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Rethinking Public Sector Compensation

What Ever Happened to the Public Interest?

By: Thom Reilly

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Rethinking Public Sector Compensation

What Ever Happened to the Public Interest?

By: Thom Reilly

Designed as a comprehensive overview of public sector compensation, the book addresses strategies for change, with the author warning that failure of the profession to address this issue will ultimately lead to citizens taking matters in their own hands. The author's issues-oriented approach addresses his core messagethat the escalation of public sector compensation is impacting the ability of government to meet its core responsibility and the failure of government to address this has serious consequences. Not just a critique, it presents context, analysis, and suggestions for reform.

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Routledge

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1317460847

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9781317460848

The Failure of Governance in Bell, California

Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town

By: Thom Reilly

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The Failure of Governance in Bell, California

Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town

By: Thom Reilly

“How could this have happened?” The question still lingers among officials and residents of the small southern California town of Bell. Corruption is hardly an isolated challenge to the governance of America’s cities. But following decades of benign obscurity, Bell witnessed the emergence of a truly astonishing level of public wrongdoing—a level succinctly described by Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley as “corruption on steroids.” Even discounting the enormous sums involved—the top administrator paid himself nearly $800,000 a year in a town with a $35,000 average income—this was no ordinary failure of governance. The picture that emerges from years of federal, state, and local investigations, trials, depositions, and media accounts is of an elaborate culture of corruption and deceit created and sustained by top city administrators, councilmembers, police officers, numerous municipal employees, and consultants. The Failure of Governance in Bell California: Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town details how Bell was rendered vulnerable to such massive malfeasance by a disengaged public, lack of established ethical norms, absence of effective checks and balances, and minimal coverage by an overextended area news media. It is a grim and nearly unbelievable story. Yet even these factors fail to fully explain how such large-scale corruption could have arisen. More specifically, how did it occur within a structure—the council-manager form of government—that had been deliberately designed to promote good governance? Why were so many officials and employees prepared to participate in or overlook the ongoing corruption? To what degree can theories of governance, such as contagion theory or the “rover bandit” theme, explain the success of such blatant wrongdoing? The Failure of Governance, by Arizona State University Professor Thom Reilly—himself former county manager of Clark County, Nevada—pursues answers to these and related questions through an analysis of municipal operations that will afford the reader deeper insight into the inner workings of city governments—corrupt and otherwise. By considering factors arising from both theory and practice, Reilly makes clear, in other words, why the sad saga of Bell, California represents both a case study and a warning.

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Lexington Books

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1498512135

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9781498512138

Straight Shooter

The Brad Park Story

By: Thom Sears,Brad Park

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Straight Shooter

The Brad Park Story

By: Thom Sears,Brad Park

The official biography of an NHL legend By the time he retired, Brad Park had surpassed the great Bobby Orr in career assists by a defenseman. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible, and later named one of the Top 100 NHL players of all time by The Hockey News, Park will forever be remembered as one of the greatest men ever to take the ice. The first and only authorized biography of Park's life and career, Straight Shooter: The Brad Park Story, delves deeper into his legendary success than any book has before, bringing together exclusive, candid insights from Park himself, as well as interviews with dozens of players, family members, and key figures from the hockey world. Covering Park's early years growing up in Toronto, to his first exposure to the NHL with the New York Rangers and his stellar performance with the Boston Bruins, through the twilight of his career and retirement, the book examines every aspect of his remarkable life in unprecedented detail. Giving hockey fans a full, frank look at the career of an NHL legend—including the challenges Park faced in his personal life, including caring for his physically handicapped son—Straight Shooter is a fascinating look at one of the game's true greats. Offers a fascinating insight into the life of Brad Park, one of the greatest defensemen the NHL has ever seen Covers Park's life in detail, from his time with the Rangers and Bruins to his experiences with Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series Features a Foreword from hockey legend Don Cherry Working closely with Park himself, writer and researcher Thom Sears has created a thorough, authorized biography of one of the NHL's greatest legends and an essential read for hockey fans everywhere.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118336186

