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  • Directions to Heaven revised 2nd. edition

    by MICHAEL REGAN ...
    The book covers basic Christianity and how to find eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and qualifications for that faith to be real. And the warning from the old Southern gospel song which warns: "Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there". I tell that the rapture is eminent, and we must be ready, and how to be ready, People calling themselves Christian need to have proof in ... Read more

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  • Human Factors Handbook for Road Designers and Traffic Engineers

    Can roads truly be made safer? Yes, they can, and this handbook shows road designers and traffic engineers how, through a better understanding of road users – the “human factor”.Over a million people are killed every year on the world’s roads. Road user error is often concluded to be one of the main factors contributing to road crashes, and many in the road safety world believe that road user ... Read more

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  • The Essence of Jazz - A Composer's View

    by Michael Regan ...
    Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Musicology - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: In this brief survey I do not want to go much into the thorny problems of the origins of jazz, or of whether it is European or African or both. Those questions have been exhaustively dealt with by scores of earlier commentators, without definite unassailable answers ever being produced. There seem to ... Read more

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  • Music as Meaning

    by Michael Regan ...
    Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Musicology - Miscellaneous, grade: none, , language: English, abstract: My dictionary defines meaning as “what somebody wants to express” and “what something signifies”. As a teacher I used to ask my composition students why they wanted to write music, to which question the most frequently occurring answer, and one that I suspected they had usually not fully ... Read more

    $6.53 USD

  • Explorations - 20 Essays In and Around Music, Sound, Literature and Places

    by Michael Regan ...
    Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Musicology - Miscellaneous, University of West London, language: English, abstract: The essays are divided into three sections: those featuring some of the composers whose music has been of particular significance to me; then a group of pieces on compositional matters including aspects of style and form such as minimalism, improvisation and repeats; and ... Read more

    $15.80 USD

  • Is there too much music?

    by Michael Regan ...
    Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, , language: English, abstract: Music, in all its multifarious styles and idioms, is everywhere, 24 hours a day. It never rests, and we can hear just about everything of significance ever composed, performed and improvised, at the touch of a button, on recordings and on the radio. If we live in or near a large town or city, we ... Read more

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  • Bad Days in Science and Invention

    by Michael Regan ...
    Series series Whoops! A History of Bad Days
    Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see. These blunders in science and invention have gone down in history and will never be forgotten. ... Read more

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  • The Great Chicago Fire

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    by Michael Regan ...
    Series series Cause-and-Effect Disasters
    On October 8, 1871, a fierce fire broke out in the bustling city of Chicago. Jumping rivers and burning miles of buildings and homes, the flames raged for more than two days. More than a hundred people died, and thousands were left homeless. Could the city have prevented this blaze?To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did Chicago's building methods add fuel ... Read more

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  • Advocating for Palestine in Canada

    Histories, Movements, Action

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  • Driver Distraction

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    Certain activities and events both inside and outside a vehicle can distract drivers and lead to degraded performance. New technologies- such as entertainment, communication, and driver assistance systems- play a significant role in distraction. This unique volume defines driver distraction, discusses various causes, and explains how to measure acceptable and unacceptable levels of distraction. ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles

    Handbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent VehiclesSubject Guide: Ergonomics & Human FactorsAutomobile crashes are the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in over 1.25 million deaths yearly. Automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles have the potential to reduce crashes significantly, while also reducing congestion, carbon emissions, and increasing ... Read more

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  • Multicultural Approaches to Health and Wellness in America

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    Edited by Regan A. R. Gurung ...
    Led by a UCLA-trained health psychologist, a team of experts describes non-traditional treatments that are quickly becoming more common in Western society, documenting cultural variations in health and sickness practices to underscore the diversity among human society.This unique two-volume set describes the variety of cultural approaches to health practiced by people of varying cultural heritages ... Read more

    $111.39 USD