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Basic Spiritual Principles

By: Steven J. Gold

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The idea of this book is to present in simple and straightforward terms some basic principles related to spirituality and spiritual processes and revelations. It contains expressions and formulations of some basic truths that have been divulged in various forms and fashions over the ages, drawing from eastern and western spiritual traditions. As such, it provides a framework to help address life's essential existential questions.

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1257047485

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Krsna and Christ

Body-Divine Relation in the Thought of Sankara, Ramanuja, and Classical Christian Orthodoxy

By: Steven Tsoukalas

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Krsna and Christ

Body-Divine Relation in the Thought of Sankara, Ramanuja, and Classical Christian Orthodoxy

By: Steven Tsoukalas

This work compares the Krsnavatara (Krsna in his avatara doctrines of Sankara and Ramanuja and the incarnation of Christ as represented by classical Christian orthodoxy, and draws out comparative theological and soteriological implications. It does so first by examining the epistemologies, theologies and world views of Sankara and Ramanuja, and the theology and world view of classical Christian orthodoxy, so that, second, an adequate foundation and subsequent thorough representation of avatara and incarnation might be accomplished, in order that, third, accurate comparisons may be drawn between avatara and incarnation. The result of this study is a demonstration that many of the popularly held similarities between avatara and incarnation are superficial, and that therefore careful consideration of epistemologies and ontologies should be undertaken when comparing theologies and soteriologies pertinent to avatara and incarnation.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1556353243

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Where They Bury You

A Novel

By: Steven W. Kohlhagen

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Where They Bury You

A Novel

By: Steven W. Kohlhagen

In August 1863, during Kit Carson’s roundup of the Navajo, Santa Fe’s Provost Marshal, Major Joseph Cummings, is found dead in an arroyo near what is now the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona. The murder, as well as the roughly million of today’s dollars in cash and belongings in his saddlebags, is historically factual. Carson’s explanation that he was shot by a lone Indian, which, even today, can be found in the U.S. Army Archives, is implausible. Who did kill Carson’s “brave and lamented” Major? The answer is revealed in this tale of a group of con artists operating in 1861–1863 in the New Mexico and Arizona Territories. As a matter of historical fact, millions of today’s dollars were embezzled from the Army, the Church, and the New Mexico Territory during this time. In this fictionalized version, the group includes the aide de camp of the Territories’ Commanding General of the Union Army, a poker dealer with a checkered past in love with one of her co-conspirators, and the Provost Marshal of Santa Fe. It is an epic tale of murder and mystery, of staggering thefts, of love and deceit. Both a Western and a Civil War novel, this murder mystery occurs in and among Cochise’s Chiricahua Apache Wars, the Navajo depredations and wars, Indian Agent Kit Carson’s return to action from retirement, and the Civil War. The story follows the con artists, some historical, some fictional, during their poker games, scams, love affairs, and bank robberies, right into that arroyo deep in the heart of Navajo country. Includes Readers Guide.

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Sunstone Press

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1611391717

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Black Dragon

The Experience of a Marine Rifle Company in the Central Pacific

By: Steven McCloud

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Black Dragon

The Experience of a Marine Rifle Company in the Central Pacific

By: Steven McCloud

Black Dragon recounts the experience of a single Marine rifle company—2-F-23, or “Fox” Company—and its drive through the central Pacific in World War II. Author Steven D. McCloud, through painstaking research of battlefield reports and extensive interviews with surviving members of Fox Company, has reanimated the grueling, day-by-day slog through the Pacific theater through the eyes of the US Marines who endured it. This is the story of American teenagers who left home, many for the first time, trained together, and formed a team that held strong until, at last, those who survived tried to leave it all behind as they dispersed, returned home, and sought to build their lives. Decades later, Fox Company re-formed through correspondence and reunions and also welcomed McCloud into their midst by telling him their stories. McCloud took notes, chased down company reports and other documents to fill in the gaps, and carefully reconstructed their journey. As one member of Fox Company recalled after returning to Iwo Jima half a century later, “I think the pilgrimage to Iwo has helped me conquer my black dragons—those bloody and stinking nightmares that made nightly uninvited visits for fifty-six years. My dreams were in color, predominantly bloody red. Those remaining are in black and white and shades of gray, not so violent and stinking. These I can live with.” Readers who reveled in Stephen Ambrose’s masterful oral history of E Company in the European theater will find similar heroism and heartbreak in the pages of Black Dragon.

