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"The Last Hookers" is intrigue, danger, action, and romance about
aviators in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos Colonel Dunn who were
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Their story shines light
into dark corners of the NSA and CIA during covert operations in
Southeast Asia.
Since its appearance in 1859, Darwin's long awaited treatise in
genetic biology had received reviews both favorable and damning.
Thomas Huxley and Samuel Wilberforce presented arguments for and
against the theory in a dramatic and widely publicized face-off at
the 1860 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of
Science in Oxford. Their encounter sparked a vigorous, complex
debate that touched on a host of issues and set the stage for the
Royal Society s consideration of whether or not they ought to award
Darwin the Copley Medal, the society s most prestigious prize.
While the action takes place in meetings of the Royal Society,
Great Britain s most important scientific body, a parallel and
influential public argument smoldered over the nature of science
and its relationship to modern life in an industrial society. A
significant component of the Darwin game is the tension between
natural and teleological views of the world, manifested especially
in reconsideration of the design argument, commonly known through
William Paley s Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the Existence
and Attributes of the Deity (1802) and updated by Wilberforce. But
the scientific debate also percolated through a host of related
issues: the meaning and purposes of inductive and hypothetical
speculation in science; the professionalization of science; the
implications of Darwinism for social reform, racial theories, and
women s rights; and the evolving concept of causation in sciences
and its implications for public policy. Because of the
revolutionary potential of Darwin s ideas, the connections between
science and nearly every other aspect of culture became
increasingly evident. Scientific papers and laboratory
demonstrations presented in Royal Society meetings during the game
provide the backdrop for momentous conflict, conflict that
continues to shape our perceptions of modern science.
Reacting to the Past is a series of historical role-playing
games that explore important ideas by re-creating the contexts that
shaped them. Students are assigned roles, informed by classic
texts, set in particular moments of intellectual and social
ferment.
An award-winning active-learning pedagogy, Reacting to the Past
improves speaking, writing, and leadership skills, promotes
engagement with classic texts and history, and builds learning
communities. Reacting can be used across the curriculum, from the
first-year general education class to capstone experiences. A
Reacting game can also function as the discussion component of
lecture classes, or it can be enlisted for intersession courses,
honors programs, and other specialized curricular purposes."
Developments in telepathology are progressing at a great speed. As
a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field.
This first ever book on telepathology is presented in such a way
that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their
kno- edge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all
prof- sionals, including pathologists, surgeons, nurses and allied
health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short
time, driven by technical developments, the field of telepathology
has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of
experts. Therefore, this Telepathology book has been written with
chapter contributions from a host of renowned international
authorities in telepathology (see the Table of Contents and the
List of Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter
focusing on recent advances in telepathology is truly up to date.
Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple
chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the
content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book
makes up for any limitations in its comprehensiveness.
This work, first published in 1977, is a study of African responses
to European conquest in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. It centers on the Muslim pastoral tribes and oasis
communities which inhabited southeastern Morocco, a semi-arid
region on the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert. Between 1881
and 1912 the French army, advancing from Algeria, invaded and
occupied this region. This book examines the decades of French
conquest as an episode in African, rather than European, colonial
or military history.
This work, first published in 1977, is a study of African responses
to European conquest in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. It centers on the Muslim pastoral tribes and oasis
communities which inhabited southeastern Morocco, a semi-arid
region on the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert. Between 1881
and 1912 the French army, advancing from Algeria, invaded and
occupied this region. This book examines the decades of French
conquest as an episode in African, rather than European, colonial
or military history.
"The most wonderful, incredible woman and just a great Queen. There
will never be anyone like her again." Dame Joan Collins "The
ultimate woman of girl power #QueenElizabeth II." Geri Halliwell
The Queen: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Her Majesty is a collection of
all the things that made Elizabeth II a national treasure, from the
profound impact she had on 21st-century politics, to her superhuman
ability to keep on waving and her fabulous collection of
headscarves. Did you know that she established a whole new dog
breed, the dorgi, a cross between a corgi and a dachshund? Or that
in her lifetime she gave out more than 75,000 Christmas puddings?
With beautiful illustrations and humorous observations, this book
is a joyful celebration of a monarch who will go down in history as
one of the greatest of all time.
