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A Crime of Self-Defense: Bernhard Goetz and the La...
$8.72
The popular press dubbed him "the subway vigilante": Bernhard Goetz, who on December 22, 1984, shot four black youths on a New York subway train when one of them asked for five dollars. Goetz claimed to have fired in self-defense, out of fear that the young men were about to rob him. Author: Fletche..
Aesthetic and Critical Theory of John Ruskin (Prin...
$18.96
This book traces the sources and development of Ruskin's aesthetic and critical theories. In his attempt to skirt the danger of excessive emotion and association in art, Ruskin's struggle with the sublime but not the picturesque, is, along with the pathetic fallacy, examined. These concepts, too, ar..
Basic Concepts of Criminal Law
$14.84
In the United States today criminal justice can vary from state to state, as various states alter the Modern Penal Code to suit their own local preferences and concerns. In Eastern Europe, the post-Communist countries are quickly adopting new criminal codes to reflect their specific national concern..
Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains...
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Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts represents a powerful collaboration between two great museums - the National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution, and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts - and two curators, father and son members of the A'aninin Indian..
Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (A Nick St...
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After a night of heavy drinking, Nick Stefanos passes out in a public park. Some time before dawn, the slam of a car door and a steady, frantic moan wake him. He hears a man say, "You already been a punk, and shit. Least you can do is go out a man." And then a muffled scream.And that's how Nick Stef..
Elements of Machine Design
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Elements of Machine Design Author: Rosenthal, Emanuel, and George P. Bischof Publisher: McGraw-Hill Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0070538352 ISBN-13: 9780070538351..
Great Cases in Constitutional Law
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Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, the power of the courts. These issues have been at the heart of the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. And in this concise and thought-provoking volume, some of today's most distinguished legal scholars and commentators explain..
Johns Hopkins University Press
Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an...
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George Landow's widely acclaimed Hypertext was the first book to bring together the worlds of literary theory and computer technology. Landow was one of the first scholars to explore the implications of giving readers instant, easy access to a virtual library of sources as well as unprecedented cont..
In Defense of Natural Law
$75.40
In Making Men Moral, his 1995 book, George questioned the central doctrines of liberal jurisprudence and political theory. In his new work he extends his critique of liberalism, and also goes beyond it to show how contemporary natural law theory provides a superior way of thinking about basic proble..
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
$23.56
With its focus on data analysis, statistical reasoning, and the way statisticians actually work, "Introduction to the Practice of Statistics" has helped to revolutionize the way statistics are taught in the classroom. It frees students from an overload of computation, enabling them to go beyond the ..
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volu...
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Former Nixon and Reagan cabinet member George Shultz offers his views on how to govern more effectively, get our economy back on track, take advantage of new opportunities in the energy field, combat the use of addictive drugs, apply a strategic overview to diplomacy, and identify necessary steps to..
King Suckerman
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From BooklistA fictional homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s Well, yes, but hard-boiled master Pelecanos' latest is much more. Combining the eccentric flash of Pulp Fiction, the noir soul of David Goodis, and the idiosyncratic heart of Elmore Leonard, this wildly violent crime novel eff..
Making Men Moral: Civil Liberties and Public Moral...
$45.23
Contemporary liberal thinkers commonly suppose that there is something in principle unjust about the legal prohibition of putatively victimless crimes. Here Robert P. George defends the traditional justification of morals legislation against criticisms advanced by leading liberal theorists. He argue..
More Idiom Drills for Students of English as a Sec...
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McCallum, George P Author: McCallum, George P. Publisher: Crowell Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0690015348 ISBN-13: 9780690015348..
Riparian Landscapes (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)
$15.87
Riparian Landscapes examines the ecological systems of streamside and floodplain areas from the perspective of landscape ecology. The author describes the specific spatial pattern of riparian vegetation as a result of, and a control on, the ecological, geomorphological, and hydrological processes th..
Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th Edition
$57.79
Aerospace Engineering/Mechanical EngineeringThe definitive text on rocket propulsion-now completely revised to reflect rapid advancements in the fieldFor more than fifty years, this seminal text has been regarded as the single most authoritative sourcebook on rocket propulsion technology. More compr..
Statistics for Business and Economics (12th Editio...
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Statistics for Business and Economics, Twelfth Edition, meets today's business students with a balance of clarity and rigor, and applications incorporated from a diverse range of industries. This classic text covers a wide variety of data collection and analysis techniques with these goals in mind: ..
The Big Blowdown
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For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher neighborhoods, the easiest work to find after the War is all criminal - providing a little muscle for a local boss. But Karras is soft on his fellow immigrants, and the boss can't let his mob get soft, so one of his boys give..
The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale
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The trolls pay Halvor an annual Christmas visit until they encounter a great white cat. Author: George Desant Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0399206809 ISBN-13: 9780399206801..
The New Financial Capitalists: Kohlberg Kravis Rob...
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A widespread misunderstanding concerning leveraged buyouts (LBOs) is the belief that they accomplish little but the ruin of companies and the loss of employment. How else could it be Until recently, journalists, including much of the business press, have depicted LBO specialists as generally greedy..
The Night Gardener
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Book by Pelecanos, George P. Author: Pelecanos, George P. Publisher: Sound Library Binding: audioCD Language: English ISBN-10: 0792744829 ISBN-13: 9780792744825..
The silent pulse: A search for the perfect rhythm ...
$40.04
Back in print with exciting new content from one of the leading spiritual theorists in the world, The Silent Pulse uses quantum physics to explore how the human body and mind are made up of rhythmic waves and how measurable vibrations touch us emotionally and creatively. George Leonard takes readers..