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Having participated in the First World War, and having seen two of his sons serve in the Second, Tolkien was concerned with many of the same themes that interested other writers in the post-war period. The rhythm of war flows through his writings, but his own interpretation of the themes, symbols, and motifs of war, however, were influenced by his religious views and his interest in fantasy, which add another layer of meaning and a sense of timelessness to his writing. Croft explores the different aspect of Tolkien's relationship with war both in his life and in his work from the early Book of Lost Tales to his last story Smith of Wootten Major, and concentrating on his greatest and most well-known works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. This timely addition to the critical literature on Tolkien sheds new light on the author's life and works. Tolkien, one of the world's most beloved authors, was a World War I signaling officer who survived the Battle of the Somme, and two of his sons served during World War II. Such experiences and events lead Tolkien to a complex attitude toward war and military leadership, the themes of which find their way into his most important writings. His fiction, criticism, and letters demonstrate a range of attitudes that would change over the course of his life. In the end, his philosophy on human nature and evil, and the inevitability of conflict, would appear to be pragmatic and rational, if regretful and pessimistic. Still, Croft is able to uncover a strain of hopefulness, as befitted his Catholicism, about the ultimate fate of the human soul. She concludes that his personal life and values informed his reading and his writing and the way in which he interpreted his own experiences. This valuable consideration of war in the life of Tolkien is essential reading for all readers interested in deepening their understanding of this great writer.
Aloha Shirts, Umbrella Drinks & Island Breezes Or P B & J and TV Reruns
Paul R Piché Clu Chfc
Outskirts Press
2016
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An autobiographical chronicle on the making of director J.R. Bookwalter's first 10 movies, from the promising highs of freshman Super-8mm debut "The Dead Next Door" in 1985 to the embarrassing lows of the shot-on-video "Humanoids from Atlantis" in 1992, and everything in-between. In true independent fashion, Bookwalter paints a humbling, honest portrayal of what it was like to produce and market no-budget movies during a challenging time for the home video business, reflecting on early partnerships with Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man," "The Evil Dead") and David DeCoteau ("Puppet Master III,"" Creepozoids"). Now completely revised with all-new content, additional never-before-seen photos, artwork, and more!
B.E.A.S.T. Black Educated Athletic Sexy Talented
J R Smitts
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Kelly price is back and he's finally woken up. It's said that we all learn at different speeds. Kelly has finally learned to realize his potential beyond the basketball court, and life is beginning to change once again. Will Kelly continue to grow for the better, or will he relapse back to his old ways and allow College Life to swallow him whole?
Sis Supports Intensity Scale (Versie NL 1.2) Handleiding
J R Thompson; B R Bryant
Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum
2010
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Non Aqueous Route Sprayed Mn and Ru Doped Cobalt Oxide
R C Ambare; B J Lokhande
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
2018
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In the 21st century, the world is growing towards the need for energy and power required for different applications. Supercapacitor/electrochemical supercapacitor (ES) or Ultra capacitor have attracted significant attention as an energy/power density resource. Supercapacitors have been received a lot of applications in the field of power/energy storage of hybrid electric vehicles, mobiles, and digital communications, military, missiles etc. To improve the performance of supercapacitor electrode, preferably it requires conducting current collectors and coated material which is chosen with multi oxidation states, good electrical conductivity, mixed capacitive behavior, semi-crystalline (amorphous as well as crystalline), porous and hydrophilic nature, ideal polarizability, low ESR etc. The aim of work is to carry out the systematic study essential to improve the performance of cobalt oxide electrodes prepared by spray pyrolysis.
This volume contains a selection of the most notable contributions delivered at the research conference "Industrial Relations and Conflict Management: Different Ways of Managing Conflict," which was hosted by the Nether lands School of Business in July 1980. Held at Nijenrode Castle, the confer ence brought together an international gathering of thirty-five of the most distinguished scholars in these fields to present research papers and to en gage in round-table discussions. One of the principal aims of the conference was to explore cross-links and differences between the areas of conflict management and industrial relations in an international context. The book opens with a chapter by George Strauss, who provides an in troduction to and an overall view of the subject matter covered. The chap ters that follow in Part I deal with differing conflict conditions and defini tions and their implications for managing conflict. The manifestations of conflict and different modes of conflict management are the subject of the chapters in Part II. In Part III, three empirical studies of conflict are dis cussed. Part IV is concerned with comparative industrial relations, while value issues and conflict are the focus of Part V. Finally, in the Epilogue the participant feedback regarding the conference is reviewed.
What Do You Call Your Butterfly?
Anslem B. Gentle (J R. ).
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2012
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This volume contains reselected lectures presented at the International Conference on rings and radicals which was held at the Hebei Teachers’ University Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China in August 1994. It comprises 8 up-to-date surveys of aspects of the theory of rings and radicals and 14 accounts of new results on various branches of the theory. This book will be of interest to algebraists at research and professional level.
Teeth
B.K.B. Berkovitz; A. Boyde; R.M. Frank; H.J. Höhling; B.J. Moxham; J. Nalbandian; C.H. Tonge
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K
2012
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The editors and the publisher are pleased to present another volume in this series of monographs. The topic of teeth was last reviewed within the framework of this Handbook more than fifty years ago, in 1936, by Josef Lehner and HanDs Plenk of Vienna, who wrote a comprehensive treatise on the subject in volume V 3. / The introduction of new methods (e.g., transmission and scan ning electron microscopy, histochemistry, radioautography, element analysis) and progress in dental research have made an update necessary. In present times, characterized by scientific specialization and very rapid progress, it is virtually impossible to find a single individual prepared to review a field of research as large as that of teeth. Consequently. several authors were asked to contribute to the present volume. Originally. the intention was to cover the field in one volume. When it became clear that the material had become too extensive for a single volume, and when some authors were forced by external factors to withdraw from the project, it was decided to publish two volumes. In 1986, the volume Periodontium, written by Hubert E. Schroeder of Zurich. appeared in this series (volume VIS, 418 pages).
Apuleius Madaurensis, Metamorphoses, Book IV, 1-27
B.L. Hijmans Jr.; R.Th. Paardt; V. Schmidt; C.B.J. Settels; B. Wesseling; R.E.H. Westendorp Boerma
Bouma's Boekhuis B.V.
1977
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Apuleius Madaurensis Metamorphoses, Book VIII
B.L. Hijmans Jr.; R.Th. van der Paardt; Schmidt V.; C.B.J. Settels; B. Wesseling; R.E.H. Westendorp Boerma
Egbert Forsten Publishing
1985
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Relative Contractor Risks
Philip S Anton; William Shelton; James Ryseff; Stephen B Joplin; Megan McKernan; Chad J R Ohlandt; Samantha Cohen
RAND
2022
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