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Square Root of a Fallen Arch

By: Wayne Loeffler

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Square Root of a Fallen Arch is the true story of growing up in old New York, circa 1916""1929. It is based on a collection of written memories and is told from the perspective of its narrator, William Loeffler Jr., whom we meet at six years of age. Thus the book covers the period from just before World War I through the roaring twenties and prohibition, all these providing a continuing reference point throughout the narrative. Square Root of a Fallen Arch is very much a coming of age story. While humorous and immediate, the motif running through the story shows a wistful and touching awareness of slow erosion in the narrator's known world and the emergence of a new, more modem version. It is important to note that William is not quite so sure that this emergence is really progress. Still through by bookend, the city William knew as a young boy is very different place. He's analyzed the reasons and his life (and that of the city) does go on. Therefore, the working title, The Arch in Washington Square Park (with which the book begins and ends), is a symbolic of a world fallen and replaced by another. William's view of life is loving, original, funny, ethnic, poignant, historical, and rich with the lore of New York City. His characters are fully drawn and their circumstances real and vivid, and the pictures his words evoke are of a New York City that literally no longer exists. Mr. Loeffler's wish before dying was to have his memories transformed into a memorial to the city. This is the spirit in which this manuscript is offered.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1642996939

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9781642996937

The Republican Party of Texas

A Political History

By: Wayne Thorburn

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The Republican Party of Texas

A Political History

By: Wayne Thorburn

On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one hundred and fifty years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era. Thorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they shored up ideological divides and elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today.

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University of Texas Press

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1477322515

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9781477322512

Red State

An Insider's Story of How the GOP Came to Dominate Texas Politics

By: Wayne Thorburn

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Red State

An Insider's Story of How the GOP Came to Dominate Texas Politics

By: Wayne Thorburn

A political scientist and Republican party insider examines how Texas made its dramatic shift from Democratic stronghold to GOP dominance. In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. Democrats held all thirty statewide elective positions as well as the entire state legislature. Fifty years later, this stronghold had not only been lost—it had reversed. In November 2010, Republicans controlled every statewide elective office, as well as the Texas Senate and House of Representatives. The state’s congressional delegation in Washington was comprised of twenty-five Republicans and nine Democrats. Red State explores why this transformation took place and what these changes imply for the future of Texas politics. Wayne Thorburn analyzes a wealth of data to show how changes in the state’s demographics—including an influx of new residents, the shift from rural to urban, and the growth of the Mexican American population—have moved Texas through three stages of party competition, from two-tiered politics to two-party competition, and then to the return to one-party dominance, this time by Republicans. Thorburn reveals that the shift from Democratic to Republican governance has been driven not by any change in Texans’ ideological perspective or public policy orientation—even when Texans were voting Democrat, conservatives outnumbered liberals or moderates—but by the Republican party’s increasing identification with conservatism since 1960.

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University of Texas Press

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0292759223

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9780292759220

Managing Resource Abundance and Wealth

The Norwegian Experience

By: Jonathon Wayne Moses,Bjørn Letnes

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Managing Resource Abundance and Wealth

The Norwegian Experience

By: Jonathon Wayne Moses,Bjørn Letnes

Managing Resource Abundance and Wealth: The Norwegian Experience describes the sundry and significant challenges, both economic and political, facing petroleum-producing countries. The volume outlines the pitfalls that policymakers encounter in the aftermath of a major resource discovery, and what they can do to protect their countries from the most adverse consequences. These lessons are derived from two very different sources: The broader-if still underdeveloped-social science literature that examines the 'Paradox of Plenty' in its disparate forms; and the experience of a country that has successfully managed its natural resources over several decades. As a small country on the margins of Europe, Norway has stood up to powerful international interests in one of the world's most powerful industries. Norway has exerted sovereign control over its natural environment, and exploited its resources in a way that has delivered significant wealth to its citizens. This volume explains how Norway has largely avoided the 'Paradox of Plenty'. It aims to demonstrate the variety of policy tools that are available to states rich in natural resources, and how these tools can be adjusted to changing (domestic and international) contexts. It considers a number of questions, such as how countries need to administer and regulate the industry to consider the costs and benefits associated with various contract and licensing regimes, and fiscal arrangements; to maintain competitiveness and avoid becoming too dependent upon the sector; to maximize local content; and to protect the broader economy from the volatility of petroleum prices. The volume shows how the industry can be managed in a democratic, just, and ethical manner, and for the benefit of the general population.

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Oxford University Press

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0198787170

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9780198787174

The Vortex Effect

A Novel

By: Wayne D. Liebhard, M.D.

