What’s it called when the world around you turns into another place?
Some times when the scary man is around (visual hallucination), he takes me to a cliff. My world turns into a different place. We stand on a cliff and he tells me to jump. But I’ve been too scared to jump. What is this called?
A very very complex hallucination at that. You Need to be evaluated by a doctor, very bad things can happen. Whatever you do, don’t jump. Good luck.
Daft Punk – Around The World
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George Foreman GGR50B Indoor/Outdoor Grill $52.60 Grilling really can’t get much easier than this. After assembling the grill (which takes only a few minutes), simply plug it in and allow about 10 minutes to fully preheat the surface while you gather your steaks, kebabs, or whatever’s to be grilled. The electric heat has an adjustable range from low (for keeping food warm) to high (for searing steaks). The nonstick grill surface not only means yo… |
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Facing Future $9.95 To gauge the magnitude of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s popularity in his native Hawaii, consider this: following his death in 1997 (at age 38, attributed to his profound obesity), Kamakawiwo’ole’s body lay in state in the state capitol, only the second person to receive such an honor. Kamakawiwo’ole’s appeal lies in his love for prestatehood, precondominium Hawaii and the expressiveness of his gently p… |
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The T.A.M.I. Show Collector’s Edition $13.37 TAMI SHOW (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) – DVD Movie… |
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Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam – Extended Edition (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo +Digital Copy) $8.15 A summer spent at music camp is all about fun, friends, and making music together, and Mitchie (Demi Lovato) can’t wait to return to Camp Rock to see her friends (Alyson Stoner, Meaghan Martin) and spend some quality time with Shane (Joe Jonas). Unfortunately, greed, rivalry, and the relentless pursuit of perfection threaten to sour the whole Camp Rock experience when the new Camp Star across the … |
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Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener $6.09 Smiths PP1 Smiths Pocket PAL Manual Knife Sharpener for Plain and Serrated Edge Knife Blades…. |
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Around The World Cookbook $14.84 Featuring more than fifty easy-to-prepare dishes for children to enjoy, a colorful cookbook celebrates the culinary traditions of a variety of international cultures, in a volume that includes easy-to-follow instructions for treats that use accessible … |
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Mickey’s Seeing The World – Around The World In 80 Days (DVD) $15.57 Mickey Mouse embarks on an educational journey in DISNEY LEARNING ADVENTURES: MICKEY’S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Young viewer |
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Adolescent Psychology Around the World (Mixed media product) $44.06 Description not available. |
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Cars 2: Race Around the World – Step into Reading 1 (Paperback) $3.95 All the world`s a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe`s fastest and finest in Disney/Pixar Cars 2. Boys ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 1 reader based on the ne… |
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Around The World Alphabet Chipbox $4.69 Make your creations pop with these alphabet pieces. This package contains 118 assorted chipboard shapes to enhance any design. |
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The I Love Trader Joe`s Around the World Cookbook (Paperback) $12.09 Description not available. |
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Around the World in 80 Days (FS/DVD) $7.08 255 characters or less! |
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Punky Brewster: Turn My World Around (DVD) $8.9 Curmudgeonly bachelor Henry Warnimont (George Gaynes) gets the shock of his life when Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye), an abandoned child, makes her way into his apartment and his heart. |
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Math Games& Activities from Around the World $14.35 Math, history, geography, art, and world cultures come together in this delightful book for kids who think math is boring. Includes more than 70 math games, puzzles, and projects from all over the world. 10 b&w photos; line drawings throughout. |
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Kids Around the World Cook! (Paperback) $12.65 This cookbook, with photographs and line drawings throughout, provides young cooks with recipes from around the world. |
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Andre Rieu – Around The World With Andre Rieu – 3-Disc Set (DVD) $25.63 Description not available. |
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John Denver: Around the World Live (DVD) $49.54 Description not available. |
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Wii – Around The World in 50 Games – By Zoo Games $15.13 255 characters or less! |
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Safe Skies 4-dial Around The World TSA Lock Set $24.49 Combination lock comes with jumbo dials making it easier to see and operateTravel accessory includes two luggage grips and tags TSA lock has a 4-mm shackle to fit through all types of zippers and industrial cases |
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Prince/Prince & the Revolution – Around the World in a Day $5.98 Disc 1:Around the World in a DayPaisley ParkCondition of the HeartRaspberry BeretTamborineAmericaPop LifeLadder, TheTemptation |
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Backstreet Boys – Around the World (DVD) $9.89 Boy-band sensation the Backstreet Boys have achieved a level of pop success that few groups in history have managed to reach. Th |
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Susen Foster Silverplated Around the World Turquoise/ Jasper Bracelet $34.49 Once called African blue opal, the Impression Jasper stones on this bracelet look like a map of the world from space. A donut shape focal, buttons, and beads of African Blue Opal; nuggets of copper flecked turquoise make this a hot bracelet for any time. |
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It Can`t Be Done, Nellie Bly $12.82 In 1888, a young, female reporter for New York World newspaper sets out to travel around the world in fewer than eighty days, while a Cosmopolitan magazine reporter tries to beat her to the goal. |
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NinDS – My Farm Around The World $14.8 My Farm Around The World is a whole new kind of DS game which lets anybody become a virtual farmer, watching over their own personalized animals as they live and grow and building a successful livestock farming business. Choose from four different farm… |
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Avantasia – The Flying Opera (Around The World In 20 Days) [5/3] * $24.11 Disc 1:DISC 1:Twisted MindScarecrow, TheAnother Angel DownReach Out For the LightInsideNo ReturnStory Ain`t Over, TheShelter From the RainDisc 2:DISC 2:Lost In … |
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Rockabye Baby: Lullabies From Around the World $9.96 Disc 1:Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk songBrezairola (Berceuse), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d`Auvergne, Series 3, No. 4)Mighty Lak` a Rose, for voice & piano (or orchestra)Wiegenlied im Sommer … |
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Arthur Spiderwick`s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Hardcover) $15.34 |
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Vegan Lunch Box Around the World (Paperback) $12.34 Presents dozens of culturally inspired vegan lunch ideas that range from Ratatouille and Moroccan Tagine to New England Chowder and Japanese Bento Box. |
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Fondues from Around the World $11.6 Now in a convenient new paperback edition, this long-time bestseller offers nearly 200 tempting recipes for fondues and raclettes. Recipes start with basic cheese fondues, then progress to ham, sausages, artichoke, and asparagus. More exotic ideas… |
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Barbie Doll Around the World 1964-2007 $20.88 Description not available. |
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Knitting Mittens & Hats from Around the World (Hardcover) $15.99 Here are 40 patterns for hats, mittens, and gloves from around the globe—including stylish traditional projects from Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the British Isles, the Americas, and Asia. Pattern introductions provide a background of knitti… |
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Around the World in 80 Days (WS/DVD) $8.04 Widescreen In this raucous Disney adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, |
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Around the World in Eighty Days $4.94 Enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg makes a wager that he can travel around the world in only 80 days. With his faithful valet, Passepartout, the two men set off on an adventure with an inept detective, Mr. Fix, close behind. One of the classics from |
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Arthur Spiderwick`s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Hardcover) $16.31 Description not available. |
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Strategy Challenges Collection 1: Around the World Software $8.49 Strategy Challenges Collection 1: Around the World educational software teaches about the culture and history of international classicsKids learn problem-solving skills and winning strategiesProgram designed for ages 8 and older |
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Quilts Around the World (Hardcover) $25.99 This essential book for all quilters and quilt collectors tells the fascinating story of quilting around the world, illuminated by the international quilt community&rs… |
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The Art of Urban Sketching (Paperback) $16.62 The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel.  This beautiful, 320-page volume explains urban sketching withi… |
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Playing for Change – Songs Around the World, Vol. 2 [5/31] * $14.46 Disc 0:No track list availableDisc 1:DISC 1:Three Little BirdsGimme ShelterTierra Del Olvido, LaSatchitaMusic is My AmmunitionRedemption SongHigher GroundGroove in G… |
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Around the World With Mouk (Hardcover) $12.11 Mouk, an adorable and intrepid little bear, sets off on a journey around the world to discover different cultures and make new friends around the globe, in an adventurous tale with search-and-find challenges and reusable vinyl stickers. |
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Andre Rieu – Christmas Around The World * $11.53 Description Not Available |
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Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World (DVD) $9.83 Sesame Street is having a New Year’s Eve party and everyone is invited. Lily Tomlin will be there too. |
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Look-Alikes Around the World (Hardcover) $10.76 Take an eye-opening trip around the world! Using everyday objects in ingenious ways, artist Joan Steiner has created three-dimensional scenes of more than 40 famous landmarks and familiar vacation locales ? from the shores of Cape Cod and chateaux acro… |
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Johnny Cash – Bootleg, Vol. 3: Live Around the World [9/20] $13.57 Disc 0:No track list available |
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Around the World in 80 Days $5.89 In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. |
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Around the World in 80 Tales $13.43 Takes readers on a fascinating journey across six continents where they will encounter a vast array of folk tales from eighty different storytelling traditions that encourage them to learn about different cultures and other parts of the world. |
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Christmas Around the World $6.92 Ethiopian fringed umbrellas; star-shaped Filipino parol lanterns;candlelit Swedish St. Lucia crowns-Mary Lankford bringstoget |
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Favorite Sock Patterns from Around the World (Paperback) $17.87 This book collects 25 fantastic patterns for socks inspired by knitting traditions from around the world. Patterns from top designers including Star Athena, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Candace Eisner Strick, Chrissy Gardiner, Janel Laidman and Anna… |
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Recipes from Around the World (Hardcover) $8.7 Go on a tasty tour around the globe with Recipes from Around the World: A Cookbook for Kids! With simple step-by-step instructions, helpful cooking tips, and color photos of each dish, this book is just the ticket if you want to make magic i… |
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Knitting Around the World (Hardcover) $22.87 Here is the history of knitting around the globe, examining styles, techniques, and particular styles countries and regions—including England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, Japan, Australia, Canada… |
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Vegan Planet $14.45 With over 400 recipes, this is the mother lode of vegan cookbooks–and Robin Robertson could be considered the leading mother figure in vegan cuisine. She begins with a pep talk about going vegan, including a general discussion of nutrition, the b… |
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Playing for Change – Playing for Change: Songs Around the World [Digipak] $19.81 Disc 1:DISC 1: SONGS AROUND THE WORLD:Stand By MeOne LoveWar/No More TroubleBikoDon`t WorryTalkin` Bout a RevolutionBetter ManChanda MamaLove Rescue MeChange is Gonna Come, A |
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Stories from Around the World (Hardcover) $10.83 Collects twenty-two folk tales from around the world, including “Leyla and the Lamp” from Persia, “The Magic Fish Hook” from New Zealand, and “The Magic Doll” from North America. |
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Kyla May Miss. Behaves :Around The World $5.93 During geography class, Kyla May writes in her journal about daydreams that carry her and her French poodle, Fifi-belle, to Paris, Japan, and other exotic locations far from the Melbourne, Australia, creative arts school she attends. |
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Hanukkah Around the World (Hardcover) $16.26 A visual celebration of the Jewish holiday travels around the world to see how different cultures mark the occasion, from a torch relay in Modi`in, Israel, to a candle lighting on the beach in Sydney, Australia. Simultaneous. |
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Hanukkah Around the World (Paperback) $7.87 A visual celebration of the Jewish holiday travels around the world to see how different cultures mark the occasion, from a torch relay in Modi`in, Israel, to a candle lighting on the beach in Sydney, Australia. Simultaneous. |
