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LEGARE STREET PR The Story of Smithville
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LEGARE STREET PR The Story of Smithville
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LEGARE STREET PR The Autobiography of Calvin Smith of Smithville
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LEGARE STREET PR The Autobiography of Calvin Smith of Smithville
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The University of Alabama Press Storyville New Orleans Being an Authentic
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University of Virginia Press Guidebooks to Sin The Blue Books of Storyville New Orleans
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University of Nebraska Press The Complete Seymour Colville Storyteller
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This collection is an important addition to the canon of Native American narratives and literature and an essential volume for anyone studying Salish languages and linguistics."—Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas"The volume shows the value of deep engagement, of Seymour with his own elders and ancestral narrative traditions and of Mattina with the community of indigenous scholars and storytellers."—Bruce Granville Miller, Pacific Northwest Quarterly“For nearly half a century Tony Mattina has been one of those extremely rare scholars to stick with the narrative legacy of a single mysterious, master storyteller, whose genius and wisdom he serves up in this career-culminating book. Working in close auspices with the Colville-Okanagan communities of Washington State and British Columbia, Mattina [has] . . . produced this stunning and original anthology of their collective imagination, as filtered through the old, old stories of the now-deceased sage, Peter Seymour. [It is] one of those quiet triumphs that took one humanistic spirit from academia to unearth, translate, and contextualize the genius of another humanistic spirit from another cultural world.”—Peter Nabokov, author of Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsPrefaceSymbols and AbbreviationsIntroductionThe Colville-Okanagan land and its peopleThe languagesColville-Okanagan social organizationColville-Okanagan knowledgeThe TextsAutobiographical and ethnographic textsAutobiographyHarvestingRacing horsesA hunting tripMarriage customsAfter the birth of a childPartnership butcheringThe attainment of provisionsThe rainy hunting tripTales of European originBlack PigThe grateful dead version 1The grateful dead version 2The Devil and the black mancaptikʷɬHow Coyote got his powersCoyote and WhaleCoyote and GrizzlyThe two goatsLynx and the virginBlueJay and WolfThe transcription and analysis of the textsApproximate phonemic transcriptionsPhrasal words and amalgamsAlternate formsInflectional and non-inflectional materialDerivational affixesInflectional affixesPerson MarkingThe suffix -y̓List in tabular form of remaining inflectional affixesWord classesNominal and pronominal argumentsAutobiographical and ethnographic textsAutobiographyHarvestingRacing horsesA hunting tripMarriage customsAfter the birth of a childPartnership butcheringThe attainment of provisionsThe rainy hunting tripTales of European originBlack PigThe grateful dead version 1 (unfinishedThe grateful dead version 2The Devil and the Black FacecaptikʷɬHow Coyote got his powersCoyote and WhaleCoyote and GrizzlyThe two goatsLynx and the virginBlue Jay and WolfIndex of stems and inflectional affixesIndex of rootsLexical affixesIndex and chronology of Pete Seymour’s narrationsReferences.
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The Good Book Company The Storm That Stopped Storybook: A true story
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The Good Book Company Jesus and the Lions' Den Storybook: A true story
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The Book Guild Ltd The Maggie Greville Story
Book SynopsisMaggie Greville lived in obscurity, until her father William McEwan changed everything. He was a self-made man, controller, and philanthropist, who staged the rise of Maggie A to Maggie G. Power, money, and tutoring created the new modern emancipated woman, who bought her own house in her own name (Polesden Lacey), even though she had a husband. Thrown into a world of opulently dressed aristocrats, royalty and maharajahs, politics and charity combined with money, initiated success. The Long Walk at Polesden Lacey became a secret political venue, away from prying eyes and ears. With close connections to Edward VII, George V and Queen Mary, George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and International Royalty, Maggie acted as the new manipulator at court to gain international recognition. The far-reaching effect of the procurement of money, and power in its various aspects, was demonstrated so clearly by Maggie G – the lady who made a difference.
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The History Press Ltd The Story of Sheffield
Book SynopsisThe story of the world’s first working-class cityTrade Review"Epic new book charts city's long history.""Book gets under the city's skin and reveals just what makes it tick."
