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  • APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
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    APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH
    TIMOTHY P. HILTON, PHD, MSW / PETER R. FAWSON, PHD, MSW / THOMAS J. SULLIVAN, PHD, MA / CORNELL R. DEJO
    Praise for earlier editions:I have been using this textbook as a required reading for my research class since 2004 because I found the text’s coverage of research concepts to be in-depth, and easy to read without the technicalities.—Ziblim Abukari, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Westfield State UniversityApplied Social Research. . . is thorough, well ...

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  • CARING FOR OUR SHEPHERDS
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    CARING FOR OUR SHEPHERDS
    THOMAS V. FREDERICK / YVONNE THAI / SCOTT E. DUNBAR
    Pastors play a fundamental role in churches across the globe, yet more and more are finding themselves struggling with the stress of ministry life and experiencing burnout. The consequences of pastoral burnout can be severe and impact not only individuals' physical, mental, and emotional well-being, but spillover to their families and congregations as well. Despite this increas...

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  • THE EU AND CHINA
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    THE EU AND CHINA
    THOMAS MEYER, JOSÉ LUÍS DE SALES MARQUES
    This edited book is devoted to an analysis of how the multiple modernities approach might help strengthen the strategic autonomy of the European Union and foster cooperative EU–China relations at a time when some observers believe that a new global cold war may be on the horizon. An international, interdisciplinary team of eminent scholars analyzes both the forces causing dange...

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  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH MICROSOFT POWER BI
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    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH MICROSOFT POWER BI
    JEN STIRRUP / THOMAS J. WEINANDY
    Advance your Power BI skills by adding AI to your repertoire at a practice level. With this practical book, business-oriented software engineers and developers will learn the terminologies, practices, and strategy necessary to successfully incorporate AI into your business intelligence estate. Jen Stirrup, CEO of AI and BI leadership consultancy Data Relish, and Thomas Weinandy...

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  • CHARGED BODIES
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    CHARGED BODIES
    THOMAS MAHON
    At the heart of Silicon Valley's meteoric rise is a story etched in the lives of those who shaped it and those who were forever transformed by it. Author Tom Mahon provides an insider's perspective on the birth of the semiconductor industry, which sparked the region's transformation from sleepy farmland to the heart and soul of the high-tech revolution. Through twenty-five exte...

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  • THE WITCHCRAFT DELUSION OF 1692
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    THE WITCHCRAFT DELUSION OF 1692
    THOMAS HUTCHINSON
    The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692 is a historical book written by Thomas Hutchinson in 1870. The book details the infamous Salem Witch Trials that took place in Massachusetts in 1692. Hutchinson provides a comprehensive account of the events leading up to the trials, the trials themselves, and their aftermath. He explores the political, social, and religious factors that contribu...

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  • GOD THE GEOMETER
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    GOD THE GEOMETER
    THOMAS J. MCAVOY
    Faith is under assault today in the media and on college campuses. Numerous recent surveys show that college professors and contemporary scientists have lower religiosity compared to the general population. Parents are concerned that their children's faith is not as strong as it should be. Unfortunately, scientific advances can lead people to think that faith is passe, supplant...

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  • TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
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    TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
    THOMAS E. MALEWITZ
    Framed within the lens of Robert Greenleaf's Servant Leadership model, Truth and Reconciliation examines and explores trends through global historical accounts and examples of diplomatic leadership surrounding the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions of South Africa and Canada, as a guide to approach America's divided identity and racial tensions. Through the wisdom and diploma...

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  • FINDING FREEDOM AND GRACE IN A BROKEN WORLD
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    FINDING FREEDOM AND GRACE IN A BROKEN WORLD
    THOMAS M. STALLTER
    We have been brought up to see things in a particular way--to interpret our experience and respond to events, people, and even to God in cultural and personal ways. This has given us a frame of reference that undergirds all else we know, trust, and love in life, as well as all we question, distrust, and hate. But this foundation is not without its cracks. We live in a broken wo...

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  • LIFE SKILLS FOR ALL LEARNERS
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    LIFE SKILLS FOR ALL LEARNERS
    ANTARINA S. F. AMIR / THOMAS R. GUSKEY
    The clearest guide yet to preparing today's students to succeed in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.Information societies—and life in general—require a host of skills beyond those found in the traditional school curriculum. Yet nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century, educators are still looking for clarity on what these skills are and ...

