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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

A Complete Catalog

By: William Allin Storrer

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

A Complete Catalog

By: William Allin Storrer

Among the many books available on Wright, William Allin Storrer's classic - now fully revised and updated - remains the only authoritative guide to all of Wright's built work.".

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University of Chicago Press

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0226776220

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9780226776224

Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences

By: William J. Boone,John R. Staver,Melissa S. Yale

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Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences

By: William J. Boone,John R. Staver,Melissa S. Yale

Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences helps individuals, both students and researchers, master the key concepts and resources needed to use Rasch techniques for analyzing data from assessments to measure variables such as abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. Upon completion of the text, readers will be able to confidently evaluate the strengths and weakness of existing instrumentation, compute linear person measures and item measures, interpret Wright Maps, utilize Rasch software, and understand what it means to measure in the Human Sciences. Each of the 24 chapters presents a key concept using a mix of theory and application of user-friendly Rasch software. Chapters also include a beginning and ending dialogue between two typical researchers learning Rasch, "Formative Assessment Check Points," sample data files, an extensive set of application activities with answers, a one paragraph sample research article text integrating the chapter topic, quick-tips, and suggested readings. Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences will be an essential resource for anyone wishing to begin, or expand, their learning of Rasch measurement techniques, be it in the Health Sciences, Market Research, Education, or Psychology.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400768575

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9789400768574

The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition

A Complete Catalog

By: William Allin Storrer

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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition

A Complete Catalog

By: William Allin Storrer

From sprawling houses to compact bungalows and from world-famous museums to a still-working gas station, Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs can be found in nearly every corner of the country. While the renowned architect passed away more than fifty years ago, researchers and enthusiasts are still uncovering structures that should be attributed to him. William Allin Storrer is one of the experts leading this charge, and his definitive guide, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has long been the resource of choice for anyone interested in Wright. Thanks to the work of Storrer and his colleagues at the Rediscovering Wright Project, thirty-seven new sites have recently been identified as the work of Wright. Together with more photos, updated and expanded entries, and a new essay on the evolution of Wright’s unparalleled architectural style, this new edition is the most comprehensive and authoritative catalog available. Organized chronologically, the catalog includes full-color photos, location information, and historical and architectural background for all of Wright’s extant structures in the United States and abroad, as well as entries for works that have been demolished over the years. A geographic listing makes it easy for traveling Wright fans to find nearby structures and a new key indicates whether a site is open to the public. Publishing for Wright’s sesquicentennial, this new edition will be a trusted companion for anyone embarking on their own journeys through the wonder and genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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University of Chicago Press

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022643575X

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9780226435756

Admiral William A. Moffett

Architect of Naval Aviation

By: William F Trimble

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Admiral William A. Moffett

Architect of Naval Aviation

By: William F Trimble

Naval aviation historian William F. Trimble provides a clear and detailed portrait of the man who took on the challenge of forming an aeronautical bureau within the U.S. Navy in 1921 and then nurtured the early development of naval aviation. Describing Admiral William A. Moffett as one of the first high-ranking naval officers to appreciate the importance of the airplane and the effect it would have on the fleet, the author contends that the admiral's strong background as a surface officer gave him a credibility and trust with his superiors that others could not match. The author attributes Moffett's desire to keep aviation as part of the fleet, along with his diplomacy, tenacity, and political and military savvy, to the success of the infant air arm during its formative years. In striking contrast to the tactics of Army Gen. Billy Mitchell, Moffett's handling of the loyalty issue and other politically sensitive topics saved the Navy's air arm, according to Trimble. The book is equally candid about the admiral's shortcomings, including his heavy-handed support for airships, a technological dead end that squandered millions and led to Moffett's death in 1933 when he went down with the airship Akron during a storm.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612514286

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9781612514284

Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences

By: William J. Boone,John R. Staver

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Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences

By: William J. Boone,John R. Staver

This volume follows the publication of Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences. This new book presents additional topics not discussed in the previous volume. It examines key topics such as partial credit analysis of data, common person linking, computing equating constants, investigating discrimination, evaluating dimensionality, how to better utilize Wright Maps, how to design tests and surveys using Rasch theory, and many more. The book includes activities which can be used to practice the theme of each chapter and to test the reader’s understanding of Rasch techniques. Beginning and ending with a conversation between two students, each chapter provides clear step-by-step instructions as to how to conduct an analysis using the chapter theme. The chapters emphasize applications for the beginner learning Rasch and provide guidance for composing a write-up of an analysis for a presentation, paper, thesis or report. This book explores in detail many important yet often rarely discussed topics in Rasch. With its easy-to-read language and engaging format it reaches a wide audience of scientists, clinicians, students, researchers and psychometricians, providing a valuable toolkit for practical users of Rasch analysis. – Dr. Eva Fenwick, Clinical Research Fellow, Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore It is an easy to read book and provides immediate guidance for those wishing to conduct a Rasch analysis. The “conversations” between students in each chapter provides a welcome introduction to each topic. – Prof. Maik Walpuski, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany The lessons learned in their first book are extended by providing insightful demonstrations of some of the more complex concepts and techniques used in applying Rasch models. – Dr. Michael R. Peabody, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Illinois, USA I am amazed with the ability of these authors to communicate complicated knowledge, and the ability to make this highly complicated knowledge accessible to new learners guiding every step of the way. Through this book we get important knowledge about techniques and the different areas of use for Rasch methods in the human sciences This is truly an important book for students and researchers. – Prof. Charlotte Ringsmose, Aalborg University, Denmark

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Springer Nature

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3030434206

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9783030434205

Death in a Prairie House

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders

By: William R. Drennan

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Death in a Prairie House

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders

By: William R. Drennan

The most pivotal and yet least understood event of Frank Lloyd Wright’s celebrated life involves the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and children dear to the architect and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence, near Spring Green, Wisconsin. Unaccountably, the details of that shocking crime have been largely ignored by Wright’s legion of biographers—a historical and cultural gap that is finally addressed in William Drennan’s exhaustively researched Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders. In response to the scandal generated by his open affair with the proto-feminist and free love advocate Mamah Borthwick Cheney, Wright had begun to build Taliesin as a refuge and "love cottage" for himself and his mistress (both married at the time to others). Conceived as the apotheosis of Wright’s prairie house style, the original Taliesin would stand in all its isolated glory for only a few months before the bloody slayings that rocked the nation and reduced the structure itself to a smoking hull. Supplying both a gripping mystery story and an authoritative portrait of the artist as a young man, Drennan wades through the myths surrounding Wright and the massacre, casting fresh light on the formulation of Wright’s architectural ideology and the cataclysmic effects that the Taliesin murders exerted on the fabled architect and on his subsequent designs. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Outstanding Book, selected by the Public Library Association

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Terrace Books

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0299222136

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9780299222130

A Guide to the Gospels

By: William Graham Scroggie

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A Guide to the Gospels

By: William Graham Scroggie

Acknowledged by many as a classic work of biblical scholarship, A Guide to the Gospels by Dr. W. Graham Scroggie provides a book-by-book treatment of the foundational New Testament books. Every element of the four Gospels is covered under the three divisions of this study: The Gospels viewed synthetically, The Gospels viewed analytically, The Gospels viewed Christologically. Filled with a wealth of charts, maps, and lists, A Guide to the Gospels provides a ready source of information, analysis, and source material for the pastor, teacher, or Bible student. Scroggie's insightful treatment of the English text furnishes the comprehensive scholarship necessary for a thorough grasp of each book of the Gospels. - Back cover.

