Most Popular Books by E. Gordon

Catholicism as Musical Discourse reveals the important role that French-language sacred songs, written primarily for women, played in the evolution of the Catholic Reform over the long seventeenth century. By singing sacred songs--called cantiques, spiritual or devotional airs--reformers believed that principles of Catholicism would be easier to learn, remember, and affect women''s behavior. This book shows that various interpretations of Catholicism were not only transformed over time but also how and why. Most importantly, it demonstrates that sacred songs became a part of the Catholic Church''s effort to mediate and shape the role of women in French society.

Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions: Rome and the Neighborhood, A.D. 100-199 by Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon is an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Roman history and epigraphy. This meticulously curated collection features high-quality photographs and squeezes of Latin inscriptions from the second century A.D., providing an invaluable look into the inscriptions found in and around Rome. Each plate is carefully documented and accompanied by expert analysis, making this album a vital tool for understanding the development of Latin writing and the historical context of the inscriptions. Published by the University of California Press, this volume continues the Gordons'' legacy of preserving and studying the ancient world with unparalleled accuracy and scholarly dedication. This title is part of UC Press''s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press''s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

The Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions: Rome and the Neighborhood, Augustus to Nerva is an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of ancient Roman history. Compiled by Arthur E. Gordon, in collaboration with Joyce S. Gordon, this comprehensive volume presents a collection of meticulously cataloged Latin inscriptions from Rome and its surrounding regions, spanning the reigns of Augustus through Nerva. Featuring high-quality plates and detailed annotations, this album offers a visual and textual record of the inscriptions that illuminate aspects of Roman society, governance, and daily life during the early imperial period. With a focus on dated inscriptions, this volume allows readers to explore the chronological progression of epigraphic styles and the historical context of each artifact. Whether used for research, teaching, or personal study, this album stands as a significant contribution to the field of epigraphy, providing valuable insights into the administrative and cultural workings of ancient Rome. Printed by the University of California Press, it is an indispensable tool for understanding the enduring legacy of Roman civilization through its preserved words. This title is part of UC Press''s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press''s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1958.

During the 1920s, the Chicago school of sociology developed an ecological orientation toward the study of the city. At the same time, other Chicago scholars developed the social psychological approach that was to be named symbolic interactionism. Over fifty years later, Gordon Ericksen examines the best of these two schools to present a revisionist human ecology. In The Territorial Experience, he gives us a fresh perspective on human ecology by reconstructing the discipline in a way that genuinely reflects the realities of our territorial life. Ericksen''s symbolic interactionist approach to the spatial world is based on the appreciation of humans as the creative artists they are, as designers and builders of their environment. Exploring the symbolic meanings attached to space and territory, he challenges the orthodox in human ecology by introducing hypotheses and conceptual tools of analysis which link spatial facts to human motivations and meanings. With people living in a habitat which they have largely shaped for themselves—a world of airports, shopping malls, retirement villages, where human spaces convey human messages—Ericksen demands that we examine what we have done with our environment in order to survive and prosper. This major contribution to human ecology will be of importance to specialists and lay readers in the fields of sociology, social psychology, geography, city and regional planning, urban affairs, and economics. Showing how humankind speaks in and through its physical setting, The Territorial Experience is a bench mark in communications theory.

The second installment of the Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions from Rome and the Neighborhood offers a rich continuation of epigraphical and palaeographical study, covering the period from A.D. 100 to 199. Building on the foundation laid in Part I, this volume intensifies the focus by presenting 102 meticulously selected texts, drawn from 179 inscriptions for which squeezes were made. The inscriptions, many from the city of Rome and its surroundings, offer unique insights into the social, political, and cultural life of the second century. Through careful analysis of stonework and lettering, this collection provides an invaluable resource for scholars looking to deepen their understanding of Latin epigraphy, while maintaining a commitment to accuracy and scholarly rigor. In this volume, the authors address critiques of Part I by improving the clarity between texts and annotations, refining the typographical presentation, and enhancing the organization of the plates. This careful attention to feedback ensures a more accessible and user-friendly experience for researchers. Among the highlights of this collection are rare inscriptions published for the first time, such as a previously unknown praetor''s name from the year 121, and additional texts from the Arval Brethren, which pose intriguing questions about the authenticity and chronology of these ancient records. The authors also include several inscriptions of great historical significance, such as the metrical texts and records of important officials from the era, making this volume a critical tool for both seasoned epigraphists and students of Roman history alike. This title is part of UC Press''s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press''s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.

