036 figure out their next moves? Will the truth be found? Or will the trio escape with their peace and liberty intact in this guaranteed thrill ride for adult suspense and action fans? Pool Ball Socks will entertain and leave you asking for more!

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FriesenPress

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1038314615

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Gene Cloning

By: Julia Lodge,Peter Lund,Steve Minchin

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Gene Cloning

By: Julia Lodge,Peter Lund,Steve Minchin

The ability to successfully clone genes underlies the majority of our knowledge in molecular and cellular biology. Gene Cloning introduces the diverse array of techniques available to clone genes and how they can be used effectively both in the research laboratory, to gain knowledge about the gene, and for use in biotechnology, medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and agriculture. It shows how cloning genes is an integral part of genomics and underlines its relevance in the post-genomic age, as a tool required to test predictions of gene regulation and function made through bioinformatics. Applications of gene cloning in medicine, both for diagnosis and treatment, and in the pharmaceutical industry and agriculture, are also covered in the book. Gene Cloning takes a fresh approach to teaching molecular and cellular biology and will be a valuable resource to both undergraduates and lecturers of biological and biomedical science courses.

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Garland Science

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1135728925

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Interviewing Users

How to Uncover Compelling Insights

By: Steve Portigal

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Interviewing Users

How to Uncover Compelling Insights

By: Steve Portigal

Interviewing is a foundational user research tool that people assume they already possess. Everyone can ask questions, right? Unfortunately, that's not the case. Interviewing Users provides invaluable interviewing techniques and tools that enable you to conduct informative interviews with anyone. You'll move from simply gathering data to uncovering powerful insights about people.

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Rosenfeld Media

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1933820810

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More Beautiful Than Before

How Suffering Transforms Us

By: Steve Leder

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More Beautiful Than Before

How Suffering Transforms Us

By: Steve Leder

Every one of us sooner or later walks through hell. The hell of being hurt, the hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the hell of a reluctant, thunking shovel full of earth upon the casket of someone we deeply loved, the hell of betrayal, the hell of betraying, the hell of divorce, the hell of a kid in trouble . . . the hell of knowing that this year, like any year, may be our last. We all walk through hell. The point is not to come out empty-handed. . . . There is real and profound power in the suffering we endure if we transform that suffering into a more authentic, meaningful life. In the spirit of such classics as When Bad Things Happen to Good People, A Grief Observed, and When Things Fall Apart, More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us examines the many ways we can transform physical, psychological, or emotional pain into a more beautiful and meaningful life. As the leader of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, one of America’s largest and most important congregations, located in the heart of Los Angeles, Rabbi Leder has witnessed a lot of pain: "It’s my phone that rings when people’s bodies or lives fall apart," he writes. "The couch in my office is often drenched with tears." After 27 years of listening, comforting, and holding so many who suffered, he thought he understood pain and its challenges—but when it struck hard in his own life and brought him to his knees, a new understanding unfolded before him as he felt pain’s profound effects on his body, spirit, and soul. In this elegantly concise, beautifully written, and deeply inspiring book, Rabbi Leder guides us through pain’s stages of surviving, healing, and growing to help us all find meaning in our suffering. Drawing on his experience as a spiritual leader, the wisdom of ancient traditions, modern science, and stories from his own life and others’, he shows us that when we must endure, we can, and that there is a path for each of us that leads from pain to wisdom. "Pain cracks us open," he writes. "It breaks us. But in the breaking, there is a new kind of wholeness." This powerful book will inspire in us all a life worthy of our suffering; a life gentler, wiser, and more beautiful than before.

