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Destructive Creation

American Business and the Winning of World War II

by Mark R. Wilson ...

Series series American Business, Politics, and Society
During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to ... Read more

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During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to
... Read more
Destructive Creation

American Business and the Winning of World War II

by Mark R. Wilson ...

Series series American Business, Politics, and Society
During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to ... Read more

$28.79 USD

During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to
... Read more
The Military and the Market

Edited by Jennifer Mittelstadt, Mark R. Wilson ...

Series series American Business, Politics, and Society
Throughout its history, the U.S. military has worked in close connection to market-based institutions and structures. It has run systems of free and unfree labor, taken over private sector firms, and both spurred and snuffed out economic development. It has created new markets—for consumer products, for sex work, and for new technologies. It has operated as a regulator of industries and firms and ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Throughout its history, the U.S. military has worked in close connection to market-based institutions and structures. It has run systems of free and unfree labor, taken over private sector firms, and both spurred and snuffed out economic development. It has created new markets—for consumer products, for sex work, and for new technologies. It has operated as a regulator of industries and firms and
... Read more
The Military and the Market

Edited by Jennifer Mittelstadt, Mark R. Wilson ...

Series series American Business, Politics, and Society
Throughout its history, the U.S. military has worked in close connection to market-based institutions and structures. It has run systems of free and unfree labor, taken over private sector firms, and both spurred and snuffed out economic development. It has created new markets—for consumer products, for sex work, and for new technologies. It has operated as a regulator of industries and firms and ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Throughout its history, the U.S. military has worked in close connection to market-based institutions and structures. It has run systems of free and unfree labor, taken over private sector firms, and both spurred and snuffed out economic development. It has created new markets—for consumer products, for sex work, and for new technologies. It has operated as a regulator of industries and firms and
... Read more
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Dangerous Visions

by Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison, various authors, Poul Anderson, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, J. G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny0, Larry Niven1, Samuel R. Delany2 ...

Narrated by JD Jackson3, Dion Graham4, Natalie Naudus5, Vikas Adam6, Scott Aiello7, Grover Gardner8, Joe Hempel9, Steve West0, Robert Fass1, James Patrick Cronin2, Joel Froomkin3, Neil Shah4, John Pirhalla5, Heath Miller6, Scott Brick7, Shiromi Arserio8, various narrators9, Thom Rivera0, Bradford Hastings1, Feodor Chin2, Suzanne Toren3, Stefan Rudnicki4, Mara Wilson5, Bronson Pinchot6, Mark Sanderlin7, Tim Campbell8, Simon Vance9, Steven Jay Cohen0, Johnny Heller1, Edoardo Ballerini2, Ramiz Monsef3, Neil Hellegers4, Jim Meskimen5, P.J. Ochlan6 ...

Series series The Dangerous Visions Series
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WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark ... Read more

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WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark
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Displaced Heritage

Responses to Disaster, Trauma, and Loss

by Professor Ian Convery, Catherine Roberts, Chia-Li Chen, Claire Twigger-Ross, Diana Walters, Ellie Land, Esther Edwards, Gerard Corsane, Gordon Walker0, Graeme Were1, Hugh Deeming2, Isabelle Lackman3, James Gardner4, Jo Besley5, John Welshman6, Jonathan Skinner7, Josephine Baxter8, Maggie Mort9, Marc Ancrenaz0, Marion Walker1, Professor Peter Davis3, Mark Wilson4, Özgün Emre Can5, Pat Caplan6, Peter Lurz7, Phil O'Keefe8, Philip R Stone9, Rebecca Whittle0, Richard Johnson1, Rob Morley2, Andy Law3, Rupert Ashmore4, Sarah Elliot5, Shalini Sharma6, Stephen Miles7, Susannah Eckersley8, Takashi Harada9, Tim Padley0, William Medd1, Aron Mazel2, Athur McIvor3, Billy Sinclair4, Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir5, Bryony Onciul6 ...

The essays in this volume address the displacement of natural and cultural heritage caused by disasters, whether they be dramatic natural impacts or terrible events unleashed by humankind, including holocaust and genocide. Disasters can be natural or human-made, rapid or slow, great or small, yet the impact is effectively the same; nature, people and cultural heritage are displaced or lost. Yet ... Read more

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The essays in this volume address the displacement of natural and cultural heritage caused by disasters, whether they be dramatic natural impacts or terrible events unleashed by humankind, including holocaust and genocide. Disasters can be natural or human-made, rapid or slow, great or small, yet the impact is effectively the same; nature, people and cultural heritage are displaced or lost. Yet
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At War

The Military and American Culture in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

by David Kieran, Edwin A. Martini, Sahr Conway-Lanz, Stefan Aune, Nick Witham, Mark R. Wilson, Jennifer Mittelstadt, Christopher Hamner, Wilbur J. Scott0, Jana K. Lipman1, Christine Knauer2, Kara Dixon Vuic3, John M. Kinder4, Richard P. Tucker5, Susan L. Carruthers6, Bonnie M. Miller7, Scott Laderman8, Katherine Ellison9, William Watson0, G. Kurt Piehler1 ...

