Trevor Tanner's Books

The Fearsome Particles

By: Trevor Cole

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Trevor Cole’s bestselling debut novel garnered rave reviews and comparisons to Truman Capote and Kingsley Amis. Now the Governor General’s Award finalist is back with The Fearsome Particles, a brilliantly observed comic tragedy about the widening cracks in a family’s picture-perfect veneer. Gerald Woodlore, a window screen executive, wakes one morning to find, to his utter dismay, that he has reached the limits of what he can control. The company he works for is rapidly losing market share and a junior assistant seems to be the only one with an idea how to fix it. His wife, Vicki, a luxury real-estate dresser, appears to be bending under the pressures of constructing an image of perfect happiness both at work and at home. But most worrying of all is Gerald and Vicki’s twenty-year-old son, Kyle, who quit school to volunteer with the military’s civilian support staff in Afghanistan. Now he has returned early and retreated to his room in the wake of a mysterious and traumatic event. With his trademark wit and strong emotional insight, Trevor Cole has created a compelling, tender story that captures a family at a crucial turning point. The Fearsome Particles has recently been optioned for film.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551992485

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9781551992488

River in a Dry Land

A Prairie Passage

By: Trevor Herriot

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River in a Dry Land

A Prairie Passage

By: Trevor Herriot

Trevor Herriot’s memoir and history of the Qu’Appelle River Valley has won the CBA Libris Award for First-Time Author, the Writers’ Trust Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize, the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award, and the Regina Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Non-fiction.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551994399

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9781551994390

Arthur Balfour's Ghosts

An Edwardian Elite and the Riddle of the Cross-Correspondence Automatic Writings

By: Trevor Hamilton

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Arthur Balfour's Ghosts

An Edwardian Elite and the Riddle of the Cross-Correspondence Automatic Writings

By: Trevor Hamilton

This book tells the incredible story of the cross-correspondence automatic writings, described by one leading scholar of the field, Alan Gauld, 'as undoubtedly the most extensive, the most complex and the most puzzling of all ostensible attempts by deceased persons to manifest purpose, and in so doing to fulfil their overriding purpose of proving their survival'. It is an intensely personal and passionate story on so many levels: May Lyttelton trying to convince her lover Arthur Balfour of her continued existence; Myers with indomitable persistence trying to produce evidence to prove survival generally; Gurney and Francis Balfour striving from beyond the grave to influence the birth of children who would work for world peace; Gerald Balfour and his lover Winifred Coombe-Tennant believing that their child, Henry, would be the Messianic leader of this group of children.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1845409671

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9781845409678

Dementia Care

An Evidence Based Textbook

By: Trevor Adams,Jill Manthorpe

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Dementia Care

An Evidence Based Textbook

By: Trevor Adams,Jill Manthorpe

Dementia presents challenges to all those working in health and social care. It is a progressive disease that affects the person with dementia, their families and friends, and the wider community. Dementia affects each person in a unique way. The challenge to professionals is to respond to this uniqueness by providing support that is effective

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CRC Press

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1444113852

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9781444113853

Europe's Physician

The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne

By: Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper

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Europe's Physician

The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne

By: Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper

A brilliant, unknown work by the great historian Hugh Trevor-Roper Among the papers of Hugh Trevor-Roper, who died in 2003, was a manuscript to which he had repeatedly turned for more than thirty years, but never published. Attracted by the diverse life and vivid personality of Sir Theodore de Mayerne (1573-1655), the most famous physician in Europe of his time, Trevor-Roper pursued him across national and intellectual frontiers to uncover the details of his extraordinary life. Exploring an array of English and European sources, Trevor-Roper reveals the story of the pioneering Swiss Huguenot doctor who mixed medicine with diplomacy, with political intrigue, with secret intelligence, and with artistic interests at the courts first of Henry IV of France and then of James I and Charles I of England. A true "renaissance man," Mayerne's interests were broad, and due to considerable conspiratorial talent, he became a participant in bluff and intrigue at the highest levels. The most ambitious and perhaps the most original of all Trevor-Roper's books, written in his luminous prose, this is a major work of political and intellectual history that presents a whole period in a fresh and vivid light.

