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The Good Governor - Matthew R. Walsh - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

After the Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War, their Indochinese allies faced imprisonment, torture and death under communist regimes. The Tai Dam, an ethnic group from northern Vietnam, campaigned for sanctuary, writing letters to 30 U.S. governors in 1975. Only Robert D. Ray of Iowa agreed to help. Ray created an agency to relocate the Tai Dam, advocated for the greater admission of "boat people" fleeing Vietnam, launched a Cambodian relief program that generated $540,000, and lobbied for the Refugee Act of 1980. Interviews with 30+ refugees and officials inform this study, which also chronicles how the Tai Dam adapted to life in the Midwest and the Iowans'' divided response.

DKK 334.00

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Ken Williams - Dave Heller - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890-1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s. One of the great sluggers of his era (and of all time), he beat Babe Ruth for the home run title in 1922, and became the first to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season that year. Later recognized for his accomplishments, he was considered for but not inducted into the Hall of Fame. This first-ever biography of Williams covers his life and career, from his small town upbringing, to his unlikely foray into pro baseball, to his retirement years, when he served as a police officer and ran a pool hall in his hometown.

DKK 429.00

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A Day in Hell on the DMZ - Lou Pepi - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

At "zero dark thirty" on January 30, 1971, units of the U.S. Fifth Mechanized Division left their firebases along the DMZ heading west along Provincial Route 9. The mission, called Dewey Canyon II, was to reopen the road from Khe Sahn Air Base to the Laotian border, in support of a South Vietnamese invasion of Laos (doomed from the start) to cut off the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Alpha Company of U.S. 61st Infantry performed commendably in keeping Route 9 open, with just one casualty killed by friendly fire. They returned to Firebase Charlie-2 in April, exhausted but hopeful--the Fifth would be leaving Vietnam in July. They patrolled the "western hills" through May as rocket attacks fell each evening. On the 21st, a direct hit on a bunker killed 30 of the 63 men inside--18 were from Alpha Co. This is their story, as told to Specialist Lou Pepi by members of his unit.

DKK 347.00

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The Films of James Bridges - Peter Tonguette - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally arriving in Hollywood to pursue an acting career, James Bridges went on to write and direct such popular films as The Paper Chase, The China Syndrome and Urban Cowboy . This book tells the story of his life and career, helped by new interviews with friends and collaborators; it also offers a detailed analysis of each of Bridges'' eight feature films, including his lesser-known cult classics September 30, 1955 and Mike''s Murder .

DKK 429.00

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A Statistical History of Pro Football - Rupert Patrick - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Drawing on the author''s 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways. An examination of known distances for missed field goals offers an accurate method for evaluating placekickers. Reassessments of punters and running backs are included, along with an overhaul of the NFL''s passer rating system. Topics previously unexplored through statistics are covered, such as momentum, defining "What is a dynasty?" and "What is a Cinderella team?"

DKK 429.00

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Cherokee Myths and Legends - Terry L. Norton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Retelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context. Background information is given within each story so the reader may avoid reliance on glossaries, endnotes, or other explanatory aids. The reader may thus experience the stories more as their original audiences would have. This approach to adapting traditional literature derives from ideas found in reader-response and translation theory and from research in cognitive psychology and sociolinguistics.

DKK 240.00

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Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film - Sue Parrill - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period--and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.

DKK 489.00

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Artists of the Page - Kenneth Marantz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The creative process of those who make picture books come alive is explored in this collection of 30 interviews with children''s book illustrators. The interviewees (Allan and Janet Ahlberg, Molly Bang, Nicola Bayley, Gavin Bishop, Quentin Blake, Anthony Browne, Ashley Bryan, John Burningham, Babette Cole, Peter Collington, Roy Gerrard, M.B. Goffstein, Diane Goode, Shirley Hughes, Pat Hutchins, Ann Jonas, Errol Lloyd, Deborah Niland, Graham Oakley, Jan Ormerod, Helen Oxenbury, Ken Robbins, Tony Ross, Amy Schwartz, Peter Sis, Ralph Steadman, Ed Young, and Paul Zelinsky) discuss their craft, methods, and philosophies.

DKK 262.00

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Beyond His Dark Materials - Susan Redington Bobby - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Beyond the His Dark Materials series lies a vast fictional realm populated by the many diverse character creations of Philip Pullman. During a more than 30-year career, Pullman has created worlds filled with quests, trials, tragedies and triumphs, and this book explores those worlds. The picture books, novellas and novels written for children, adolescents and adults are analyzed through the themes of innocence and experience. The journeys Pullman sets his characters on teach them that one must embrace change, loss and suffering to grow in wisdom and grace.

DKK 334.00

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Library Volunteers Welcome! - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Volunteers are crucial to the daily operation of any library. Finding and retaining the right people, motivating them and matching their skills with projects is challenging. This collection of 30 new essays brings together the experiences of numerous individuals across the U.S., providing ideas, projects and best practices for volunteer recruiting and management. The contributors--among them library board members, heads of special collections, directors of state library associations, outreach coordinators, archivists and researchers--discuss a broad range of topics in five sections: recruitment and retention; policies and process; mentoring and empowering; placement, programs and responsibilities; and outreach.

