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Beyond Politics

The Roots of Government Failure and the Case for Private Action

by Randy T. Simmons, Diana W. Thomas ...

Fully revised and updated third edition of Randy T. Simmon's landmark examination of "government failure" viewed through the lens of public choice theory, explaining how governments produce stagnation, scandals, and public distrust.Are there really as many market failures as we’ve been led to believe? Or might these be better understood as political failures?Designed both as a stand-alone guide ... Read more

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Fully revised and updated third edition of Randy T. Simmon's landmark examination of "government failure" viewed through the lens of public choice theory, explaining how governments produce stagnation, scandals, and public distrust.Are there really as many market failures as we’ve been led to believe? Or might these be better understood as political failures?Designed both as a stand-alone guide
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The Man Called Brown Condor

The Forgotten History of an African American Fighter Pilot

by Thomas E. Simmons ...

[Robinson’s] lifelong triumph over adversity belongs to the greatest of American success stories.” -Peter Hannaford, Washington TimesIn this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thomas E. Simmons brings to life the true story of John C. Robinson, who rose from fraught and humble beginnings as a black child in segregated Mississippi to outstanding success. He became a pilot and an expert in ... Read more

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[Robinson’s] lifelong triumph over adversity belongs to the greatest of American success stories.” -Peter Hannaford, Washington TimesIn this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thomas E. Simmons brings to life the true story of John C. Robinson, who rose from fraught and humble beginnings as a black child in segregated Mississippi to outstanding success. He became a pilot and an expert in
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Obscenity and Disruption in the Poetry of Dylan Krieger

by Thomas Simmons ...

Obscenity and Disruption in the Poetry of Dylan Krieger is the first full-length study of the radical poetry of Baton Rouge-based poet Dylan Krieger. Wickedly smart, iconoclastic, daring in their critiques of religion and contemporary culture, Krieger’s poems rank with Allen Ginsberg’s and Adrienne Rich’s as the most provocative and avant-garde of any recent generation. With its debt to third-wave ... Read more

$96.99 USD

Obscenity and Disruption in the Poetry of Dylan Krieger is the first full-length study of the radical poetry of Baton Rouge-based poet Dylan Krieger. Wickedly smart, iconoclastic, daring in their critiques of religion and contemporary culture, Krieger’s poems rank with Allen Ginsberg’s and Adrienne Rich’s as the most provocative and avant-garde of any recent generation. With its debt to third-wave
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Escape from Archangel

An American Merchant Seaman at War

by Thomas E. Simmons ...

During World War II, merchant marine tankers in convoys plied the frozen North Atlantic through the flaming wreckage of torpedoed ships. Working to keep sea lanes open, valiant merchant seamen supplied food, fuel, and goods to the Allies in the last pockets of European resistance to the Nazis.This exciting book acknowledges that the merchant marines, all volunteers, are among the unsung heroes of ... Read more

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During World War II, merchant marine tankers in convoys plied the frozen North Atlantic through the flaming wreckage of torpedoed ships. Working to keep sea lanes open, valiant merchant seamen supplied food, fuel, and goods to the Allies in the last pockets of European resistance to the Nazis.This exciting book acknowledges that the merchant marines, all volunteers, are among the unsung heroes of
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Handbook of International Relations

Edited by Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse, Beth A Simmons ...

The original Handbook of International Relations was the first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the field of international relations. In this eagerly-awaited new edition, the Editors have once again drawn together a team of the world′s leading scholars of international relations to provide a state-of-the-art review and indispensable guide to the field, ensuring its position as the pre ... Read more

$118.99 USD

The original Handbook of International Relations was the first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the field of international relations. In this eagerly-awaited new edition, the Editors have once again drawn together a team of the world′s leading scholars of international relations to provide a state-of-the-art review and indispensable guide to the field, ensuring its position as the pre
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Forgotten Heroes of World War II

Personal Accounts of Ordinary Soldiers—Land, Sea, and Air

by Thomas E. Simmons ...

World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a ... Read more

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World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a
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Desires

Collection of Poems

by Ari Cubangbang, Simona Beraru, Katelyn Wells, Kate Bustin, Michele Mekel, Peter Verbica, Suzanne Eaton, James Huneycutt, Thomas Simmons, Russell Willis, Lawrence Bridges, Paul Benkendorfer, Mark Tochen, Carol Durant, Stephanie Agostinelli, Duaa Khan, Joanne Rupp, Lisa Owens, Brianna Barberi, Velibor Baćo, maria wenzel, Josh Crummer, Kewayne Wadley, Laura Bradshaw, Patrice Bavos, Rebecca River Forbes, Lily Thomson, Alex Aimee Kist, Alyssa Jordan, Min Ji Park, J. Amber Griffin, Melody Heald, Sonja Cudmore, Joshua Mori, Vanessa Watters ...

Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from ... Read more

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Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from
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The Bird Study Book

by Thomas Gilbert Pearson, Will Simmons, Illustrator ...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes,and IndexCONTENTSPREFACEI. FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDSCaution in Nest Hunting — Going Afield — Notebooks — Reporting Blanks — Bird Books — Movements of Birds — Artificial Cover in Hiding — The Umbrella Blind — Conclusion.II. THE LIFE ABOUT THE NESTNest Hunting — Behaviour when Nest Is Discovered — Lessons to Be ... Read more

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This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes,and IndexCONTENTSPREFACEI. FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDSCaution in Nest Hunting — Going Afield — Notebooks — Reporting Blanks — Bird Books — Movements of Birds — Artificial Cover in Hiding — The Umbrella Blind — Conclusion.II. THE LIFE ABOUT THE NESTNest Hunting — Behaviour when Nest Is Discovered — Lessons to Be
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Shine on You Crazy Daisy - Volume 2

Shine On You Crazy Daisy, #2

by Trudy Simmons, Kate Powe, Hayley Thomas, Lynda Fussell, Nicola Webster, Maddy Alexander-Grout, Angela Raspass, Karly Nimmo, Gill Smith, Kate Robbins, Carol Perez, Naetha Uren, Suzy Dierckx, Suzy Ellis, Celia Clark, Chrissy Church, Caitlyn Roberts, Claire May, Shirley Leader, Victoria Hamilton, Charlotte Lester, Laura Porter, Lisa Gardner, Jennifer Jones, Ros Thompson, Samantha Leith, Tara Day, Victoria Schofield, Manon Swaving, Lisa Erricker ...

Series Book 2 - Shine On You Crazy Daisy
Are you ready to feel more inspired?When you start your own business, or think about starting your own business, you will hear a lot of stories that either drive you, give you motivation and inspiration, or you hear the nay-sayers.This book is for the women entrepreneurs that want to hear the real stories of what it takes to be yourself and run a business, with all the different hats you might ... Read more

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Are you ready to feel more inspired?When you start your own business, or think about starting your own business, you will hear a lot of stories that either drive you, give you motivation and inspiration, or you hear the nay-sayers.This book is for the women entrepreneurs that want to hear the real stories of what it takes to be yourself and run a business, with all the different hats you might
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The Literature Review Audiobook

Six Steps to Success

by Lawrence A. Machi, Brenda T. McEvoy ...

Narrated by Sean Thomas Simmons ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

From daunting to doable in six stepsThe process of literature search and composing a formal literature review can be intimidating. But masters and doctoral candidates in Education and related fields have found academic argumentation to be seamlessly intuitive with the six-step process pioneered by this book. This updated third edition features a wealth of all-new content including:A flowchart that ... Read more

$32.99 USD

From daunting to doable in six stepsThe process of literature search and composing a formal literature review can be intimidating. But masters and doctoral candidates in Education and related fields have found academic argumentation to be seamlessly intuitive with the six-step process pioneered by this book. This updated third edition features a wealth of all-new content including:A flowchart that
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Love and Christian Ethics

Tradition, Theory, and Society

by Frederick V. Simmons, Thomas W. Ogletree, Terence Irwin, Oliver O'Donovan, Jean Porter, John Hare, Michael J. Ferreira, Edward Collins Vacek, John P. Reeder Jr.0, Margaret A. Farley1, Edmund N. Santurri2, Stephen J. Pope3, Timothy P. Jackson4, Lisa Sowle Cahill5, Cathleen Kaveny6, Mark D. Jordan7, Emilie M. Townes8, Holmes Rolston III9, Eric Gregory0, Ronald M. Green1, John Kelsay2, William Werpehowski3 ...

Series series Moral Traditions series
At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself. But what is the meaning of love? Scholars have wrestled with this question since the recording of the Christian gospels, and in recent decades teachers and students of Christian ethics have engaged in vigorous debates about appropriate interpretations and implications of this critical ... Read more

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At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself. But what is the meaning of love? Scholars have wrestled with this question since the recording of the Christian gospels, and in recent decades teachers and students of Christian ethics have engaged in vigorous debates about appropriate interpretations and implications of this critical
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Historical Dictionary of Methodism

by Frank Baker, John D. Beasley, Oliver A. Beckerlegge, Charles W. Brockwell Jr., Joanne Carlson Brown, Kenneth O. Brown, Barbara E. Campbell, David J. Carter, Philip L. Carter, Kenneth J. Collins, Dudley A.L. Cooney, Dennis C. Dickerson, Melvin E. Dieter, Mary Agnes Dougherty, Daryl M. Elliot, John C. English, Gayle Carlton Felton, Bruce David Forbes, Peter S. Forsaith, Donald K. Gorrell, E Dorothy Graham, Kenneth G. Greet, Frank Hanson, John A. Hargreaves, Richard P. Heitzenrater, William D. Horton, Alice G. Knotts, William Leary, John H. Lenton, Robin W. Lovin, Lawrence D. McIntosh, Timothy S.A. Macquiban, Frederick E. Maser, John G. McEllhenney, Robert C. Monk, John A. Newton, Zablon Nthamburi, J Steven O'Malley, L Dale Patterson, Dana L. Robert, Cyril S. Rodd, Samuel J. Rogal, E Alan Rose, Kenneth E. Rowe, Edwin A. Schell, Thomas Shaw, Dale H. Simmons, Robert Drew Simpson, K James Stein, Patrick Ph. Streiff, Douglas M. Strong, Edwin E. Sylvest, Norman W. Taggart, Geraint Tudur, Eteuati L. Tuioti, John Munsey Turner, John A. Vickers, Gordon S. Wakefield, Charles Wallace Jr., Pauline M. Webb, Marilyn Färdig Whiteley, Robert J. Williams, Philip Wingeier-Rayo ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, ... Read more

$98.89 USD

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events,
... Read more

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