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Friendly Letters to the Society of Friends On Some of Their

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ralph Wardlaw, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Living in Ordinary Time: The Letters of Agatha Rosetti

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brein, Maryellen, PUBLISHER: ACTA Publications, Most spiritual memoirs are written by religious prong>ofong>essionals. ong>Theong> American Catholic Experience series is an innovative new collection ong>ofong> books exploring ong>theong> song>toong>ries ong>ofong> individual Catholics in ong>theong> United States as ong>theong>y reflect on what it has meant as Catholic laity ong>toong> live out ong>theong>ir faith amidst ong>theong> joys and challenges ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir daily lives?on ong>theong>ir jobs, with ong>theong>ir families and ong>friendsong>, and in ong>theong>ir communities and churches. In Living in Ordinary Time, a hisong>toong>rically significant reflection on ong>theong> ong>lettersong> ong>ofong> Agatha Rosetti Hessley, an ordinary Catholic laywoman who wrote about her experiences with ong>theong> post-Vatican II church faithfully each week, MaryEllen O?Brien uncovers ong>theong> lived experience ong>ofong> laypeople in ong>theong> U.S. from ong>toong> and its relevance ong>toong> our lives ong>toong>day.

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 11:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Royal Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong>, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> Transactions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Royal Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong> publish an annual collection ong>ofong> major articles representing some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best hisong>toong>rical research by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's most distinguished hisong>toong>rians.

ABC History Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chicago Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong> / Chicago Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong>, PUBLISHER: Chicago Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong>, Add some mystery ong>toong> your hisong>toong>ry ong>Theong> Chicago Hisong>toong>rical ong>Societyong> is having fun with ong>theong> alphabet and some ong>ofong> our most fascinating artifacts. Can you guess what ong>theong>se objects are before you turn ong>theong> page? Read about ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong> objects at ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> book. Youre sure ong>toong> discover facts about Chicago that you didnt know before.

The Tender Farewell of Jesus: Meditations on Chapter 17 of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van Kaam, Adrian L. / Moong>toong>, Susan A., PUBLISHER: New City Press, Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most popular contemporary authors present ong>theong> gospel message applied ong>toong> daily living for Christians in ong>toong>day's ong>societyong>.

The Secret Zoo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chick, Bryan, PUBLISHER: Greenwillow Books, Something strange is happening at ong>theong> Clarksville City Zoo. Late at night, monkeys are scaling ong>theong> walls and searching ong>theong> neighborhood-- but what are ong>theong>y looking for? Noah, his sister Megan, and ong>theong>ir best ong>friendsong>, Richie and Ella, live next door ong>toong> ong>theong> zoo. Megan is ong>theong> first ong>toong> notice ong>theong> puzzling behavior ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> animals. One day Megan disappears, and her broong>theong>r and ong>theong>ir ong>friendsong> realize it's up ong>toong> ong>theong>m ong>toong> find her. ong>Theong>ir only choice is ong>toong> follow a series ong>ofong> clues and sneak inong>toong> ong>theong> zoo. But once inside, will ong>theong>y discover ong>theong>re's much more ong>toong> ong>theong> Clarksville City Zoo than ong>theong>y could ever have guessed?

Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidich, Arthur J. / Bensman, Joseph, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Illinois Press, First published in , Small ong>Toong>wn in Mass ong>Societyong> set community studies on a new course by placing ong>theong> small ong>toong>wn within ong>theong> framework ong>ofong> large-scale, bureaucratic mass ong>societyong>. Drawing attention ong>toong> ong>theong> dynamics ong>ofong> class and ethnicity in relation ong>toong> economics and politics, this landmark work was among ong>theong> first ong>toong> document ong>theong> consequences ong>ofong> centralized administration on life in American communities. Through a close study ong>ofong> "Springdale, New York", Arthur J. Vidich and Joseph Bensman depict ong>theong> small ong>toong>wn as continuously and increasingly drawn inong>toong> ong>theong> central institutions and processes ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>toong>tal ong>societyong>. Vidich and Bensman based ong>theong>ir conclusions on extensive interviews with and close observation ong>ofong> ong>theong> inhabitants ong>ofong> one community. ong>Theong> original publication ong>ofong> ong>theong> book caused a sharp response among ong>theong> ong>toong>wn's citizens who felt ong>theong>ir trust had been violated and ong>theong>ir ong>toong>wn misrepresented. ong>Theong> present volume includes ong>theong> ediong>toong>rials and correspondence evoked by that controversy, ong>theong> authors' articles describing ong>theong>ir methodology, a new foreword by Michael W. Hughey, and a new afterword in which Arthur J. Vidich gives an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation and hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong> book.

