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Healing Fictions

Assorted Essays on Literature & Art

By: Alison Armstrong

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Healing Fictions

Assorted Essays on Literature & Art

By: Alison Armstrong

The virtual realities that works of literary and visual art provide us are loosely the concern of these essays. Working methods are touched upon in some, as in my interviews with William Anastasi and Robert Kipniss. The intentionality of the artist, however, is never my concern, nor should it be of interest to the reader; the intentions cannot necessarily be derived from the work (as the New Critics reminded us long ago). Rather, to see and feel how the text or work of visual functions is our pleasant task. So we do not ask why, a dead-end question. How is the question that can lead to infinitely more rewarding discoveries.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984563823

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Nelly Dean

A Return to Wuthering Heights

By: Alison Case

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Nelly Dean

A Return to Wuthering Heights

By: Alison Case

A gripping and heartbreaking novel that re-imagines life at Wuthering Heights through the eyes of the Earnshaws’ loyal servant, Nelly Dean. Young Nelly Dean has been Hindley’s closest companion for as long as she can remember, living freely at the great house, Wuthering Heights. But when the benevolence of the master brings a wild child into the house, Nelly learns she must follow in her mother’s footsteps, be called "servant" and give herself over completely to the demands of the Earnshaw family. But Nelly is not the only one who finds her life disrupted by this strange newcomer. As death, illness, and passion sweep through the house, Nelly suffers heartache and betrayals at the hands of those she cherishes most, tempting her to leave it all behind. But when a new heir is born, a reign of violence begins that will test even Nelly’s formidable spirit as she finds out what it is to know true sacrifice. Nelly Dean is a wonderment of storytelling and an inspired accompaniment to Emily Bronte’s adored work. It is the story of a woman who is fated to bear the pain of a family she is unable to leave, and unable to save.

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Simon and Schuster

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1681771055

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9781681771052

Lonely Planet Northern California

By: Lonely Planet,Helena Smith,Brett Atkinson,Sara Benson,Alison Bing,Celeste Brash,Nate Cavalieri,Michael Grosberg,Josephine Quintero,John A Vlahides

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Lonely Planet Northern California

By: Lonely Planet,Helena Smith,Brett Atkinson,Sara Benson,Alison Bing,Celeste Brash,Nate Cavalieri,Michael Grosberg,Josephine Quintero,John A Vlahides

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Northern California is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike subalpine valleys in Yosemite National Park, take in views of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, sample America's best wines in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Northern California and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Northern California: Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, customs, film, television, music, arts, literature, landscapes, wildlife Over 18 color maps Covers San Francisco, the Bay Area, Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Coastal Highway 1, Redding, Gold Country, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, the Sierra Nevada, Sacramento and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Northern California, our most comprehensive guide to Northern California, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet California for a comprehensive look at all the state has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -- Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1787019411

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Horse Diaries #7: Risky Chance

By: Alison Hart

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Horse Diaries #7: Risky Chance

By: Alison Hart

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in California at the start of the Great Depression, Risky Chance is a gray thoroughbred who was born to race. Life at the track and being spoiled by his jockey's young daughter, Marie, is all Chance could ask for. He loves nothing more than running fast and winning. But after an accident, Chance discovers a side of horse racing that has little to do with glory. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about thoroughbreds, horse racing, and the Great Depression.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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037586833X

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9780375868337

Be Your Own Equine Sports Coach

A Practical Guide to French Classical Equitation and Horsemanship

By: Alison Lincoln

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Be Your Own Equine Sports Coach

A Practical Guide to French Classical Equitation and Horsemanship

By: Alison Lincoln

As riders, we often spend many hours training independently without regular access to high quality coaches, sport psychologists, biomechanic specialists or exercise physiologists. This can be the difference between performing well and performing to the best of your ability consistently and reliably over the long term. By bringing together the science of training, coaching and psychology, Be Your Own Equine Sports Coach explores the horse and rider as individual athletes and how, as a combination, you can meet the demands of competition by building highly personalized strategies and techniques that enable you to reach your potential in whatever discipline you choose and whatever your ambition. Key areas covered include: making sports psychology work for you; understanding human peak performance; the physiological and biomechanical demands of horse sport; developing sport specific training programmes; analysing your performance, and finally, strategic development and authentic leadership.

