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An account of the prehistory and archaeology of the Orkney archipelago a fusion of archaeological, historical and topographic writing.

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This unique book brings chaos theory out of the physics laboratory and into the business boardroom; Chapter 11 brings chaos theory down to a common, personal level, and explains the implications for certain specific jobs ranging from sales representatives to marriage counselors.

This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime.

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When Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated in March 1933, the White House staff numbered fewer than fifty people. In the ensuing years, as the United States became a world power and both the foreign and domestic duties of the president grew more complex, the White House staff has increased twentyfold.

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"Orphan of the Sun" is a story.

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This study examines Cypriot society from the crusader conquest of the island in 1191 to the Ottoman conquest of 1571. The author analyzes the ethnic, cultural, and religious landscape of Cyprus and argues that Cypriots adopted a nonviolent, covert form of anti-Latin resistance.

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Michele Lewis, inspired by African-Centered psychologists and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, argues for a more humanistic cultural neuroscience to further understandings of the influence of isolation, injustice, power, and bias on brains and behavior.

Provides an understanding of how land has changed over the last 300 years. This A-to-Z encyclopedia addresses various aspects of the science of land-use change. It focuses on one of the leading environmental concerns. It also includes entries from leading scholars from around the world.

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The presidency of Donald Trump has wreaked havoc on American democracy. Amid myriad books on the Trump phenomenon, Strobe Talbott has stepped back from the fray and mined useful history, reminding us of the Founders' legacy and reinstating it in these dark days.

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Antithetical to progressive democratic ideals has been the embedded class structure found by expatriate artists in European and Latin American communities, and as such, new interpretive approaches to public and private issues such as society reform and racial and ethnic equality provided the crucible for many American artists.

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With Ballard's focus so much on visionary perception and mystical transcendence, Gregory Stephenson argues for his placement in the Romantic visionary tradition.

A comprehensive examination of Ballard's work, this study traces his output and accomplishments over four decades, exploring their thematic development.

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A victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations.

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This is a book on painting and varnishing boats. It covers stripping old paint, dealing with mildew, applying water-based clear coatings, paint adhesion, mast protection, hot weather varnishing and painting for decoration. It also has quick tips for springtime painting and varnishing.

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Beginning with the late Bronze Age and moving through to the present day, this is the definitive history of Palestine and its people.

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This book uses political science, public administration, and public health to examine infectious disease threats and political dysfunction putting Americans at risk. Failure to govern at the federal level affects essential public health activities at the state and local level, which the book states recommendations to address.

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For three years, Chief Investigator Cassandra 'Cassie' Dewell has been hunting the Lizard King. Twice she has come close to taking him, but this time she surely has him. The trap is set and baited...

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Investigator Cassie Dewell's three-year hunt for the serial killer known as 'The Lizard King' comes to a climax.

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Investigator Cassie Dewell's three-year hunt for the serial killer known as 'The Lizard King' comes to a climax.

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This is a series of discussions between Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said covering topics such as: the differences between writing prose and music; the compromising politician versus uncompromising artist; Beethoven as a sonata composer; Wagner; and the power of culture to transcend differences.

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Some of the most significant architectural features of British communities, the parsonage has provided the central hub for local towns and villages for hundreds of years this is the story of their evolution, architecture and changing occupants.

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The fascinating chronicle of how language has influenced the world's great religions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and more.