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In 1869, After an English defeat in battle in the Taranaki forest, one Maori boy, aged 5, was captured and adopted by the Prime Minister. Educated to become a lawyer and an 'English gentleman', Ngataua Omahuru had played a crucial role in New Zealand's history. This book gives an historical account of the Maori boy raised as an English gentleman.

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A readable and wide-ranging contribution to the social history of New England, this volume treats subjects as diverse as economic growth, wealth distribution, poor relief, local government, office-holding, leadership, urban development, and historiography.

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This title provides a "place-oriented" theory of policing to guide strategies for crime control and problem-oriented policing. Sung contends that community policing is a product of power relations among communities. He also explores how services are delivered by police.

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Cox's informative, comprehensive, and sensitive consideration of an especially vulnerable elderly segment--the frail--makes a genuine contribution to the understanding of frailty that must guide support systems and public policy.

Issues addressed in this work include not only the consequences of frailty but also its prevention.

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In "The Frankenfood Myth" the authors review the ways that the biotechnology industry has been hamstrung by lack of public confidence in its abilities to solve global food supply problems without creating either catastrophic side-effects or grossly inflated profits for the companies involved.

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A sourcebook on all the incarnations of the Frankenstein story in film. It includes information on 200 films, including cast, creative personnel and plot summaries, and also guides the reader to relevant primary texts such as scripts, posters, production histories and newspaper clippings.

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Kathleen P. Munley and Paul R. Mazzoni give an insiders look the Commonwealth v. William J. Wright trial, looking at how a murderer was able to slip through the cracks of the criminal justice system. This book captivatingly and successfully weaves together the events of an unforgettable crime and a trial that changed a region forever.

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It is an invaluable research resource for record historians, researchers, and recording collectors.

In addition to the detailed alphabetical listing of all song recordings, the book also supplies a chronological list of each recording session and the songs recorded on that day;

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A new cornerstone reference for students, scholars, and general readers, on Frederick Douglass-his life, writings, speeches, political views, and legacy.

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For the American founding fathers, good character was not just important to the survival of liberty, it was the load bearing central pillar. Today this is no longer true. Good character doesnt matter. The author examines why and how this complete abandonment of the founders value system came about.

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For the American founding fathers, good character was not just important to the survival of liberty, it was the load bearing central pillar. Today this is no longer true. Good character doesnt matter. The author examines why and how this complete abandonment of the founders value system came about.

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In addition to presenting a detailed history of the Free Church of England, John Fenwick also explores the distinctive doctrinal emphases of the denomination, its Constitution, its liturgical tradition, its experience of the historic episcopate, and its connections with other churches.

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Although much has been written on the failed attempt of German officers and conservative politicians to overthrow Hitler during World War II, the German leftist movement dedicated to the same goal has received little attention in the West.

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The Free Market and the Human Condition explores the human condition as situated in the free market from a variety of academic disciplines. By relying upon contributors who approach the topic from their respective disciplines, the book provides an accumulated picture of the free market, the human condition, and the relationship between them.

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From Janet Suzman, this is a new version from Janet Suzman for the stage and a take on a Chekhov classic play.

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"The essays in this volume are revised versions of papers that were presented at the conference 'The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist, ' which took place at King's College of Aberdeen University in October 2014"--Page vii.