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Films Directed By Lau Lauritzen, Jr. (Study Guide) $20.86 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Red Meadows, Farlig Ungdom, the Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman, Afsporet, Det Sande Ansigt, Café Paradis, Mig Og Min Lillebror Og Storsmuglerne, Life on the Hegn Farm, Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie, the Richest Girl in the World, Rikki Og Mændene, Julia Jubilerar, Frk. Møllers Jubilæum, Blaavand Melder Storm, Lise Kommer Til Byen, Västkustens Hjältar, Ud I Den Kolde Sne, Familien Olsen, Vejrhanen, Hans Onsdagsveninde, Der Var Engang En Vicevært, En Sømand Går I Land, de Tre Måske Fire, En Fuldendt Gentleman, I Love Another, Tror Du Jeg Er Født I Går!, Frk. Vildkat, Affæren Birte, Pas På Svinget I Solby, We Want a Child!, Taxa K 1640 Efterlyses, I Dag Begynder Livet, Sømand I Knibe, Panserbasse, En Ganske Almindelig Pige, Kidnapped, Den Opvakte Jomfru, Det Ender Med Bryllup, Når Katten Er Ude, Alarm, Bedstemor Går Amok, Frøken Kirkemus, Week-End, Nordhavets Mænd, Far Skal Giftes, Panik I Familien, Højt Paa En Kvist, de Kloge Og Vi Gale, Cirkusrevyen 1936, Snushanerne, Klingende Toner. Excerpt: The Red Meadows (Danish: ) is a 1945 Danish war drama directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr.. The film, starring Poul Reichhardt and Lisbeth Movin, is a suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison. Filmed in Denmark only months after the end of the German occupation during WWII, Red Meadows is a clear ovation to the Danish resistance fighters and considered a stylistic masterwork. The film received the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In German-occupied Denmark during WWII, the young Danish saboteur Michael (Poul Reichhardt) sits in a Gestapo jail and |
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Goodbye, Africa… $17.94 Raymond Spenser was born in 1940s South Africa, when it was forbidden to treat a Black citizen as an equal member of society. This intolerance sets the stage for Raymond’s enlightening and inspiring global adventure. As a child, Raymond had extraordinary dreams: to become a magician, actor, and director. In addition, he aspired to experience the “real Africa.” After several decades of traveling through Southern Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia, Raymond achieves his professional goal: TV production in Johannesburg.Racial politics impels Raymond and his family to reach the Australian safe haven of Canberra. In the 1980s, Raymond moves with his wife and two sons to Zimbabwe, where he works as a producer and teacher, and becomes deeply involved in the local community. But soon, Raymond sees the inevitable writing on the wall. It is time to say, “Goodbye” to Africa.Author Desmond Bishop writes because he wants to engage the world around him. He started writing educational documentaries for the ABC in Sydney, in 1975. Desmond has worked as a producer and a teacher. His next book, The Wizard of Zee, tells the story of a boy who meets a wizard who teaches him to believe in himself. Desmond grew up in British colonial Southern Africa. Although he now resides in Asia, he enjoys travelling back to Nimbin, Australia, where he has a deep connection to the community.Publisher’s website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/GoodbyeAfrica.html |
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Handbook Of Comparative And Development Public Administration, Second Edition, Revised And Expanded $109.95 With contributions from nearly 80 international experts, this comprehensive resource covers diverse issues, aspects, and features of public administration and policy around the world. |
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Sexuality: Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Understandings $99.95 Human Sexuality: Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives is a unique textbook that provides a complete analysis of this crucial aspect of life around the world. Utilizing viewpoints across cultural and national boundaries, and deftly weaving evolutionary and psychological perspectives, Bolin and Whelehan go beyond the traditional evolution and primatology to address cross-cultural and contemporary issues, as well as anthropological contributions and psycho-social perspectives. Taking into account the evolution of human anatomy, sexual behavior, attitudes, and beliefs, this far-reaching text goes beyond what is found in traditional books to present a wide diversity of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors found globally. In addition to providing a rich array of photographs, illustrations, tables, and a glossary of terms, this extraordinary textbook explores:pregnancy and childbirth as a bio-cultural experiencelife-course issues related to gender identity, sexual orientations, behaviors, and lifestylessocioeconomic, political, historical, and ecological influences on sexual behaviorearly childhood sexuality, puberty and adolescencebirth control, fertility, conception, and sexual differentiationHIV infection, AIDS, AIDS globalization and sex workFusing biological, socio-psychological, and cultural influences to offer new perspectives on understanding human sexuality, its development over millions of years of evolution, and howsexuality is embedded in specific socio-cultural contexts, this is the text for educators and students who wish to understand human sexuality in all of its richness and complexity. |
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Memory, Microprocessor, and ASIC $129.95 Timing, memory, power dissipation, testing, and testability are all crucial elements of VLSI circuit design. In this volume culled from the popular VLSI Handbook, experts from around the world provide in-depth discussions on these and related topics. Stac |
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Monsieur Love.. $19.9 Title: “Monsieur Love.”.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++ British Library Coxon, Ethel; 1879. 2 vol. ; 8º. 12641.g.14. |
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Music, Power, and Politics $105 Essays by scholars from around the world explore the means by which music’s long-acknowledged potential to persuade, seduce, indoctrinate, rouse, incite, or even silence listeners has been used to advance agendas of power and protest. |
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Prostitution, Politics & Policy $49.95 Prostitution has become an extremely topical issue in recent years and attention has focused both on the situation of female prostitutes and the adequacy of existing forms of regulation. Prostitution, Politics & Policy brings together the main debates and issues associated with prostitution in order to examine the range of policy options that are available. Governments in different parts of the world have been struggling to develop constructive policies to deal with prostitution – as, for example, the British Home Office recently instigated a £1.5 million programme to help address the perceived problems of prostitution. In the context of this struggle, and amidst the publication of various policy documents, Prostitution, Politics & Policy develops a fresh approach to understanding this issue, while presenting a range of what are seen as progressive and radical policy proposals. Much of the debate around prostitution has been polarized between liberals – who want prostitution decriminalized, normalized and humanized – and conservatives – who have argued that prostitution should be abolished. But, drawing on a wide range of international literature, and providing an overview that is both accessible to students and relevant to policy makers and practitioners, Roger Matthews proposes a form of radical realism that is irreducible to either of these two positions. |
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Sacred Ecology, Second Edition $45.95 Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing. Berkes explores the importance of local and indigenous knowledge as a complement to scientific ecology, and its cultural and political significance for indigenous groups themselves. This second edition is expanded and updated throughout, and places greater emphasis on knowledge as process. It has two new chapters, Chapter 8 on climate change, demonstrating how indigenous communities read environmental signals, and Chapter 9 on how indigenous knowledge deals with complexity. |
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Social Capital, Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place $45.95 With contributions from around the world, this book brings together inter-related research from three fields: social capital, place management and lifelong learning regions. Providing valuable insight into the management of place and the development of learning at a regional level, the book presents international research that underpins the development and implementation of policies and practices that improve the quality of living and working circumstances at both local and regional levels. International in scope and at the cutting edge of research into this growing field that links lifelong learning to place, the book will appeal both to academics undertaking research in this burgeoning field and to those involved in lifelong learning at local, national and international level. |
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The Global Public Relations Handbook, Revised Edition $95 This handbook provides a comprehensive theoretical framework for studying and practicing public relations around the world. Organized by continent, chapters provide the history, development, and current status of the public relations industry. Contributors use the theoretical framework to present information on the public relations industry in their countries and regions. They also focus on such factors as the status of public relations education in their respective countries and professionalism and ethics. In addition, each chapter considers the public relations profession in relation to factors, such as a country’s political environment, level of economic development, societal and corporate culture, media environment, and activism. Each country-specific chapter also includes a case study typifying public relations practice in that country. This volume sets itself apart from other volumes in international public relations with the inclusion of: • coverage on the status of the public relations profession in 18 countries, covering Asia and Australasia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas; • consideration of public relations practice in a global setting; • coverage of public relations practices in economies in transition from socialistic economies to market-oriented ones in Eastern Europe and Asia; • descriptions and analyses of public relations operations of multinational corporations, multinational public relations agencies and NGOs; and • a contribution on the public communication efforts of the UNESCO. Additional highlights of the book include: • aforeword by the Director-General of the UNESCO; • contributions from 35 leading scholars and professionals with first-hand knowledge about the status of the public relations industry in their region; and • a thorough discussion on the transnational public |
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The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons $31.95 Containing around 1,800 entries this dictionary covers, in one volume, all the important deities and demons from around the world. This will be an invaluable source of information for anyone interested in comparative religion. |
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Tourism, Development and Growth $67.95 Tourism, Development and Growth presents a comprehensive examination of the concept of sustainability as it relates to tourism growth. Set within the context of rapid change in contemporary tourism and world trends, the contributors explore how new geopolitical, socioeconomic, technological and environmental circumstances are influencing world tourism today.Focusing on different types of tourism appropriate to particular situations, the essays offer examples from around the world–including the US and Canada–to explore issues concerning tourism’s contribution to economic, social, political and environmental advancement of developing countries, and the challenges to and the importance of tourism in industrialized nations. This book identifies the opportunities and challenges inherent in achieving sustainable tourism while accommodating growth, and examines new policies and initiatives necessary, from both the private sector and the state, to pursue tourism growth in an uncertain and changing world. |
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”Donor-driven” neoliberal reform processes, ”democratization” and the production of deforestation in Kenya: The case of Karura and Oloolua forests in Nairobi. $49.99 In sub-Saharan Africa, like most of the developing world, democratization has coincided with neoliberal economic reform. Yet, studies of democratization and neoliberalism tend to remain separate, failing to recognize their complex interconnections, both in their material and discursive dimensions. At the heart of this dissertation research is the question of how these interconnections are manifested in the environments of urban sub-Saharan Africa. The dissertation examines the role that combined processes of implementing neoliberal adjustment programs and electoral democratization in Kenya played in the deforestation of Karura and Oloolua forest reserves. The forest reserves are located in Nairobi, the nation’s commercial and political capital. Both forests underwent accelerated loss of trees and land in the 1990s, a period during which state elites were grappling with early phases of neoliberal reform and electoral democratization in the country. Additionally, the dissertation examines responses from various civil society groups and individuals to the issue of deforestation. Ideas in urban political ecology, debates around relationships between the environment and both processes of democratization and neoliberal economic reform, and discussions of collective action arising from civil society and social movements inform the analysis in this dissertation. The dissertation draws from interviews and discussions conducted with state and city officials, key individuals of various civil society groups, and ordinary Nairobi residents. The dissertation also considers relevant print materials. This study concludes that the realities of electoral democracy and neoliberal economic reform in Kenya complicate simplistic views of the interactions between democratization and neoliberalism. The study argues that the pressure to satisfy donors with a neoliberal agenda, in combination with the pressure to raise funds to compete in a multiparty election, led state elites to sell and |
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”Donor-driven” neoliberal reform processes, ”democratization” and the production of deforestation in Kenya: The case of Karura and Oloolua forests in Nairobi. $49.99 In sub-Saharan Africa, like most of the developing world, democratization has coincided with neoliberal economic reform. Yet, studies of democratization and neoliberalism tend to remain separate, failing to recognize their complex interconnections, both in their material and discursive dimensions. At the heart of this dissertation research is the question of how these interconnections are manifested in the environments of urban sub-Saharan Africa. The dissertation examines the role that combined processes of implementing neoliberal adjustment programs and electoral democratization in Kenya played in the deforestation of Karura and Oloolua forest reserves. The forest reserves are located in Nairobi, the nation’s commercial and political capital. Both forests underwent accelerated loss of trees and land in the 1990s, a period during which state elites were grappling with early phases of neoliberal reform and electoral democratization in the country. Additionally, the dissertation examines responses from various civil society groups and individuals to the issue of deforestation. Ideas in urban political ecology, debates around relationships between the environment and both processes of democratization and neoliberal economic reform, and discussions of collective action arising from civil society and social movements inform the analysis in this dissertation. The dissertation draws from interviews and discussions conducted with state and city officials, key individuals of various civil society groups, and ordinary Nairobi residents. The dissertation also considers relevant print materials. This study concludes that the realities of electoral democracy and neoliberal economic reform in Kenya complicate simplistic views of the interactions between democratization and neoliberalism. The study argues that the pressure to satisfy donors with a neoliberal agenda, in combination with the pressure to raise funds to compete in a multiparty election, led state elites to sell and |
