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Imagining Socialism

Aesthetics, Anti-politics, and Literature in Britain, 1817-1918

By: Mark A. Allison

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Imagining Socialism

Aesthetics, Anti-politics, and Literature in Britain, 1817-1918

By: Mark A. Allison

Socialism names a form of collective life that has never been fully realized; consequently, it is best understood as a goal to be imagined. So this study argues, and thereby uncovers an aesthetic impulse that animates some of the most consequential socialist writing, thought, and practice of the long nineteenth century. Imagining Socialism explores this tradition of radical activism, investigating the diverse ways that British socialists--from Robert Owen to the mid-century Christian Socialists to William Morris--marshalled the resources of the aesthetic in their efforts to surmount politics and develop non-governmental forms of collective life. Their ambitious attempts at social regeneration led some socialists to explore the liberatory possibilities afforded by cooperative labor, women's emancipation, political violence, and the power of the arts themselves. Imagining Socialism demonstrates that, far from being confined to the socialist revival of the fin de siècle, important socialist experiments with the emancipatory potential of the aesthetic in Britain may be found throughout the period it calls the socialist century--and may still inspire us today.

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Oxford University Press

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0192896490

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Imagining Early Modern Histories

By: Elizabeth Ketner,Allison Kavey

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Imagining Early Modern Histories

By: Elizabeth Ketner,Allison Kavey

Interpreting textual mediations of history in early modernity, this volume adds nuance to our understanding of the contributions fiction and fictionalizing make to the shape and texture of versions of and debates about history during that period. Geographically, the scope of the essays extends beyond Europe and England to include Asia and Africa. Contributors take a number of different approaches to understand the relationship between history, fiction, and broader themes in early modern culture. They analyze the ways fiction writers use historical sources, fictional texts translate ideas about the past into a vernacular accessible to broad audiences, fictional depictions and interpretations shape historical action, and the ways in which nonfictional texts and accounts were given fictional histories of their own, intentionally or not, through transmission and interpretation. By combining the already contested idea of fiction with performance, action, and ideas/ideology, this collection provides a more thorough consideration of fictional histories in the early modern period. It also covers more than two centuries of primary material, providing a longer perspective on the changing and complex role of history in forming early modern national, gendered, and cultural identities.

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Routledge

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1134803974

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Fatal Secrets

A Novel of Suspense

By: Allison Brennan

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Fatal Secrets

A Novel of Suspense

By: Allison Brennan

DEADLY QUEST When a top lieutenant in a notorious ring of human traffickers agrees to turn state’s evidence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement senior agent Sonia Knight believes she’ll finally take down the illegal operation’s devilish mastermind, Xavier Jones. But when an FBI sting on Jones’s criminal enterprise collides with an ICE stakeout, Sonia is enraged: Her informant’s life and her evidence are in grave jeopardy. FBI agent Dean Hooper has been chasing Jones for years on money-laundering and tax-evasion charges and doesn’t need or want a hot-headed ICE agent second-guessing his every move. When the Bureau is ordered to join forces with ICE, Sonia is just as livid: Her job is to save lives, not money. But their team effort pays off as fierce mutual resentment fades and passion flares–along with risk. For Jones is just one piece of a depraved puzzle, answering to an even more dangerous predator. Denied his expected prey, this pitiless fiend intends to make Sonia and Dean pay with their own blood.

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Ballantine Books

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0345502752

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The Crescent Obscured

The United States and the Muslim World, 1776–1815

By: Robert J. Allison

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The Crescent Obscured

The United States and the Muslim World, 1776–1815

By: Robert J. Allison

From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from 1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of government. "A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with increasing doubts about the institution of slavery." —David W. Lesch, Middle East Journal "Allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scene." —Richard W. Bulliet, Journal of Interdisciplinary History "This book should be widely read. . . . Allison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as America's tendency to demonize figures like Iran's Khumaini, Libya's Qaddafi, and Iraq's Saddam." —Richard M. Eaton, Eighteenth Century Studies

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University of Chicago Press

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022630857X

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An Interactive Introduction to Knot Theory

By: Inga Johnson,Allison Henrich

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An Interactive Introduction to Knot Theory

By: Inga Johnson,Allison Henrich

This well-written and engaging volume, intended for undergraduates, introduces knot theory, an area of growing interest in contemporary mathematics. The hands-on approach features many exercises to be completed by readers. Prerequisites are only a basic familiarity with linear algebra and a willingness to explore the subject in a hands-on manner. The opening chapter offers activities that explore the world of knots and links — including games with knots — and invites the reader to generate their own questions in knot theory. Subsequent chapters guide the reader to discover the formal definition of a knot, families of knots and links, and various knot notations. Additional topics include combinatorial knot invariants, knot polynomials, unknotting operations, and virtual knots.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486804631

