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The Rhetoric of Black Mayors

In Their Own Words

by Deborah F. Atwater
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010

The Rhetoric of Black Mayors explores the rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities. Atwater discusses and analyzes the process of creating coalitions by each mayor by dealing with the news coverage of the mayors by both the black and...
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Political Rules of the Road

Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life

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Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Political Rules of the Road is a collection of informal rules that members of Congress have used to guide their political careers and private lives. Our current and former representatives, senators, governors, cabinet officials, and presidents have valuable advice to offer about how to be successful...
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by Alán Saúl Saucedo Estrada
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

This book includes biographical information on Carlos Prieto, his contributions to music, as well as a detailed catalog of 72 pieces commissioned and/or dedicated to him. A graduate of MIT and a former director of Fundidora, the biggest steel company in Mexico, Carlos Prieto decided at the age of...
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Power and Influence

Self-Development Lessons from African Proverbs and Folktales

by Chiku Malunga
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2012

Power and Influence demonstrates how the indigenous wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales can be used to enhance modern life. The timeless wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales enriches self-development and positive influence. The inspiring results provide deeper understanding...
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The Roots of Balkanization

Eastern Europe C.E. 500-1500

by Ion Grumeza
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010

'Balkanization' is a modern term describing the fragmentation and re-division of countries and nations in the Balkan Peninsula, as well as a dynamic meaning 'the Balkan way of doing things.' The Roots of Balkanization describes the historical changes that took place in the Balkan Peninsula after the...
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Images Out of Africa

The Virginia Garner Diaries of the Africa Motion Picture Project

by Virginia Garner
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011

Missionaries played a fundamental role in introducing cinema into the developing world in the early twentieth century. These representatives of the Christian community diligently produced films about far-flung cultures to bolster fundraising for mission efforts around the globe. By the interwar period,...
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Gratitude and Grace

The Writings of Michael Mayne

by Joel W. Huffstetler
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009

Gratitude and Grace: The Writings of Michael Mayne offers an introduction and overview of the five bestselling books by one of the United Kingdom's finest spiritual writers, Michael Mayne, who served as dean of Westminster Abbey from 1986 to 1996. Previously, he had served as vicar of Great St. Mary's...
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Tales of and about Jewish Youth during the Fin-de-siécle Era

An Annotated Gazette for a Transitional Decade in Upstate New York

by Lawrence M. Ginsburg
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009

This is the story of Jewish youth in upstate New York during the fin-de-siZcledecade of the nineteenth century. Ginsburg details periods of transition for these youths, such as exploring life at various Jewish orphanages, where children were sheltered, educated, and taught trade skills to support...
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The Rhetorical Short Story

Best American Short Stories on War and the Military, 1915-2006

by William M. Purcell
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009

In The Rhetorical Short Story, Purcell examines over ninety short stories as rhetorical artifacts of nearly a century of American history. The words of over seventy-five authors present a pastiche of American voices, from the early days of the Great War to the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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Pseudoscience and Deception

The Smoke and Mirrors of Paranormal Claims

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Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013

Pseudoscience and Deception is a compilation of some of the most eye-opening skeptical articles pertaining to extraordinary claims and pseudoscience. The articles explore paranormal, extraordinary, or fringe-science claims and reveal logical explanations or outline the deceptive tactics involved in...
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The Light Gray People

An Ethno-History of the Lipan Apaches of Texas and Northern Mexico

by Nancy McGown Minor
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009

Although Lipan Apache culture was studied by one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century, many important questions remain. What is the meaning of the tribal name Lipan? Did Morris Opler's 1935 study of historical Lipan culture conform to practices seen by eighteenth century Spaniards?...
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by Yücel Güçlü
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015

Historical Archives and the Historians' Commission to Investigate the Armenian Events of 1915 demonstrates the vital importance of Ottoman and other relevant archives in Turkey for the study of the Armenian question. Historians, assisted by newly discovered or recently published materials, must continually...
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Greater Freedom

The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina

by Charles W. McKinney Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010

Greater Freedom offers a groundbreaking long-term community study of Wilson County, North Carolina. Charting the evolution of Wilson's civil rights movement, Charles McKinney argues that African Americans in Wilson created an expansive notion of freedom that influenced every aspect of life in the...
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Unlocked Memories

Young Russians under German Rule

by Alexey Vinogradov, Albert Pleysier
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Unlocked Memories is a collection of memories that were shared by Russians who witnessed the German invasion of the Leningrad region in 1941. All were children or young people during World War Two and nearly all were natives of Luga, Oredezh, or villages that were clustered around these two towns....
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