Developments in telepathology are progressing at a great speed. As
a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field.
This first ever book on telepathology is presented in such a way
that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their
kno- edge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all
prof- sionals, including pathologists, surgeons, nurses and allied
health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short
time, driven by technical developments, the field of telepathology
has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of
experts. Therefore, this Telepathology book has been written with
chapter contributions from a host of renowned international
authorities in telepathology (see the Table of Contents and the
List of Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter
focusing on recent advances in telepathology is truly up to date.
Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple
chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the
content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book
makes up for any limitations in its comprehensiveness.
The New World History is a comprehensive volume of essays selected
to enrich world history teaching and scholarship in this rapidly
expanding field. The forty-four articles in this book take stock of
the history, evolving literature, and current trajectories of new
world history. These essays, together with the editors'
introductions to thematic chapters, encourage educators and
students to reflect critically on the development of the field and
to explore concepts, approaches, and insights valuable to their own
work. The selections are organized in ten chapters that survey the
history of the movement, the seminal ideas of founding thinkers and
today's practitioners, changing concepts of world historical space
and time, comparative methods, environmental history, the "big
history" movement, globalization, debates over the meaning of
Western power, and ongoing questions about the intellectual
premises and assumptions that have shaped the field.
Since its appearance in 1859, Darwin's long-awaited treatise in
"genetic biology" had received reviews both favorable and damning.
Thomas Huxley and Samuel Wilberforce presented arguments for and
against the theory in a dramatic and widely publicized face-off at
the 1860 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of
Science in Oxford. Their encounter sparked a vigorous, complex
debate that touched on a host of issues and set the stage for the
Royal Society's consideration of whether they ought to award Darwin
the Copley Medal, the society's most prestigious prize. While the
action takes place in meetings of the Royal Society, Great
Britain's most important scientific body, a parallel and
influential public argument smolders over the nature of science and
its relationship to modern life in an industrial society. A
significant component of the Darwin game is the tension between
natural and teleological views of the world, manifested especially
in reconsideration of the design argument, commonly known through
William Paley's Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the Existence
and Attributes of the Deity(1802) and updated by Wilberforce. But
the scientific debate also percolated through a host of related
issues: the meaning and purposes of inductive and hypothetical
speculation in science; the professionalization of science; the
implications of Darwinism for social reform, racial theories, and
women's rights; and the evolving concept of causation in sciences
and its implications for public policy. Because of the
revolutionary potential of Darwin's ideas, the connections between
science and nearly every other aspect of culture became
increasingly evident. Scientific papers and laboratory
demonstrations presented in Royal Society meetings during the game
provide the backdrop for momentous conflict, conflict that
continues to shape our perceptions of modern science.
Ross Dunn here recounts the great traveler's remarkable career,
interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic
society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary
personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human
interchange in medieval times.
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A Dark Path (Paperback)
Robert E. Dunn
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When you dig your own grave, it always ends up ragged and shallow.
Career criminal Longview Moody, on the run from killers, assumes
his dead, twin brother's identity as the new Chief of Police of a
Texas town that's being terrorized by a Mexican drug cartel. To
pull off the deadly deception, Longview desperately works to become
the kind of cop and man that his brother was. But when the two
lives he's living converge, he's forced to embrace the violence
within him to get justice...and vengeance. PRAISE FOR "DEAD MAN'S
BADGE" "It's terrific. It's lean and smart and very good. I say,
check it out." Joe Lansdale "Brutal, vivid, and unforgettable...a
modern-day western morality tale in crime-novel wrapping with a
blood-red bow. This one will haunt you." Lee Goldberg, #1 NY Times
bestselling author "Robert Dunn unloads both barrels - Dead Man's
Badge is a fast, furious shootout from beginning to end. This tale
of corrupt cops, cartel killers, and one bad guy just trying to
make good, lingers like gun smoke. Bloody, dark, and pistol-whip
smart, it's Border noir at its best." J. Todd Scott, author of THE
FAR EMPTY "Riveting thriller about coming back from the dead,
revenge and redemption. The pages fly by even faster than the
bodies pile up. DEAD MAN'S BADGE establishes Robert E. Dunn as a
formidable new name in hard-boiled fiction." R.G. Belsky. author of
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