DKK 571.00

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Mr. Sulu Grabbed My Ass, and Other Highlights from a Life in Comics, Novels, Television, Films and Video Games - Peter David - Bog - McFarland & Co

Peter David, award-winning writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games, has boatloads of stories to tell about his 30-year career. Whether it was attending George Takei''s wedding, being described as Will Smith''s bodyguard, or wandering around on the set of Babylon 5 , David has been telling anecdotes of his life for years. Here they are all in one place, along with the story of a career that has taken him from writing Marvel Comics'' Incredible Hulk for twelve years to adventures in the Star Trek universe to the New York Times bestseller list.

DKK 240.00

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Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah - R. Michael Wilson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 322 men and 2 women have been executed. The first of these post-statehood executions took place in Nevada on October 30, 1868, and the last took place in Arizona on October 26, 2010. This text provides a case history for each execution, including details of the crimes committed, pursuits and captures, the particulars of the legal processes, and the executions. There have been five methods of execution available in these states, and death by hanging, lethal gas, electrocution, firing squad and lethal injection are all represented.

DKK 939.00

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The Boys of Diamond Hill - J. Keith Jones - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 1861, brothers Daniel and Pressley Boyd left their farm in Abbeville County, South Carolina to join the Confederate army. William, Thomas and Andrew soon followed, along with brother-in-law Fenton Hall. During the Civil War, they collectively fought in almost every theater of the conflict and saw firsthand every aspect of soldier life--from death and illness to friendly fire and desertion. By war''s end only Daniel survived. Based on their extensive personal correspondence, this updated edition includes 30 never before published letters, along with new research revealing additional family background and undiscovered information about the fates of the Boyd brothers and other family members.

DKK 429.00

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Behind the Scenes of They Were Expendable - Nicholas Scutti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 1945 U.S. Navy photographer Nick Scutti found himself in the Florida Keys on the set of the classic World War II drama They Were Expendable , taking candid shots of director John Ford, stars Robert Montgomery and John Wayne and the supporting cast and crew. Scutti''s never before published collection of fully captioned photos provides a unique chronicle of the 30-day location shoot, revealing details of the making of the film and in some instances disproving certain statements made by MGM publicity and Ford himself. Brief biographies are included of the stars of the film and of the men the film was based upon.

DKK 334.00

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A. Lincoln - W. Emerson Reck - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mystery and speculation have been associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln for more than a century. Here is a thorough documentation, based on 30 years of research, of the activities and struggles of the President during his last day, along with events leading up to the assassination. Eyewitness accounts, never-before-published facts, Booth''s activities on April 14, the reaction of the city, physician''s efforts--and many other factors large and small are covered. A four-part appendix explains still unresolved mysteries surrounding this fascinating historical event. Photos are generally the rare and the little-seen, including a few never before published.

DKK 334.00

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Beisbol on the Air - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Both the U.S. population and Major League Baseball rosters have seen dramatic demographic changes over the past 50 years. The nation and the sport are becoming multilingual, with Spanish the unofficial second language. Today, 21 of 30 MLB teams broadcast at least some games in Spanish. Filling a gap in the literature of baseball, this collection of new essays examines the history of the game in Spanish, from the earliest locutores who called the plays for Latin American audiences to the League''s expansion into cities with large Latino populations--Los Angeles, Houston and Miami to name a few--that made talented sportscasters for the fanaticos a business necessity.

DKK 325.00

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Writing and the Digital Generation - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Is it true that, in this era of digitization and mass media, reading and writing are on the decline? In a thought-provoking collection of essays and profiles, 30 contributors explore what may instead be a rise in rhetorical activity, an upsurge due in part to the sudden blurring of the traditional roles of creator and audience in participatory media. This collection explores topics too often overlooked by traditional academic scholarship, though critical to an exploration of rhetoric and popular culture, including fan fiction, reality television, blogging, online role-playing games, and Fantasy Football. Both scholarly and engaging, this text draws rhetorical studies into the digital age.

DKK 334.00

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Bull City Survivor - Emma Johnston - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Emma Johnston (a pseudonym) is an African American resident of Durham, North Carolina, whose son was brutally murdered in 2007. Combining the voices of Emma and her coauthor Simon Partner, a professor at Duke University, the book recounts the postwar history of one of the South''s fastest-growing communities through the eyes of one of its most disadvantaged residents. In the process, the book attempts to shed light on the social and economic conditions that led to the murder of Emma''s son, one of 25 to 30 people (many of them African American young men) who fall victim to gun violence each year in Durham.

DKK 240.00

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Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution - Clive A. Hills - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

When Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, the communist victory sent shockwaves around the world. Using ingenious strategy and tactics, Hồ Chi Minh had shown it was possible for a tiny nation to defeat a mighty Western power. The same tactics have been studied and replicated by revolutionary forces and terrorist organizations across the globe. Drawing on recently declassified documents and rare interviews with Hồ Chi Minh''s strategists and operatives, this book offers fresh perspective on his blueprint and the reasons behind both the French (1945-1954) and the American (1959-1975) failures in Vietnam, concluding with an analysis of the threat this model poses today.

