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The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible. This title offers an account of the experiences of the 3rd Battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond.

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Once tipped to lead the Labour Party, Benn's growing disillusionment with what he regarded as the "democratic deficit" infecting politics, reinforced his resolve to continue playing the role he valued most, as "a good House of Commons Man". This title traces his 50-year political career.

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This is a study of the narrative techniques and thematic investigations of Hillerman's detective fiction which illuminates the way he has crafted a new and profound method for understanding the conditions of modern life. Areas such as setting, plot, generic conditions and themes are covered.

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Offers a critical introduction to the play, "Angels in America", giving students an overview of the background and context; analysis of the play including its structure, style and characters; and an analysis of key production issues and choices.

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Offers a critical introduction to the play, "Angels in America", giving students an overview of the background and context; analysis of the play including its structure, style and characters; and an analysis of key production issues and choices.

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Issues addressed in each play are analyzed, such as prevailing societal attitudes, including those toward class and gender.

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Film and theatre director Tony Richardson's death in 1991, the publication of his memoirs in 1993, and the posthumous release of his final movie, Blue Sky in 1994 have resulted in the beginning of a critical reevaluation of Richardson's career.

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A sophisticated but accessible account of the series and its place in American cultural history, this book helps readers appreciate the importance of The Sopranos as a cultural touchstone and looks at the show from various cultural perspectives (e.g. ethical, religious, ethnic, etc.).

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Usually associated with large bank failures, the phrase too big to fail, which is a particular form of government bailout, actually applies to a wide range of industries, as this volume makes clear.

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The potential failure of a large bank presents vexing questions for policymakers. It poses significant risks to other financial institutions, to the financial system as a whole, and possibly to the economic and social order.

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That's a big mistake considering women spend $3.3 trillion annually on consumer products. Too Busy to Shop explains what marketers need to know about multi-mindinga word coined by Skoloda and Ketchumand its implications for companies seeking to speak to women buyers.

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A new play by prominent Scottish playwright who is the most performed playwright in Scotland over the last decade.

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Drawing on the fields of history, law, politics, business, and philosophy, this wide-ranging study examines three facets of freedomnational freedom, freedom from the state, and freedom within the stateas they have developed in American law, politics, and society.

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Drawing on the fields of history, law, politics, business, and philosophy, this wide-ranging study examines three facets of freedomnational freedom, freedom from the state, and freedom within the stateas they have developed in American law, politics, and society.

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Extreme poverty exhausts institutions, depletes resources, weakens leadership, and ultimately contributes to rising insecurity and conflict. Just as poverty begets insecurity, however, the reverse is also true.

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Tool Intelligence taps primatological and linguistic field research to draw an analogy between prelinguistic material cultures of nonhuman primates and natural human languages. Linguistics and cognitive science are given new incentives to search for cognitive homology in areas of extended problem awareness and manipulative intentionality.

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Toot your library's horn! Promote your library program via a home page on the web!

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This book explores mixed messages in education that filters down from the government which leaves educators in a state of confusion. The culmination of over exposure of young children to LGBTQIA topics, the banning of religion in schools, and the runaway train of illegal immigration creates continual gray areas for school districts.

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This book explores mixed messages in education that filters down from the government which leaves educators in a state of confusion. The culmination of over exposure of young children to LGBTQIA topics, the banning of religion in schools, and the runaway train of illegal immigration creates continual gray areas for school districts.

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Topiary, the art of creating sculpture in clipped plants, originated with the Romans and experienced periods of popularity during the Renaissance and Jacobean eras. This book reveals the history of topiary. Amateurs in the art can purchase 'preformed' rabbits and deer to graze suburban lawns.

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