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  • Building Nevada's Highways

    Series series Images of America
    Roads are rarely given a second thought yet are indispensable to life. Admittedly, a book dedicated to roadways sounds a bit dry. But behind every double-diamond interchange, every pork chop island, and every type of asphalt is a fascinating history of the traveling public. This book reveals the hidden history of building the Silver State's highways since 1917. The next time you take a road trip ... Read more

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  • Human Remains

    Guide for Museums and Academic Institutions

    This edited volume contains valuable information for museums and academic institutions concerning the care and conservation of human remains. The editors provide all the essential information required concerning the curation of human remains, from oft posed ethical questions to storage and transport issues. Jam-packed with references, this collection is up to date and is a must have resource. This ... Read more

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  • Similes, Puns and Counterfactuals in Literary Narrative

    Series series Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Stylistics
    In this study, Jennifer Riddle Harding presents a cognitive analysis of three figures of speech that have readily identifiable forms: similes, puns, and counterfactuals. Harding argues that when deployed in literary narrative, these forms have narrative functions—such as the depiction of conscious experiences, allegorical meanings, and alternative plots—uniquely developed by these more visible ... Read more

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  • Ambient Rhetoric

    The Attunements of Rhetorical Being

    Series Book 163 - Composition, Literacy, and Culture
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    How to Be Calm, Confident, and Compelling

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    by Marouf Hasian ...
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    Imagining and Building the Good Life

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