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”How Do We Know They Know?”: A conversation about pre-service teachers learning about culture and social justice $8.58 Teacher education programs are charged with educating teachers to teach all students-preparing them to teach multiethnic, multiracial, multilingual, and differently-abled students in an increasingly global, inter-dependent world. This book takes as its starting point the assumption that pre-service teacher candidates, primarily white and middle-class, come to college to pursue a teaching degree having little if any experience of a social nature with persons not like themselves. Rooted in areas of theory and practice and based around the “Schools and Society” and “Culturally Relevant Teaching” courses required by the Teacher Education Program social justice conceptual framework, “How Do We Know They Know?” is a conversation about ways to assess these pre-service teachers’ growth and movement, as they progress from naiveté to awareness about the realities of culture in schools. |
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”Mandela went to China…and India too”: Musical cultures of childhood in South Africa. $49.99 The cultural landscape of South Africa is reflected in the songs and games of young children whose music often embodies the social and political history of the world around them. My research with young children in the Limpopo province of South Africa is indicative of how children of similar ages identify with the idea of South Africa as a nation and how children use music as an educational tool to engage with their social and cultural identities.;This dissertation examines how music, education and the media impact the culture of childhood in South Africa and draws on the political and social history of South Africa that is enmeshed in the musical education of children today. The purpose of the study is to understand how young children utilize and experience music as a tool to explore, and consequently educate themselves in relationship to their social and cultural histories. Based on scholarship that bridges the fields of music education, sociology, child development, media studies and ethnomusicology, this dissertation aims to outline how children’s musical cultures are not mere copycats of adult musical systems, but rather intricate memes, or units of cultural information, that are propagated and sustained within the culture of childhood.;Contributing to an understanding of the role of music in children’s lives in Limpopo, this dissertation examines how music contributes to identity formation in childhood. This process is explored through an examination of local, national and global influences on the musical language of childhood in South Africa. From handclapping songs to traditional music, from commercials to programs such as Takalani Sesame, the musical worlds of children in Limpopo give voice to an understanding of how children engage with and sustain unique musical cultures. |
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”The monsters we defy”: Washington, D.C. in the Red Summer of 1919. $49.99 This dissertation examines a race riot in the nation’s capital, one of the dozens of racial “clashes” instigated by white mobs that swept across the U.S. in the summer of 1919. That July in Washington, D.C., hundreds of white military men, soon joined by civilians, began attacking black citizens after weeks of sensationalized reports of black attacks on white women. Black Washingtonians were expecting violence; some had written letters to the city’s daily papers protesting the inflammatory headlines and warning that they would lead to violence. The city’s black newspaper, echoed by ministers and other leaders, exhorted black citizens to protect their homes and families.;Using both social history and cultural history methodologies, this study examines the riot in the larger context of racial violence, in particular lynching, and the African American experience of World War I. It offers a brief history of the nation’s capital, focusing on its substantial and relatively prosperous black population. The panoramic story of the riot is drawn from a combination of sources, while later discussion focuses on specific stories, investigating closely narrative content, context, and form in order to unpack the implications around race, gender and sexuality with which they are fraught. Black and white newspapers, government officials, civil rights activists, individual citizens, a former president, and military intelligence agents all offered explanations of and predictions based on the Washington riot. My analysis traces contemporary evaluations, drawing connections among them and making suggestions as to their specific implications for American racial politics.;The black self defense of 1919 rose from a long tradition of resistance to white violence and fed in its turn the political and intellectual discourse which would find fuller expression decades later in the postwar civil rights movement. This riot represents a central and insufficiently examined aspect of racial |
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”The monsters we defy”: Washington, D.C. in the Red Summer of 1919. $49.99 This dissertation examines a race riot in the nation’s capital, one of the dozens of racial “clashes” instigated by white mobs that swept across the U.S. in the summer of 1919. That July in Washington, D.C., hundreds of white military men, soon joined by civilians, began attacking black citizens after weeks of sensationalized reports of black attacks on white women. Black Washingtonians were expecting violence; some had written letters to the city’s daily papers protesting the inflammatory headlines and warning that they would lead to violence. The city’s black newspaper, echoed by ministers and other leaders, exhorted black citizens to protect their homes and families.;Using both social history and cultural history methodologies, this study examines the riot in the larger context of racial violence, in particular lynching, and the African American experience of World War I. It offers a brief history of the nation’s capital, focusing on its substantial and relatively prosperous black population. The panoramic story of the riot is drawn from a combination of sources, while later discussion focuses on specific stories, investigating closely narrative content, context, and form in order to unpack the implications around race, gender and sexuality with which they are fraught. Black and white newspapers, government officials, civil rights activists, individual citizens, a former president, and military intelligence agents all offered explanations of and predictions based on the Washington riot. My analysis traces contemporary evaluations, drawing connections among them and making suggestions as to their specific implications for American racial politics.;The black self defense of 1919 rose from a long tradition of resistance to white violence and fed in its turn the political and intellectual discourse which would find fuller expression decades later in the postwar civil rights movement. This riot represents a central and insufficiently examined aspect of racial |
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”The way these people can just listen!”: Inquiries about the Mahler tradition in the Concertgebouw. $49.99 This study addresses the presumable distinct, auratic quality that performances of symphonies by Gustav Mahler in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw seem to have, a phenomenon also referred to as the Concertgebouw’s Mahler tradition. Are these performances indeed in high demand and experienced more intensely than other performances in the Concertgebouw, and, if so, why? And what kinds of audiences attend these events and for what reasons?;The author approaches the typical Mahler performance as a ritual in which a wide range of contextual factors is at play and in which different values can be enacted by the participants. The typical Mahler performance is studied from four perspectives: (1) the history of the person of Mahler in the Concertgebouw and the tradition that was built around the composer and performances of his works, particularly by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; (2) the role of Mahler in the present-day programming of the hall, audience types attending these performances, and the space of the Main Hall; (3) verbal and non-verbal audience responses to performances of symphonies by both Mahler and Bruckner, presented on the basis of online questionnaires and video footage of audience members listening to the symphonies; (4) the event of the Mahler performance as analyzed using concepts from the field of ritual theory.;The conclusion of the study is that performances of Mahler’s symphonies are highly effective in the Concertgebouw due to the historical, symbolic, and spatial contexts in which they take place. Mahler plays an important role in the history of the Concertgebouw and is acknowledged as such by numerous signs inside the hall. The acoustics of the Main Hall are considered the most favorable in the world for late romantic music, and the hall is visually well suited for ritual experiences. Patrons are relatively familiar with Mahler’s repertoire and they like performances of his symphonies significantly better than those of Bruckner symphonies in many |
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”You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away—A man is not a piece of fruit.” A comparative study of the characters and the dystopia in Anthony Burgess’ ”A Clockwork Orange” and Arthur Miller’s ”Death of a Salesman”. $49.99 Arthur Miller and Anthony Burgess share many parallels in their motives for writing Death of a Salesman and A Clockwork Orange. The main characters’ reactions to their post-world war societies bond the works through the universal ambivalence of personality and impersonality. By analyzing the play and the novel under the guidance of Kenneth Burke’s dramatistic pentad, the works feature unadulterated similarities that characterize both works as representatives of dystopian despair following World War II. Both authors frame their stories around radical, yet insignificant characters who become victims of their societal attitudes and whose familial inheritance predetermines their failure. By inspecting these works as dystopian exemplars, it becomes clear that Miller and Burgess create nightmarish societies to depict life’s lack of purpose. |
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”You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away—A man is not a piece of fruit.” A comparative study of the characters and the dystopia in Anthony Burgess’ ”A Clockwork Orange” and Arthur Miller’s ”Death of a Salesman”. $49.99 Arthur Miller and Anthony Burgess share many parallels in their motives for writing Death of a Salesman and A Clockwork Orange. The main characters’ reactions to their post-world war societies bond the works through the universal ambivalence of personality and impersonality. By analyzing the play and the novel under the guidance of Kenneth Burke’s dramatistic pentad, the works feature unadulterated similarities that characterize both works as representatives of dystopian despair following World War II. Both authors frame their stories around radical, yet insignificant characters who become victims of their societal attitudes and whose familial inheritance predetermines their failure. By inspecting these works as dystopian exemplars, it becomes clear that Miller and Burgess create nightmarish societies to depict life’s lack of purpose. |
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‘Adding Zest’ To Science Education $105 It seems a habit of our time to lament about thestate of the world and simultaneously profess thatthere is nothing we, as individuals, can do about it.In this auto/ethnographic study, Elisabeth challengesthis view on the basis that science teachers inparticular seem in a unique position to raisestudents’ awareness of problematic issues in relationto the world around them by providing them withnecessary knowledge. Sound knowledge however, doesnot equate with positive attitude: providing studentswith factual knowledge alone might thus beinsufficient for enabling them to participate in thepublic discourse on making the world a ‘betterplace’. Given the pervading influence of science onour daily lives, this discourse must include a focuson science, scientific research and its uses.Traditionally science has often been taught withoutaddressing ethical questions. Elisabeth argues thatthe inclusion of a discourse on ethical issues intoscience classrooms might open an avenue for scienceeducators to offer students opportunities forpractising engagement as future decision makers bylearning to reflect critically and collaboratively ontheir attitudes, beliefs and values. |
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‘Labours in the cause of humanity in every part of the globe’: Transatlantic philanthropic collaboration and the cosmopolitan ideal, 1760–1815. $49.99 Working together, citizens of the Atlantic world expanded the scale and scope of philanthropic activity. This dissertation moves beyond questions about the economic motives behind the rise of humanitarianism. Instead, through a transatlantic and transassociational study, with particular focus on medical philanthropy, it focuses on how philanthropists built a complex charitable infrastructure and found ways to help suffering strangers near and far. This study reveals that activists recast organized beneficence through targeted changes that they collected and crafted as a result of a cosmopolitan approach to the world common in their era. Eighteenth-century philanthropists bequeathed to their successors an accelerating pace of growth, a vastly elaborated charitable landscape, and the expectation of a worldwide reach. The developments that made possible those legacies unfolded as the Consumer Revolution burgeoned, the globe became more integrated (giving rise to a pragmatic cosmopolitanism among many people), and Americans and Britons made and unmade the empire. Rather than a major transformation, expansion of humanitarian activity rested on measured change. Through focused and incremental innovations trafficked among people around the Anglophone Atlantic, philanthropists identified more and more discrete groups as objects worthy of charitable assistance, enlarged the universe of eleemosynary institutions, and found routine ways to extend charity beyond local or particularistic boundaries. This dissertation studies that evolution through analyses of philanthropists’ activities at both the transnational and local levels. It first examines the role of geographically mobile individuals in the collection, transmission, and introduction to urban Atlantic communities of new programs. This study then probes the pervasive impact of the Consumer Revolution on philanthropy through the international celebrity of English prison reformer John Howard. Attention then turns to |
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‘Labours in the cause of humanity in every part of the globe’: Transatlantic philanthropic collaboration and the cosmopolitan ideal, 1760–1815. $49.99 Working together, citizens of the Atlantic world expanded the scale and scope of philanthropic activity. This dissertation moves beyond questions about the economic motives behind the rise of humanitarianism. Instead, through a transatlantic and transassociational study, with particular focus on medical philanthropy, it focuses on how philanthropists built a complex charitable infrastructure and found ways to help suffering strangers near and far. This study reveals that activists recast organized beneficence through targeted changes that they collected and crafted as a result of a cosmopolitan approach to the world common in their era. Eighteenth-century philanthropists bequeathed to their successors an accelerating pace of growth, a vastly elaborated charitable landscape, and the expectation of a worldwide reach. The developments that made possible those legacies unfolded as the Consumer Revolution burgeoned, the globe became more integrated (giving rise to a pragmatic cosmopolitanism among many people), and Americans and Britons made and unmade the empire. Rather than a major transformation, expansion of humanitarian activity rested on measured change. Through focused and incremental innovations trafficked among people around the Anglophone Atlantic, philanthropists identified more and more discrete groups as objects worthy of charitable assistance, enlarged the universe of eleemosynary institutions, and found routine ways to extend charity beyond local or particularistic boundaries. This dissertation studies that evolution through analyses of philanthropists’ activities at both the transnational and local levels. It first examines the role of geographically mobile individuals in the collection, transmission, and introduction to urban Atlantic communities of new programs. This study then probes the pervasive impact of the Consumer Revolution on philanthropy through the international celebrity of English prison reformer John Howard. Attention then turns to |