DKK 476.00

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Americans in Conversation with Tolstoy - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy demonstrated a fascination for Americans, a feeling that was avidly reciprocated in the United States. Although Tolstoy was never able to come to America, during his lifetime he was visited at his home in Russia by a number of Americans including writers, journalists, ambassadors, professors and tourists. Many wrote about the conversations they had with the great Russian novelist. This volume gathers together 30 recollections of such conversations, all originally published in periodicals from 1887 through 1923. A brief introduction to each piece introduces the author of the narrative with concise biographical information, and a bibliographical note indicates the time and place of original publication.

DKK 429.00

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Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television - David C. Tucker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally broadcast on American television between 1952 and 1969, the 30 situation comedies in this work are seldom seen today and receive only brief and often incomplete and inaccurate mentions in most reference sources. Yet these sitcoms (including Angel, The Governor and J.J., It''s a Great Life, I''m Dickens … He''s Fenster and Wendy and Me ), and the stories of the talented people who made them, are an integral part of television history. With a complete list of production credits and rare publicity stills, this volume, based on multiple screenings of episodes, corrects other sources and expand our knowledge of television history.

DKK 334.00

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Edwin Booth - Arthur W. Bloom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The great nineteenth-century stage actor Edwin Booth began his long career in 1849 as a young teenager, following in his father''s footsteps. This biography traces his life and career as a tragic actor, including his childhood; his early acting tours of California, Australia and Hawaii; his rise to fame as a touring star; his two marriages; his relationship with his brother John Wilkes Booth; his disastrous management of Booth''s Theatre in New York City; and his death in 1891. The book includes an extensive performance history detailing every known Edwin Booth performance during his more than 30 years on the stage, with reviews and other supplementary materials.

DKK 382.00

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Women and the Olympic Dream - Maria Kaj - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

On an April morning in 1896, unemployed single mother Stamata Revithi ran the 40 kilometers from Marathon to Athens, finishing in 5 hours 30 minutes. Barred from the first Olympic marathon, she was determined to prove herself. Through more than a century of Olympic Games history, women athletes--who were held back from swimming because long skirts were required, limited to running single-lap races because of fallacies about fragility, or forced to endure invasive gender exams--competed in spite of endless challenges. From Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020, this history of women''s participation in the Olympic Games centers on athletes who overcame entrenched inequity to gain inclusion.

DKK 429.00

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Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle - Eric L. Flom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Before they became household names, many would-be Hollywood stars began their careers as small-time actors in regional theatres and playhouses. Few of them earned much recognition based on their time in the footlights, but often the stage provided these Hollywood hopefuls with their first break in show business. Drawing on material from the J. Willis Sayre Collection, a nearly unbroken accumulation of theatrical programs from 1865 to 1955, this book chronicles the Seattle stage engagements of more than 30 silent film personalities. Such Hollywood giants as Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Cecil B. DeMille, D.W. Griffith, and Buster Keaton, to name just a few, can trace their early careers through the Emerald City.

DKK 692.00

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Something Magic - Charles Kupfer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"Orioles Magic" is a phrase fans still associate with the 1979-1983 seasons, Baltimore''s last championship era, when they played excellent, exciting ball with a penchant for late-inning heroics. This book analyzes the Orioles not just as a great team but as the team to be marked by the fabled "Oriole Way," an organizational commitment to fundamentally sound baseball that guided them for nearly 30 years. The Magic years are discussed in the context of Baltimore sports, fan culture and baseball history, recalling the thrills of a splendid squad that delighted fans and reminding us why Peter Gammons called the 1979-1983 Orioles one of the major league''s "last fun teams."

DKK 334.00

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The Good Governor - Matthew R. Walsh - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ken Williams - Dave Heller - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Day in Hell on the DMZ - Lou Pepi - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Films of James Bridges - Peter Tonguette - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Statistical History of Pro Football - Rupert Patrick - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Cherokee Myths and Legends - Terry L. Norton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film - Sue Parrill - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Artists of the Page - Kenneth Marantz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Beyond His Dark Materials - Susan Redington Bobby - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Library Volunteers Welcome! - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mr. Sulu Grabbed My Ass, and Other Highlights from a Life in Comics, Novels, Television, Films and Video Games - Peter David - Bog - McFarland & Co

Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah - R. Michael Wilson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Boys of Diamond Hill - J. Keith Jones - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Behind the Scenes of They Were Expendable - Nicholas Scutti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A. Lincoln - W. Emerson Reck - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Beisbol on the Air - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Writing and the Digital Generation - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bull City Survivor - Emma Johnston - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ho Chi Minh's Blueprint for Revolution - Clive A. Hills - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Americans in Conversation with Tolstoy - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television - David C. Tucker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Edwin Booth - Arthur W. Bloom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Women and the Olympic Dream - Maria Kaj - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle - Eric L. Flom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Something Magic - Charles Kupfer - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

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