Round Up The Usual Subjects

Author : Raymond Ruble
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780275995133

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Round Up the Usual Suspects by Raymond Ruble Pdf

TV shows that retain their popularity over the years do so for obvious reasons: good production values, good acting, and compelling storylines. But detective stories in particular also endure because they appeal to the gumshoe in all of us. America is obsessed with crime solving. Nancy Grace on CNN Headline News, Greta Van Susteren on Fox, and the seemingly annual recurrence of the courtroom sensation all testify to this fact. And these people and cases are able to reach their phenomenal status not simply because of the media-the media only demonstrates the enormous national appetite for this material. Rather, Cold Case, CSI, and Law & Order have achieved their current popularity because they all respond to the same national craving for crime, and do so with great skill and creativity. Round Up the Usual Suspects provides a comparison of the crime fighting models and justice proceedings of each of these TV series. Each series has its own special crime-fighting niche, and each approaches its job with a different set of values and different paradigms of discovery and proof. Their separate approaches are each firmly grounded in different components of human nature — analytical reasoning, for instance, in CSI, memory in Cold Case, and teamwork in Law & Order. After examining each of the individual series in depth, Ruble goes on to investigate some of the historical antecedents in classical TV detective series such as The FBI and Dragnet. It is interesting to note that these crime fighting methodologies are extensions of the way we all process information about the world. Ray Ruble here aims to increase our appreciation for the ingenious manner in which fictional cases are broken and convictions convincingly secured, and also illuminates the deeper human elements that lie under a more implicit spotlight in these runaway hits.

Author : Robert Brault,Joan Brault
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1499593783

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Round Up the Usual Subjects by Robert Brault,Joan Brault Pdf

Every seven minutes, every day, someone in the Twitter world tweets a Robert Brault quote. The author, a contributor to magazines and newspapers in the USA for over forty years, has appeared in publications and venues ranging from Reader's Digest to the CBS TV series Criminal Minds to the Ivory soap wrapper. In this, the first published collection of his writings, he draws from the archives of his popular internet blog A Robert Brault Reader to offer original thoughts on a basketful of familiar subjects. So kick up your feet, pour yourself a cup, and discover the author who says of himself, "I make no claim to fame, since I figure it would end up in small claims court, anyway."

Author : Aljean Harmetz
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992-11-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002241870

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Round Up the Usual Suspects by Aljean Harmetz Pdf

An inside look at the making of Casablanca offers fresh insights into and revelations about the people, the period, and the countless details that all had a hand in shaping the quintessential movie-lover's movie.

Author : Payson Y. Hunter
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781039180956

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The Investors' Advocate by Payson Y. Hunter Pdf

You might wonder why you need this book if you already have a financial professional looking after your investments. The answer is simple. Because it is highly probably that you are among the 90% of individual investors whose portfolios underperform their benchmarks, destroying capital in the process. This book can benefit you in two ways. First, it will give you tools to evaluate the quality of your investment advisory relationship. How do you know that the investment advice you receive is the best possible? Measure your investment process against the standards of practice provided in this book. Second, The Investors’ Advocate provides tools for you to use to make more money over time. A great deal more. And reduce risk while you do. Most portfolios significantly underperform, destroying capital because of mistaken assumptions, policies, practices, and processes. Author Payson Hunter has crafted the one guide that you need to ensure this doesn’t happen to you. The Investors’ Advocate examines the primary issues that hurt investors—including over-diversification—and then shares the philosophy and processes needed to be a successful investor. This includes creating a Statement of Investment Objectives, a Financial Plan, and Investment Policy Statement for you to direct your financial advisor. In addition, Hunter explains the characteristics of a great investment candidate and how using the Graham Formula can help investors estimate the value of securities, enabling the investor to focus on finding great investments at discounted prices that provide wide margins of safety to help protect capital and enhance returns. The proprietary “Deals of the Dow” investment strategy is an example of how to identify opportunity. After reading this book, and incorporating the tips and tools provided, you will have what you need to be in control of your investment advisory relationship and ensure your portfolio is travelling the path to financial independence.