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‘Tis: A Memoir $15.95 The Barnes & Noble Review “Isn’t this a great country altogether?”" ‘Tis.”Thus ended the astounding writing debut of Frank McCourt, the 1996 bestselling memoir Angela’s Ashes. The young Frank had emerged from the sickly bowels of Irish poverty and was on his passage to America, looking out from the Irish Oak at the lights of New York. With these words, McCourt ignited the expectations of millions of readers, who wondered what would happen to this resourceful young man, who seemed to have survived his youth sustained only on the strength of his imagination, his fierce love of language, and the occasional egg.With ‘Tis, McCourt answers these yearnings with the continuation of his memoirs, recounting his life as a young immigrant making his way in New York City. But the hopeful tenor of those closing words is almost immediately doused, as he finds the implied promise of his first slice of lemon meringue pie (“I’m thinking if this is the way they eat in America I’ll be fine and fat…”) dashed by the reality that an Irishman who has rotten teeth, bad eyes, and no high school diploma has few opportunities in the land of plenty. He finds himself in the lowest of jobs, scrubbing the lobby of a swank hotel, surrounded by the real beneficiaries of America’s wealth: the already wealthy.Thus is the conflict of ‘Tis established. In Angela’s Ashes, the poverty was endemic: Though there were gradations between families, the seeping grayness of Limerick was democratic. Everyone in young Frank’s limited world was familiar with struggle. Real privilege was somethingneverencountered directly, the province exclusively of mysterious Englishmen in books. But in America, there are the girls with tanned legs, the boys with crew cuts and “football shoulders.” The privilege is all around, reminding Frank of his position outside it. He is more acutely aware of his |
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‘Tis: A Memoir $29.95 The Barnes & Noble Review “Isn’t this a great country altogether?”" ‘Tis.”Thus ended the astounding writing debut of Frank McCourt, the 1996 bestselling memoir Angela’s Ashes. The young Frank had emerged from the sickly bowels of Irish poverty and was on his passage to America, looking out from the Irish Oak at the lights of New York. With these words, McCourt ignited the expectations of millions of readers, who wondered what would happen to this resourceful young man, who seemed to have survived his youth sustained only on the strength of his imagination, his fierce love of language, and the occasional egg.With ‘Tis, McCourt answers these yearnings with the continuation of his memoirs, recounting his life as a young immigrant making his way in New York City. But the hopeful tenor of those closing words is almost immediately doused, as he finds the implied promise of his first slice of lemon meringue pie (“I’m thinking if this is the way they eat in America I’ll be fine and fat…”) dashed by the reality that an Irishman who has rotten teeth, bad eyes, and no high school diploma has few opportunities in the land of plenty. He finds himself in the lowest of jobs, scrubbing the lobby of a swank hotel, surrounded by the real beneficiaries of America’s wealth: the already wealthy.Thus is the conflict of ‘Tis established. In Angela’s Ashes, the poverty was endemic: Though there were gradations between families, the seeping grayness of Limerick was democratic. Everyone in young Frank’s limited world was familiar with struggle. Real privilege was somethingneverencountered directly, the province exclusively of mysterious Englishmen in books. But in America, there are the girls with tanned legs, the boys with crew cuts and “football shoulders.” The privilege is all around, reminding Frank of his position outside it. He is more acutely aware of his |
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…and They Walked Away: The Big Accidents and the Drivers Who Lived to Tell $1.99 Motor racing is the most glamorous, most dangerous sport in the world, which is why millions around the globe watch it live on TV if they cannot get to the circuit. The compulsion to be the fastest often pushes drivers past the edge of safety, sometimes with tragic consequences. Advanced construction techniques have made Formula 1 cars strong enough to enable drivers to survive high-speed, multi-car crashes. This book honors the skill of the engineers, and the courage of the drivers. It is a photographic celebration of the competitors’ ability to survive some of the most spectacular and terrifying accidents in sports. This book brings together a collection of spectacular incidents from which drivers emerged without injury. From Luciano Burti barrel-rolling at the start of the Formula 1 German Grand Prix in 2001, to many a crash-strewn national event…”and they walked away! offers a selective journey through the sport’s closest escapes. |
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.hack//Legend of the Twilight – Complete Collection DVD $28.55 The world has changed a great deal since the Twilight occurred, and many players simply don’t come around anymore. However, new players join all the time, with twins Shugo and Rena among them. In a… |
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.hack//Legend of the Twilight – Vol. 1: A New World DVD $20.49 “The World” has changed a great deal since the Twilight occurred, and many players simply don’t come around anymore. However, new players join all the time, with twins Shugo and Rena among them. In… |
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0-6-4 Locomotives: Slncr Lough Class, Moel Tryfan, Nzr R Class, Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-4t Class, Midland Railway 2000 Class $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Slncr Lough Class, Moel Tryfan, Nzr R Class, Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-4t Class, Midland Railway 2000 Class, Metropolitan Railway G Class, Nzr S Class. Excerpt: The SLNCR Lough Class was a class of 0-6-4 steam tank locomotives of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR). During the years of World War II the SLNCR was able to make a profit with fuel restrictions curtailing road transport. The ending of the war saw the resumption of road competition and the worsening of the company’s financial situation which was eventually to lead to its demise. Following the end of WW2 many railways suffered a motive power crisis and to offset their problems the SLNCR looked around for suitable locomotives to take on loan but nothing suitable was available from either the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) or Córas Iompair Éireann. Manchester locomotive builders Beyer, Peacock and Company were approached with an order for a single 0-6-4T locomotive and despite the company’s worsening financial situation a second locomotive was ordered the following year. Although these two locomotives were ready for delivery in Spring 1949 they were not delivered until 1951, being the subject of a hire – purchase agreement. They became, along with the ‘Turf Burner’ built by CIÉ, the last new steam locomotives to enter service with an Irish railway company. At this time an unlined black livery was used by the company. Brasswork was also painted black, however the borders and lettering of the locomotive nameplates were picked out in red. In the early days of the black livery, the company initials SLNCR appeared on the tanks of the 0-6-4T locos. Coupling rods were painted red. The SLNCR did not number its steam locomotives but named them. These were named Lou… |
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0s Bc Deaths: 1 Bc Deaths, 2 Bc Deaths, 3 Bc Deaths, 4 Bc Deaths, 5 Bc Deaths, 6 Bc Deaths, 7 Bc Deaths, 8 Bc Deaths, 9 Bc Deaths $20.68 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1 Bc Deaths, 2 Bc Deaths, 3 Bc Deaths, 4 Bc Deaths, 5 Bc Deaths, 6 Bc Deaths, 7 Bc Deaths, 8 Bc Deaths, 9 Bc Deaths, Herod the Great, Horace, Nero Claudius Drusus, Gaius Maecenas, Emperor Ai of Han, Consort Fu, Emperor Cheng of Han, Iullus Antonius, Empress Zhao Feiyan, Dong Xian, Consort Feng Yuan, Empress Xu, Marcus Tullius Tiro, Polemon I of Pontus, Consort Zhao Hede, Phraates Iv of Parthia, Curia, Simon of Peraea, Geumwa of Dongbuyeo, Antipater, Consort Ban, Empress Fu, Liu Xiang, Aristobulus Iv. Excerpt: Herod (Hebrew: , Hordos, Greek: , Hrids), also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (born 74 BC, died 4 BC in Jericho, according to other data, 1 BC), was a Jewish Roman client king of Israel. He was described as “a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis.” He is also known for his colossal building projects in Jerusalem and other parts of the ancient world, including the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, sometimes referred to as Herod’s Temple. Some details of his biography can be gleaned from the works of the 1st century AD Roman-Jewish historian Josephus Flavius. His son Herod Antipas, who continued the Herodian dynasty, was ruler of Galilee (4 BC – 39 AD) during the time of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. Copper coin of Herod, bearing the legend ” ” (“Basiles Hrdou”) on the obverseHerod was born around 74 BC. He was the second son of Antipater the Idumaean, a high-ranked official under Ethnarch Hyrcanus II, and Cypros, a Nabatean. A loyal supporter of Hyrcanus II, Antipater appointed Herod governor of Galilee at 25, and his elder brother, Phasael, governor of Jerusalem. He enjoyed the backing of Rome but his excessive brutality was condemned by the Sanhedrin. In 43 BC, following the chaos caused … More: |
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1 World Manga Passages: Volumes 1-6 $1.33 Saving the World, One Person at a Time Teenage Rei survives by his wits and guts on the mean streets of the world. His fortunes seem to look up when he meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help him achieve his dream of becoming the greatest martial artist ever… But Rei’s trainer is more interested in developing his mind, spirit, and—ugh! heart than his thrashing, raging, fighting moves! And Rei’s master turns out to be a real animal! In fact, Rei never knows what animal he’s going to turn into next! On 6 Quests… Rei confronts the biggest crises facing humanity–from wars fought by children, to global warming, to AIDS. On 6 Journeys… Rei explores the corners of the world and wrestles a jaguar, blushes a lot around girls, solves the mystery of the lagoon of the vanishing fish, baby-sits, battles a shark, rides an elephant, gets thrown into the ocean to drown, consorts with tapirs, exposes corrupt public officials, falls in love, gets kidnapped by soldiers, stretches his wings, arrests environmental terrorists, gets a nice tan, saves orphans–and even undergoes a shocking transformation himself. No, it’s not what you think! Plus much, much more! |
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1 a Minute $58.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 1 a Minute is a Hollywood docu-drama film which features women celebs from around the world who are cancer survivors. The film portrays a woman’s journey through cancer with a focus on breast cancer. The film is directed by Indo-American actress Namrata Singh Gujral. |
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1,000 Ideas for Graffiti and Street Art: Murals, Tags, and More from Artists Around the World $40 Cristian Campos,Paperback,Series: 1000 Series, English-language edition,Pub by Rockport Publishers |
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1,000 Product Designs: Form, Function, and Technology from Around the World $40 Eric Chan,Paperback,Series: 1000 Series, English-language edition,Pub by Rockport Publishers |
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1,001 Best Grilling Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make Recipes from Around the World $20.95 Rick Browne,Paperback – Original,Series: 1,001, English-language edition,Pub by Agate Publishing |
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1,001 Best Grilling Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make Recipes from Around the World $20.95 Rick Browne,NOOK Book (eBook),Series: 1,001 Series, English-language edition,Pub by Agate Publishing on 07-01-2011 |
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10 Elements For Effective Management-Vol. 5b $13.95 Organizations that want to have effective managers must be committed to facilitating management development. The age-old question of whether a leader is born or is made has the same answer today as when it was first asked. One element for effective management is developing core skills such as thinking and decision making. A manager can have all the personality and expertise in the world but if they don’t stop and think before they act, their business is at risk of not being around for the long term. 10 Elements for Effective Management is Volume 5 of the Howatt HR Consulting Talent Management Series that has been developed to promote strategic talent management considerations. Corporate leaders today are looking for strategic ways to align their business and people. One core element is to be committed to developing effective managers, because most people don’t quit their roles; they quit their managers. So organizations no longer can afford ineffective managers. Each of the 10 sections in this book provides leaders with core management skills that are critical for a manager to be more effective in their role and interaction with their reports and operation.William A. Howatt, PhD, EdD, Post Doc Behavioral Science UCLA School of Medicine, is CEO of Howatt HR Consulting Inc., a strategic human resources management company. Howatt HR Consulting focuses on assisting companies to gain a significant competitive edge by minimizing risk to talent equity. This is accomplished through defining, designing, and developing talent management solutions for removing potential talent equity risks and to filling gaps. |
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100 Best Grilling Recipes: BBQ Food from Around the World $19.95 Kathleen Sloan-McIntosh,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Rose, Robert Incorporated |
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100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life $19.95 Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as “experiential” tourism—vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure.In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers’ sights to global scale. From helping to build a health clinic in Tanzania to learning massage in Thailand to aiding green turtle conservation in Belize, The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life is full of fun, meaningful, and memorable possibilities for today’s discerning traveler. The lively text irresistibly conveys the charm and excitement of each location and delivers solid, reliable travel-planning information. Abundant sidebars reveal little known local facts, nearby places to visit, lists of things to do, and more.Other books on the market address singular aspects of experiential vacations around the world (learning, volunteering, culinary). But none presents the best of all categories in one comprehensive guide—until now. The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life holds great appeal for travelers of many interests who want to make the most of their vacations. And, with its elegant packaging, this deluxe trade paperback will catch the attention of gift-shoppers as an inspired and attractive choice. |