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Yale University Press

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0300112637

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9780300112634

WORDS IN PAIN

By: Trevor Moore

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WORDS IN PAIN

By: Trevor Moore

First published anonymously in 1919, these letters from a dying woman to her doctor display an attitude to death which is fiercely independent of religion but full of hope. The book will appeal to diverse readers: it is a picture of family life and love, interspersed with clear-headed musings on the nature of illness, loss and death; it illuminates the development of rationalist thought, humanism and liberal education and the history of adoption; and it providescomfort for those who try to come to terms with dying, without religion to cushion the blow. As her dialogues withthe doctor, a Christian, show, Jacoby is witty and erudite, and rails against the dogmas of organised religion whileespousing a passionate morality.

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eBook Partnership

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1911072447

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9781911072447

Teen die reëls

By: Trevor Noah

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Teen die reëls

By: Trevor Noah

Nou vir die eerste keer in Afrikaans, ’n verwerking van Born a Crime and Other Stories – die Suid-Afrikaanse en New York Times-#1-topverkoper. “As my ma een doel voor oë gehad het, was dit om my verstand te bevry. My ma het soos ’n grootmens met my gepraat. Sy het gedurig vir my stories vertel, vir my lesse geleer, veral lesse uit die Bybel. Sy was mal oor Psalms. Ek moes elke dag Psalms lees. Sy het my agterna gepeper met vrae daaroor. ‘Wat beteken daardie gedeelte? Wat beteken dit vir jou? Hoe kan jy dit in jou lewe toepas?’ So het dit elke dag van my lewe gegaan. My ma het gedoen wat die skool nie kon doen nie. Sy het my geleer hoe om te dink.” Trevor Noah het in Suid-Afrika grootgeword met ’n swart Suid-Afrikaanse ma en ’n wit Switserse pa – in ’n tyd toe dit teen die wet was vir ’n kind van gemengde rasse om te bestaan. Maar Trevor het bestaan. In Teen die reëls vertel hy van sy grootwordjare. Die stories wat hy in dié boek vertel, sal jou laat lag, huil en jou vol verwondering en inspirasie laat, terwyl jy dié ondeunde seuntjie met sy vlymskerp brein en humorsin leer ken. Teen alle verwagtinge in, en danksy sy ma se onfeilbare liefde en geloof in hom, het Trevor hope struikelblokke oorkom om vir hom ’n belowende toekoms te skep.

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Pan Macmillan South africa

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1776251954

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9781776251957

The Philosophers of the Ancient World

An A-Z Guide

By: Trevor Curnow

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The Philosophers of the Ancient World

An A-Z Guide

By: Trevor Curnow

This fascinating book contains information on over 2,300 ancient Western philosophers, from Abammon to Zoticus. Covering the period from the seventh century BC to the seventh century AD, it brings together the extremely well-known and the thoroughly obscure. Those already familiar with ancient philosophy will find it an invaluable and handy work of reference with a breadth of coverage that far exceeds any other single-volume work on the subject. Those new to the subject will find it a useful introduction. The ideas of the major thinkers are summarised and an historical overview of ancient philosophy allows them to be placed in their proper context. The book also provides useful background reading for anyone interested in the ancient world who wants to find out more about its intellectual life. A minimum of philosophical jargon ensures its accessibility to a wide audience. As in ancient histories of philosophy, there is also a modest amount of gossip.

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A&C Black

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1849667705

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9781849667708

Shell Shock, Memory, and the Novel in the Wake of World War I

By: Trevor Dodman

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Shell Shock, Memory, and the Novel in the Wake of World War I

By: Trevor Dodman

This book helps readers understand the extent to which shell shock continues to shape modern memories of the First World War.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107114209

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9781107114203

Anaerobic Bacteriology

Clinical and Laboratory Practice

By: A. Trevor Willis

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Anaerobic Bacteriology

Clinical and Laboratory Practice

By: A. Trevor Willis

Anaerobic Bacteriology: Clinical and Laboratory Practice, Third edition discusses the importance of the non-sporing anaerobic bacteria as a significant cause of infection in man. This edition updates the anaerobic methodology, systematics, and ecological and pathogenetic associations of the non-sporing anaerobes. The descriptive bacteriology of the non-clostridial anaerobes and clinical syndromes produced by them in man are also considered. Other topics discussed include the anaerobic jar, inoculation of media, and antibiotic susceptibility testing of anaerobes. The histotoxic clostridia of infected wounds, anaerobic cocci, and infections related to the gastrointestinal tract are also elaborated. This text likewise covers the uterine gas gangrenous infections and other clostridial infections. This book is a good source for medical practitioners, clinicians, and medical students concerned with anaerobic bacteria.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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1483191850