Recognized as one of the best fighters of the 1990s, the Su-27 Flanker is a single-seat supersonic interceptor that is often declared the finest and most successful fighter of the Cold War era. Designed by Sukhoi OKB, the imposing fighter quickly gained popularity and respect from countries all across the globe. Intended to be a direct competitor to the new generation of American fighters such as the F-15, the Su-27 was designed with outstanding range, heavy armament, and high agility. Excellent performance, handling, and serviceability have made the aircraft popular with its pilots and ground personnel alike. Equipped with an analog fly-by-wire control system, a full avionics suite, and up to 10 air-to-air missiles, the Flanker also features a rearward-facing radar between the engines, allowing it to fire at targets behind the aircraft. Outfitted with two Lyul''ka AL-31F turbofans, each 12,500 kgp (27,557 lb st) with afterburning, the Su-27''s high thrust-to-weight ratio and refined aerodynamics allow superb flight characteristics at high angles of attack. Yefim Gordon and Peter Davison are the authors of several books on Soviet aircraft including the Specialty Press titles Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum and Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot. Over 300 photos illustrate the story of the Su-27. Topics covered include design, development, structural detail, international production, trials, upgrades and generations, comparisons, overseas sales, and much more. This book is a must have for all warbird enthusiasts!

One of the most storied and influential rulers in modern history, Queen Victoria''s long reign defined the character of the nineteenth century throughout much of Europe. This insightful and comprehensive biography from E. Gordon Browne presents a first-hand account of the queen and the myriad social, political, and cultural changes wrought by the so-called Grandmother of Europe.

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Conversations About Job Performance details the Communication-Centered Approach (CCA) to performance appraisal that is focused on its most challenging part—the appraisal interview. For many years, researchers and practitioners have devoted substantial time and effort to develop satisfactory performance appraisal systems that impart useful information to employees about their job performance. Nonetheless, problems continue to arise, principally because managers often find it difficult to provide feedback on performance to their employees. If this sounds familiar to you, you’ll need this book, which details the Communication-Centered Approach (CCA) to performance appraisal that is focused on its most challenging part—the appraisal interview. The CCA described by authors Gordon and Miller is important because, despite the continuing evolution of performance appraisal, a conversation about the employee’s performance is still a very important component of the latest systems. Also, focusing on communication offers a valuable perspective on all aspects of performance appraisal: the definition of performance and its various facets, how performance information is given and perceived, and the interactional context that affects the meaning of feedback. Thoughtful insight and communication literature that is the basis for each of these ideas is included, as well as illustrations on how the conceptual foundation may be translated into practice.

A strikingly original account of Theodor Adorno’s work as a critique animated by happiness. "Gordon’s confidently gripping and persistently subtle interpretation brings a new tone to the debate about Adorno’s negativism."—Jürgen Habermas Theodor Adorno is often portrayed as a totalizing negativist, a scowling contrarian who looked upon modern society with despair. Peter E. Gordon thinks we have this wrong: if Adorno is uncompromising in his critique, it is because he sees in modernity an unfulfilled possibility of human flourishing. In a damaged world, Gordon argues, all happiness is likewise damaged but not wholly absent. Through a comprehensive rereading of Adorno’s work, A Precarious Happiness recovers Adorno’s commitment to traces of happiness—fragments of the good amid the bad. Ultimately, Gordon argues that social criticism, while exposing falsehoods, must also cast a vision for an unrealized better world.

Developed to meet the Soviet Union''s requirement for a dual fighter and ground-attack aircraft, the MiG-29 entered operational service in 1983. Russian author and aviation expert Yefim Gordon interviews Mikoyan design and engineer personnel to reveal the development and operational history of the MiG-29. With access to all design and production records, as well as declassified technical drawings and photographs, Gordon has assembled the ultimate reference to this Cold War fighter, of which an estimated 500 are still believed to be in service around the globe, including in Russia, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, India, Iraq, Iran, Poland and Malaysia.

