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Storm Chaser

A Visual Tour of Severe Weather

by David Mayhew ...

The beauty of the sky is beyond comprehension. Never the same twice, it makes for unique images that depict a fleeting moment in time. In this book, David Mayhew (Fort Collins, CO) strives to show the full array of Mother Nature’s moods from the color palette and limitless textures that are conjured up. Forecasting for skies, night or day, is as much an art as a science since weather is a living ... Read more

$14.39 USD

The beauty of the sky is beyond comprehension. Never the same twice, it makes for unique images that depict a fleeting moment in time. In this book, David Mayhew (Fort Collins, CO) strives to show the full array of Mother Nature’s moods from the color palette and limitless textures that are conjured up. Forecasting for skies, night or day, is as much an art as a science since weather is a living
... Read more
Living Legislation

Durability, Change, and the Politics of American Lawmaking

by William J. Novak, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Sean Gailmard, Christopher R. Berry, Barry C. Burden, William G. Howell, Forrest Maltzman, Charles R. Shipan, Amihai Glazer, David E. Lewis, Stuart Chinn, Vesla M. Weaver, David R. Mayhew, Sidney M. Milkis ...

Political scholars examine the dynamic evolution of laws over time in a volume that "pushes the frontiers of knowledge about lawmaking in the US" ( Choice).Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. And while debates over legislative measures can rage for years or even decades before an item is enacted, they also endure long afterward, when the political ... Read more

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Political scholars examine the dynamic evolution of laws over time in a volume that "pushes the frontiers of knowledge about lawmaking in the US" ( Choice).Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. And while debates over legislative measures can rage for years or even decades before an item is enacted, they also endure long afterward, when the political
... Read more
The Imprint of Congress

by David R. Mayhew ...

Series series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress’s performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society. Mayhew suggests that Congress ... Read more

$28.69 USD

What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress’s performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society. Mayhew suggests that Congress
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Partisan Balance

Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System

by David R. Mayhew ...

Series series Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs
How partisan balance between the U.S. presidency and Congress is essential to successful governmentWith three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan ... Read more

$23.79 USD

How partisan balance between the U.S. presidency and Congress is essential to successful governmentWith three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan
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America's Congress

Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingrich

by Professor David R. Mayhew ...

To understand American politics and government, we need to recognize not only that members of Congress are agents of societal interests and preferences but also that they act with a certain degree of autonomy and consequence in the country’s public sphere. In this illuminating book, a distinguished political scientist examines actions performed by members of Congress throughout American history, ... Read more

$21.89 USD

To understand American politics and government, we need to recognize not only that members of Congress are agents of societal interests and preferences but also that they act with a certain degree of autonomy and consequence in the country’s public sphere. In this illuminating book, a distinguished political scientist examines actions performed by members of Congress throughout American history,
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Electoral Realignments

A Critique of an American Genre

by Professor David R. Mayhew ...

Series series The Institution for Social and Policy St
The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for signs” of new electoral realignments. Now a major ... Read more

$18.59 USD

The study of electoral realignments is one of the most influential and intellectually stimulating enterprises undertaken by American political scientists. Realignment theory has been seen as a science able to predict changes, and generations of students, journalists, pundits, and political scientists have been trained to be on the lookout for signs” of new electoral realignments. Now a major
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London Labour and the London Poor

by Henry Mayhew, David Timson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

27 hours 14 min

London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, a founder and editor of the satirical magazine Punch, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society. We encounter street entertainers, ‘pure finders’, cabinetmakers, gingerbread sellers, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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London Labour and the London Poor is a rare and fascinating insight into the lives and struggles of the 19th-century poor. Written by journalist and reformer Henry Mayhew, a founder and editor of the satirical magazine Punch, it collects hundreds of testimonials from the lower strata of Victorian society. We encounter street entertainers, ‘pure finders’, cabinetmakers, gingerbread sellers,
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The Promise of Heaven for Kids

by Dr. David Jeremiah ...

Illustrated by Callum Mayhew ...

Help children think about heaven with wonder, comfort, and excitement in this illustrated picture book from Dr. David Jeremiah, New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher. Adapted from his bestselling book The Promise of Heaven, this encouraging story helps kids see heaven as a beautiful, eternal home and a never-ending adventure that God has prepared for those who follow Jesus ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Help children think about heaven with wonder, comfort, and excitement in this illustrated picture book from Dr. David Jeremiah, New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher. Adapted from his bestselling book The Promise of Heaven, this encouraging story helps kids see heaven as a beautiful, eternal home and a never-ending adventure that God has prepared for those who follow Jesus
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The Irish Land Question (Unabridged)

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by HENRY GEORGE ...

Narrated by June Parker, David Mayhew, Caroline Gan, Gina Barber ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

"What I want to impress upon those who may read this paper is this: The Irish land question is not a mere local question; it is a universal question. It involves the great problem of the distribution of wealth, which is everywhere forcing itself upon attention. It can not be settled by measures which in their nature can have but a local application. It can only be settled by measures which in ... Read more

$4.99 USD

"What I want to impress upon those who may read this paper is this: The Irish land question is not a mere local question; it is a universal question. It involves the great problem of the distribution of wealth, which is everywhere forcing itself upon attention. It can not be settled by measures which in their nature can have but a local application. It can only be settled by measures which in
... Read more
The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training

Edited by Chris Warhurst, Ken Mayhew, David Finegold, John Buchanan ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment, and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organizations, and nations? How are the supply and, more importantly, the utilization of skill, currently evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment, and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organizations, and nations? How are the supply and, more importantly, the utilization of skill, currently evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an
... Read more
Clearchus of Soli

Text, Translation, and Discussion

Edited by Robert Mayhew, David C. Mirhady, Tiziano Dorandi, Stephen White ...

Series series Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities
This book showcases a figure whose life and work bridge Classical and Hellenistic Greece. It comprises Tiziano Dorandi’s comprehensive new edition of the Clearchus ‘fragments’, accompanied by a richly annotated English translation from Stephen White, as well as nine new studies examining key aspects of Clearchus’ thought.Clearchus, from Soli on the island of Cyprus, was an Aristotelian philosopher ... Read more

$57.99 USD

This book showcases a figure whose life and work bridge Classical and Hellenistic Greece. It comprises Tiziano Dorandi’s comprehensive new edition of the Clearchus ‘fragments’, accompanied by a richly annotated English translation from Stephen White, as well as nine new studies examining key aspects of Clearchus’ thought.Clearchus, from Soli on the island of Cyprus, was an Aristotelian philosopher
... Read more
Audiobook

The Promise of Heaven for Kids

by Dr. David Jeremiah ...

Unabridged

7 hours

Help children think about heaven with wonder, comfort, and excitement in this illustrated picture book from Dr. David Jeremiah, New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher. Adapted from his bestselling book The Promise of Heaven, this encouraging story helps kids see heaven as a beautiful, eternal home and a never-ending adventure that God has prepared for those who follow Jesus ... Read more

$4.99 USD

PRE-ORDER

Help children think about heaven with wonder, comfort, and excitement in this illustrated picture book from Dr. David Jeremiah, New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bible teacher. Adapted from his bestselling book The Promise of Heaven, this encouraging story helps kids see heaven as a beautiful, eternal home and a never-ending adventure that God has prepared for those who follow Jesus
... Read more

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