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History's Shadow

Native Americans and Historical Consciousness in the Nineteenth Century

By: Steven Conn

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History's Shadow

Native Americans and Historical Consciousness in the Nineteenth Century

By: Steven Conn

Who were the Native Americans? Where did they come from and how long ago? Did they have a history, and would they have a future? Questions such as these dominated intellectual life in the United States during the nineteenth century. And for many Americans, such questions about the original inhabitants of their homeland inspired a flurry of historical investigation, scientific inquiry, and heated political debate. History's Shadow traces the struggle of Americans trying to understand the people who originally occupied the continent claimed as their own. Steven Conn considers how the question of the Indian compelled Americans to abandon older explanatory frameworks for sovereignty like the Bible and classical literature and instead develop new ones. Through their engagement with Native American language and culture, American intellectuals helped shape and define the emerging fields of archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, and art. But more important, the questions posed by the presence of the Indian in the United States forced Americans to confront the meaning of history itself, both that of Native Americans and their own: how it should be studied, what drove its processes, and where it might ultimately lead. The encounter with Native Americans, Conn argues, helped give rise to a distinctly American historical consciousness. A work of enormous scope and intellect, History's Shadow will speak to anyone interested in Native Americans and their profound influence on our cultural imagination. “History’s Shadow is an intelligent and comprehensive look at the place of Native Americans in Euro-American’s intellectual history. . . . Examining literature, painting, photography, ethnology, and anthropology, Conn mines the written record to discover how non-Native Americans thought about Indians.” —Joy S. Kasson, Los Angeles Times

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University of Chicago Press

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0226115119

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The Greatest Gifts Our Children Give to Us

By: Steven W. Vannoy

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The Greatest Gifts Our Children Give to Us

By: Steven W. Vannoy

From the author of The Ten Greatest Gifts I Give My Children comes a collection of inspiring stories and life lessons parents across the nation have learned from their children, lessons about sharing, courage, trust, and love.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476758735

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Machine Learning

a Concise Introduction

By: Steven W. Knox

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Machine Learning

a Concise Introduction

By: Steven W. Knox

AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING THAT INCLUDES THE FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS PROSE Award Finalist 2019 Association of American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence Machine Learning: a Concise Introduction offers a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts, approaches, and applications of machine learning. The author—an expert in the field—presents fundamental ideas, terminology, and techniques for solving applied problems in classification, regression, clustering, density estimation, and dimension reduction. The design principles behind the techniques are emphasized, including the bias-variance trade-off and its influence on the design of ensemble methods. Understanding these principles leads to more flexible and successful applications. Machine Learning: a Concise Introduction also includes methods for optimization, risk estimation, and model selection— essential elements of most applied projects. This important resource: Illustrates many classification methods with a single, running example, highlighting similarities and differences between methods Presents R source code which shows how to apply and interpret many of the techniques covered Includes many thoughtful exercises as an integral part of the text, with an appendix of selected solutions Contains useful information for effectively communicating with clients A volume in the popular Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, Machine Learning: a Concise Introduction offers the practical information needed for an understanding of the methods and application of machine learning. STEVEN W. KNOX holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois and an M.S. in Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University. He has over twenty years’ experience in using Machine Learning, Statistics, and Mathematics to solve real-world problems. He currently serves as Technical Director of Mathematics Research and Senior Advocate for Data Science at the National Security Agency.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119439191

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Social and Behavioral Statistics

A User-Friendly Approach

By: Steven P. Schacht

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Social and Behavioral Statistics

A User-Friendly Approach

By: Steven P. Schacht

Revised and updated to include the behavioral sciences, the second edition of this introductory statistics book engages students with real-world examples and exercises. To the dismay of many social and behavioral science majors, successfully passing a statistics course in sociology, psychology, and most other social/behavioral science programs is required, and at many institutions statistics is becoming a university-wide requirement. In this newly revised text, the authors continue to make use of their proven stress-busting approach to teaching statistics to self-describe math phobic students. This book uses humorous examples and step-by-step presentations of statistical procedures to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Students and instructors will find this text to be a helpful, easy to interpret and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to social and behavioral statistics. Perfect for social and behavioral sciences upper-level undergrads fearful of that required stats course. It uses stress-busting features like cartoons and real-world examples to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Includes the newest and most necessary tools for students to master statistical skills making handouts or additional books unnecessary and gives instructors and their students a compact and affordable main text for their introductory stats courses.