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100 Cities of the World: A Journey Through the Most Fascinating Cities Around the Globe $1.99 This book will transport you to the greatest metropolises and the most beautiful cities around the globe–from Africa to Asia and “Down Under,” and from Europe to North and South America. Experience fascinating insights into the canyon-like streets of modern super-cities, or take a stroll through picturesque lanes all across the continents. These cities have so much to tell–about the greatest events in world history, and also the local stories that make up the life of a city, every single day. |
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100 Daydreams! $13.13 Surreal and amorous, 100 Daydreams! fascinates and intrigues readers. Its language is simple yet deep. Sexy, it draws one into fantasy where passion animates each page.100 Daydreams! combines old-world methods with modern fashion. It is comprised of villanelles, a poetic form dating back to the 1800’s; however, its voice and style are contemporary. The outcome is refreshing and even exotic. The main idea revolves around daydreams. Dreamy, it offers an escape from mundane life. Romantic, it entices our imaginations with beautiful images. Colorful, it invites us into a work of fiction where sensual topics enliven each poem. Overall, 100 Daydreams! is a book to enjoy. |
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100 Daydreams! $3.99 Surreal and amorous, 100 Daydreams! fascinates and intrigues readers. Its language is simple yet deep. Sexy, it draws one into fantasy where passion animates each page.100 Daydreams! combines old-world methods with modern fashion. It is comprised of villanelles, a poetic form dating back to the 1800’s; however, its voice and style are contemporary. The outcome is refreshing and even exotic. The main idea revolves around daydreams. Dreamy, it offers an escape from mundane life. Romantic, it entices our imaginations with beautiful images. Colorful, it invites us into a work of fiction where sensual topics enliven each poem. Overall, 100 Daydreams! is a book to enjoy. |
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100 God-Blogs $14.55 100 GOD-BLOGSThe heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1) If we look carefully, we can see illustrations of Biblical truth in the world around us. That is the idea behind these GOD-BLOGS. They are a collection of devotional thoughts originally written in weekly installments to a list of subscribers. Some are humorous; some are sad; some are challenging; and some are comforting. All of them are taken from some part of the author’s life. He hopes they will help the readers spot glimpses of God’s truth in their daily lives, too. A lengthy topic (keyword) index is in the back of the book to help readers find specific topics of interest, which is especially helpful for preachers and Bible teachers.Phil Walter wants to be an agent of God’s peace, a messenger of God’s truth, and a servant of God’s love. During his 43 years of service to Christ and the church, he has strived to fulfill that calling by serving as an ordained minister/pastor, an ordained missionary, an ordained church elder, a field chaplain for the local sheriff’s office, a church administrator, the producer of a city-wide Christian theatrical outreach event, an administrative director for a national ministry, and a youth minister. In all his work, he has a heart for people. This was one of the reasons he wrote this book. He wants to help people walk with God each day.By God’s grace, Phil is the proud father of five wonderful children and the grandfather of nine amazing grandchildren. He has been married to his lovely wife, Susan, for 42 years and they live in Winter Garden, Florida. |
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100 Greatest Recipes: Tomato: Classic Dishes from Around the World, from Soups, Salads and Salsas to Main Courses and Sides. $19.99 Christine France,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Southwater |
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100 Herbs of Power $7.92 In this potent work, 100 Herbs of Power, John E. Smith describes the rich, colorful history and traditional uses of medicinal herbs from numerous cultures around the globe. He outlines the potential of these powerful herbs in a world where science often overshadows common sense. A must read. |
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100 Hispanics You Should Know $55 Meet 100 Hispanics from around the world and throughout history who have lived amazing lives. This guide covers well known celebrities, such as actress Rita Moreno, activist César Chavéz, and musician Pablo Casals as well as more obscure individuals, such as Ellen Ochoa (inventor and first Hispanic female astronaut), Agustin Lara (a renowned Mexican composer), and Jose Capablanca (one of the greatest chess players of all times). Many of these individuals have made significant contributions to science, literature, politics, and other fields of human endeavour. Some more notorious, but equally fascinating characters are included as well. Brief biographical sketches are accompanied by bibliographies of resources, where readers can find more information. Grades 6-12. |
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100 Most Beautiful National Parks of the World: A Journey Around 5 Continents $17.99 Manfred Leier (Editor),Hardcover,Series: Ultimate Series, English-language edition,Pub by Book Sales, Inc. |
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100 Pioneers: African-Americans Who Broke Color Barriers in Sport $1.99 Through an effective combination of historical research and personal interviews, 100 Pioneers: African-Americans Who Broke Color Barriers in Sport offers compelling portraits of the dedicated athletes who broke color barriers on college campuses and in professional sports all around the country. These engaging accounts detail the adversities they faced and the victories they achieved. Part 1 includes well-known figures such as Jackie Robinson and Tony Dungy, as well as other, lesser-known pioneers in professional baseball, football, basketball, hockey, tennis, golf, and boxing. Part 2 presents the inspiring stories of college coaches, athletics directors, and student-athletes who were the first African-Americans to fill their respective roles. Part 3 highlights the impressive feats of African-American athletes accomplished on the world stage of the Olympic Games. |
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100 Ways To Motivate Yourself $20.99 In this first-ever paperback edition of his long-time best-seller, motivational speaker Steve Chandler helps you create an action plan for living your vision in business and in life. It features 100 proven methods to positively change the way you think and act – methods based on feedback from the hundreds of thousands of corporate and public seminar attendees Chandler speaks to each year…..STEVE CHANDLER is a keynote speaker and corporate leadership coach with a large number of Fortune 500 clients. He is also a popular convention speaker, (Arthur Morey of Renaissance Media said, “Steve Chandler is the most original and inspiring figure in the highly competitive field of motivational speaking.”) Chandler’s first book, 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, was named Chicago Tribune’s Audiobook of the Year in 1997. Chandler’s books, now in seven languages, have also become best-sellers around the world. He can be reached at www.stevechandler.com. |
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100 Wisdom Stories from around the World $6 Margaret Silf,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Pilgrim Press, The/United Church Press |
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100 Worlds To The Inner Cosmos $13.95 No one can successfully overcome the lack of self-confidence, depression, bottled up anger, addictions, anxieties, or other destructive behavior created in life, until learning to be the Master of Oneself. In 100 Worlds to the Inner Cosmos, Dr. Jinsei shares with you the answers she has discovered in the ancient Buddhist scriptures known as the Lotus Sutra. Her innovative style in composing this book has not only made it informative and creative, but also, inspirational and entertaining. It will help you grasp the details and application of the secrets of Ichinen Sanzen, which can open and change your life, allowing you to succeed in all your endeavors so you can achieve a positive self-transformation and joyful reality.Psychologists agree personal happiness is a function of the context in which the world is perceived and internalized. Dr. Jinsei utilizes real life examples to present a philosophical framework for understanding ten major emotional tendencies and operational personality types, plus 100 subtypes, that one encounters in the world. This book lends the reader, through a self-analysis framework, control and power over one’s life and the freedom and joy that can bring.-Dr. Jeffrey Dean Maddux, Professor, Schiller International UniversityJuna Jinsei, Ph.D., author of YES; You Can Make It Happen, is the founder of the World Wholeness Healing Center, where she works alongside other professional natural healers as an instructor and Pastoral Counseling Psychologist. She has been counseling and teaching people around the globe for over thirty years with her lectures and proven healing techniques. She has created and produced over forty audio books and holistic healing CDs to help eliminate personal suffering while aiding in changing the negative vicious cycles that people unknowingly fall into and allow to control their lives. Juna has spent her entire life pursuing the best means to enable people to achieve self-transformation so they can gain the |
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1000 CEOs $30.99 From humble beginnings to the stratospheric heights of corporate leadership, and all the progress and pitfalls on the way, learn how to succeed from 1,000 of the world’s most successful CEOs. For anyone interested in developing their business leadership skills, particularly those in middle management looking to progress in their career, 1,000 CEO’s is packed with colorful and instructive career anecdotes and advice from business leaders around the globe. |
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1000 Consecutive Days of Fasting $19.33 Is fasting 1000 consecutive days possible? Not fasting day and night without any food and water, no, that’s not possible; but fasting for over a thousand consecutive days from 15 to 17 hours a day is possible. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be the person to do this. But why fast 1000 days? What was the reason behind it all? I wish the answer to why a person would fast 1000 days was simple, but it’s not. The absolute truth is that I never intended to fast 1000 days. It never even entered into my mind. Had it, I know I would have rejected the idea. I never thought it was possible. I didn’t even think 100 days was possible until GOD blessed me to do it. It was not until I had fasted around 700 days that I began to believe 1000 days of fasting was possible. That’s when I prayed and said to God, “Lord, since you have blessed me to fast 700 days, I have only one request now. Lord, bless me to go 1000 days.” The Lord heard my request and granted it.During my fast I kept wondering and saying, “Lord, why? Why won’t you give me a release from this fast?” It was not until I had fasted 1000 days that God revealed the reason why He had me fasting all those days. God spoke to my mind and said, “Vernard, I didn’t have you fasting for ‘you’, I had you fasting for people who need Me all over the world.” So I was not fasting for me, I was fasting for you –people who are broken, people who have been wounded and bruised, and people who need God to move in their behalf. |
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1000 Consecutive Days of Fasting $30.02 Is fasting 1000 consecutive days possible? Not fasting day and night without any food and water, no, that’s not possible; but fasting for over a thousand consecutive days from 15 to 17 hours a day is possible. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be the person to do this. But why fast 1000 days? What was the reason behind it all? I wish the answer to why a person would fast 1000 days was simple, but it’s not. The absolute truth is that I never intended to fast 1000 days. It never even entered into my mind. Had it, I know I would have rejected the idea. I never thought it was possible. I didn’t even think 100 days was possible until GOD blessed me to do it. It was not until I had fasted around 700 days that I began to believe 1000 days of fasting was possible. That’s when I prayed and said to God, “Lord, since you have blessed me to fast 700 days, I have only one request now. Lord, bless me to go 1000 days.” The Lord heard my request and granted it.During my fast I kept wondering and saying, “Lord, why? Why won’t you give me a release from this fast?” It was not until I had fasted 1000 days that God revealed the reason why He had me fasting all those days. God spoke to my mind and said, “Vernard, I didn’t have you fasting for ‘you’, I had you fasting for people who need Me all over the world.” So I was not fasting for me, I was fasting for you –people who are broken, people who have been wounded and bruised, and people who need God to move in their behalf. |
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1000 Genomes Project $61.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1000 Genomes Project, launched in January 2008, is an international research effort to establish by far the most detailed catalogue of human genetic variation. Scientists plan to sequence the genomes of at least one thousand anonymous participants from a number of different ethnic groups within the next three years, using newly developed technologies which are faster and less expensive.The project unites multidisciplinary research teams from institutes around the world, including the United Kingdom, China and the United States. Each will contribute to the enormous sequence dataset and to a refined human genome map, which will be freely accessible through public databases to the scientific community and the general public alike. |
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1000 Signs $1.99 This book features an amusing collection of signs from around the world. Divided into chapters by type (animals, men, stop, danger, weapons, transport, children, toilets, work, no, etc.), the signs demonstrate how different cultures portray the icons with which we are all so familiar. The diverse selection of photographs is accompanied by texts describing the cultural and social significance of signs. You may even learn things from this book that could save your life the next time you travel |
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1001 Insane Things We Do As Nigerians $19.68 A country with diverse cultures, diverse beautiful people scattered over and around the globe in pursuits of daily life basics. They help run other economies successfully and take up enviable inventions across continents.Sadly, the enigmatic country called Nigeria has been under menacingly strange negative forces that had seen it in perpetual retrogression all along and over the years.In this book, the author points out reasons why things are the way they are, why the need to change, and change real quick.A revolutionary book that open up the truth about the present mindset of Blackmen-asNigerians in an ever changing world.It’s also a developmental piece that will help readers see opportunities around and stay rich forever as it was designed for and around them——Okeowo Olasubomi |
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101 Great Business Ideas: From Leading Companies Around the World $1.99 Jeremy Kourdi,Paperback,Series: 101 . . . Series, English-language edition,Pub by Cyan Communications |
