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Bad Bromance (DVD)
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Jack Black and James Marsden star in this comedy written and
directed by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. Dan Landsman (Black)
hasn't achieved much in his adult life and so when his annual high
school reunion comes around once again he, as head of the reunion
committee, tries to prove himself by getting more people than ever
before to attend. As he receives more and more negative responses
he begins to think the whole idea of a reunion is stupid, until he
sees a television commercial starring his former classmate Oliver
Lawless (Marsden). As he hatches a plan to get Oliver to the
reunion in the hope that everyone else will attend with the promise
of a celebrity, Dan travels to LA to convince Oliver to go along
with his master plan.
Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have
a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along
with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how
to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns and varied
firing techniques. The plans range from an easy, affordable and
versatile Raku Kiln to a unique wood-fuelled Downdraft Stovepipe
Barrel kiln. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich
surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In
addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln,
easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in
color photographs: you'll see how to achieve terra sigillata
surfaces with direct chemical application and how to do traditional
crackle-glaze raku and smoke finishes.
Being homeless in one's homeland is a colonial legacy for many
Indigenous people in settler societies. The construction of
Commonwealth nation-states from colonial settler societies depended
on the dispossession of Indigenouspeoples from their lands. The
legacy of that dispossession and related attempts at assimilation
that disrupted Indigenous practices, languages, and
cultures-including patterns of housing and land use-can be seen
today in the disproportionate number of Indigenous people affected
by homelessness in both rural and urban settings. Essays in this
collection explore the meaning and scope of Indigenous homelessness
in the Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They argue that
effective policy and support programs aimed at relieving Indigenous
homelessness must be rooted in Indigenous conceptions of home,
land, and kinship, and cannot ignore the context of systemic
inequality, institutionalization, landlessness, among other things,
that stem from a history of colonialism. Indigenous Homelessness:
Perspectives from Canada, New Zealand and Australia provides a
comprehensive exploration of the Indigenous experience of
homelessness. It testifies to ongoing cultural resilience and lays
the groundwork for practices and policies designed to better
address the conditions that lead to homelessness among Indigenous
peoples.
In spring 1876 a physician named James Madison DeWolf accepted the
assignment of contract surgeon for the Seventh Cavalry, becoming
one of three surgeons who accompanied Custer's battalion at the
Battle of the Little Big Horn. Killed in the early stages of the
battle, he might easily have become a mere footnote in the many
chronicles of this epic campaign - but he left behind an eyewitness
account in his diary and correspondence. A Surgeon with Custer at
the Little Big Horn is the first annotated edition of these rare
accounts since 1958, and the most complete treatment to date. While
researchers have known of DeWolf's diary for many years, few
details have surfaced about the man himself. In A Surgeon with
Custer at the Little Big Horn, Todd E. Harburn bridges this gap,
providing a detailed biography of DeWolf as well as extensive
editorial insight into his writings. As one of the most highly
educated men who traveled with Custer, the surgeon was well
equipped to compose articulate descriptions of the 1876 campaign
against the Indians, a fateful journey that began for him at Fort
Lincoln, Dakota Territory, and ended on the battlefield in eastern
Montana Territory. In letters to his beloved wife, Fannie, and in
diary entries - reproduced in this volume exactly as he wrote them
- DeWolf describes the terrain, weather conditions, and medical
needs that he and his companions encountered along the way. After
DeWolf's death, his colleague Dr. Henry Porter, who survived the
conflict, retrieved his diary and sent it to DeWolf's widow. Later,
the DeWolf family donated it to the Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument. Now available in this accessible and fully
annotated format, the diary, along with the DeWolf's personal
correspondence, serves as a unique primary resource for information
about the Little Big Horn campaign and medical practices on the
western frontier.
From the War of 1812 to the end of the nineteenth century, U.S.
Army officers were instrumental in shaping the American West. They
helped explore uncharted places and survey and engineer its
far-flung transportation arteries. Many also served in the
ferocious campaigns that drove American Indians onto reservations.
Soldiers West views the turbulent history of the West from the
perspective of fifteen senior army officers--including Philip H.
Sheridan, George Armstrong Custer, and Nelson A. Miles--who were
assigned to bring order to the region.
This revised edition of Paul Andrew Hutton's popular work adds
five new biographies, and essays from the first edition have been
updated to incorporate recent scholarship. New portraits of Stephen
W. Kearny, Philip St. George Cooke, and James H. Carleton expand
the volume's coverage of the army on the antebellum frontier. Other
new pieces focus on the controversial John M. Chivington, who
commanded the Colorado volunteers at the Sand Creek Massacre in
1863, and Oliver O. Howard, who participated in federal and private
initiatives to reform Indian policy in the West. An introduction by
Durwood Ball discusses the vigorous growth of frontier military
history since the original publication of Soldiers West.