Author : Harold Davis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781118076194

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Creative Close-Ups by Harold Davis Pdf

The essential guide for digital macro photographers everywhere The art of macro photography-photographing small objects or super close-ups of small sections of big objects-yields fascinating results, but shooting at this level brings its own set of challenges. Now you can shoot close-ups with confidence and creative flair with this information-packed guide. Renowned photographer Harold Davis provides pages of field-tested techniques on focus, depth-of-field, exposure-even the appropriate equipment to use for this unique niche of digital photography. The book includes stunning and intriguing examples of his work to illustrate concepts. Walks you through the basics of macro photography, whether you're capturing an insect, a flower, a close-up of the texture of a pine cone, or more Shows you how to overcome the challenges of this type of photography, such as using the appropriate equipment and how to handle focus, depth of field, and exposure Takes you beyond the fundamentals to help you develop your own creative style Informs and inspires you with the author's own stunning examples of macro photography Join the vast and beautiful world of small photography with this essential guide.

Author : Shawn Shimpach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351755153

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The Routledge Companion to Global Television by Shawn Shimpach Pdf

Featuring scholarly perspectives from around the globe and drawing on a legacy of television studies, but with an eye toward the future, this authoritative collection examines both the thoroughly global nature of television and the multiple and varied experiences that constitute television in the twenty-first century. Companion chapters include original essays by some of the leading scholars of television studies as well as emerging voices engaging television on six continents, offering readers a truly global range of perspectives. The volume features multidisciplinary analyses that offer models and guides for the study of global television, with approaches focused on the theories, audiences, content, culture, and institutions of television. A wide array of examples and case studies engage the transforming practices, technologies, systems, and texts constituing television around the world today, providing readers with a contemporary and multi-faceted perspective. In this volume, editor Shawn Shimpach has brought together an essential guide to understanding television in the world today, how it works and what it means – perfect for students, scholars, and anyone else interested in television, global media studies, and beyond.

Author : Kent Roach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139501385

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The 9/11 Effect by Kent Roach Pdf

This book critically and comparatively examines the responses of the United Nations and a range of countries to the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. It assesses the convergence between the responses of Western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada with countries with more experience with terrorism including Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia. A number of common themes - the use of criminal law and immigration law, the regulation of speech associated with terrorism, the review of the state's whole of government counter-terrorism activities, and the development of national security policies - are discussed. The book provides a critical take on how the United Nations promoted terrorism financing laws and listing processes and the regulation of speech associated with terrorism but failed to agree on a definition of terrorism or the importance of respecting human rights while combating terrorism.

Author : Ronald W. Langacker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199887200

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Cognitive Grammar by Ronald W. Langacker Pdf

This book fills a long standing need for a basic introduction to Cognitive Grammar that is current, authoritative, comprehensive, and approachable. It presents a synthesis that draws together and refines the descriptive and theoretical notions developed in this framework over the course of three decades. In a unified manner, it accommodates both the conceptual and the social-interactive basis of linguistic structure, as well as the need for both functional explanation and explicit structural description. Starting with the fundamentals, essential aspects of the theory are systematically laid out with concrete illustrations and careful discussion of their rationale. Among the topics surveyed are conceptual semantics, grammatical classes, grammatical constructions, the lexicon-grammar continuum characterized as assemblies of symbolic structures (form-meaning pairings), and the usage-based account of productivity, restrictions, and well-formedness. The theory's central claim - that grammar is inherently meaningful - is thereby shown to be viable. The framework is further elucidated through application to nominal structure, clause structure, and complex sentences. These are examined in broad perspective, with exemplification from English and numerous other languages. In line with the theory's general principles, they are discussed not only in terms of their structural characterization, but also their conceptual value and functional motivation. Other matters explored include discourse, the temporal dimension of language structure, and what grammar reveals about cognitive processes and the construction of our mental world.

Author : Barry White
Publisher : ACER Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781461901228

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Mapping Your Thesis by Barry White Pdf

If this book provided a set of rules to be learned and applied writing a thesis might seem pleasingly easy. But, because writing a thesis is seldom easy, the book instead offers a more complex mapping of the process.