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101 Mexico City Travel Tips $8.05 If wanderlust were a sin, Kena Sosa would be in trouble. Born on the Day of the Explorer, she can’t help but be on a constant search for adventure and new sights and sounds. She has lived in Japan and Mexico and has trekked all over North America by bus, train, and car. Now she is learning how to travel with her husband and first child, a little boy who’s just as curious about the world as she is.Praise for Kena Sosa:”As a former resident and intrepid explorer, Kena Sosa knows Mexico City. From the perils and pitfalls of public transportation, to the contemplative pleasures of the Plaza de Tres Culturas, her book 101 Mexico City Travel Tips takes you on an insider’s tour around the world’s largest city and beyond… each page of every chapter is filled with the kind of essential information that the savvy traveler needs for a safe and memorable Mexico City experience.-Celeste Heiter, editor, To Japan With Love |
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101 Simple Suggestions And Quotations To Express Compassion And Empathy: An Aid In Healing Ourselves And The World $2.73 101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy is a useful aid for anyone wishing to become more compassionate. Linda Furiate began this simple, little book the day she received a telephone call from a dear friend, who had been in an accident the night before. Although the vehicle was totaled, her husband walked away with nearly a bruise and she suffered only a few, broken ribs.This did not stop Furiate from feeling the emotional pain they both endured. Having to fill in that evening as a group leader and counselor for her friend, Furiate began a dialogue with her clients on how to express and develop compassion. She utilizes these simple gestures of compassion and empathy such as:Think about some recent adversity you have experienced. Now thank God and yourself for this blessing and for the positive meaning of the experience.Allow yourself to be loved. Most people who feel as though they are unloved are usually the ones who have built walls around themselves, not allowing love to seep through and into their being.Take the time to read this book to help yourself develop compassion and become more at peace with your being. |
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101 Simple Suggestions And Quotations To Express Compassion And Empathy: An Aid In Healing Ourselves And The World $21.17 101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy is a useful aid for anyone wishing to become more compassionate. Linda Furiate began this simple, little book the day she received a telephone call from a dear friend, who had been in an accident the night before. Although the vehicle was totaled, her husband walked away with nearly a bruise and she suffered only a few, broken ribs.This did not stop Furiate from feeling the emotional pain they both endured. Having to fill in that evening as a group leader and counselor for her friend, Furiate began a dialogue with her clients on how to express and develop compassion. She utilizes these simple gestures of compassion and empathy such as:Think about some recent adversity you have experienced. Now thank God and yourself for this blessing and for the positive meaning of the experience.Allow yourself to be loved. Most people who feel as though they are unloved are usually the ones who have built walls around themselves, not allowing love to seep through and into their being.Take the time to read this book to help yourself develop compassion and become more at peace with your being. |
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101 Survival Tips for Your Business: Practical Tips to Help Your Business Survive and Prosper $14.95 These top business, financial, legal, marketing, and personal tips will enable small businesses to avoid the common mistakes that result in the failure of 80 percent of new businesses within their first two years. Included are creative ideas for owners to help build better relationships with suppliers, staff, and customers, as well as motivational advice to successfully navigating through the most common business hazards. A source of inspiration and guidance, each survival tip and recommended course of action is based on years of experience and the successes of businesses around the world. |
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101 Ways To Make Poems Sell $3.01 “101 Ways to Make Poems Sell” is an insider’s guide to the poetry business, focusing on the issues that matter: building profile, finding readers and selling books. Hamilton-Emery offers practical and hard-earned advice about the ins and outs of marketing poetry and driving sales. Whether you are a novice or an established poet, this book provides you with over a hundred tools and techniques to help sell your books, keep your publisher and build a readership around the world. |
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101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life $0.99 The simple, practical and easy-to-apply ideas in this guide will help business owners identify the main reasons behind their lack of work-life balance and, most importantly, how to fix it. The experiences, tips, and coping mechanisms of thousands of business owners around the world who were consulted in the writing of the book are compiled into one easy reference that can get even the most out of control business owner back on track. The tips can be implemented quickly and with little or no cost, allowing readers to become the boss in both their businesses and their lives. |
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101 Ways to Help the Cause in Afghanistan $0.99 Help the Cause provides 101 ways you can make a difference in Afghanistan. You’ll discover how you can reach around the world to help the Afghan people and increase the safety, well-being and success of our troops.Help the Cause is about initiative, optimism and service. It shows you how to help Afghan women earn a living with microloans and business training; how to give clothing, blankets and shoes to Afghan children; and, how to support education and job creation.Help the Cause is also a handbook for supporting our troops. You’ll learn how to assist a Soldier who is helping Afghan women become midwives. You’ll read how to support a Marine who is providing solar-powered radios that open remote villages to the world and another who is supplying schools for children previously denied an education. You’ll find new ways to care for our troops in Afghanistan and those who have served. |
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101+ Low Salt Recipes from Around the World $8.11 Ray Johnson,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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1030s Establishments $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1030 Establishments, 1032 Establishments, 1035 Establishments, 1038 Establishments, 1039 Establishments, States and Territories Established in 1030, States and Territories Established in 1031, States and Territories Established in 1033, States and Territories Established in 1035, States and Territories Established in 1037, States and Territories Established in 1038, States and Territories Established in 1039, States and Territories Established in the 1030s, Western Xia, Waltham Abbey, Great Seljuq Empire, Crown of Aragon, Kingdom of Castile, Bila Tserkva, Kingdom of Aragon, Taifa of Murcia, Taifa of Córdoba, Bec Abbey, Pappenheim, March of Styria, Vallombrosa Abbey, Taifa of Algeciras, Taifa of Mértola, Attel Abbey, Taifa of Ronda. Excerpt: Attl or Attel Abbey (Kloster Attl or Attel ) was a monastery, originally of the Benedictines , later of the Brothers Hospitallers, in the village of Attel near Wasserburg am Inn in Bavaria , Germany .Engraving by Michael Wening in Topographia Bavariae from c. 1700History The monastery, dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Michael was founded as a Benedictine abbey by Count Arnold of Diessen-Andechs in around 1037.It was dissolved in 1803 in the secularisation of Bavaria. The abbey buildings were partly demolished, partly acquired by private owners.In 1874 the Bavarian government set up a home for disabled men in the remaining premises, the running of which they entrusted to the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers. Apart from the years of World War II , when under the National Socialist government the Brothers were obliged to close the home and leave, they remained here until 1970, when declining numbers forced them to give up Attel. The running of the home was taken over by the Charity Union of München-Freising |
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1070 Establishments: Bergen, St. Michael’s Church, Southampton $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bergen – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The city of Bergen, traditionally thought to have been founded by king Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardråde in 1070 AD, four years after the Viking Age ended. Modern research has, however, discovered that a trading settlement was established already during the 1020s or 1030s. It is considered to have replaced Trondheim as Norway’s capital in 1217, and that Oslo became the de jure capital in 1299. Towards the end of the 13th century, Bergen became one of the Hanseatic League’s most important bureau cities. The main reason for Bergen’s importance was the trade with dried cod from the northern Norwegian coast, which started around 1100. By the late 1300s, Bergen had established itself as the centre of the trade in Norway. The Hanseatic merchants lived in their own separate quarter of town, where Middle Saxon was used, enjoying exclusive rights to trade with the northern fishermen that each summer sailed to Bergen. Today, Bergen’s old quayside, Bryggen is on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. The city has throughout its history been plagued with numerous great city fires. In 1198 the Bagler-faction set fire on the city in connection with a battle against the Birkebeiner faction during the civil war. In 1248 Holmen and Sverresborg burned, and 11 churches were destroyed. In 1413 another fire struck the city, and 14 churches were destroyed. In 1428 the city was plundered by pirates on a mission for the Hanseatic League, the same who was responsible for burning down Munkeliv Abbey in 1455. In 1476 Bryggen burned down in a fire started by a drunk trader. In 1582 another fire hit the city centre and Strandsiden. In 1675, 105 buildings burned down in Øvregaten. In 1686 a new great fire hit Strandsiden, destroyi… More: |
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1089 Nights $2.95 Ann von Lossberg and boyfriend Jim Hudock stand at the dock at Baltimore harbor and wave goodbye to their screaming-red VW bus en route to England–”just about the most beautiful magic carpet I’ve ever seen,” Ann says. Quitting their jobs and selling their possessions, they travel around the world with no fixed itinerary-presuming that their odyssey will be no less magical than Ali Baba’s classical odyssey. The first overland trip, two and a half years, is to the Middle East and Africa; a second trip to Asia is thirteen months. “Extended travel peels away the layers of your former self, especially the demands of Africa,” Ann says. “Something happens when you give up wearing a watch and relinquish control over time. Experience found us; extraordinary things that just don’t happen to people happened to us. We learned to leap, and the net always appeared.” The language that filled Ann’s journals, seasoning over twenty-five years’ time to become the sixteen stories of 1089 Nights, gives way to something rich and transcendent. A sympathetic storyteller with a keen eye-most commonly the lone woman traveler among men-Ann provides us with an armchair view of the world without the mosquitoes. From Syria to Mozambique to Cambodia, over and over, this heartening memoir shows us that the world is a wondrous place, that travel can change us, satisfy something soulful, and promote the most personal kind of peace. 1089 Nights is a passionate love affair with the world that carries an urgent plea. “The world passes us by faster than we know. If we don’t catch it soon, the airwaves will immutably wash over us in the same likeness. We will become as one.” “Hurry,” Ann says, “the camels arewaiting.” |
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110 Year Old Father $8.08 This year my father is 111. The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, died Saturday July 18, 2009. It was reported by AP that he spent his final years reminding Britain about the 9 million soldiers killed during the conflict. My father was a teenager during the war given that he was born around 1898. His age was estimated based on the arrival of the first airplane into Kenya, the great cassava famine, the First World War and his ‘riika’ or his circumcision age group. My paternal grandfather married three wives and my father was a son of the first wife. My paternal grandmother lived to be 125. None of my father’s age mates that he grew up with are alive today. Like his mother, father and grandfather, he has never visited a modern hospital and by no means popped modern-day medicines in his body. He has been blessed and healthy throughout his entire life. For many years, my father labored to raise a family of thirty children, three wives, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and most recently, a great-great-great granddaughter! |
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112 Miles to the Pin: Extreme Golf Around the World $17.95 For many golfers, the innocent thrill of striking a drive clearly, avoiding a deep sand-trap, or holing out an unlikely putt is all they need to make a round (or a whole year) of golf memorable. But there’s a group of modern players in search of something more. They’ve rediscovered the magic of the game in “extreme” golf, and their adventures are about to inspire golfers everywhere. Here are players like Andre Tolme, who decided to turn Mongolia into a par 11,880 course and Torsten Schilling, who spends his weekends teeing off from the side of his boat aiming for sites back on shore. From New Zealand’s naked open to golf in Antarctica, Duncan Lennard describes a world at the very edge of the sport. |
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118 Days $6.95 On November 26, 2005, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) members Tom Fox and Jim Loney along with delegation members Norman Kember and Harmeet Sooden were kidnapped in Iraq. Tom Fox was killed on March 9, 2006. Jim, Norman, and Harmeet were freed two weeks after 118 days of captivity. The kidnapping of these four men was like a rock thrown into a pond. This DreamSeeker Books/Cascadia edition of a book copublished with Christian Peacemaker Teams describes the ripples on the water, the impact and results of that rock, in stories characterized by hope, courage, friendship, and forgiveness. 118 Days bears witness to vital peacemaking being done around the world in these times. “God created us to form the human family,” observes Archbishop Desmond Tutu. “The Christian Peacemakers went to Iraq to help build that family. They are an example for Christians everywhere. . . .” |
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118 Days: Christian Peacemaker Teams Held Hostage in Iraq $1.99 On November 26, 2005, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) members Tom Fox and Jim Loney along with delegation members Norman Kember and Harmeet Sooden were kidnapped in Iraq. Tom Fox was killed on March 9, 2006. Jim, Norman, and Harmeet were freed two weeks after 118 days of captivity. The kidnapping of these four men was like a rock thrown into a pond. This DreamSeeker Books/Cascadia edition of a book copublished with Christian Peacemaker Teams describes the ripples on the water, the impact and results of that rock, in stories characterized by hope, courage, friendship, and forgiveness. 118 Days bears witness to vital peacemaking being done around the world in these times. “God created us to form the human family,” observes Archbishop Desmond Tutu. “The Christian Peacemakers went to Iraq to help build that family. They are an example for Christians everywhere. . . .” |