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Texas A&M University Press

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The Clone Empire

By: Steven L. Kent

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The Clone Empire

By: Steven L. Kent

Earth, 2516 A.D. The Unified Authority spread human colonies across the Milky Way, keeping strict order with a powerful military made up almost entirely of clones. But when an alien invasion proved too much even for the clones, they alone were blamed for the defeat. Clone soldier Lt. Wayson Harris was born and bred to fight for the U.A. He also possesses a unique independence and love of battle. But after the debacle of the Avatari invasion, he and his brethren have been exiled to the far reaches of the galaxy where the U.A. intended to use them as targets for live-fire training exercises. Unfortunately for the Unified Authority, the clones they created and trained to fight have founded their own empire. Now, Harris will unleash his rage against the might of the U.A. fleet, leading an army with everything to fight for--and one thing to die for: Revenge.

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1101444606

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Writings of the Dawn - The Spiritual Journey of a Baby-Boomer

By: Steven J. Gold

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Writings of the Dawn - The Spiritual Journey of a Baby-Boomer

By: Steven J. Gold

Autobiographical writings of Steven J. Gold, (author of Yoga and Judaism, Explorations of a Jewish Yogi; IVRI: The Essence of Hebrew Spirituality; Torah Portion Summaries, With Insights from the Perspective of Jewish Yogi; and Basic Spiritual Principles) describing his early spiritual journey in prose, poetry, art and journal entries. The material is explained and tied together by retrospective narratives.

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1105794261

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Series 7 Exam For Dummies with Online Practice Tests

By: Steven M. Rice

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Series 7 Exam For Dummies with Online Practice Tests

By: Steven M. Rice

Maximize your score on the Series 7 Exam The Series 7 exam is a top-off exam taken with the Securities Industry Essentials exam to obtain General Securities Representative registration. This comprehensive guide is the critical reference you need to lead you through your preparation for the Series 7 exam. Packed with the latest information associated with this test, as well as proven test-taking strategies that are focused on maximizing your score, it covers everything you need to know to score your highest on this all-important exam. The Series 7 exam is no joke — with 125 questions administered in three hours and 45 minutes, this test is certainly a challenge. But with the proper preparation you'll be able to enter the exam room with confidence. Offers three full-length practice tests with answers and full explanations Includes one-year access to six full-length tests online Provides strategies and tips to hone the skills needed to ace the exam Gives you confidence to start your career as a licensed broker Series 7 Exam For Dummies, 4th Edition with Online Practice is a fundamental resource that guides you through your preparations for the Series 7 exam.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119545048

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Trade and Gunboats

The United States and Brazil in the Age of Empire

By: Steven C. Topik

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Trade and Gunboats

The United States and Brazil in the Age of Empire

By: Steven C. Topik

A hundred years ago, the United States first projected itself onto the international stage, hoping to stake out a sphere of influence in Latin America just as the largest of Latin American countries, Brazil, ending a 67-year-long monarchical regime, struggled to redefine its relationship to the world economy. Debates raged between liberals and corporatists, between free traders and protectionists. When the trajectories of these two unequal giants collided, their interaction revealed much about the international economic and political affairs of their day that bears upon the debates surrounding today’s "new world order.” The book begins by examining the Blaine-Mendonca Accord of 1891, the first commercial pact ever signed between Brazil and the United States, thus beginning a special relationship that lasted into the 1970’s. This is the first study of U.S.-Brazilian relations that seriously examines the internal politics and economics of both countries and how they played themselves out in the late nineteenth century. The author attempts a new kind of international history, comparative political economy, that examines not only internal dynamics but also the nature of the international regime at the time.

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Stanford University Press

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0804740186

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Jericho

Dreams, Ruins, Phantoms

By: Robert Steven Ruby

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Jericho

Dreams, Ruins, Phantoms

By: Robert Steven Ruby

Beginning with the geography of the place, he weaves together his own intimate knowledge of modern-day Jericho with stories of the lives and work of those explorers and archeologist of the past.

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The Clone Betrayal

By: Steven L. Kent

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The Clone Betrayal

By: Steven L. Kent

Earth, 2516 A.D. The Unified Authority spread human colonies across the six arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, ruling with an iron fist and a powerful military made up almost entirely of clones. Then the alien Avatari invaded—and when the fighting was over, the U.A. retained control over only two planets: Earth and New Copenhagen. Like the thousands of clones born before him, Lt. Wayson Harris was born and bred as the ultimate soldier. But he is unique, possessing independence of thought—and an addiction to the rage of battle. So when he and other clone survivors of the New Copenhagen debacle are sent to cool their heels in an isolated "relocation camp," Harris feels on edge. And with good reason. The military brass are looking for someone to blame for the decimation of the U.A. republic. And who better to scapegoat than those who were born to be sacrificed? But Lt. Harris is about to respectfully disagree—with all the firepower he can muster.