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Hay House, Inc

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1401967124

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Soils and Environment

By: Steve Ellis,Tony Mellor

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Soils and Environment

By: Steve Ellis,Tony Mellor

Soils represent the result of a complex set of interacting processes and are an integral component of the environment. Yet soils remain the most undervalued and misused of the Earth's resources. This work examines the fundamental importance of soils. Combining practical analysis and interpretation with a theoretical approach, the authors discuss the properties of soils, debate the environmental factors that influence their development, and address their resulting spatial characteristics on a global scale. Examining the impact of environmental controls on soil formation this book also analyzes the role of soils as components of natural environmental systems, and soil-human interactions. A glossary of terms aids the less scientific reader. Adopting macro and micro-scale, pure and applied, spatial and temporal, and natural and human related approaches, this book offers an understanding of soils within an environmental context. As environmental problems, such as pollution, acidification, erosion and climatic change become matters of greater concern, this work offers an understanding for readers across a spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.

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Routledge

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1134915071

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Scottish Gods

Religion in Modern Scotland 1900-2012

By: Bruce Steve Bruce

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Scottish Gods

Religion in Modern Scotland 1900-2012

By: Bruce Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce here presents a highly readable account of the changing nature and place of religion in Scotland in an increasingly irreligious society. In 1900 Scotland was a largely Presbyterian country and the Christian churches were a major social force. Now less than 10 per cent of Scots attend church. As religion has declined, it has become more varied: Catholicism has grown as have Charismatic Christian fellowships; Buddhist and Hindu themes have 'easternised' our religious vocabulary; a significant Muslim population has become established; and a notable number of Scots now pursue personal spiritual interests in forms which would once have been dismissed as pagan. Both this decline and the diversification deserve explanation. The Protestant-Catholic divide has faded but Scots have new controversies over the proper public place of religion in the light of growing secularization and diversification. The growth of individual liberty and increasing cultural diversity combine to weaken all shared beliefs by changing religion from a social matter into a private personal concern. All religious groups are faced with the choice of either accommodating that trend and losing their distinctiveness or resisting it and making membership too costly for most potential adherents. This radical remapping of Scotland's religious character is a fascinating summary of a remarkable career of research and analysis by one of Scotland's leading social historians.Topics include: Lewis, Orkney and Shetland compared; the integration of the Irish; the growth and decline of the Catholic Church; Scotland Orange and Protestant; the Post-War Kirk; factionalism in the conservative Presbyterian churches; the failure of the charismatic movement in Scotland; Samye Ling and Buddhism; Findhorn and New Age spirituality; Scots Muslims; and arguments over the ordination of women and gay rights.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748682910

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Oil and Water

By: Steve Duin,Shannon Wheeler

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Oil and Water

By: Steve Duin,Shannon Wheeler

When ten Oregonians travel to the Gulf Coast in August 2010 to plumb the devastation wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill, they discover that “Oil and Water” is just the first of the insoluble contradictions. Between the tarred sands of Grand Isle and the fouled waters of the Louisiana bayou, they come to find out that Gulf Coast residents are economically dependent upon the very industry that is wreaking havoc on their environment. In the shadow of the greatest ecological disaster of our time, they are forced to reassess their roles as witness, critic and environmental steward.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1606994921

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Bob Knight

The Unauthorized Biography

By: Steve Delsohn,Mark Heisler

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Bob Knight

The Unauthorized Biography

By: Steve Delsohn,Mark Heisler

A portrait of the controversial basketball coach traces his tenure with Indiana University and offers insight into the darker side of his personality as well as the methods that led to his numerous awards.

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Simon and Schuster

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074346267X

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Kids Killing Kids

Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools

By: Thomas K. Capozzoli,R. Steve McVey

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Kids Killing Kids

Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools

By: Thomas K. Capozzoli,R. Steve McVey

Littleton, Colorado. Conyers, Georgia. Pearl, Mississippi. Jonesboro, Arkansas. Springfield, Oregon. In the aftermath of the latest incidences of school violence, Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools tackles the tough questions: How do we find out which students are potentially violent? What do we do with them? Is there an epidemic of children whose psychological problems go undetected until they erupt in violence? Are the parents really responsible? Parents, administrators, fellow students, the media: we all look for someone to blame. Kids who look or act different fall under suspicion. The cry goes out for more gun control, less violence in television, movies and video games. President Clinton calls a conference to address violence in the media. Add gangs to this mix and the situation becomes explosive. A factor in inner-city schools for years, new evidence suggests that gangs are now recruiting new members from suburban schools. Violence from conflicts between rival gangs adds to the already volatile atmosphere in schools. While not all violence can be anticipated, there is no substitute for being proactive. Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools serves as a guide for detection, intervention, and prevention - providing solutions for our schools.

