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Perfect Day California

by Christopher P. Baker ...

California is called the “Golden State” with good reason, and not simply because it was birthed by the ’49 Gold Rush. From sun-kissed, seaside San Diego and the desert oasis of Palm Springs in the south, to misty redwood forests and snow-capped volcanoes in the north, the state is blessed with shining superlatives. The cities are chockfull of world-class museums, fabulous architectural and ... Read more

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California is called the “Golden State” with good reason, and not simply because it was birthed by the ’49 Gold Rush. From sun-kissed, seaside San Diego and the desert oasis of Palm Springs in the south, to misty redwood forests and snow-capped volcanoes in the north, the state is blessed with shining superlatives. The cities are chockfull of world-class museums, fabulous architectural and
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Explorer's Guide Panama: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)

by Christopher P. Baker ...

Series series Explorer's Great Destinations
A comprehensive guide with all the resources you need to explore, relax and soak in the rich experiences to be had in this storied land.Christopher P. Baker provides an exciting overview where other guidebooks natural and social history in a comprehensive new guide that also covers recreational opportunities region by region. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the resources you need to ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A comprehensive guide with all the resources you need to explore, relax and soak in the rich experiences to be had in this storied land.Christopher P. Baker provides an exciting overview where other guidebooks natural and social history in a comprehensive new guide that also covers recreational opportunities region by region. With this book in hand, you’ll have all the resources you need to
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Explorer's Guide Palm Springs & Desert Resorts: A Great Destination (Explorer's Great Destinations)

by Christopher P. Baker ...

Series series Explorer's Great Destinations
"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered... Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, culture and history."—National Geographic TravelerThis book leaves no stone unturned. A complete guide that includes many wonderful sights not included in other travel books. The long history of celebrity association in Palm Springs is regaled in detail (including some ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered... Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, culture and history."—National Geographic TravelerThis book leaves no stone unturned. A complete guide that includes many wonderful sights not included in other travel books. The long history of celebrity association in Palm Springs is regaled in detail (including some
... Read more
Creator of Nightmares

Henry Fuseli’s Art and Life

by Christopher Baker ...

Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which created a new form of terrifying gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist’s career unveils Fuseli’s complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and ... Read more

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Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which created a new form of terrifying gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist’s career unveils Fuseli’s complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and
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Applied Sport Business Analytics

by Christopher Atwater, Robert E. Baker, Ted Kwartler ...

Applied Sport Business Analytics provides a practical explanation of the use of data analytic metrics in sport, exploring selected techniques and tools as well as addressing fundamental applications of analytics within modern sports organizations. Current and aspiring sport managers will develop their understanding of how analytics can be used strategically to make data-informed decisions by ... Read more

$73.99 USD

Applied Sport Business Analytics provides a practical explanation of the use of data analytic metrics in sport, exploring selected techniques and tools as well as addressing fundamental applications of analytics within modern sports organizations. Current and aspiring sport managers will develop their understanding of how analytics can be used strategically to make data-informed decisions by
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Catholics and Anti-Catholicism in Chosŏn Korea

by Don Baker, Franklin Rausch, Christopher Bae ...

Series series Hawai‘i Studies on Korea
Korea’s first significant encounter with the West occurred in the last quarter of the eighteenth century when a Korean Catholic community emerged on the peninsula. Decades of persecution followed, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Korean Catholics. Don Baker provides an invaluable analysis of late-Chosŏn (1392–1897) thought, politics, and society to help readers understand the response of ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Korea’s first significant encounter with the West occurred in the last quarter of the eighteenth century when a Korean Catholic community emerged on the peninsula. Decades of persecution followed, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Korean Catholics. Don Baker provides an invaluable analysis of late-Chosŏn (1392–1897) thought, politics, and society to help readers understand the response of
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Doctor Who: The Justice of Jalxar

The Fourth Doctor Adventures

by John Dorney ...