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Major General Maurice Rose

World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander

By: Steven L. Ossad,Don R. Marsh

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Major General Maurice Rose

World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander

By: Steven L. Ossad,Don R. Marsh

This biography pays tribute to one of the most extraordinary commanders in American history, whose exploits garnered the praise of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and many others.

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0878333088

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Series 7 Exam For Dummies

1,001 Practice Questions

By: Steven M. Rice

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Series 7 Exam For Dummies

1,001 Practice Questions

By: Steven M. Rice

1,001 opportunities to practice for the Series 7 Exam This comprehensive study guide takes you beyond the instruction offered in Series 7 Exam For Dummies, by giving you more practice and review of the major concepts covered in the exam. If you're prepping to take this intense six-hour exam, 1,001 Series 7 Exam Practice Questions For Dummies covers stocks, municipal and corporate bonds, and options—plus rules for acquiring customers and handling accounts and everything else you can expect to encounter on exam day! This books gives you 1,001 practice opportunities to prepare for the Series 7 Exam, each question explained by providing a detailed, step-by-step solution. If you're an aspiring financial professional, you'll find all the practice and helpful guidance you need to succeed!

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The Tales of EBKILFGN: An Allegory about Enlightenment

By: Steven R. Tonsager

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The Tales of EBKILFGN: An Allegory about Enlightenment

By: Steven R. Tonsager

Penelope Wilson is not disturbed when her husband, Dolmen, does not return from a trip to the East. Instead, she has a feeling of inevitability. A few weeks later, a mysterious man brings her a box. With her family gathered around, Penelope opens the box and learns that the EBK Travel Agency––which sent Dolmen on his trip––has an assignment for her and her children. They are to become keepers of six stories known as the Tales of EBKILGFN. The tales serve as a reminder of not just the forces at work in their lives but also those at work in the lives of all of humanity. The reading of the final tale will leave an indelible impact on the family. The Tales of EBKILFGN, a sequel to the author’s unforgettable book The Dreams of EBKILGFN, serves as a continuation of the allegorical story designed to lead a new audience to the spiritual aspects of author Steven R. Tonsager’s “whisperology.” He wrote the book to stir not just the intellect but also the imagination of readers, infusing a sense of wonder about the deeper levels of reality and their connection to readers’ lives and the world around them.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457567725

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Beneath a Northern Sky

A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign

By: Steven E. Woodworth

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Beneath a Northern Sky

A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign

By: Steven E. Woodworth

Of all the places and events in this nation's history, Gettysburg may well be the name best known to Americans. Millions flock each year to the little town in south-central Pennsylvania where more than 135 years ago the largest, bloodiest, and most dramatic battle of the Civil War raged across the now-peaceful hills and meadows. The subject of an epic movie and a best-selling work of fiction, the battle continues to fascinate Americans. Indeed, for most Americans, Gettysburg is the Civil War. In Beneath a Northern Sky, eminent Civil War historian Steven E. Woodworth offers a balanced and thorough overview of the entire battle, its drama, and its meaning. From Lee's decision to take his heretofore successful Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac and into Pennsylvania to the withdrawal of the battle-battered Confederate's back across the river into Virginia, Woodworth paints a vivid picture of this pivotal campaign. In this day-by-day account, he describes the fierce fighting that left 48,000 men dead or wounded at sites that have now become famous: Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge, Devil's Den. This new book provides a realistic sequence of events surrounding the legendary Pickett's Charge, detailing the Confederate's magnificent display of courage and the Union's stalwart, rock-hard defense. Woodworth describes the strategic and tactical decision making and shows how infighting and disagreements among the leaders on both sides impacted the campaign. He details the mind set and morale of the soldiers, revealing how—surprisingly—Union leaders did not take advantage of their troops' high spirits after their victory to finish off the retreating Confederates. Instead of focusing on only one aspect of the Gettysburg Campaign as most other books do, Beneath a Northern Sky tells the tale of the entire battle in a richly detailed but swiftly moving narrative. This new approach to a defining battle is sure to fascinate Civil War buffs and all those interested in the rich history of the United States.

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0742571394

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Beyond the Source – Book 1: Communications with the Co-Creators

By: Guy Steven Needler

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Beyond the Source – Book 1: Communications with the Co-Creators

By: Guy Steven Needler

Dialogues through meditation with the first 6 of the twelve Co-Creators that operate outside of our own Source Entitiy.

