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In the spring of 2007, National Geographic warned, "The oceans are in deep blue trouble. From the northernmost reaches of the Greenland Sea to the swirl of the Antarctic Circle, we are gutting our seas of fish." There were legitimate grounds for concern. After increasing more than fourfold between 1950 and 1994, the global wild fish catch reached a plateau and stagnated despite exponential growth in the fishing industry. As numerous scientific reports showed, many fish stocks around the world collapsed, creating a genuine global overfishing crisis. Making Seafood Sustainable analyzes the ramifications of overfishing for the United States by investigating how fishers, seafood processors, reta...
The stories of managers and record companies who ripped bands off, are legendary. But what about those bands whose fiery arc to stardom fizzled out? Bands that, having got a single into the charts, failed to follow it up. What if the music had been more important than the money? The Why was just such a band. But there was something else. Not the lack of talent, nor the potential for hit singles. Something that was much darker and sinister, and it broke The Why up. Fifty years after they split up, lead guitarist in The Why, Dave Waters, attempts to get the band back together. One last shot at success. But a mystery concerning the death of their manager, Monty Schneider, fifty years before becomes an obsession. Was it just an accident? Or, was he murdered? And if he was, who in the band was the murderer? What was the secret that split up The Why?
Here Christina Wolbrecht boldly demonstrates how the Republican and Democratic parties have helped transform, and have been transformed by, American public debate and policy on women's rights. She begins by showing the evolution of the positions of both parties on women's rights over the past five decades. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Republicans were slightly more favorable than Democrats, but by the early 1980s, the parties had polarized sharply, with Democrats supporting, and Republicans opposing, such policies as the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion rights. Wolbrecht not only traces the development of this shift in the parties' relative positions--focusing on party platforms, the wor...
Conventional wisdom has it that the state of the economy drives public support for governments, yet the relationship between economic performance and mass opinion appears to vary in strength and direction across time and across countries. Anderson (political science, Rice U.) investigates the reasons, looking at political context to explain government support. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A new volume in the annual that addresses all areas of political methodology
In the winter of 1869, the little town of Evans, Colorado, was abuzz with excitement. The Denver Pacific Railroad completed the track that connected Denver to the Union Pacific line in Cheyenne, making Evans a major hub for travelers and home to the railroad superintendent's office. In its early years, Evans welcomed new settlers almost every day. Veterans, innkeepers, businessmen, educators, farmers, and many others chose to make their home in "the Queen City of the Platte." While Evans experienced a few setbacks over the years, it continued to grow and thrive. Now home to nearly 19,000 people, Evans has the distinction of being the oldest town in Weld County, with a rich history full of exciting characters who had a vision for this little town on the plains.
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Part memoir, part biography, Resurrection Road- From California to Alaska and back - is the remarkable story of one young man's search for adventure and self-sufficiency in Alaska, and the tragic accident that changed the trajectory of that search. Keywords: Alaska, nature, self-sufficiency, overcoming tragedy, quadriplegic
Independence was named to celebrate the newfound independence of Kenton County when it was formed from Campbell County in 1840. Incorporated on February 24, 1842, the new county seat and courthouse were located in the exact center of Kenton County on 5 acres donated by John McCollum. For decades, the area was mostly farmland, with the exception of a commercial center around the courthouse. The first courthouse, built in the 1840s, was replaced in 1912 by the current iconic Kenton County Courthouse. Parades have long been a staple, and men would line the streets for Roman candle fights on July Fourth in the 1800s. These rural beginnings are traced to the present-day growth of suburbs and commercial areas that may potentially result in Independence being Northern Kentucky's largest city. From a population of only 1,715 in 1970, the city has grown to over 22,000 in 2009 without losing its small-town feel.
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