George Armstrong Custer, America's most famously unfortunate
soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but "The Custer
Reader" is unique as a substantial source of classic writings about
and by him. Here is Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries,
and leading scholars. Even those steeped in Custeriana will
discover new insights in these pieces. Combining first-person
narratives, essays, and photographs, this book provides a complete
introduction to Custer's controversial personality and career and
the evolution of the Custer myth.
When the Olympic dreams of Paul Asmuth are shattered, God opens the door of new
opportunities in the sport of marathon swimming. Relying on his passion, faith, and
grit for both triumphs and tragedy, this is a story that transcends sport. By listening
to the voice of truth and not of fear, new dreams are born, and God's plans are
revealed.
The enduring fascination of the American West marks this collection
of essays by distinguished historians, investigative reporters, a
novelist, and a celebrated screenwriter. All of these articles have
won Wrangler Awards--the western equivalent of the
Oscars--presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Exciting storytelling, a hallmark of western writing, shapes
every selection. C. L. Sonnichsen's 1986 revisionist account of
Geronimo's life foreshadows the work of younger historians who
continue to deepen our understanding of American Indian history.
Jeffrey Pearson's story of the death of Crazy Horse and Greg
Michno's novelistic rendering of the Lakota view of the Battle of
the Little Bighorn represent history as practiced by scholars who
are also powerful writers.
Journalist-screenwriter William Broyles's narrative of the King
family and ranch is a Texas saga as captivating as anything by
Larry McMurtry. The renowned novelist Oakley Hall writes with a
historian's precision about Wyoming, setting for "The Virginian"
and site of the Teapot Dome scandal and the Johnson County range
war. Focusing on Charles M. Russell, Raphael Cristy establishes the
western artist's importance as a writer who overturned stereotypes
about American Indians.
Environmental studies are showcased in Dan Flores's essays on
the demise of the great buffalo herds and the history of the horse
trade. And no overview of the West would be complete without
military and law enforcement history, amply represented by Robert
M. Utley's work on the Texas Rangers, Paul Hutton's panoramic
recounting of the Alamo, and Sally Denton's new look at the
controversial Mountain Meadows Massacre, incorporating the latest
forensic evidence. In what serves as a fitting coda to the violent
yet inspiring history of the American West, Hutton offers a
stirring account of Teddy Roosevelt's leadership at the Battle of
San Juan Hill.
This is a collection as pleasurable to read as it is rich with
great and significant stories about one of the most enduring
national epochs--the history of the great American West.
In his memoir, A Certain Risk, author Paul Richardson reminds you
that the Creator designed you to engage the complexities of your
world with creative solutions. Rather than offering a series of
how-to steps, Richardson offers you a refreshing vision of what a
Spirit-fueled life looks like---a vision that sees Christianity as
a fluid, innovative call to love. Many of us lead frenzied
lives---but feel we are going nowhere. Every day you may be asking
yourself: How can I become a voice of hope when the problems are so
great? How can I envision my circumstances through God s eyes and
respond to others with the passions of his heart when the dry
details of the day take over? How do I begin to live a deeper,
richer faith that unleashes God s transforming work in and through
me? Drawing on stories from his life as a change specialist in the
world s largest Muslim country, Richardson explores what causes you
to be pinned down under life s fluctuating circumstances, personal
apathy, and disappointment, and he helps you seek the Spirit-fueled
life that can set you free. You will come away with a deeper
awareness of your dreams, a renewed passion for faith in action,
and a richer understanding of how God created you to live straight
from the heart of the Creator."
"Paul Hutton's study of Phil Sheridan in the West is
authoritative, readable, and an important contribution to the
literature of westward expansion. Although headquartered in
Chicago, Sheridan played a crucial role in the opening of the West.
His command stretched from the Missouri to the Rockies and from
Mexico to Canada, and all the Indian Wars of the Great Plains fell
under his direction. Hutton ably narrates and interprets Sheridan's
western career from the perspective of the top command rather than
the battlefield leader. His book is good history and good
reading."-Robert M. Utley
Since 1953, the Western Writers of America has celebrated the rich
heritage of the American West through Spur awards and anthologies.
With "Roundup ," edited by WWA Past-President Paul Andrew Hutton,
the WWA again offers the very best of contemporary Western writing
by the top hands in the field.