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9780486804637

Billy Graham

An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God

By: Lon Allison

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Billy Graham

An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God

By: Lon Allison

Just in time for the first anniversary of Billy Graham’s death, Allison’s reflection on the life and work of America’s pastor is now available in paperback. New preface by the author, new to this edition. Billy Graham said, “You have no idea how sick I get of the name Billy Graham, and how wonderful and thrilling the name Christ sounds to my ears.” So why another book about him? Lon Allison, evangelist himself, and popular evangelical pastor in Wheaton, Illinois, has learned much from Billy. Allison retells the highlights of what has been, by any objective account, a fascinating life, and tells it in a way that resonates with the Graham legacy of serving God and seeking to spread the Good News. Every stage of Graham’s life is included, even the rough spots, with appreciation and a desire to answer the question: What can we learn from the life and ministry of Billy Graham? What is his legacy? What was his message and how might it still be relevant for today. “Many will welcome the intimate details of his life revealed by Allison. Their close relationship allows the author to present a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of the evangelist.” —David Gibson, Catholic News Service

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Paraclete Press

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1640603719

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Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture

By: Allison Lee Palmer

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Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture

By: Allison Lee Palmer

Romanticism is multifaceted, and a wide range of nostalgic, emotional, and exotic concerns were expressed in such styles and movements as the Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Orientalism, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some movements were regional and subject-specific, such as the Hudson River School of landscape painting in the United States and the German Nazarene movement, which focused primarily on religious art in Rome. The movements range across Western Europe and include the United States. This dictionary will provide a fuller historical context for Romanticism and enable the reader to identify major trends and explore artists of the period. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Romantic Art and Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on major artists of the romantic era as well as entries on related art movements, styles, aesthetic philosophies, and philosophers. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Romantic art.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538122960

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African American Psychology

From Africa to America

By: Faye Z Belgrave,Kevin W Allison

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African American Psychology

From Africa to America

By: Faye Z Belgrave,Kevin W Allison

This core textbook provides students with comprehensive coverage of African American psychology as a field. Each chapter integrates African and American influences on the psychology of African Americans, thereby illustrating how contemporary values, beliefs, and behaviors are derived from African culture translated by the cultural socialization experiences of African Americans in this country. The literature and research are referenced and discussed from the perspective of African culture (mostly West African) during the period of enslavement, at other critical periods in this country (e.g., early 20th century, civil rights era), and through the present. Chapters provide a review of the research literature, with a focus on applications for contemporary living.

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SAGE

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1412965551

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100% Kid

A Professional Photographer's Guide to Capturing Kids in a Whole New Light

By: Allison Tyler Jones

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100% Kid

A Professional Photographer's Guide to Capturing Kids in a Whole New Light

By: Allison Tyler Jones

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Pearson Education

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0321957407

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9780321957405

Mobile Technology for Children

Designing for Interaction and Learning

By: Allison Druin

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Mobile Technology for Children

Designing for Interaction and Learning

By: Allison Druin

Children are one of the largest new user groups of mobile technology -- from phones to micro-laptops to electronic toys. These products are both lauded and criticized, especially when it comes to their role in education and learning. The need has never been greater to understand how these technologies are being designed and to evaluate their impact worldwide. Mobile Technology for Children brings together contributions from leaders in industry, non-profit organizations, and academia to offer practical solutions for the design and the future of mobile technology for children. - First book to present a multitude of voices on the design, technology, and impact of mobile devices for children and learning - Features contributions from leading academics, designers, and policy makers from nine countries, whose affiliations include Sesame Workshop, LeapFrog Enterprises, Intel, the United Nations, and UNICEF - Each contribution and case study is followed by a best practice overview to help readers consider their own research and design and for a quick reference

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Morgan Kaufmann

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008095409X

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Storied & Scandalous St. Louis

A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest

By: Jo Allison

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Storied & Scandalous St. Louis

A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest

By: Jo Allison

At the turn of the twentieth century, St. Louis, Missouri, was the fourth largest city in the country. For years, it was the westernmost metropolis, known for its manufacturing, beer, railroad hub, music, baseball, World’s Fair, and its romance with the Mississippi. This collection of shocking stories ripped from the headlines of the Gateway City’s seamy past includes tales of cholera epidemics, deadly newspaper-daily duels, ragtime racism, and Spiritualism scuffles. Readers will also meet the formative female figures behind the women’s suffrage movement in St. Louis, and discover how local brewers fought against Prohibition with the help of America’s favorite pastime—baseball.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493059181

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Religion and Politics in the United States

By: Kenneth D. Wald,Allison Calhoun-Brown

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Religion and Politics in the United States