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CRC Press

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157444283X

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Working Detroit

By: Steve Babson,David Elsila,John Revitte,Ron Alpern

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Working Detroit

By: Steve Babson,David Elsila,John Revitte,Ron Alpern

The book concludes with an examination of the present day crisis facing the labor movement.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814345093

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Safety Crimes

By: Steve Tombs,Dave Whyte

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Safety Crimes

By: Steve Tombs,Dave Whyte

Every year in the UK, hundreds of workers are killed just doing their jobs, thousands more die of illnesses caused by their work and tens of thousands suffer major injuries such as amputations, loss of sight, serious burns, and so on. Worldwide, two million people are killed by work each year. Yet with the exception of high profile cases such as the gas leak at Bhopal, India, which killed tens of thousands, this crime wave fails to attract the interest of the politicians, the media or - least forgiveably of all - the knowledge industry of criminology. This book is concerned with crimes against worker and public safety, providing an account and analysis of this increasingly important field, and setting this within the broader context of corporate and white-collar crime. It uses case studies and original analyses of official data to illustrate key points and themes, drawing upon both well known and high profile instances of safety crimes as well the mass of ubiquitous 'mundane' or 'routine' deaths and injuries. Thus the book examines how much safety crime is there, how are such offences rendered invisible, and how can their extent be unearthed accurately? Throughout the book the authors analyse the social, legal and political processes that ensure that safety crimes remain subject to under-enforcement and under-criminalisation. This analysis identifies key moments in the historical development of criminal law and regulation, and assesses the prospects for criminalising safety crimes in the context of contemporary neo-liberal regulatory policies. The theoretical and political justifications for dominant approaches to the regulation and sanctioning of safety criminals are subject to critique in order to develop alternative, more effective, means of criminalisation and punishment. The book concludes with an original analysis of safety crimes that allows us to understand the complexities of the conditions of their production, and develop a more realistic appraisal of the prospects for their amelioration.

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Steve Price - Be Your Best

By: Ben Blaschke,Steve Price

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Steve Price - Be Your Best

By: Ben Blaschke,Steve Price

The biography of a rugby league great

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Camp 4

Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

By: Steve Roper

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Camp 4

Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

By: Steve Roper

* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding * Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemie during this period * Portrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbing In the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists -- many of them the finest rock climbers in the world -- channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4 -- gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing -- to see what all the fuss was about. Climber and author Steve Roper spent most of 10 years living in the Yosemite Valley with its intriguing inhabitants. Camp 4 is his take on the era's top climbers and the influences behind their achievements. The text is full of stories both hilarious and revealing about the likes of bolt-disdaining Royal Robbins; fun-loving, big-wall expert Warren Harding; free-climber Frank Sacherer; multi-talented Chuck Pratt; master craftsman Yvon Chouinard; and ill-fated Mark Powell. Roper also tips his hat to the elder statesmen of the 1930s and 1940s who pioneered early, important climbs in the valley. Camp 4 looks at the most significant climbs, and the most riveting controversies of a legendary era. With more than 50 fascinating historical photographs, most never before published, Camp 4 is the definitive history of Yosemite climbing during this period.