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Kregel Publications

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0825495717

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9780825495717

The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

By: William K. Black

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The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

By: William K. Black

An investigator tells the inside story of the 1980s savings-and-loan scandal and what we can do today to prevent future frauds: “Merits a wide readership.” —Journal of Economic Issues In this expert insider’s account of the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s, William Black lays bare the strategies that corrupt CEOs and CFOs—in collusion with those who have regulatory oversight of their industries—use to defraud companies for their personal gain. Recounting the investigations he conducted as Director of Litigation for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Black fully reveals how Charles Keating and hundreds of other S&L owners took advantage of a weak regulatory environment to perpetrate accounting fraud on a massive scale. In the new afterword, he also authoritatively links the S&L crash to the business failures of 2008 and beyond, showing how CEOs then and now are using the same tactics to defeat regulatory restraints and commit the same types of destructive fraud. Black uses the latest advances in criminology and economics to develop a theory of why “control fraud”—looting a company for personal profit—tends to occur in waves that make financial markets deeply inefficient. He also explains how to prevent such waves. Throughout the book, Black drives home the larger point that control fraud is a major, ongoing threat in business that requires active, independent regulators to contain it. His book is a wake-up call for everyone who believes that market forces alone will keep companies and their owners honest. “Bill Black has detailed an alarming story about financial and political corruption.” —Paul Volcker “Persons interested in the economics of fraud, the S&L debacle, the problems of financial regulation, and microeconomics more broadly will find this book to be very important.” ?Journal of Economic Issues

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292754191

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9780292754195

Every Inch a Soldier

Augustine Warner Robins and the Building of U.S. Airpower

By: William P. Head

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Every Inch a Soldier

Augustine Warner Robins and the Building of U.S. Airpower

By: William P. Head

Who was Warner Robins, for whom an Air Force base in Georgia was named? "To write a story about General Robins is to write abut the `Olden Days'" his widow has remarked, "for Warner Robins was not in the Air Force as it is today." No, but he helped to form the Air Force as it is today. His professional life developed along with the air service during that brave and daring era between the two World Wars. As author William Head explains, Robins was "one of those courageous few who left an indelible mark on today's Air Force." As a West Point cadet (1903-1907), Augustine Warner Robins numbered among his classmates and friends Hap Arnold and Frank Andrews. As a young officer, he fought under Black Jack Pershing in Mexico and met a young George Patton and Ben Foulois. As a senior officer, he worked with such luminaries of the day as Charles A. Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle, Lester Maitland, Orville Wright, and Billy Mitchell. Even more significantly, during his career he was instrumental in developing the first official and workable Air Force supply maintenance and accountability system. He helped establish official guidelines for training of logistics officers, NCOs, and civilians working for the Army Air Corps. Robins's life provides, through his thousands of letters, telephone transcripts, and other primary materials, a unique window on the interward period, and especially on the history of aviation in America. Through his eyes, the events and personalities of the 1920s and 1930s--which shaped the Air Force of World II and the Cold War--come into sharp focus. The anecdotes and sometimes humorous stories of the building of this branch of the service make this a book not just for historians, but for all those interested in the military and in aviation.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890965900

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9780890965900

Thurlbeck's Chronic Airflow Obstruction

By: William M. Thurlbeck,Joanne L. Wright,Joanne Lynne Wright

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Thurlbeck's Chronic Airflow Obstruction

By: William M. Thurlbeck,Joanne L. Wright,Joanne Lynne Wright

The late Dr. Thurlbeck wrote one of the leading texts on the history, diagnosis, and management of chronic airflow obstruction. This new tex t continues his tradition of excellence with a completely updated appr oach to the subject. First, Thurlbeck's Chronic Airflow Obstruction, 2 nd Edition discusses key terminology and classifications to provide a solid foundation for the topic. Then it guides the reader through the morphology, etiology, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of today's mos t common chronic airflow disorders. When appropriate, the latest manag ement options are outlined. And, an entire section describes the effec ts of chronic airflow obstruction on other organ systems.

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1550090399

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9781550090390

Book's by William A. Wright

The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences

Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences

The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition

The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition

Admiral William A. Moffett

Admiral William A. Moffett

Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences

Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences

Death in a Prairie House

Death in a Prairie House

A Guide to the Gospels

A Guide to the Gospels

The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

Every Inch a Soldier

Every Inch a Soldier

Thurlbeck's Chronic Airflow Obstruction

Thurlbeck's Chronic Airflow Obstruction

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