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Set in Mobile, Alabama, "Gulf Stream," the 1930 novel by Marie Stanley (Marie Layet Sheip), is an important part of Alabama s literary heritage. A stunning first person performance by a gifted woman novelist, it is the work of Alabama social history, of Alabama women s writing, of the development of realistic Alabama fiction, and most telling, a work about the complexities of race.It is at once the story of a white mixed-race woman in a black world and the story of a black mixed-race woman seeking forbidden love in a white world."

Earthquake Protection of Building Equipment and Systems presents a framework for applying the latest earthquake engineering research to the nonstructural elements of individual building projects, concentrating on mechanical and electrical systems. The seismic performance of these systems and their components is critical in order to minimize damage and life-threatening risks associated with seismic events while also protecting capital investment. And just as the seismic engineering of structures is shifting from prescriptive-based standards to performance-based approaches, the same...