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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Correspondence April 1883December 1886 v 47
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the correspondence of Marx and Engels from April 1883 through to December 1886. It is part of a definitive English-language edition, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Marxism-Leninism in Moscow.
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Correspondence v48 Collected Works of Marx
Book SynopsisPart of the English-language edition, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Marxism-Leninism in Moscow, this volume contains the correspondence between Karl Marx and Frederick Engels from the latter part of the 19th century.
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Correspondence August 1891September 1892 v 49
Book SynopsisPart of the English-language edition, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Marxism-Leninism in Moscow, this volume contains the correspondence between Karl Marx and Frederick Engels from the latter part of the 19th century.
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Collected Works Correspondence v 50 Collected
Book SynopsisPart of the English-language edition, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Marxism-Leninism in Moscow, this volume contains the correspondence between Karl Marx and Frederick Engels from the latter part of the 19th century.
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George Ronald Publisher Portals to Freedom
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George Ronald Publisher God Loves Laughter
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George Ronald Publisher Khadijih Bagum
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George Ronald Publisher Stories of Bahaullah
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Seagull Books London Ltd All the Land
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Seagull Books London Ltd I Have No Regrets
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Seagull Books London Ltd Journey of a Caribbean Writer
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Seagull Books London Ltd My Father the Germans and I
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword My Way of Being a JewWriters East and WestResistance in Jakob der LügnerOn the Decline of Culture in Our TimesOn the Value of Civil RightsThis is Unreliable InformationMarianna D. Birnbaum, University of California, in conversation with Jurek Becker Is Socialism Over and Done With?The State of EuropeThe Invisible CityIt Tales Two to Spy: On the Way We Deal With the GDR PastOn the Tools of WritersOn GermanyThe CentipedeIt Is Like a ThunderstormHerlinde Koelbl in conversation with Jurek Becker AcknowledgementsBiography
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Seagull Books London Ltd Singers Die Twice
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. Monday, 29 July to Tuesday, 30 July 2001A Garland of SoundII. Wednesday, 31 July 2002The RainmakersIII. Thursday, 1 August 2002Hither I Carry My Heart Once MoreIV. Thursday, 1 August 2002The Emperor of DhrupadV. Friday, 2 August 2002Flight through DarknessVI. Saturday, 3 August 2002Do These Clowns Have Anything to Do with You?VII. Sunday, 4 August 2002The Mallik Family TreeGlossarySelect Discography
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Plexus Publishing Ltd The White Stripes
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University of Exeter Press An American in Victorian Cambridge Charles Astor
Book Synopsis"An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Trade Review ‘Bristed’s account provides under a new title an unusual and frequently very funny snapshot of Victorian Cambridge.’ ‘His intelligence and wit, and the peculiar sympathy of his character, make this an invaluable reprint of a unique and accessible account.’ (The Times Literary Supplement. No 5529, March 20, 2009) ‘Christopher Stray has done a brilliant job of unburdening and illuminating Bristed’s text. (…) Drawing copiously on his own expert knowledge both of Classics and Cambridge, his introduction and notes give ample context fro most of Bristed’s introverted obsessions and turn them into useful evidence for a better understanding of elite education in Victorian Britain.’ (Times Higher Education, 26, February 2009) ‘With much patience and skill, Stray has performed a…resurrection upon Bristed’s forgotten literary classic, and he has further refreshed it with the addition of contemporary illustration by John Lewis Roget (son of Thesaurus Roget). Roget’s pen and ink renderings, such as this oft-repeated…reinforce the literary portraiture with a simplicity of line that anticipates later English illustrators E.H. Shepard and C.G. Harper’ (Carlyle Studies Annual, 25, June 2010) Table of ContentsIllustrations Photograph of Charles Astor Bristed Foreword by Patrick Leary Introduction by Christopher Stray Bibliography Original dedication Original preface 1. First Impressions of Cambridge [1840] 2. Some Preliminaries, Rather Egotistical but Very Necessary [1835-9] 3. Introduction to College Life 4. The Cantab Language 5. An American Student's First Impressions at Cambridge and on Cambridge 6. Freshman Temptations and Experiences 7. The Boat Race [1841] 8. A Trinity Supper Party [1840] 9. The May Examination [1841] 10. The First Long Vacation [1841] 11. The Second Year [1841-2] 12. Third Year [1842-3] 13. Private Tuition 14. Long Vacation Amusements [1843] 15. A Second Edition of Third Year [1843-4] 16. The Scholarship Examination [1844] 17. The Reading Party [1844] 18. Sawdust Pudding with Ballad Sauce [1844] 19. On the Razor's Edge [1844-5] 20. How I Came To Take a Degree [1845] 21. The Polloi and the Civil Law Classes 22. The Classical Tripos [1845] 23. A visit to Eton. English Public Schools 24. Being Extinguished [1845] 25. Reading for a Trinity Fellowship [1845] 26. The study of Theology at Cambridge 27. Recent Changes at Cambridge 28. The Cambridge System of Education in its Intellectual Results 29. Physical and Social Habits of Cambridge Men. Their Amusements, &c. 30. On the State of Morals and Religion in Cambridge 31. The Puseyite Disputes in Cambridge, and the Cambridge Camden Society 32. Inferiority of our Colleges and Universities in Scholarship 33. Supposed Counterbalancing Advantages of American Colleges 34. The Advantages of Classical Studies, Particularly in Reference to the Youth of our Country 35. What Can and Ought We To Do for our Colleges? Charles Astor Bristed 1820-1874: An annotated bibliography Index
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Agnes Blannbekin Viennese Beguine Life and
Book SynopsisFemale mysticism, usually nourished in contemplative surroundings, in Blannbekin's case drew its inspiration from urban life; Weidhaus identifies her visions as 'street mysticism'.This early example of a spiritual diary incorporating the visions of a female mystic offers a glimpse of religious women's daily life and spiritual practices. Agnes Blannbekin was from an Austrian farming family, but as a Beguinelived an urban life: Ulrike Weithaus refers to her experiences as 'street mysticism'. Blannbekin's spiritual life revolved around the liturgical cycles of the church year, but also embraced the opportunities and vagaries of city life. Her visions comment on memorable events such as a popular bishop's visit to town during which people were trampled to death; the consequences of a rape committed by a priest; thefts of the Eucharist and the work of witches. Christ, for Blannbekin, is not only bridegroom, but also shopkeeper, apothecary, and axe-wielding soldier, and it was her vision of swallowing Christ's foreskin which led to the eventual censorship of her works. Life and Revelations has only recently been rediscovered by Austrian scholar Peter Dinzelbacher, and this translation is based on his critical edition.Trade ReviewScholars of women's spirituality will welcome this entrée to th etext of a lively, hitherto inaccessible author. * CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW *Table of ContentsThe life and revelations of the Viennese beguine Agnes Blannbekin; Spatiality and the sacred in Agnes Blannbekin's life and revelations; maps of the holy; the court as sacred space; the city as sacred space; women's ritual action and writings as sacred performance.
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Africa World Press The Global African
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Africa World Press Before I Am Hanged
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux Watching Them Be Star Presence on the Screen from Garbo to Balthazar
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Mercer University Press Send the Light Letters from Lottie Moon Baptists History Literature Theology Hymns
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American Federation of Astrologers Biographical Dictionary of Western Astrologers
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Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Anna Trapnels Report and Plea or A Narrative of
Book SynopsisIn 1654, Anna Trapnel a Baptist, Fifth Monarchist, millenarian, and visionary fromLondon fell into a trance during which she prophesied passionately and at length againstOliver Cromwell and hisgovernment. The prophecies attracted widespread public attention,and resulted in an invitation to travel to Cornwall. Her Report and Plea, republished herefor the first time, is a lively and engagingfirsthand account of the visit, which concluded inher arrest, a court hearing, and imprisonment. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part impassioneddefense of her beliefs and actions, the Reportand Plea offers vivid and fascinatinginsight into the life and times of an early modern woman claiming her place at the center ofthe tumultuous political events of mid-seventeenth-century England.