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  • THE VICTORIAN IDYLL IN ART AND LITERATURE
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    THE VICTORIAN IDYLL IN ART AND LITERATURE
    HUGHES, THOMAS
    Resonating with contemporary ecological and queer theory, this book pioneers the theorization of the Victorian idyll, establishing its nature, lineaments, and significance as a formal mode widely practised in nineteenth-century British culture across media and genre. Chapters trace the Victorian idyll’s emergence in the 1830s, its flourishing in the 1860s, and its evolution up ...

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
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    ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
    JAMES EVANS / CRAIG THOMAS
    Climate change is prompting an unprecedented questioning of the fundamental bases upon which society is founded. Businesses claim that technology can save the environment, while politicians champion the role of international environmental agreements to secure global action. Economists suggest that we should pay developing countries not to destroy their forests, while environmen...

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  • THE EU IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
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    THE EU IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
    THOMAS HOERBER, ALEXANDRE BOHAS AND STEFANO VALDEMARIN
    This book fosters critical reflection on Europe's place in a fast-changing global environment, covering the soft and hard facets of EU power along the spectrum of low politics–high politics. Taking an innovative case-study approach, it provides a wide understanding of European Studies and International Relations beyond classical power considerations and addresses the crossroads...

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  • POSTHUMANIST RESEARCH AND WRITING AS AGENTIC ACTS OF INCLUSION
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    POSTHUMANIST RESEARCH AND WRITING AS AGENTIC ACTS OF INCLUSION
    ANNE B. REINERTSEN / LOUISE M. THOMAS
    Posthumanist Research and Writing as Agentic Acts of Inclusion: Knowledge Forced Open looks at the true value and possibilities of 'learning' and knowledge within the emerging field of New Public Governance by examining, through a posthumanist lens and other perspectives, the paradoxical knowledge situation we are in today. This book addresses the constitution of knowledge as a...

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  • SUBLIMINAL LEADERSHIP
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    SUBLIMINAL LEADERSHIP
    THOMAS FRANKL
    Understanding the power of subliminal influence makes or breaks leaders. What is it that subliminally motivates people to give their best, not just what’s in their job description? How do you build an outstanding team? (Spoiler: it’s not just by putting the best people in a team.) The answer lies in the power of subliminal influence. This book explains in a clear and accessible...

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  • EVERYDAY ARMAGEDDONS
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    EVERYDAY ARMAGEDDONS
    MATTHEW HOLMES / THOMAS R. GAULKE
    Drawing from two decades as a hospice chaplain, nurses' aide, and emergency medical technician, the Rev. Matthew J. Holmes invites us to peer into the often occulted dimensions of life's endings. From bedsores to isolation, impacted bowels to the nursing home economy, from neglect to deep, desperate love, modern death's characteristics are navigated here with insight, honesty, ...

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  • THE SCALP HUNTERS
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    THE SCALP HUNTERS
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Excerpt: "Unroll the world’s map, and look upon the great northern continent of America. Away to the wild west, away toward the setting sun, away beyond many a far meridian, let your eyes wander. Rest them where golden rivers rise among peaks that carry the eternal snow. Rest them there. You are looking upon a land whose features are un-furrowed by human hands, still bearing th...

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  • MEDIUM BOILED AND TWO MORE STORIES
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    MEDIUM BOILED AND TWO MORE STORIES
    THOMAS BURTIS
    Excerpt from "Medium Boiled": "The big De Haviland bombing plane was a little more than eight thousand feet high, and “Shag” Moran, its pilot, had an excellent view of a considerable portion of south Texas. His big body was hunched deep into the front cockpit to avoid the terrific airblast which swept back from the propeller, and his black eyes alternated the maze of unfamiliar...

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  • GWEN WYNN, A ROMANCE OF THE WYE
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    GWEN WYNN, A ROMANCE OF THE WYE
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye is a historical novel written by Mayne Reid, a popular author known for his adventure stories. This particular novel is set against the backdrop of the Wye Valley, a picturesque region in England, and is likely a romantic adventure tale that incorporates elements of love, mystery, and the beautiful natural landscapes of the Wye Valley. ...

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  • THE QUADROON ADVENTURES IN THE FAR WEST
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    THE QUADROON ADVENTURES IN THE FAR WEST
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    This novel from 1858 is surprisingly good. The story takes place in Louisiana where a young Englishman is wounded in the rescue of Eugenie, a planter's daughter, from a burning steamboat. While recuperating on Eugenie's plantation, he first sees Aurore, a beautiful mixed-race slave. The two fall in love. When an unscrupulous steward of Eugenie's property forces her into bankrup...