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9781483191850

Strategic Management in the Public Sector

By: Trevor H. Thys, Prof Charles Wait,Prof Ilse Truter

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Strategic Management in the Public Sector

By: Trevor H. Thys, Prof Charles Wait,Prof Ilse Truter

Chapter 1 - Integrative strategic planning in South Africa: Conceptual frameworks Chapter 2 - Electoral mandate , priorities, policy and strategy Chapter 3 - Economic planning, economic policy or development policy? Past, present and future Chapter 4 - Planning human resources Chapter 5 - General management and leadership Chapter 6 - Strategy formulation and environment analysis Chapter 7 - Internal analysis and implementation Chapter 8 - Strategy implementation and change management Chapter 9 - Performance management system Chapter 10 - Monitoring and evaluation Chapter 11 - Health care in South Africa Chapter 12 - Socio-economic context of education

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African Sun Media

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0639711359

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9780639711355

Market Harborough and the Local Villages

By: Trevor Hickman

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Market Harborough and the Local Villages

By: Trevor Hickman

A unique and charming look at the history of Market Harborough and its neighbouring villages through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445625202

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9781445625201

Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century

By: Trevor Herbert,Helen Barlow

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Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century

By: Trevor Herbert,Helen Barlow

Although military music was among the most widespread forms of music making during the nineteenth-century, it has been almost totally overlooked by music historians. Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century however, shows that military bands reached far beyond the official ceremonial duties they are often primarily associated with and had a significant impact on wider spheres of musical and cultural life. Beginning with a discussion of the place of the military in civilian and social life, authors Trevor Herbert and Helen Barlow plot the story of military music from its sponsorship by military officers to its role as an expression of imperial force, which it took on by the end of the nineteenth century. Herbert and Barlow organize their study around three themes: the use of military status to extend musical patronage by the officer class; the influence of the military on the civilian music establishments; and an incremental movement towards central control of military music making by governments throughout the world. In so doing, they show that military music impacted everything from the configuration of the music profession in the major metropolitan centers, to the development of wind instruments throughout the century, to the emergence of organized amateur music making. A much needed addition to the scholarship on nineteenth century music, Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century is an essential reference for music, cultural and military historians, the social history of music and nineteenth century studies.

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Oxford University Press

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0199898324

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9780199898329

Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

By: Trevor Cliffe

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Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

By: Trevor Cliffe

The latter half of the seventeenth century saw the Puritan families of England struggle to preserve the old values in an era of tremendous political and religious upheaval. Even non-conformist ministers were inclined to be pessimistic about the endurance of `godliness' - Puritan attitudes and practices - among the upper classes. Based on a study of family papers and other primary resources, Trevor Cliffe's study reveals that in many cases, Puritan county families were playing a double game: outwardly in communion with the Church, they often employed non-conformist chaplains, and attended nonconformist meetings.

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Routledge

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1134918151

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9781134918157

Statistical Learning with Sparsity

The Lasso and Generalizations

By: Trevor Hastie,Robert Tibshirani,Martin Wainwright

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Statistical Learning with Sparsity

The Lasso and Generalizations

By: Trevor Hastie,Robert Tibshirani,Martin Wainwright

Discover New Methods for Dealing with High-Dimensional DataA sparse statistical model has only a small number of nonzero parameters or weights; therefore, it is much easier to estimate and interpret than a dense model. Statistical Learning with Sparsity: The Lasso and Generalizations presents methods that exploit sparsity to help recover the underl

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CRC Press

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1498712177

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Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

By: Trevor Rowley

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Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

