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Chief Joseph

A Biography

By: Vanessa Ann Gunther

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This biography offers a chronological presentation of the major events in Nez Perce history and in the life of one of their greatest leaders, Joseph. Chief Joseph: A Biography explores the world of the Nez Perce Indians from their entrance into the Columbia Plateau through their relations with the expanding United States. It recounts their attempt to accommodate the rapidly changing world around them, and it follows the life of Chief Joseph, one of their greatest peace leaders. Readers will learn how interactions with Lewis and Clark at the beginning of the 19th century and the subsequent duplicity of white settlers and their government radically changed the Nez Perce way of life—and influenced Joseph's rise. Separating the real Chief Joseph from the myths that have grown around him, the book shows how he shepherded the Nez Perce people through the ordeals that confronted them, including the loss of their land and freedom and the persistent threats to the culture that had guided the Nez Perce for centuries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216059561

The Great Surrealists

Dreamers and Artists

By: Vanessa Oswald

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The Great Surrealists

Dreamers and Artists

By: Vanessa Oswald

Surrealism was a cultural movement started in France in the 1920s, which is best known for producing stunning visual artwork and inspirational writings, among other artistic achievements. Through well-researched main text, readers will learn about the lives of influential Surrealists such as Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, and others who contributed to this essential period of art history. In addition, informative sidebars; annotated quotes from artists, historians, and other experts; and bold examples of renowned Surrealist artwork provide extra insight into this captivating topic, which will stimulate the minds of young artists and art lovers.

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Greenhaven Publishing LLC

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153456604X

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9781534566040

The Courier's Wife

By: Vanessa Lind

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The Courier's Wife

By: Vanessa Lind

In a nation divided, no secret is safe… September 1862. As war tears the country apart, Hattie Logan is running from her past. Escaping a dull life of wealth and privilege, she joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Stationed in the Civil War hotbed of Washington City, she intercepts Confederate mail and puzzles out ciphers. But she longs to do more. Passed over for an enticing assignment, she jumps at the chance to spy with Thom Welton, the courier who runs mail between North and South. Posing as his wife, she crosses into enemy territory, where she finds herself falling in love. A decoded letter revealing a family secret forces Hattie to confront a devious double agent. Betrayed by a fellow spy, she and Thom come into Confederate crosshairs. Could the past she’s running from be the key to saving them? A sweeping story of courage and resilience inspired by the authentic adventures of historical women spies.

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Vanessa Lind Books

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1940320186

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9781940320182

Julian Barnes from the Margins

Exploring the Writer's Archives

By: Vanessa Guignery

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Julian Barnes from the Margins

Exploring the Writer's Archives

By: Vanessa Guignery

Exploring the archives of the Man Booker prize-winning novelist Julian Barnes – including notebooks, drafts, typescripts and publishing correspondence – this book is an extraordinary in-depth study of the creative practice of a major contemporary novelist. In Julian Barnes from the Margins, Vanessa Guignery charts the genesis and publication history of all of Barnes's major novels, from his debut with Metroland, through Flaubert's Parrot and A History of the World in 10 1⁄2 Chapters to The Sense of an Ending.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350125032

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9781350125032

The Game

By: Vanessa Fewings

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The Game

By: Vanessa Fewings

Can she outwit the ultimate master in a timeless game of seduction? Chasing Icon, the world’s slickest art thief, was the most seductive thrill of London art investigator Zara Leighton’s career…until the clues led her to the man who holds command of her body and heart, Tobias Wilder, an American billionaire with charisma to spare. Her duty to capture him is complicated by the intensity of their passion. Her will to end their connection is tinted with red-hot need to never let him go. Tobias’s heists are about more than money and ego. His plot to orchestrate the perfect deception in Los Angeles is destiny. No one—not even Zara—knows the depths of his motivation. And no one suspects the truth behind a single artifact that holds the secrets to an entire civilization. Forced to deny one calling to satisfy another, he knows something must be sacrificed: his code of honor or his loyalty to Zara.

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HQN Books

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1488023476

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9781488023477

Wild Wind Westward

By: Vanessa Royall

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Wild Wind Westward

By: Vanessa Royall

Two star-crossed lovers follow their hearts from Scandinavia to Civil War-era America in a sweeping tale from the bestselling author of Flames of Desire. Kristin Arnesdatter has hair like the summer sun. Her eyes reflect the clear blue Norwegian skies. Her beauty is a blessing and a curse. She is to be Gustav Rolfson’s reluctant bride, despite her heart being forever bound to Eric Starbane. Eric has fled his homeland with a price on his head and vengeance in his heart. He will make his way in America, an alien land torn apart by war. He will win honor there, and prepare for greater battles, all for the sake of reclaiming his beloved’s heart. Will Kristin and Eric find each other in a vast and divided country? Or are they destined to remain forever apart? Wild Wind Westward is the searing saga of a love whose flames will not be extinguished.