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Routledge

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0429976933

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Secretive Slime Moulds

Myxomycetes of Australia

By: Steven L. Stephenson

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Secretive Slime Moulds

Myxomycetes of Australia

By: Steven L. Stephenson

Neither plants, nor animals, nor fungi, the myxomycetes are a surprisingly diverse and fascinating group of organisms. They spend the majority of their life out of sight as single-celled amoeboid individuals in leaf litter, soil or decaying wood, foraging for bacteria and other simple life forms. However, when conditions are right, two individual cells come together to give rise to a much larger, creeping structure called a plasmodium, which produces the even more complex and often beautiful fruiting bodies. Indeed, the fruiting bodies of myxomycetes are often miniature works of art! Their small size (usually only a few millimetres tall) and fleeting fruiting phase mean that these organisms, although ubiquitous and sometimes abundant, are overlooked by most people. However, recent research by a few dedicated individuals has shown that Australia has a very diverse myxomycete biota with more than 330 species, the largest number known for any region of the Southern Hemisphere. This comprehensive monograph provides keys, descriptions and information on the known distribution for all of these species in addition to containing introductory material relating to their biology and ecology. Many species are illustrated, showing the diversity of their fruiting bodies, and greatly facilitating their identification. This book will give naturalists a new insight into an often overlooked group of organisms in addition to providing an incentive to search for the many species which have undoubtedly thus far escaped notice.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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1486314155

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Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

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Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

Written for high school or beginning undergraduate students, this four-volume reference valiantly attempts to provide a historical framework for the perhaps overly broad concept of world trade. Entry topics were selected on trade organizations, influential people, commodities, events that affected trade, trade routes, navigation, religion, communic

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1317471520

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Stars in My Car

Uber Rider Encounters and Adventures

By: Steven Roy Grimsley

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Stars in My Car

Uber Rider Encounters and Adventures

By: Steven Roy Grimsley

Steven Roy Grimsley only wants to make extra money when he becomes an Uber driver in Knoxville, Tennessee. What he isnt expecting is the joy that comes from getting to know strangers who he would have otherwise never met. In this rider-by-rider narrative, he takes you on an adventure that begins Halloween night, runs through the University of Tennessee football season, and ends during the hot days of summer. Grimsley recalls driving nearly one hundred riders, including sorority girls, ninety-year-old dinner dates, strippers, Halloween space aliens, seizure victims, homeless women, waitresses, and businesspeople. To his surprise, all are gracious, sweet and, in many cases, truly fascinating characters. He also shares a behind-the scenes look at what it means to work for Uber and addresses the publics common concerns. In particular, he shares his experiences in dealing with the intoxicated and downright dangerous individuals. Join the author as he shares thrilling adventures that earn him extra cash while exposing him to a multitude of people in a southern college town in Stars in My Car.

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iUniverse

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1532016034

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9781532016035

The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park

By: Steven P. Medley

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The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park

By: Steven P. Medley

In addition to things to see and do in the major regions of Yosemite, this guidebook also provides reservation information and dining options, suggests hikes and excursions at any level of desired activity, promotes safe enjoyment of the park, and covers major and little-known natural features. Also included are information on roads and gateway communities, tips on how to reserve a campsite or lodging, photos of flora and fauna, and important phone numbers, emails, and web sites, and updated maps. New to this eighth edition are: •connectivity and technology information; •a "Hike Smart" safety section with loads of tips; •all new photographs.