Author : Dennis Adams,Mary Hamm
Publisher : R&L Education
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607096368

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Demystify Math, Science, and Technology by Dennis Adams,Mary Hamm Pdf

Technology is viewed as a powerful force both in and out of school and has long been linked with math and science. Although concepts and activities of this book apply to any grade, the primary focus is on the elementary and middle school levels. This book provides principles and practical strategies for promoting creative and innovative work in math, science, and technology. The authors pay close attention to the social nature of learning and how collaboration can spark student interest in open-ended problem-solving. Shining a light on mathematic, scientific, and technological processes gives everyone more control over what is going on around them and increases understanding of how things work.

Author : Jack O'Connell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453232491

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Box Nine by Jack O'Connell Pdf

A narcotics detective wages war against a deadly new stimulant The drug is called Lingo, and it’s the most powerful narcotic Lenore has ever seen. This cheaply manufactured pill races straight for the brain’s language center, supercharging it so that even a dimwitted person can speak and read at 1,500 words per minute. It induces giddiness, confidence, and sexual euphoria—with a side effect of murderous rage. The drug has come to Quinsigamond, a fading industrial center in the heart of Massachusetts, and it’s going to tear this town apart. Lenore believes she can stop that from happening. A narcotics detective with a few addictions of her own—amphetamines and heavy metal, to name a couple—she loves nothing more than her gun, until she meets Dr. Frederick Woo, the linguist assisting her on the case. Together they can stop the drug—if it doesn’t take hold of them first.

Author : Jean Bethke Elshtain
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780271044552

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Meditations on Modern Political Thought by Jean Bethke Elshtain Pdf

Author : Raymond J. Learsy
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781475994537

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Ruminations on the Distortion of Oil Prices and Crony Capitalism by Raymond J. Learsy Pdf

At great cost and risk to the American and world economies, consumers are ripped off billions of dollars every day by oil interests and their malevolent influence on market pricing mechanisms. Its essential Americans and oil consumers throughout the world understand where the money they pay for oils downstream products goesincluding the money paid at the pump, the money paid to heat their homes, and the money paid for the array of other petroleum-based products. In Ruminations on the Distortion of Oil Prices and Crony Capitalism, author Raymond J. Learsy not only discusses the distortion of oil pricing, but also focuses on effects of the crony capitalism that has enriched a select few and left Main Street in the lurch as a result of government mismanagement, moneyed influence, and craven oversight. This collection of previously published writings shows how speculators ratchet up the prices of basic material goods essential to daily lives. Learsy describes how ceding the determination of those prices not to the laws of supply and demand but predominantly to gambling dens on the trading floors of commodity exchanges as well as the price fixing collusion of producer nations (OPEC) is crippling to the worlds economy. Focusing as well on Wall Streets corrupting influence on the price of oil, gasoline, and other commodities, Ruminations on the Distortion of Oil Prices and Crony Capitalism provides an overview of the basic and important theme: the United States enslavement to oil and the moneyed interests inextricably tied to it.

Author : James Conaway
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0618257985

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Napa by James Conaway Pdf

James Conaway's remarkable bestseller delves into the heart of California's lush and verdant Napa Valley, also known as America's Eden. Long the source of succulent grapes and singular wines, this region is also the setting for the remarkable true saga of the personalities behind the winemaking empires. This is the story of Gallos and Mondavis, of fortunes made and lost, of dynasties and destinies. In this delightful, full-bodied social history, James Conaway charts the rise of a new aristocracy and, in so doing, chronicles the collective ripening of the American dream. More than a wine book, Napa is a must-read for anyone interested in our country's obsession with money, land, power, and prestige.

Author : B. N. Ghosh
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 0415251362

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Contemporary Issues in Development Economics by B. N. Ghosh Pdf

This brand new collection of articles looks at both traditional concerns in economic development such as aid, debt and the role of the IMF, but also at gender, brain drain, military expenditure and postcolonial theory.