By: Trevor Rowley

For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to achieve it had a profound effect upon the English and Welsh landscape, an impact that is clearly visible almost 1,000 years afterwards. Although there have been numerous books examining different aspects of the British landscape, this is the first to look specifically at the way in which the Normans shaped our towns and countryside. The castles, abbeys, churches and cathedrals built in the new Norman Romanesque style after 1066 represent the most obvious legacy of what was effectively a colonial take-over of England. Such phenomena furnished a broader landscape that was fashioned to intimidate and demonstrate the Norman dominance of towns and villages. The devastation that followed the Conquest, characterised by the ‘Harrying of the North’, had a long-term impact in the form of new planned settlements and agriculture. The imposition of Forest Laws, restricting hunting to the Norman king and the establishment of a military landscape in areas such as the Welsh Marches, had a similar impact on the countryside.

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Pen and Sword Archaeology

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1526724294

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9781526724298

On the Trail of Grant and Lee

in large print

By: Frederick Trevor Hill

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On the Trail of Grant and Lee

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By: Frederick Trevor Hill

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387031351

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9783387031355

Computer Age Statistical Inference, Student Edition

Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science

By: Bradley Efron,Trevor Hastie

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Computer Age Statistical Inference, Student Edition

Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science

By: Bradley Efron,Trevor Hastie

The twenty-first century has seen a breathtaking expansion of statistical methodology, both in scope and influence. 'Data science' and 'machine learning' have become familiar terms in the news, as statistical methods are brought to bear upon the enormous data sets of modern science and commerce. How did we get here? And where are we going? How does it all fit together? Now in paperback and fortified with exercises, this book delivers a concentrated course in modern statistical thinking. Beginning with classical inferential theories - Bayesian, frequentist, Fisherian - individual chapters take up a series of influential topics: survival analysis, logistic regression, empirical Bayes, the jackknife and bootstrap, random forests, neural networks, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, inference after model selection, and dozens more. The distinctly modern approach integrates methodology and algorithms with statistical inference. Each chapter ends with class-tested exercises, and the book concludes with speculation on the future direction of statistics and data science.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108915876

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9781108915878

Immortal Longings

FWH Myers and the Victorian Search for Life After Death

By: Trevor Hamilton

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Immortal Longings

FWH Myers and the Victorian Search for Life After Death

By: Trevor Hamilton

Immortal Longings: FWH Myers and the Victorian search for life after death is the first full-length biography of Frederic W.H. Myers, leading figure in the Society for Psychical Research and friend and associate of Browning, Gladstone, Ruskin, Tennyson, Swinburne, Henry James, Prince Leopold and other influential Victorians. The book offers a fascinating insight into a key period in the development of Victorian thought. Among many things it covers: 1. Extraordinary Phenomena Myers investigated extraordinary phenomena, much of which is still reported today: out of body experiences and astral projection, near death experiences, poltergeists, gurus like Madame Blavatsky claiming strange powers, mediums both private and public, and haunted houses (for example, the giant warrior haunting a chateau near Heidelberg, the Cheltenham Ghost that was seen by a considerable number of people, and the odd doings at Ballechin House in Scotland which caused a scandal in the press. 2. Life After Death Investigations Myers believed he had virtually proved life after death by a) the link he thought established between hundreds of apparitions and living or dead human beings b) the messages that the outstanding mediums Mrs Piper and Mrs Thompson gave him from his first great love Annie and his intimate friend and co-worker Edmund Gurney which contained information the medium could not know and was delivered in a way highly characteristic of the personality concerned. 3. Automatic Writing Some researchers have claimed that he has returned after death and proved his continued existence through the automatic writings of a number of mediums in England, America, India. These writings continued for thirty years. 4. Romance & Suicide There is also love, tragedy and jealousy in Myers' life. His first great love Annie, a married woman, committed suicide and Myers' wife, a rather possessive person, tried to prevent any detail about this being made public after his death, even though the relationship was platonic. This inhibited the work of researchers who were trying to verify the 'post-mortem' communications from Myers, since, for many years, they could not check the facts. 5. Credibility Myers researches led him to forming a view about human personality and psychology which Aldous Huxley has said is much richer than Freud's.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1845408071