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  • THE LAND OF FIRE, A TALE OF ADVENTURE
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    THE LAND OF FIRE, A TALE OF ADVENTURE
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Excerpt: "A ship tempest-tossed, labouring amid the surges of an angry sea; her crew on the alert, doing their utmost to keep her off a lee-shore. And such a shore! None more dangerous on all ocean’s edge; for it is the west coast of Tierra del Fuego, abreast the Fury Isles and that long belt of seething breakers known to mariners as the “Milky Way,” the same of which the great...

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  • THE HUNTERS' FEAST, CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE CAMP FIRE
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    THE HUNTERS' FEAST, CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE CAMP FIRE
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Excerpt: "On the western bank of the Mississippi, twelve miles below the embouchure of the Missouri, stands the large town of Saint Louis, poetically known as the “Mound City.” Although there are many other large towns throughout the Mississippi Valley, Saint Louis is the true metropolis of the “far west”—of that semi-civilised, ever-changing belt of territory known as the “Fro...

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  • THE WHITE CHIEF, A LEGEND OF NORTHERN MEXICO
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    THE WHITE CHIEF, A LEGEND OF NORTHERN MEXICO
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico is a Western novel set in Mexico. It is a tale of the Mexican ranchers' way of life, replete with vivid descriptions of bullfights and cockfights, and daring feats of horsemanship. Having embarrassed his competitors in a horsemanship exhibition, Carlos the 'cibolero' is coerced into one last feat. The dare consisted in riding at full...

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  • THE WAR TRAIL, THE HUNT OF THE WILD HORSE
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    THE WAR TRAIL, THE HUNT OF THE WILD HORSE
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    The War-Trail Or The Hunt Of The Wild A Romance Of The Prairie is a thrilling novel by Mayne Reid that takes readers on a journey through the American West during the mid-19th century. The story follows the adventures of a young man named Maurice Gerald, who sets out on a quest to capture a wild horse known as the ""Black Mustang"". Along the way, he encounters a group of Nativ...

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  • OSCEOLA THE SEMINOLE, OR THE RED FAWN OF THE FLOWER LAND
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    OSCEOLA THE SEMINOLE, OR THE RED FAWN OF THE FLOWER LAND
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Way ahead of its time, an action-packed adventure written in nineteenth century amazes at the intelligent attitudes of the author towards patriotism and racism. For many kids in previous generations, this was their Harry Potter...you should discover it today. (amazon) ...

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  • THE RIFLE RANGERS
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    THE RIFLE RANGERS
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    The Rifle Rangers or Adventures in South Mexico (1850) is a novel by Captain Mayne Reid, set in Vera Cruz, Mexico, during the Mexican War (1846–1848) The novel depicts the plight of American soldiers stationed in Mexico during the war and their effect on the native population. It follows the life of protagonist Captain Jack Haller as he helms the newly formed American battalion...

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  • THE WILD HUNTRESS, LOVE IN THE WILDERNESS
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    THE WILD HUNTRESS, LOVE IN THE WILDERNESS
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is a captivating novel by Mayne Reid that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the untamed wilderness. Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, the story follows a courageous and independent huntress who roams the rugged landscapes, skilled in survival and intimately connected with nature. Amidst the challenges of the ...

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  • THE MAN-EATERS AND OTHER ODD PEOPLE A POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF SINGULAR RACES
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    THE MAN-EATERS AND OTHER ODD PEOPLE A POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF SINGULAR RACES
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Excerpt: "In the portrait of the Feegeean you will expect something frightfully hideous,—knowing, as you already do, that he is an eater of human flesh,—a man of gigantic stature, swarthy skin, bloodshot eyes, gaunt, bony jaws, and terrific aspect. You will expect this man to be described as being naked,—or only with the skin of a wild beast upon his shoulders,—building no hous...

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  • THE BOY SLAVES
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    THE BOY SLAVES
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Reid reverses reality in a book about white slaves in Africa. Amazingly, the whole thing is credible. Reid intimately knew how the slavery business worked, as he married a manumitted one in Louisiana. Reid points out that worthy people can be enslaved, and it saps their industriousness through removing any hope or motive of self improvement, The whole subject is dark and cruel,...

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  • GASPAR THE GAUCHO, A STORY OF THE GRAN CHACO
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    GASPAR THE GAUCHO, A STORY OF THE GRAN CHACO
    THOMAS MAYNE REID
    Excerpt: "Spread before you a map of South America. Fix your eye on the point of confluence between two of its great rivers—the Salado, which runs south-easterly from the Andes mountains, and the Parana coming from the north; carry your glance up the former to the town of Salta, in the ancient province of Tucuman; do likewise with the latter to the point where it espouses the P...

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