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Judgements of Value: Selected Writings on Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, ong>Martinong> / Cooper, ong>Martinong> / Cooper, Dominic, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book presents a collection of ong>theong> writings of ong>Martinong> Cooper, chief music critic of ong>theong> Daily Telegraph from , a well-known broadcaster on ong>theong> BBC, ong>andong> author of several books ong>andong> translations. Topics discussed include nineteenth- ong>andong> twentieth-century music, opera, literature, philosophy, religion, ong>andong> ong>theong> nature of criticism.

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Provensen, Alice / Provensen, ong>Martinong>, PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks, "This is a book about farm animals, ong>andong> what happens during one year on a farm." In January, ong>theong> cows stay in ong>theong> barnyard, ong>andong> ong>theong> chickens don't lay many eggs. By ong>Marchong>, you can tell spring is coming: ong>theong> barn is filled with baby animals. Month by month, ong>theong> animals at Maple Hill Farm sense ong>theong> changing seasons ong>andong> respond to ong>theong> changes. Through gently humorous text ong>andong> charming illustrations, Alice ong>andong> ong>Martinong> Provensen capture one year at ong>theong>ir beloved Maple Hill Farm in a way sure to delight city slickers ong>andong> country folk alike.

Afr Am Voices 2v

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Straub, Debroah / Straub, Deborah Gillan, PUBLISHER: UXL, With "African American Voices," your students will discover 35 full or excerpted speeches ong>andong> oong>theong>r notable spoken works of African Americans. Covered are famous oral presentations such as ong>Martinong> ong>Luong>theong>rong> ong>Kingong>, ong>Jrong>.'s "I Have a Dream" ong>andong> Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speeches, as well as lesser-known ong>andong> harder-to-find orations, such as Fannie Lou Hamer's chilling testimony to ong>theong> Democratic National Convention about her efforts to register to vote in Mississippi in . Each entry is accompanied by an introduction ong>andong> boxes explaining terms ong>andong> events to which ong>theong> speech refers. ong>Theong> 2-vol. set also contains 90 black-ong>andong>-white illustrations, a timeline ong>andong> a subject index.

Philadelphia Campaign

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Martinong>, David G. / ong>Martinong>, Jay, PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, This all new study presents ong>theong> strategy, engagements, ong>andong> personalities of ong>theong> Philadelphia Campaign (which included Brong>andong>ywine ong>andong> Germantown), along with essays on equip-ment, tactics, ong>andong> uniforms of ong>theong> period.

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The Ballad of Billy and George: The Tempestuous Baseball

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pepe, Phil, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, ong>Theong>y were compared to Mutt ong>andong> Jeff, Hatfield ong>andong> McCoy, even Elizabeth Taylor ong>andong> Richard Burton: two stubborn ong>andong> driven men whose on-again off-again partnership entertained ong>theong> nation for two decades. When Yankees owner George Steinbrenner first hired former player Billy ong>Martinong> to manage his famous American League franchise, ong>theong>y won ong>theong> pennant ong>andong> ong>theong> World Series. But ong>Martinong> was a scrappy, defiant son to Steinbrenner's role as fickle faong>theong>r. Feuds erupted ong>andong> separations ensued when each accused ong>theong> oong>theong>r of disrespect, ong>andong> ong>theong> dysfunctional house that Ruth built was frequently rocked by public arguments ong>andong> name calling. Five times Steinbrenner hired ong>Martinong>, ong>andong> five times he fired him. This is a wonderful, blow-by-blow history of ong>theong>ir combustible chemistry, drawn from interviews with Billy ong>Martinong> ong>Jrong>., Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, Sparky Lyle, Goose Gossage, Bucky Dent, Clete Boyer, Graig Nettles, Lou Piniella, Clyde ong>Kingong>, ong>andong> Gene Michael. Black ong>andong> white photos enhance ong>theong> drama, presented by a veteran sportswriter who covered ong>theong> Yankees every day ong>andong> whose previous books have been national bestsellers.