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The Performativity of Value

On the Citability of Cultural Commodities

By: Steve Sherlock

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The Performativity of Value

On the Citability of Cultural Commodities

By: Steve Sherlock

The Performativity of Value: On the Citability of Cultural Commodities addresses the increased commodification of language in the U.S. cultural economy. The marketing of cultural commodities in formats such as websites, videos, movies, books, online games, or television episodes—as distributed across a wide range of technological devices—means that language is moving across situational contexts to an unprecedented degree. Just as authors quote or paraphrase sources in the construction of a text, subjects “cite” the commodified words, images, and works of others as they construct their social identities. Steve Sherlock discusses how consumer citational practices generate demand for those cultural commodities which align the self with particular subcultural groups. By “re-citing” the exchange value frame within which language itself has acquired an economic worth, consumer citational practices have become performative of the U.S. cultural economy. In order to describe this process, the book extends the work of Judith Butler on the performativity of gender to the performativity of exchange value, as well as to the performativity of subcultural values. The book also develops a critique of the increasing commodification of language in the contemporary economy. Sherlock follows Butler in developing a model of performativity based on Jacques Derrida’s work, particularly regarding the citability of language into new situational contexts. Derrida’s critique of the metaphysics of presence in Western philosophy and culture is extended toward a critique of the assumed presence of exchange value in the cultural marketplace. The book also incorporates the work of the Bakhtin Circle into this framework—especially their insight into how everyday utterances, which “report on” the words of others, become a site for the re-negotiation of values between self and others. The re-citational process used in contemporary identity construction can thus either re-cite the current cultural economy, or resist it. The Performativity of Value contributes to themes examined in social theory, social psychology, literary theory, continental philosophy, and cultural studies, and thus will be of interest to students and scholars working in those areas.

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Christianity & Western Thought

A History of Philosophers, Ideas & Movements

By: Colin Brown,Steve Wilkens,Alan G. Padgett

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Christianity & Western Thought

A History of Philosophers, Ideas & Movements

By: Colin Brown,Steve Wilkens,Alan G. Padgett

From Socrates and the Sophists to Kant, from Augustine to Aquinas and the Reformers, Colin Brown traces the turbulent, often tension-filled, always fascinating story of the thinkers, ideas and movements that have shaped our intellectual landscape. Is philosophy the "handmaiden of faith" or "the doctrine of demons"? Does it clarify the faith or undermine the very heart of Christian belief?Brown writes, "This book is about the changes in preconceptions, world views and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and Christianity in particular in the Western world. . . . It is a historical sketch, written to help students--and anyone else who might be interested--to get a better grasp of the love-hate relationship between philosophy and faith that has gone on for close to two thousand years."Students, pastors and thoughtful Christians will benefit from this rich resource. The first in a proposed three-volume work, Brown's easy-to-read, hard-to-put-down introduction to Christianity and Western thought focuses on developments from the ancient world to the Age of Enlightenment.

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Giving Ourselves to Prayer

An Acts 6:4 Primer for Ministry

By: Howard Baker,Mike Barnett,Steve Booth,Dick Eastman,Jonathan Graf,Daniel Henderson,Mike Higgs,Chuck Lawless,Ron Walborn

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Giving Ourselves to Prayer

An Acts 6:4 Primer for Ministry

By: Howard Baker,Mike Barnett,Steve Booth,Dick Eastman,Jonathan Graf,Daniel Henderson,Mike Higgs,Chuck Lawless,Ron Walborn