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The Crowood Press

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1908809981

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9781908809988

Horse Grooming Manual

By: Alison Pocklington

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Horse Grooming Manual

By: Alison Pocklington

Grooming is of vital importance to a horse's health and welfare. This highly illustrated book provides practical advice for establishing good grooming practice. Topics covered include: handling of the horse for grooming; routine cleaning and grooming; clipping and trimming; grooming for showing, eventing, dressage, racing and hunting; healthcare associated with the skin and grooming, and how to spot problems. Includes over 300 step-by-step colour photographs to illustrate techniques. This practical guide will be an essential resource for all horse owners and professionals.

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1785000810

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Just Like You

A dark psychological thriller that will have you hooked from the very first page!

By: Alison Percival

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Just Like You

A dark psychological thriller that will have you hooked from the very first page!

By: Alison Percival

You have everything she ever wanted. How far will she go to take it? When swimming instructor Isabel meets up-and-coming actor Iain, the attraction is instantaneous. The pair fall hard for one another and, just a few months later, they are starting to imagine a future together. But everyone has a past... Heartbroken Nicky is convinced that Isabel has stolen the life she was meant to lead. Soon Nicky finds herself becoming fixated on Iain's new girlfriend, and envy quickly turns into a dark, dangerous obsession, with devastating consequences. A chilling psychological thriller that explores love, jealousy and obsession, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gray and Robert Dugoni. ********** 'A taut psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A delicious sense of uneasiness settles in and refuses to be shaken. This one will give you chills' Netgalley reviewer 'WOW! What a twisty thriller!' Netgalley reviewer 'I loved this book . . . keeps you on the edge of your seat' Netgalley reviewer

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Quercus

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1787475344

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Nature Translated

Alexander von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Alison E. Martin

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Nature Translated

Alexander von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Alison E. Martin

Alexander von Humboldt was one of the most important scientists of the 19th century. Captivating his readers with his vibrant, lyrical prose, he transformed understandings of the earth and space by rethinking nature as the interconnection of global forces. This text argues that style was key to the success of these translations and shows how Humboldt's British translators, now largely forgotten figures, were pivotal in moulding his prose and his public persona as they reconfigured his works for readers in Britain and beyond.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474439349

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9781474439343

Anticancer Living

Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six

By: Lorenzo Cohen PhD,Alison Jefferies, MEd

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Anticancer Living

Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six

By: Lorenzo Cohen PhD,Alison Jefferies, MEd

“The health-care revolution continues . . . an accessible, science-based approach to wellness.” —Andrew Weil, MD What if we could make basic, sustainable lifestyle changes that could prevent us from getting cancer? What if those with cancer could improve their chances of living long, vibrant lives? The evidence is now clear: at least 50 percent of cancer deaths can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes. But many—patients and doctors included—still don't realize the simple changes we can make to increase chances of survival, or aid in the healing process for those with a diagnosis. Introducing the concept of the "Mix of Six," Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies make an informed case that by focusing on six key areas of health and wellness, you can support treatment or reduce your risk for developing cancer altogether. An accessible, prescriptive guide to wellness based on the latest scientific findings, Anticancer Living outlines a path to radically transform health, delay or prevent many cancers, support conventional treatments, and significantly improve quality of life. “Anticancer Living will empower millions of people with information they can use to reduce their risk of getting cancer and improve their chances of surviving a cancer diagnosis. Highly recommended!” —Dean Ornish, MD, author of The Spectrum

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Penguin

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0735220433

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9780735220430

German Essays on Film

By: Richard McCormick,Alison Guenther-Pal

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German Essays on Film

By: Richard McCormick,Alison Guenther-Pal

This fascinating volume is for all serious students of European cinema as well as historians of Germany in the 20th century. "German Essays on Film" is divided into five parts: Late Wilhelmine Germany; Weimar Republic (1918-33); Inside the "Third Reich" (1933-45); Intellectuals in Exile; and Postwar Germany: since 1945. Among the writers, thinkers, filmmakers, and scholars anthologized are: Alfred D blin, Georg Luk cs, Claire Goll, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Fritz Lang, F. W. Murnau, Joseph Goebbels, Leni Riefenstahl, Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno, Siegfried Kracauer, R. W. Fassbinder, Wim Wenders, Gertrud Koch, and many others. The introduction by McCormick and Guenther-Pal along with generous headnotes help to put all these essays into historic perspective.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1441159630

