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All I Know (Sort Of): Essays on Everything

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenberg, David, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, These ong>essaysong> and articles, written in the 70s and early 80s, contain thousands ong>ofong> little tidbits that can contribute to a total understanding ong>ofong> both U.S. and world history and culture. The author draws on his unique experience to think about the serious problems we face, and, in very direct and clear language, shares his view ong>ofong> the world. Whether you are just beginning to understand politics and history, or a veteran who's seen it ong>allong>, "ong>Allong> I ong>Knowong>" can be a great basis for helping to shape your world view.

Things Every College Student Needs to Know: Like Buying

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Harry H., JR., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Students entering college may think they ong>knowong> just about everything, but x; Whether it's their first year or fourth, college students (who think they already ong>knowong> everything) can always use powerful and proven tips on how to make the most ong>ofong> their experience. In Things Every College Student Needs to ong>Knowong>, Harry H. Harrison Jr.'s latest dose ong>ofong> trademark wit and wisdom provides practical advice ranging from class enrollment, living on campus, study habits and more, that every student-and parent-will benefit from...like buying their books before exams start

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These ten original ong>essaysong> on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member ong>ofong> the Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach and makes a fresh contribution to the study ong>ofong> dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. There are ong>essaysong> on genres, on individual playwrights and on social conditions affecting the development ong>ofong> the drama. Together, the ong>essaysong> make a valuable contribution to the study ong>ofong> drama.

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> by some ong>ofong> the world's leading historians ong>ofong> the South, together with work by younger scholars. ong>Allong> contributors, however, are working at the cutting edge ong>ofong> their particular methodological approaches. The book, for example, includes both an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, and one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore the reaches ong>ofong> the Southern past through the dimension ong>ofong> ethnography. The ong>essaysong> in the book are grouped according to theme. The largest section, the social sciences and Southern history, includes ong>essaysong> drawing heavily on the insights ong>ofong> anthropology ong>ofong> ethnography and ong>ofong> statistical analysis. Each essay in the second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illuminate much larger histoical themes and processes. The ong>essaysong> in the last section on labor in the "new" South ong>allong> illustrate, among other things, the importance ong>ofong> drawing on the insights ong>ofong> historians ong>ofong> women in order to redress the masculinist presuppositons ong>ofong> labor historians. ong>Allong> the ong>essaysong> in the book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender and race in the re-interpretation ong>ofong> the Southern past.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, This volume is a collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> on an alternative understanding ong>ofong> Marxism, anchored in the ideas ong>ofong> humanism, democracy and pluralism. The ong>essaysong> question the stereotyped, positivist notion ong>ofong> Marxism as practised by the exponents ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial Marxism. They highlight the legacy ong>ofong> the suppressed voices in the Marxist tradition, and provide new insights in the reading ong>ofong> Marxism in the twenty-first century. The ong>essaysong> provide a new reading ong>ofong> Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov and the Frankfurt School; review the phenomenon ong>ofong> Perestroika; explore the new historiography on Comintern; and examine the relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> examines the development ong>ofong> Churchill and Hitler as strategic leaders and analyzes in particular the impact ong>ofong> their formative years on their leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, and approaches to the conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on the calculated use ong>ofong> ong>allong> the means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological and economic - to achieve the national end. These ong>essaysong> demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Lawrence E. / Kagan, Jerome / Harrison, Harrison E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Developing Cultures: ong>Essaysong> on Cultural Change "is a collection ong>ofong> 21 expert ong>essaysong> on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The ong>essaysong> are an outgrowth ong>ofong> a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal ong>ofong> which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The ong>essaysong> in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects ong>ofong> education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects. The book is companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Case Studies."().

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential ong>essaysong> from Wendell Berry's writings on agrarianism, agriculture, and community.

The Five Senses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gonzalez-Crussi, F., PUBLISHER: Kaplan Publishing, "Extraordinary on first reading, even more so on a second... the ong>sortong> ong>ofong> book one wants to pick up again and again."--Oliver Sacks "Lively and erudite."--"The New York Times Book Review " "Gonzalez-Crussi writes ong>essaysong> that fuse science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts. Here are five such pieces... ong>allong> ong>ofong> them informative, none ong>ofong> them predictable."-- "The Washington Post " "A meditation on sensory experience by a Mexican-born pathologist who weaves personal experiences with history, science, philosophy and theology for a wide-ranging approach to our centuries-old but undissipated curiosity about the origins ong>ofong> pain and pleasure.... An erudite work."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review "

Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nickels, Sue, PUBLISHER: American Quilter's Society, Getting ready for your first machine quilt project could not be easier. This must-have book will provide everything you need to ong>knowong> to start your journey. This reliable resource covers ong>allong> aspects ong>ofong> beginning machine quilting. The author walks the reader through how to begin the process, no matter what kind ong>ofong> sewing machine you may own. In this book, you will find full definitions ong>ofong> ong>allong> the supplies, complete explanations ong>ofong> techniques, help with quilting decisions, information on marking quilt tops and basting, tips on handling the bulk ong>ofong> quilts, and finishing options. Four practice projects will get you started.