From Native Americans, famed frontiersmen, cowboys and outlaws, to
contemporary tales of ranching, mining, and urban challenges, the
WWA presents the full range of the American West as told in fiction
and nonfiction short stories, poetry, and even a novella by
television icon and WWA Wister prizewinner for Lifetime
Achievement, Andrew Fenady.
Other Wister-award authors include such giants as Elmer Kelton,
Robert M. Utley, Matthew Braun, and Richard Wheeler. They join
Spur-award winners Johnny Boggs, John Nesbitt, Paul Hedren, Don
Birchfield, Miles Swarthout, and Red Shuttleworth. These are not
your Granddad's Western stories, but rather a fresh and
enlightening look at the West and its people--past, present and
future.
In spring 1876 a physician named James Madison DeWolf accepted the
assignment of contract surgeon for the Seventh Cavalry, becoming
one of three surgeons who accompanied Custer's battalion at the
Battle of the Little Big Horn. Killed in the early stages of the
battle, he might easily have become a mere footnote in the many
chronicles of this epic campaign - but he left behind an eyewitness
account in his diary and correspondence. A Surgeon with Custer at
the Little Big Horn is the first annotated edition of these rare
accounts since 1958, and the most complete treatment to date. While
researchers have known of DeWolf's diary for many years, few
details have surfaced about the man himself. In A Surgeon with
Custer at the Little Big Horn, Todd E. Harburn bridges this gap,
providing a detailed biography of DeWolf as well as extensive
editorial insight into his writings. As one of the most highly
educated men who traveled with Custer, the surgeon was well
equipped to compose articulate descriptions of the 1876 campaign
against the Indians, a fateful journey that began for him at Fort
Lincoln, Dakota Territory, and ended on the battlefield in eastern
Montana Territory. In letters to his beloved wife, Fannie, and in
diary entries - reproduced in this volume exactly as he wrote them
- DeWolf describes the terrain, weather conditions, and medical
needs that he and his companions encountered along the way. After
DeWolf's death, his colleague Dr. Henry Porter, who survived the
conflict, retrieved his diary and sent it to DeWolf's widow. Later,
the DeWolf family donated it to the Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument. Now available in this accessible and fully
annotated format, the diary, along with the DeWolf's personal
correspondence, serves as a unique primary resource for information
about the Little Big Horn campaign and medical practices on the
western frontier.
Even as a pup, Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very
thickest of danger." In his own inimitable style, he describes his
earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an
Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. His
reputation as a b'ar hunter (he killed 105 in one season) sent him
to Congress, and he was voted in and out as the price of cotton
(and his relations with the Jacksonians) rose and fell. In 1834,
when this autobiography appeared, Davy Crockett was already a folk
hero with an eye on the White House. But a year later he would lose
his seat in Congress and turn toward Texas and, ultimately, the
Alamo.
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Mathematical Software - ICMS 2016 - 5th International Conference, Berlin, Germany, July 11-14, 2016, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Gert-Martin Greuel, Thorsten Koch, Peter Paule, Andrew Sommese
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Mathematical Software, ICMS 2015, held in Berlin,
Germany, in July 2016. The 68 papers included in this volume were
carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The
papers are organized in topical sections named: univalent
foundations and proof assistants; software for mathematical
reasoning and applications; algebraic and toric geometry; algebraic
geometry in applications; software of polynomial systems; software
for numerically solving polynomial systems; high-precision
arithmetic, effective analysis, and special functions; mathematical
optimization; interactive operation to scientific artwork and
mathematical reasoning; information services for mathematics:
software, services, models, and data; semDML: towards a semantic
layer of a world digital mathematical library; miscellanea.
"Frederic F. Van de Water has written the Custer book to end all
Custer books. . . . It is] based upon profound research . . . and
a] thorough understanding of the motivations which shaped Custer's
meteoric career."--Books."Mr. Van de Water has accumulated evidence
until it can hardly be questioned. There is enough of it to damn
the man as hard cruel, and irresponsible. . . . At any rate, the
story has an epic movement, and at last is heart-stirring and
somberly beautiful."--New York Times."General Custer was a tangle
of contradictions. His wife 'enshrined her husband in the folklore
of America.' Now Mr. Van de Water, without fear or favor, gives us
a complete and unsparing analysis of the man."--William Rose Benet,
Saturday Review of Literature. "All his life, he rode after Glory,"
writers Frederic F. Van de Water of George Armstrong Custer.
Ironically, he found it at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. In
his introduction to this edition, Paul Andrew Hutton considers the
importance of Glory-Hunter, which appeared in 1934 as the first
biography to depict Custer in unheroic terms. Hutton, a professor
of history at the University of New Mexico, is the author of the
prize-winning Phil Sheridan and His Army (UNP, 1985).
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