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1886940339

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Thin on the Ground

Neandertal Biology, Archeology, and Ecology

By: Steven E. Churchill

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Thin on the Ground

Neandertal Biology, Archeology, and Ecology

By: Steven E. Churchill

Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archeology and Ecology synthesizes the current knowledge about our sister species the Neandertals, combining data from a variety of disciplines to reach a cohesive theory behind Neandertal low population densities and relatively low rate of technological innovation. The book highlights and contrasts the differences between Neandertals and early modern humans and explores the morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptive solutions which led to the extinction of the Neandertals and the population expansion of modern humans. Written by a world recognized expert in physical anthropology, Thin on the Ground: Neandertal Biology, Archaeology and Ecology will be a must have title for anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Neandertals.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118590872

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Prepare for Saints

Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism

By: Steven Watson

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Prepare for Saints

Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism

By: Steven Watson

A cultural history of a famous collaboration, Virgil Thomson's and Gertrude Stein's making of the modernist opera, Four Saints in Three Acts. Watson explores the transatlantic, commercial, racial, gay, and artistic aspects of this story (NewYork/Paris, with Kansas City thrown in for fun; Thomson's score echoes the very American rhythms of his youth). Juicy, smart, and sophisticated writing and analysis.

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Univ of California Press

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0520223535

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Series 7 Exam 2022-2023 For Dummies with Online Practice Tests

By: Steven M. Rice

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Series 7 Exam 2022-2023 For Dummies with Online Practice Tests

By: Steven M. Rice

The study tool you need for the Series 7 Exam Your gateway to the world of finance is the Series 7 Exam: pass it and you’re in for a rewarding career as a stockbroker. You don’t have to study for this important exam alone—Series 7 Exam For Dummies gives you all the tips, tricks, and practice you need to obtain your required certification. This book smartly balances three areas of study in one convenient package: the topics on the exam, how to prepare for test day and to take the exam, and practice tests. Find in this book: How to sign up for the test, and tips to get through test day Different study strategies The basics of security investments, such as equity securities and municipal bonds More advanced security topics, such as margin accounts and packaged securities How to conduct market research, such as portfolio and securities analysis Legal concerns: IRS, rules, and regulations Chapter exams and online practice quizzes With Series 7 Exam For Dummies as your study guide, you’ll be ready to tackle the 125 exam questions. Whether it’s a question about the underwriting process, investment companies, or income-tax implications, you’ll find all the information to prepare in this resourceful book. Your stockbroker career is just one certification away—get your copy of Series 7 Exam For Dummies (with included online practice tests) to get started on your career you’ve worked hard for.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119796849

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The Perennial Wanderer: An American in the World

By: Steven D. Orr

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The Perennial Wanderer: An American in the World

By: Steven D. Orr

Many authors, in satisfying the reading public's insatiable need for escapist literature, invest much time and money in their efforts. Don't get me wrong - I read that literature myself. Why not? It is usually entertaining, if not suspenseful. In The Perennial Wanderer: An American in the World, however, it is my intent to demonstrate that life is indeed stranger than fiction, and I, not unlike the escapist writers, have invested much time and energy in bringing these life experiences to the reader. After working in so many countries - including war torn and conflictive countries such as Viet Nam, Colombia, Per+, Mozambique, Sudan and El Salvador - I have seen more than my share of violence, murder, mayhem, public corruption and chicanery. And none of my observations have taken place as a military man - my military experience, by the way, was in the peacetime Air Force in the beautiful Hawaiian Islands.

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145604365X

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The Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800

By: Steven Moore

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The Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800

By: Steven Moore

Winner of the Christian Gauss Award for excellence in literary scholarship from the Phi Beta Kappa Society Having excavated the world's earliest novels in his previous book, literary historian Steven Moore explores in this sequel the remarkable flowering of the novel between the years 1600 and 1800-from Don Quixote to America's first big novel, an homage to Cervantes entitled Modern Chivalry. This is the period of such classic novels as Tom Jones, Candide, and Dangerous Liaisons, but beyond the dozen or so recognized classics there are hundreds of other interesting novels that appeared then, known only to specialists: Spanish picaresques, French heroic romances, massive Chinese novels, Japanese graphic novels, eccentric English novels, and the earliest American novels. These minor novels are not only interesting in their own right, but also provide the context needed to appreciate why the major novels were major breakthroughs. The novel experienced an explosive growth spurt during these centuries as novelists experimented with different forms and genres: epistolary novels, romances, Gothic thrillers, novels in verse, parodies, science fiction, episodic road trips, and family sagas, along with quirky, unclassifiable experiments in fiction that resemble contemporary, avant-garde works. As in his previous volume, Moore privileges the innovators and outriders, those who kept the novel novel. In the most comprehensive history of this period ever written, Moore examines over 400 novels from around the world in a lively style that is as entertaining as it is informative. Though written for a general audience, The Novel, An Alternative History also provides the scholarly apparatus required by the serious student of the period. This sequel, like its predecessor, is a “zestfully encyclopedic, avidly opinionated, and dazzlingly fresh history of the most 'elastic' of literary forms” (Booklist).

