ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THORP
Old English; related to Old Norse thorp village, Old High German dorf, Gothic thaurp.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORP»
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Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One
A professor of mathematics provides a tested strategy for winning Blackjack which takes into consideration the recent revised point count system of the Nevada casinos
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Engines of Innovation: The Entrepreneurial University in the ...
In Engines of Innovation, Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change.
Holden Thorp, Buck Goldstein,
2013
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The Information Paradox: Realizing the Business Benefits of ...
This is the Information Paradox - the conflict between the widely held belief that information, and investment in IT to provide that information, is a "good thing" and the all too frequent reality that we cannot demonstrate a connection ...
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Synchronized Phasor Measurements and Their Applications
Most of the installations planned or now in existance around the world are based on the authors' work.
A.G. Phadke, J.S. Thorp,
2008
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Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
A fictionalized biography of a Rocky Mountain fur trapper who single-handedly defeated a band of Crow Indians during the 1840's. Bibliogs
Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Bunker,
1969
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101 Youth Tennis Drills
Designed specifically for young tennis players, this manual contains a wide range of progressive practice drills to help players develop.
Dan Thorp, Rob Antoun,
2013
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Nothing Lasts Forever (Basis for the film Die Hard)
But before Bruce Willis blew away audiences as unstoppable hero John McClane, author Roderick Thorp knocked out thriller readers with the bestseller that started it all.
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The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Toward Conceptual ...
This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems.
James H. Thorp, Martin C. Thoms, Michael D. Delong,
2010
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The Pull of the Earth: Participatory Ethnography in the ...
A literary ethnography of how a garden at an underserved school changed the educational environment.
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Letters of the late John
Thorp, of Manchester, a minister of ...
to which is prefixed, a memoir of the life of the writer John Thorp, John Bradshaw
ix. Letter. Date. Page. XXII. To Richard Shackleton 12th Mo. 25, 1787, 71 XXIII. To
.... 3rd II 22, 1788, 76 XXIV. To Franoes Dodshon . . 4th iI 1, 1788, 78 XXV.
John Thorp, John Bradshaw,
1828
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORP»
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Thorp School District Administrator, employees resigning amid …
THORP, Wis. (WSAW) -- The district administrator and two other employees in the Thorp School District are resigning amid an investigation into the conduct of ... «WEAU, Jun 15»
MOVES-Standard Bank names Will Thorp CEO of Standard Bank …
Thorp was most recently chief financial officer for the bank's offshore group, based in Jersey. He has held a number of roles during his 14 years with the ... «Reuters, May 15»
NEW INFORMATION: No injuries at scene of Thorp tavern fire
The Thorp Fire Department responded to the Sun Up Saloon on N. Washington Street in Thorp around 4 a.m. Monday. Thirteen departments with more than 100 ... «WEAU, Mar 15»
Opening Up Admissions at a Rich Private College is Holden Thorp's …
Once the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's embattled chancellor, Mr. Thorp has spearheaded an effort to raise admission of low-income students as ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb 15»
Away from the scandal that rocked UNC, Holden Thorp is in his …
It was Holden Thorp, the former chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill, who's in a ... Thorp gamely joined the student production for six sold-out shows this month. «News & Observer, Nov 14»
Thorp-Easton playing eight-man football again after years off
Head coach Ernest Henderson, far left, looks on as players go through a drill during Thorp-Easton football practice, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. (Brian Myrick / Daily ... «Daily Record, Oct 14»
Semi-truck fire temporarily closes I-90 near Thorp
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 were closed for more than an hour near Thorp Wednesday after a semi-truck caught fire and blocked traffic. Washington ... «KIMA CBS 29, Aug 14»
Fire in RV kills 2 brothers, injures cousin and grandmother in Coquille
Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said two brothers - Christopher Thorp, 13, and Grayson Thorp, 8, both of Roseburg - died from apparent smoke ... «KMTR NewsSource 16, Jun 14»
NEW INFORMATION: Judge tells abortion doctor to try for privileges
U.S. District Judge William Conley sparred Thursday morning with Dr. John Thorp, a University of North Carolina obstetrician called by state attorneys to help ... «WEAU, May 14»
Explosion levels house, several others damaged in suburban Long …
Don Thorp, who lives next to the damaged house, said his neighbor's house experienced two explosions — a small one that caused a fire in the back of house ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 14»