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Middle-Earth from Script to Screen: Building the World of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit

Middle-Earth from Script to Screen: Building the World of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit

Daniel Falconer; K. M. Rice

William Morrow Company
2026
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The epic, in-depth story of the creation of one of the most famous fantasy worlds ever imagined, a richly illustrated compendium that reveals the breathtaking craftsmanship, artistry, and technology behind the magical Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Motion Picture Trilogies, directed by Peter Jackson. Middle-earth: From Script to Screen tells the complete story of how J.R.R. Tolkien's magic world was brought to vivid life on the big screen in the record-breaking film trilogies of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Drawing on resources, stories, and content from the archives of the companies and individuals behind the films, much of which have never appeared in print before, as well as interviews with director Peter Jackson and key members of the Art Department, Shooting Crews, Park Road Post, and Weta Digital teams who share their personal insights on the creative process, this astonishing resource reveals: How the worlds were built, brick by brick and pixel by pixel; How environments were extended digitally or imagined entirely as computer generated spaces; How the multiple shooting units functioned; How cast members and characters interacted with their environments. Daniel Falconer takes fans from storyboard concepts to deep into the post-production process where the films were edited, graded, and scored, explaining in depth how each enhanced the films. He also discusses how the processes involved in establishing Middle-earth for the screen have evolved over the fifteen years between the start and finish of the trilogies. Going region by region and culture by culture in this fantasy realm, Middle-earth: From Script to Screen describes how each area created for the films was defined, what made it unique, and what role it played in the stories. Illustrated with final film imagery, behind-the-scenes pictures and conceptual artwork, including places not seen in the final films, this monumental compilation offers unique and far-reaching insights into the creation of the world we know and love as Middle-earth.
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The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner

The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner

James M. Oher; Daniel J. Conti; Timothy J. Bruce

WILEY
2026
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Streamline EAP treatment planning with DSM 5-TR aligned documentation tools The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner, now in its Second Edition, equips mental health professionals with ready-to-use elements for creating formal treatment plans addressing problems that impair work performance. Authored by EAP specialists including the Director of a global, hybrid EAP that served a Fortune 15 company, this resource enables clinicians to quickly develop individualized plans from well-crafted, measurable descriptions. This updated edition incorporates DSM 5-TR content throughout, including revised behavioral definitions and diagnostic suggestions. New objectives, many consistent with empirically supported treatments, address therapeutic relationship building, plus the assessment of insight, motivation, comorbidity, cultural factors, and suicidality. Updated interventions reflect current evidence-based practice. Two new appendices compile bibliotherapy references and professional resources cited throughout the chapters. Key features include: Treatment plan construction recommendations guiding therapists in meeting third-party payer and JCAHO accreditation requirements for documentation Measurable objective statements and intervention options organized by presenting problems for efficient plan development Updated DSM 5-TR aligned behavioral definitions and diagnostic terminology reflecting current diagnostic standards and practices New therapeutic relationship objectives reflecting empirical support for the role of alliance building in optimizing treatment outcomes Comprehensive appendices providing bibliotherapy references and professional resources for continued clinical development The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner serves social workers, counselors, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals working in employee assistance programs. This practical resource streamlines documentation while ensuring treatment plans meet accreditation standards and reflect current evidence-based therapeutic practices.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Alcohol Abuse and Binge Drinking

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcohol Abuse and Binge Drinking

Daniel E. Harmon; Henrietta M. Lily

Rosen Young Adult
2011
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Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among teens in the U.S. Young people who binge drink are more likely to experience academic and social problems, physical illnesses, risky sexual activity, car crashes, and accidental injuries. Alcohol poisoning, which can cause unconsciousness or even death, brings many underage drinkers to the emergency room each year. This book explains the health problem clearly and arms teens to make smart choices about alcohol.
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Under the Oracle