20 Golden Hits, Sam & Dave. Musicassetta Originale

Ottime Condizioni. Contattare via Telefono (Whatsapp o SMS) o Email. Lato A Soul Sister, Brown Sugar. (Sittin' On) Dock ong>Ofong> The Bay. You Got Me Hummin'. Don't Pull Your Love. Soothe Me. Gimme Some Lovin'. Bring It On Home To Me. Another Saturday Night. You Don't ong>Knowong> Like I ong>Knowong>. Cupid. Lato B Soul Man. Summer Time. You Don't ong>Knowong> What You Mean To Me. When Something Is Wrong With You Baby. You Send Me. Hold On, I'm Coming. Wonderful World. Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody. Can't You Find Another Way (ong>Ofong> Doing It). I Thank You.

Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuvill, Daniel, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Virginia Press, These two sets ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> by the seventeenth-century clegyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes and fashions ong>ofong> the time and ong>ofong>fer examples ong>ofong> such popular genres as the sermon, the resolve, and the meditation.

Everything You Need to Know Grand Bahama Island

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vignieri, Sebastian, PUBLISHER: Lulu Press, The "must have" travel guide for vacationing on Grand Bahama Island. Packed with over fifty pages ong>ofong> photographs and tons ong>ofong> vacation information. Including independent info on Grand Bahama Hotels, Grand Bahama vacation rentals, Grand Bahama beaches, Grand Bahama restaurants, Grand Bahama nightlife, Grand Bahama adventure services, Grand Bahama scuba diving, Grand Bahama snorkeling, Grand Bahama dolphin adventures, Grand Bahama island navagation, Grand Bahama transportation and much more.

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Reader Of The Purple Sage: Essays On Western Writers And

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ann Ronald, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nevada Press, NA Acquista Ora

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, Andrew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one ong>ofong> the outstanding literary innovators ong>ofong> the century. His novels date from The Palace ong>ofong> the Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to the present day. Selected ong>Essaysong> ong>ofong> Wilson Harris brings together twenty-one lectures, addresses and ong>essaysong> to make available Harris's full range ong>ofong> writings on subjects including: * the literate imagination * traditions ong>ofong> myth and fable in Central and South America * the North American literary imagination, from Edgar ong>Allong>en Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies ong>ofong> writers ong>ofong> the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and theoretical context for the ong>essaysong> * a map ong>ofong> Guyana * bibliographies ong>ofong> Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on the legends ong>ofong> El Dorado and the Holy Grail.

New Essays on the Country of the Pointed Firs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howard, June / Elliot, Emory / June, Howard, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Country ong>ofong> the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett is one ong>ofong> the most important works ong>ofong> New England local color fiction. This collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> builds on feminist literary scholarship that affirms the value ong>ofong> Jewett's work, but goes beyond previously published studies by ong>ofong>fering an analysis ong>ofong> how race, nationalism, and the literary marketplace shape her narrative. The volume constitutes a major rethinking ong>ofong> Jewett's contribution to American literature, and will be ong>ofong> interest to the fields ong>ofong> American literary studies, feminist cultural criticism, and American studies.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, These ong>essaysong> deal with methodological and theoretical issues addressed by the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory and concluding chapters by Stephen Plog and Shirley Powell dis-cuss the history ong>ofong> archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. The rest ong>ofong> the book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki and by Powell and Anthony L. Klesert consider the measurement ong>ofong> relationships be-tween surface and subsurface deposits. ong>Essaysong> by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, and Powell discuss func-tional interpretations ong>ofong> material re-mains. Analyses ong>ofong> the environment ong>ofong> the study area and the procurement ong>ofong> food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, and David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa and groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green and Katharine W. Fernstrom.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories ong>ofong>fers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction and the short story by bringing together 9 original ong>essaysong> by prong>ofong>essional writers and 30 exemplars ong>ofong> short fiction. The first part features original ong>essaysong> by well-ong>knowong>n authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus that take the student through the process ong>ofong> writing These ong>essaysong> focus on the characteristics and craft ong>ofong> the short story and its writer, and take the student from the workshopping process ong>allong> the way through the experience ong>ofong> working with agents and publishers. The second part ong>ofong> the text is an anthology ong>ofong> stories-many referred to in the ong>essaysong>-that gives readers dynamic examples ong>ofong> technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings the text up-to-date with new and revised ong>essaysong> and a freshened anthology that retains many ong>ofong> the classics, but adds in new styles and diverse voices-from short short fiction to the postcolonial writing ong>ofong> non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope ong>ofong> the short fiction landscape. The first part ong>ofong> the text now features Bailey's updated essay on the elements ong>ofong> fiction, which incorporates many ong>ofong> the nw stories in the anthology. There are also two new ong>essaysong> that expand on the workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? The Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson and "After the Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers and Publishing" from the first edition, bringing in the latest innovations in electronic and online publishing.

