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George W. Niven was a lawyer and con-man who cheated his victims, all incarcerated prostitutes, pickpockets and other petty criminals, by promising legal help and taking their meager property in exchange. Since it involved a corrupt lawyer, criminals and venal jailors, his trial was a perfect subject for a trial report, one of the most popular genres of antebellum literature. This trial, frequently cited in later histories of American law, is ...

George W. Niven was a lawyer and con-man who cheated his victims, all incarcerated prostitutes, pickpockets and other petty criminals, by promising legal help and taking their meager property in exchange. Since it involved a corrupt lawyer, criminals and venal jailors, his trial was a perfect subject for a trial report, one of the most popular genres of antebellum literature. This trial, frequently cited in later histories of American law, is ...

For anyone considering buying a franchise or becoming an entrepreneur, this is the book you need to read. So You Want to Own a Subway Franchise? - or any other sort of franchise - is a book that describes acquiring, developing, and selling three different Subway franchises over a decade. Dylan and Shayne Randall have been there. Read their story describing the pros and cons of franchise life, while alerting readers to the dangers and the pitfa...

Three distinct types of contractions perform colonic motility functions. Rhythmic phasic contractions (RPCs) cause slow net distal propulsion with extensive mixing/turning over. Infrequently occurring giant migrating contractions (GMCs) produce mass movements. Tonic contractions aid RPCs in their motor function. The spatiotemporal patterns of these contractions differ markedly. The amplitude and distance of propagation of a GMC are several-fol...

Blends theory and practice to provide practical knowledge and guidelines to enterprises wishing to understand the importance of managing documents to their operations along with presentation of document content to facilitate business planning and operations support. This book gives extensive pointers to those who propose to embark upon the implementation of integrated document management systems.

Deciphering maps as poetry, and poems as maps.

Illustrates how the conservative gossip maven contributed mightily to the public understanding of film, while providing a platform for women to voice political views within a traditionally masculine public realm.

Drawn from the pages of "Modern Fiction Studies"--with its distinguished tradition of publishing scholarship on William Faulkner--this landmark volume collects nineteen seminal essays that focus on Faulkner's most popular fiction, reflecting the enduring relevance of his canon.The essays are grouped thematically into four categories--Myth and Religion, Temporality, History, and Trauma, Gender and Race: Affect, the Body, and Identity, and Moder...

Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) can be a matter of life or death, and people with arrhythmias must get an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This guide provides information about palpitations, rapid heart rhythms (tachycardias), slow heart rhythms (bradycardias), cardiac arrest, and other conditions related to irregular heartbeats.

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Tra pochi minuti morirò. L'acqua continua a salire. Sto per lasciare questa vita che ho tanto amato. Forse ho desiderato troppo viverla a modo mio. Più insistevo nel dire che non c'era niente di misterioso in quello che facevo, che non si trattava di superpoteri, più si diffondeva la voce che potevo aiutare tutti a guarire, a stare meglio, a risolvere ogni problema. E con il tempo, sentivo venir su dal profondo dell'animo il desiderio di utili...

Comprehensive, graduate-level text devoted to the physics of electronic fluctuations (noise) in solids.

Originating in economics but now used in a variety of disciplines, including medicine, epidemiology and the social sciences, this book provides accessible coverage of the theoretical foundations of the Logit model as well as its applications to concrete problems. It is written not only for economists but for researchers working in disciplines where it is necessary to model qualitative random variables. J.S. Cramer has also provided data sets o...

Informative and helpful essays that study census data regarding developments in Canadian society.

This book provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of research conducted during the last 20 years on the oral language, literacy, and academic development of English language learners in kindergarten to grade 12 in the U.S.A. The book is divided into 6 chapters: Introduction, Oral Language Development, Cross-linguistic and Cross-Modal Issues in Literacy Development, Instructional Issues in Literacy, Academic Achievement, and Conclusions a...

Subtitled, "Description, Dynamics & Diversity".

While a few people called the area we know as Cary home in the 1700s, it was not until 1854 that signs of a village began to appear. The enterprising businessman Allison Francis "Frank" Page bought 300 acres on which he operated a sawmill and did some farming. The railroad soon reached Cary, and in 1868, Frank saw the opportunity to start a new venture and built a hotel, which served meals and provided accommodations to train passengers. Cary ...

South Charleston was named for its location on the south bank of the Kanawha River near Charleston. Kanawha Land Company formed the city by combining three farms and securing titles to approximately 2, 000 acres in 1906. The area, consisting of hill and bottom land, was used to establish an industrial town. Free land and cheap fuel were offered to plants to locate in South Charleston. By 1907, the town site had been surveyed, and stone from th...

For all chess-players, from beginners to world champions, from kids to seniors, delivering checkmate is the greatest thrill the game has to offer. The ability to spot checkmates is a vital skill - and this easy-to-use book shows you how it is done. With the help of Grandmaster John Nunn, you will be ready to shock your next opponent with a deadly checkmate, whether in a school match, a club tournament - or even a championship game! By focusing...

Revealing the current and future significance of environmental and climatic change, this study outlines the conceptual framework for studies by posing key questions and presenting the most recent relevant research. It provides a basic introduction to models in environmental change research and to the study of past environmental changes. Covering the last 400, 000 years, special emphasis is placed on periods of rapid warming, the nature of clim...