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1623565197

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Lines of Authority

Politics and English Literary Culture, 1649–1689

By: Steven N. Zwicker

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Lines of Authority

Politics and English Literary Culture, 1649–1689

By: Steven N. Zwicker

Focusing on the turbulent years between the execution of Charles I and the triumph of William III, Steven N. Zwicker reads English literature as a series of brilliant and deeply engaged polemical contests. Zwicker juxtaposes overtly polemical writings—pamphlets, broadsides, and ballads—with canonical works, including epic, historical verse, tragedy, and satire, in order to demonstrate how literature not only reflected on political action but also formed an important site of political exchange. Zwicker maintains that the sources of Restoration culture lay within the civil war years of the 1640s and that the memory of those years shaped writing and politics for the remainder of the century. In sensitive readings of such classic texts as Walton's Compleat Angler, Marvell's First Anniversary and Last Instructions, Milton's Paradise Lost, Dryden's Annus Mirabilis and Absalom and Achitophel, and Locke's Two Treatises of Government, he shows how these texts both engaged with pamphlet, squib, and broadside and challenged one another over the possession of cultural authority. Zwicker's analysis provides a new understanding of the connections between politics and aesthetics in the later seventeenth century and an appreciation for the texture of this culture. Successfully integrating literary history and political analysis, Lines of Authority will be valuable reading for a broad audience in the fields of Restoration and Protectorate literature, literary history, cultural and intellectual history, and the history of political thought.

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Cornell University Press

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1501717421

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Philosophical Adventures

By: Steven M. Cahn

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Philosophical Adventures

By: Steven M. Cahn

Philosophical Adventures is a clear, concise introduction to philosophy, covering an engaging set of topics: reasoning, free will, religious belief, ethics, well-being, politics, and education. Stylishly written and cogently argued, the book engages readers by using compelling examples to make complex ideas accessible. The book’s distinctive and engaging content provides a welcoming path to understanding the appeal of philosophical inquiry.

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1460406710

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Fugitive Justice

Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial

By: Steven Lubet

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Fugitive Justice

Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial

By: Steven Lubet

During the tumultuous decade before the Civil War, no issue was more divisive than the pursuit and return of fugitive slaves—a practice enforced under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. When free Blacks and their abolitionist allies intervened, prosecutions and trials inevitably followed. These cases involved high legal, political, and—most of all—human drama, with runaways desperate for freedom, their defenders seeking recourse to a “higher law” and normally fair-minded judges (even some opposed to slavery) considering the disposition of human beings as property. Fugitive Justice tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s, bringing to vivid life the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutal doggedness of the slavehunters, and the tortuous response of the federal courts. These cases underscore the crucial role that runaway slaves played in building the tensions that led to the Civil War, and they show us how “civil disobedience” developed as a legal defense. As they unfold we can also see how such trials—whether of rescuers or of the slaves themselves—helped build the northern anti-slavery movement, even as they pushed southern firebrands closer to secession. How could something so evil be treated so routinely by just men? The answer says much about how deeply the institution of slavery had penetrated American life even in free states. Fugitive Justice powerfully illuminates this painful episode in American history, and its role in the nation’s inexorable march to war.

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0674059468

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Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease

Chapter 29. Animal Models of Reward Behavior

By: Charles W. Schindler,Steven R. Goldberg

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Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease

Chapter 29. Animal Models of Reward Behavior

By: Charles W. Schindler,Steven R. Goldberg

Reward behavior represents a subset of conditioning procedures that have been developed by psychologists to study learning in animals. In particular, rewarded behavior involves an instrumental response that is maintained by a reinforcer. The procedures that have been developed cover a broad spectrum of behaviors, from simple running in a straight alley to very complex operant schedules of reinforcement that can require multiple responses over long periods of time. Many species of animal have also been trained on these procedures. Procedures have been developed to study the initial learning process as well as steady-state behavior. Procedures have also been developed to study memory. As such, rewarded behavior models can be used to study a wide variety of human diseases and conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, obesity, drug abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder and many others.

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0128072199

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The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya

By: Steven E. Lindquist

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The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya

By: Steven E. Lindquist

In this fascinating study, Steven E. Lindquist investigates the intersections between historical context and literary production in the "life" of Yājñavalkya, the most important ancient Indian literary figure prior to the Buddha. Known for his sharp tongue and deep thought, Yājñavalkya is associated with a number of "firsts" in Indian religious literary history: the first person to discuss brahman and ātman thoroughly; the first to put forth a theory of karma and reincarnation; the first to renounce his household life; and the first to dispute with women in religious debate. Throughout early Indian history, he was seen as a priestly bearer of ritual authority, a sage of mystical knowledge, and an innovative propagator of philosophical ideas and religious law. Drawing on history, literary studies, ritual studies, Sanskrit philology, narrative studies, and philosophy, Lindquist traces Yājñavalkya’s literary life—from his earliest mentions in ritual texts, through his developing biography in the Upaniṣads, and finally to his role as a hoary sage in narrative literature—offering the first detailed monograph on this central figure in early Indian religious and literary history.