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9781118336182

Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: John W. Hallett Jr.,Joseph L. Mills,Jonathan Earnshaw,Jim A. Reekers,Thom Rooke

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Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: John W. Hallett Jr.,Joseph L. Mills,Jonathan Earnshaw,Jim A. Reekers,Thom Rooke

Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2nd Edition, edited by John W. Hallett, Jr., MD, FACS, Joseph L. Mills, MD, Jonothan Earnshaw, DM, FRCS, Jim A. Reekers, MD, PhD, and Thom Rooke, MD delivers in-depth, clinically focused coverage of all aspects of vascular surgery in an exceptionally well-designed single reference. Each disease chapter follows the same consistent format, for quick consultation and better comprehension. The revised 2nd Edition features several new chapters, increased endovascular treatment coverage, and updated data from the latest trials...bringing you the newest advances from the field. More than 1,000 photographs, line drawings and tables-including many revised illustrations now in color-depict key concepts and procedures. With its practical user friendly approach-and online access through Expert Consult functionality-this resource offers convenient access to complete guidance. Presents the work of a team of nearly 80 internationally respected vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists who focus on the issues and challenges you face in everyday practice. Uses a highly structured, templated format in each chapter to quickly and consistently deliver information on basic science, clinical presentation, non-invasive testing, medical management, surgical management, complications, outcome, and follow up-making information easy to access and understand. Includes Key Points boxes in every chapter that allow for quick reference and efficient study. Features over 1,000 photographs, line drawings, charts and tables that make important information easy to comprehend. Integrates clinical information with basic science making the material relevant to everyday practice. Covers treatment and interventions from an evidence-based perspective, whenever possible. Provides short, clinical vignettes in the same style as those found on oral exams. Provides online access to the text via expertconsult.com where you can perform quick searches of the complete contents, download all of the images, further your study with bonus review and self assessment questions, and follow links to PubMed abstracts for convenient consultation whwere and when you need it most. Offers new chapters on vascular diagnosis, graft infections, aortic dissection, and visceral aneurysms for greater coverage of the field. Includes a significant increase in endovascular treatment coverage in many of the chapters, reflecting the growing need for experience in these procedures. Presents current data from DREAM and EVAR 1 and 2 trials. Features a revised artwork program-including many revised illustrations and former black and white images now in color-for an enhanced visual understanding of concepts. Includes bonus review and self assessment questions accompany the online version.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323074766

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9780323074766

The Time Traveller’s Dilemma

By: Thom Poole

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The Time Traveller’s Dilemma

By: Thom Poole

A chance purchase puts a time machine into the hands of Paul Sherwood, a man with a desire to improve his life and those of his family. Thom Poole’s tale tells of Sherwood’s travels through time, visiting his ancestors and witnessing a number of important events. He experiences the London Blitz during the search for his great-grandfather, and fighting alongside his great, great-grandfather in the WWI Trenches during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He experienced the slums of Victorian London and the rural serfdom of Georgian England, but what did he leave in his wake? In his travels, Sherwood awakes a passion for history, but also emotional ties to his family. He tries to improve their lives by warning them of dangers, paying for luxuries and saving some lives. Follow the unfolding story and imagine what you would do in Sherwood’s situation, would you help your ancestors to a better life? How would you cope with The Time Traveller’s Dilemma? Find out if Sherwood does!

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1728392314

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Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters behind the Walls

By: Thom Nickels

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Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters behind the Walls

By: Thom Nickels

Author Thom Nickels presents the city's most iconic homes and the stories behind them. Philadelphia's grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. Historic Strawberry Mansion in North Philadelphia was home to Judge William Lewis, a Patriot who defended colonists accused of treason and was Aaron Burr's defense lawyer. Socialite, millionaire and world-renowned art collector Henry McIlhenny made his home at Rittenhouse Square and left his art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Famed architect Addison Mizner's Spanish Colonial Revival house La Ronda brought the stark contrast of South Florida to Philadelphia.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625859511