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9781845408077

You Don't Own Me

The Life and Times of Lesley Gore

By: Trevor Tolliver

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You Don't Own Me

The Life and Times of Lesley Gore

By: Trevor Tolliver

1963 – tail fins were in, sock hops were hot, and a fairytale white knight was president., That summer, sixteen year-old singer Lesley Gore released her debut single, “It's My Party ” propelling her to Number One on the charts., For the next several years, the crowned Princess of Pop dominated the radio with a string of hits including “Judy's Turn to Cry ” “She's A Fool ” “Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows ” and the rousing anthem for independence, “You Don't Own Me ” making her the most successful and influential solo female artist of the 60s., But beneath the bubblegum façade was a girl squirming against social and professional pressures to simply be herself and to forge a future where she could write and perform music beyond the trappings of teenage angst and love triangles., Assembled over five years of research and interviews, this is the first and long overdue biography of Lesley Gore, one of pop music's pioneering Mothers, which chronicles her meteoric rise to fame, her devastating fall from popularity and struggle for relevance in the 1970s, and her reemergence as a powerful songwriter, political activist, and camp icon., The biography includes behind-the-scenes stories about the making of her hit records, debunks or clarifies popular myths about her career, and places her remarkable life and times within a historical context to reveal how her music was both impacted by, and contributed to, each decade of her astounding fifty-year career.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1495049736

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9781495049736

Golf Against Cancer

A Month of Madness on the M25

By: Trevor Sandford

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Golf Against Cancer

A Month of Madness on the M25

By: Trevor Sandford

Youd have to be mad to play golf every day for a month alongside the busiest motorway in Britain but thats what Trevor Sandford did in August 2011. When an ordinary club golfer took on the challenge for charity, every day brought on a new adventure. This book tells the tale of the Golf Against Cancer tour with all the blisters, the blog and the banter. Some of these stories you could not make up; this is genuine feel-good non-fiction. a brilliant and funny account of a fantastic achievement The Social Golfer

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469174278

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9781469174273

The Canons

Cathedral Close Encounters

By: Trevor Beeson

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The Canons

Cathedral Close Encounters

By: Trevor Beeson

Describes many engaging Canons in the history of the Church of England. Tracing the course of the change in the fortunes of the English cathedrals and in the lives of interesting and significant Canons who were in office, this work provides readers with an introduction to two centuries of Church history with these portraits of remarkable men.

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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0334040418

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9780334040415

Chronicles of Mirstone

By: Richard Fierce,Trevor H. Cooley,pdmac,Jeremy Hicks,A.R. Cook,David Alan Jones

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Chronicles of Mirstone

By: Richard Fierce,Trevor H. Cooley,pdmac,Jeremy Hicks,A.R. Cook,David Alan Jones

Six talented authors lend their voices to a tale of destruction, mistrust and ... hope. Two hundred years ago, the dwarven clans and the elvish houses of Mirstone were at peace. The king of the dwarves, in a selfish and greedy move, used his wizards to expand their mountain empire, raising new peaks from the forest floors of their elven neighbors. War and hatred ensue. The tales within offer a glimpse into the minds of the elves and dwarves who live in the aftermath. Come, journey into the world of Mirstone. Keywords: fantasy, epic fantasy, short stories, short story collections, fantasy anthologies, elves, dwarves, magic, sword and sorcery

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Dragonfire Press

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1947329073

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Pedagogy and Education for Life

A Christian Reframing of Teaching, Learning, and Formation

By: Trevor H. Cairney

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Pedagogy and Education for Life

A Christian Reframing of Teaching, Learning, and Formation

By: Trevor H. Cairney

There are many books on Christian education, but few consider pedagogy with a biblical focus on formation, and a grounding in varied related disciplines. This book seeks to recapture the term pedagogy and place it at the center of the teacher's role--not as a pseudonym for other things, but as the critical foundation for the orchestration of classroom life. This is a view of pedagogy that accepts that children come to classrooms as inhabitants of multiple and varied communities. Some are known and shared with teachers, but many are not. Children cannot be left to find their way in the world, for as they encounter competing and contradictory worlds, their hopes, dreams, and intentions are shaped. Teachers play a key role in students' formation by "shaping" classroom life, for all of life is used by God to reveal himself. The things taught, the priorities set and activities planned, the experiences structured and books shared--indeed, everything in and outside school acts upon and shapes our students. Pedagogy is the vehicle for shaping the life of the school. Learning requires more than subject content and good teaching. The central task of teachers is the development of a pedagogy that shapes "life." This book offers challenge and guidance as teachers engage in this noble task.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498283624