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China's Borderlands

The Faultline of Central Asia

By: Steven Parham

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China's Borderlands

The Faultline of Central Asia

By: Steven Parham

This region - which marks the meeting of China and post-Soviet Central Asia - is increasingly important militarily, economically and geographically. Yet we know little of the people that live there, beyond a romanticised 'Silk Road' sense of fraternity. In fact, relations between the people of this region are tense, and border violence is escalating - even as the identity and nationality of the people on the ground shifts to meet their new geopolitical realities. As Steven Parham shows, many of the world's Soviet borders have proved to be deeply unstable and, in the end, impermanent. Meanwhile, the looming presence of Modern China and Russia, who are funneling money and military resources into the region - partly to fight what they see as a growing Islamic activism - are adding fuel to the fire. This lyrical, intelligent book functions as part travelogue, part sociological exploration, and is based on a unique body of research - five months trekking through the checkpoints of the border regions. As China continues to grow and become more assertive, as it has been recently in Africa and in the South China Seas - as well as in Xinjiang - China's borderlands have become a battleground between the Soviet past and the Chinese future.

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The God Is Not Willing

Book One of the Witness Trilogy: A Novel of the Malazan World

By: Steven Erikson

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The God Is Not Willing

Book One of the Witness Trilogy: A Novel of the Malazan World

By: Steven Erikson

New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson continues the beloved Malazan Book of the Fallen with this first book in the thrilling Witness sequel trilogy, The God is Not Willing. Many years have passed since three warriors brought carnage and chaos to Silver Lake. Now the tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. The town has recovered and yet the legacy remains. Responding to reports of a growing unease among the tribes beyond the border, the Malazan army marches on the new god’s people. They aren't quite sure what they're going to be facing. And in those high mountains, a new warleader has risen amongst the Teblor. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god even if he has to cut a bloody swathe through the Malazan Empire to do so. Further north, a new threat has emerged and now it seems it is the Teblor who are running out of time. Another long-feared migration is about to begin and this time it won't just be three warriors. No, this time tens of thousands are poised to pour into the lands to the south. And in their way, a single company of Malazan marines . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2018/2019 Edition

Descriptions of Every Major Cruise Ship, Riverboat and Port of Call Worldwide.

By: Steven B. Stern

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Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2018/2019 Edition

Descriptions of Every Major Cruise Ship, Riverboat and Port of Call Worldwide.

By: Steven B. Stern

This is the book with which to gain a full and thorough understanding of the wonderful world of cruising. Repeat cruisers and novices alike will gain from the volume of features, menus, daily schedules, photos, as well as details on every cruise ship and port of call throughout the world. This should be the encyclopedia for any cruise aficionado. (World of Cruising)"--Amazon.com

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The Seven Tools of Healing

Unlock Your Inner Wisdom and Live the Life Your Soul Desires

By: Steven M. Hall MD

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The Seven Tools of Healing

Unlock Your Inner Wisdom and Live the Life Your Soul Desires

By: Steven M. Hall MD

If you want to find and treat the real causes of the problems youre facing and take your healing to a higher level, then you need to do some work. That means not only striving to change the conditions you currently face but taking steps to change what brought problems or issues into your life in the first place. In other words, treating both the symptoms and the causes will help you get better results than focusing on one or the other. Steven M. Hall, M.D., gives you a blueprint to do both in this guide to healing. The tools he shares will help you: recognize when something in your life is not working; identify foundational beliefs that contribute to problems; change beliefs when necessary; and focus on solutions instead of problems. Hall doesnt tell you how to eat or exercise, and he doesnt preach about visualizing or saying positive affirmations. Rather, he concentrates on getting to the root causes of your issues and mastering seven straightforward tools to live a longer, healthier, and happier life.

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Christian Theology in a Pluralistic Context

A Methodological and Constructive Inquiry in the Doctrine of Creation

By: Steven L. Wiebe

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Christian Theology in a Pluralistic Context

A Methodological and Constructive Inquiry in the Doctrine of Creation

By: Steven L. Wiebe

Original Scholarly Monograph

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Protecting Rights and Freedoms

Essays on the Charter's Place in Canada's Political, Legal, and Intellectual Life

By: P. Bryden,Steven Davis,John Russell

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Protecting Rights and Freedoms

Essays on the Charter's Place in Canada's Political, Legal, and Intellectual Life

By: P. Bryden,Steven Davis,John Russell

In his introduction, Philip Bryden says that Canadians can be proud of their commitment to the protection of rights and liberties in the Charter. Canada, he believes, is a better place to live then it would be otherwise. Nevertheless, as the essays in this book reveal, the case in favour of the Charter is not simple or one-sided.