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Yosemite Conservancy

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1930238878

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9781930238879

Civil Rights Crossroads

Nation, Community, and the Black Freedom Struggle

By: Steven F. Lawson

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Civil Rights Crossroads

Nation, Community, and the Black Freedom Struggle

By: Steven F. Lawson

Over the past thirty years, Steven F. Lawson has established himself as one of the nation's leading historians of the black struggle for equality. Civil Rights Crossroads is an important collection of Lawson's writings about the civil rights movement that is essential reading for anyone concerned about the past, present, and future of race relations in America. Lawson examines the movement from a variety of perspectives—local and national, political and social—to offer penetrating insights into the civil rights movement and its influence on contemporary society. Civil Rights Crossroads also illuminates the role of a broad array of civil rights activists, familiar and unfamiliar. Lawson describes the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Johnson to shape the direction of the struggle, as well as the extraordinary contributions of ordinary people like Fannie Lou Hamer, Harry T. Moore, Ruth Perry, Theodore Gibson, and many other unsung heroes of the most important social movement of the twentieth century. Lawson also examines the decades-long battle to achieve and expand the right of African Americans to vote and to implement the ballot as the cornerstone of attempts at political liberation.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813181585

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9780813181585

Sky and Ocean Joined

The US Naval Observatory 1830-2000

By: Steven J. Dick

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Sky and Ocean Joined

The US Naval Observatory 1830-2000

By: Steven J. Dick

As one of the oldest scientific institutions in the United States, the US Naval Observatory has a rich and colourful history. This volume is, first and foremost, a story of the relations between space, time and navigation, from the rise of the chronometer in the United States to the Global Positioning System of satellites, for which the Naval Observatory provides the time to a billionth of a second per day. It is a story of the history of technology, in the form of telescopes, lenses, detectors, calculators, clocks and computers over 170 years. It describes how one scientific institution under government and military patronage has contributed, through all the vagaries of history, to almost two centuries of unparalleled progress in astronomy. Sky and Ocean Joined will appeal to historians of science, technology, scientific institutions and American science, as well as astronomers, meteorologists and physicists.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521815991

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9780521815994

The Great Tax Wars

Lincoln--Teddy Roosevelt--Wilson How the Income Tax Transformed America

By: Steven R. Weisman

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The Great Tax Wars

Lincoln--Teddy Roosevelt--Wilson How the Income Tax Transformed America

By: Steven R. Weisman

A major work of history, The Great Tax Wars is the gripping, epic story of six decades of often violent conflict over wealth, power, and fairness that gave America the income tax. It's the story of a tumultuous period of radical change, from Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War through the progressive era under Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Woodrow Wilson and World War I. During these years of upheaval, America was transformed from an agrarian society into a mighty industrial nation, great fortunes were amassed, farmers and workers rebelled, class war was narrowly averted, and America emerged as a global power. The Great Tax Wars features an extraordinary cast of characters, including the men who built the nation's industries and the politicians and reformers who battled them -- from J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie to Lincoln, T.R., Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, and Eugene Debs. From their ferocious battles emerged a more flexible definition of democracy, economic justice, and free enterprise largely framed by a more progressive tax system. In this groundbreaking book, Weisman shows how the ever controversial income tax transformed America and how today's debates about the tax echo those of the past.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743243811

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9780743243810

Salience

By: Steven McCann

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Salience

By: Steven McCann

The word, ‘salience,’ originally comes from the Latin, ‘salio,’ meaning to leap, or spring. Gradually, over the centuries, it has taken on its present meaning of, ‘particularly noticeable or prominent.’ Billy Garth, the hero of my novel that bears this title, experiences colors and sounds taking unusual prominence in his mind and distorting his senses during the last year of high school. Only after a long struggle does he understand that they are symptoms of his illness, schizophrenia. Billy is endowed with strength of body and character, as well as a noble and adventurous spirit. His journey takes him through masonry work in the hot sun, a police arrest, court hearings and stays at both a forensic correctional facility and a state mental hospital. He’s joined by a host of characters; some educated, some ignorant, some violent, others non-violent; those fated to endure a lifetime of suffering, and a few, like Billy, chosen to move on, becoming stronger, wiser and self-aware.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664195335

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Explorations in Harmonic Analysis

With Applications to Complex Function Theory and the Heisenberg Group

By: Steven G. Krantz

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Explorations in Harmonic Analysis

With Applications to Complex Function Theory and the Heisenberg Group

By: Steven G. Krantz

This self-contained text provides an introduction to modern harmonic analysis in the context in which it is actually applied, in particular, through complex function theory and partial differential equations. It takes the novice mathematical reader from the rudiments of harmonic analysis (Fourier series) to the Fourier transform, pseudodifferential operators, and finally to Heisenberg analysis.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0817646698

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American Political Leaders

From Colonial Times to the Present

By: Steven O'Brien

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American Political Leaders

From Colonial Times to the Present

By: Steven O'Brien

This book includes biographical facts as well as political contributions.