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Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Autobiography and Letters of a Spanish Nun
Book SynopsisWhen María Vela y Cueto (15611617) declared that God had personally ordered herto take only the Eucharist as food and to restore primitive dress and public penance in heraristocratic convent, theentire religious community, according to her confessor, rose upin wrath. Yet, when Vela died, her peers joined with the populace to declare her a saint.In her autobiography and personal letters, Velaspeaks candidly of the obstacles, perils,and rewards of re-negotiating piety in a convent where devotion to God was no longerexpressed through rigorous asceticism. Vela's experience, told in herown words, revealsher shrewd understanding of the persuasive power of a woman's body.Trade ReviewMaría Vela y Cueto was a controversial figure in Counter-Reformation Spain. Some of her contemporaries regarded the visions, voices, and strange maladies she received as signs of divine favor; others suspected her of fraud or even heresy. After her death, her account of her life and spiritual experiences was lost to posterity until the twentieth century. This volume allows English-readers to encounter the sometimes infuriating, always fascinating, María Vela in her own words. Susan Laningham’s insightful introduction and notes, based on years of persistent scholarship, helpfully locate Vela in historical and historiographical context. Jane Tar’s careful and sensitive translation renders the Spanish nun’s writing accessible to a modern audience. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of religion, gender, and the body in post-Tridentine Catholic culture. Jodi Bilinkoff Professor, Department of History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"María Vela y Cueto was a controversial figure in Counter-Reformation Spain. Some of her contemporaries regarded the visions, voices, and strange maladies she received as signs of divine favor; others suspected her of fraud or even heresy. After her death, her account of her life and spiritual experiences was lost to posterity until the twentieth century. This volume allows English-readers to encounter the sometimes infuriating, always fascinating, María Vela in her own words. Susan Laningham’s insightful introduction and notes, based on years of persistent scholarship, helpfully locate Vela in historical and historiographical context. Jane Tar’s careful and sensitive translation renders the Spanish nun’s writing accessible to a modern audience. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of religion, gender, and the body in post-Tridentine Catholic culture." -- Jodi Bilinkoff, University of North Carolina at GreensboroTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1Note on Translation 49Vida of María Vela y Cueto 53Letters of María Vela y Cueto 140Appendix I: Chronology of the Life of María Vela y Cueto 167Bibliography 171Index 183
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Michigan State University Press Jack Londons Strong Truths Red Cedar Classics A
Book SynopsisA readable survey of the work of one of America's masters of the genre of the short story.
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Michigan State University Press My Grandfathers Book Generations of an American
Book SynopsisInspired by his grandfather's love of Joseph Conrad, Gary Gildner embarked on a journey of self-discovery that took him from the Tatra Mountains in Eastern Europe to the Clearwater Mountains in Idaho, finding where the truth begins in his own life.
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Michigan State University Press Lord Selkirk A Life
Book SynopsisThe product of three decades of research, this is the definitive biography of Lord Selkirk. Bumsted's passionate prose and thoughtful analysis illuminate not only the man but also the social contexts in which he lived.
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University of Wisconsin Press Ringlingville USA The Stupendous Story of Seven
Book SynopsisThis is the story of seven brothers who started with next to nothing and became the most famous circus family ever known. This history of the Ringling Circus recounts the hard work, business savvy, and entrepreneurship of the Ringling Brothers.Trade Review"The Ringling story... typifies what was and is possible in America." - from the foreword by circus historian Fred Dahlinger Jr."
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Return to Wake Robin One Cabin in the Heyday of
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Old Farm Country Cookbook
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Wisconsin in Watercolor
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John Wiley & Sons New Englands Prospect
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1634, this book provided reliable, first-hand information on British America for prospective colonists.
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MP-MAS Uni of Massachusetts Gods Plot Puritan Spirituality in Thomas
Book SynopsisThis is the autobiography and jounal of Thomas Shepard, Puritan writer, minister at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leading architect of New England's church way. The autobiography is printed here in full and there is a portion of the journal.
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John Wiley & Sons Recovered Land
Book SynopsisPart memoir, part history, this collection of essays records the author's travels to places in Poland and Germany where she lived as a young child during World War II as a prisoner of war. Alicia Nitecki was born in Warsaw to a Catholic family that was active in the resistance movement.
