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Hudson Valley Ruins

Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

By: Thomas E. Rinaldi,Rob Yasinsac

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Hudson Valley Ruins

Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

By: Thomas E. Rinaldi,Rob Yasinsac

An elegant homage to the many deserted buildings along the Hudson River--and a plea for their preservation.

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380

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UPNE

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1584655984

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9781584655985

Disney Voice Actors

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Thomas S. Hischak

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Disney Voice Actors

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Thomas S. Hischak

This biographical dictionary is devoted to the actors who provided voices for all the Disney animated theatrical shorts and features from the 1928 Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie to the 2010 feature film Tangled. More than 900 men, women, and child actors from more than 300 films are covered, with biographical information, individual career summaries, and descriptions of the animated characters they have performed. Among those listed are Adriana Caselotti, of Snow White fame; Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck; Sterling Holloway, best known for his vocal portrayal of Winnie the Pooh; and such show business luminaries as Bing Crosby, Bob Newhart, George Sanders, Dinah Shore, Jennifer Tilly and James Woods. In addition, a complete directory of animated Disney films enables the reader to cross-reference the actors with their characters.

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292

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McFarland

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0786486945

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9780786486946

Patriots for Profit

Contractors and the Military in U.S. National Security

By: Thomas Bruneau

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Patriots for Profit

Contractors and the Military in U.S. National Security

By: Thomas Bruneau

This book develops a new approach to the analysis of civil-military relations by focusing on the effectiveness of the armed forces in fulfilling roles & missions, and on their efficiency in terms of cost. The approach is applied to the United States using official documents and interviews with policy-makers. In addition to analyzing the impact of defense reform initiatives over the past thirty years, the book includes the recent phenomenon of "contracting-out" security that has resulted in greater numbers of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan than uniformed military personnel. While the book demonstrates that democratic civilian control of the military in the U.S. is not at issue, it reveals that there is little public control over Private Security Contractors due to a combination of the current restricted interpretation of what is an "inherently governmental function" and limited legal authority. This is despite the fact that PSCs have taken on roles and missions that were previously the responsibility of the uniformed military. Further, despite numerous efforts to redress the problem, current political and institutional barriers to reform are not likely to be overcome soon.

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288

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Stanford University Press

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0804781850

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9780804781855

The Church and the Market

A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy

By: Thomas E. Woods

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The Church and the Market

A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy

By: Thomas E. Woods

The Church and the Market is a vigorous and lively defense of the market economy and a withering attack on all forms of state intervention. It covers labor unions, monopoly, money and banking, business cycles, interest, usury, and much more. Although it makes a particular point of noting the moral arguments of the market economy and that Catholics are of course perfectly at liberty to support it, its audience is much broader than Catholics alone. Readers of all religious traditions and none at all have praised The Church and the Market, first-place winner in the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Awards, as one of the most compelling and persuasive defenses of capitalism against its critics ever written.

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275

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Lexington Books

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0739188011

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9780739188019

Hollywood Under Siege

Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars

By: Thomas R. Lindlof

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Hollywood Under Siege

Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars

By: Thomas R. Lindlof

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Last Temptation of Christ and the controversy following its release. In 1988, director Martin Scorsese fulfilled his lifelong dream of making a film about Jesus Christ. Rather than celebrating the film as a statement of faith, churches and religious leaders immediately went on the attack, alleging blasphemy. At the height of the controversy, thousands of phone calls a day flooded the Universal switchboard, and before the year was out, more than three million mailings protesting the film fanned out across the country. For the first time in history, a studio took responsibility for protecting theaters and scrambled to recruit a “field crisis team” to guide The Last Temptation of Christ through its contentious American openings. Overseas, the film faced widespread censorship actions, with thirteen countries eventually banning the film. The response in Europe turned violent when opposition groups sacked theaters in France and Greece and caused injuries to dozens of moviegoers. Twenty years later, author Thomas R. Lindlof offers a comprehensive account of how this provocative film came to be made and how Universal Pictures and its parent company MCA became targets of the most intense, unremitting attacks ever mounted against a media company. The film faced early and determined opposition from elements of the religious Right when it was being developed at Paramount during the last year the studio was run by the celebrated troika of Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, and Jeffrey Katzenberg. By the mid-1980s, Scorsese’s film was widely regarded as unmakeable?a political stick of dynamite that no one dared touch. Through the joint efforts of two of the era’s most influential executives, CAA president Michael Ovitz and Universal Pictures chairman Thomas P. Pollock, this improbable project found its way into production. The making of The Last Temptation of Christ caught evangelical Christians at a moment when they were suffering a crisis of confidence in their leadership. The religious right seized on the film as a way to rehabilitate its image and to mobilize ordinary citizens to attack liberalism in art and culture. The ensuing controversy over the film’s alleged blasphemy escalated into a full-scale war fought out very openly in the media. Universal/MCA faced unprecedented calls for boycotts of its business interests, anti-Semitic rhetoric and death threats were directed at MCA chairman Lew Wasserman and other MCA executives, and the industry faced the specter of violence at theaters. Hollywood Under Siege draws upon interviews with many of the key figures?Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Michael Ovitz, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jack Valenti, Thomas P. Pollock, and Willem Dafoe?to explore the trajectory of the film from its conception to the subsequent epic controversy and beyond. Lindlof offers a fascinating dissection of a critical episode in the embryonic culture wars, illuminating the explosive effects of the clash between the interests of the media industry and the forces of social conservatism. Praise for Hollywood Under Siege “No other book has traced the development of a major motion picture from conception through production to reception with the kind of care and detail that Lindlof does here. Hollywood Under Siege provides valuable insight into the machinery of the film industry, and into the machinations of American culture on a broader front as well.” —Thomas Schatz, author of The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era and Executive Director of the University of Texas Film Institute “Riveting and accurate. Even though I thought I knew the events, I found myself captured anew.” —Paul Schrader, screenwriter and director “As a study of a landmark moment in American cinema, Lindlof’s book is both profound and extremely entertaining.” —Los Angeles Times “Lindlof has meticulously researched the history of the film from its initial optioning to its ultimate fate, up to the present time, successfully placing it into cultural context. Although extremely detailed, the book is readable and eminently instructive.” —Library Journal

