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Joseph Mazur

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Keith Sellon-Wright

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years.Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by environmental cues in sync with patterns of social interaction. Readers learn that, as a...

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Joseph Plumb Martin

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Brandon Wright

Joseph Plumb Martin (1760 – 1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Martin participated in the Battles of Brooklyn, the White Plains and Monmouth, and the siege of Fort Mifflin and the Battle of Monmouth. ‘The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier” relates the adventures of a young private serving his country under terrible conditions. There are engaging accounts of army life, adventures, dangers and suffering during the years 1776-1783. Martin’s ...

"I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." —Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"The American Yawp is a free, online, collaboratively written American history textbook. Over 500 historians contributed their expertise to create the book they wanted for their own students—an accessible, synthetic narrative that reflects the best of recent historical scholarship and provides a jumping-off point for discussions in the U....

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Joseph Wright, John J. Chin, David B. Carter

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Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest

**“For readers interested in international relations, politics, and global issues.” -**Library Journal, Starred ReviewThe Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d’état surveys the history of coups d’état in the post-World War II period. The term “modern” in the title therefore demarcates the period since January 1946. This book documents over 582 coup attempts that have occurred in 108 different countries worldwide over a period of...

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Joseph Wright

Gene control is a basic procedure in the advancement and upkeep of a solid body, and in that capacity, is a focal concentration in both fundamental science and medicinal research. The Gene Control has incorporate critical advances in the parts of the epigenome and administrative RNAs in gene direction. The book comprises of sets of parts that clarify the instruments included and how they direct gene articulation, and particular natural procedures (counting sicknesses) and how they are cont...

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Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors present an evidence-based portrait of key features of the authoritarian landscape with newly collected data about 200 dictatorial regimes. They examine the central political processes that shape the policy choices of dictatorships and how they compel reaction from policy makers in the rest of the world. Important...

"I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." —Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"The American Yawp is a free, online, collaboratively written American history textbook. Over 500 historians contributed their expertise to create the book they wanted for their own students—an accessible, synthetic narrative that reflects the best of recent historical scholarship and provides a jumping-off point for discussions in the U....

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Joseph De Leo, Laurie Devore

Savor a year of outstanding cheese-centric dishes with The Cheesemonger's Seasons. In this beautifully photographed volume, Chester Hastings offers his favorite recipes for cooking with cheese. As a chef, he knows how to transform raw ingredients, and as a cheesemonger, he's a cheese genius. With his skills, he shares how to match peak-season produce with fine cheeses to create inspired takes on classics as well as imaginative new flavor combinations. Ninety recipes are organized ...

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Mary Herring Wright

Originally published in 1999, Sounds Like Home adds an important dimension to the canon of deaf literature by presenting the perspective of an African American deaf woman who attended a segregated deaf school. Mary Herring Wright documents her life from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s, offering a rich account of her home life in rural North Carolina and her education at the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, which had a separate campus for African American students. Th...

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Marcus Joseph Wright

"General Scott" by Marcus Joseph Wright is a compelling biography that delves into the life and career of Winfield Scott, a prominent figure in American military history. The book explores Scott's early years, his rise through the ranks, and his significant contributions during pivotal moments such as the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Wright's meticulous research and engaging narrative style bring to life the complexities of Scott's character, his strategic genius, and the challe...

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Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science

This book represents a seminal collection of advanced research, novel methodologies, and transformative practices within the domains of water resources engineering, hydraulic engineering, and hydrology, with a strong emphasis on the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in civil engineering.This book embodies the progressive vision and interdisciplinary dialogue of a global academic and professional community committed to revolutionizing water infrastru...

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Abel Escribà-Folch, Joseph Wright, Covadonga Meseguer

How remittances—money sent by workers back to their home countries—support democratic expansionIn the growing body of work on democracy, little attention has been paid to its links with migration. Migration and Democracy focuses on the effects of worker remittances—money sent by migrants back to their home countries—and how these resources shape political action in the Global South. Remittances are not only the largest source of foreign income in most auto...