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Like the author's classic "King Leopold's Ghost, " this new work abounds in atmosphere, high drama, and nuanced portraits of epic antislavery crusaders, heroes, and villains in Britain.

Given the popularity of National Trust tea-rooms, visitors would seem to echo James' sentiment.

<, div>, This even-handed treatment addresses the decades-old dispute among probability theorists, asserting that both statistical and inductive probabilities may be treated as sentence-theoretic measurements, and that the latter qualify as estimates of the former. Discusses sentence theory, set theory, statistical probabilities, inductive probabilities, more. Illustrations and footnotes elucidate definitions, theorems, and technicalities....

A venerable resource for more than a century, this is the finest Latin grammar reference available. Concise, comprehensive, and well organized, it places a wealth of advice on usage, vocabulary, diction, composition, and syntax.

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Sociologist George Yancey critiques four models of race (colorblindness, Anglo-conformity, multiculturalism and white responsibility), and introduces a new model (mutual responsibility). He offers hope that people of all races can walk together on a shared path toward racial reconciliation--not as adversaries but as collaborators and partners.

Do women generally categorize you as a "nice guy??" Do they really now . . . Okay, let me ask you something. Is that "nice guy" tag helping to improve your social life, love life and/or sex life?? 99.9% chance, I doubt it. Many women SAY they want a "nice guy, " but realistically … don't believe the hype. Women want a man who stimulates them ... Intellectually . . . Emotionally . . . Sexually. The #1 non-physical characteristic that enhances y...

To raise a child while living with cancer is to have your heart break. We have to learn how to live with broken hearts." So says one of the mothers interviewed in this powerful, inspirational, and deeply moving book, a tapestry of voices from ordinary women coping with every mother's nightmare: a cancer diagnosis while raising children. It's difficult to imagine a group more in need of attention and support than seriously ill mothers. Yet, wom...

Bibi findet mitten auf der Straße eine Tasche mit drei süßen Hundebabys. Natürlich nimmt sie die Welpen mit nach Hause und versorgt sie. Marita hilft ihr dabei. Doch wer hat die Tasche verloren, und wo sind die Eltern der Kleinen? Zusammen mit Karla Kolumna machen sich Bibi und Marita auf die Suche - und damit beginnt für die drei ein spannendes Abenteuer!

Barton takes readers into an understanding of seven key spiritual disciplines and practical ideas for incorporating them into daily life. (Practical Life)

In this easy-to-follow program that blends into a mom's new (and busy) lifestyle, LaReine, a fitness expert, model, and exercise guru, emphasizes realistic weight loss, positive self-image, and renewed overall fitness, helping new mothers feel great and energetic.

Accessible classic of gravitation theory and celestial mechanics explains methods used by physicists in studying celestial phenomena, including perturbed motion, satellite technology, planetary rotation, and motions of stars. 1959 edition.

A fascinating investigation into the foundations of statistical inference This publication examines the distinct philosophical foundations of different statistical modes of parametric inference. Unlike many other texts that focus on methodology and applications, this book focuses on a rather unique combination of theoretical and foundational aspects that underlie the field of statistical inference. Readers gain a deeper understanding of the e...

From the grindhouse oddities to major studio releases, this work details 46 horror films released during the genre's golden era. Each entry includes cast and credits, a plot synopsis, in-depth critical analysis, contemporary reviews, time of release, brief biographies of the principal cast and crew, and a production history. Apart from the 46 main entries, 71 additional "borderline horrors" are examined and critiqued in an appendix.

This book is a history of these automotive pioneers and their companies: the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company, the Haynes Automobile Company, and the Apperson Brothers Automobile Company. It is richly illustrated with photographs of the factories, automobiles, personalities and advertisements.

Growing Tall in Colorado is an absorbing account of a creative child/woman, who preserves a positive attitude towards life during the depression and World War II.

An important book, one that can truly be called seminal. --America In a popular, informal style, the Jesuit author of many theological books and articles explores the question of interpersonal commitments . . . His book should do much to clarify a great deal of muddy thinking on a critical issue. --Library Journal Haughey is not addressing one life-style, but is writing for all, since all of us are committed to someone or something. His book i...

This book is the companion piece to our economic times, simply the best gathering of the Scriptures as an antidote to our mindless and self-driven affluence I have seen. . . . We all need this book in our daily lives, it will live with me.-- Arthur JonesNational Catholic ReporterFather Haughey challenges Christians, on and off Wall St., to see money not as a reward, or protection, or even necessity, but as something quite simple and utilitaria...

The essays in this volume address a closely interconnected set of questions: To be true to its mission, what function is the Church meant to perform? What does the faith of Christians contribute to the human perception of justice? What is the theological significance of action undertaken by Christians for political or social transformation? Is justice to be looked on as one of the moral virtues that it is incumbent on Christians to practice or...

Despite its title, the subject of this book is really not the denial of the Pauline authorship of seven books in the New Testament. The subject of this book is the significance of these books in themselves. The second chapter briefly reviews the religious and cultural conditions within which these books were written, thereby elucidating their origins somewhat. The non-Pauline origin of these seven books raises a host of issues for believers, t...