Winston S. Churchill, Volume 4: World in Torment,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gilbert, ong>Martinong>, PUBLISHER: Hillsdale College Press, "Winston S. Churchill: World In Torment, " is ong>theong> fourth volume of ong>theong> definitive biography of Winston S. Churchill. Covering ong>theong> years to , ong>Martinong> Gilbert's fascinating account carefully traces Churchill's wide-ranging activities ong>andong> shows how, by his persuasive oratory, administrative skill, ong>andong> masterful contributions to Cabinet discussions, Churchill regained, only a few years after ong>theong> disaster of Dardanelles, a leading position in British political life.ong>Theong>re are many dramatic ong>andong> controversial episodes: ong>theong> German breakthrough on ong>theong> Western Front in ong>Marchong> , ong>theong> anti-Bolshevik Intervention in , negotiating ong>theong> Irish Treaty, consolidating ong>theong> Jewish National Home in Palestine, ong>andong> ong>theong> Chanak crisis with Turkey. In all ong>theong>se, ong>andong> many oong>theong>r events, Churchill's leading role is explained ong>andong> illuminated in ong>Martinong> Gilbert's precise, masterful style.ong>Theong> Churchill who emerges from ong>theong>se pages is a complex, gifted, energetic, troubled man who made a forceful impact on his contemporaries; a man whose remarkable skills were admired by his colleagues, but who often angered - even maddened - ong>theong>m by what he said ong>andong> did.In a moving final chapter, covering a period when Churchill was without a seat in Parliament for ong>theong> first time since , ong>Martinong> Gilbert brilliantly draws togeong>theong>r ong>theong> many strong>andong>s of time in Churchill's life when his political triumphs were overshadowed by personal sorrows, by his increasingly somber reflections on ong>theong> backward ong>marchong> of nations ong>andong> society, ong>andong> by his stark forecasts of dangers to come.

Kronstadt : The Fate of a Soviet Democracy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Getzler, Israel, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first major study of revolutionary Kronstadt to span ong>theong> period from February to ong>theong> uprising of ong>Marchong> . It focuses attention on Kronstadt's forgotten golden age, between ong>Marchong> ong>andong> July , when Soviet power ong>andong> democracy flourished ong>theong>re. Professor Getzler argues that ong>theong> Kronstadters' 'Third Revolution' of ong>Marchong> was a desperate attempt at a restoration of that Soviet democracy which ong>theong>y believed had been taken from ong>theong>m by Bolshevik 'commissarocracy'. Pointing to continuity in personnel, ideology ong>andong> institutions linong>kingong> ong>theong> Kronstadt experiment in Soviet democracy with ong>theong> ong>Marchong> uprising, ong>theong> author sees that continuity reflected in ong>theong> Kronstadt tragedy's central figure, ong>theong> long-haired, dreamy-eyed student Anatolii Lamanov. Chairman of ong>theong> Kronstadt Soviet in ong>andong> chief editor of its Izvestiia, Lamanov became ong>theong> ideologist of ong>theong> uprising ong>andong> was soon after executed as a 'counter-revolutionary'.

Girl in the Polka Dot Dress

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bainbridge, Beryl, PUBLISHER: Little Brown ong>andong> Company, In ong>theong> tumultuous spring of a young English woman, Rose, travels from London to ong>theong> United States to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold. In her suitcase are a polka dot dress ong>andong> a one-way ticket. In an America recently convulsed by ong>theong> April assassination of ong>Martinong> ong>Luong>theong>rong> ong>Kingong> ong>andong> subsequent urban riots, ong>theong>y begin a search for ong>theong> charismatic ong>andong> elusive Dr. Wheeler- sage, prophet ong>andong>, possibly, redeemer-who rescued Rose from a dreadful childhood ong>andong> against whom Harold holds a seething grudge. As ong>theong>y follow ong>theong>ir quarry cross-country in a camper ong>theong>y encounter ong>theong> odd remnants of Wheeler acolytes who harbor festering cultural ong>andong> political grievances. Along ong>theong> way, a famous artist is shot in New York, mutilated soldiers are evacuated from Vietnam, race hatred explodes in ghettos ong>andong> suburbs ong>andong> casual madness blossoms at revival meetings. Many believe America's only hope is presidential cong>andong>idate Robert Kennedy, whose campaign trail echoes Rose ong>andong> Harold's pilgrimage. Both will conclude in Los Angeles at ong>theong> Ambassador Hotel one infamous night in June. Subversive, sinister ong>andong> marvelously vivid, Beryl Bainbridge's great last novel evokes a nation on ong>theong> brink of self-destruction with artful brilliance.

The New Age Cult

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Martinong>, Walter, PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Based on thirty-five years of study on ong>theong> New Age Movement, ong>theong> foremost expert on cults addresses ong>theong> No. 1 controversy within ong>theong> church today. An invaluable reference work for scholar ong>andong> layperson alike.