The latest title in the renouned Aerofax series is a detailed history of the development and operation of the Soviet interceptor, the MiG23/27, code named in the west, Flogger. In the era of the Cold War, the military planners on both sides of the Iron Curtain were very aware of the threat to their security both from bombers which could carry nuclear weapons and from spyplanes. Thus it was deemed essential to have fast fighter aircraft which could intercept and destroy such incoming threats. The MiG-23 was developed to succeed the MiG-21 as the standard Soviet interceptor. It was a major advance on the earlier aircraft. Its swing-wing configuration was a generation on from its predecessor. Deliveries began in 1972 and in excess of 3,000 aircraft were built before production ended in 1986. As was the case with many Soviet types, the MiG-23 was widely exported to satellite or friendly countries. The MiG-23 saw service with air forces in the Middle East, the Far East, Cuba and Eastern Europe and a licenced version was built in India. The book also covers the history and operation of the MiG-27, a development of the MiG-23.This was a latical strike aircraft with a completely redesigned forward fuselage which was produced in significant quantities from the late 1970s on wards. Both of these important types will be covered in the usual and well regarded Aerofax style which combines a thoroughly researched narrative with many photographs. This volume in the series will complete the Aerofax coverage of MiG design bureau''s major modern types.

The Soviet Union''s swept-swept-wing fighter, controversially powered by a copied Rolls-Royce Nene jet engine, caused a sensation and more than a few problems for its opponents when it was introduced in the Korean War in 1950. This book is compiled from a wealth of first-hand Russian sources and includes a comprehensive history of the design and its service. Includes extensive and detailed photo coverage from Russian sources, almost all of which have never-before been seen. For military enthusiasts and modelers.

Excerpt: "When we speak of the invention of printing, we mean the invention of the art of multiplying books by means of single types capable of being used again and again in different combinations for the printing of different books. Taking the word printing in its widest sense, it means merely the impression of any image; and the art of impressing or stamping words or pictures seems to have been known from the very earliest times. The handles of Greek amphoræ, the bases of Roman lamps and vases, were often impressed with the maker''s name, or other legend, by means of a stamp. This was the basis of the art, and Cicero (De Nat. Deorum, ii. 37) had suggested the combination of single letters into sentences. Quintilian refers to stencil plates as a guide to writing; and stamps with letters cut in relief were in common use amongst the Romans. The need for the invention, however, was not great, and it was never made. The first practical printing, both from blocks and mov[2]able type, was done in China. As early as a.d. 593 the more important texts were printed from engraved wooden plates by the order of the Emperor Wên-ti, and in the eleventh century printing from movable type was introduced by a certain smith named Picheng. The multiplicity of Chinese characters rendered the discovery of movable type of little economical value, and the older system of block printing has found favour even up to the present time. In the same way, Corea and Japan, though both had experimented with movable type, returned to their former custom of block printing."

This first part of Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions: Rome and the Neighborhood, Augustus to Nerva by Arthur E. Gordon and Joyce S. Gordon is a groundbreaking palaeographical study that delves into Latin inscriptions dated up to the year A.D. 98. Based on an extensive collection of squeezes and photographs gathered by the authors from Roman museums, this volume seeks to continue the foundational work of renowned scholars like Ritschl and Hiibner. Through a meticulous analysis of stone inscriptions from the Augustan era to the reign of Nerva, the Gordons provide invaluable insights into the development of stone lettering and the transition of writing styles across this pivotal period in Roman history. With its focus on dated or datable inscriptions, this album offers both epigraphical and palaeographical expertise, helping scholars accurately date undated texts. The detailed commentary explores the nuances of Roman script, letter formations, punctuation, and even the aesthetic qualities of inscriptions, making it an essential reference for epigraphists and historians alike. Combining high-quality images of stone inscriptions with in-depth scholarly commentary, this volume is a significant contribution to the study of ancient Latin writing and Roman cultural heritage. This title is part of UC Press''s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press''s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1958.

Author Edwin E. Gordon imagines conversations between some of the pioneers in the study of music aptitude: Arnold Bentley, Raleigh Drake, Thayer Gaston, Jacob Kwalwasser, Carl Seashore, and Herbert Wing. Together these imagined conversations create a portal through which to explore the nature of music aptitude, its multiple facets, how we can measure it ... and what to do with the measurements once we have made them.