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9781498283625

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

By: Trevor Bryce

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Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

By: Trevor Bryce

The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly by Alexander the Great, it later provided the setting for the Conquerer's deathbed. Squabbled over by his heirs, Babylonia was subsequently dominated by the Parthian and Roman empires. In this Very Short Introduction, Trevor Bryce takes us on a journey of more than 2,000 years across the history and civilization of ancient Babylonia, from the emergence of its chief city, Babylon, as a modest village on the Euphrates in the 3rd millennium BC through successive phases of triumph, decline, and resurgence until its royal capital faded into obscurity in the Roman imperial era. Exploring key historical events as well as the day-to-day life of an ancient Babylonian, Bryce provides a comprehensive guide to one of history's most profound civilizations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Oxford University Press

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0191039934

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9780191039935

The Lancashire Working Classes c.1880-1930

By: Trevor Griffiths

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The Lancashire Working Classes c.1880-1930

By: Trevor Griffiths

This book examines the experiences and values which shaped working-class life in Britain in the half-century from 1880. It takes as its focus a region, Lancashire, which was central to the social and political changes of the period. The discussion centres on two towns, Bolton and Wigan, which, while they were geographically close, differed significantly in their industrial fortunes and their electoral development. The formation of class identity is traced through developments in the world of work, from the impact of technological and managerial innovations to the elaboration of collective-bargaining procedures. Beyond work, particular attention is paid to the dynamics of neighbourhood and family life, the latter emerging as an important source of continuity in working-class life. The broader impact of such influences are traced through a close examination of the electoral politics of the period. Dr Griffiths' conclusions fundamentally challenge the notion that the fifty years around the turn of the century witnessed the emergence of a working class more culturally and politically united than at any other time, either before or since. Rather, an alternative narrative of class development is offered, in which broad continuities in working-class life, in particular the survival of religious, ethnic, and occupational points of division, are emphasised. Despite the presence of strong and stable labour institutions, from trade unions to Co-operative and Friendly Societies, the picture emerges of a working class more individualist than collectivist in outlook, more flexible in response to economic change, and less constrained by the broader solidarities of work and neighbourhood than has previously been supposed.

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Canadian Society in the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition

An Historical Sociological Approach

By: Trevor W. Harrison,John W. Friesen

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Canadian Society in the Twenty-First Century, Fourth Edition

An Historical Sociological Approach

By: Trevor W. Harrison,John W. Friesen

Confederation may have established Canada’s nationhood in 1867, but the relationships framing Canada’s modern existence go back much further. Employing a unique socio-historical perspective, Canadian Society in the Twenty-First Century examines three formative relationships that have shaped the country: Canada and Quebec, Canada and the United States, and Canada and Indigenous nations. Now in its fourth edition, this engaging text offers students an overview of Canadian society through a series of connections rather than a collection of statistics. Trevor W. Harrison and John W. Friesen weave together complex aspects of the nation’s economic, political, and socio-cultural development. They guide readers to use this interdisciplinary framework to consider some of the tough questions that Canada is likely to face in adjusting to demands and challenges in the next few decades. Reflecting the most current scholarship in the field, this revised edition features new discussions on issues such as the current crisis of neo-liberal globalization, Canada’s petroleum industry, global warming, the Wet’suwet’en dispute in 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring the unique character of Canada today, this text is a vibrant resource for sociology courses on Canadian society as well as courses in Canadian studies and Canadian history.