Series series War Culture
The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial and gendered identities to debates over environmental and immigration policy. Warfare and the ... Read more

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The country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its interventions around the world, and its global military presence make war, the military, and militarism defining features of contemporary American life. The armed services and the wars they fight shape all aspects of life—from the formation of racial and gendered identities to debates over environmental and immigration policy. Warfare and the
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Guns 360

Differing Perspectives and Common-Sense Approaches to Firearms in America

by Eric S. See, Christopher M. Bellas, Sarah A. See, Josiah R. Baker, Joseph Binns, Kayla Birmingham, Mikaela Brosh, Christopher Lee Cronin0, Matthew Dobra1, Steve Downs2, Michelle L. Foster3, Mark Kline4, Paul Knudson5, Sabrina Koncaba6, Haley Lapcevich7, J. Scott Lewis8, Bertha Llamas9, Lisa G. Long0, David A. Mackey1, Monica Merrill2, Amanda Moreschi3, Deborah Morris4, Courtney Platt5, Michael Potts6, Mark R. Regensburger7, Justin Shaughnessy8, Nicole A. Shoenberger9, Jason Simon0, Kevin Swift1, Robert Szewczyk2, Dan Trigoboff3, Mark Vecellio4, Karla Weinbrenner5, Mary G. Wilson6, David Wulff7, Madeline Yeung8 ...

Guns 360 takes a comprehensive and common-sense approach to some of the most difficult issues facing not only the criminal justice system but also society as a whole: firearm possession, regulation, and control. Issues related to firearms cut across all dimensions of society and are a concern to everyone from the members of the general public, law enforcement, academics, politicians, public health ... Read more

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Guns 360 takes a comprehensive and common-sense approach to some of the most difficult issues facing not only the criminal justice system but also society as a whole: firearm possession, regulation, and control. Issues related to firearms cut across all dimensions of society and are a concern to everyone from the members of the general public, law enforcement, academics, politicians, public health
... Read more
Constructing Measures

An Item Response Modeling Approach

by Mark Wilson ...

Constructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments. It explains the ways to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones, based on item response modeling and construct references.Now in its second edition, this book focuses on the steps taken while constructing an instrument, and ... Read more

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Constructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments. It explains the ways to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones, based on item response modeling and construct references.Now in its second edition, this book focuses on the steps taken while constructing an instrument, and
... Read more
Pond Passion To Profit

Achieving Prosperity and Fulfilment in the Business of Water Features

by Mark Wilson ...

Are you struggling to turn your love for ponds and water features into a profitable business? Do you dream of transforming your passion into a thriving enterprise but don't know where to start?Pond Passion to Profit: Achieving Prosperity and Fulfilment in the Business of Water Features is your thorough guide to succeeding in the water feature and pond industry. Written by Mark Wilson, globally ... Read more

$15.19 USD

Are you struggling to turn your love for ponds and water features into a profitable business? Do you dream of transforming your passion into a thriving enterprise but don't know where to start?Pond Passion to Profit: Achieving Prosperity and Fulfilment in the Business of Water Features is your thorough guide to succeeding in the water feature and pond industry. Written by Mark Wilson, globally
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Victory through the Lamb

A Guide to Revelation in Plain Language

by Mark Wilson ...

Victory through the Lamb introduces Christians to the book of Revelation through a study of one of its key themes: victory. Running counter to Revelation's prevailing interpretation, it proposes that Christians, represented by the audience in the Seven Churches, have been in tribulation since the first century and that Revelation was written to help Christians be victorious over the challenges of ... Read more

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Victory through the Lamb introduces Christians to the book of Revelation through a study of one of its key themes: victory. Running counter to Revelation's prevailing interpretation, it proposes that Christians, represented by the audience in the Seven Churches, have been in tribulation since the first century and that Revelation was written to help Christians be victorious over the challenges of
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Snowy Owl Scientist

by Mark Wilson ...

Series series Scientists in the Field
Are the snowy owls in trouble? Venture into the Alaskan arctic and the summer realm of these predator birds to find out. Discover the diverse species necessary to owl survival, how climate change is affecting the landscape of their nesting site of past millennia, and what it takes to do field research in this action-packed addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series.It's July on ... Read more

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Are the snowy owls in trouble? Venture into the Alaskan arctic and the summer realm of these predator birds to find out. Discover the diverse species necessary to owl survival, how climate change is affecting the landscape of their nesting site of past millennia, and what it takes to do field research in this action-packed addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series.It's July on
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