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9781625859518

Primetime 1966-1967

The Full Spectrum of Television's First All-Color Season

By: Thom “Beefstew” Shubilla

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Primetime 1966-1967

The Full Spectrum of Television's First All-Color Season

By: Thom “Beefstew” Shubilla

The year 1966 was when many TV viewers all over America discovered the wonders of "in living color." The 1966-1967 primetime television lineup was remarkable not only for the legendary shows that aired, but also because it was the first season in which every show on primetime, across all three major networks, was broadcast entirely in color. Celebrating this iconic year of television, this book covers every scripted episodic show that aired on the ABC, CBS, and NBC networks during the 1966-1967 season in primetime. It includes longtime favorites such as Batman, Bonanza, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Lucy Show and the notable shows that premiered that year such as Star Trek, The Monkees, Green Hornet, Mission: Impossible, It's About Time, and the color revival of Dragnet. Organized by genre, each entry examines a show from conception to cancelation (and sometimes beyond), ratings, critical and fan reactions, and the show's use of color.

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McFarland

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1476645027

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9781476645025

A Child and Youth Care Approach to Working with Families

By: Thom Garfat

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A Child and Youth Care Approach to Working with Families

By: Thom Garfat

In A Child and Youth Care Approach to Working with Families, practitioners and trainers in a new methodology show you how to expand your youth program to involve family work using the Child and Youth Care Approach. This book provides a new way of looking at work with families in which the helpers are involved in the daily life of the families they are supporting. This book will be valuable to practitioners and instructors of the Child and Youth Care Approach as well as to youth workers, foster parents, and social workers who want to develop their own knowledge and skills in working with families.

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078902487X

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A World in a Shell

Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions

By: Thom van Dooren

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A World in a Shell

Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions

By: Thom van Dooren

Following the trails of Hawai‘i’s snails to explore the simultaneously biological and cultural significance of extinction. In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention. And yet snails are disappearing faster than any other species. In A World in a Shell, Thom van Dooren offers a collection of snail stories from Hawai‘i—once home to more than 750 species of land snails, almost two-thirds of which are now gone. Following snail trails through forests, laboratories, museums, and even a military training facility, and meeting with scientists and Native Hawaiians, van Dooren explores ongoing processes of ecological and cultural loss as they are woven through with possibilities for hope, care, mourning, and resilience. Van Dooren recounts the fascinating history of snail decline in the Hawaiian Islands: from deforestation for agriculture, timber, and more, through the nineteenth century shell collecting mania of missionary settlers, and on to the contemporary impacts of introduced predators. Along the way he asks how both snail loss and conservation efforts have been tangled up with larger processes of colonization, militarization, and globalization. These snail stories provide a potent window into ongoing global process of environmental and cultural change, including the largely unnoticed disappearance of countless snails, insects, and other less charismatic species. Ultimately, van Dooren seeks to cultivate a sense of wonder and appreciation for our damaged planet, revealing the world of possibilities and relationships that lies coiled within a snail’s shell.

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MIT Press

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0262547341

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9780262547345

Taxing Sin

By: Michael Thom

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Taxing Sin

By: Michael Thom

Conventional wisdom dictates that those goods which are said to cause harm or impose costs on society deserve a special tax. For centuries, governments have levied these "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco, but the list of taxable sins has now grown to include soda and marijuana, with calls to impose further taxes on plastic bags, meat, and even robots and carbon. Contrary to what experts and policymakers tell us, many of these alleged sins impose very little, if any, cost on society, and the harms that do exist can be minimized without resorting to tax. What follows in this book is a discussion of four case studies—on tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and soda—which make the case against the conventional wisdom in taxing these "sins", before concluding that when it comes to taxing sin, it is time for governments to forgive—and forget.

