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Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- What Is a Revolution? -- Great Britain Starts the Revolution -- Samuel Slater -- The Cotton Gin -- More Farming Tools -- From Farm to Factory -- A Better Life in Cities -- Factory Conditions -- Industrial Improvements -- Changing the World -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Contents -- Cast of Characters -- 1. Our Man -- 2. Kerosene Boy -- 3. Legends and Lies -- 4. One Big Cocktail Party -- 5. Crooks and Heroes -- 6. Three Hotels -- 7. The Crew -- 8. The Longest Con -- 9. Girard Bank -- 10. Multi, Multi, Multi -- 11. Hubris -- 12. Silk -- 13. President Blay-Miezah -- 14. House of Cards -- 15. Deal with the Devil -- 16. Our Man in London -- 17. Glory and Folly -- 18. Showboys All the Way -- 19. Fool's Gold -- 20. American Grifter -- 21. Soon Parted -- 22. The Throne and the Chain -- 23. The Ultimate Con Man -- 24. Anansi's Last Tale -- Epilogue: The Rest is History -- Color Plates -- Sources and References -- Selected Bibliography -- Image Credits -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- A Note on the Author -- Copyright.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- What's Nitrogen? -- It's Everywhere! -- Changing Forms -- Nitrogen to Ammonia -- Nitrogen to Nitrates -- Nitrates to Nitrogen Gas -- Plants to Animals -- Back to the Soil -- Releasing Nitrogen -- Too Much Nitrogen -- Fossil Fuels -- Nitrous Oxide -- The Cycle at Work -- Steps in the Nitrogen Cycle -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- A New Beginning -- Madison Steps In -- Making the Bill of Rights -- The First 10 Amendments -- The Right to Bear Arms -- The Fourth and Fifth Amendments -- Due Process -- The Seventh Amendment -- Additional Protections -- The Tenth Amendment -- The Bill of Rights Today -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Right to Vote -- The Seneca Falls Convention -- More Conventions -- The Civil War -- The National Woman Suffrage Association -- The Fight Continues -- A New Era of Suffragists -- The Future of Women's Rights -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter One - A History of Oppression -- Chapter Two - After Slavery -- Chapter Three - Fighting for Equality -- Chapter Four - Determined to Succeed -- Black Codes -- Think About It! -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter One - Before and After -- Chapter Two - Getting Organized -- Chapter Three - The Start of a Movement -- Chapter Four - More to do -- Tribal Lands -- Think About It! -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter One - Discrimination and Disabilities -- Chapter Two - Little by Little -- Chapter Three - Making Progress -- Chapter Four - Still Fighting -- Accommodations Under the ADA -- Think About It! -- Glossary -- Find Out More -- Index -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Foreword -- 1. Overview: The Wake-Up Call -- I. China: Taking Inventory -- 2. Another Half-Billion -- 3. Moving Up the Food Chain -- 4. The Shrinking Cropland Base -- 5. Spreading Water Scarcity -- 6. Raising Cropland Productivity -- II. The Shifting World Grain Balance -- 7. The Growing Grain Deficit -- 8. Competition for Grain -- III. Facing Scarcity -- 9. Entering a New Era -- 10. Priorities in an Era of Scarcity -- Notes -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Chapter I: Charity and The Poor -- Chapter II: Homeless Children: Captain Coram and Jonas Hanway -- Chapter III: Paupers and Prostitutes: Jonas Hanway -- Chapter IV: Prison Reform: The Travels of John Howard -- Chapter V: Sunday Schools: Robert Raikes and his Ragged Regiment -- Chapter VI: Schools of Industry: Mrs. Trimmer -- Chapter VII: Schools on the Mendips: Hannah More -- Chapter VIII: The Abolition of the Slave-Trade: Granville Sharp, Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce -- Index.

Victims and Criminal Justice examines both the origins and impacts of key legal, procedural, and institutional changes introduced in England and Wales to encourage and govern prosecution. The book explores the ways in which victims' experiences of the process of criminal justice changed dramatically between the late 17th and late 20th centuries.