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Maurice Sugar

Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit, 1912–1950

by Christopher H. Johnson ...

It was Maurice Sugar, labor activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, who played a key role in guiding the newly-formed union through the treacherous legal terrain obstructing its development in the 1930s. He orchestrated the injunction hearings on the Dodge Main strike and defended the legality of the sit-down tactic. As the UAW's General Council, he wrote the union's constitution in 1939, ... Read more

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It was Maurice Sugar, labor activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, who played a key role in guiding the newly-formed union through the treacherous legal terrain obstructing its development in the 1930s. He orchestrated the injunction hearings on the Dodge Main strike and defended the legality of the sit-down tactic. As the UAW's General Council, he wrote the union's constitution in 1939,
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In the Heart of the Woods

by Christopher Johnson ...

A boy, a forest, and the summer that changed everything.It's the summer of 1957, and ten-year-old Herbie Hereford is afraid of the woods across the street from his house in Upton Grove, Ohio.When three neighborhood kids—bold Tommy, inquisitive Skeeter, and unpredictable Roger—invite him to explore them, he says yes. What follows is a summer unlike any other. Together, the four friends wade into ... Read more

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A boy, a forest, and the summer that changed everything.It's the summer of 1957, and ten-year-old Herbie Hereford is afraid of the woods across the street from his house in Upton Grove, Ohio.When three neighborhood kids—bold Tommy, inquisitive Skeeter, and unpredictable Roger—invite him to explore them, he says yes. What follows is a summer unlike any other. Together, the four friends wade into
... Read more
The Great Philosophers:Derrida

by Christopher Johnson ...

Series series GREAT PHILOSOPHERS
Part of the GREAT PHILOSOPHERS series.Jacques Derrida 1930-2004As critics investigate the 'death of the author', they find Derrida's prints all over the murder weapon. No other recent philosopher has aroused so much suspicion - or been so badly misrepresented.His every idea a tug at the rug beneath us, questioning our sense of ourselves, our world and the language by which both are articulated, ... Read more

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Part of the GREAT PHILOSOPHERS series.Jacques Derrida 1930-2004As critics investigate the 'death of the author', they find Derrida's prints all over the murder weapon. No other recent philosopher has aroused so much suspicion - or been so badly misrepresented.His every idea a tug at the rug beneath us, questioning our sense of ourselves, our world and the language by which both are articulated,
... Read more
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Wildfire [Dramatized Adaptation]

Hidden Legacy 3

by Ilona Andrews ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Marissa Clay, Henry W. Kramer, Ellen Quay, Wyn Delano, Ryan Haugen, Julian Dailey, Brian Kim McCormick, Christopher McLinden, Robb Moreira, Zura Johnson, Holly Adams ...

Series series Hidden Legacy
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10 hours 16 min

From Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author, the thrilling conclusion to her first trilogy within the Hidden Legacy series, as Nevada and Rogan grapple with a power beyond even their imagination…Nevada Baylor can’t decide which is more frustrating—harnessing her truthseeker abilities or dealing with Connor “Mad” Rogan and their evolving relationship. Yes, the billionaire Prime is ... Read more

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From Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author, the thrilling conclusion to her first trilogy within the Hidden Legacy series, as Nevada and Rogan grapple with a power beyond even their imagination…Nevada Baylor can’t decide which is more frustrating—harnessing her truthseeker abilities or dealing with Connor “Mad” Rogan and their evolving relationship. Yes, the billionaire Prime is
... Read more
Carolina Currents, Studies in South Carolina Culture

Volume 2. Recovering Lost Stories

Edited by Christopher D. Johnson ...

Series Book 2 - Carolina Currents
From the Piedmont to the Lowcountry, South Carolina is the site of countless engaging stories. The contributors to Carolina Currents share those stories, broadening our understanding of the state's unique and diverse histories and cultures. A venue for public-facing interdisciplinary scholarship, each volume presents a collection of essays that illuminates the complex interactions between the ... Read more

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From the Piedmont to the Lowcountry, South Carolina is the site of countless engaging stories. The contributors to Carolina Currents share those stories, broadening our understanding of the state's unique and diverse histories and cultures. A venue for public-facing interdisciplinary scholarship, each volume presents a collection of essays that illuminates the complex interactions between the
... Read more
Microstyle

The Art of Writing Little

by Christopher Johnson ...