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VNR AG

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0874365708

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9780874365702

Men Like Women Who Like Themselves

(and Other Secrets That the Smartest Women Know)

By: Steven Carter,Julia Sokol

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Men Like Women Who Like Themselves

(and Other Secrets That the Smartest Women Know)

By: Steven Carter,Julia Sokol

A witty, wise, concise guide to finding, keeping, and enhancing any romantic relationship--written by the bestselling authors of "Men Who Can't Love" and "What Smart Women Know"--this treasure trove of wisdom and advice for today's woman is based on the simple but powerful notion that a lasting relationship means putting oneself first.

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Dell

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0440506158

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Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer

A Guide to Careers in Design

By: Steven Heller,Veronique Vienne

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Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer

A Guide to Careers in Design

By: Steven Heller,Veronique Vienne

Begin your graphic design career now, with the guidance of industry experts Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer is a single source guide to the myriad of options available to those pursuing a graphic design career. With an emphasis on portfolio requirements and job opportunities, this guide helps both students and individuals interested in entering the design field prepare for successful careers. Coverage includes design inspiration, design genres, and design education, with discussion of the specific career options available in print, interactive, and motion design. Interviews with leading designers like Michael Bierut, Stefan Sagmeister, and Mirko Ilic give readers an insider's perspective on career trajectory and a glimpse into everyday operations and inspirations at a variety of companies and firms. Design has become a multi-platform activity that involves aesthetic, creative, and technical expertise. Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer shows readers that the field once known as "graphic design" is now richer and more inviting than ever before. Learn how to think like a designer and approach projects systematically Discover the varied career options available within graphic design Gain insight from some of the leading designers in their fields Compile a portfolio optimized to your speciality of choice Graphic designers' work appears in magazines, advertisements, video games, movies, exhibits, computer programs, packaging, corporate materials, and more. Aspiring designers are sure to find their place in the industry, regardless of specific interests. Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer provides a roadmap and compass for the journey, which begins today.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119044707

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9781119044703

We Could Not Fail

The First African Americans in the Space Program

By: Richard Paul,Steven Moss

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We Could Not Fail

The First African Americans in the Space Program

By: Richard Paul,Steven Moss

This “surprising and insightful” history profiles ten African American engineers, mathematicians, and others who worked for NASA’s space program (Lauren Helmuth, New York Times Book Review). The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. NASA itself became an agent of social change, with President Kennedy opening its workplaces to African Americans. In We Could Not Fail, Richard Paul and Steven Moss profile ten pioneer African American space workers whose stories illustrate the role NASA and the space program played in promoting civil rights. Paul and Moss recount how these technicians, mathematicians, engineers, and an astronaut candidate surmounted barriers and navigated being the sole African American in a NASA work group. These brave and determined men went on to help transform Southern society by integrating colleges, patenting new inventions, holding elective office, and reviving and governing defunct towns. Adding new names to the roster of civil rights heroes and a new chapter to the story of space exploration, We Could Not Fail demonstrates how African Americans broke the color barrier by competing successfully at the highest level of American intellectual and technological achievement.