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9781441159632

The Word on the Wind

Renewing confidence in the gospel

By: Alison Morgan

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The Word on the Wind

Renewing confidence in the gospel

By: Alison Morgan

The average age of churchgoers in Britain is now 47. Almost every denomination is experiencing steady decline. How sure can we be that we are still offering something people want to hear? Alison Morgan identifies four clear reasons to be confident: 1. The gospel still speaks to confused teens and weary sceptics. By embracing doubts and welcoming questions it remains open to us to present something which answers people's real needs. 2. The word of truth and the Spirit of power still exercise authority and compel attention. Alison's own experience of ministry in the UK and abroad provides illustrations. 3. Spiritual gifts, given not to excite individuals but in order to renew the church for its core task of mission, are powerfully present and widely recognised and practised. 4. In a time of rapid cultural change, new expressions of church are constantly emerging: this is necessary to guard against vital spirituality sliding into drab religion.

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Monarch Books

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0857211498

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9780857211491

Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats

By: Alex Gough,Alison Thomas

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Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats

By: Alex Gough,Alison Thomas

This unique resource brings together valuable information on breed-related diseases in one quick-reference volume. Divided into one section for dogs and another for cats, inherited and other prevalent disorders are listed breed-by-breed. The final section describes each of the disorders in more detail. All the information is drawn from high-quality sources, including research journals and veterinary texts, with extensive references provided. This invaluable reference helps veterinary professionals to advise clients on their choice of breed and what problems to look out for. Whether you're a veterinarian, geneticist, a breeder, or a pet owner, this fully-referenced book will save you hours of searching through scattered literature.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444359916

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9781444359916

Insurance Claims

By: Alison Padfield KC

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Insurance Claims

By: Alison Padfield KC

Now in its Fifth Edition, Insurance Claims by Alison Padfield QC is a practitioner focused text providing a summary of the law as it relates to insurance claims, including claims against insurers and insurance brokers. It is an indispensable resource for those involved in the daily application of the law, whether as solicitors, barristers or insurance claims handlers. With significant developments in insurance law and a multitude of cases since the Fourth Edition, the new Fifth Edition: - Covers cases on the Insurance Act 2015, the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010, and the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 - Examines recent decisions of the Supreme Court, including The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd (the 'FCA Test Case') [2021] UKSC 1, and Privy Council, and also those handed down by the Court of Appeal - Is fully updated with coverage of all significant recent decisions - Covers claims against insurers and insurance brokers - Explains the meaning of terms and concepts in plain English, making it accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike Cases in the Supreme Court and Privy Council added since the last edition include: - The FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case [2021] UKSC 1 – construction of insurance contracts, causation including proximate cause & business interruption insurance - Halliburton Co v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 – principles governing recusal of arbitrators where multiple arbitrations with same or overlapping subject matter - Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Credit Europe Bank NV (The Atlantik Confidence) [2020] UKSC 11 – jurisdiction under Brussels Regulation (Recast) - Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48 – non-party costs orders against liability insurersPerry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5 – professional negligence damages - Atlasnavios-Navegação Lda v Navigators Insurance Co Ltd, The B Atlantic [2018] UKSC 26 – construction of insurance contracts & exclusion clauses - Ramsook v Crossley [2018] UKPC 9 – construction and application of claims control clauses - Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd [2017] UKSC 35 – waiver of rights of subrogation - AIG Europe Ltd v Woodman [2017] UKSC 18 – aggregation clauses - Sun Alliance (Bahamas) Ltd v Scandi Enterprises Ltd [2017] UKPC 10 – construction of contractors' all risks policy - Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v Barrington Services Ltd [2016] UKSC 57 – construction of insurance contracts & scope of cover/exclusion clauses Significant Court of Appeal decisions added for this new edition include: - Endurance Corporate Capital Ltd v Sartex Quilts & Textiles Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 308 – reinstatement/betterment in property damage insurance - Manchikalapati v Zurich Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 2163 - construction of building guarantee insurance - Euro Pools plc v Royal & Sun Alliance plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808 – notification of claims in professional indemnity insurance - Equitas Insurance Ltd v Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 718 – reinsurance of 'Fairchild enclave' employers' liability claims - Allianz Insurance Plc v Tonicstar Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 434 – qualification of arbitrators - Spire Healthcare Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc [2018] EWCA Civ 317 – aggregation clauses - Ted Baker plc v AXA Insurance UK [2017] EWCA Civ 4097 – insurance claims conditions and 'duty to speak' estoppel - AXA Versicherung Ag v Arab Insurance Group [2017] EWCA Civ 96 – pleading & proving inducement - W R Berkley Insurance (Europe) Ltd v Teal Assurance Co Ltd (No 2) [2017] EWCA Civ 25 – liability insurance & ascertainment of loss - Zurich Insurance plc v Maccaferri [2016] EWCA Civ 1302 – notification of claims A wealth of Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court decisions are also covered, along with selected decisions from other jurisdictions including Scotland, Australia and New Zealand which are likely to be of interest to practitioners in England and Wales. Written by Alison Padfield QC, an authoritative author with extensive experience in insurance law, the new Fifth Edition will appeal to insurance lawyers, both solicitors and barristers in practice and in-house, insurance professionals, eg claims handlers and brokers, and insurance law students.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526511924

