Most Popular Books by Michael Morrison

Tracing the sectionalization of American politics in the 1840s and 1850s, Michael Morrison offers a comprehensive study of how slavery and territorial expansion intersected as causes of the Civil War. Specifically, he argues that the common heritage of the American Revolution bound Americans together until disputes over the extension of slavery into the territories led northerners and southerners to increasingly divergent understandings of the Revolution’s legacy. Manifest Destiny promised the literal enlargement of freedom through the extension of American institutions all the way to the Pacific. At each step — from John Tyler’s attempt to annex Texas in 1844, to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, to the opening shots of the Civil War — the issue of slavery had to be confronted. Morrison shows that the Revolution was the common prism through which northerners and southerners viewed these events and that the factor that ultimately made consensus impossible was slavery itself. By 1861, no nationally accepted solution to the dilemma of slavery in the territories had emerged, no political party existed as a national entity, and politicians from both North and South had come to believe that those on the other side had subverted the American political tradition.

Turning thirteen can be difficult - especially when a time-traveling thief steals your necklace, and a brewing temporal conflict turns your birthday party into a mission to save the universe. As Hannah and her friends chase the thief across time and space, they learn her necklace is more than a pretty piece of jewelry. Only one person can control the powerful pendant, and they must find them before the entire universe is wiped from history. Myth and magic collide in Hannah Goodheart and the Guardian of Time

Build several fully functional games as well as a game engine to use for programming cell phone and mobile games with Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming! The included CD provides the tool, code and graphics necessary to complete all exercises covered in the chapters. Beginning Cell Phone Game Programming demystifies wireless game programming by providing clear, practical lessons using the J2ME Game API. You will learn how to use the most popular mobile programming language, Java, to build compact games that can run on any Java-enabled device, including mobile phones, pagers and handheld computers. You will also learn to add a splash screen, create a demo mode, keep track of high scores, and test, debug, and deploy your games. Topics covered include: How to construct a game engine to drive mobile games. How to use Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and the Java Game API to get the most performance out of your mobile games. How to implement sprite animation and control interactions among moving sprites. How to play sound effects and music in mobile games. How to take advantage of wireless networks to build mobile multiplayer games. How to design and develop a variety of different games spanning several video games genres.

Twenty-four one-hour lessons explain the creation of Web pages using graphics, motion, interactivity, animation, tables and frames, sound, and video.

Provides information on scripting Web applications with JavaScript.

This book sets out a critical sociological approach to ‘personalised medicine’ (PM), not only highlighting its limitations and flaws but also emphasising its hopeful potentialities for a better medicine in the future. Bringing together perspectives from science and technology studies, medical sociology, law, and bioethics, this book traces PM from its historical roots in disease classification and predictive genetics to its data-driven present of digital infrastructures, algorithmic prediction, and precision therapeutics. Across seven chapters, it explores how measurement, classification, and datafication shape medical knowledge; how infrastructures and platforms distribute benefits and risks; how publics are imagined as patients, consumers, and citizens; and how privacy, access, and equity are negotiated in global health systems. This book concludes by outlining possible futures grounded in solidarity, patient-centred care, and democratic innovation – offering practical ways to shift PM from a privilege for the few to a shared public good. Written for scholars and practitioners in science and technology studies, sociology of medicine, health policy, and bioethics, as well as for clinicians and policymakers, this book will engage readers seeking to understand – and reshape – the social futures of data-intensive healthcare. It will also be useful for policy makers debating the implementation of different PM projects in local or national healthcare systems.

REA''s MAXnotes for William Shakespeare''s Richard II The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Richard II and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.

REA''s MAXnotes for William Shakespeare''s Richard II The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Richard II and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.

King of Prussia hosts over 10 million visitors annually. This is quite a change from the little town once described as resembling an English hamlet. By 1762, King of Prussia had already become an area of strategic importance. Only a day''s ride from Philadelphia, it was often used as a staging area for travelers heading west.

Make your Treo smartphone live up to its name.Treo Essentialswill show you how to get the most out of your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone without making you feel anything but smart. You already know the basics and this book will take you beyond them. You''ll learn how to synchronize with a PC, launch applications while making a phone call, and take and share pictures. You''ll find out how to use e-mail and instant messaging, and how to secure your Treo with passwords, work over virtual private networks and use anti-virus protection software. There''s so much more to your Treo 600 or 650 smartphone than meets the eye. LetTreo Essentialshelp you uncover its mysteries!

A gentle introduction to game programming on the Windows platform for the complete beginner.

REA''s MAXnotes for William Shakespeare''s As You Like It The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of As You Like It and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.

Presenting the art of game programming in easy-to-understand terms, this book enables readers to build fully functional games, as well as a game engine to use for future projects.

Practice your favorite hymns with an accompanist at home or in your studio! Hymns for Flute and Piano Made Easy is a collection of fifteen traditional hymns arranged for flute solo with piano accompaniment: A Mighty Fortress is Our God; All Glory Laud and Honor; Amazing Grace; Christ the Lord is Risen Today; Come, Ye Thankful People and more. the flute score includes both the hymn tune and an easy descant part that will add variety to the performance setting. the CD contains two accompaniment tracks for each hymn; the first is played on piano, and the second on pipe organ. the collection is perfect for the flutist who wishes to play familiar hymns in the church setting.