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Diversion Books

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1626814163

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9781626814165

Social Networks - The Modern-Day Family

Law and Policy of Regulation

By: Vanessa Kirch

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Social Networks - The Modern-Day Family

Law and Policy of Regulation

By: Vanessa Kirch

Social networks have created a plethora of problems regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The use of social networks has become a key concern of legal scholars, policy-makers and the operators as well as users of those social networks. This pathbreaking book highlights the importance of privacy in the context of today's new electronic communication technologies as it presents conflicting claims to protect national and international security, the freedom of the Internet and economic considerations. Using the New Haven School of Jurisprudence's intellectual framework, the author presents the applicable law on privacy and social media in international and comparative perspective, focusing on the United States, the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 as well as Germany, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The book appraises the law in place, discusses alternatives and presents recommendations in pursuit of a public order of human dignity.

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Springer Nature

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3030686515

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9783030686512

The Foley Grail

The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation

By: Vanessa Theme Ament

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The Foley Grail

The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation

By: Vanessa Theme Ament

This book teaches you how to master classic and cutting edge Foley techniques in order to create rich and convincing sound for any medium, be it film, television, radio, podcasts, animation, or games. Award-winning Foley artist Vanessa Theme Ament demonstrates how Foley is designed, crafted, and edited for any project, down to the nuts and bolts of spotting, cueing, and performing sounds. Various renowned sound artists provide a treasure trove of indispensable shortcuts, hot tips, and other valuable tricks of the trade. This updated third edition features the following: New chapters dedicated to Foley in games, television, broadcasting, and animation, as well as what is new in sound for media education A multitude of sound "recipes" that include proven Foley methods you can immediately use on your own projects A diverse range of case studies from well-known films, shows, games, and animation Interviews with current sound artists from around the world By exploring the entire audio post-production process, this book provides you with an excellent understanding of where Foley fits in the business of filmmaking and is a perfect guide for both newcomers and experienced sound designers wanting to learn more about this art. Accompanying the book are online resources featuring video demonstrations of Foley artists at work, video tutorials of specific Foley techniques, lectures from the author and more.

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Routledge

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1000461203

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9781000461206

Blood Profits

How American Consumers Unwittingly Fund Terrorists

By: Vanessa Neumann

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Blood Profits

How American Consumers Unwittingly Fund Terrorists

By: Vanessa Neumann

International smuggling has exploded, deepening and accelerating the collaboration of transnational organized crime and terrorist groups. Attacks like the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan shootings in Paris, the kidnappings and murders by Boko Haram in Nigeria, and the San Bernardino shooting were partially funded by seemingly harmless illegal goods such as cheap cigarettes, smuggled oil, prostitution, fake Viagra, fake designer bags, and even bootleg DVDs. But how can this be? In Blood Profits, Vanessa Neumann, an expert on dismantling illicit trade, explains how purchasing illegal goods translates to supporting organized crime and terrorists. Neumann shows how the effects of the collapsed Iron Curtain, USSR scientists and intelligence agents left without work, regional trade pacts, the dissipation of the East-versus-West mentality, and new-age technology have all led to an intricate network of illegal trade. She leads the reader through a variety of cases, both by geography and by industry (selecting industries where illicit trade is generally poorly understood), before extracting lessons learned into some policy recommendations that we can all embrace.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250089360

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9781250089366

Practicing What You Preach

By: Vanessa Davis Griggs

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Practicing What You Preach

By: Vanessa Davis Griggs

The wedding between Angela Gabriel and Brent Underwood promises to be the Birmingham event of the year--and aspiring event planner Melissa Anderson has been working feverishly to make it happen. During this hectic time, she even agrees to go out on a date with a most unlikely prospect: Marcus Peeples. When it came to Marcus, it definitely wasn't love at first sight. But after a lovely evening together of Bible study at Followers of Jesus Faith Worship Center, Melissa has a change of heart. She learns not only is Marcus a successful investor, but he's also a gifted minister. There's just one hitch: He's divorced--a fact Melissa can't reconcile with scripture even though she knows he's a good man and father. But when Marcus's diva ex-wife decides she wants him back, Melissa soon discovers love, divorce, and faith have quite a bit in common. . . Praise for Vanessa Davis Griggs and her novels. . . "This inspirational novel leaves the reader eager to know what Griggs plans next for this spiritual family." --Publishers Weekly on Blessed Trinity

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Kensington Books

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0758232225

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9780758232229

The Night They Vanished

By: Vanessa Savage

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The Night They Vanished

By: Vanessa Savage

A family with a secret. A past about to catch up with them. Hanna has barely spoken to her family since the tragedy that rocked their lives fourteen years ago. The tragedy for which they held Hanna responsible. Then she sees her family home listed as the scene of a horrific crime. Number of victims: three. Date of crime: today. Frantic, Hanna tries to contact her family, only to find they have disappeared. To find them, Hanna will have to confront what happened all those years ago. And the person determined to make her pay for it . . .