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University of Tennessee Press Davy Crockett
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University of Tennessee Press Dorie Woman of the Mountains
Book SynopsisBefore the Great Smoky Mountains became a national park, the region was a lush wilderness dotted with isolated farms. Into this land of unspoiled beauty, Dorie Woodruff Cope was born in 1899. In this evocative memoir, Dorie's daughter, Florence Cope Bush, traces a life at once extraordinary and yet typical of the many Appalachian farm families forced to leave their simple mountain homes for the cities; abandoning traditional ways for those born of progress.Dorie's story begins with her childhood on an isolated mountain farm, where we see first hand how her parents combined back-breaking labor with intense personal pride to produce everything their family neededfrom food and clothing to tools and toysfrom the land. Lumber companies began to invade the mountains, and Dorie's family took advantage of the financial opportunities offered by the lumber industry, not realizing that in giving up their lands they were also letting go of a way of life. Along with their machinery, the lumber comp
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John Wiley & Sons Eva Emery Dye Romance with the West
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Never Leaving Laramie Travels in a Restless
Book SynopsisTakes readers from a small university town in Wyoming into the human and natural landscapes of remote and dangerous areas in the world. For two decades, the author lived a restless life exploring pockets of the world in transition, always finding a route back to Laramie, the home that shaped him - a place he loved but needed to leave.Trade ReviewAs a narrator, Haines is open-minded, full of love and a little jealousy for his younger self. His tales contain humor, humility, and keen observations of culture and nature. A compelling invitation to accept both the gifts and the challenges that come with change, Never Leaving Laramie is a nimble travel text concerned with making oneself at home all over the globe." —Foreword Reviews"This engaging book describes John’s travels – the Trans-Siberian Railway, cycling from Lhasa to Kathmandu, kayaking in Alaska, five months on the Niger River, and more—with energy and lively detail. But it will stay with you even more as a graceful exploration of what it is to grow older and wiser through pain and persistence." —Naomi Duguid, author of Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan
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John Wiley & Sons Varieties of Hope An Anthology of Oregon Prose
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John Wiley & Sons A Municipal Mother Portlands Lola Greene Baldwin
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John Wiley & Sons Spirit of the Siskiyous The Journals of a
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Accidental Gravity Residents Travelers and the
Book SynopsisAn essay collection that moves from the author's youth in upstate New York to the contemporary western United States, from urban and suburban places to wild lands. In the first section of the book, he focuses on suburban neighbourhoods. In the second section, he juxtaposes these humanized places with Yellowstone National Park.
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi The Only Woman in the Room The Norma Paulus
Book SynopsisEngaging and opinionated, charming and forceful, Norma Paulus was widely covered in statewide and national newspapers and television during her eventful, sometimes controversial political career. The Only Woman in the Room documents her life and work in a lively, anecdotal history that will appeal to historians, political scientists, newshounds, and ordinary citizens alike.
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Eleanor Baldwin and the Womans Point of View New
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Homing Instincts
Book SynopsisHoming Instincts is a collection of personal essays that explores the ways we define “home” at different stages of our lives. Based on pivotal moments in the author's life in New York City and Oregon, Homing Instincts bridges the gap between where we are and the stories we tell ourselves about where we think we belong.
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Beginners Luck Dispatches from the Klamath
Book SynopsisA clueless big-city guy, dropped out from newspaper work, ends up at a new hippie commune in the mountains in the late 1960s, but his luck holds. As he falls in love with the place, he moves into the local community, where people have a checkered opinion of hippies, but it’s the kind of place where people help each other out, even if they don’t always agree.
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WW Norton & Co Gertrude Steins America
Book SynopsisGilbert A. Harrison, for many years editor in chief of the New Republic, was one of Stein's publishers. For this volume, he selected excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures, and interviews, to introduce readers to a little-known aspect of her work.
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Bauhan (William L.),U.S. Not a Soul But Us
Book SynopsisIn mid-fourteenth century Yorkshire, the plague wipes out half the inhabitants of a remote village. Left behind, a twelve-year-old shepherd boy survives a brutal winter and keeps his flock alive. In the years that follow, he struggles to reconnect with life. He tells his story in a sequence of eighty-four sonnets.
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