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292772505

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9780292772502

The War Beat, Europe

The American Media at War Against Nazi Germany

By: Steven Casey

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The War Beat, Europe

The American Media at War Against Nazi Germany

By: Steven Casey

From the North African desert to the bloody stalemate in Italy, from the London blitz to the D-Day beaches, a group of highly courageous and extremely talented American journalists reported the war against Nazi Germany for a grateful audience. Based on a wealth of previously untapped primary sources, War Beat, Europe provides the first comprehensive account of what these reporters witnessed, what they were allowed to publish, and how their reports shaped the home front's perception of some of the most pivotal battles in American history. In a dramatic and fast-paced narrative, Steven Casey takes readers from the inner councils of government, where Franklin D. Roosevelt and George Marshall held clear views about how much blood and gore Americans could stomach, to the command centers in London, Algiers, Naples, and Paris, where many reporters were stuck with the dreary task of reporting the war by communiqué. At the heart of this book is the epic journey of reporters like Wes Gallagher and Don Whitehead of the Associated Press, Drew Middleton of the New York Times, Bill Stoneman of the Chicago Daily News, and John Thompson of the Chicago Tribune; of columnists like Ernie Pyle and Hal Boyle; and of photographers like Margaret Bourke-White and Robert Capa. These men and women risked their lives on countless occasions to get their dispatches and their images back home. In providing coverage of war in an open society, they also balanced the weighty responsibility of adhering to censorship regulations while working to sell newspapers and maintaining American support for the war. These reporters were driven by a combination of ambition, patriotism, and belief in the cause. War Beat, Europe shows how they earned their reputation as America's golden generation of journalists and wrote the first draft of World War II history for posterity.

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Oxford University Press

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0190660635

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Trousdale Estates

Midcentury to Modern in Beverly Hills

By: Steven M. Price

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Trousdale Estates

Midcentury to Modern in Beverly Hills

By: Steven M. Price

Filled with beautiful, vivid photographs, Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream. Trousdale Estates is a 410-acre enclave of large, luxurious homes in Beverly Hills, California. Primarily developed in the 1950s and ’60s, it quickly became famous for its concentration of celebrity residents and the unrestrained extravagance of its midcentury modern architecture. Often working with unlimited budgets, these designers created sprawling, elegant backdrops for the ultimate expression of the American Dream in the mid-to-late twentieth century. In Trousdale, Price explores the architectural backgrounds, details, and floor plans of the amazing homes, giving readers an inside view of the world-famous Beverly Hills style. Lavish new photography is interspersed with archival and historic images, illustrating the glamour of Trousdale both then and now. Some of the architects of Trousdale include Lloyd Wright, Wallace Neff, Paul R. Williams, Harold Levitt, and A. Quincy Jones.

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Simon and Schuster

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1941393977

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The Rescue

A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Steven Trent Smith

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The Rescue

A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Steven Trent Smith

Praise for The Rescue "Steven Trent Smith grapples boldly with several big subjects: the Japanese occupation of the Philippines; the capture of Japan's 'Z Plan' (the decisive-battle strategy for destroying the U.S. Pacific Fleet); the rescue by submarine of forty Americans stranded in the Philippines; the climactic Battle of the Philippine Sea. Meticulously researched and well written, The Rescue ties these elements together into an epic that is emotionally engaging from start to rousing finish." -Martin Russ, author of Breakout and The Last Parallel "Smith's thoroughly researched, detailed account of the brave American and Filipino guerrillas on Negros Island in the Philippines will do much to introduce readers to this little known aspect of World War II in the Pacific. . . . This is a fascinating story well told." -Elizabeth Norman, author of the award-winning We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese "The Rescue is a delightful journey with the gallant few who resisted the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and who shaped the larger events wh ich led to victory in the Pacific. Smith's brilliant research and unique storytelling make this account a must for all who enjoy history and a grand adventure." -Peter Huchthausen, author of October Fury "With a photojournalist's eye for action and detail, Steven Trent Smith's The Rescue is a remarkable achievement. The incredible mission to save forty Americans stranded in the Philippines reads more like a work of fiction. . . . A must-read for all those interested in one of the great secret submarine operations of World War II and all action adventure fans alike!" -Richard P. Henrick, author of Crimson Tide and Nightwatch

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470356898

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Dig Your Grave

A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel

By: Steven Cooper

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Dig Your Grave

A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel

By: Steven Cooper

Detective Alex Mills turns to psychic Gus Parker to help him solve a series of baffling murders perpetrated by a deranged killer who leaves his victims' bodies and taunting clues in the cemeteries of Phoenix, AZ. A killer is on the loose, leaving fresh bodies among the dead in Phoenix cemeteries, and marking the murders with ghoulish signs that warn of more evil to come. It's a crude camouflage that has Detective Alex Mills stumped. As he has done before, Mills turns to his buddy, the reluctant psychic Gus Parker. His visions, as cryptic and baffling as they sometimes are, mean something. But just as the investigation heats up, and Mills needs him most, Gus Parker receives ominous threats from a mysterious source. Is this a crazed fan who is trying to get to Gus's love interest, rock-and-roll legend Billie Welch? Or are these threats related to the spree of cemetery killings? There are nefarious secrets hiding in the shadows of the valley's most well-heeled neighborhoods, and some of the most prominent residents have the most to fear.