Life in a Medieval Castle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McAleavy, ong>Toong>ny / Chamberlain, Neville, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, In ong>theong>ir heyday castles were homes ong>toong> ong>theong> wealthiest and most powerful members ong>ofong> ong>societyong>--royalty and ong>theong> great nobility, who displayed ong>theong>ir wealth by giving sumptuous banquets and maintaining large households ong>ofong> retainers and servants. As ong>theong>y traveled from castle ong>toong> castle, ong>theong> monarchs and nobles exercised governance and dispensed justice. ong>Theong> first part ong>ofong> this book describes ong>theong> household ong>ofong> a great castle. ong>Theong> second and third parts relate ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> castle and its role in ong>societyong>. ong>Theong> final section traces ong>theong> decline ong>ofong> ong>theong> castle in favor ong>ofong> grand houses and palaces. A wealth ong>ofong> source material, along with archaeological evidence, brings ong>theong> world ong>ofong> ong>theong> medieval castle ong>toong> life.

The Congressman's Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogue, Allan G. / Fogel, Robert / ong>Theong>rnstrom, Stephan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In ong>theong> hisong>toong>rical literature on ong>theong> Civil War, ong>theong> President, ong>theong> generals, and ong>theong> cabinet secretaries have won ong>theong> war ong>ofong> words. ong>Ofong> ong>theong> hundreds ong>ofong> men who served in ong>theong> House ong>ofong> Representatives during this great struggle, only a handful typically appear in general discussions ong>ofong> ong>theong> period. Yet without a deeper understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> contributions ong>ofong> ong>theong> members ong>ofong> ong>theong> Congress ong>toong> ong>theong> successful prosecution ong>ofong> ong>theong> war, we cannot fully appreciate ong>theong> desperate nature ong>ofong> that war and its significance in ong>theong> building ong>ofong> ong>theong> nation. This book explores important aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> Civil War from ong>theong> perspective ong>ofong> Capiong>toong>l Hill. It is an effort ong>toong> survey some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possibilities for understanding ong>theong> congressmen, ong>theong>ir relations with each oong>theong>r, and ong>theong>ir interaction with President Lincoln.

Triage X, Vol. 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Saong>toong>, Shouji, PUBLISHER: Yen Press, Mochizuki General Hospital boasts some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in ong>toong>wn. But though ong>theong>se ladies spend much ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir day battling disease, ong>theong>ir after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort ong>ofong> disease...Under ong>theong> leadership ong>ofong> ong>theong> hospital chairman, a handful ong>ofong> staff members and local teenagers form a group ong>ofong> mercenary assassins, targeting ong>theong> "cancers" ong>ofong> ong>societyong> and excising those individuals before ong>theong>ir wickedness spreads.

Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sahn, Seung / Seung / Sungsan, PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Here is ong>theong> inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personal--in selections from ong>theong> correspondence that was one ong>ofong> his primary modes ong>ofong> teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds ong>ofong> ong>lettersong> per month, each ong>ofong> which he answered personally, and some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best ong>ofong> which are included here. His frank and funny style, familiar ong>toong> readers ong>ofong> "Dropping Ashes on ong>theong> Buddha, " is seen here in a most intimate form. ong>Theong> beloved Zen master not only answers questions on Zen teaching and practice, but applies an enlightened approach ong>toong> problems with work, relationships, suffering, and ong>theong> teacher-student relationship.

Women's Movement in: Kuwait, Egypt, Iran and the UK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alessa, Amani Saleh, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, This book focus on ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry ong>ofong> mainly ong>theong> women's movement, it also reflects at ong>theong> same time ong>theong> domination ong>ofong> women through out hisong>toong>ry. It studies ong>theong> movement ong>ofong> three Middle Eastern countries, Kuwait, Egypt, and Iran ong>theong>n it shows ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> ong>theong> women's movement in ong>theong> UK as an example ong>ofong> a Western ong>societyong> ong>toong> distinguish ong>toong> what extent ong>theong>se societies appreciate women. Now ong>theong>re are some similarities as well as some differences between ong>theong> East and ong>theong> West which forms ong>theong> interesting part ong>toong> observe ong>theong> struggle ong>ofong> women in different cultures.

More Letters to Rollins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Overong>toong>n, R. K., PUBLISHER: Two Thirteen Sixty One Publications, In this long-awaited follow-up ong>toong> ong>Lettersong> ong>toong> Rollins, humorist R. K. Overong>toong>n presents anoong>theong>r assortment ong>ofong> hilarious ong>lettersong> sent ong>toong> performer Henry Rollins. This new collection brings back ong>theong> oddball cast ong>ofong> characters from ong>theong> first book and introduces a whole new crew ong>ofong> self-appointed pen pals. Wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y are real fan ong>lettersong> or not, ong>theong>se missives perfectly depict what it's like ong>toong> be on ong>theong> receiving end ong>ofong> fame and/or disdain.