Compiled by Dr. Dan Crawford, this is an 80 chapter, 592 page textbook written by 80 different professors and national prayer leaders. It is a complete textbook on prayer designed for pastors and seminary students and Christian college students who are training for the ministry. The content covers both personal prayer issues and concepts and how to grow prayer in a church. Here are the 4 Sections of the book and a listing of some of the chapter topics: Section One: The Theological Foundation of Prayer Chapter 1: The Bible and Prayer- Gary T. Meadors Chapter 2: Jewish Traditions of Prayer- Jan Verbrugge Chapter 3: Prayer and the Kingdom of God- Ron Walborn Chapter 4: God the Father and Prayer- Patricia A. Outlaw Chapter 5: God the Son and Prayer- James R. Wicker Chapter 6: Praying in the Name of Jesus- Randal Roberts Chapter 7: The Gospel of Prayer- John W. Taylor Chapter 8: God the Spirit and Prayer- James L. Wakefield Chapter 12: The Aspects, Varieties and Kinds of Prayer- Alice Smith Chapter 13: Prayer and the Sovereignty of God- Leith Anderson Chapter 15: Problems of Seemingly Unanswered Prayer- Elmer L. Towns Chapter 19: Responding in Prayer to God's Character- Aida Besancon Spencer Section Two: The Personal Passion for Prayer Chapter 23: Jesus as a Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer- Howard Baker Chapter 25: Disciplines of Personal Prayer- Dan R. Crawford Chapter 30: How to Address God in Prayer- William David Spencer Chapter 31: To Whom Does God Listen?- W. Bingham Hunter Chapter 32: How to Hear from God in Prayer- Calvin A. Blom Section Three: The Corporate Expression of Prayer Chapter 41: The Bible and Church Prayer- J. Chris Schofield Chapter 42: The Place of Prayer in the Early Church- Steve Booth Chapter 43: The Meaning of "A House of Prayer"- Dennis Fuqua Chapter 44: How to Build a House of Prayer- Dave Butts Chapter 47: Leading/Facilitating Corporate Prayer- Phil Miglioratti Chapter 48: Prayer in the Corporate Worship Service- Jonathan Graf Chapter 54: Mobilizing Youth to Pray- Mike Higgs Chapter 55: Prayer Components for City-wide Movements- Tom White Chapter 56: Pastoral Prayers of Intercession- Stan May Chapter 57: Worship Based Prayer vs. List Based Prayer- Dick Eastman Chapter 60: How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation- Daniel Henderson Section Four: The Global Impact of Prayer Chapter 61: The Bible and Global Prayer- Henry Blackaby Chapter 62: Prayer and Spiritual Awakenings- Glenn Sheppard Chapter 63: Prayer and Evangelism- Alvin L. Reid Chapter 66: Strategic Prayer for God's Mission and Missionaries- Mike Barnett Chapter 69: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare- Chuck Lawless Chapter 70: Mobilizing Prayer Advocacy- Eleanor Witcher Chapter 75: Prayer for the Harvest- Paula Hemphill Chapter 76: Prayer Journeys: Praying on Location for the Nations- Pat Allen Chapter 80: The Lord's Model of Prayer for the Kingdom- Darrell W. Johnson

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PrayerShop Publishing

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1970176407

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Saturday Night at the Baths, Books 1 and 2

By: Steve Ostrow

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Saturday Night at the Baths, Books 1 and 2

By: Steve Ostrow

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Xlibris Corporation

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145000380X

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Baseball Maverick

How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets

By: Steve Kettmann

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Baseball Maverick

How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets

By: Steve Kettmann

“An intimate portrait of one of the shrewdest, most decorated men to ever occupy the GM chair . . . A really fun read” (Jonah Keri, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Up, Up, & Away). In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball’s most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who got his baseball start in Oakland, where he led a revolution in the sport. The A’s partnered with Apple in 1980, pioneering the use of statistical analysis in baseball, and became a powerhouse—winning the 1989 World Series. Granted unprecedented access to the working general manager over several seasons, bestselling author Steve Kettmann traces Alderson’s history and his revival of the Mets, despite a limited budget, through big trades that brought back high-profile prospects to the development of young aces including Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and Jacob deGrom. Baseball Maverick is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a Major League team and a fascinating exploration of what it means to be smart. A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Sports Book for Spring “A fascinating and fresh look at the resurgent team’s winning strategy. Whether you’re a diehard Mets fan like me or just a curious baseball fan in general, you’ll want to read Steve Kettmann’s new book because it’s a compelling human interest story and you will gain insight about how the game has changed.” —Forbes “Extremely well-written and unflaggingly interesting, [Baseball Maverick] will appeal to any baseball fan who wants insight into what GMs do and into how contemporary winning major league baseball teams are built.” —Spitball magazine “Outstanding.” —Dennis Eckersley, Hall of Fame pitcher “Revealing . . . [Alderson] gave serious access to Kettman, an astute reporter.” —George Vecsey, New York Times sports columnist and author of Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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0802192564

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100 Years of Magazine Covers

By: Steve Taylor

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100 Years of Magazine Covers

By: Steve Taylor

Showcasing a vast range of titles, from fashion to reportage, and high-end design to counter-cultural fanzines, this collection offers an insight not only into the work of the most influential art directors, publishers and designers of the last century, but into the way that we perceive and represent ourselves and the culture in which we live; our interests, concerns, and aspirations.