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Bonnier Books Ltd Disney Storytime Collection
Book SynopsisGive the ultimate gift of Disney with this deluxe, 15-book special edition slipcase set featuring some of Disney and Pixar''s most treasured characters.Pull back the shimmering silver doors to find a magical Disney scene waiting for you within! Then join Belle, Woody, Olaf, Simba and many more familiar faces in a collection of enchanting tales full of love, friendship and adventure that can be enjoyed over and over again.This incredible collection is the perfect addition to any child''s Disney library. Slipcase features a magnetic closure and 15 beautifully illustrated storybooks brought together for the first time. Set includes: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 4, Tangled, The Incredibles 2, Frozen, Cars 3 and Frozen 2.
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The Good Book Company The Big Wide Welcome Storybook: A True Story
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Pearson Education Limited Level 4 The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Book SynopsisThe famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the secret life of beautiful Lady Alroy.
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Classical Comics The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel:
Book SynopsisThis is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! Wilde's clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the traditional gothic horror story. A materialistic American family moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of the resident ghost! This brilliant and often overlooked story is a wonderful commentary on how Wilde saw 'free' America challenging 'traditional' England - all under the guise of a charming, heartwarming and comical book.
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The University of Alabama Press The Town of Whispering Dolls: Stories
Book SynopsisStories haunted by the manufacturing past of the Midwest, the opioid epidemic, and the technology of war. Located somewhere in the rust belt in the early twenty-first century, residents of the town of Whispering Dolls dream of a fabled and illusory past, even as new technologies reshape their world into something different and deeply strange. Dolls walk down the streets, cradling their empty heads and letting the wind turn them into flutes. A politician heads to Washington, DC, and leaves a toxic underground plume in his wake. A woman eats car parts instead of confronting the children who have forgotten her. A young woman falls in love with the robot who took her job at the candy factory. In The Town of Whispering Dolls, it is usually the grandmothers and the children who grieve. Feeling invisible, in the story Here, a woman who has buried her children looks up at the sky where commercial and military jets fly overhead and tries to express her rage to the rich and powerful: Keep flying above us in your planes. From one coast to the other, keep right on flying over us! We test your bombs and your beloved warriors. Here. Right here. Look down.Trade ReviewWhat beauties these stories are. Susan Neville has an imagination not only rich and strange but also very much a moral imagination. How gentle and shocking is her view of what humans have done, and what a find this book is." - Joan Silber, author of Improvement"These stories are gems. Neville's prose feels sourced from poetry, with its deft metaphors and fleet movement between the real and surreal, leaving the reader in a kind of dream landscape, recognizable yet askew, replete with the chilly thrill of inhabiting a new world. This foreign yet familiar place is the so-called flyover country, our country's heartland, and at a time of decline, of abandonment, of aging, of death. The voices in these stories are eloquent and profound, personal and national, serving as a chorus, singing the complex song of loss and praise, the elegy." - Antonya Nelson, author of Funny Once: Stories and Bound: A Novel
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The University of Chicago Press Dawn at Mineral King Valley The Sierra Club the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the most exciting books about U.S. public lands policy ever written." * Vail Daily *"Dawn at Mineral King Valley is a marvelous book. Daniel Selmi's voice is not only that of an authoritative legal scholar, but of an articulate, and forceful, storyteller. The saga of Mineral King as he tells it is an absorbing read and is a major contribution to environmental history in the United States." * National Parks Traveler *"Selmi. . . conducted extensive research and included both the miscalculations and successes of all participants: the Sierra Club, Disney, the Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the Departments of Interior and Agriculture. Because of the author’s meticulous analysis of this pivotal story, this book would be an excellent resource for students of public relations, environmental