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Metropolitan Railways

Rapid Transit in America

By: William D. Middleton

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Metropolitan Railways

Rapid Transit in America

By: William D. Middleton

Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.

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Indiana University Press

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ISBN 10

0253341795

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9780253341792

Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take

Railway Journeys by William D. Middleton

By: William D. Middleton

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Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take

Railway Journeys by William D. Middleton

By: William D. Middleton

Yet there isn't a train goes by all day But I hear its whistle shrieking.... Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going. —Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Travel" "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take" is a collection of stories about favorite train journeys by an inveterate railway enthusiast and train traveler. A half century career as an engineer, Naval officer, and university administrator took Bill Middleton to almost every part of the globe, and everywhere he took with him an abiding interest in railways, and a notebook and camera to record his experiences. His North American journeys have included experiences as diverse as the long journey north through Manitoba to polar bear country on Hudson Bay, a trip to Minnesota's Mesabi Range to haul a boatload of iron ore to Lake Superior behind a giant Yellowstone articulated steam locomotive, and the trip between Costa Rica's Atlantic and Pacific coasts by narrow gauge railway. His European travels have ranged from a Pullman seat on the crack London-Paris Golden Arrow to the slow trip across Thrace on one of the last runs of the celebrated Simplon-Orient Express. In Asia he traveled through the Toros Mountains of Turkey on the famous Istanbul-Baghdad Toros Express, experienced modern high-speed railroading in the cab of Japan's Bullet Train, and rode to Asia's highest mountain east of the Himalayas on the little trains of Taiwan's Ali Shan Forestry Railway.

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296

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Indiana University Press

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0253336996

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9780253336996

On Railways Far Away

By: William D. Middleton

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On Railways Far Away

By: William D. Middleton

In this lavishly illustrated memoir, William D. Middleton invites readers to climb aboard and share with him 60 years of railroad tourism around the globe. Middleton's award-winning photography has recorded events such as the final days of American Civil War locomotives in Morocco and the start up of the world's first high-speed railway in Japan. He has photographed such great civil works as Scotland's Firth of Forth Bridge and the splendid railway station at Haydarpasa on the Asian side of the Bosporus, while closer to home he has been recognized for his significant contribution to the photographic interpretation of North America's railroading history. On Railways Far Away presents over 200 of Middleton's favorite photographs and the personal stories behind the images. It is a book that will delight both armchair travelers and those for whom the railroads still hold romance.

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314

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Indiana University Press

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ISBN 10

0253005914

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9780253005915

The Bridge at Québec

By: William D. Middleton

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The Bridge at Québec

By: William D. Middleton

The Bridge at Quebec provides a full account of the long effort to build a bridge across the St. Lawrence at this difficult site, with particular emphasis on the extraordinary story of the failure of the first bridge, its engineers and their fateful decisions, the terrible collapse of August 29, 1907, and the human tragedies that accompanied it, and the lessons that its story holds even today for engineers and builders as they continue to extend the boundaries of technology. Fully illustrated, the book makes clear to the general reader and technical audience alike the engineering and technical issues involved in this story of one of the world's greatest bridges."--BOOK JACKET.

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Indiana University Press

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0253337615

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9780253337610

Frank Julian Sprague

Electrical Inventor & Engineer

By: William D. Middleton

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Frank Julian Sprague

Electrical Inventor & Engineer

By: William D. Middleton

“[This] biography of the ‘Father of Electric Traction’ details the life and times of an exceptional engineer, maverick innovator, [and] entrepreneur.” —NMRA Magazine Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague (1857–1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefly for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own. Sprague contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators. His innovations would help transform the urban space of the 20th century, enabling cities to grow larger and skyscrapers taller. The Middletons’ generously illustrated biography is an engrossing study of the life and times of a maverick innovator. “The authors weave this biography through time, with technological and political details that make Sprague human, a creative soul pressing his ideas with a sports-like outcome—some wins, some losses, and some ties . . . I recommend this well-written book detailing the life of the ‘Father of Electric Traction’ to explain the development of what we so casually take for granted.” —Trains “No one has previously used Sprague’s personal papers in a published biography . . . Recommended.” —Choice “Frank Sprague . . . is a major historical figure who for decades lacked a significant biography. This void has been ably and engagingly filled in this book by the dean of electric traction authors, William D. Middleton, and his son, William III.” —Classic Trains

