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Definitive guide to staging successful courts of honor from physical arrangements to promotion to the ceremony itself.
"Each volume in the 'Opposing Viewpoints Series' could serve as a model, not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating reader to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections--by experts, policy maker, and concerned citizens--include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations, all documented. The material is organized around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers." -- Booklist, back cover.
Modular construction can dramatically improve efficiency in construction, through factory production of pre-engineered building units and their delivery to the site either as entire buildings or as substantial elements. The required technology and application are developing rapidly, but design is still in its infancy. Good design requires a knowledge of modular production, installation and interface issues and also an understanding of the economics and client-related benefits which influence design decisions. Looking at eight recent projects, along with background information, this guide gives you coverage of: generic types of module and their application vertical loading, stability and robustness dimensional and spacial planning hybrid construction cladding, services and building physics fire safety and thermal and acoustic performance logistical aspects – such as transport, tolerances and safe installation. A valuable guide for professionals and a thorough introduction for advanced students.
How much money would it take for you to betray the truth? Ex-homicide detective Ray Quinn never had glamorous thoughts of the life of a private investigator—but being cornered in a bathroom stall by the enraged philandering husband of a client? That’s something he could live without. Retired from homicide and living with a painful disability, Ray’s options are limited. Stick to the job, keep impetuous sidekick Crevis alive, and spend quiet evenings with trusted pal Jim Beam, that’s about the best he can hope for. As a new client emerges, Ray finds himself in an impossibly large boardroom holding a check with enough zeros to finally lift him from his financial pit. The job seems easy ...
Written by someone who has lived it, this first book by Ray B. Rogers brings home the unique culture of Western North Carolina during the Great Depression. From ""Justifiable Homicide"" (about chickens, naturally) to ""The County Home,"" Ray tells it like it is, bringing the reader back to a time when folks worked harder, got along better, and lived closely with the environment. Some of the stories from Depression Baby: Nudity and Grand Theft on Richland Creek The Hog Spoon Every Boy Needed One Sorghum 'Lasses Copperheads and Mountain Medicine Maggie's Daughter and the Quilt of Many Colors The Necessary House The Picture on the Wall Hog Killing Day in the Mountains The Circle Of Rice
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 One of The New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2022 One of Art News's Art Books They Couldn't Put Down in 2022 A dazzling portrait of Paris's forgotten artist and cabaret star, whose incandescent life asks us to see the history of modern art in new ways.
"Provides information about librarianship as a career, including types of libraries, types of jobs within libraries, professional issues, and educational requirements"--Provided by publisher.
This human biology text covers the Human Physiology and Health GCSE syllabuses (NEAB and SEG) and is suitable for GNVQ Health and Social Care. It is written for post-16 students who may have struggled with science GCSEs, or are studying the subject with a particular vocational focus.
Retired homicide detective Ray Quinn takes a job as a night watchman to numb the pain of violently losing his partner, but after an apparent murder-suicide of a pastor and dancer, the pastor's sister approaches Quinn for help.