Under the Oracle

Ben M. Ford; Daniel Poore; Ruth Shaffrey; David R. P. Wilkinson

Oxford University School of Archaeology
2013
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Excavations carried out by Oxford Archaeology in advance of the building of the Oracle shopping centre revealed a long sequence of development of the Kennet floodplain at Reading. This volume reports on the substantial evidence recovered for medieval and post-medieval water management, milling at the Minster Mill and St Giles Mill, the tanning, leather working and dyeing industries, and an unusual building interpreted as the 12th- to 13th-century cookhouse of Reading Abbey. The stories of two well-known Reading sites, the Oracle Workhouse and the Yield Hall, are followed from the medieval period up to the 19th century. Substantial specialist reports include pottery, glass, leatherworking, dendrochronology and clay pipes.
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Highway Engineering

Highway Engineering

Daniel J. Findley; Bastian Schroeder; Christopher M. Cunningham; Thomas H. Brown Jr

Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
2015
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This book helps readers maximize effectiveness in all facets of highway engineering including planning, design, operations, safety, and geotechnical engineering. Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations features a seven part treatment, beginning with a clear and rigorous exposition of highway engineering concepts. These include project development, and the relationship between planning, operations, safety, and highway types (functional classification). Planning concepts and a four-step process overview are covered, along with trip generation, equations versus rates, trip distribution, and shortest path models equations versus rates. This is followed by parts concerning applications for horizontal and vertical alignment, highway geometric design, traffic operations, traffic safety, and civil engineering topics.
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Model Checking

Model Checking

Edmund M. Clarke Jr.; Orna Grumberg; Daniel Kroening; Doron Peled; Helmut Veith

MIT Press
2018
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An expanded and updated edition of a comprehensive presentation of the theory and practice of model checking, a technology that automates the analysis of complex systems.Model checking is a verification technology that provides an algorithmic means of determining whether an abstract model-representing, for example, a hardware or software design-satisfies a formal specification expressed as a temporal logic formula. If the specification is not satisfied, the method identifies a counterexample execution that shows the source of the problem. Today, many major hardware and software companies use model checking in practice, for verification of VLSI circuits, communication protocols, software device drivers, real-time embedded systems, and security algorithms. This book offers a comprehensive presentation of the theory and practice of model checking, covering the foundations of the key algorithms in depth. The field of model checking has grown dramatically since the publication of the first edition in 1999, and this second edition reflects the advances in the field. Reorganized, expanded, and updated, the new edition retains the focus on the foundations of temporal logic model while offering new chapters that cover topics that did not exist in 1999: propositional satisfiability, SAT-based model checking, counterexample-guided abstraction refinement, and software model checking. The book serves as an introduction to the field suitable for classroom use and as an essential guide for researchers.
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Civil Society in Central Asia

Civil Society in Central Asia

M. Holt Ruffin; Daniel Waugh; S. Frederick Starr

University of Washington Press
1999
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Central Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region—Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan— suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran and hold some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, and occasional civil conflicts.Civil Society in Central Asia is a pathbreaking collection of essays by scholars and activists that illuminates the social and institutional forces shaping this important region's future. An appendix provides a guide to projects being carried out by local and international groups.
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Civil Society in Central Asia

Civil Society in Central Asia

M. Holt Ruffin; Daniel Waugh; S. Frederick Starr

University of Washington Press
2015
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Central Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region—Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan— suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran and hold some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, and occasional civil conflicts.Civil Society in Central Asia is a pathbreaking collection of essays by scholars and activists that illuminates the social and institutional forces shaping this important region's future. An appendix provides a guide to projects being carried out by local and international groups.
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Intr Hist Cameroon 19&20th Cent

Intr Hist Cameroon 19&20th Cent

Daniel Abwa; Emmanuel Chiabi; Derrick Jonathan; Lovett Zephaniph Elango; Verkijika Godfrey Fanso; M. Njeuma; Quinn Frederick

Macmillan Education
1989
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An explanation of the major events which, between 1809 and 1954 influenced small and scattered communities to unite into larger political entities. The studies touch on all aspects of the provinces of modern Cameroon at different periods in its varied history.
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Introduction to Computational Chemistry