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9781526511928

Women Philosophers in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Alison Stone

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Women Philosophers in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By: Alison Stone

Many women wrote philosophy in nineteenth-century Britain, and they wrote across the full range of philosophical topics. Yet these important women thinkers have been left out of the philosophical canon and many of them are barely known today. The aim of this book is to put them back on the map. It introduces twelve women philosophers - Mary Shepherd, Harriet Martineau, Ada Lovelace, George Eliot, Frances Power Cobbe, Helena Blavatsky, Julia Wedgwood, Victoria Welby, Arabella Buckley, Annie Besant, Vernon Lee, and Constance Naden. Alison Stone looks at their views on naturalism, philosophy of mind, evolution, morality and religion, and progress in history. She shows how these women interacted and developed their philosophical views in conversation with one another, not only with their male contemporaries. The rich print and periodical culture of the period enabled these women to publish philosophy in forms accessible to a general readership, despite the restrictions women faced, such as having limited or no access to university education. Stone explains how these women became excluded from the history of philosophy because there was a cultural shift at the end of the nineteenth century towards specialised forms of philosophical writing, which depended on academic credentials that were still largely unavailable to women.

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Oxford University Press

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0192874802

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9780192874801

Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs

The Life of Velma Johnston

By: David Cruise,Alison Griffiths

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Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs

The Life of Velma Johnston

By: David Cruise,Alison Griffiths

The true story of the intrepid woman whose life-long determination to protect America’s mustangs captured the heart of the country. In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round-ups, a resolution that led to a life-long battle that would pit her against ranchers and powerful politicians—but eventually win her support and admiration around the world. This is the first biography to tell her courageous true story. Like Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, or Temple Grandin, Velma Johnston dedicated her life to public awareness and protection of animals. Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs follows Velma from her childhood, in which she was disfigured by polio, to her dangerous vigilante-style missions to free captured horses and document round-ups, through the innovative and exhaustive grassroots campaign which earned her the nickname “Wild Horse Annie” and led to Congress passing the “Wild Horse Annie Bill,” to her friendship with renowned children’s author and horse-lover Marguerite Henry. A powerful combination of adventure, history, and biography, Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs beautifully captures the romance and magic of wild horses and the character of the strong-willed woman who made their survival her legacy.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439168466

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9781439168462

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE

By: Miles Ogborn,Alison Blunt,Pyrs Gruffudd,David Pinder

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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE

By: Miles Ogborn,Alison Blunt,Pyrs Gruffudd,David Pinder

Cultural Geography in Practice provides an innovative and accessible approach to the sources, theories and methods of cultural geography. Written by an international team of prominent cultural geographers, all of whom are experienced researchers, this book is a fully illustrated guide to methodological approaches in cultural geography. In order to demonstrate the practice of cultural geography each chapter combines the following features: ·Practical instruction in using one of the main methods of cultural geography (e.g. interviewing, interpreting texts and visual images, participatory methods) ·An overview of a key area of concern in cultural geography (e.g. the body, national identity, empire, marginality) ·A nuts and bolts description of the actual application of the theories and methods within a piece of research With the addition of boxed definitions of key concepts and descriptions of research projects by students who devised and undertook them, Cultural Geography in Practice is an essential manual of research practice for both undergraduate and graduate geography students.

