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A crisis of legitimacy exists between African Americans and American legal institutions. This book shows how and why African Americans differ in a desire to ascribe legitimacy to legal institutions, as well as a willingness to accept the policy decisions those institutions put forward.

Dialectic seeks to publish scholarship, analytical study and criticism that will enlighten and inform a diverse audience of design educators engaged not only in classroom teaching experiences but also in differing forms of research and professional practice. The journal's advisory and editorial boards recognize that design education, along with design research and professional practice, exist in relationships that are now broadly informed by t...

Charles Dameion Ashford III met the threshold to life and death long before it's time. Challenged by a childhood intertwined with dark Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner disasters, his tender connection to the world around him could not prevail. Instead, books became his friends, his happy place, and his link to affirmation from his father, who would otherwise harp on his every imperfection. Nonetheless, he was perceived to be a success by thos...

When friends and classmates Renee & Maria encounter a scrawny stray dog, Maria sees it as dirty while Renee sees it as needing help and love. Watch what happens on the playground and at the favorite swimming spot that changes everything. This multi-layered story delivers messages about bullying, abuse and loving actions that make a difference and will inspire valuable conversation with young readers and their families.

Gracie loves baseball. The meanest girl in school, Penelope Taylor always makes fun of her for liking "boys stuff." When Gracie's friend Mary wants them to enter a school dance contest together, Penelope's teasing gets even worse. Out of jealousy, she tries to ruin Mary's chances of winning but Gracie saves the day, just by being herself. Vibrant illustrations and captivating text allow children and their families to learn lessons about bullyi...

Gracie loves baseball. The meanest girl in school, Penelope Taylor always makes fun of her for liking "boys stuff." When Gracie's friend Mary wants them to enter a school dance contest together, Penelope's teasing gets even worse. Out of jealousy, she tries to ruin Mary's chances of winning but Gracie saves the day, just by being herself. Vibrant illustrations and captivating text allow children and their families to learn lessons about bullyi...

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Compiled by specialists from the Cochrane Collaboration Airways Management Group, "Evidence-based Respiratory Medicine" is the first major evidence-based text in adult respiratory medicine.Providing a comprehensive summary of the best treatments for the most important respiratory diseases, some of the world's leading physicians review the evidence for a broad range of treatments using evidence-based principles. Essential information is present...

Presents the foundational systemic thinking needed to conceive systems that address complex socio-technical problems This book emphasizes the underlying systems analysis components and associated thought processes. The authors describe an approach that is appropriate for complex systems in diverse disciplines complemented by a case-based pedagogy for teaching systems analysis that includes numerous cases that can be used to teach both the art...

In 1886, Peter Higgins was murdered in Antrim County, Michigan. No information about Peter and what happened to him was ever mentioned by family members. This is the true story of how one descendant uncovered the murder and pieced together the shocking details of that fateful event.

How Chiang Kai-shek's defeated Koumintang army secretly dominated the Asian drug tradeBased on recently declassified government documents, this book reveals the shocking true story of what happened after the Chinese Nationalists lost the revolution. Supported by Taiwan, the CIA, and the Thai government, the Koumintang reinvented itself as an anti-communist mercenary army fighting into the 1980s, before eventually becoming the drug lords who wo...

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The first graphic novel from legendary SF writer William Gibson. The US political leaders of 2016 abandon the radioactive planet they've destroyed and harness the power of The Splitter, a machine designed to manufacture a new reality for them to corrupt. Illustrated by Butch Guice.

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Das neue Meisterwerk von William Gibson (Neuromancer) und dessen Einstieg in die wunderbare Welt der Comics! Im Jahr 2016 verfu¿gen die politischen Fu¿hrer der U.S.A. u¿ber den sogenannten Splitter. Diese Maschine erschafft Kopien unserer Realität, in denen der Lauf der Geschichte geändert werden kann, ohne jedoch das Original zu beeinflussen. Mit Hilfe dieses Splitters wird ein Team aus Spezialisten auf eine geheime Mission ins kriegsgebeute...

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This new edition of a classic work details current understanding of the structure and mechanical behavior of cellular materials, and the ways in which they can be exploited in engineering design. Gibson and Ashby have brought the book completely up to date, including new work on processing of metallic and ceramic foams and on the mechanical, electrical and acoustic properties of cellular solids.

This second collection of poems, which actually encompasses the last third of the total body of his work, follows the previously published Cuttings From A Notebook. This collection contains much of Michael's later works from 1980 onwards. As before these poems have been extracted and deciphered from the many small pocket diaries and notebooks he would always carry with him.

This is the third collection of poems from a vast body of work. This latest collection is from the early years of Michael's work and dates from his years at Balliol and not only takes influences from here but also from his Liverpool upbringing and his boyhood friends. This collection follows 'Cuttings From A Notebook' and 'Had I Created Me...' and these poems (plus a couple of prose articles) have recently been made available for publication f...

A complete introduction to wine, beer, and spirits for aspiring sommeliers, bartenders, and wine lovers Whether you're studying for sommelier certification or you're a bartender who wants a better understanding of the beverages you serve, The Sommelier Prep Course offers the best up-to-date information on wine, beer, and all varieties of spirits. This heavily illustrated introductory guide covers New World and Old World wines, viniculture and...