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12 Going on 29: Surviving Your Daughter’s Tween Years $40 Motivational speaker/mom Silvana Clark, in concert with her now-teenaged daughter Sondra, confirms in this book the confusion and possible unpleasantness tween girls and their moms around the world face in these sometimes-trying years. Through surveys and interviews with some 100 mother-daughter pairs, the Clarks show us what preteen girls are thinking and wanting, how mothers can successfully help their daughters navigate these years to avoid the potential minefields, and how they can successfully guide their daughters while keeping a respectful and loving relationship intact.The tween years—ages about 9 to 12—are a time when girls seem to grow astonishingly quickly toward establishing their independence and adult identity. It is a time of testing new feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and can be a time of testing mom’s patience, persistence and energy. From cell phones to body piercings and hair dye, seductive clothes and strange boyfriends, girls want to test the waters and experience what the world has to offer. Motivational speaker/mom Silvana Clark, in concert with her now-teenaged daughter Sondra, confirms in this book the confusion and possible unpleasantness tween girls and their moms around the world face in these sometimes-trying years. Through surveys and interviews with some 100 mother-daughter pairs, the Clarks show us what preteen girls are thinking and wanting, how mothers can successfully help their daughters navigate these years to avoid the potential minefields, and how they can successfully guide their daughters while keeping a respectful and loving relationship intact.What’s a mother to do during these tough years? The good part is that (although they likely wouldn’t admit it) mothers remain the number one role model for girls at this age. Setting and keeping rules and boundaries with a tween can be challenging, though. Sondra, now a spokeschild for charities working with children in developing countries, shares insights |
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12 Photographic Journeys: Iran in the 21st Century $4.95 This book explores, through the vision of ten contemporary Iranian photographers, the contrasts and contradictions that exist in Iranian Society at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Each representation is different to the next and each image serves to represent the main conflict present in Iran today: that of the power of tradition versus the quest for modernity. Each of the ten photographers has chosen an aspect of daily life in their country, for example, a café, a shopping mall, and the clerics, with each serving to show another part of the mosaic of cultural experience in Iran. One theme that remains constant through all of the images is that of women, who remain living symbols of the interaction between change and stagnation. In this book, women test the limits of the Hijab and their experience is used to represent that of young women all around the world.Distributed by I.B.Tauris |
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12 Weeks to Your Future Physique: men and Womena Around the World have Achieved Their Dream Physiques in 12 Short Weeks, Following Keith Gethin’s Professional Guidance. Is it Your Turn? $8.99 Kris Gethin,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Lulu.com |
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12: The Elements of Great Managing $17.95 12: The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup’s 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, 12 follows great managers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care in a hospital, maintain production through power outages, and successfully face a host of other challenges in settings around the world. Authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter weave the latest Gallup insights with recent discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, game theory, psychology, sociology, and economics. Written for managers and employees of companies large and small, 12 explains what every company needs to know about creating and sustaining employee engagement |
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13 Is the New 18: And Other Things My Children Taught Me–While I Was Having a Nervous Breakdown Being Their Mother $1.99 “I wonder sometimes if there’s something to the old superstition about the number thirteen. Maybe that superstition was originally created by the mothers in some tribe who noticed that in their children’s thirteenth year, they suddenly became possessed by evil spirits. Because it did seem that whenever Taz was around, things spilled and shattered, calm turned into chaos, and tempers were lost.”So laments the mother of one thirteen-year-old boy, Taz, a teen who, overnight it seemed, went from a small, sweet, loving boy to a hulking, potty-mouthed, Facebook/MySpace–addicted C student who didn’t even bother to hide his scorn for being anywhere in the proximity of his parents. As this startling transformation floors journalist Beth Harpaz and her husband, Elon, Harpaz tries to make sense of a bizarre teenage wilderness of $100 sneakers, clouds of Axe body spray (to hide the scent of pot?!), and cell phone bills so big they require nine-by-twelve envelopes. In the process, she begins chronicling her son’s hilarious, sometimes harrowing, indiscretions, blaming herself (“I am a terrible mother” becomes her steadfast refrain), Googling unfamiliar teenage slang, reading every parenting book she can get her hands on, and querying friends who also have teens. From a derailed family vacation where Taz is more interested in trying to get a cell phone connection than looking at the world’s largest trees (boring!), to a prom where Taz is caught with liquor, to a trip to Australia sans parents in which Taz actually doesn’t get into any trouble and manages to do his own laundry, the events that mark Taz’s newfound and troublesome independence are told with a wry and poignant voice by a woman who’s both wistful for the past and trying her hardest to understand her son’s head-scratching new behavior. In her quest to infiltrate his world by spying on his MySpace page (where he claims |
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1313: Giant Killer Bees! DVD $13.64 As chaos and death swirl all around him, PROFESSOR BENSINGTON laments his role in the end of the world, and reveals to us what caused the horror: his research assistant, a young college student nam… |
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13th Step: A Global Journey in Search of Our Cosmic Destiny $14.95 In 1998, scientist, healer, and mystic Jude Currivan heard an inner message—a call to undertake a global quest that would transform her life and take her and her fellow travelers on an inner and outer odyssey that would ultimately reveal our hidden heritage and cosmic destiny.The initial intention of these journeys was to activate the healing energies of 12 ancient Lemurian artifacts around the earth to support the collective shift of awareness prophesied for 2012. But an even deeper purpose began to unfold. . . .The native elders of indigenous traditions around the world say that in these momentous times, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” As did the heroes of mythology, we are now about to embark on a spiritual quest to remember the wholeness of who we really are.The 12 activations and the opening of a galactic portal were completed during the December solstice of 2003, but in 2006 a further call heralded a 13th healing journey.As we approach 2012 and experience the birth pangs of a new age, this book shares an inspirational message of hope and reconciliation. It offers an empowering call for every one of us to embody our own divinity and fulfill our highest purpose as the heroes of this transformation. |
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13th-Century Books $14.13 Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Summa Theologica. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Summa Theologica (Latin: “Summary of Theology” or “Highest Theology”) or the Summa Theologiæ or simply the Summa, written 12651274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 12251274), although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners as a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of the time. It summarizes the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa’s topics follow a cycle: the existence of God; God’s creation, Man; Man’s purpose; Christ; the Sacraments; and back to God. It is famous for its five arguments for the existence of God, the Quinquae viae (Latin: five ways). Throughout his work, Aquinas cites Augustine of Hippo, Aristotle, and other Christian, Jewish, Muslim and ancient pagan scholars. The Summa Theologica is a more mature and structured version of Aquinas’s earlier Summa contra Gentiles. This earlier work was more apologetic, each article refuting a belief of a heresy. The Summa is composed of three major parts, each of which deals with a major subsection of Christian theology. Each part contains several questions, each of which revolves around a more specific subtopic; one such question being “Of Christ’s Manner of Life.” Each question contains several articles, which are phrased as interrogative statements dealing with specific issues, such as “Whether Christ should have led a life of poverty in this world?” The Summa has a standard format for handling each article. This method of exposition is derived from Averroes, to whom Aquinas refers respectfully as “the Commentator.” The Summa makes many references to certain |
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14 Degrees Below Zero $0.99 Fourteen degrees below zero–cold enough to freeze the soulLewis Ingraham is cold. He’s lost his wife to cancer, his executive career, his once sure grip on the world around him. All that he can hold on to is his beautiful daughter Jay, a brilliant student who has become a struggling single mother. But he sees that even Jay is starting to slip away from him, in favor of Stephen, her self-important boyfriend. This time Lewis is going to fight back.But when Lewis takes out his fury on Stephen, he ignites a chain reaction of violence. Now winter is bearing down on Minnesota. Desire, guilt, and rage are swirling in the snow. And a heinous crime is about to lead three people down a steep and unforgiving slope–into a realm of cold, hard truth. Set in a chillingly barren milieu and invoking comparisons to Donald Westlake’s bestselling classic The Ax, 14 Degrees Below Zero is a stunning, provocative, and utterly unforgettable experience in psychological suspense and American noir–fashioned from the heat of ordinary lives.From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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1410s Works: De Virga world map, St. John the Baptist, $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1410 Books, 1410s Architecture, 1410s Books, 1410s Paintings, 1413 Works, Bridges Completed in the 1410s, Fiore Dei Liberi, Drepung Monastery, Très Riches Heures Du Duc de Berry, St John the Baptist’s Church, Tunstall, de Virga World Map, Culham Bridge, Abingdon Bridge, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary’s Church, Warsaw, Goharshad Mosque, Buch Der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, Paradiesgärtlein, Maria Am Gestade, Saint Mark, Old Mosque, Great Book of Lecan, Church of the Holy Rude, Girona Cathedral, Castle of Vêves, 1410s in Architecture, Cpg 359. Excerpt: List of years in architecture (Table ) 1400s 1410s in architecture 1420s Buildings Births Deaths A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Castle of VêvesThe Castle of Vêves occupies a rocky platform just outside the village of Celles, in the province of Namur , Belgium . It is classified as Major Heritage of Wallonia According to tradition, the site has been occupied by castles since the time of Pippin of Herstal (7th century). In the later Middle Ages, the area fell under control of the Beaufort family, which oversaw the construction of a stronghold here in about 1230.The present castle, in the form of an irregular pentagon and flanked by six round towers of varying size, dates largely from around 1410. Successive restorations modified especially the walls of the inner courtyard, one of which is lined with a distinctive half-timbered gallery of two levels, and another of which was given a red brick facade in the Louis XV style. The northern frontage is crowned with a small cupola containing a clock.References (URLs online) Chateau view: Coordinates : 50°13 15 N 4°58 57 E / 50.2208°N 4.9826°E / 50.2208; 4.9826A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Church of the |
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148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery $64 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery is a specialist Naval Gunfire Support Forward Observation (NGSFO) unit within 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. The unit provides Fire Support Teams (formerly called Forward Observation parties) to control and co-ordinate Naval fires (naval gunfire gupport, naval air delivered guided and unguided munitions) from Royal Navy and allied ships, land based air delivered munitions and artillery fire from the gun Batteries of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, when ashore in support of 3 Commando Brigade. In support of this role, the battery provides FSTs to the Royal Navy when conducting training on a variety of gunnery ranges around the world. 148 Battery’s FSTs comprise gunners of the Royal Artillery, already qualified members of the regiment when posted into the battery, augmented by Royal Navy and Royal Signals communications personnel (signallers) who are required to undergo the All Arms Commando Course. All personnel within the battery are also parachute trained. |
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1488 Establishments $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy ) is the navy of the Netherlands. The main naval base is Den Helder, Noord Holland. Secondary naval bases are in Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Texel and Willemstad (Curaçao). Marine barracks are in Rotterdam, Doorn, Suffisant on Curaçao, and Savaneta on Aruba. The Royal Netherlands Naval College is the service academy of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The battle of Scheveningen in 1653 during the First AngloDutch WarThe Dutch navy has a long history. It was involved in many wars against other European powers since the late 16th century, initially for independence against Spain in European waters, later for shipping lanes, trade and colonies in many parts of the world, notably in four Anglo-Dutch wars against England and the United Kingdom. The HNLMS Java in c. 1941During the Second World War, the Dutch navy was based in Allied countries after the Netherlands were conquered by Nazi Germany in a matter of days: the Dutch navy had its headquarters in London and smaller dependencies in Sri Lanka and Australia. Around the world Dutch naval units were responsible for troop transport, for example during Operation Dynamo in Dunkirk and D-Day, they escorted convoys and attacked enemy targets. During the war the navy suffered heavy losses, especially in defending the Dutch East Indies, most notably the Battle of the Java Sea in which the commander, Dutchman Karel Doorman, went down with his ships together with 1000 of his crew. After the war, the relations between the Netherlands and its colonies changed dramatically. The establishment of the Republic of Indonesia, 2 days after the Japanese surrender, thwarted the Dutch plans for restoring colonial authority. It took 4 years of war before the Netherlands acknowledge… More: |
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15 Secrets You Crave To Know $8.14 This book will take you to the next level of your life.This is the season for you to reach for your next level.When God is ready to change your season, He will change your revelation and knowledge. This book holds a wealth of inspiration that without a doubt will usher you into what God has already prepared for you. The fact that you have chosen to pick up this book and read it shows that it is your time for a new life. It is your season for the next level. . .IT is not an accident nor coincidence that you are where you are right now and doing what you are doing right now. GOD is molding you into the purpose he has ordained for your life.This book discusses and revealsDiscovery of wisdom Recovery from the past Revelation for the futureBe prepared for a revolution as you read this book. Congratulations. This is your season.IMPACT IS THE GREATEST ASSET YOU CAN EVER POSSESSBenjamin N. Israel is called to bring men to the realization of their purpose and attaining their destiny which he has been doing since 1997. This he does through preaching and teaching of God’s wisdom. He is also a motivational speaker, an author, entrepreneur and a life coach leader.He is the founder of Champion Builders Ministries. The President of Destiny Marketing and Motivation. He has a radio outreach called “Breath Of Wisdom” on 1040 AM KGGR. A well known speaker in seminars and conferences around the world. He is available to all that will need him to be a blessing to them. He believes he has been sent to this generation as an instrument of change. Bringing new mentality and mindset revolution. He is based in Houston, Texas where the office headquarters is located. |