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Routledge

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144411896X

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9781444118964

Invincible Microbe

Tuberculosis and the Never-ending Search for a Cure

By: Jim Murphy,Alison Blank

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Invincible Microbe

Tuberculosis and the Never-ending Search for a Cure

By: Jim Murphy,Alison Blank

This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis. After centuries of ineffective treatments, the microorganism that causes TB was identified, and the cure was thought to be within reach--but drug-resistant varieties continue to plague and panic the human race. The "biography" of this deadly germ, an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time, and the social history of an illness that could strike anywhere but was most prevalent among the poor are woven together in an engrossing, carefully researched narrative. Bibliography, source notes, index.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618535748

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9780618535743

Kinship and Clientage

Highland Clanship 1451-1609

By: Alison Cathcart

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Kinship and Clientage

Highland Clanship 1451-1609

By: Alison Cathcart

This volume examines Highland society during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries highlighting the extent to which kinship and clientage were organising principles within clanship. Based on clans located in the central and eastern Highlands this study goes some way to addressing the imbalance in Highland historiography which hitherto has concentrated largely on the west Highlands and islands. Focusing initially on internal clan structure, the study broadens into an analysis of local politics within the context of regional and national affairs, raising questions regarding the importance of land and the nature of lordship as well as emphasising the need for Highland history to be integrated further into broader studies of Scottish society during this period.

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BRILL

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9047409191

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9789047409199

The Huxleys

An Intimate History of Evolution

By: Alison Bashford

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The Huxleys

An Intimate History of Evolution

By: Alison Bashford

This is a long-overdue biography of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T.H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Both T.H. and Julian suffered from depression, thinking and writing about the condition and genetic inheritance in highly curious ways. And between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Because the grandson modeled himself so self-consciously on the grandfather, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes seamlessly about these omnivorous intellects together, almost as if they were one very long-lived man whose vital dates bookended the colossal shifts in world history from the age of sail to the Space Age, and from colonial wars to world wars to the cold war. The myriad questions that the Huxleys grappled with make them the perfect dynasty-companions for time travel over the age of evolution: What is the nature of time and how old is the Earth itself? What is the connection between human history and natural history? How are humans animals and how are we not? What is the deep past and the distant future of humankind? Can and should we actively seek to improve future generations? What might the planet look like 10,000 years hence? This momentous biography traces the problems and wonders of the modern world that the Huxleys themselves raised, postured, and pondered over lives that spanned the age of evolution"--

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University of Chicago Press

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022672011X

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9780226720111

History of Europe During the French Revolution (From 1789 to 1815).

Vol. III

By: Archibald Alison

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History of Europe During the French Revolution (From 1789 to 1815).

Vol. III

By: Archibald Alison

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

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3385120772

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9783385120778

Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends

By: Alison Wilcox

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Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends

By: Alison Wilcox

Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of myths and legends, develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level, combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with heroes, gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story. This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring, understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing, both creative and technical.

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Routledge

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1317510909

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9781317510901

Making Pictorial Print

Media Literacy and Mass Culture in British Magazines, 1885–1918

By: Alison Hedley

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Making Pictorial Print

Media Literacy and Mass Culture in British Magazines, 1885–1918

By: Alison Hedley

Applying media theory to late-Victorian print, Making Pictorial Print shows how popular illustrated magazines developed a new design interface that encouraged dynamic engagement and media literacy in the British public.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487506732

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9781487506735

Where the Peacocks Sing

A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home

By: Alison Singh Gee

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Where the Peacocks Sing

A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home

By: Alison Singh Gee

An international journalist meets, falls in love, and marries an Indian journalist who also happens to be a landed prince with a run-down palace in need of serious repair.

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0312378785

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Walter Benjamin's Concept of the Image

By: Alison Ross

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Walter Benjamin's Concept of the Image

By: Alison Ross

In this book, Alison Ross engages in a detailed study of Walter Benjamin’s concept of the image, exploring the significant shifts in Benjamin’s approach to the topic over the course of his career. Using Kant’s treatment of the topic of sensuous form in his aesthetics as a comparative reference, Ross argues that Benjamin’s thinking on the image undergoes a major shift between his 1924 essay on ‘Goethe’s Elective Affinities,’ and his work on The Arcades Project from 1927 up until his death in 1940. The two periods of Benjamin’s writing share a conception of the image as a potent sensuous force able to provide a frame of existential meaning. In the earlier period this function attracts Benjamin’s critical attention, whereas in the later he mobilises it for revolutionary outcomes. The book gives a critical treatment of the shifting assumptions in Benjamin’s writing about the image that warrant this altered view. It draws on hermeneutic studies of meaning, scholarship in the history of religions and key texts from the modern history of aesthetics to track the reversals and contradictions in the meaning functions that Benjamin attaches to the image in the different periods of his thinking. Above all, it shows the relevance of a critical consideration of Benjamin’s writing on the image for scholarship in visual culture, critical theory, aesthetics and philosophy more broadly.

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1317608542

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