Kings of convenience - riot on an empty street

Titolo [Riot On An Empty Street] Artista/i [Kings ong>Ofong> Convenience] Traccie [1 Homesick 2 Misread 3 Cayman Islands 4 Stay Out ong>Ofong> Trouble 5 ong>Knowong>-How 6 Sorry Or Please 7 Love Is No Big Truth 8 I'd Rather Dance With You 9 Live Long 10 Surprise Ice 11 Gold (cod. I_)

Voting Rights on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zelden, Charles L., PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO, From the right to live to the right to die to everything in between, our lives as Americans are shaped by the law to an extent unparong>allong>eled in the rest ong>ofong> the world. On Trial explores how and why today's most contentious issues are settled-and unsettled-by the courts. Each volume, edited by top legal experts, ong>ofong>fers a host ong>ofong> ways for readers to get the full legal story: survey ong>essaysong> examining ong>allong> sides ong>ofong> the controversy; specific case studies; future outlooks; key legal documents; topical entries on critical issues, events, and individuals; timelines; glossaries ong>ofong> legal terms; and an extensive annotated bibliography for further research. Justice is blind but we shouldn't be. On Trial opens up students and readers' minds to the legal complexities surrounding today's most controversial issues.

Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business [With * and Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stim, Richard / Gima, Patti, PUBLISHER: NOLO, Today, it takes more than talent to thrive in the music industry. Bands need business savvy, solid legal agreements and practical ong>knowong>-how if they want to succeed on stage or in the studio, and they can find it in Music Law. Musician and lawyer Richard Stim tells musicians everything they need to ong>knowong> to get their band on the road to success and stay out ong>ofong> legal jams, including: -- booking performances -- choosing a name and protecting its use -- copyrighting song lyrics -- establishing legal ownership ong>ofong> songs -- sampling -- signing contracts -- working with agents, managers, distributors, clubs, studios, etc. -- writing a band partnership agreement -- and more The best guide available for bands today, Music Law gives them ong>allong> the legal information and practical advice they need to keep from getting burned. ong>Allong> the legal forms and agreements they need are included, both as tear-outs and on disk.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion ong>ofong>fers students crucial guidance on Brecht's theatrical career from beginning to end, bringing together the contrasting views ong>ofong> major critics and active practitioners to ong>ofong>fer a provocative overview. The nineteen newly-commissioned ong>essaysong> place Brecht's creative work in its historical and biographical context, with separate ong>essaysong> on seven major plays, on the poetry, the theatrical theories, the use ong>ofong> music, the innovations in stage design, the ways ong>ofong> working with actors and his hugely influential career with the Berliner Ensemble.

What's in Your Attic?: Find the Antiques & Collectables in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hearnden, Jonty, PUBLISHER: Mitchell Beazley, Unearth the treasure that's waiting to be discovered in your attic Jonty Hearnden, an expert commentator on BBC America's"Antiques Roadshow," is ideong>allong>y equipped to guide you on this journey. Even with no previous ong>knowong>ledge ong>ofong> antiques, with this manual in hand it is easy to recognize items in your home that might be ong>ofong> value. Every major area ong>ofong> collecting is covered-from ceramics and furniture to stamps and toys-and with the helpful illustrations throughout, you can find out if your antique is authentic or rare. With an eye to market trends and dating antiques, Hearnden teaches you everything you need to ong>knowong> to make money out ong>ofong> the valuables you didn't ong>knowong> you had

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role ong>ofong> women and minorities in establishing the canon ong>ofong> American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The ong>essaysong> in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical and historical interpretation ong>ofong> the novel that reflects the best ong>ofong> recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments and prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms ong>ofong> popular melodrama and heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. The individual ong>essaysong> examine the influence ong>ofong> Stowe's novel on the characterization ong>ofong> women in the American novel and on later women writers, the role ong>ofong> women in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges between Stowe and her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin and the tradition ong>ofong> the Gothic novel, and the characterizations ong>ofong> blacks in this novel and in later works.

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