Introduction to Computational Chemistry

John M. Galbraith; T. Daniel Crawford

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
2026
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Introduction to Computational Chemistry provides a foundational, introductory overview of this critical and important field designed to give students a clear and supportive pathway. It is intended to be a non-mathematics heavy introduction to the methods used in computational chemistry, together with information about how HPC-style computers are set up and utilized for performing calculations. It also provides novel insight into the computational chemist mentality: sometimes, the way computational chemists operate can seem strange to someone not yet immersed in the field. The book starts with a basic discussion of computer functionality through operating systems, system administration, and programming followed by a look at the key computational methods for electronic structure methods and molecular mechanics, hybrid methods, and solid-state materials. For each subject, essential non-mathematical information is first provided so that the reader can immediately begin to effectively use computational chemistry software. This introductory material is followed by a section that provides more theoretical information and then references for the reader wishing to go much deeper. Often this type of book overloads the reader with too much information; this one is set up in such a way as to quickly present essential information regarding the fundamental approaches and applications of computational chemistry to beginners in a down to earth and uncluttered manner, while providing the means and resources for more advanced readers to explore further. Introduction to Computational Chemistry is written primarily for upper level undergraduate and entry level graduate students completely new to the field of computational chemistry, with little background knowledge; the book is well suited to entry level courses at this level.
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Patent Activity and Technical Change in US Industries

Patent Activity and Technical Change in US Industries

M. McAleer; Daniel Slottje; Pei Syn Wee

Elsevier Science Ltd
2005
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Description innovation is universally recognized as an important source of economic growth. Patents may be considered as a potential measure of innovation. As such, patents may alter isoquant maps, and measuring their elasticities is both intuitively and empirically appealing. This book investigates the impact of U.S.A. patent activity on technical change in 35 industries given in the KLEM (Jorgenson, 1996) data set for the period 1958-1996. Four patent variables, namely total patent applications, total patents granted, unsuccessful patent applications and foreign patents granted, are introduced as technology-changing parameters into the generalized Fechner-Thurstone (GFT) production function to determine the effect on the elasticity of the marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) between inputs of the GFT production function over time.It is found that all four patent variables have significant impacts on the marginal rates of technical substitution between various production inputs over time, with foreign patents granted being the most 'effective' parameter, and unsuccessful patent applications the least effective. In addition, the elasticity of the MRTS between materials and energy is found to be the most affected by patent activity, and that between materials and labor the least. The extent of technical change by patent activity varies across industries. Patent activity is found to be less effective as technology changes in some traditionally high patenting industries and more effective in others, which indicates that there are significant spillover effects of patents. Patent activity is found to have the greatest impact on technical change in the metal mining industry and the least impact in the chemicals industry.
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Tooth and Claw

Tooth and Claw

Robert M. Johnson; Sharon L. Gilman; Daniel Abel

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
2023
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A marvelously illustrated look at the most deadly predators on the planetTooth and Claw presents the world’s top predators as you have never seen them before, from big cats and wild dogs to sharks, reptiles, and killer whales. Blending gorgeous photos and illustrations with spellbinding storytelling, this book is packed with the latest facts about these fearsome but often misunderstood animals. It covers apex and other top predators in each major vertebrate family, discussing where and how they live, how they are faring in the modern world, and why they matter. Along the way, the authors share informative and entertaining anecdotes from their decades in the field learning about predators and reveal hard truths about the role humans continue to play in their fate. Tooth and Claw also describes conservation successes and lays out some simple but crucial steps each of us can take to protect these magnificent beasts. Are humans top predators, too? Read this amazing book and find out.Offers an unparalleled look at a side of nature rarely witnessed up closeStunningly illustrated throughout and brimming with fun factsDescribes ultimate vertebrate predators ranging from sharks and reptiles to raptors, cats, dogs, bears, and marine mammalsProvides rare insights into the biology, ecology, and conservation of top predatorsDraws on the latest findings from habitats around the worldConveys the wonders of the natural world with engaging storytelling and lively personal anecdotes
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Distributed Situation Awareness

