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121) The Past as Prelude
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In this topical history of one of America's oldest cities, a group of talented essayists explore the fascinating and varied patterns that have marked New Orleans' growth. These multiple perspectives allow glimpses into topics as varied as the diverse people of the city, the unique Creole architecture, the historic art scene, the distinctive music, the Civil War, and, of course, New Orleans' continued reputation as a "good-time town." Detailed illustrations...
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There's little truly "progressive" about Progressivism. True progress happens when humans are free, yet the Progressive agenda substantially diminishes freedom while promising the unachievable. Excuse Me, Professor provides a handy reference for anyone actively engaged in advancing liberty, with essential essays debunking more than 50 Progressive clichés.
Does the free market truly ignore the poor? Are humans really destroying the Earth? Is the...
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This collection of philosophical, political, and personal readings about the twin themes of freedom and responsibility is designed for use within a wide range of composition classes. Shorter and more accessible works will serve early composition courses, and more complex works, will serve well in more advanced composition courses. Authors include Susan B. Anthony, Marcus Aurelius, Clarence Darrow, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Ralph Waldo Emerson,...
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No matter what brand of feminism one may subscribe to, one thing is indisputable: the role of women in society during the past several decades has changed dramatically, and continues to change in a variety of ways. In You've Come a Long Way, Baby, Lilly J. Goren and an impressive group of contributors explore the remarkable advancement achieved by American women in a historically patriarchal social and political landscape, while examining where women...
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Give and Take: Motherhood and Creative Practice explores the diverse ways contemporary artists navigate the unique tensions of motherhood in all its varied stages. Becoming a mother is a life-changing event that can give mothers greater perspective, drive, and inspiration for making art. But motherhood also takes time and energy from pursuing creative work. This fundamental challenge, this give and take, is explored through this book as it forefronts...
126) Breaking Boundaries: Innovative Practices in Environmental Communication and Public Participation
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Analyzes efforts made by communities and policy makers around the world to push beyond conventional approaches to environmental decision making.
Breaking Boundaries analyzes efforts made by communities and policy makers around the world to push beyond conventional approaches to environmental decision making to enhance public acceptance, sustainability, and the impact of those decisions in local contexts. The current political climate has generated...
127) The Third Savor the South Cookbooks, 5 Volume Omnibus: Includes Fruit, Corn, Ham, Pie, and Rice
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Each little cookbook in our SAVOR THE SOUTH® collection is a big celebration of a beloved food or tradition of the American South. From buttermilk to bourbon, pecans to peaches, one by one SAVOR THE SOUTH® cookbooks will stock a kitchen shelf with the flavors and culinary wisdom of this popular American regional cuisine. Written by well-known cooks and food lovers, the books brim with personality, the informative and often surprising culinary and...
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An interdisciplinary analysis of gender, race, empire, and colonialism in fin-de-siècle Spanish literature and culture across the global Hispanic world.
Unsettling Colonialism illuminates the interplay of race and gender in a range of fin-de-siècle Spanish narratives of empire and colonialism, including literary fictions, travel narratives, political treatises, medical discourse, and the visual arts, across the global Hispanic world. By focusing...
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When his father is killed fighting for the Union in the War Between the States, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll must take a job to help support his family. He manages to find work at a bustling ironworks in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where dozens of men are frantically pounding together the strangest ship Tom has ever seen. A ship made of iron.
Tom becomes assistant to the ship's inventor, a gruff, boastful man named Captain John Ericsson....
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Gyan Prakash is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. Kevin M. Kruse is associate professor of history at Princeton University.
By United Nations estimates, 60 percent of the world's population will be urban by 2030. With the increasing speed of urbanization, especially in the developing world, scholars are now rethinking standard concepts and histories of modern cities. The Spaces of the Modern City historicizes the...
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365 Quotations to Be Happy, Healthy, and Hopeful
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
― Marcus Aurelius
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy."
―Rumi
"When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength."
―Tecumseh
The Little Book of Meditation Quotes is the perfect mental supplement in today's stressed-out world....
132) Shark Life
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Shark Life is one of the brilliant books in the Shark Safari series, that kids will want to read again and again, its simply amazing.
Shark Life discovers prehistoric sharks that were a round hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs. Check out the fearsome ocean giant, megalodon, now that's what you call a mega shark! Brilliantly illustrated in its prehistoric scene, you just might thank your lucky stars that megalodon is no longer around!...
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Südtirol - Modellfall oder Konfliktherd? Einzigartig oder ein durchaus typischer europäischer Kleinraum?
Ein Buch, das die Motivationen und Befindlichkeiten der Südtiroler Gesellschaft hinterfragt und für ein plurikulturelles Verständnis der Südtiroler Geschichte plädiert.
Dieses Buch reiht sich ein in die Bemühungen um ein regionales, sprachübergreifendes und plurikulturelles Verständnis von Entwicklungen und Tendenzen in Südtirol und...
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From the Klondike to the Bering Sea, from Alaska's bounty that brought fortunes to some to its wilderness that claimed the lives of others, Tales from the Edge explores the myth, beauty, and peril of the arctic landscape. Editor Larry Kaniut brings together some of the world's best outdoor adventure writers to celebrate the land and the people who have measured themselves against it.
Tales from the Edge is a celebration of Alaska featuring such notable...
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How did communities come to terms with the collapse of communism? In order to guide the wider narrative, many former communist countries constructed museums dedicated to chronicling their experiences. Museums of Communism explores the complicated intersection of history, commemoration, and victimization made evident in these museums constructed after 1991. While contributors from a diverse range of fields explore various museums and include nearly...
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Stretch a single skein of yarn into a complete knitted lace project. Knitters of all levels will be thrilled by the dizzying array of lace wonders that can be created with such a small fiber sample. Try your hand at an heirloom-quality lace shawl, light and airy curtains, cozy baby blankets, a dainty child's dress, and much more. With clear instructions for 101 projects contributed by designers and knitters from around the world, you'll be inspired...
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Snow White is the fairest in the land. When the wicked queen wants that title for herself, Snow White flees into the forest where she meets the Seven Dwarfs. But the queen is determined to be the fairest in the land. Will Snow White ever escape her evil clutches and live happily ever after? This storybook includes beautiful, full color art in the style of the beloved film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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For nearly 70 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has played a crucial role in developing policies and recommendations for dealing with intangible cultural heritage. What has been the effect of such sweeping global policies on those actually affected by them? How connected is UNESCO with what is happening every day, on the ground, in local communities? Drawing upon six communities ranging across three...
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Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014. Focusing on the ongoing changes and surprising continuities associated with the contemporary South, the contributors use innovative methodologies...
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-Repleta de consejos útiles y detalladas lecciones, esta guía es el recurso perfecto para aquellos artistas que busquen pulir el estilo y la técnica.
-Un exhaustivo manual con el que podrá dibujar una amplia gama de temas, entre ellos personas, animales, flores y paisajes. Este útil recurso comienza con una amplia presentación de los utensilios y los materiales que necesita todo dibujante para ponerse a trabajar, tales como los distintos tipos...