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Defense Mechanism

By: Steven J. Maricic

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Defense Mechanism

By: Steven J. Maricic

At night, on a cliff in the Arizona desert, Colonel Sam Sawyer asks Rita Kelly, "Do you love me, Rita?" Once they were engaged to be married, but Native American Johnnie Lonetree, Sam's best friend, shattered that. Now all three are together again at Altamura Air Force Base. As a thunderstorm roars, Sam hears Rita's answer. Within seconds she loses her balance and tumbles down the side of the cliff. Is she alive? Why did she fall? Sam is Chief of Security at this crucial base which houses Selene, a supercomputer designed by Rita to control America's missile defenses. Johnnie has been sent by DARPA to test Sam's security and Rita's programming. Sam uses Selene's hidden cameras to spy on everyone on the base. With him, we learn the secrets of every character, including the psychological defense mechanisms they use to protect themselves from the slings and arrows of harsh reality. Soon Sam comes to suspect that someone, maybe Johnnie Lonetree, is plotting to destroy the US in a massive attack. Can he stop it?

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Speaking Volumes

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1628159693

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The Road Traveled and Other Essays

By: Steven M. Cahn

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The Road Traveled and Other Essays

By: Steven M. Cahn

The Road Traveled and Other Essays presents the recent work of philosopher and educator Steven M. Cahn. This book offers his latest reflections on the nature of well-being, the rationality of religious belief, and the aims of higher education. Also included are a selection of his challenging philosophical puzzles. The work concludes with a detailed account of his career as a faculty member, foundation executive, and university administrator.

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Full Responsibility

On Pragmatic, Political, and Other Modes of Sharing Action

By: Steven G. Smith

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Full Responsibility

On Pragmatic, Political, and Other Modes of Sharing Action

By: Steven G. Smith

Starting with an appreciation of the practical realizations that move us to assume responsibility, Full Responsibility develops an ontologically-grounded model of different forms of responsibility and the challenges and fulfillments found in each. Special attention is given to pragmatic and political responsibility, highlighting considerations for right action that are not accurately recognized by universalizing ethics. Issues in abortion decisions, providing for responsible work, and immigration and refugee policy are examined in the complex frame of political responsibility. Moving past the standoff between political moralism and political realism, Steven G. Smith offers an account of political responsibility as an unstable combination of all modes of responsibility. The book concludes by reviewing different approaches to the impossible but compelling ideal of full responsibility. The distinctive natures of ethical, historical, and religious forms of responsibility are discussed in appendices.

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Nirvana

Concept, Imagery, Narrative

By: Steven Collins

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Nirvana

Concept, Imagery, Narrative

By: Steven Collins

An introduction to the Buddhist concept of nirvana, offering its own interpretations of key texts and translations for non-specialist readers.

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Bayesian Analysis with R for Drug Development

Concepts, Algorithms, and Case Studies

By: Harry Yang,Steven Novick

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Bayesian Analysis with R for Drug Development

Concepts, Algorithms, and Case Studies

By: Harry Yang,Steven Novick

Drug development is an iterative process. The recent publications of regulatory guidelines further entail a lifecycle approach. Blending data from disparate sources, the Bayesian approach provides a flexible framework for drug development. Despite its advantages, the uptake of Bayesian methodologies is lagging behind in the field of pharmaceutical development. Written specifically for pharmaceutical practitioners, Bayesian Analysis with R for Drug Development: Concepts, Algorithms, and Case Studies, describes a wide range of Bayesian applications to problems throughout pre-clinical, clinical, and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) development. Authored by two seasoned statisticians in the pharmaceutical industry, the book provides detailed Bayesian solutions to a broad array of pharmaceutical problems. Features Provides a single source of information on Bayesian statistics for drug development Covers a wide spectrum of pre-clinical, clinical, and CMC topics Demonstrates proper Bayesian applications using real-life examples Includes easy-to-follow R code with Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo performed in both JAGS and Stan Bayesian software platforms Offers sufficient background for each problem and detailed description of solutions suitable for practitioners with limited Bayesian knowledge Harry Yang, Ph.D., is Senior Director and Head of Statistical Sciences at AstraZeneca. He has 24 years of experience across all aspects of drug research and development and extensive global regulatory experiences. He has published 6 statistical books, 15 book chapters, and over 90 peer-reviewed papers on diverse scientific and statistical subjects, including 15 joint statistical works with Dr. Novick. He is a frequent invited speaker at national and international conferences. He also developed statistical courses and conducted training at the FDA and USP as well as Peking University. Steven Novick, Ph.D., is Director of Statistical Sciences at AstraZeneca. He has extensively contributed statistical methods to the biopharmaceutical literature. Novick is a skilled Bayesian computer programmer and is frequently invited to speak at conferences, having developed and taught courses in several areas, including drug-combination analysis and Bayesian methods in clinical areas. Novick served on IPAC-RS and has chaired several national statistical conferences.

