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English
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Tracing baseball's story from the nineteenth century to today, Phillips explains that the sport was one of the earliest and most consequential fields for the introduction of numerical analysis. New technologies and methods of data collection were supposed to enable teams to quantify the drafting and managing of players--replacing scouting with scoring. But that's not how things turned out. Over the decades, scouting and scoring started looking increasingly...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee that took place at a high school party in the 1980s. Her words and courage on that day provided some of the most credible and unforgettable testimony our country has ever witnessed. In One Way...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
281 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes every stage of a house remodeling project, discussing such topics as finding and hiring an architect, spec writer, and contractor; obtaining insurance; keeping track of costs; evaluating progress; and releasing payments.
Publisher
Kaplan
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
v. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kaplan's comprehensive guide includes: full-length practice tests; detailed answer explanations; complete review of tested material; score-raising strategies; coverage of the Processing, Distribution, Delivery, Retail, and City Carrier jobs; and the most up-to-date information on the test such as how to apply, test dates, and job announcements.
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this definitive deep dive into the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two women with extraordinary behind-the-scenes access, The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network senior counsel Carrie Severino, reveal what really happened and explore what the bitterly divisive hearings mean for the future of the Court and the battle for the soul of America.
Author
Series
Kerry Kilcannon trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
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14) Avoiding the con in construction: how to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation, and repair
Author
Publisher
Centerline Production, Inc
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xvi, 192 p. : ill., maps, charts, plans ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"You'll learn how to: Develop a concise and inclusive scope of work that details what, exactly, the contractor will do; research the contractor's license and insurance, as well as his or her construction history and personal background; recognize proposals and contracts that are one-sided or unfair."--P. [4] of cover.
15) Postal exam book
Publisher
Nova Press
Pub. Date
2013-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book provides information on postal exams, benefits and hiring procedures. It also offers a sample test for test 473 and test 473-C, nine sample tests for address checking, five sample tests for forms completion an seven tests for coding and memory.
16) Purple dots
Author
Series
Charlie Henderson novels volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Edition
Large type ed.
Physical Desc
344 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
17) Supreme conflict: the inside story of the struggle for control of the United States Supreme Court
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
340 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Large type ed.
Physical Desc
561 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
For decades, James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. Now he turns his eye to an institution of government that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. Much as we would like to believe that the Court remains aloof from ideological politics, Packing the Court reveals how often justices behave like politicians in robes.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxix, 300 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"At the end of the Supreme Court's 2019-2020 term, the center was holding. The predictions that the Court would move irrevocably to the radical right hadn't come to pass, as the justices released surprisingly moderate opinions on cases involving abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and how local governments could handle the pandemic, all shepherded by Chief Justice John Roberts. By the end of the 2020-2021 term, much about our the nation's highest court...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 310 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Confirmation Bias provides much-needed context, revisiting the judicial wars of the past two decades to show how those conflicts have led to our current polarization. He examines the politicization of the federal bench and the implications for public confidence in the courts, and takes us behind the scenes to explore how many long-held democratic norms and entrenched, bipartisan procedures have been erased across all three branches of government."--Amazon.com....
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