Thomas Lawrence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashong>toong>n, Geong>ofong>frey, PUBLISHER: Chaucer Press, Sir Thomas Lawrence painted some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best known and loved images ong>ofong> ong>theong> Regency period, Cherry Ripe, Pinkie and Master William Lambong>toong>n (ong>Theong> Red Boy) which became some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most famous images ong>ofong> Vicong>toong>rian and early twentieth century times. However, Lawrence's real genius was ong>toong> bring ong>toong> life a huge cross-section ong>ofong> late Georgian and Regency ong>societyong>. ong>Theong>se range from ong>theong> elderly and kindly Queen Charlotte, wife ong>ofong> George III, ong>toong> ong>theong> swashbuckling grandees ong>ofong> parliament and church. Lawrence had an uncanny ability ong>toong> bring ong>societyong> ong>toong> life, even when he was painting ong>theong> Archbishop ong>ofong> Canterbury. ong>Toong>day, he is also regarded as ong>theong> leading portrait painter ong>ofong> ong>theong> whole ong>ofong> Europe ong>ofong> his time, and is best seen in ong>theong> Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle, where ong>theong> Pope presides over ong>theong> allied monarchs ong>ofong> Europe who defeated Napoleon. This beautifully illustrated book contains some ong>ofong> his finest work.

The Court Jesters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dagan, Avigdor / Harshav, Barbara / Fischl, Vikong>toong>r, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication ong>Societyong> ong>ofong> America, This engrossing novel tells ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> four men, inmates in a Nazi concentration camp, who survive ong>theong>ir nightmarish ordeal by taking on ong>theong> roles ong>ofong> jesters, amusing ong>theong>ir ong>toong>rmenong>toong>rs.

Stories with a Moral

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Michael E., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Georgia Press, Song>toong>ries with a Moral is ong>theong> first comprehensive study ong>ofong> ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> plantation ong>societyong> on literature and ong>theong> influences ong>ofong> literature on social practices in nineteenth-century Georgia. During ong>theong> years ong>ofong> frontier settlement, ong>theong> Civil War, and Reconstruction, Georgia authors voiced ong>theong>ir support for ong>theong> slave system, ong>theong> planter class, and ong>theong> ideals ong>ofong> ong>theong> Confederacy, presenting a humorous, passionate, and at times tragic view ong>ofong> a rapidly changing world. Michael E. Price examines works ong>ofong> fiction, travel accounts, diaries, and personal ong>lettersong> in this thorough survey ong>ofong> King Cotong>toong>n's literary influence, showing how Georgia authors romanticized agrarian ong>theong>mes ong>toong> present an appealing image ong>ofong> plantation economy and social structure. Song>toong>ries with a Moral focuses on ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> literature as a mode ong>ofong> ideological communication. Even more significant, ong>theong> book shows how ong>theong> writing ong>ofong> one century shaped ong>theong> development ong>ofong> social practices and beliefs that persist, in legend and memory, ong>toong> this day.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title ong>toong> this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory ong>Toong>wer" turns his attention ong>toong> ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty ong>toong> works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural hisong>toong>ry museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

The Last Cannibals: A South American Oral History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Basso, Ellen B., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Texas Press, ong>Theong> Kalapalo are a Carib-speaking group ong>ofong> Brazilian Indians who live in ong>theong> Along>toong> (Upper) Xingu region around ong>theong> headwaters ong>ofong> ong>theong> Xingu River, a tributary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Amazon. In this major discourse-centered study ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir culture, Ellen Basso transcribes and analyzes nine traditional Kalapalo song>toong>ries ong>toong> ong>ofong>fer important insights inong>toong> Kalapalo hisong>toong>rical knowledge and ong>theong> performance ong>ofong> hisong>toong>rical narratives within ong>theong>ir nonliterate ong>societyong>. ong>Theong> song>toong>ries focus on ong>theong> biographies ong>ofong> exceptionally powerful warrior bowmen. Basso uses ong>theong>se song>toong>ries ong>toong> explore how ong>theong> Kalapalo remember and understand ong>theong>ir hisong>toong>ry and what specific linguistic, psychological, and ideological materials ong>theong>y employ ong>toong> construct ong>theong>ir narratives. This inquiry represents ong>theong> first comprehensive study ong>ofong> Amazonian Indian ethnohisong>toong>ry using indigenous oral documents and ong>theong> first attempt ong>toong> understand, though indigenous discourse, ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> Upper Xingu ong>societyong>. It will be important reading in anthropology, linguistics, and South American studies.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>theong> moral justification for which was that ong>theong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' ong>toong> 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>theong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading and slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>theong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>theong>re has been little research, such as ong>theong> German colonies and ong>theong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>theong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>theong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>theong> ong>theong>mes considered is ong>theong> role ong>ofong> slaves in ong>theong>ir own emancipation, ong>theong> short and long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> League ong>ofong> Nations, and ong>theong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa ong>toong>day.

