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Land of Smoke and Mirrors

Author : Vincent Brook

Publisher :

Page : 301 pages

File Size : 29,45 MB

Release : 2013

Category : History

ISBN : 9780813554570

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Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revealing readings of different types of texts (novelistic, cinematic, event-related, and geographical) to expose how Los Angeles, despite considerable remaining challenges, is blowing away some of the smoke of its not always proud past and rhetorically adjusting its rear-view mirrors.



A Little Book of Francis of Assisi

Author : Don Mullan

Publisher :

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 42,32 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Christian life

ISBN : 9780819844972

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These reflective quotations capture the essence of Saint Francis' joyful simplicity and his unconditional appreciation for all creatures. The convenient size makes this an ideal gift book.



Beyond Smoke and Mirrors

Author : Burton Richter

Publisher : Kris Nia

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 43,79 MB

Release :

Category : Climatic changes

ISBN :

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Global climate change is one of the most important issues humanity faces today. This updated, second edition assesses the sensible, senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions on switching to more sustainable energy provision. Burton Richter is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who has served on many US and international review committees on climate change and energy issues. He provides a concise overview of our knowledge and uncertainties within climate change science, discusses current energy demand and supply patterns, and the energy options available to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Written in non-technical language, this book presents a balanced view of options for moving from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels into a much more sustainable energy system, and is accessible to a wide range of readers without scientific backgrounds - students, policymakers and the concerned citizen.



Smoke And Mirrors

Author : Pallavi Aiyar

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 46,23 MB

Release : 2012-07-17

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9350292416

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India and China share a 3500-km border and have interacted with each other for over 2000 years. It is remarkable then that their people know so little of each other: what they think, how they live, their language, customs and philosophy.Or even their cuisine. Pallavi Aiyar was very much the average Indian in her knowledge of China when she set out for Beijing in 2002. Over the next five years, she became a fascinated observer of a country undergoing relentless change. This book is an intimate look at a society evolving at double-digit pace. In the process, Pallavi Aiyar breaks down many cliches, and opens new gateways through the Great Wall of China.



The Book of Mirrors

Author : E. O. Chirovici

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 29,84 MB

Release : 2017-02-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1501141546

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Famous professor Joseph Wieder was brutally murdered, and the crime was never solved. Years later when literary agent Peter Katz receives an incomplete memoir written by a student of the murdered professor, he becomes obsessed with solving the crime.



Smoke, Mirrors And Murder

Author : Ann Rule

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 335 pages

File Size : 34,51 MB

Release : 2008-12-09

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1847397352

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An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.... A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down.... A modest preacher's wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument -- but there's more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you won't be able to put down. Included in this volume are stories of a victim burned beyond recognition - spontaneous human combustion? - impossible - and yet no one else seemed to enter or exit; a man who was a woman who was a man, whose con games in a small community led to murder; a "counterfeit priest" who wasn't a priest at all; a lifetime rapist; and the strangest case ever to hit Montana.



Smoke and Mirrors

Author : E. Melanie Dupuis

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 48,89 MB

Release : 2004-07

Category : Law

ISBN : 0814719619

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A history of the politics of air pollution.



Smoke and Mirrors

Author : Nicholas Strange

Publisher : A&C Black Business Information and Development

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 35,93 MB

Release : 2007-01-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780713679243

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Smoke and Mirrors takes a comprehensive and entertaining look at how charts, graphs and diagrams can be used to massage a message in business, research or government without fibbing outright. Using real examples from British and American newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and government ministries, it describes, explains and evaluates 57 different techniques of presenting information in a way that supports your angle. Each technique is given a PDQ (potential deceit quotient) as well as an STD (sore thumb discount). Droll and informative, Smoke and Mirrors is a perfect companion for: - anyone who produces charts and graphs at work - anyone who has them thrust upon them - anyone wanting to read between the lines The company report may never look the same again... 'a provocative read for managers and spin-doctors alike...entertaining.' Management Today



A Different Mirror

Author : Ronald Takaki

Publisher : eBookIt.com

Page : 787 pages

File Size : 46,50 MB

Release : 2012-06-05

Category : History

ISBN : 1456611062

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Takaki traces the economic and political history of Indians, African Americans, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, Irish, and Jewish people in America, with considerable attention given to instances and consequences of racism. The narrative is laced with short quotations, cameos of personal experiences, and excerpts from folk music and literature. Well-known occurrences, such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Trail of Tears, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Japanese internment are included. Students may be surprised by some of the revelations, but will recognize a constant thread of rampant racism. The author concludes with a summary of today's changing economic climate and offers Rodney King's challenge to all of us to try to get along. Readers will find this overview to be an accessible, cogent jumping-off place for American history and political science plus a guide to the myriad other sources identified in the notes.



The Smoking Mirror

Author : David Bowles

Publisher : Ifwg Publishing

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 44,31 MB

Release : 2016-03-15

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781925496024

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Carol and Johnny Garza are 12-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance. Shipped off to relatives in Mexico by their grieving father, the twins soon learn that their mother is a nagual, a shapeshifter, and that they have inherited her powers. In order to rescue her, they will have to descend into the Aztec underworld and face the dangers that await them. American Library Association, 2016 Pura Belpre Author Honor winning novel.