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Springer Nature

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3030491765

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9783030491765

The Father of American Conservation

George Bird Grinnell Adventurer, Activist, and Author

By: Thom Hatch

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The Father of American Conservation

George Bird Grinnell Adventurer, Activist, and Author

By: Thom Hatch

Award-winning author, Thom Hatch presents the definitive biography of George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), who was recognized in his time as “The Father of American Conservation.” This book chronicles not only Grinnell’s life, but also offers a history of his accomplishments in saving the wildlife and natural resources of this country. A remarkable man, Grinnell was known as a model of intellectual diversity, integrity, and professional dedication. He was a daring adventurer and explorer; crusading magazine publisher and editor (Forest and Stream, now Field and Stream); prolific author; accomplished outdoorsman; notable paleontologist, ethnologist, ornithologist, and anthropologist; presidential advisor; advocate for Native Americans; and this country’s first environmental activist, whose contributions in that arena are unparalleled in American history.

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Turner Publishing Company

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168442335X

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9781684423354

The Christmas Book

12 Tales of Holiday Magic

By: Thom Bennett

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The Christmas Book

12 Tales of Holiday Magic

By: Thom Bennett

After an exhausting trip across the country, writer Julianne Bentley and her 17 year old twins arrive at their new home in late October. They are drained, cranky and missing their friends and loved ones very much. None of them are thinking about Christmas. To make matters worse, Mr. Bentley can’t join them until late December, and Julianne’s editor-in-chief has just informed her that he doesn’t want just one Christmas story this year. Instead, he needs a dozen different stories for various newspapers in the chain! How in the world is she going to manage twelve in less than seven weeks? Life can’t be more depressing! However, she doesn’t know that just above her, in the old attic, there is a magical surprise just waiting to be discovered. Up there, Julianne will find a box of old Christmas ornaments that will change their lives forever! Enter the world of “The Christmas House” where the Bentley twins will discover new life skills, and Julianne will create seasonal tales of love, loss and laughter that will make you feel as warm as a cup of hot chocolate beside a crackling, winter fire.

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Dark Porch Publishing

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1999470664

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9781999470661

Flight Ways

Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

By: Thom van Dooren

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Flight Ways

Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction

By: Thom van Dooren

A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorporates the particularities of real animals and their worlds, drawing philosophers, natural scientists, and general readers into the experience of living among and losing biodiversity. Each chapter of Flight Ways focuses on a different species or group of birds: North Pacific albatrosses, Indian vultures, an endangered colony of penguins in Australia, Hawaiian crows, and the iconic whooping cranes of North America. Written in eloquent and moving prose, the book takes stock of what is lost when a life form disappears from the world—the wide-ranging ramifications that ripple out to implicate a number of human and more-than-human others. Van Dooren intimately explores what life is like for those who must live on the edge of extinction, balanced between life and oblivion, taking care of their young and grieving their dead. He bolsters his studies with real-life accounts from scientists and local communities at the forefront of these developments. No longer abstract entities with Latin names, these species become fully realized characters enmeshed in complex and precarious ways of life, sparking our sense of curiosity, concern, and accountability toward others in a rapidly changing world.

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Columbia University Press

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0231537441

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9780231537445

The Underfoot Vol. 2

Into the Sun

By: Ben Fisher,Emily S. Whitten,Thom Zahler

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The Underfoot Vol. 2

Into the Sun

By: Ben Fisher,Emily S. Whitten,Thom Zahler

It has been untold years since the Giants-That-Were disappeared, leaving behind the animals forever changed by their strange science. Now, granted the gifts of intelligence and self-awareness, the valiant Hamster Aquatic Mercenaries and their new allies, the Hamster Airborne Paratroopers, struggle to keep their hordes alive in a dangerous world. In The Underfoot: Into the Sun, H.A.M. has joined forces with H.A.P., using their differing gifts and combined knowledge to explore new territory and aid “clients” with problems both on land and in the Great Wide above. After priceless Giants-That-Were artifacts vanish from storage and one of their allies is double-crossed by deadly “stingers,” H.A.M. and H.A.P. find themselves at the center of a plot far more sinister than anything they’ve faced before. But it’s not just supplies that have gone missing; hamsters have begun disappearing, too. The mysterious dots are finally connected when a third hamster colony arrives, bringing clues that reveal an insidious plan of annihilation by Hashak, leader of the “scales” and sworn enemy of the “fur.” Soon, Hashak will use the Giants’ deadly technology and the labor of kidnapped hamsters to complete her secret weapon. Will the three allied hamster hordes succeed in their most dangerous mission yet, or will everything—and everyone—they know succumb to Hashak’s terrible scheme? Into the Sun, the second volume in the epic sci-fi series The Underfoot, is a fast-paced graphic novel full of daring escapes, heroic rescues, and devious cunning. It presents a world in which the tiniest creatures demonstrate the greatest feats of strength, courage, and friendship, leaving you fully invested in their furry fate...