Buildings, Finite Geometries and Groups: Proceedings of a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sastry, Narasimha / Sastry, N. S. Narasimha, PUBLISHER: Springer, This is ong>theong> Proceedings ong>ofong> ong>theong> ICM Satellite Conference on Buildings, Finite Geometries and Groups organized at ong>theong> Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, during August . This is a collection ong>ofong> articles by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> currently very active research workers in several areas related ong>toong> finite simple groups, Chevalley groups and ong>theong>ir generalizations: ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> buildings, finite incidence geometries, modular representations, Lie ong>theong>ory, etc. ong>Theong>se articles reflect ong>theong> current major trends in research in ong>theong> geometric and combinaong>toong>rial aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> study ong>ofong> ong>theong>se groups. ong>Theong> unique perspective ong>theong> authors bring in ong>theong>ir articles on ong>theong> current developments and ong>theong> major problems in ong>theong>ir area is expected ong>toong> be very useful ong>toong> research maong>theong>maticians, graduate students and potential new entrants ong>toong> ong>theong>se areas.

The Brontes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Felicia, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, Excellent introduction ong>toong> ong>theong> background ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes Outlines ong>theong>ir lives and cultural background. Explores important places and people in lives ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes and ong>theong> effect on ong>theong>ir writings. Examines four ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes' major works: "Jane Eyre, Vilette, ong>theong> Tennant ong>ofong> Wildfell Hall" and "Wuong>theong>ring Heights" ong>Theong> Brontes are a literary phenomenon. ong>Theong> novels, poetry and prose ong>ofong> Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell have made a lasting contribution ong>toong> English literature. ong>Theong>ir brief lives, marred by illness, violence, and early death, have added ong>toong> ong>theong>ir fascination. Felicia Gordon's account provides an excellent introduction ong>toong> ong>theong> life and works ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes by examining in detail ong>theong>ir bleak and isolated childhood and its effect on ong>theong>ir writing, setting ong>theong> Brontes' work clearly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir times. This sympaong>theong>tic account ong>ofong> ong>theong> harsh lives ong>theong> Brontes provides a fascinating and enlightening introduction ong>toong> those wanting ong>toong> read ong>theong>ir works. Felicia Gordon is at ong>theong> Cambridgeshire College ong>ofong> Arts and technology.

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> hisong>toong>ry, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans ong>toong> present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants ong>toong> know ong>theong> full song>toong>ry ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

Seeking for the Kingdom of God: Origins of the Bruderhof

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arnold, Eberhard / Arnold, Emmy, PUBLISHER: Plough Publishing House, A candid look at ong>theong> faith and daring that led ong>theong> Arnolds ong>toong> break away from ong>theong> established church ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir day. Contains ong>lettersong>, poems, and biographical and hisong>toong>rical material about ong>theong> beginnings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bruderhong>ofong> movement.

Strictly Come Barking: Life Among the Dog People of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Linick, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> ong>societyong> in which we were now ong>toong> take our place is a unique one, an ever-changing kaleidoscope ong>ofong> dogs and ong>theong>ir owners. ong>Theong> dogs represent most ong>ofong> ong>theong> popular breeds and many ong>ofong> ong>theong> mutt-like mixtures - and so do ong>theong>ir accompanying humans, who come from diverse nationalities and from many walks ong>ofong> life: prong>ofong>essionals and job seekers, young and old, family members and loners. ong>Theong>y are united in ong>theong>ir love ong>ofong> dogs, and on ong>theong> central green ong>ofong> ong>theong> park, on its walkways and at ong>theong> caf where ong>theong>y gaong>theong>r after exercising ong>theong>ir animals, ong>theong>y ong>ofong>ten let this affection for dogs carry ong>theong>m inong>toong> ong>friendsong>hips that transcend park life and involve many ong>ofong> ong>theong>m in additional social activities.

On the Winds of Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leigh, Lori, PUBLISHER: Vintage Romance Publishing, ong>Theong>ir country teetered on ong>theong> edge ong>ofong> revolution, ong>theong>ir lives both destined ong>toong> play a part that would decide ong>theong> outcome. Somehow, ong>theong>y found love.

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