An up-to-date and expanded edition of the Trump guide to starting a business Although he has ups and downs like every entrepreneur, Donald Trump is one of the world’s most famous entrepreneurs for good reason—he’s one of the best. In Trump University Entrepreneurship 101, Second Edition he teams up with business owner and professor Michael Gordon to show you how to take your dream and turn it into a big-time moneymaker. This new edition is completely updated with timely new material and three new chapters, teaching you how to build a technology venture, even without formal technical education; how to use social networking, Web 2.0, and "cloud computing" to achieve competitive advantages, and how to exploit opportunities during recessionary times. If you dream of starting your own business, this is the inspiring, comprehensive guide that shows you how to do it from planning to starting up to expansion. It shows you how to mobilize resources, develop a workable strategy, write an effective business plan, raise money, negotiate with investors, and launch your business. With a first chapter by Trump Author Michael Gordon is the founder of five successful companies and teaches entrepreneurship at a number of colleges, including the Harvard University Extension School, Babson College and The International School of Management in Paris Fully revised and updated including new chapters on hot topics in entrepreneurship Includes visual models, case studies, downloadable worksheets, pep talks, and stories from Trump himself If anyone knows how to succeed in business, it''s Donald Trump and his team of experts from Trump University. If you are ready for your entrepreneurial adventure, here’s all the help you need.

The Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions: Rome and the Neighborhood, A.D. 200–525 is an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Roman epigraphy. This third installment in the series, compiled by Arthur E. Gordon in collaboration with Joyce S. Gordon, meticulously documents the inscriptions from the third to early sixth centuries A.D. With over 100 expertly photographed inscriptions, the album offers unparalleled access to the evolution of Latin writing during a pivotal period in Roman history. Each inscription is accompanied by detailed annotations and squeezes, providing insight into the craftsmanship and historical context of these remarkable artifacts. With the support of grants from the American Council of Learned Societies and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, this volume continues the high standard of scholarship set by its predecessors. Whether you are researching changes in Roman social structure, tracing political developments, or studying the palaeography of Latin texts, this comprehensive collection will be an invaluable tool. This carefully curated album represents a bridge to understanding the ancient world through its inscriptions, preserving the legacy of Rome’s monumental history. This title is part of UC Press''s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press''s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.

Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborne early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the Il''yushin and Beriyev bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. Differing outwardly from the latter mainly in having a conventional ""saucer"" rotodome, the A-50 entered flight testing in 1980; the new Soviet AWACS entered service four years later. The improved A-50M was developed several years after that. The type continues in service with the Russian Air Force today, and the fleet is being upgraded to A-50U.

"In anticipation of the seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day comes this fresh perspective on the Normany invasion- the beginning of the end of World War II. The book highlights the conflicting egos, national rivalries, and professional abilities of the principal D-Day commanders who planned and executed the OVERLORD operation and its aftermath. Two historians, one American and one British, show how bad decisions and lack of cooperation lengthened the war, increased casualties, and allowed the later Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. ... Among the questions addressed: What caused the two-month delay for the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead? Why did the bulk of the German army escape from the Falaise Pocket? Who stopped Patton''s August 1944 advance intyo Germany? Why did it take so long to open the Port of Antwerp, needed for securing the required supplies for the Allied advance into Germany? The evidence presented ... makes it clear that the problems raised by these questions and many other difficulties could have been avoided if the Allied commanders had been less contentious."--Jacket.

Max and Midnight: The Journey Continues is the sequel to The Journey of Max and Midnight. This is a true story about two little rescue dogs that were adopted by the author and her two sons. The continuation provides the readers with an informational text on how to prepare to go adopt a dog or cat. Filled with memory pages composed of pets that loving owners have lost, Max and Midnight: The Journey Continues pays tribute to beloved pets. About the Author Jane E. Gordon is a retired marathon runner, a parent of two boys and currently two little dogs, Max and Midnight. Gordon is a retired lubrication engineer and teacher; however, she still works part-time as a Mental Health Counselor. She is an avid dog lover, and devoted mother to all four, her two fur babies and her two sons. Gordon wrote this book in dedication to her second grade class of 2023 before finally retiring. Her goal is to educate people on adopting rescue animals and helping them find a forever home.

Derrida’s writings on the question of religion have played a crucial role in the transformation of scholarly debate across the globe. The Trace of God provides a compact introduction to this debate. It considers Derrida’s fraught relationship to Judaism and his Jewish identity, broaches the question of Derrida''s relation to the Western Christian tradition, and examines both the points of contact and the silences in Derrida''s treatment of Islam.