studies, political science, public administration, law, journalism, and more." * Choice *"Selmi... ably explores changing attitudes toward the environment and one of the chief means Americans now use in disputes." * Harvard Magazine *“Dawn at Mineral King is a fascinating account. . . sprinkled with historical gems and gripping storytelling.” * Sierra Magazine *"Selmi has written an important and timely book on a local environmental conflict that has inspired both theoretical debates and institutional reforms." * Metascience *“Dawn at Mineral King Valley is an entertaining and fast-moving narrative filled with a fascinating collection of environmental stewards, motion picture icons, senior civil servants, fervent lawyers and judges, and legendary politicians. With spectacular background scenery, Selmi tells the story of a single Supreme Court case that affected not just the future of the Mineral King Valley in the California Sierras, but the future of the environment of the entire country.” * Andrea Sheridan Ordin, former US Attorney, Central District of California *“Selmi tells the remarkable story of how, against all odds, one of America’s iconic natural resources was saved from destruction just as the modern-day environmental movement was emerging and entering our legal framework. Focusing on an extraordinary array of characters, he conveys the human drama behind this epic environmental struggle. Lawyers and nonlawyers alike will thoroughly enjoy every twist and turn of this fascinating story.” * former US Senator Tom Udall, US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa *“The Supreme Court’s 1972 decision in Sierra Club v. Morton is one of the seminal cases in US environmental law, but today few experts in the field know how it came to be. Selmi’s deep research and fluid writing bring to light the colorful characters, the internal battles, and the legal intricacies. We see how the decisions of businesses, politicians, and environmental groups, the strategic choices of lawyers, and the philosophies of the justices shaped the case’s outcome and still influence the law half a century later.” * Michael B. Gerrard, director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School *“Well documented and researched, Dawn at Mineral King Valley plays out a controversy that is as relevant today as it was at the beginning of environmental consciousness. Selmi is a compelling storyteller, exploring the dynamic history of this critical case while weaving in the role of Walt Disney and his company. He provides not only important insight into competing goals but also a pathway to environmental improvement.” * John C. Cruden, former Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, US Department of Justice *Table of ContentsPrincipal Participants Prologue: In the Supreme Court A Ski Development at Mineral King 1. A Resort in the American Alps 2. An Invitation from the Forest Service 3. Dueling Applications 4. A Cabinet Brawl 5. A Recreation and Conservation Plan The New World of the Courts 6. Formulating a Lawsuit 7. A Shocking Injunction 8. The Shutout 9. Standing Front and Center 10. Opening the Courthouse Door The Fate of Mineral King 11. Cracks in the Wall of Support 12. A Park-Barrel Bill Epilogue: The Inflection Point Acknowledgments Notes on Sources and Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Alabama Press Speaking with the Ancestors Mississippian Stone Statuary of the TennesseeCumberland Region Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
Book SynopsisCompiling the data from early documents and public and private collections, this title remind us that the statuary should not be viewed in isolation, but rather as regional expressions of a much broader body of art, ritual, and belief. It also includes examples of southeastern Mississippian stone statuary, dating as far back as 1,000 years ago.
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Oxford University School of Archaeology The Prehistoric Landscape and Iron Age Enclosed Settlement at Mingies Ditch 2 Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph
Book SynopsisThe 1977-1978 excavation of the Middle Iron Age enclosure at Mingies Ditch and the prehistoric evidence from the 1980 excavation of Smithfield, the adjoining field. It includes a 90-page technical appendix of figures and tables.
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Tourbillon The Agatha Case Files Welcome to Kittyville
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The History Press Ltd The Static Caravan Story
Book SynopsisLively photographic history tells the story of the static caravan holiday home
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The Good Book Company The God Contest Storybook: The True Story of
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The History Press Ltd The Story of Sutton Coldfield
Book SynopsisUsing plans and illustrations, Roger Lea looks at the evolution of Sutton Coldfield, a town of 100,000 inhabitants with a long and interesting history.
