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The Legend of Red Klotz

How Basketball’s Loss Leader Won Over the World—14,000 Times

de Tim Kelly ...

Red Klotz helped introduce the game of basketball to more than 100 countries around the world during a career spanning back to the 1920s. As owner of the Washington Generals for 60-plus years, Red played in and/or coached—and lost—more than 14,000 games to the Harlem Globetrotters. However, in 1971, his long, two-hand set shot with three seconds left, earned the Generals their first-ever victory ... Leer más

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Red Klotz helped introduce the game of basketball to more than 100 countries around the world during a career spanning back to the 1920s. As owner of the Washington Generals for 60-plus years, Red played in and/or coached—and lost—more than 14,000 games to the Harlem Globetrotters. However, in 1971, his long, two-hand set shot with three seconds left, earned the Generals their first-ever victory
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Portrait Mastery in Black & White

Learn the Signature Style of a Legendary Photographer

de Tim Kelly ...

Tim Kelly is a Master Photographer whose portrait work has inspired people in the portrait photography industry since the 1980s. His work has a classic, polished quality that beautifully depicts the personality of each subject, with no gimmicks. His style is reliant on careful camera technique, flawless lighting, and an uncanny ability to coax the most flattering-possible pose from every man, ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Tim Kelly is a Master Photographer whose portrait work has inspired people in the portrait photography industry since the 1980s. His work has a classic, polished quality that beautifully depicts the personality of each subject, with no gimmicks. His style is reliant on careful camera technique, flawless lighting, and an uncanny ability to coax the most flattering-possible pose from every man,
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The British Computer Industry

Crisis and Development

de Tim Kelly ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Business of Technology
Originally published in 1987, this book explores the history and geography of the computer industry in Britain and the evolution of the market leader firms, STC ICL and IBM (UK). It also examines the rising rate of new firm formation in the 1980s and the technology policies adopted by successive governments and analyses how well the industry is placed to cope with the challenges of technological ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Originally published in 1987, this book explores the history and geography of the computer industry in Britain and the evolution of the market leader firms, STC ICL and IBM (UK). It also examines the rising rate of new firm formation in the 1980s and the technology policies adopted by successive governments and analyses how well the industry is placed to cope with the challenges of technological
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Reaping Digital Dividends

Leveraging the Internet for Development in Europe and Central Asia

de Tim Kelly, Aleksandra Liaplina, Shawn W. Tan, Hernan Winkler ...

Series series Europe and Central Asia Studies
From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world's fastest and affordable internet services. ... Leer más

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From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world's fastest and affordable internet services.
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Broadband Strategies Handbook

de Tim Kelly, Carlo Maria Rossotto ...

The Broadband Strategies Handbook is a guide for policymakers, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders as they address issues related to broadband development. It aims to help readers, particularly those in developing countries, by identifying issues and challenges in broadband development, analyzing potential solutions to consider, and providing practical examples from countries that have ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

The Broadband Strategies Handbook is a guide for policymakers, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders as they address issues related to broadband development. It aims to help readers, particularly those in developing countries, by identifying issues and challenges in broadband development, analyzing potential solutions to consider, and providing practical examples from countries that have
... Leer más
Reaping Digital Dividends

Leveraging the Internet for Development in Europe and Central Asia

de Tim Kelly, Aleksandra Liaplina, Shawn W. Tan, Winkler ...

Series series Europe and Central Asia Studies
From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world’s fastest and affordable internet services. ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation. The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world’s fastest and affordable internet services.
... Leer más
The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

de David Souter, Tim Kelly ...

Series series World Bank Studies
The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconfl ict Reconstruction studies explores the transformative role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can have in postconfl ict nations during the process of reconstruction. It examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of ... Leer más

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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconfl ict Reconstruction studies explores the transformative role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can have in postconfl ict nations during the process of reconstruction. It examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of
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Bind, Torture, Kill

The Inside Story of BTK, the Serial Killer Next Door

de Roy Wenzl, Tim Potter, L. Kelly, Hurst Laviana ...

Four award-winning reporters for the Wichita Eagle deliver an in-depth account of serial killer Dennis Rader's three-decades-long reign of murder.For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named "BTK"—for "bind them, torture them, kill them"—he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while ... Leer más

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Four award-winning reporters for the Wichita Eagle deliver an in-depth account of serial killer Dennis Rader's three-decades-long reign of murder.For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named "BTK"—for "bind them, torture them, kill them"—he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while
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The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie

de Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Henry Herz, Seanan McGuire, Mylo Carbia, Lissa Price, Alethea Kontis, Jo Whittemore, Susanne L. Lambdin, Jonathan Maberry0, Christine Taylor-Butler1, Jane Yolen2, Dee Leone3, Stacia Deutsch4, G. P. Charles5, Sarah Beth Durst6, Scott Sigler7, Steve Pantazis8, Emily McCosh9, various authors0 ...

Narrado por Emily Ellet1, Emily Lawrence2, Zura Johnson3, Alex Picard4, Tim Campbell5, Nancy Peterson6, Kelli Tager7, Natasha Soudek8, Cindy Kay9, various narrators0, Anna Caputo1, Amy Landon2, Natalie Naudus3, Natalie Duke4, Shiromi Arserio5, Kimberly M. Wetherell6, Stina Nielsen7, Lisa Flanagan8, Stephanie Németh-Parker9 ...

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Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness?At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire, ... Leer más

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Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness?At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire,
... Leer más
What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers

What I Wish I'd Known

de H. D. Thomson, S.M. Anderson, Jennifer Ashley, Steven Barnes, Jeremy Bates, Louise Bay, D.V. Berkom, Hunter Blain, Marci Bolden, Rhys Bowen, Elizabeth Bromke, Benedict Brown, Rachelle Burk, V.M. Burns, Lynn Cahoon, Ginjer L Clarke, Nancy Coco, Michael Cordell, Charly Cox, B.J. Daniels, Vincent B. Davis II, Ernest Dempsey, Delaney Diamond, Helena Dixon, Angus Donald, Lorna Dounaeva, Kerrie Droban, Jacqueline Druga, Donna Everhart, Chris Fabry, Erin Flanagan, Matt Forbeck, Stacy Green, Ross Greenwood, Lisa Harris, Paul Heatley, Rita Herron, Kate Hewitt, Kelly Hodge, Dwight Holing, Griff Hosker, Daniel Hurst, Pamela Fagan Hutchins, Rick Jones, Diane Kelly, Meera Kothand, Justin Leslie, Julie Anne Lindsey, Kristen Luciani, S.E. Lynes, JB Lynn, Michelle Major, Phillip Margolin, T. B. Markinson, Angela Marsons, Tina Martin, M.D. Massey, Cheyenne McCray, Cathy McDavid, Rhonda McKnight, Bruno Miller, J.J. Miller, Christopher Mitchell, Kiersten Modglin, D. J. Molles, Mary Monroe, Lynn Morrison, Lisa Morton, Barbara Nickless, Nazri Noor, Peter O'Mahoney, Dan Padavona, Phaedra Patrick, Elizabeth Penney, Carly Phillips, Lisa Regan, David Ricciardi, Arianne Richmonde, Matthew Rief, Miranda Rijks, Dahlia Rose, Jenifer Ruff, Sofia Ryan, Sharon Sala, Pat Simmons, Joanna Campbell Slan, Miranda Smith, Jeff Strand, Jacquelin Thomas, Bill Thompson, Eric Thomson, Michael J. Tougias, G. G. Vandagriff, Tim Waggoner, Dan Walsh, Rochelle B. Weinstein, Sherri Winston, D.L. Wood, Melinda Woodhall, Pamela Samuels Young ...

Series series What I Wish I'd Known
As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy ... Leer más

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As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy
... Leer más
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Terraform

Watch/Worlds/Burn

de Brian Merchant, Claire L. Evans, various authors ...

Narrado por Stefan Rudnicki, Janina Edwards, Tim Campbell, Chelsea Stephens, Feodor Chin, Vivienne Leheny0, Mark Bramhall1, Kyla Garcia2, Marisa Calin3, Eunice Wong4, Meghan Kelly5, Cary Hite6, Hillary Huber7, Chris Henry Coffey8, André Santana9, various narrators0, Graham Halstead1, Rasha Zamamiri2, Bahni Turpin3 ...

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14 hora 23 minutos

An anthology of near future science fiction from VICE’s acclaimed, innovative digital speculative story destination, Terraform―in print for the first time.Terraform hones the predictive capacity of science fiction and seeks new, vivid, and visceral ways to depict the future we’re hurtling toward, translating the decay and anxiety that surround us into something else, something unexpected, ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

An anthology of near future science fiction from VICE’s acclaimed, innovative digital speculative story destination, Terraform―in print for the first time.Terraform hones the predictive capacity of science fiction and seeks new, vivid, and visceral ways to depict the future we’re hurtling toward, translating the decay and anxiety that surround us into something else, something unexpected,
... Leer más
The Black Speculative Arts Movement

Black Futurity, Art+Design

de Souleymane Ba, Iain Campbell, Enrique Carrion, Dariel Cobb, Tim Fielder, Sherese Francis, John Jennings, Jessi Jumanji, Sheeba Maya, Dike Okoro, Rasheeda Phillips0, Stacey Robinson1, Erik Steinskog2, Quentin VerCetty3, Amber Johnson4, Clinton R. Fluker6, Wriply Marie Bennet7, Natasha A. Kelly8, Ebony A. Utley9, tobias c. van Veen0, Reynaldo Anderson1, Susana M. Morris3, Toniesha L. Taylor4 ...

The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century. ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century.
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