Tulane is the story of a southern school striving for national recognition in the post–World War II era of American research universities. Clarence L. Mohr and Joseph E. Gordon pre-sent a candid, in-depth treatment of the 150-year-old New Orleans institution during this transformative period, when it grappled with such pervasive issues as federal and private funding; academic freedom; an enrollment surge set in motion by the GI Bill and sustained by the postwar “baby boom”; the cold war; desegregation; the antiwar, civil rights, and student-power movements; expanding intercollegiate athletics; censorship; the clash between liberal and utilitarian conceptions of higher learning; revision of curricular content; and the role of universities as platforms for social criticism—all of which together profoundly altered the mission of American higher learning. In addition to these external forces, the authors examine the many individuals—administrators, professors, and students—whose responses in both calm and crises shaped the evolution of Tulane’s unique academic, physical, and demographic design. Like its regional peers in the 1950s and 1960s, Tulane faced the challenge of transcending its past without repudiating traditions of lasting value. From a loose confederation of locally oriented undergraduate and professional schools, it developed into a nationally focused research university serving a diverse student body selected through rigorous admissions standards. Its journey over the past half century should remind those who support, study, or teach in American universities that their own institutions during that period have in a very real sense made history as well.

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing''s books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing''s titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.

Today, professionals treating psychiatric patients are being required to demonstrate quantitatively to the public & to government, insurance, & accrediting agencies that their treatment is based on patients'' needs, is appropriate, & is cost-effective. An Introduction to Psychiatric Research provides tools for complying with these demands as well as for undertaking other sorts of scientific inquiries.

Puck''s Broom is a charming story for kids that revolves around a boy named George Henry, born between fairies under a lucky star. This fairytale follows George''s adventures with his dog Alexander and includes several fascinating characters like dragons and giants.

In the early 1950s a need arose in the Soviet Union for a heavy transport and assault helicopter capable of airlifting cargo weighing up to 6 tons (13,230 lbs) - primarily artillery systems. The chief Soviet "helicopter maker" - OKB-329 headed by Mikhail L. Mil - took on this important task. The prototype of the V-6 (eventually redesignated Mi-6), which first flew in June 1957, was a much larger machine. For the first time not only in the Mil OKB''s practice but also in the world helicopter design practice, the powerplant consisted of two gas turbine engines; another peculiarity was the use of auxiliary wing offloading the main rotor in cruise flight. The Mi-6 provided a major boost to the Soviet Air Force''s capability. In 1959 it served as the basis for the unconventional Mi-10 capable of straddling bulky loads. In 1967, however, Mil truly amazed the world by bringing out the mighty V-12 capable of lifting a 25-ton (55,110-lb) payload. This machine was destined to remain in prototype form; yet in 1977 the OKB achieved a major success with the smaller but more advanced Mi-26, which remains the world''s largest production helicopter and, like the Mi-6, has rendered invaluable service in both civil and military applications. This book covers the development history and design of all the various types in detail and is well illustrated with numerous photos and line drawings.

In "William Caxton," E. Gordon Duff offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and contributions of the enigmatic figure credited with bringing the printing press to England. This work fuses biographical analysis with a scholarly examination of Caxton''s impact on literature, education, and the dissemination of knowledge during the late 15th century. Duff''s literary style is characterized by meticulous research and eloquent prose, which allow readers to appreciate the rich tapestry of historical context surrounding the advent of print culture. Furthermore, Duff situates Caxton within the broader currents of the Renaissance, highlighting how his innovations mirrored shifts in society''s intellectual pursuits. E. Gordon Duff, a noted bibliographer and a prominent figure in the study of early printed texts, brings a wealth of knowledge to his narrative. His deep-seated passion for the evolution of literature and print technology is evident throughout the text. Duff''s academic background and extensive research on early printing practices inform his analyses, making him uniquely equipped to portray Caxton as both a pioneer and a cultural catalyst in an era brimming with change. "William Caxton" is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of literature, the evolution of publishing, and the profound impact of Caxton''Äôs work on the English language. Duff''s engaging narrative invites both scholars and casual readers to delve deep into the formative years of printed literature and appreciate the enduring legacy of a man who revolutionized how ideas were shared and preserved.

Nicolas Pioch provides a collection of definitions of the 20th century artistic movement of Expressionism as part of the WebMuseum, Paris resource. Pioch notes that Expressionism assessed itself mostly in Germany. Members of the movement included the German painters Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluf, as well as the Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch.