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A Kid from Marlboro Road

A Novel

by Edward Burns ...

**An Irish-American family comes to life through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy in this debut novel by actor-filmmaker Ed Burns.Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices and Long Island moxie are all part of this colorful Irish-Catholic community in 1970s New York.**Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than ... Read more

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**An Irish-American family comes to life through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy in this debut novel by actor-filmmaker Ed Burns.Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices and Long Island moxie are all part of this colorful Irish-Catholic community in 1970s New York.**Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than
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A Kid from Marlboro Road

by Edward Burns ...

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4 hours 45 min

Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure. The overflowing crowd—a sign of a life well lived—comprises sandhogs in their muddy work boots, Irish grandmothers in black dresses, cops in uniform, members of the family deep in mourning. He watches it all, not yet realizing how this Irish American ... Read more

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Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure. The overflowing crowd—a sign of a life well lived—comprises sandhogs in their muddy work boots, Irish grandmothers in black dresses, cops in uniform, members of the family deep in mourning. He watches it all, not yet realizing how this Irish American
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The Corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood

by David Simon, Edward Burns ...

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate ... Read more

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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate
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The Corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood

by David Simon, Edward Burns ...

Narrated by David Simon, Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

25 hours 28 min

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate ... Read more

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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate
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Independent Ed

Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life

by Edward Burns, Todd Gold ...

An entertaining and inspirational memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the acclaimed writer, director, and actor (Saving Private Ryan, Friends with Kids, Entourage) whose first film—The Brothers McMullen—has become an indie classic.At the age of twenty-five, Ed Burns directed and produced his first film on a tiny $25,000 budget. The ... Read more

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An entertaining and inspirational memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the acclaimed writer, director, and actor (Saving Private Ryan, Friends with Kids, Entourage) whose first film—The Brothers McMullen—has become an indie classic.At the age of twenty-five, Ed Burns directed and produced his first film on a tiny $25,000 budget. The
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The Marlboro Road Gang

A Novel

by Edward Burns ...

Narrated by Edward Burns ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

A teenager’s idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him.Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road.In this his second Marlboro Road novel, Edward Burns continues the tale, loosely based on his own childhood. The Guardian called Burns’s first ... Read more

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A teenager’s idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him.Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road.In this his second Marlboro Road novel, Edward Burns continues the tale, loosely based on his own childhood. The Guardian called Burns’s first
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The Marlboro Road Gang

A Novel

by Edward Burns ...

**A teenager’s idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him.Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road.**In this his second Marlboro Road novel, Edward Burns continues the tale, loosely based on his own childhood. The Guardian called Burns’s ... Read more

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**A teenager’s idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him.Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road.**In this his second Marlboro Road novel, Edward Burns continues the tale, loosely based on his own childhood. The Guardian called Burns’s
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The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy

Navigating the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Future for Policy Makers, Utility Planners, Engineers, and Environmental Strategists (Volume 1)

by Edward T. Burns ...

This volume is part of a comprehensive two-volume set presenting a multi-dimensional framework and roadmap for integrating advanced nuclear energy into the 21st-century global energy transition. Written for policy makers, utility decision makers, engineers, and environmental strategists, The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy offers both the scientific grounding and strategic insight necessary to evaluate ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This volume is part of a comprehensive two-volume set presenting a multi-dimensional framework and roadmap for integrating advanced nuclear energy into the 21st-century global energy transition. Written for policy makers, utility decision makers, engineers, and environmental strategists, The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy offers both the scientific grounding and strategic insight necessary to evaluate
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The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy

Appendices to Navigating the Transition to a Sustainable Energy Future for Policy Makers, Utility Planners, Engineers, and Environmental Strategists (Volume 2)

by Edward T. Burns ...

This is volume 2 of a comprehensive two-volume set (each sold separately) presenting a multi-dimensional framework and roadmap for integrating advanced nuclear energy into the 21st-century global energy transition. Written for policy makers, utility decision makers, engineers, and environmental strategists, The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy offers both the scientific grounding and strategic insight ... Read more

$71.09 USD

This is volume 2 of a comprehensive two-volume set (each sold separately) presenting a multi-dimensional framework and roadmap for integrating advanced nuclear energy into the 21st-century global energy transition. Written for policy makers, utility decision makers, engineers, and environmental strategists, The Rebirth of Nuclear Energy offers both the scientific grounding and strategic insight
... Read more
Sustaining Action Research

A Practical Guide for Institutional Engagement

by Anne Burns, Emily Edwards, Neville John Ellis ...

Series series Research and Resources in Language Teaching
This book is a practical guide for English language teachers and teacher educators seeking to carry out and promote teacher action research within their institutional context. Based on contemporary theory and a reflexive and social approach to teacher professional development and learning, it offers readers structured methodologies and concepts, wide-ranging hands-on activity sets, and focused ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book is a practical guide for English language teachers and teacher educators seeking to carry out and promote teacher action research within their institutional context. Based on contemporary theory and a reflexive and social approach to teacher professional development and learning, it offers readers structured methodologies and concepts, wide-ranging hands-on activity sets, and focused
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Nuclear Power or a Promise Lost

A Policy Maker's Guide for a Future of Carbon Free, Sustainable Energy

by Edward T. Burns ...

This book captures the status of current electrical energy markets including the principal forces affecting decisions on selecting an energy source. It represents a seminal work that lays out the electrical energy decision tree for selecting an energy sou ... Read more

$57.59 USD

This book captures the status of current electrical energy markets including the principal forces affecting decisions on selecting an energy source. It represents a seminal work that lays out the electrical energy decision tree for selecting an energy sou
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Technology and National Security

Maintaining America's Edge

by Nicholas Burns, Edward Alden, Ash Carter, Jack Clark, Jared Cohen, John Deutch, John Dowdy, Diana Farrell, Walter Isaacson, Chandru Krishnamurthy, Katherine Mansted, Jason Matheny, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Penny Pritzker, Condoleezza Rice, Eric Rosenbach, Laura Rosenberger ...

Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications that address the United States' most formidable and pressing national security and foreign policy challenges. This edition is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2018 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of national security experts, academics, private sector leaders, and technologists. The introduction by Nicholas ... Read more

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Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications that address the United States' most formidable and pressing national security and foreign policy challenges. This edition is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2018 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of national security experts, academics, private sector leaders, and technologists. The introduction by Nicholas
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