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Oni Press

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1620108542

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9781620108543

101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

By: Thom Ernst

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101 Fascinating Canadian Film and TV Facts

By: Thom Ernst

101 lesser-known stories to delight Canadian cinema and television fans. Do you know who was in the first on-screen nude scene in a Canadian feature film? Or which David Cronenberg film was raided for obscenity? Why was Oliver Reed arrested while shooting The Brood ? Which iconic Canadian television series was syndicated in over fifty different countries? Which Canadian film critic wrote a full-page retraction after reconsidering a positive review he gave a film? And what role did Canada play in the creation of Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider? With an eye for the unique and the absurd, 101 Fascinating Canadian Film & TV Facts, from one of Canada’s leading film critics, is a lively and humorous look at the best and the worst, the firsts and the lasts, and the groundbreaking truths behind Canada’s film and television industry.

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Dundurn

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1459754336

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9781459754331

Principles of Pavement Engineering

By: Nick Thom

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Principles of Pavement Engineering

By: Nick Thom

Principles of Pavement Engineering, Third edition is an essential reference on fundamental principles of pavement engineering, showing how to design, construct, evaluate and maintain pavements of all types.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1835497101

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9781835497104

The Ghosts of Wheaton

How the 'Red Grange' Tigers Conquered Illinois High School Football

By: Thom Wilder

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The Ghosts of Wheaton

How the 'Red Grange' Tigers Conquered Illinois High School Football

By: Thom Wilder

John Thorne, who coached the Tigers of Wheaton Warrenville South/Wheaton Central High School for 22 years once said, "Football is so much like life: you get knocked down, you suffer devastating losses, you make huge mistakes, but you have to get right back up. You have no choice." Thorne's Tigers followed that script for many years before emerging as one of Illinois' preeminent high school football programs in the 1990s ultimately producing more than 80 Division I college athletes, as well as nearly 90 Division II and Division III athletes and a handful of All-Americans and NFL players along the way – not to mention seven state championships. The Ghosts of Wheaton is the story of how champions are made. With play-by-play detail, author Thom Wilder chronicles not only the games but the players, their struggles, their strengths, and their leadership in their quest to rekindle the gridiron greatness of Red Grange.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457539608

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Counterstrike

The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda

By: Eric Schmitt,Thom Shanker

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Counterstrike

The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda

By: Eric Schmitt,Thom Shanker

Inside the Pentagon's secretive and revolutionary new strategy to fight terrorism--and its game-changing effects in the Middle East and at home In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the United States waged a "war on terror" that sought to defeat Al Qaeda through brute force. But it soon became clear that this strategy was not working, and by 2005 the Pentagon began looking for a new way. In Counterstrike, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times tell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture. Adapting themes from classic Cold War deterrence theory, these strategists have expanded the field of battle in order to disrupt jihadist networks in ever more creative ways. Schmitt and Shanker take readers deep into this theater of war, as ground troops, intelligence operatives, and top executive branch officials have worked together to redefine and restrict the geography available for Al Qaeda to operate in. They also show how these new counterterrorism strategies, adopted under George W. Bush and expanded under Barack Obama, were successfully employed in planning and carrying out the dramatic May 2011 raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed. Filled with startling revelations about how our national security is being managed, Counterstrike will change the way Americans think about the ongoing struggle with violent radical extremism.