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813138620

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9780813138626

Brothers Of The Wind

A Gypsy (Angloromani) Family Saga

By: Thomas Bryer

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Brothers Of The Wind

A Gypsy (Angloromani) Family Saga

By: Thomas Bryer

A 19th century British Gypsy family battle injustice and slavery on three continents. Brothers Of The Wind is filled with real English Romany voices, folklore, culture, language and romance. Dr. Ian F. Hancock "Five Stars, A lovely book, evocative of an earlier time, a star in the emerging constellation of works by genuine Romani American authors.

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204

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Grey Forest Press, LLC

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0983258325

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9780983258322

This Will Do...

A Novel

By: Thomas Ogden

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This Will Do...

A Novel

By: Thomas Ogden

This Will Do... is a gripping story of three young people whose attempts to make a life for themselves are at times misdirected, sometimes self-defeating, and now and again sufficiently successful to make something that "will do." Ogden's writing is an event to be savored in its own right, at once powerful and tender, richly descriptive and unassuming.

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194

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Aeon Books

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1912573725

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9781912573721

The Spherics of Theodosios

By: Nathan Sidoli,R.S.D. Thomas

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The Spherics of Theodosios

By: Nathan Sidoli,R.S.D. Thomas

This book provides the first English translation of the Greek text of the Spherics of Theodosios (2nd-1st century BCE), a canonical mathematical and astronomical text used from as early as the 2nd century CE until the early modern period. Accompanied by an introduction to the life and works of Theodosios and a contextualization of his Spherics among other works of Greek mathematics and astronomy, the translation is followed by a detailed commentary, and an accessible English paraphrase accompanied with mathematically generated diagrams. The volume has a broad appeal to both general and specialist readers who do not read ancient Greek – allowing readers to understand the mathematical and astronomical principles and methods used by ancient and medieval readers of this important text. The paraphrase with its mathematical diagrams will be useful for readers with a scientific and mathematical background. This study of one of the canonical mathematical and astronomical texts of the ancient Greco-Roman, classical Islamic, and medieval Christian worlds provides an invaluable resource for historians of science, astronomy, and mathematics, and scholars of the ancient and medieval periods.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000896056

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9781000896053

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

By: Scott L. Montgomery,Thomas Graham, Jr

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Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

By: Scott L. Montgomery,Thomas Graham, Jr

Nuclear power is not an option for the future but an absolute necessity. Global threats of climate change and lethal air pollution, killing millions each year, make it clear that nuclear and renewable energy must work together, as non-carbon sources of energy. Fortunately, a new era of growth in this energy source is underway in developing nations, though not yet in the West. Seeing the Light is the first book to clarify these realities and discuss their implications for coming decades. Readers will learn how, why, and where the new nuclear era is happening, what new technologies are involved, and what this means for preventing the proliferation of weapons. This book is the best work available for becoming fully informed about this key subject, for students, the general public, and anyone interested in the future of energy production, and, thus, the future of humanity on planet Earth.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108298826

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9781108298827

History of Montgomery County

By: Hiram Williams Beckwith,P. S. Kennedy,Thomas Fleming Davidson

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History of Montgomery County

By: Hiram Williams Beckwith,P. S. Kennedy,Thomas Fleming Davidson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385427681

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9783385427686

Family Psychology

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: John W. Thoburn,Thomas L. Sexton

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Family Psychology

Theory, Research, and Practice

By: John W. Thoburn,Thomas L. Sexton

This significant book explains why family psychology—an entirely different field from family therapy—provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology. Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice is the definitive introductory text on family psychology, a fast-growing specialty and increasingly dominant voice for the field in the 21st century. Authors John W. Thoburn, PhD, ABPP, and Tom Sexton, PhD, ABPP, have created the first introductory book focused on this specialty, laying the groundwork that students as well as developing therapists can use to understand the basics of family psychology. This single-volume book makes the history and development of family psychology relevant to contemporary research and practice, explaining how the ecosystemic approach of family psychology provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such is the most promising field in psychology. It addresses the history, research, theory, treatments, diagnoses, and assessment of family psychology; ethics and supervision along with related areas such as systems sex therapy; family forensic psychology; international family psychology; and systems consultation, providing a comprehensive overview of the career and practice of family psychology. Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice also identifies how it differs from the individualistic therapy of traditional psychology and how it differs from the field of marriage and family therapy. Chapters include vignettes from family sessions that effectively illustrate the issues being addressed and examine the significance of gender, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216083283

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Hudson Valley Ruins

Hudson Valley Ruins

Disney Voice Actors

Disney Voice Actors

Patriots for Profit

Patriots for Profit

The Church and the Market

The Church and the Market

Hollywood Under Siege

Hollywood Under Siege

Brothers Of The Wind

Brothers Of The Wind

This Will Do...

This Will Do...

The Spherics of Theodosios

The Spherics of Theodosios

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

History of Montgomery County

History of Montgomery County

Family Psychology

Family Psychology

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