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The Echo of Odin - Edward W.l. Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Echo of Odin - Edward W.l. Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The pagan mythology of the Vikings offers a rich metaphor for consciousness. This book presents the cosmography of Norse mythology as a landscape of human inner life. Each of the nine worlds of this cosmography is viewed as a symbol of a distinct type of consciousness that is emblematic of a particular perspective or way of relating to others. Individual gods and goddesses are considered nuanced personifications of their worlds. The philosophy of pagan mythology is explored by comparing and contrasting the Sayings of Odin from the Norse Edda with the Christian Ten Commandments.

DKK 329.00
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Roger C. Sullivan and the Making of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1881-1908 - Richard Allen Morton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Roger C. Sullivan and the Making of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1881-1908 - Richard Allen Morton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Dominating the Windy City for decades, the Chicago Democratic Machine has become a fixture in American political history. Under Mayor Richard J. Daley, it acquired almost mythical (perhaps notorious) status. Yet its origins have remained murky--some say is began as a shady enterprise during the ethnic upheaval of the late 1920s. Based upon new research, this book offers a fresh perspective. Formed through factional warfare and consolidated with methods borrowed from the business world, the Machine grew out of the unfettered capitalism of the late 19th century. Its principal founder and first "boss," Roger C. Sullivan, represented a generation of businessmen-politicians who emerged in the 1880s. Sullivan and his allies created an informal public power structure that, while serving their own interests, also made government more functional. The Machine is a product of America''s Gilded Age and the Progressive Era and offers a lesson in the advantages and limitations of representative government.

DKK 421.00
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Making the Big Red Machine - Daryl Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

Making the Big Red Machine - Daryl Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

With a line-up that included future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, Cincinnati''s "Big Red Machine" powered its way in the 1970s to six division titles, four pennants, and two World Series. Three other times in that decade they finished second in their division to the eventual pennant winner. While much has been written about the players and manager Sparky Anderson, no book until now has given adequate attention to the man behind the Machine, general manager Bob Howsam. From his hire in 1967 through the end of his first stint with the Reds in 1978, Howsam brought about a remarkable change in fortune for the Reds, who had claimed only one pennant in the 26 years before his arrival. This detailed history of baseball''s last dynasty shows not only how the team performed but why, delving into the off-field strategy and moves behind the Reds'' success.

DKK 332.00
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Roger C. Sullivan and the Triumph of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1908-1920 - Richard Allen Morton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Roger C. Sullivan and the Triumph of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1908-1920 - Richard Allen Morton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Between 1908 and 1920, Roger C. Sullivan and his political allies consolidated their control of the Chicago and Illinois Democratic parties, creating the enduring structure known as the "Chicago Democratic machine." Not a personal faction nor tied to any cause, it was a coalition of professional political operatives employing business principles to achieve legal profit and advantage. Sullivan was its chief organizer and first "boss," rising to primacy after many political battles--with William Jennings Bryan, among others--and went on to become a kingmaker who helped Woodrow Wilson win the presidency. By the time of his death, Sullivan was widely respected, his achievements recognized even by those who deplored his politics. Based upon new research, this first comprehensive study of Sullivan and the early days of the Chicago "machine" focuses on the daily realities of the city''s politics and the personalities who shaped them.

DKK 421.00
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The 1900 Olympic Games - Bill Mallon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The 1900 Olympic Games - Bill Mallon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The 1900 Olympic Games have been termed "The Farcical Games." The events were poorly organized and years later many of the competitors had no idea that they had actually competed in the Olympics. They only knew that they had competed in an international sporting event in Paris in 1900. No official records of the 1900 Olympics exist. Based primarily on 1900 sources, the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are compiled herein for all of the 1900 Olympic events, including archery, track and field, cricket, equestrian, fencing, soccer, pelota basque, water polo, and rowing, among other sports.

DKK 551.00
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The Time Machine: An Invention - H.g. Wells - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The Time Machine: An Invention - H.g. Wells - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The Time Machine is one of the most enduring works of the English language. A hundred years after it was first published, the book continues to be studied. The 1895 London first edition is used as a basis for the exhaustive annotations and other critical apparatus of the world''s foremost Wellsian scholar. The widely reprinted version of 1924 is also fully accounted for. For most students, one of the chief points of interest is what the novel signified to readers when it was first published and how it relates to Wells''s later works. Accordingly, the annotations focus on these questions. The introduction gives in great depth the background of the work and its complex bibliographical history, and a synopsis of the literary conventions that Wells used.

DKK 258.00
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The 1912 Olympic Games - Bill Mallon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The 1912 Olympic Games - Bill Mallon - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden, were the most "modern" Olympic Games yet celebrated and the most successful of the Modern Era to that date. Much of the success is credited to the influence of Viktor Balck, who is remembered as "The Father of Swedish Sports." The 1912 Olympics also featured new innovations and events. A semiautomatic electrical timing device and a photo-finish camera were used, and the decathlon and modern pentathalon were new events. This work, the sixth in a series on the early Olympics, provides unusually extensive information on the sites, dates, competitors, and nations of the Stockholm games. Results for each event, including cycling, diving, fencing, rowing and sculling, shooting, tennis, water polo, and yachting, among others, are provided.

DKK 748.00
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The Mustache Gang Battles the Big Red Machine - John G. Robertson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The Mustache Gang Battles the Big Red Machine - John G. Robertson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

The 1972 World Series was a terrific clash between two rising Major League franchises, the Oakland A''s and the Cincinnati Reds. Neither had won the pennant in decades. Twice removed from their original home in Philadelphia and unappreciated in Oakland, the A''s quietly played excellent ball, their long hair and mustaches symbols of rebellion. Led by manager Sparky Anderson, the clean-cut Reds--baseball''s most conservative club--were becoming a powerhouse and were the favorites entering the Series. This book chronicles both the A''s and the Reds'' journeys to the memorable ''72 Fall Classic--where six of seven games were won by a single run--with batter-by-batter coverage of the diamond exploits of Bench, Perez, Rose, Rudi, Odom, Tenace, and others.

DKK 332.00
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Vending Machines - Kerry Segrave - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

Vending Machines - Kerry Segrave - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Booktok.dk

Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have existed for a couple of thousand years. The earliest reference to a vending machine was made by Hero--a Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer who probably lived in Alexandria during the first century a.d.--who described and illustrated a coin-operated device to be used for vending sacrificial water in Egyptian temples. Completely automatic, the device was set in operation by the insertion of a five-drachma coin. This work traces the history of the vending machine from its inception to its current place in popular American culture, with the eight chapters covering significant eras. Successes and failures of the machines, economic factors influencing the popularity (or lack thereof) of vending machines, and the struggle of industry to become a dominant, large-scale method of retailing products are discussed. This text is richly illustrated and includes appendices on vending dollar value, vending sales by location type and vending statistics.

DKK 424.00
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