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Macmillan

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1429973102

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9781429973106

The Independent Voter

By: Thom Reilly,Jacqueline S. Salit,Omar H. Ali

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The Independent Voter

By: Thom Reilly,Jacqueline S. Salit,Omar H. Ali

Independent voters—the 40–50 percent of Americans who reject identification with either of the two major parties or with any party—are increasing in number and impact. Independents are determining the outcome of major elections, upending the long-held categories of political science. Drawing on historical and contemporary data (including survey data, participant observation, interviews, and current writings and scholarship) and providing timely new analysis, the authors argue that independents are an engine for a transformation of US democracy, perhaps even its saviors. Rather than “leaning” to a party or an ideology, independents vary on issues but share a deep distrust of the partisan system. What are the consequences of this distrust? What about shifting trends among Black, Latino, and Asian communities regarding party loyalty? What of young voters who eschew party identification wanting a different kind of political culture? For a wide variety of audiences, this book gives students, scholars, campaign professionals, activists, and media analysts an insight into current voting dynamics and future possibilities.

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Taylor & Francis

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100065544X

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9781000655445

Physiology and Medicine of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

By: Tom S. Neuman,Stephen R. Thom

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Physiology and Medicine of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

By: Tom S. Neuman,Stephen R. Thom

Written by internationally recognized leaders in hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) research and practice, this exciting new book provides evidence-based, practical, useful information for anyone involved in HBOT. It outlines the physiologic principles that constitute the basis for understanding the clinical implications for treatment and describes recent advances and current research, along with new approaches to therapy. This book is an essential tool for anyone who cares for patients with difficult-to-heal wounds, wounds from radiation therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, and more. Provides comprehensive coverage of pathophysiology and clinically relevant information so you can master the specialty. Covers the relevance of HBOT in caring for diverse populations including critical care patients, infants and pediatric patients, and divers. Features a section on the technical aspects of HBOT to provide insight into the technology and physics regarding HBO chambers. Presents evidence to support the effectiveness of HBOT as well as the possible side effects. Describes situations where HBOT would be effective through indication-specific chapters on chronic wounds, radiation and crush injuries, decompression sickness, and more.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1416034064

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9781416034063

Strauss and Mayer’s Emergency Department Management (eBook)

By: Robert W. Strauss,Thom A. Mayer

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Strauss and Mayer’s Emergency Department Management (eBook)

By: Robert W. Strauss,Thom A. Mayer

A Comprehensive, Practical Text on Effectively Running an Emergency Department Emergency Department Management is a real-world, pragmatic guide designed to help emergency department managers efficiently handle the many complex issues that arise in this challenging clinical environment. Written by professionals who have spent their entire careers in the service of emergency department patients, this unique text delivers practical solutions to virtually any problem that may arise in running an emergency department or acute care center. COMPLETE, EXPERT COVERAGE OF EVERY IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT TOPIC, INCLUDING: Leadership Principles Operations Informatics Quality and Service Finance Reimbursement Contracts Legal and Regulatory Issues Malpractice Human Resources Emergency Department Management offers the guidance and expertise required to deliver consistent, rapid, high-quality care. It is the single-best resource available to help you navigate the leadership challenges that arise daily in the emergency department.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071769692

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9780071769693

The Madman's Diary

By: Thom Racina

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The Madman's Diary

By: Thom Racina

Palm Springs interior designer Judy Sussman is shocked by the murder of a business associate--the latest in a string of ups and downs that include the suicide of one boyfriend and the disappearance of another. But Judy is a link in the tragedies, through a man whose obsession for her will never end until she sees the spirit she has awakened in him--the one that drives him to kill.

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0451203615

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Deadly Games

By: Thom Racina

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Deadly Games

By: Thom Racina

As the mastermind behind a computer game called Practice Run is being hailed as a creative genius, religious leaders across the nation are being murdered. The connection? Each suspect is addicted to Practice Run and driven by its hidden messages. Original.

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045121076X

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Deep Freeze

By: Thom Racina

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Deep Freeze

By: Thom Racina

Southern California becomes frozen in fear as nature takes its toll with unprecedented subzero temperatures and blizzards. But human nature is the the most terrifying threat of all in this latest thriller from the USA Today bestselling author. Original.

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