For thirty years starting in the mid-1970s, the byline of Jim Dooley appeared on riveting investigative stories of organized crime and political corruption that headlined the front page of Honolulu’s morning daily. In Sunny Skies, Shady Characters, James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting investigative reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser and, in later years, for KITV television and the online Hawaii Reporter. His lively backstories on how...

Based on detailed interviews with band members, Red Set considers the music, art and politics that shaped Gang of Four and how the band, in turn, left an indelible mark on popular music.In the autumn of 1976, two young British Fine Arts students travelled to New York on a university grant, but instead of merely studying ended up staying with one of the city’s pioneering punk journalists, visiting the Museum of Modern Art by day and hanging out in punk epicentre CBGBs by ni...

This collection of stories centres on the evolution and state of modern society and explores the influences that science and education have on the psychology of youth. It is my hope that by sharing my life experiences, I might inspire new, different, and interesting ways to be… …when have you last thought about how you think? Or, when was the last time you were wondering where your dreams come from? And then, have you ever wondered if thinking and/or dreaming have any real significance at ...

If you’re ready to grow your business, it’s time to adopt a Leads First mindset.Success in today’s market starts with mastering lead generation. Without a steady flow of quality leads, scaling your business becomes an uphill battle. But finding reliable strategies and the right team to implement them, can be a daunting challenge, full of false promises and costly mistakes.In Leads First, James Dooley shares the proven lead generation strategies that transf...

In this absorbing new collection, Short and Hughes and their distinguished coauthors investigate why and how we study youth gangs. Over the last half-century of research by criminologists, sociologists, and gang experts, investigations of gang behavior have become increasingly specialized and isolated from studies of delinquency and deviance. The authors challenge popular and inaccurate definitions of gangs vs. non-gang youth groups, and show how the amazing diversity of gangs_both domesti...

Industrial and academic scientists face increasing challenges to find cost-effective and environmentally sound catalysts for a variety of applications. This volume provides a balanced and in-depth review of the modern approaches to some of these challenges covering major areas such as catalysts for green catalytic processes, research and development of hydrocracking catalysts, using nanoclusters as catalysts and preparation of foams.

Industrial and academic scientists face increasing challenges to find cost-effective and environmentally sound methods for converting natural resources into fuels, chemicals and energy. With over 7000 papers published in this field of catalysis each year, keeping up with the literature can be difficult. Catalysis Volume 27 presents critical and comprehensive reviews of the hottest literature published over the last twelve months. Covering major areas such as chemical transformations using ...

Shakespeare in the Light convenes an accomplished group of scholars, actors, and teachers to celebrate the legacy of renowned Shakespearean and co-founder of the American Shakespeare Center, Ralph Alan Cohen. Each contributor pivots off a production at the ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse to explore Cohen’s abiding passion, the performance of the plays of William Shakespeare under their original theatrical conditions. Whether interested in early modern theatre history, the teaching of Shakespea...

Brokenness always leads to bigger in the hands of the ultimate Rebuilder . . .When Kristan Dooley met a first grader fighting an intense form of cancer amid unimaginable living conditions, she pleaded with God to make sense of it all. God handed her the word bigger. "It didn't take long to realize bigger wasn't just for Yosselin," she writes about the first grader. "If we surrender to God's process, He will take the broken things in our lives and work them...

Over 7000 papers are published in the field of catalysis each year. While the majority appear within a handful publications, keeping up with the literature can be difficult. Now in its 26th volume, the Specialist Periodical Report on Catalysis presents critical and comprehensive reviews of the hottest literature published over the last twelve months.Industrial and academic scientists face increasing challenges to find cost-effective and environmentally sound methods for converting ...

The Aggie tradition of Muster stretches back to the earliest days of the college. But an extraordinary Muster took place during World War II that would change and further hallow the service thereafter. In the spring of 1942, with Japanese forces poised to overrun the Allies on the Philippine island of Corregidor, Maj. Thomas Dooley, class of 1935, and Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, class of 1908, compiled a list of twenty-five other Aggies under their command, which constituted a “roll call” i...

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genreThrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years, each offering a unique exploration of the genre's foundational themes. From monsters, Martians and fantastical machines to rip-roaring adventures, utopian tal...