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334

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Indiana University Press

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0253023599

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9780253023599

Ultrasound: The Requisites

By: Barbara S. Hertzberg,William D. Middleton

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Ultrasound: The Requisites

By: Barbara S. Hertzberg,William D. Middleton

This best-selling volume in The RequisitesTM Series provides a comprehensive introduction to timely ultrasound concepts, ensuring quick access to all the essential tools for the effective practice of ultrasonography. Comprehensive yet concise, Ultrasound covers everything from basic principles to advanced state-of-the-art techniques. This title perfectly fulfills the career-long learning, maintenance of competence, reference, and review needs of residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. - Covers the spectrum of ultrasound use for general, vascular, obstetric, and gynecologic imaging. - Fully illustrated design includes numerous side-by-side correlative images. - Written at a level ideal for residents seeking an understanding of the basics, or for practitioners interested in lifelong learning and maintenance of competence. - Extensive boxes and tables highlight differential diagnoses and summarize findings. - "Key Features" boxes offer a review of key information at the end of each chapter. - Explore extensively updated and expanded content on important topics such as practical physics and image optimization, the thyroid, salivary glands, bowel, musculoskeletal system, cervical nodal disease, ectopic pregnancy, early pregnancy failure, management of asymptomatic adnexal cysts, practice guidelines – and a new chapter on fetal chromosome abnormalities. - Visualize the complete spectrum of diseases with many new and expanded figures of anatomy and pathology, additional correlative imaging, and new schematics demonstrating important concepts and findings. - Further enhance your understanding with visual guidance from the accompanying electronic version, which features over 600 additional figures and more than 350 real-time ultrasound videos. - Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. The enhanced eBook experience allows you to view the additional images and video segments and access all of the text, figures, and suggested readings on a variety of devices.

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815

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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ISBN 10

0323112390

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9780323112390

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities

Toward Civic Responsibility

By: William F. Tate

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Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities

Toward Civic Responsibility

By: William F. Tate

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and former President of the American Educational Research Association, presents a collection of chapters from across disciplines to further understand the strengths of and problems in our communities. Today, many research literatures--e.g., health, housing, transportation, and education--focus on civic progress, yet rarely are there efforts to interrelate these literatures to better understand urgent problems and promising possibilities in education, wherein social context is central. In this volume, social context--in particular, the unequal opportunities that result from geography--is integral to the arguments, analyses, and case studies presented. Written by more than 40 educational scholars from top universities across the nation, the research presented in this volume provides historical, moral, and scientifically based arguments with the potential to inform understandings of civic problems associated with education, youth, and families, and to guide the actions of responsible citizens and institutions dedicated to advancing the public good.

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565

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442204680

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9781442204683

The Law of Real Property

By: Robert Megarry,William Wade,Charles Harpum,Stuart Bridge,Martin J. Dixon

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The Law of Real Property

By: Robert Megarry,William Wade,Charles Harpum,Stuart Bridge,Martin J. Dixon

Megarry and Wade : The Law of Real Property

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1955

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Sweet & Maxwell

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0414045963

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9780414045965

Book's by William D. Middleton

Metropolitan Railways

Metropolitan Railways

Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take

Yet There Isn't a Train I Wouldn't Take

On Railways Far Away

On Railways Far Away

The Bridge at Québec

The Bridge at Québec

Frank Julian Sprague

Frank Julian Sprague

Ultrasound: The Requisites

Ultrasound: The Requisites

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities

The Law of Real Property

The Law of Real Property

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