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The Vortex Effect

A Novel

By: Wayne D. Liebhard, M.D.

ER doctor Derek Mann is in desperate need of a vacation. He needs the time to reflect on the many questions that continue to plague him--questions about life, medicine, and a recurring dream from his past as a musician. Instead, his leisurely north woods trip to join friends starts out with a suspicious tire blow-out and quickly escalates into a series of events that spin his life out of control.While wandering in the woods at camp, Derek experiences an altered state, entering a vortex that expands his understanding, but also makes him aware that someone seeks his demise.After leaving camp, he realizes that the incident seems to have remarkably enhanced his skills.Eager to see if the vortex can help him find the beautiful stranger haunting his dreams, and to answer the questions that trouble him, Derek knows he must go back.Will Derek find the answers he seeks, or will someone else find him first?

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Hillcrest Publishing Group

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1634134885

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9781634134880

Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation

A Practitioner's Guide

By: Wayne F. Regina

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Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation

A Practitioner's Guide

By: Wayne F. Regina

The field of mediation currently lacks a unifying theoretical foundation. This book attempts to remedy that by presenting one such comprehensive theoretical model. Family systems theory is based on the work of Murray Bowen, who was among the initial proponents of family therapy. Bowen family systems theory describes human relationships and human functioning using a systemic lens that conceptualizes human behavior through an intricate web of emotional processes. As a practicing mediator, teacher, and academic, Regina offers a systemic understanding of successful mediation, meditation techniques, the relationships between disputants, and the importance of mediator emotional maturity. He discusses the co-mediator relationship, the effects of multiple partiessuch as attorneys and stakeholder groups on the mediation process, the reasons for failed mediation, and the overall importance of theory in practice. This book provides a practical guide for the mediation practitioner and will assist both experienced and novice mediators in successfully navigating the often-intense, emotional minefield of mediation.

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University Press of America

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0761855742

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9780761855743

The Lady Swings

Memoirs of a Jazz Drummer

By: Dottie Dodgion,Wayne Enstice

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The Lady Swings

Memoirs of a Jazz Drummer

By: Dottie Dodgion,Wayne Enstice

Dottie Dodgion is a jazz drummer who played with the best. A survivor, she lived an entire lifetime before she was seventeen. Undeterred by hardships she defied the odds and earned a seat as a woman in the exclusive men’s club of jazz. Her dues-paying path as a musician took her from early work with Charles Mingus to being hired by Benny Goodman at Basin Street East on her first day in New York. From there she broke new ground as a woman who played a “man’s instrument” in first-string, all-male New York City jazz bands. Her inspiring memoir talks frankly about her music and the challenges she faced, and shines a light into the jazz world of the 1960s and 1970s. Vivid and always entertaining, The Lady Swings tells Dottie Dodgion's story with the same verve and straight-ahead honesty that powered her playing. A Variety Best Music Book of 2021

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University of Illinois Press

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0252052471

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9780252052477

Pickin' on Peachtree

A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia

By: Wayne W. Daniel

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Pickin' on Peachtree

A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia

By: Wayne W. Daniel

But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting and its forty years as a hub of country music. From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne W. Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252069684

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9780252069680

Cargill

Going Global

By: Wayne G. Broehl

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Cargill

Going Global

By: Wayne G. Broehl

A corporate history that also illuminates a difficult and significant period in U.S. history.

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UPNE

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0874518547

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9780874518542

Coach Without a Whistle

By: Wayne Deloriea

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Coach Without a Whistle

By: Wayne Deloriea

Let's begin by exposing some myths, lies and truths. As humans, we wear lots of hats. I have cowboy hats, baseball caps, fedoras and have even been seen in a do-rag. What I wear, if I wear a hat at all, depends upon how I feel in any given moment. Same for you? Perhaps you're not into hats. Perhaps you wear a particular sweatshirt, T-shirt or have several different pairs of shoes. Like band-aids, they cover sensitivities or hide scars. Psychologists refer to wearing masks, as it applies to covering parts of our personalities that we may not be comfortable with or that we may not feel comfortable with others seeing in us. Sometimes masks even blanket good traits that we fear might not be accepted by the particular group we associate with. What interesting creatures we are! Christian Counselor, Author, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Master Fitness Instructor and Coach Coach DeLoriea is one of the more successful coaches in NASCAR. "Coach" brings firsthand knowledge of what it is to put championship teams together. He brings 'old school' ideas back to the forefront when it comes to management. Using his GI Bill to attend Lenoir Rhyne University he received a degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Human Development. One of Coach's proudest moments was when the Department of Defense awarded him a Certificate of Appreciation for assisting the United States Army in developing a Pit Crew type turnaround plan for its helicopter force. Coach has had a diverse career starting with his celebrated work with severely and profoundly handicapped children, and teens in trouble with the law. After eleven years of dedicated service he took a dramatic turn and co-purchased a gym and became a personal trainer and coach.