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538708248

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9781538708248

Marching for Equality

The Journey from Selma to Montgomery

By: Vanessa Oswald

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Marching for Equality

The Journey from Selma to Montgomery

By: Vanessa Oswald

One of the greatest leaders in American history, Martin Luther King Jr., organized a march from Selma, Alabama, to that state’s capital, Montgomery, in 1965. He and other activists wanted to call attention to the civil rights violations that plagued Alabama, as well as the struggle many African Americans were going through to exercise their right to vote. Readers learn about this important moment in American history through comprehensive text, quotes from civil rights leaders, and powerful photographs from the historic march to Montgomery.

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Greenhaven Publishing LLC

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1534562419

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9781534562417

Infancy

The Development of the Whole Child

By: Lisa M. Oakes,Vanessa Lobue,Marianella Casasola

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Infancy

The Development of the Whole Child

By: Lisa M. Oakes,Vanessa Lobue,Marianella Casasola

Topically organized and written in a conversational tone, Infancy: The Development of the Whole Child unites cutting-edge theories and research to illustrate the development of the whole child from birth to age three.

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SAGE Publications

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1071831011

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9781071831014

New Insight Into IELTS Workbook Pack

By: Vanessa Jakeman,Clare McDowell

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New Insight Into IELTS Workbook Pack

By: Vanessa Jakeman,Clare McDowell

Instruction covering four exam modules: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Includes one practice test and answer key. Script of accompanying audio recording.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521680964

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9780521680967

Hidden History of Music Row

By: Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez; Foreword by

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Hidden History of Music Row

By: Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez; Foreword by

Nashville's Music Row is as complicated as the myths that surround it. And there are plenty, from an adulterous French fur trader to an adventurous antebellum widow, from the early Quonset hut recordings to record labels in glass high-rise towers and from "Your cheatin' heart' to 'Strawberry wine.' Untangle the legendary history with never-before-seen photos of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein and interviews with multi-platinum songwriters and star performers. Authors Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez dig into the dreamers and the doers, the architects and the madmen, the ghosts and the hit-makers that made these avenues and alleys world-famous."--Unedited summary from page [4] of cover

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467144568

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9781467144568

The importance of empowerment regarding employee motivation

By: Vanessa Metz

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The importance of empowerment regarding employee motivation

By: Vanessa Metz

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,7, AKAD-Fachschule München, language: English, abstract: This assignment deals with the importance of empowerment regarding employee motivation. Its about the opportunities for employees, leaders and organizations an empowerd employee can achieve. Employees who are empowered need a good leader. But not all workers can handle the responsibility and have to be encouraged differently. Likewise, not all managers can give up power and have to find another way to lead.

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GRIN Verlag

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3346414310

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9783346414311

Answering the Call of the Court

How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda

By: Vanessa A. Baird

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Answering the Call of the Court

How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda

By: Vanessa A. Baird

The U.S. Supreme Court is the quintessential example of a court that expanded its agenda into policy areas that were once reserved for legislatures. Yet scholars know very little about what causes attention to various policy areas to ebb and flow on the Supreme Court’s agenda. Vanessa A. Baird’s Answering the Call of the Court: How Justices and Litigants Set the Supreme Court Agenda represents the first scholarly attempt to connect justices’ priorities, litigants’ strategies, and aggregate policy outputs of the U.S. Supreme Court. Most previous studies on the Supreme Court’s agenda examine case selection, but Baird demonstrates that the agenda-setting process begins long before justices choose which cases they will hear. When justices signal their interest in a particular policy area, litigants respond by sponsoring well-crafted cases in those policy areas. Approximately four to five years later, the Supreme Court’s agenda in those areas expands, with cases that are comparatively more politically important and divisive than other cases the Court hears. From issues of discrimination and free expression to welfare policy, from immigration to economic regulation, strategic supporters of litigation pay attention to the goals of Supreme Court justices and bring cases they can use to achieve those goals. Since policy making in courts is iterative, multiple well-crafted cases are needed for courts to make comprehensive policy. Baird argues that judicial policy-making power depends on the actions of policy entrepreneurs or other litigants who systematically respond to the priorities and preferences of Supreme Court justices.

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