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The Truckie Who Loved Trains

The Biography of Ken Thomas, Founder of Thomas Nationwide Transport

by David Wilcox ...

This is the story of Ken Thomas, educated with two university degrees but nothing about trucks, who was mislead into buying a truck by a sham relative at the end of the Second World War.After this shaky start came problems with government regulations and road taxes. All the state governments wanted to protect their rail networks, so road and rail industries hated each other.Ken's father was a ... Read more

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This is the story of Ken Thomas, educated with two university degrees but nothing about trucks, who was mislead into buying a truck by a sham relative at the end of the Second World War.After this shaky start came problems with government regulations and road taxes. All the state governments wanted to protect their rail networks, so road and rail industries hated each other.Ken's father was a
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The Truckie Who Loved Trains

The Biography of Ken Thomas

by David Wilcox ...

Narrated by Tony Saunders ...

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8 hours 30 min

This is the story of an evolution. It covers the dramatic change in Australian transport over the twenty five years after World War Two. In that time so many important changes occurred. They include the sorting out of the railway gauge problems; the dieselisation of the railways; the Hughes and Vale road tax decision; the arrival of containers and roll-on roll-off shipping. Best of all, the ... Read more

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This is the story of an evolution. It covers the dramatic change in Australian transport over the twenty five years after World War Two. In that time so many important changes occurred. They include the sorting out of the railway gauge problems; the dieselisation of the railways; the Hughes and Vale road tax decision; the arrival of containers and roll-on roll-off shipping. Best of all, the
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The Trophy Tree

A Fictional Story of Illegal Immigration Along the U.S. and Mexico Border

by David Wilcox ...

Miguel is a man of the desert. He is reluctant to leave Las Flores, Mexico, where his family has worked and lived for generations. However, his wife, Maria, persists, believing they are no longer safe as the narco war spreads to Las Flores. She persuades Miguel they will find a better life in America. Leaving their baby with Miguel's parents, intending to return for him after joining her aunt and ... Read more

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Miguel is a man of the desert. He is reluctant to leave Las Flores, Mexico, where his family has worked and lived for generations. However, his wife, Maria, persists, believing they are no longer safe as the narco war spreads to Las Flores. She persuades Miguel they will find a better life in America. Leaving their baby with Miguel's parents, intending to return for him after joining her aunt and
... Read more
A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation

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by Susan R. Wilcox, David F. M. Brown ...

Covering the range of pathologies that emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, and internal medicine physicians see daily, A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation, Third Edition, helps you easily recognize key ECG patterns, test your diagnostic skills, and quickly identify potentially lethal cardiac conditions. Drs. Susan R. Wilcox and David F. M. Brown use a combination of vivid illustrations, ... Read more

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Covering the range of pathologies that emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, and internal medicine physicians see daily, A Visual Guide to ECG Interpretation, Third Edition, helps you easily recognize key ECG patterns, test your diagnostic skills, and quickly identify potentially lethal cardiac conditions. Drs. Susan R. Wilcox and David F. M. Brown use a combination of vivid illustrations,
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Grombrindal: The Legend of the White Dwarf

by Adrian Southin Dale Lucas David Guymer Graham Wilcox Ian Green Jennifer Brandes Hepler Andi Ewington James Brogden ...

Series series Warhammer Age of Sigmar
A Warhammer Age of Sigmar AnthologyOne legend unites the stubborn and ferocious duardin throughout the Mortal Realms. Within Fyreslayer lodges, ancient stone halls, and Kharadron sky-ports, the duardin speak of a traveller older than the realms themselves. As the story goes, white-bearded Grombrindal appears in his people’s darkest moments.READ IT BECAUSEThis set of legendary tales, including a ... Read more

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A Warhammer Age of Sigmar AnthologyOne legend unites the stubborn and ferocious duardin throughout the Mortal Realms. Within Fyreslayer lodges, ancient stone halls, and Kharadron sky-ports, the duardin speak of a traveller older than the realms themselves. As the story goes, white-bearded Grombrindal appears in his people’s darkest moments.READ IT BECAUSEThis set of legendary tales, including a
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The Gestural Origin of Language

by David F. Armstrong, Sherman E. Wilcox ...

Series series Perspectives on Deafness
In The Gestural Origin of Language, Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. According to their model, it is sign, not spoken languages, that is the original mode of human communication. The authors demonstrate that modern language is derived from practical actions and gestures that were increasingly ... Read more

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In The Gestural Origin of Language, Sherman Wilcox and David Armstrong use evidence from and about sign languages to explore the origins of language as we know it today. According to their model, it is sign, not spoken languages, that is the original mode of human communication. The authors demonstrate that modern language is derived from practical actions and gestures that were increasingly
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Fighting the Forces

What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

by Rhonda V. Wilcox, David Lavery, Camille Bacon Smith, Katrina Busse, S Renee Dechert, Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse, Lynne Edwards, Greg Erikson, Sarah N. Gatson0, Elyce Rae Helford1, Donald Keller2, Elizabeth Krimmer3, Tanya Kryzywinska4, Justine Larbalestier5, Farah Mendelsohn6, Mary Alice Money7, Karen Eileen Overby8, Patricia Pender9, Lahney Preston-Matto0, Shilpa Raval1, Anita Rose2, Catherine Siemann3, Sarah E. Skwire4, J P. Williams5, Amanda Zweerink6 ...