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Historical Dictionary of English Music

ca. 1400-1958

By: Charles Edward McGuire,Steven E. Plank

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Historical Dictionary of English Music

ca. 1400-1958

By: Charles Edward McGuire,Steven E. Plank

The Historical Dictionary of English Music seeks to identify and briefly annotate a wide range of subjects relating to English musical culture, largely from the early 15th century through 1958, dates that reflect the coalescence of an identifiable English style in the early Renaissance and the death of the iconic Ralph Vaughan Williams in the mid-20th century. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about English music.

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Happiness and Goodness

Philosophical Reflections on Living Well

By: Steven M. Cahn,Christine Vitrano

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Happiness and Goodness

Philosophical Reflections on Living Well

By: Steven M. Cahn,Christine Vitrano

“A phenomenal book that offers innovative and penetrating insights into the most fundamental questions of human concern . . . vivid and enjoyable.”—Dov Weiss, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How should we evaluate the success of each person’s life? Countering the prevalent philosophical perspective on the subject, Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano defend the view that our well-being is dependent not on particular activities, accomplishments, or awards but on finding personal satisfaction while treating others with due concern. The authors suggest that moral behavior is not necessary for happiness and does not ensure it. Yet they also argue that morality and happiness are needed for living well, and together suffice to achieve that goal. Cahn and Vitrano link their position to elements within both the Hellenistic and Hebraic traditions, in particular the views of Epicurus and lessons found in the Book of Ecclesiastes. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with incisive vignettes drawn from history, literature, films, and everyday life, Happiness and Goodness is a compelling work of philosophy for anyone who seeks to understand the nature of a good life. “Reminds me of a Socratic dialogue. The absence of jargon and use of realistic examples in this book make philosophy accessible to all interested in improving their lives.”—Andrea Tschemplik, American University “This crisply written and incisive book draws on ancient thought and contemporary examples to develop a compelling account of living well.”—David Shatz, Yeshiva University “I can’t remember the last time I read a book about ethics that was so fascinating.”—Ed Lake, deputy editor, Aeon

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Emily Dickinson

A Medicine Woman for Our Times

By: Steven Herrmann

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Emily Dickinson

A Medicine Woman for Our Times

By: Steven Herrmann

Among the 19th century poets, Emily Dickinson is by far the most scientifically minded. Science is the voice that summoned Dickinson at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary and gave her unique distinction as a poetess of botanical and entomological and astronomical classifications. Like no other 19th century poet she forms an integration between science and spirituality. She studied at Holyoke at the exact historical moment of the first Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention in 1848. This, therefore, is a feminist book. It speaks up for the Divine Feminine. On the front cover purple-white rosemary blossoms are exploding with color. Emily Dickinson’s garden was a place where butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds drank up the radiance of flowers. Rosemary in particular was one of her favorite healing herbs. C.G. Jung mentions the antitoxin of rosemary flowers as a synonym for the Self, the total personality. When Steven Herrmann refers to Emily Dickinson as a Medicine Woman, he is speaking of an archetype of healing within all humans. Her poems are enduring imprints of the Medicine Woman archetype. It is by access to the Medicine Woman archetype that she’s able to espouse a democracy of equality that the world needs right now. She advises women to cherish “Power” and take heed from the Serpent. We need a Medicine Woman to balance things out. In a democratic sense, she’s a fierce and uncompromising spokeswoman for Liberty. She is a dispenser of a new American myth for our times.

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Ancient Communities in the Mimbres Valley

Continuity and Change from Ad 750 to 1350

By: Roger Anyon,Steven A. LeBlanc

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Ancient Communities in the Mimbres Valley

Continuity and Change from Ad 750 to 1350

By: Roger Anyon,Steven A. LeBlanc

Spanning from the end of the Classic Mimbres period to the Black Mountain phase, this volume contains the final report on the excavations of the Mimbres Foundation. The authors consider the nature of the relationship between the Classic Mimbres period population of the valley and the people of the succeeding Black Mountain phase, as well as relationships among the Black Mountain phase people and those of neighboring parts of the region"--

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