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Adventures of Ketchupman The Adventures of Ketchupman: Going to Redville
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LEGARE STREET PR The Miscellaneous Writings Of Joseph Story ... Ed. By His Son William W. Story
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Hodder Education Reading Planet Astro Dragonville Battle of the
Book SynopsisDragonville! The best spot in the Kingdom of Pamelot! Things in Pamelot are better than they have ever been. And best of all, there are no dragons ... Or that''s what people think ... until Zig and Zag of Unk''s Pest Control see something in the tunnels under Dragonville Castle ... Who is the shadow creeping around Dragonville Castle at night? What is Zig and Zag''s secret plan? And will Wizard Klang have to be a baby rainbow unicorn dragon toy for evermore?!In graphic novel format, Dragonville: Battle of the Unicorns is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Astro books for Venus/Gold band are also highly-decodable so ideal for extra phonics practice. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confid
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The University of Alabama Press A Soldiers Story of His Regiment 61st Georgia and Incidentally of the LawtonGordonEvans Brigade Army of Northern Virginia Seeing the Elephant Southern Eyewitnesses to the Civil War
Book SynopsisGeorge W. Nichols's aptly titled Soldier's Story is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nichols framed his account without sentimental hindsight; in addition to reporting great battles and dramatic moments, he told the story of two cousins killing each other in a quarrel about cooking duties and described maggot-infested corpses.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Write Your Own Story Book
Book SynopsisSuitable for aspiring young writers, this activity book is full of hints, tips and handy tasks for writing stories. It includes writing tips, techniques and methods to make every story a masterpiece, with helpful activities on coming up with ideas, writing from different points of view, and creating characters, settings and story lines.Trade Review'A writing workshop in book form' - Bookfest; 'A truly creative book that is bound to inspire the JK Rowlings and Jacqueline Wilsons of the future' - tBk magazine; 'Packed with ideas to get children's imaginations flowing, from tips on characters, settings and story starter, to word lists and hints on titles. There are also plenty of blank lines, just begging to be written on' - We Love This Book; 'Full of inspiring ideas for all sorts of stories, from super power adventures to time-travel mysteries. Guidance on how to get started and help with all the things a budding writer needs to think about. By the end of the summer holidays you could have written the next Harry Potter!' - Baby and Me; 'For all budding story tellers, this is a must-have book: from simple story plans to techniques for more elaborate stories, your storytelling skills will jump to a different league' - Angels and Urchins; 'This is such a fantastic tool that I can't stop talking about it' - 5 Minutes Peace blog; 'I wish I had had this fabulous book when I was young girl... an absolute gem for creative kids or for kids whose creativity needs a boost.' - Book Reviews for Mums; 'Simply fantastic for encouraging budding young authors to write their very own masterpieces... a really superb and highly educational 'exercise' book which not only gives children a fascinating insight into story writing and creation, but also encourages them to have a go themselves. This is definitely a personal favourite' - First4Dads; 'Another gem from Usborne... includes a number of different writing activities, hints, tips and handy tasks all of which help inspire and guide your child on their creative path and aid their writing journey' - The Little Book
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Legare Street Press The The Story Of The Three Bears by R. Southey Versified By G.n.
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The University of Chicago Press The Wounded Storyteller
Book SynopsisDrawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories.
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The History Press Ltd The Little History of Storytelling
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Pushkin Press I Would Prefer Not To: Essential Stories
Book SynopsisIn these stories of the surreal mundanity of office life and obscure tensions at sea, Melville's darkly modern sensibility plunges us into a world of irony and mystery, where nothing is as it first appears. A lawyer hires a new copyist, only to be met with stubborn, confounding resistance. A cynical lightning rod salesman plies his trade by exploiting fears in stormy weather. After boarding a beleaguered Spanish slave ship, an American trader's cheerful outlook is repeatedly shadowed by paralyzing unease.Trade Review"Melville instinctively aspired to the grandest scale, and even in his shorter works offers vast inklings and the resonance of cosmic concerns." -- John Updike"Melville seems to promise the very stuff of existence: time, space, air. We don't so much read him as inhale him." -- Geoffrey O'Brien, Village Voice"There are very few stories that, on re-reading after re-reading, seem to become impossibly more perfect, but Herman Melville's eerie, aching story 'Bartleby, the Scrivener' is one such." -- Stuart Kelly, Guardian
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The University of Chicago Press Tall Tale America A Legendary History of our
Book SynopsisJohnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry have all become heroes of American folklore. Some of them, like Crokett, were real, but all have become the subject of tall tales. This is a folksy history of the United States, told as if the characters were all real. This panoramic (if completely untrue) history begins with Columbus. . . . En route to its end in the 1940s (where traditional American heroes are enlisted to fight in World War II), it covers the great and small events of our national history, including the overlooked, but important ones, such as the invention of the prairie dog.Washington Post Book World
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The University of Chicago Press The Story of Lynx
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales.