For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television-predictable, commercial, exploitative-simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fights them. Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create ... Read more

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For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television-predictable, commercial, exploitative-simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fights them. Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create
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An Introduction to Lebesgue Integration and Fourier Series

by Howard J. Wilcox, David L. Myers ...

Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
This book arose out of the authors' desire to present Lebesgue integration and Fourier series on an undergraduate level, since most undergraduate texts do not cover this material or do so in a cursory way. The result is a clear, concise, well-organized introduction to such topics as the Riemann integral, measurable sets, properties of measurable sets, measurable functions, the Lebesgue integral, ... Read more

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This book arose out of the authors' desire to present Lebesgue integration and Fourier series on an undergraduate level, since most undergraduate texts do not cover this material or do so in a cursory way. The result is a clear, concise, well-organized introduction to such topics as the Riemann integral, measurable sets, properties of measurable sets, measurable functions, the Lebesgue integral,
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The Trial of the Devil Incarnate

Ralph Reed: God's 'Flim Flam' Man

by David R. Wilcox ...

Ralph Reed should be in prison.Between 2001 and 2004, Ralph Eugene Reed, Jr., the former Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, and his two close confederates, Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, conspired to bilk several Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars.Ralph Reed became rich in the process.In September of 2004, as a direct result of their illicit activities, Abramoff, ... Read more

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Ralph Reed should be in prison.Between 2001 and 2004, Ralph Eugene Reed, Jr., the former Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, and his two close confederates, Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, conspired to bilk several Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars.Ralph Reed became rich in the process.In September of 2004, as a direct result of their illicit activities, Abramoff,
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Reproductive Technologies

A Reader

by David Adamson, Lori B. Andrews, Robert Boostanfar, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Cynthia Ferre, Mary M. Francis, John K. Jain, Gary Jeng, Susan F. Meikle, Eliran Mor, Thomas H. Murray, Richard J. Paulson, G Pennings, Herbert Peterson, J M. Phillips, Peyman Saadat, Laura A. Schieve, Cristin C. Slater, Bonnie Steinbock, James P. Toner, David E. Tourgeman, Lynne S. Wilcox ...

Series series Readings in Bioethics
Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe.In response ... Read more

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Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe.In response
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Howard Weinbrot and the Precincts of Enlightenment

The Genius of Every Place

by Kevin L. Cope, Samara Anne Cahill, Stephen Clarke, Greg Clingham, Bärbel Czennia, Stephen DeMaria Jr., Timothy Erwin, Stephen Karian, A. W. Lee, Maximillian Novak0, David Nunnery1, Philip Smallwood2, David Venturo3, Lance Wilcox4, James Engell5 ...

Seeking to honor and extend the critical legacy of Howard Weinbrot, this volume re-examines, rebuilds, and upgrades the most prominent pillars of long eighteenth-century scholarship. The collection is divided into four thematic sections, beginning with a series of chapters offering fresh analyses of Swift, Dryden, Hogarth, and other major authors and artists of the period. In the sections that ... Read more

$109.39 USD

Seeking to honor and extend the critical legacy of Howard Weinbrot, this volume re-examines, rebuilds, and upgrades the most prominent pillars of long eighteenth-century scholarship. The collection is divided into four thematic sections, beginning with a series of chapters offering fresh analyses of Swift, Dryden, Hogarth, and other major authors and artists of the period. In the sections that
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The Legends of Slim

A High Sierra Horse and Mule Packer

by David D. Wilcox ...

The Legends of SlimBy: David D. WilcoxThe Legends of Slim is David D. Wilcox’s exciting, real life story as a horse and mule packer.About the AuthorDavid D. Wilcox is a rodeo and mule packing champion, as well as a cattle rancher and golf champion. He was a catcher on his senior softball team and a college professor for accounting. He enjoys singing and playing the violin, and plays with the New ... Read more

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The Legends of SlimBy: David D. WilcoxThe Legends of Slim is David D. Wilcox’s exciting, real life story as a horse and mule packer.About the AuthorDavid D. Wilcox is a rodeo and mule packing champion, as well as a cattle rancher and golf champion. He was a catcher on his senior softball team and a college professor for accounting. He enjoys singing and playing the violin, and plays with the New
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