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Simon and Schuster

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1633884813

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Design Structure Matrix Methods and Applications

By: Steven D. Eppinger,Tyson R. Browning

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Design Structure Matrix Methods and Applications

By: Steven D. Eppinger,Tyson R. Browning

Design structure matrix (DSM) is a straightforward and flexible modeling technique that can be used for designing, developing, and managing complex systems. DSM offers network modeling tools that represent the elements of a system and their interactions, thereby highlighting the system's architecture (or designed structure). Its advantages include compact format, visual nature, intuitive representation, powerful analytical capacity, and flexibility. Used primarily so far in the area of engineering management, DSM is increasingly being applied to complex issues in health care management, financial systems, public policy, natural sciences, and social systems. This book offers a clear and concise explanation of DSM methods for practitioners and researchers.

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MIT Press

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0262017520

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Clarity

Howto Get It, How to Keep It & How to Use It to Balance Your Life

By: Steven Cesari

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Clarity

Howto Get It, How to Keep It & How to Use It to Balance Your Life

By: Steven Cesari

People in all stages of life can be adrift, overcommitted, distracted, or just plain stuck, which can keep them from reaching their full potential. Steve Cesari understands that developing clarity, then making proper adjustments, is the first step towards leading a happier and healthier life. In his new audiobook, Cesari draws on his own personal and professional experiences to help others realize their full potential, by empowering, encouraging, and developing a clear vision to achieve desired results. Each chapter is like illuminating a light bulb within the listener, allowing them to see and think clearly, in turn igniting their motivation, to take action. Take control and improve your life. In this inspiring and motivating audiobook, Steve Cesari will encourage you to evaluate your life through action items and exercises, enabling you to gain a better understanding of things in your life that might not be working, and develop the clarity you need to make appropriate personal and professional changes.

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Advantage Media Group

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1599322145

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One of These Things First

By: Steven Gaines

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One of These Things First

By: Steven Gaines

One of These Things First is a wry and poignant reminiscence of a 15 year old gay Jewish boy in Brooklyn in the early sixties, and his unexpected trajectory from a life behind a rack of dresses in his grandmother’s bra and girdle store, to Manhattan’s fabled Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, a fashionable Charenton for wealthy neurotics and Ivy League alcoholics, whose famous alumni include writers, poets, madmen, Marilyn Monroe, and bestselling author Steven Gaines.

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Delphinium Books

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1504039475

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A Primer of Real Analytic Functions

By: Steven G. Krantz,Harold R. Parks

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A Primer of Real Analytic Functions

By: Steven G. Krantz,Harold R. Parks

Key topics in the theory of real analytic functions are covered in this text,and are rather difficult to pry out of the mathematics literature.; This expanded and updated 2nd ed. will be published out of Boston in Birkhäuser Adavaned Texts series.; Many historical remarks, examples, references and an excellent index should encourage the reader study this valuable and exciting theory.; Superior advanced textbook or monograph for a graduate course or seminars on real analytic functions.; New to the second edition a revised and comprehensive treatment of the Faá de Bruno formula, topologies on the space of real analytic functions,; alternative characterizations of real analytic functions, surjectivity of partial differential operators, And the Weierstrass preparation theorem.

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Constitutional Law

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Russell L. Weaver,Steven I. Friedland,Catherine Hancock,Bryan K. Fair,John C. Knechtle,Richard D. Rosen

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Constitutional Law

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Russell L. Weaver,Steven I. Friedland,Catherine Hancock,Bryan K. Fair,John C. Knechtle,Richard D. Rosen

Constitutional Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems, Fifth Edition by Russell L. Weaver, Steven Friedland, and Richard Rosen is designed as a teacher’s book by stimulating thought, inviting discussion, and helping profess

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1543830455

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The Geometry of Domains in Space

By: Steven G. Krantz,Harold R. Parks

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The Geometry of Domains in Space