Distributed Situation Awareness

Paul M. Salmon; Neville A. Stanton; Daniel P. Jenkins

Ashgate Publishing Limited
2009
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Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems. 'Situation awareness' (SA) is the term that is used within human factors circles to describe the level of awareness that operators have of the situation that they are engaged in; it focuses on how operators develop and maintain a sufficient understanding of 'what is going on' in order to achieve success in task performance. Over the past two decades, the construct has become a fundamental theme within the areas of system design and evaluation and has received considerable attention from the human factors research community. Despite this, there is still considerable debate over how SA operates in complex collaborative systems and how SA achievement and maintenance is best supported through system, procedure and interface design. This book focuses on the recently developed concept of distributed situation awareness, which takes a systems perspective on the concept and moves the focus on situation awareness out of the heads of individual operators and on to the overall joint cognitive system consisting of human and technological agents. Situation awareness is viewed as an emergent property of collaborative systems, something that resides in the interaction between elements of the system and not in the heads of individual operators working in that system. The first part of the book presents a comprehensive review and critique of existing SA theory and measurement approaches, following which a novel model for complex collaborative systems, the distributed SA model, and a new modelling procedure, the propositional network approach, are outlined and demonstrated. The next part focuses on real-world applications of the model and modelling procedure, and presents four case studies undertaken in the land warfare, multinational warfare and energy distribution domains. Each case study is described in terms of the domain in question, the methodology employed, and the findings derived in relation to situation awareness theory. The third and final part of the book then concentrates on theoretical development, and uses the academic literature and the findings from the case study applications to validate and extend the distributed SA model described at the beginning of the book. In closing, the utility of the distributed SA model and modeling procedure are outlined and a series of initial guidelines for supporting distributed SA through system design are articulated.
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Studying Children in Context

Studying Children in Context

M. Elizabeth Graue; Daniel J. Walsh

SAGE Publications Inc
1998
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What is the world like for todayÆs children? How do they construct meaning in it? Answering these key questions, Studying Children in Context explains the art and science of doing qualitative research involving children. Authors M. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel J. Walsh carefully discuss the research process, dealing succinctly with generic research issues yet emphasizing where work with children presents its own particular challenges. They look across the research enterprise in the first part of the book, conceptualizing it as a holistic activity. They next focus on fieldwork, and in the final section examine the interpreting and reporting aspects of qualitative research. In addition to presenting their own considerable experiences in fieldwork with children, Graue and Walsh also present the contributions of numerous researchers with their own insights on key issues. Studying Children in Context will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of teachers and researchers interested in qualitative research methods in general and in doing fieldwork with children in particular.
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The Edge of Glory

The Edge of Glory

William M. Lamers; Larry J. Daniel

Louisiana State University Press
1999
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Major General William S. Rosecrans (1819- 1898) was one of the most fascinating and tragic figures of the Civil War. In September 1863 President Lincoln and Congress considered him the most able general on the Union side, but only one month later ""Old Rosy"" was removed from his command and then quickly forgotten. With The Edge of Glory, William M. Lamers returns this imposing, colorful figure to his rightful place in history.Lamers examines Rosecrans's experiences at Iuka and Corinth during the Mississippi campaign, the strategic brilliance that led to the withdrawal of Bragg's men from Tullahoma and Shelbyville, and his role as commander of the Army of the Cumberland in the Tennessee battles of Stone's River and the disastrous Chickamauga. Yet the demise of Rosecrans's distinguished military career, Lamers illustrates, was not a result of his humiliating defeat at Chickamauga but of his difficult, uncompromising personality and the scorn he aroused in many of his superiors, including General Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's secretary of war. Although Rosecrans fell short of greatness as a military commander, Lamers deftly shows that he did indeed reach ""the edge of glory.
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Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Isauro M. Escamilla; Iliana Alanís; Daniel Meier; Fabienne Doucet