Oliver Jones

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sansregret, Marong>theong> / Marong>theong>, Sansregret, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Born in Montreal, Oliver Jones performed his first piano concert at five years old. He has become one of ong>theong> most celebrated representatives of ong>theong> Montreal Jazz Festival ong>andong> a worldwide musical ambassador for Canada on many international tours. This exclusive authorized biography begins with his roots x; ong>theong> enslavement of his African ancestors ong>andong> immigration of his parents to Canada from Barbados x; ong>andong> takes us to ong>theong> present. Oliver Jones has received many awards to recognize his achievements, both as a musician ong>andong> as a human being: ong>theong> ong>Martinong> ong>Luong>theong>rong> ong>Kingong> Award, a Juno Award, ong>theong> Cool Jazz Award of ong>theong> Izzy Asper Foundation, ong>theong> Order of Canada, ong>theong> Order of Quebec, ong>theong> Oscar Peterson Award, ong>theong> Governor General x;s Performing Arts Award, ong>andong> in , two National Jazz Awards: Best Jazz Keyboard of ong>theong> Year ong>andong> Best CD with Ranee Lee for ong>theong>ir album "Just You, Just Me"

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (an African American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Washington, Booker T., PUBLISHER: Wilder Publications, Up from Slavery is one of ong>theong> most influential biographies ever written. On one level it is ong>theong> life story of Booker T. Washington ong>andong> his rise from slavery to accomplished educator ong>andong> activist. On anoong>theong>r level it ong>theong> story of how an entire race strove to better itself. Washington makes it clear just how far race relations in America have come, ong>andong> to some extent, just how much furong>theong>r ong>theong>y have to go. Written with wit ong>andong> clarity. Acquista Ora

Rufus Woods, the Columbia River, and the Building of Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ficken, Robert E., PUBLISHER: Washington State University, Rufus Woods--for more than 40 years ong>theong> editor ong>andong> publisher of ong>theong> Wenatchee Daily World--has often been called ong>theong> High Priest of ong>theong> Columbia River. From his editorial platform, Woods tirelessly promoted Wenatchee ong>andong> north central Washington ong>andong> long advocated ong>theong> economic development of ong>theong> Columbia River.

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley went Hollywood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jeff Kinney, PUBLISHER: Amuket Books, ong>Theong> first "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movie opened on ong>Marchong> , ong>andong> earned over $75 million worldwide, maong>kingong> it one of ong>theong> most successful films of ong>theong> year. With "ong>Theong> Wimpy Kid Movie Diary," author Jeff Kinney shared his Hollywood experience on ong>theong> set ong>andong> explained to readers how a major motion picture gets made. That was just ong>theong> beginning of ong>theong> story. Now, in this revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed edition, Jeff Kinney fills in ong>theong> rest of ong>theong> moviemaong>kingong> process with more inside stories, new artwork, ong>andong> exclusive images. Also included is a special sneak peek at "Rodrick Rules," ong>theong> new movie coming in ong>Marchong> . This revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed edition of "ong>Theong> Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" is ong>theong> perfect companion to ong>theong> bestselling series.

The Drawing of the Three: (The Dark Tower #2)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Kingong>, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, ong>Theong> End is Near. Start at ong>theong> Beginning....ong>andong> catch up on ong>theong> complete Dark Tower saga...before Stephen ong>Kingong> brings it all to an end. November : ong>Theong> fifth Dark Tower book hits bookstores, followed by books six ong>andong> seven Now: ong>Theong> #1 Bestseller Book two in mass market

The Prune Book: How to Succeed in Washington's Top Jobs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trattner, John H., PUBLISHER: Brooong>kingong>s Institution Press, Written primarily for incoming presidential appointees ong>andong> those in ong>theong> White House, Senate, ong>andong> media who must identify, appoint, confirm, ong>andong> report on ong>theong>m, Prune Books address ong>theong> appointment ong>andong> transition processes in ong>theong>ir various dimensions. ong>Theong> edition explores at length ong>theong> evolving leadership challenge for presidential appointees ong>andong>, like its five predecessors, profiles 45 of ong>theong> toughest leadership jobs in governmentresponsibilities, issues, ong>andong> necessary professional credentials. ong>Theong> book is based on interviews with current ong>andong> former appointees, oong>theong>r veterans of ong>theong> executive branch ong>andong> Congress, journalists, ong>andong> political consultants.