By: Steven G. Krantz,Harold R. Parks

The analysis of Euclidean space is well-developed. The classical Lie groups that act naturally on Euclidean space-the rotations, dilations, and trans lations-have both shaped and guided this development. In particular, the Fourier transform and the theory of translation invariant operators (convolution transforms) have played a central role in this analysis. Much modern work in analysis takes place on a domain in space. In this context the tools, perforce, must be different. No longer can we expect there to be symmetries. Correspondingly, there is no longer any natural way to apply the Fourier transform. Pseudodifferential operators and Fourier integral operators can playa role in solving some of the problems, but other problems require new, more geometric, ideas. At a more basic level, the analysis of a smoothly bounded domain in space requires a great deal of preliminary spadework. Tubular neighbor hoods, the second fundamental form, the notion of "positive reach", and the implicit function theorem are just some of the tools that need to be invoked regularly to set up this analysis. The normal and tangent bundles become part of the language of classical analysis when that analysis is done on a domain. Many of the ideas in partial differential equations-such as Egorov's canonical transformation theorem-become rather natural when viewed in geometric language. Many of the questions that are natural to an analyst-such as extension theorems for various classes of functions-are most naturally formulated using ideas from geometry.

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1461215749

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Emanuel Law Outlines for Constitutional Law

By: Steven L. Emanuel

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Emanuel Law Outlines for Constitutional Law

By: Steven L. Emanuel

Emanuel® Law Outlines for Constitutional Law, Forty-First Edition, by Steve Emanuel focuses on those topics that are important in today’s Constitutional Law courses and includes an abundance of short-answer questions and answers as well as exam tips. New to the Forty-First Edition: Coverage of key 2022-2023 Supreme Court developments, including: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, holding that universities may no longer take race into account in making admissions decisions and thus nullifying traditional affirmative action in admissions. Biden v. Nebraska, a separation-of-powers decision holding that the Biden administration’s cancellation of up to $400 billion of student loan debt was invalid under the “major question” doctrine. Under that doctrine, a federal agency may act on a major question of economic or political significance only if there is “clear direction” from Congress allowing that action. Nat’l Pork Producers Council v. Ross, a decision reaffirming that even where a state law was not enacted with an intent to discriminate against interstate commerce, the Court will still perform a rough balancing test, under which it will find a dormant Commerce Clause violation if the burden imposed on commerce is clearly excessive compared with the local benefits. Counterman v. Colorado, a free-speech case reaffirming that threats of violence are not protected by the First Amendment but holding that to treat the making of such a threat as a crime, the prosecution must prove that the speaker acted “recklessly,” i.e., that the speaker “consciously disregarded” a substantial risk that the speech would cause harm to another. Moore v. Harper, a decision about the meaning of the “Elections Clause,” which gives each state legislature the power to determine the “times, places and manner” of congressional elections. The Court rejected the “independent state legislature” theory, which contended that a state legislature’s power to regulate federal elections was absolute. The Capsule Summary provides a quick reference summary of the key concepts covered in the full Outline. The detailed course Outline with black letter principles supplements your casebook reading throughout the semester and gives structure to your own outline. The Quiz Yourself feature includes a series of short-answer questions and sample answers to help you test your knowledge of the chapter’s content. Exam Tips alert you to issues and commonly used fact patterns found on exams. The Casebook Correlation Chart correlates each section in the Outline with the pages covering that topic in the major casebooks.

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The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls

A Memoir

By: Steven Gaines

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The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls

A Memoir

By: Steven Gaines

A sequel to the author’s critically acclaimed Delphinium title, One of These Things First, The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls is a poison-pen, love letter to the end of an era—Manhattan during the decadent, late 1970s. Picking up where he left off at the end of his widely praised debut memoir, One of These Things First, Gaines recounts his hilarious, sometimes poignant attempt to forge a writing career and a successful love life in the gay world of the 1970s. He has limited success until he falls in love with an older woman dying of cancer. Meanwhile, he serendipitously begins a career as a writer when he meets a former child evangelist, and with naïve chutzpah, manages to land a book deal that leads to a whirlwind career as a biographer, rock and roll columnist, and roman à clef novelist who writes a book with a Studio 54 bartender that brings the world down around them. From inside the entertainment business in New York and L.A. to inside the publishing world, Gaines narrates a life of escapades and adventures and searching for love in all the wrong places. After hitting rock bottom, he writes a book about the Beatles that ends up on the New York Times bestseller list, leading to popular esteem and a feeling of momentary redemption.