Narrated by Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Christopher Benjamin, Various ...

Series Audiobook 2.4 - Doctor Who - The Fourth Doctor Adventures
Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

They call him The Pugilist.It is the dawn of a new century and a vigilante is on the loose. The scourge of the criminal underclass. The saviour of the virtuous and the protector of the weak. The police are baffled, the public enamoured… but Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are on the case. Or at least they will be when they've finished their beer.What is the source of The Pugilist's ... Read more

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They call him The Pugilist.It is the dawn of a new century and a vigilante is on the loose. The scourge of the criminal underclass. The saviour of the virtuous and the protector of the weak. The police are baffled, the public enamoured… but Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are on the case. Or at least they will be when they've finished their beer.What is the source of The Pugilist's
... Read more
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Fear Itself

The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America

by Ann Gordon, Joseph O. Baker, Christopher D. Bader, L. Edward Day ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively affects individuals’ decision-making abilities and ... Read more

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From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively affects individuals’ decision-making abilities and
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The Art of Diplomacy

How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World

by Stuart E. Eizenstat, James A. Baker III ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

20 hours 50 min

Bloomsbury presents The Art of Diplomacy by Stuart E. Eizenstat, read by Christopher RaglandA riveting retelling of diplomatic history with praise from Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bertie Ahern (Ireland), Tony Blair (UK), Ehud Olmert (Israel), and more.“A magisterial tome on the international negotiations that shaped modern American history.... Grand in scope and grounded in decades of ... Read more

$40.99 USD

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Bloomsbury presents The Art of Diplomacy by Stuart E. Eizenstat, read by Christopher RaglandA riveting retelling of diplomatic history with praise from Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bertie Ahern (Ireland), Tony Blair (UK), Ehud Olmert (Israel), and more.“A magisterial tome on the international negotiations that shaped modern American history.... Grand in scope and grounded in decades of
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Deviance Management

Insiders, Outsiders, Hiders, and Drifters

by Christopher D. Bader, Joseph O. Baker ...

Deviance Management examines how individuals and subcultures manage the stigma of being labeled socially deviant. Exploring high-tension religious groups, white power movements, paranormal subcultures, LGBTQ groups, drifters, recreational drug and alcohol users, and more, the authors identify how and when people combat, defy, hide from, or run from being stigmatized as “deviant.” While most texts ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Deviance Management examines how individuals and subcultures manage the stigma of being labeled socially deviant. Exploring high-tension religious groups, white power movements, paranormal subcultures, LGBTQ groups, drifters, recreational drug and alcohol users, and more, the authors identify how and when people combat, defy, hide from, or run from being stigmatized as “deviant.” While most texts
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Legacy Tales: A Horror-Noir Fan Fiction Chapbook

by Brett Dyer & Valkyrie Kerry, Jason Jenkover, Christopher Baker, Jon Dufresne, Atticus Jurnet ...

This chapbook comprises a selection of dark, gritty, horror-noir fan fiction. Original tales to appease the most ardent movie fanatics. There are plenty of Easter eggs and nods, and a broad and diverse selection of characters to sate the most devouring appetites.An ode to much-loved horror and cult fandom figures. Legacy Tales create fanfiction and original character content in the realms of ... Read more

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This chapbook comprises a selection of dark, gritty, horror-noir fan fiction. Original tales to appease the most ardent movie fanatics. There are plenty of Easter eggs and nods, and a broad and diverse selection of characters to sate the most devouring appetites.An ode to much-loved horror and cult fandom figures. Legacy Tales create fanfiction and original character content in the realms of
... Read more
Fear Itself

The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America

by Christopher D. Bader, Joseph O. Baker, L. Edward Day, Ann Gordon ...

An antidote to the culture of fear that dominates modern lifeFrom moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage, or as an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear ... Read more

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An antidote to the culture of fear that dominates modern lifeFrom moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage, or as an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear
... Read more

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