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Black Dog Publishing

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1904772420

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Kansas Paper Money

An Illustrated History, 1854–1935

By: Steve Whitfield

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Kansas Paper Money

An Illustrated History, 1854–1935

By: Steve Whitfield

Kansas had only a few years in which its bankers and merchants issued the now-obsolete notes that have become such popular—and rare—collector’s items. This heavily illustrated history details Kansas paper bank notes and scrip through 1935. Like the Society of Paper Money Collectors’ state catalogs it provides history and listings of specific notes and comments on their rarity, but it is unique in grouping notes and issuers alphabetically according to the economic period in which the notes were issued. Notes are separated into three major categories: municipal governments, merchants, and banks. Appendices examine modern reproductions of obsolete currency, altered notes and write-in scrip, the printers and engravers who created the physical notes, and more.

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McFarland

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0786454261

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Culture, Heritage and Representation

Perspectives on Visuality and the Past

By: Steve Watson

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Culture, Heritage and Representation

Perspectives on Visuality and the Past

By: Steve Watson

The 'visual' has long played a crucial role in forming experiences, associations, expectations and understandings of heritage. Images convey meaning within a range of practices, including tourism, identity construction, the popularization of the past through a variety of media, and the memorialization of events. However, despite the central role of 'the visual' in these contexts, it has been largely neglected in heritage literature. This edited collection is the first to explore the production, use and consumption of visual imagery as an integral part of heritage. Drawing on case studies from around the world, it provides a multidisciplinary analysis of heritage representations, combining complex understandings of the 'visual' from a wide range of disciplines, including heritage studies, sociology and cultural studies perspectives. In doing so, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological tools necessary for understanding visual imagery within its cultural context.

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Routledge

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1351946781

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Carrying Jackie's Torch

The Players who Integrated Baseball-- and America

By: Steve Jacobson

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Carrying Jackie's Torch

The Players who Integrated Baseball-- and America

By: Steve Jacobson

The real and painful struggles of the black players who followed Jackie Robinson into major and minor league baseball from 1947 through 1968 are chronicled in this compelling volume. Players share their personal and often heart-wrenching stories of intense racism, both on and off the field, mixed with a sometimes begrudged appreciation for their tremendous talents. Stories include incidents of white players who gave up promising careers in baseball because they wouldn't play with a black teammate, the Georgia law that forbade a black player from dressing in the same clubhouse as the white players, the quotas for the number of blacks on a team, and how salary negotiations without agents or free agency were akin to a plantation system for both black and white players. The 20 players profiled include Ernie Banks, Alvin Jackson, Charlie Murray, Chuck Harmon, Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson, Hank Aaron, Curt Flood, Lou Brock, and Bob Watson.

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Chicago Review Press

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1556526393

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Incredible Hulk Epic Collection

Crisis On Counter-Earth

By: Steve Englehart

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Incredible Hulk Epic Collection

Crisis On Counter-Earth

By: Steve Englehart

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #157-178; material from FOOM (1973) #1-2. Hulk takes a trip to Counter-Earth, where he confronts his most-hated enemy: Bruce Banner! Add in the Rhino and the Abomination, and the action and drama can't be contained! Then, the Hulk heads north to Canada - where the X-Men's Mimic returns, and the Wendigo makes its debut! And the drama continues when Betty Ross is mutated into the Harpy! Next, the green goliath sets out on a path of revenge against a murderer's row of earth-shaking enemies - including Juggernaut, Cobalt Man and a second encounter with Rhino and Abomination! Finally, the Hulk lands in Attilan, where the Inhumans are forced to launch him into outer space to prevent the destruction of their home. But where the Hulk lands will surprise him - and a cosmic saga alongside the messianic Adam Warlock awaits!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302939041

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