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Xulon Press

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1607912023

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9781607912026

Blues All Day Long

The Jimmy Rogers Story

By: Wayne Everett Goins

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Blues All Day Long

The Jimmy Rogers Story

By: Wayne Everett Goins

A member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess Records, releasing the classic singles "That's All Right" and "Walking By Myself." In Blues All Day Long, Wayne Everett Goins mines seventy-five hours of interviews with Rogers' family, collaborators, and peers to follow a life spent in the blues. Goins' account takes Rogers from recording Chess classics and barnstorming across the South to a late-in-life renaissance that included new music, entry into the Blues Hall of Fame, and high profile tours with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Informed and definitive, Blues All Day Long fills a gap in twentieth century music history with the story of one of the blues' eminent figures and one of the genre's seminal bands.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252096495

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9780252096495

Gender, Race and the National Education Association

Professionalism and its Limitations

By: Wayne J. Urban

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Gender, Race and the National Education Association

Professionalism and its Limitations

By: Wayne J. Urban

Urban presents the NEA in its historical context, turning a fair and clear eye on this powerful and controversial organization, and using this context to both criticize and commend. The culmination of a three decade long study, this unique volume presents an unusually thorough and much needed holistic view of the NEA.

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Routledge

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1000144240

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9781000144246

Edward S. Curtis Portraits

The Many Faces of the Native American

By: Wayne Youngblood

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Edward S. Curtis Portraits

The Many Faces of the Native American

By: Wayne Youngblood

Photographer Edward S. Curtis was a prolific photographer and recorder of Native American culture. This is a collection of his most moving, cultural portraits.

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Chartwell Books

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0785835598

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9780785835592

The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss

By: Wayne Heisler

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The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss

By: Wayne Heisler

A richly interdisciplinary study of Strauss's contributions to ballet, his collaboration with prominent dance artists of his time, and his explorations of musical modernism.

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University Rochester Press

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1580463215

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9781580463218

Plant Cell Biology

From Astronomy to Zoology

By: Randy O. Wayne

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Plant Cell Biology

From Astronomy to Zoology

By: Randy O. Wayne

Plant Cell Biology, Second Edition: From Astronomy to Zoology connects the fundamentals of plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and plant cell biology. It covers all aspects of plant cell biology without emphasizing any one plant, organelle, molecule, or technique. Although most examples are biased towards plants, basic similarities between all living eukaryotic cells (animal and plant) are recognized and used to best illustrate cell processes. This is a must-have reference for scientists with a background in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, and more. - Includes chapter on using mutants and genetic approaches to plant cell biology research and a chapter on -omic technologies - Explains the physiological underpinnings of biological processes to bring original insights relating to plants - Includes examples throughout from physics, chemistry, geology, and biology to bring understanding on plant cell development, growth, chemistry and diseases - Provides the essential tools for students to be able to evaluate and assess the mechanisms involved in cell growth, chromosome motion, membrane trafficking and energy exchange

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Academic Press

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012814372X

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9780128143728

BODY AND IMAGE

EXPLORATIONS IN LANDSCAPE PHENOMENOLOGY 2

By: Christopher Y. Tilley,Wayne Bennett

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EXPLORATIONS IN LANDSCAPE PHENOMENOLOGY 2

By: Christopher Y. Tilley,Wayne Bennett

Chris Tilley offers a kinaesthetic approach to understanding ancient landscapes, one that uses the full body and all the senses, through examples of rock art and megalithic architecture in Norway, Ireland, and Sweden.

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Left Coast Press

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1598743147

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Book's by Wayne Loeffler

Square Root of a Fallen Arch

Square Root of a Fallen Arch

The Republican Party of Texas

The Republican Party of Texas

Red State

Red State

Managing Resource Abundance and Wealth

Managing Resource Abundance and Wealth

The Vortex Effect

The Vortex Effect

Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation

Applying Family Systems Theory to Mediation

The Lady Swings

The Lady Swings

Pickin' on Peachtree

Pickin' on Peachtree

Cargill

Cargill

Coach Without a Whistle

Coach Without a Whistle

Blues All Day Long

Blues All Day Long

Gender, Race and the National Education Association

Gender, Race and the National Education Association

Edward S. Curtis Portraits

Edward S. Curtis Portraits

The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss

The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss

Plant Cell Biology

Plant Cell Biology

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