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The University of Alabama Press Trial Balance The Collected Short Stories of
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The University of Alabama Press Three Capitals St Stephens Huntsville and Cahawba 18181826
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The University of Alabama Press The Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Hunting Evil The dramatic true story of the Nazi
Book SynopsisAt the end of the Second World War some of the highest ranking members of the Nazi party escaped from justice. Some of them are names that have resonated deeply in twentieth-century history - Eichmann, Mengele, Martin Bormann and Klaus Barbie - not just for the monstrosity of their crimes, but also because of the shadowy nature of their post-war existence, holed up in the depths of Latin America, always one step ahead of their pursuers. The nature of their escape was as gripping as any good thriller. They were aided and abetted by corrupt Catholic priests in the Vatican, they travelled down secret ''rat lines'', hid in foreboding castles high in the Austrian alps, and were taken in by shady Argentine secret agents. The attempts to bring them to justice are no less dramatic, with vengeful Holocaust survivors, inept politicians, and daring plots to kidnap or assassinate the fugitives. Guy Walters has travelled the world in pursuit of the real account of how the Nazis eTrade ReviewFirst-rate -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *It is gripping and well documented, and deserves a lasting place among histories of the war. * Telegraph *The stuff of thrillers ... An enthralling book and a sobering one. * Patrick Bishop *Absorbing and thoroughly gripping . . . Walters proves emphatically that the reality of Nazi hunting is far more fascinating than the myth. -- James HollandHunting Evil is a model of meticulous, courageous and pathbreaking scholarship * Literary Review *
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The Crowood Press Ltd The Commer Story
Book SynopsisThe Commer Story charts the evolution and history of one of Britain’s principal commercial vehicle manufacturers. This fascinating book is not just the history of one vehicle marque, but the story of a company that underwent several name changes, as it acquired and was acquired by several other companies, whilst creating some of the world’s most innovative commercial vehicles over a continuous ninety-year manufacturing period. Truly a history of the company and its people, as well as its products, The Commer Story provides this famous firm at last with a well-deserved tribute. Well researched and lavishly illustrated, no commercial vehicle enthusiast will want to be without it.Trade ReviewReview from Classic Car Weekly 3/7/02 "Whether you are a devoted fan of classic commercials, or are just a general classic fan you cannot fail to be intrigued by this great tale."Review from Classics magazine August 2002 "...commercial vehicle enthusiasts will enjoy this."
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The History Press Ltd The Story of Stirling
Book SynopsisIllustrated with over 120 pictures – including 16 colour plates – and filled with curious, interesting and quirky facts throughout, The Story of Stirling will interest anyone who knows and loves this part of Scotland.
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The History Press Ltd The Story of Bradford
Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Bradford.The Story of Bradford traces the city?s history from earliest times to the present, concluding with comments on the issues, challenges and opportunities that the twenty-first century will present. The departure of the German wool merchants in 1914 and the tragedy that befell the Bradford Pals at the Somme had a serious effect not just on the city but further afield, while the achievements of the great nineteenth-century wool barons are contrasted with the condition of the working class and industrial unrest.The challenge in the new millennium is for Bradford to use its considerable assets ? including its architectural development and heritage ? to shine as a prosperous and self-confident community.
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Legare Street Press Memoirs of the Rev. William Jacksn microform First Rector of St. Pauls Church Louisville
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The History Press Ltd The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall
Book SynopsisTales of Cornish folklore have been told for centuries. Where did these tales come from? How old are they? Who told them? Explore the world of epic tales, fireside stories and side-splitting dialect recitations.