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15 Secrets You Crave To Know $13.28 This book will take you to the next level of your life.This is the season for you to reach for your next level.When God is ready to change your season, He will change your revelation and knowledge. This book holds a wealth of inspiration that without a doubt will usher you into what God has already prepared for you. The fact that you have chosen to pick up this book and read it shows that it is your time for a new life. It is your season for the next level. . .IT is not an accident nor coincidence that you are where you are right now and doing what you are doing right now. GOD is molding you into the purpose he has ordained for your life.This book discusses and revealsDiscovery of wisdom Recovery from the past Revelation for the futureBe prepared for a revolution as you read this book. Congratulations. This is your season.IMPACT IS THE GREATEST ASSET YOU CAN EVER POSSESSBenjamin N. Israel is called to bring men to the realization of their purpose and attaining their destiny which he has been doing since 1997. This he does through preaching and teaching of God’s wisdom. He is also a motivational speaker, an author, entrepreneur and a life coach leader.He is the founder of Champion Builders Ministries. The President of Destiny Marketing and Motivation. He has a radio outreach called “Breath Of Wisdom” on 1040 AM KGGR. A well known speaker in seminars and conferences around the world. He is available to all that will need him to be a blessing to them. He believes he has been sent to this generation as an instrument of change. Bringing new mentality and mindset revolution. He is based in Houston, Texas where the office headquarters is located. |
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150 Best Bathroom Ideas $29.99 Showcasing an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Bathroom Ideas provides an in-depth review of exemplary bathroom designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved innovative and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the most attractive, functional, and cost-effective bathroom designs from around the world, all approached in a practical and artful manner. These beautiful |
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1510 Works: 1510 Architecture, 1510 Paintings, the School of Athens, Globus Jagellonicus, Sleeping Venus, Brdo Castle Near Kranj $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Globus Jagellonicus or Jagiellonian globe , made in France and dated to around 1510, is by some considered to be the oldest existing globe to show the Americas . It bears a striking resemblance to the Hunt-Lenox Globe , also tentatively dated to 1510 which is the second or third oldest known terrestrial globe , after the Erdapfel of Martin Behaim , made in Nuremberg in 1492, the year before the Columbus’ discovery became known in March 1493, and thus without the new continents. Globes made by Martin Waldseemüller in 1507 already showed America.The globus belonged to the medieval Cracow Academy which was in 1817 renamed to Jagiellonian University; it is featured on display at the Collegium Maius Museum. It was rediscovered in the early 1870s and described as Globus Jagellonicus in 1900 by Prof. Tadeusz Estreicher in the Transactions of the Cracow Academy of Sciences for that year. At the time, when no Polish state existed for about a century, Prof. Estreicher points out that this globe indicating recent geographical discoveries, possessed by the Cracow Academy since 1510, throws special light on the interest taken by Polish scholars of that time.The gilded copper globe is considered the earliest existing globe to indicate any part of the New World and the first to delineate the South American continent. It is also the oldest globe on which the continent of America is shown to be distinct from that of Asia. It uses the name “America” , which had been introduced in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller in his Universalis Cosmographia , though for a continent located to the south of India. A replica of the globe is on display in the Polish Nationality Room at the University of Pittsburgh Robert J. King has pointed out that America was shown on the Jagiellonian Globe in two |
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1558 Works: 1558 Architecture, 1558 Books, St Mary’s Church, Cheadle, Sutton Court, Heptam ron, Casina Pio Iv $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Zeno map is a map of the North Atlantic first published in 1558 in Venice by Nicolo Zeno, a descendant of Nicolo Zeno, of the Zeno brothers .The younger Zeno published the map, along with a series of letters, claiming he had discovered them in a storeroom in his family’s home in Venice. According to Zeno, the map and letters date from around the year 1400 and purportedly describe a long voyage made by the Zeno brothers in the 1390s under the direction of a prince named Zichmni . The voyage supposedly traversed the North Atlantic and, according to some interpretations, reached North America .Most historians regard the map and accompanying narrative as a hoax , perpetrated by the younger Zeno to make a retroactive claim for Venice as having discovered the New World before Christopher Columbus .The evidence against the authenticity of the map is based largely on the appearance of many non-existent islands in the North Atlantic and off the coast of Iceland . One of these non-existent islands was Frisland , where the Zeno brothers allegedly spent some time.Current scholarship regards the map as being based on existing maps of the sixteenth century, in particular:References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at … |
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1631 Establishments: Naulakha Pavilion, Sheesh Mahal Lahore, Order of Saint Basil the Great, La Gazette, Gustav Adolf Grammar School $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Naulakha Pavilion – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia When the pavilion was built in 1633 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a small summer house, it cost around 900,000 rupees, an exorbitant amount at the time. It is called Naulakha because in Urdu language, the word means ‘worth 9 lakhs rupees’. This also brought the word Naulakha into common use to signify something precious. The Lahore Fort was built in 1566 under the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great on the location of an earlier mud-fort. The solid brick masonry complex was later extended and modified by subsequent emperors. Naulakha Pavilion is among the buildings that were erected or reconstructed between 1628 and 1634 under Shah Jahan’s rule. Due to his personal interest in the design and construction, Shah Jahan’s architectural traditions manifest distinctive symmetry and hierarchical accents. Naulakha Pavilion is part of the Shah Burj block in the northwest section of the fort that was actually built by his predecessor Jahangir. In 1927, the building was listed by the Department of Archaeology of British India. In 1975, it was listed as a protected monument under the Antiquities Act by Pakistan’s Department of Archaeology, whereas in 1981, as part of the larger Lahore Fort Complex, it became inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More recently, the building and its materials have started showing signs of damage and discolouration due to the air pollution. The pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and other emissions, have already affected the white marble of the nearby Sheesh Mahal in the Lahore Fort Complex. The pavilion is rectangular in shape, situated in the west of Sheesh Mahal, and is prominent because of its centrally arched and extraordinarily curved roof. This uniq… More: |
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1652 Establishments $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Colfe’s is a co-educational independent day school in Horn Park in the London Borough of Greenwich. The school is a member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference. The official Visitor to the school is HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Colfe’s is one of the oldest schools in London. The parish priest of Lewisham taught the local children from the time of Richard Walker’s chantry, founded in 1494, until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Rev. John Glyn re-established the school in 1568 and it was granted a Charter by Elizabeth I in 1574. Abraham Colfe became a Governor in 1613 and the school was re-founded bearing his name in 1652. Colfe declared that the aim of the school was to provide an education for the boys from “the hundred of Blackheath”. He invited the Leathersellers’ Company, one of London’s livery companies, to be the trustee of his will. Links between the school and the Leathersellers remain strong. The school was originally built around Colfe’s house with an entrance in Lewisham Hill. The site was progressively developed and extended,until 1890 when it was completely re-built on the same site with its entrance now in Granville Park. During the Second World War the school was first evacuated to Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and then to Frome in Sommerset. A period of inactivity on the Western front led about 100 boys to return to London, so the school was spilt for a few years. In 1944 a V2 (Flying bomb) aimed at Lewisham Railway junction almost totally destroyed the school. At the end of the War with no school buildings and the pupil role having halved it was uncertain if the school would continue. In London the school was split between two sites – Beacon Road School in Hither Green and Ennersdale Road School, about … More: |
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1706 Establishments $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Nottingham Bluecoat School – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The school was founded in 1706 as the first charity school in Nottingham. Under the guidance of the then rector of St. Peter’s church, Timothy Fenton. Classes being taught in the porch of St. Mary’s Church in the Lace Market area of Nottingham. On the 1 May 1707, the school moved to St. Mary’s Gate. In 1723, land that was given by William Thorpe on High Pavement in Weekday Cross was used and the school migrated there, remaining for over a century. Between 1853, the school moved to a purpose-built building on Mansfield Road in Nottingham. The building is now the International Community Centre. A statue of a child in a latter-day Bluecoat uniform remains on the outside of the building. A road behind this site of the school is called Bluecoat Close. In the period between the two World Wars, the school became a Grammar School. During the 1960s fund-raising was undertaken to acquire new property and to construct a purpose-build new school to allow for expansion including on-site sports fields. In 1967, the school relocated to the current premises on Aspley Lane in Aspley, two miles to the east of Nottingham. This allowed the school to increase the intake from one class to two classes (from 30 students to 60) resulting in the number of the pupils increasing to around 350 over a period of about five years. At the same time, the school assumed voluntary aided school status. By 1978 the number of students had grown to 900 with the new status as a comprehensive school catering for eleven- to eighteen-year-olds. Two decades later, a further status change took place with the school being awarded Technology College status by the Department for Education and Skills enabling the school to receiv… More: |
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1740s Paintings: 1742 Paintings, 1743 Paintings, 1748 Paintings, Marriage -La-Mode: 1. the Marriage Settlement, the Gate of Calais $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Marriage à-la-mode may refer to:A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Chocolate Girl (French : La Belle Chocolatière , German : Das Schokoladenmädchen ) is one of the most prominent pastels of Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard , showing a chocolate-serving maid. The girl carries a tray with a porcelain chocolate mug and a glass of water. Theories concerning the girl’s head-dress run from a cap cover to an echo of the colourful regional caps. The girl’s apron features a small bodice .Around 1900, La Belle Chocolatière served as inspiration for the commercial illustration of the “nurse” that appeared on Droste ’s cocoa tins. This was most probably a work of the commercial artist Jan (Johannes) Musset. According to Droste, “The illustration indicated the wholesome effect of chocolate milk and became inextricably bound with the name Droste.” Liotard’s contemporaries classed The Chocolate Girl as his masterpiece. Since 1765 the painting has been in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister , Dresden . In 1862 the American Baker’s Chocolate Company obtained the rights to use the painting. During World War II the Germans transported it to Königstein Fortress . The delicate painting managed to survive the cold and dampness after the Germans retreated from advancing Soviet troops.A Lady Pouring Chocolate (National Gallery, London )A similar subject by Liotard is A Lady Pouring Chocolate , 1744 (National Gallery, London ).Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Shrimp Girl is a painting by the English artist William Hogarth . It was painted around 174045, and is held by the National Gallery, London . The painting is a relatively late work by Hogarth, when he experimented with an increasingly |
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1759 In Great Britain $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A French invasion of Great Britain was planned to take place in 1759 during the Seven Years’ War, but due to various factors including naval defeats at the Battle of Lagos and the Battle of Quiberon Bay was never launched. The French planned to land 100,000 French soldiers in Britain to end British involvement in the war. The invasion was one of several abandoned attempts during the eighteenth century to invade the British Isles. Fighting broke out between France and Britain in 1754, but war was only formally declared in 1756 when France went to war with a British ally, Prussia. From 1757 the British government was dominated by William Pitt, who orchestrated a series of British military expeditions to attack French colonies such as Senegal, Martinique, and French Canada. Pitt saw the war in Europe primarily as a holding action, which allowed Britain to make gains on France around the world. French strategy was entirely the opposite. The French concentrated the bulk of their efforts on Continental Europe and neglected the colonial sphere. By late 1758 they had made numerous advances against the Prussians, who they believed were only kept from collapse by British support. The Duc de Choiseul was the principal author of the invasion plan, with which he hoped to end the war against Britain with a single masterstroke.The invasion was planned by the Duc de Choiseul who became French foreign minister in December 1758 and effectively served as Prime Minister during the period of the mooted invasion. He wanted to launch a bold initiative that would knock Britain out of the war with one stroke. French pride had been stung the previous year by the ease with which the British had captured Louisbourg and launched amphibious raids on the French coast dur… More: |
