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Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Life and Work of Robert Angus Smith

by Peter Reed ...

Series series Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his working life, contextualized through discussion of his childhood, education, beliefs, family, interests and influences sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the nineteenth century. Born in Glasgow and initially trained for a ... Read more

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Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his working life, contextualized through discussion of his childhood, education, beliefs, family, interests and influences sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the nineteenth century. Born in Glasgow and initially trained for a
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Recession Thriving: Beat the Recession with these proven Tactics to Help You to Thrive in a Recession, Here's what to do

by Peter Reed ...

- Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career- Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Recession, Budget Crisis, What It Means to Your Financial Planning- What to do if you're laid off in the recession- Why Social Applications Will Thrive In A Recession- The Best Recession-Proof Jobs- Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy- Marketing Your Way Through a RecessionLiving in a recession can be a scary time for ... Read more

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- Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career- Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Recession, Budget Crisis, What It Means to Your Financial Planning- What to do if you're laid off in the recession- Why Social Applications Will Thrive In A Recession- The Best Recession-Proof Jobs- Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy- Marketing Your Way Through a RecessionLiving in a recession can be a scary time for
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Staging Haiti in Nineteenth-Century America

Revolution, Race and Popular Performance

by Peter Reed ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
American culture maintained a complicated relationship with Haiti from its revolutionary beginnings onward. In this study, Peter P. Reed reveals how Americans embodied and re-enacted their connections to Haiti through a wide array of performance forms. In the wake of Haiti's slave revolts in the 1790s, generations of actors, theatre professionals, spectators, and commentators looked to Haiti as a ... Read more

$24.99 USD

American culture maintained a complicated relationship with Haiti from its revolutionary beginnings onward. In this study, Peter P. Reed reveals how Americans embodied and re-enacted their connections to Haiti through a wide array of performance forms. In the wake of Haiti's slave revolts in the 1790s, generations of actors, theatre professionals, spectators, and commentators looked to Haiti as a
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Entrepreneurial Ventures in Chemistry

The Muspratts of Liverpool, 1793-1934

by Peter Reed ...

Series series Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their ... Read more

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The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their
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Henry Enfield Roscoe

The Campaigning Chemist

by Peter J.T. Morris, Peter Reed ...

Little known today, Henry Enfield Roscoe was one of the most prominent chemists and educational reformers in Victorian Britain. Having studied in Heidelberg, he worked to transform English education by using Germany as a model. He made Owens College, Manchester, viable and converted it into Victoria University (now the University of Manchester). He then campaigned for the reform of technical ... Read more

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Little known today, Henry Enfield Roscoe was one of the most prominent chemists and educational reformers in Victorian Britain. Having studied in Heidelberg, he worked to transform English education by using Germany as a model. He made Owens College, Manchester, viable and converted it into Victoria University (now the University of Manchester). He then campaigned for the reform of technical
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Philosophical Dialogues

Arne Naess and the Progress of Philosophy

by Peder Anker, Per Ariansen, Alfred J. Ayer, Murray Bookchin, Baird Callicott, John Clark, Fons Elders, Paul Feyerabend, Warwick Fox, William C. French, Harold Glasser, Ramachandra Guha, Patsy Hallen, Stephan Harding, Andrew Mclaughlin, Ivar Mysterud, Arne Naess, Bryan Norton, Val Plumwood, Peter Reed, Kirkpatrick Sale, Karen Warren, Richard A. Watson, Jon Wetlesen, Bill Devall, Ariel Salleh, Genevieve Lloyd, Michael E. Zimmerman ...

The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy-the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the ... Read more

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The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy-the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the
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You Will Be Able to Read Tarot by the End of This Book

The illustrated guidebook to unlock your journey through the cards

by Nicole Rallis, Peter Henry Reed ...

Incorporating beautiful botanical illustrations of all the cards in the major and minor arcana, alongside the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, this is a straightforward guide to everything you need to know about reading tarot, from a basic understanding of what each card means, all the way through to detailed readings to enrich your everyday life. Using flowers as an accessible, engaging starting point ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Incorporating beautiful botanical illustrations of all the cards in the major and minor arcana, alongside the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, this is a straightforward guide to everything you need to know about reading tarot, from a basic understanding of what each card means, all the way through to detailed readings to enrich your everyday life. Using flowers as an accessible, engaging starting point
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Māori Place Names

Their Meanings and Origins

by A.W. Reed, Peter Dowling ...

Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the most common and notable Māori names in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Included are maps on the inside covers showing principal names, and reproductions of the illustrations ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the most common and notable Māori names in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Included are maps on the inside covers showing principal names, and reproductions of the illustrations
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Most Blessed of the Patriarchs

by Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

14 hours 33 min

A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"

Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

by Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf ...

New York Times BestsellerNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco ChronicleFinalist for the George Washington PrizeFinalist for the Library of Virginia Literary AwardA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection"An important book…[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." —Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of BooksHailed ... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

New York Times BestsellerNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco ChronicleFinalist for the George Washington PrizeFinalist for the Library of Virginia Literary AwardA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection"An important book…[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." —Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of BooksHailed ...
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Sleepless City

A Nick Ryan Novel

by Reed Farrel Coleman ...

Narrated by Peter Giles ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Nick Ryan Series
Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

“A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times…Reed is a brilliant storyteller.” — Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhen you’re in trouble, you call 911.When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don’t talk about him at all.He ... Read more

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“A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times…Reed is a brilliant storyteller.” — Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhen you’re in trouble, you call 911.When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don’t talk about him at all.He
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Blind to Midnight

A Nick Ryan Novel

by Reed Farrel Coleman ...

Narrated by Peter Giles ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Nick Ryan Series
Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

When you’re in trouble, you call 911.When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud.He doesn’t wear a uniform, but he is the most powerful cop in New York.Nick Ryan can find a criminal who’s vanished. Or make a key witness disappear.He has cars, safe houses, money, and weapons hidden all over the city.Nearly three thousand New ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

When you’re in trouble, you call 911.When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud.He doesn’t wear a uniform, but he is the most powerful cop in New York.Nick Ryan can find a criminal who’s vanished. Or make a key witness disappear.He has cars, safe houses, money, and weapons hidden all over the city.Nearly three thousand New
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