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The University of Alabama Press Outpost Kelly A Tankers Story Alabama Fire Ant
Book SynopsisIn the second year of the Korean War, Jack Siewert commanded a platoon of five M-46 tanks. Temporarily assigned to provide fire support for an infantry battalion on the front, he eventually found himself in the midst of intense fighting for a relatively unknown and unimportant hill, code named Outpost Kelly. This work is his memoir.Trade ReviewIn Outpost Kelly: A Tanker's Story, Jack Siewert provides a gripping tale of three weeks in July 1952 when his tank platoon finds itself performing an uncharacteristic task. While frequently undergoing enemy mortar attack, they are plagued by monsoon conditions and play a crucial role in the struggle against the Chinese for control of an important outpost. - M. K. Barbier, author of Kursk: The Greatest Tank Battle 1943
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University of Oklahoma Press And Die in the West The Story of the OK Corral
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HarperCollins Publishers Autumn Story
Book SynopsisCelebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in!Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain begins. Primrose, Lord Woodmouse''s daughter, meant to help, but somehow she daydreamed her way over the cornfield and into the Chestnut Woods, and before she knew it, she was lost. The sun went down, the wind rose and it began to rain. Primrose was all alone in the dark and she was frightened.Poor Primrose, would she find her way home again?Also look out for Summer Story, Spring Story and Winter Story!Trade Review“…the most researched-crammed fantasy ever set before small children…” Sunday Times Magazine “Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story and Winter Story are beautiful tales…nostalgic Mums can enjoy them with their own kids.” The Sun (Natasha Harding) “Incredible illustrations…” @father_of_daughters, Instagram “If I [were] a mouse, this is where I’d wanna live” @britneyspears, Instagram
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The University of Chicago Press Stateville The Penitentiary in Mass Society
Book SynopsisStateville penitentiary in Illinois has housed some of Chicago's most infamous criminals and was proclaimed to be the world's toughest prison by Joseph Ragen, Stateville's powerful warden from 1936 to 1961. It shares with Attica, San Quentin, and Jackson the notoriety of being one of the maximum security prisons that has shaped the public's conception of imprisonment. In Stateville James B. Jacobs, a sociologist and legal scholar, presents the first historical examination of a total prison organizationadministrators, guards, prisoners, and special interest groups. Jacobs applies Edward Shils's interpretation of the dynamics of mass society in order to explain the dramatic events of the past quarter century that have permanently altered Stateville's structure. With the extension of civil rights to previously marginal groups such as racial minorities, the poor, and, ultimately, the incarcerated, prisons have moved from society's periphery toward its center. Accordingly Stateville's control mechanisms became less authoritarian and more legalistic and bureaucratic. As prisoners' rights increased, the preogatives of the staff were sharply curtailed. By the early 1970s the administration proved incapable of dealing with politicized gangs, proliferating interest groups, unionized guards, and interventionist courts. In addition to extensive archival research, Jacobs spent many months freely interacting with the prisoners, guards, and administrators at Stateville. His lucid presentation of Stateville's troubled history will provide fascinating reading for a wide audience of concerned readers. . . . [an] impressive study of a complex social system.Isidore Silver, Library Journal
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HarperCollins Publishers Jingle Bells A funny festive story from the
Book SynopsisJoin some very enterprising mice in this funny, festive book from best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper, Nick Butterworth. A great Christmas gift!Christmas time, a happy time or so it should be. But for two small mice, Lottie and Jack, Christmas Eve is overshadowed by one big problem That Cat. How can they stop him from spoiling everything? Their friend, the wise rat, Ton Chee, has an idea involving a little golden bell but will it work?Trade ReviewPraise for Jingle Bells: 'Exquisite illustrations' Express 'Total enchantment' The Times Praise for Tiger: ‘Nick Butterworth is one of the best picture book writers alive.’The Independent Praise for Tiger in the Snow: ‘Regular re-readings of Tiger in the Snow will be demanded.’ Bookseller’s Choice, The Bookseller Praise for The Whisperer: ‘We are not born with prejudice. We learn it. I welcome a book to help young people learn that our diversity is a gift – a wonderful blessing from God. Let us celebrate it.’ Desmond Tutu Archbishop Emeritus '’Butterworth's best yet…' Sunday Times Praise for Albert le Blanc: ‘Nick Butterworth is one of the best picture book writers alive.' The Independent 'Butterworth's drawings have a comforting clarity and his stories develop straightforwardly so the book works for just about everyone.' Sunday Times
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