TEACHERS' COLLEGE PRESS
2026
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This timely book offers preschool and kindergarten teachers practical, research-based strategies for how to use culturally relevant picture books to discuss social justice and equity with young children. It includes activities and dozens of recommended children’s books that will help students understand their own social, cultural, and linguistic identities. This book challenges outdated literacy norms and calls on educators to center picture books about children’s different identities, talents, and lived experiences. The authors show how picture books rooted in social justice and equity become powerful tools for fostering critical thinking, empathy, a sense of belonging, and meaningful dialogue. Through shared reading and thoughtful discussion, teachers can help young learners explore big ideas, such as fairness, culture, and identity. Now is the time to place powerful stories in the hands of young learners. Let this book be your guide to cultivating classrooms where equity is not just an ideal, but a daily reality. Book Features: Provides in-depth descriptions of effective classroom strategies for using picture books with social justice content and images. Alleviates teachers’ potential discomfort around social justice and equity by using children’s literature to identify and discuss unfair practices in the world. Highlights the capacity for young children to engage in critical conversations when developing their notions of themselves and the world they live in. Includes annotated lists of recommended children’s picture books, websites, podcasts, and videos.
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Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Isauro M. Escamilla; Iliana Alanís; Daniel Meier; Fabienne Doucet

TEACHERS' COLLEGE PRESS
2026
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This timely book offers preschool and kindergarten teachers practical, research-based strategies for how to use culturally relevant picture books to discuss social justice and equity with young children. It includes activities and dozens of recommended children’s books that will help students understand their own social, cultural, and linguistic identities. This book challenges outdated literacy norms and calls on educators to center picture books about children’s different identities, talents, and lived experiences. The authors show how picture books rooted in social justice and equity become powerful tools for fostering critical thinking, empathy, a sense of belonging, and meaningful dialogue. Through shared reading and thoughtful discussion, teachers can help young learners explore big ideas, such as fairness, culture, and identity. Now is the time to place powerful stories in the hands of young learners. Let this book be your guide to cultivating classrooms where equity is not just an ideal, but a daily reality. Book Features: Provides in-depth descriptions of effective classroom strategies for using picture books with social justice content and images. Alleviates teachers’ potential discomfort around social justice and equity by using children’s literature to identify and discuss unfair practices in the world. Highlights the capacity for young children to engage in critical conversations when developing their notions of themselves and the world they live in. Includes annotated lists of recommended children’s picture books, websites, podcasts, and videos.
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Regulatory Frameworks for Dam Safety

Regulatory Frameworks for Dam Safety

Daniel D. Bradlow; Alessandro Palmieri; Salman M. A. Salman

World Bank Publications
2002
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This study is a comparative assessment of the regulatory frameworks applicable to dam safety in 22 countries. The first section of the book describes the dam safety regulation framework in each of the 22 countries. The second provides a comparative analysis of these regulatory frameworks and details the different approaches used by the 22 countries. The final section offers recommendations on the contents of a dam safety regulatory framework. The study lists essential elements needed in all dam safety regulatory frameworks. Also discussed are a number of emerging trends in dam safety and the book includes seven appendices which contain a dam safety statute and a sample operations, maintenance and surveillance manual.
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Air Force Non-Rated Technical Training

Air Force Non-Rated Technical Training

Lisa M Harrington; Kathleen Reedy; John A Ausink; Bart E Bennett; Barbara Bicksler; Darrell D Jones; Daniel Ibarra

RAND
2018
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In recent years the U.S. Air Force has faced persistent resource constraints while trying to deliver necessary training to its officer and enlisted forces. The Air Force therefore asked RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) to identify opportunities for optimizing processes at all levels of the nonrated technical training pipeline. This report presents PAF's assessment and recommends process and policy changes that could improve efficiency.
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