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Canadian Scholars

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1773382209

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Now You're Talking

Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence

By: Trevor Cox

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Now You're Talking

Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence

By: Trevor Cox

A history of how humans developed our capacity for conversation—and what might happen now that computers are catching up. Trevor Cox has been described by The Observer as ""a David Attenborough of the acoustic realm."" In Now You're Talking, he takes us on a journey through the wonders of human speech, starting with the evolution of language and our biological capability to speak (and listen), and bringing us up to date with the latest computer technology. Language is what makes us human, and how we speak is integral to our personal identity. But with the invention of sound recording and the arrival of the electrified voice, human communication changed forever; now advances in computer science and artificial intelligence are promising an even greater transformation. And with it come the possibilities to reproduce, manipulate, and replicate the human voice—sometimes with disturbing consequences. Now You're Talking is the fascinating story of our ability to converse. It takes us back to the core of our humanity, asking important questions about what makes us human and how this uniqueness might be threatened. On this illuminating tour we meet vocal coaches and record producers, neuroscientists and computer programmers, whose experience and research provide us with a deeper understanding of something that most of us take for granted—our ability to talk and listen.

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Catapult

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1640090800

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Holy Spirit Here and Now

By: Trevor Hudson

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Holy Spirit Here and Now

By: Trevor Hudson

Are you tired of shallow faith? Do you long for something more in your relationship with God? All you need to do is open yourself to the gift that God extends to you already. Trevor Hudson says, "The Holy Spirit is deeply at work within you, right at this moment, wherever you are." Hudson, a beloved pastor and speaker, shares his own struggles and joys in seeking to be more responsive to the Holy Spirit. He invites you to open yourself to this gift of God. In this book you will discover who the Holy Spirit is what the Spirit does what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit how the Spirit can bring you alive to God deepen your relationship with God and other people teach you to pray and transform your life Realize the power of God's presence right here, right and now.

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Upper Room Books

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0835812227

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21 Houses

By: Trevor Mansell

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21 Houses

By: Trevor Mansell

Journey with Trevor, a dedicated pharmacy technician, and his wife Mo as they navigate the challenges and wonders of life in military hospitals. From the bustling streets of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, to the tense atmosphere of Cyprus during the Turkish invasion, their path is always unpredictable. Venture to Nepal, where they spend two enriching years at the recruiting base for the esteemed Brigade of Gurkhas. Then travel with them through Germany, London, Southampton, and Aldershot. Experience the heartache they endure when leaving their children, Jason and Justin, behind in England, offset by the precious moments they share during school holidays. With each of their 21 relocations, delve into the fabric of their lives, experiencing the challenges and joys that come with constantly setting up a new home in different corners of the world. Embark on this global adventure, witnessing the resilience of a family always on the move.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1035836475

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The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation

The Ethics of Procreation

By: Trevor Hedberg

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The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation

The Ethics of Procreation

By: Trevor Hedberg

This book examines the link between population growth and environmental impact and explores the implications of this connection for the ethics of procreation. In light of climate change, species extinctions, and other looming environmental crises, Trevor Hedberg argues that we have a collective moral duty to halt population growth to prevent environmental harms from escalating. This book assesses a variety of policies that could help us meet this moral duty, confronts the conflict between protecting the welfare of future people and upholding procreative freedom, evaluates the ethical dimensions of individual procreative decisions, and sketches the implications of population growth for issues like abortion and immigration. It is not a book of tidy solutions: Hedberg highlights some scenarios where nothing we can do will enable us to avoid treating some people unjustly. In such scenarios, the overall objective is to determine which of our available options will minimize the injustice that occurs. This book will be of great interest to those studying environmental ethics, environmental policy, climate change, sustainability, and population policy. Chapter 5 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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Routledge

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1351037005

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Computer Age Statistical Inference

Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science

By: Bradley Efron,Trevor Hastie

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Computer Age Statistical Inference

Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science

By: Bradley Efron,Trevor Hastie

The twenty-first century has seen a breathtaking expansion of statistical methodology, both in scope and in influence. 'Big data', 'data science', and 'machine learning' have become familiar terms in the news, as statistical methods are brought to bear upon the enormous data sets of modern science and commerce. How did we get here? And where are we going? This book takes us on an exhilarating journey through the revolution in data analysis following the introduction of electronic computation in the 1950s. Beginning with classical inferential theories - Bayesian, frequentist, Fisherian - individual chapters take up a series of influential topics: survival analysis, logistic regression, empirical Bayes, the jackknife and bootstrap, random forests, neural networks, Markov chain Monte Carlo, inference after model selection, and dozens more. The distinctly modern approach integrates methodology and algorithms with statistical inference. The book ends with speculation on the future direction of statistics and data science.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108107958

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