“A work of pop linguistics . . . [that] synthesizes . . . grammar, branding, cognitive science and Web theory . . . with intelligence and friendly wit.”—New York TimesWelcome to the age of the incredible shrinking message. Your guide to this new landscape, Christopher Johnson reveals the once-secret knowledge of poets, copywriters, brand namers, political speechwriters, and other professional ... Read more

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“A work of pop linguistics . . . [that] synthesizes . . . grammar, branding, cognitive science and Web theory . . . with intelligence and friendly wit.”—New York TimesWelcome to the age of the incredible shrinking message. Your guide to this new landscape, Christopher Johnson reveals the once-secret knowledge of poets, copywriters, brand namers, political speechwriters, and other professional
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Pastwatch

The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

by Orson Scott Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki ...

Narrated by Orson Scott Card, Scott Brick, Christopher Cazenove, Gabrielle de Cuir, Arte Johnson, Moira Quirk, Stefan Rudnicki, a full cast0 ...

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13 hours 32 min

In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough, a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate in, the events of the past.A small group of scientists and historians, carefully trained, spend their days viewing the human past through a machine, the TruSiteII. It takes a particular talent to ... Read more

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In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough, a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate in, the events of the past.A small group of scientists and historians, carefully trained, spend their days viewing the human past through a machine, the TruSiteII. It takes a particular talent to
... Read more
Critical Thinking for English-Language Learners

Reasoning, Logic, and Argumentation

by Christopher M. Johnson, Anne McLellan Howard ...

Critical Thinking for English-Language Learners is an accessible introduction to critical thinking and the use of informal logic for learners of English. Critical thinking skills are key to helping students learn how to reason in English. By developing informal logic skills, students can develop their critical thinking abilities to better assess why different types of arguments are successful or ... Read more

$60.99 USD

Critical Thinking for English-Language Learners is an accessible introduction to critical thinking and the use of informal logic for learners of English. Critical thinking skills are key to helping students learn how to reason in English. By developing informal logic skills, students can develop their critical thinking abilities to better assess why different types of arguments are successful or
... Read more
Becoming Bourgeois

Love, Kinship, and Power in Provincial France, 1670–1880

by Christopher H. Johnson ...

Becoming Bourgeois describes the fortunes of three French families in the municipality of Vannes, in Brittany—Galles, Jollivet, and Le Ridant—who rose to prominence in publishing, law, the military, public administration, and intellectual pursuits over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Revisiting complex issues of bourgeois class formation from the perspective of the interior ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Becoming Bourgeois describes the fortunes of three French families in the municipality of Vannes, in Brittany—Galles, Jollivet, and Le Ridant—who rose to prominence in publishing, law, the military, public administration, and intellectual pursuits over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Revisiting complex issues of bourgeois class formation from the perspective of the interior
... Read more
No Reflection, Are You Who You Thought You Were?

by Christopher Johnson ...

No Reflection encourages those who seek spiritual growth and understanding perception vs perspective.No Reflection shows the cause and effects that help readers see that the end preexists in the means.Self-evaluation must be encouraged if we hope to obtain a higher level of understanding about what we do and why we do it. We have to be honest with ourselves regarding our true motivations which ... Read more

$4.99 USD

No Reflection encourages those who seek spiritual growth and understanding perception vs perspective.No Reflection shows the cause and effects that help readers see that the end preexists in the means.Self-evaluation must be encouraged if we hope to obtain a higher level of understanding about what we do and why we do it. We have to be honest with ourselves regarding our true motivations which
... Read more
Breeding Research on Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

by Christopher B Johnson, Chlodwig Franz ...

The field of medicinal/aromatic plant breeding is growing and changing?this resource will help you stay up to date!In this essential book, researchers from large and small laboratories and institutions throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region explore recent developments in the selection and breeding of aromatic and medicinal plants. They take varied approaches?from traditional breeding to ... Read more

$115.99 USD

The field of medicinal/aromatic plant breeding is growing and changing?this resource will help you stay up to date!In this essential book, researchers from large and small laboratories and institutions throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region explore recent developments in the selection and breeding of aromatic and medicinal plants. They take varied approaches?from traditional breeding to
... Read more
Keeping Your Kids Out of the Emergency Room

A Guide to Childhood Injuries and Illnesses

by Christopher M. Johnson ...

Last year America’s 76 million children made 27 million trips to hospital emergency departments—one for every three children. That represents a lot of fevers, coughs, sore ears, twisted ankles, and broken bones, plus the wide gamut of other illnesses and injuries children can experience. Whether or not an emergency room visit was warranted for each of these visits, however, is an entirely ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Last year America’s 76 million children made 27 million trips to hospital emergency departments—one for every three children. That represents a lot of fevers, coughs, sore ears, twisted ankles, and broken bones, plus the wide gamut of other illnesses and injuries children can experience. Whether or not an emergency room visit was warranted for each of these visits, however, is an entirely
... Read more

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