The Guns of Ticonderoga

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Richardson, William T., PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, This is a fictional story, based on fact, of two l3 year old boys who join ong>theong>ir faong>theong>rs in assisting Henry Knox ong>andong> ong>theong> citizens of ong>theong> frontier ong>andong> ong>theong> colonial militia in delivering Fort Ticonderoga cannon to George Washinglon ong>andong> his troops in Boston. While ong>theong> account of ong>theong> boys' adventures enroute is fiction, ong>theong>y are representative of ong>theong> type of experiences many young people had in growing up ong>andong> assuming adult responsibilities while living on ong>theong> frontier of early America. In November George Washington ong>andong> his militia had ong>theong> British forces in Boston, MA blockaded from ong>theong> mainlong>andong>. ong>Theong> British did not have sufficient forces in Boston to break ong>theong> blockade. Washington did not have sufficient heavy weapons (cannon ong>andong> mortars) to force ong>theong> British to leave Boston. It was a stalemate. Henry Knox ong>andong> his broong>theong>r William volunteered to bring some of ong>theong> heavy weapons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. Washington agreed, ong>andong> with ong>theong> assistance provided by General Phillip Schuyler at Albany, NY ong>theong> Knox expedition moved pounds cannon ong>andong> mortars across lakes, rivers, streams ong>andong> mountains during ong>theong> winter of . When ong>theong> weapons arrived, Washington placed ong>theong>m in a strategic location overlooong>kingong> Boston ong>andong> its harbor, ong>theong>reby convincing ong>theong> British in ong>Marchong> to evacuate Boston. ong>Theong> result was that Boston ong>andong> New Englong>andong> remained in ong>theong> hong>andong>s of ong>theong> Americans throughout ong>theong> Revolutionary War. ong>Theong> success of ong>theong> Knox expedition ong>andong> its result for ong>theong> outcome of ong>theong> American Revolution is little known but deserves ong>theong> attention provided here ong>andong> elsewhere. This book is a good read for anyone who is interested in ong>theong> contributions young citizens made toong>theong> success of ong>theong> American Revolution.

The Legend of King Arthur

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borgenicht, David / Pyle, Howard / Boni, Simone, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Wrapped in myth ong>andong> legend, celebrated by filmmakers, ong>andong> remembered by adults, ong>theong> classic tale of ong>Kingong> Arthur ong>andong> Excalibur lives on in this young reader's edition. Beautiful, full-color illustrations evoke all ong>theong> mystery ong>andong> delight of this centuries-old story of valor, honor, ong>andong> magic.

Magic Sprinkles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bebo, Aunt Kimmie, PUBLISHER: Dog Ear Publishing, "Magic Sprinkles" is an enchanting tale of how one Auntie made a trip all ong>theong> way to ong>theong> North Pole to bring back magical sprinkles for all of ong>theong> children. Along ong>theong> way Auntie promotes good manners ong>andong> polite behavior. This book keeps ong>theong> spirit of Christmas alive throughout ong>theong> year ong>andong> will delight children of all ages. It's as much fun to read as dipping cinnamon toast in your hot cocoa on a Saturday morning. Aunt Kimmie lives in Spokane, Washington. She works as a waitress flinging magic sprinkles at a local diner. She considers being an Auntie ong>theong> most important job she will ever have. She loves raindrops ong>andong> snowflakes, popsicles ong>andong> hopscotch ong>andong> ong>theong> magic of Christmas. ong>JRong> Battell is known as ong>theong> "Dumpster Artist." He also lives in Spokane, Washington where he paints on recycled cardboard. Aunt Kimmie saw his work while having lunch in a local bistro ong>andong> knew that he should illustrate her book.

Bamum

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geary, Christraud M., PUBLISHER: 5 Continents, In ong>theong> late 19th ong>andong> early 20th centuries, artists worong>kingong> for ong>theong> royal court of Bamum, in Cameroon, created elaborate bead-covered thrones ong>andong> stools, wooden sculptures, masks in human ong>andong> animal form, architectural carvings, ong>andong> fine objects in bronze, ivory, ong>andong> clay. This book focuses on ong>theong> history, iconography, ong>andong> meaning of ong>theong>se royal arts ong>andong> looks at Western collectors who were fascinated by ong>Kingong> Ibrahim Njoya (ruled to ) ong>andong> ong>theong> splendor of ong>theong> royal court. Visual ong>andong> written sources--including testimony by ong>Kingong> Njoya ong>andong> his courtiers, ong>andong> extensive archival records--cast light on ong>theong> strategies of a monarch who allowed visitors to acquire ong>theong>se arts to enhance ong>theong> ong>kingong>dom's reputation in distant Europe. ong>Theong> history of Bamum arts thus offers unique perspectives on African creativity ong>andong> ingenuity, ong>andong> European ways of collecting. Acquista Ora

Spokane and the Inland Empire: An Interior Pacific Northwest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stratton, David H., PUBLISHER: Washington State University, This long>andong>mark collection features essays about ong>theong> prehistory, history, geography, ong>andong> architecture of ong>theong> Inlong>andong> Pacific Northwest by eight noted national ong>andong> regional scholars: Donald W. Meinig, John Fahey, Albro ong>Martinong>, Carlos A. Schwantes, Wayne D. Rasmussen, Henry Matong>theong>ws, Clifford E. Trafzer, ong>andong> Harvey S. Rice.

The Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts That Guided Our

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brookhiser, Richard / Washington, George, PUBLISHER: Free Press, In ong>theong> 's, a young George Washington carefully copied out 110 "Rules for Civility" that had been compiled by French Jesuits in ong>theong> 15th century ong>andong> were widely translated ong>andong> read across Europe. Keeping ong>theong>m close throughout his military ong>andong> political career, Washington made it his highest aim to embody ong>theong>se principles in his life ong>andong> actions. Acquista Ora

Original Historical Autographs-Documents MUSSOLINI and

1)-Original Decret with both signatures of BENITO MUSSOLINI ong>andong> VITORIO EMANUELE III-ong>Kingong> of Italy- With Morning Edges-ong>andong> both signatures on ong>theong> Front page ! Not usual ong>andong> not easy to be found (Morning Edges) ! 1)-Original Decret with both signatures of BENITO MUSSOLINI ong>andong> VITTORIO EMANUELE III- ong>Kingong> of Italy ong>andong> Imperatore d'Etiopia with both signatures on ong>theong> Back side page ! Not usual ong>andong> not easy to be found (ong>Kingong> Italy ong>andong> Ethiopia) ! 1)-Original Decret with both signatures of BENITO MUSSOLINI ong>andong> VITTORIO ENANUELE III-ong>Kingong> of Italy - With both signatures on ong>theong> Front Page !!! 1)-Original Decret with signatures both of VITTORIO EMANUELE III- ong>Kingong> of Italy-Albania-Etiopia ong>andong> WAR MINISTER-With both signatures on ong>theong> back Page !!! Not usual ong>andong> not easy to be found (ong>Kingong> of Italy-Albany-Ethiopia ! 1)-Original Decret with signatures both of UMBERTO I-ong>Kingong> of Italy-ong>andong> WAR MINISTER-Period -Quite Old Period-With both signatures on ong>theong> front Page ong>andong> Not Usual !!! 1)-Original Decret with signature of VITTORIO EMANUELE III-ong>Kingong> of Italy-ong>andong> WAR MINISTER ! With both signatures on front pages ! As you can See all are quite interesting Original Autographs Documents ! If interested please kindly write or call me !

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, ong>andong> Talents, or ong>theong> Moral ong>andong> Intellectual Dispositions of Men ong>andong> Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winch, Julie, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In A Gentleman of Color, Julie Winch provides a vividly written, full-length biography of James Forten, one of ong>theong> most remarkable men in 19th-century America. Forten was born in into a free black family. As a teenager he served in ong>theong> Revolution ong>andong> was captured by ong>theong> British. Rejecting an attractive offer to change sides, he insisted he was a loyal American. By he was ong>theong> leading sailmaker in Philadelphia, where he became well known as an innovative craftsman, a successful manager of black ong>andong> white employees, ong>andong> a shrewd businessman. He emerged as a leader in Philadelphia's black community ong>andong> was active in a wide range of reform activities. He was especially prominent in national ong>andong> international antislavery movements, served as vice-president of ong>theong> American Anti-Slavery Society, ong>andong> became close friends with William Lloyd Garrison, to whom he lent money to start up ong>theong> Liberator. Forten was also ong>theong> founder of a remarkable dynasty. His children ong>andong> his son-in-law were all active abolitionists ong>andong> a grong>andong>daughter, Charlotte Forten, published a famous diary of her experiences teaching ex-slaves in South Carolina's Sea Islong>andong>s during ong>theong> Civil War. When James Forten died in , five thousong>andong> mourners, black ong>andong> white, turned out to honor a man who had earned ong>theong> respect of society across ong>theong> racial divide. This is ong>theong> first serious biography of Forten, who stong>andong>s beside Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, ong>andong> ong>Martinong> ong>Luong>theong>rong> ong>Kingong>, ong>Jrong>. in ong>theong> panong>theong>on of African-Americans who fundamentally shaped American history.

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