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1953002501

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An Eye on the Modern Century

Selected Letters of Henry McBride

By: Henry McBride,Steven Watson

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An Eye on the Modern Century

Selected Letters of Henry McBride

By: Henry McBride,Steven Watson

Philippe Sands has extensively revised this leading textbook to include all new developments since 1994, including all the international case-law (ICJ, ITLOS, WTO, human rights etc.) and new international legislation (genetically modified organisms, the Kyoto Protocol, oil pollution, chemicals etc.). It is the most comprehensive account of the principles and rules relating to the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources. It incorporates all the key material from the 1992 Rio Declaration and subsequent developments. Topics include: the legal and institutional framework; the field's historic development; standards for general application in addition to the protection of the atmosphere, oceans etc.; the techniques available for implementation such as the environmental impact assessment and liability/compensation for environmental damage. It will be used on its own as an academic course text, as well as a reference text for practitioners.

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Yale University Press

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0300083262

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Parallax

By: Steven Holl

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Parallax

By: Steven Holl

This book takes a look at the ideas behind the architecture of Steven Holl. It reveals how his sculptural form-making, his interest in the poetics of space, colour and materiality, and his fascination with scientific phenomena have made him one of the world's most esteemed architects.

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Princeton Architectural Press

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1568982615

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Worship Sketches 2 Perform

By: Steven James

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Worship Sketches 2 Perform

By: Steven James

Easy-to-stage dramatic duets for many church occasions. 48 sketches in four categories: Contemporary Sketches; Modern Moral Dilemmas; Allegorical Sketches; Biblical Sketches. Comic, thought-provoking, entertaining and relevant.

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Meriwether Publishing

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1566080681

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MGM

Hollywood's Greatest Backlot

By: Steven Bingen,Stephen X Sylvester,Michael Troyan

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MGM

Hollywood's Greatest Backlot

By: Steven Bingen,Stephen X Sylvester,Michael Troyan

M-G-M: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot is the illustrated history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world’s most famous films. During its Golden Age, the studio employed the likes of Garbo, Astaire, and Gable, and produced innumerable iconic pieces of cinema such as The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, and Ben-Hur. It is estimated that a fifth of all films made in the United States prior to the 1970s were shot at MGM studios, meaning that the gigantic property was responsible for hundreds of iconic sets and stages, often utilizing and transforming minimal spaces and previously used props, to create some of the most recognizable and identifiable landscapes of modern movie culture. All of this happened behind closed doors, the backlot shut off from the public in a veil of secrecy and movie magic. M-G-M: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot highlights this fascinating film treasure by recounting the history, popularity, and success of the MGM company through a tour of its physical property. Featuring the candid, exclusive voices and photographs from the people who worked there, and including hundreds of rare and unpublished photographs (including many from the archives of Warner Bros.), readers are launched aboard a fun and entertaining virtual tour of Hollywood’s most famous and mysterious motion picture studio.

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1595808930

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Digital Flows

Online Hip Hop Music and Culture

By: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Steven Gamble,Steven Gamble

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Digital Flows

Online Hip Hop Music and Culture

By: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Steven Gamble,Steven Gamble

Hip hop has become a major cultural force in the internet age, with people constantly creating, sharing, and discussing hip hop online, from Drake memes through viral TikTok dances to AI-generated rap. Author Steven Gamble explores this latest chapter in the life of hip hop, combining a range of research methods and existing literature with diverse case studies that will appeal to die-hard fans and digital enthusiasts alike.

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Oxford University Press

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0197656390

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Free Speech and Human Dignity

By: Steven J. Heyman

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Free Speech and Human Dignity

By: Steven J. Heyman

Debates over hate speech, pornography, and other sorts of controversial speech raise issues that go to the core of the First Amendment. Supporters of regulation argue that these forms of expression cause serious injury to individuals and groups, assaultin

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