By: Kenneth D. Wald,Allison Calhoun-Brown

Using an evidenced-based, social-scientific approach to religion, Kenneth D. Wald and Allison Calhoun-Brown challenge the perception that religious influence in American politics is a problem to be solved. Instead, they contend that religion is a form of social identification that not only shapes our ideas about politics, but it also shapes the behavior of political elites and ordinary citizens, the interpretation of public laws, and the development of government programs. Ultimately, the authors show how religion plays a fascinating and crucial role in our nation’s political process and in our culture at large. The eighth edition of Religion and Politics in the United States has been fully updated to include the latest scholarship and coverage of the 2016 presidential election. It also features a new discussion of the religious right, center, and left, as well as the impact of religion on the fight for equality based on gender and sexual orientation. Additional student resources include all new discussion questions and further readings at the end of each chapter, as well as a companion website featuring self-quizzes.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538105144

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9781538105146

Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

By: Allison Lee Palmer

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Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture

By: Allison Lee Palmer

Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s until around 1830, with late neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s. It is a highly complex movement that brought together seemingly disparate issues into a new and culturally rich era, one that was unified under a broad interest in classical antiquity. The movement was born in Italy and France and spread across Europe to Russia and the United States. It was motivated by a desire to use ideas from antiquity to help address modern social, economic, and political issues in Europe, and neoclassicism came to be viewed as a style and philosophy that offered a sense of purpose and dignity to art, following the new “enlightened” thinking. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries cover late Baroque and Rococo tendencies found in the early 18th century, and span the century to include artists who moved from neoclassicism to early romanticism. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about neoclassical art and architecture.

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1538133598

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Sql Simplified:

Learn to Read and Write Structured Query Language

By: Cecelia L. Allison

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Sql Simplified:

Learn to Read and Write Structured Query Language

By: Cecelia L. Allison

SQL Simplified: Learn To Read and Write Structured Query Language focuses extensively on the implementation of Structured Query Language (SQL) rather than on database design or on the Database Management Systems (DBMSs) that implement SQL, like many SQL books. The easy to follow step-by-step chapters of this book will provide beginners with the practice necessary to develop the skills and knowledge required to program in SQL with ease. The concepts of SQL are simplified enabling anyone to quickly grasp the fundamentals of SQL. Each chapter introduces a new concept and includes examples, key notes and important key terms. This book also highlights many key differences in SQL script used in a number of different database management system platforms. Your comprehension of each chapter is tested through the use of quizzes and assignments. After completion of this book, you should feel confident using SQL in any relational database environment.

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1410729737

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British Directories 2nd Ed

By: Gareth Shaw,Allison Tipper

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British Directories 2nd Ed

By: Gareth Shaw,Allison Tipper

A guide to the existence, whereabouts, contents, and other features of a major resource for historians, directories of trades and commerce in specific towns or districts. Enlarged to 2,222 entries from the 1989 edition to include directories published after 1856 and up to 1950 for England and Wales, including London; comprehensive coverage of all Scottish directories published before 1950; and miscellaneous directories of specific trades, which have not been included in previous bibliographies. A 60-page introduction traces the evolution and types of directories and discusses their use in historical studies. The 120 library collections visited are described. The indexes are arranged by publisher, place, and subject. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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A&C Black

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0720123291

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Mermaid's Locks

By: Allison Rushby

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Mermaid's Locks

By: Allison Rushby

The final exciting instalment in the Miss Penny Dreadful series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. Searching for a new story idea for her aunt’s famous penny dreadfuls, Penny and Aunt Harriet decide to follow up a newspaper article about a mysterious mermaid’s grotto. Hidden down a secret passageway on the banks of the River Thames, the only way to enter is through a tavern, aptly named The Mermaid’s Locks. In the glittering grotto, Penny and her aunt find a comb with some strands of the mermaid’s red-gold hair. Penny sets out to investigate - can the mermaid truly be real? Also, why doesn’t Mr Crowley, Aunt Harriet’s publisher, want her to write about it? Meanwhile, another cryptic postcard arrives from Penny’s missing parents. Nothing is as it seems in Penny’s world. Will Penny be able to finally piece together all the clues?

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Walker Books Australia

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1760655783

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The LPN-to-RN Bridge

Transitions to Advance Your Career

By: Allison J. Terry

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The LPN-to-RN Bridge

Transitions to Advance Your Career

By: Allison J. Terry

Resource for students who have previously acquired training as a licensed practical nurse (LPN), and are pursuing a degree as a registered nurse (RN). Real-life scenarios give students perspective on the nursing profession, and help readers think critically about situations they will encounter as they progress in their nursing careers -- from cover.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449646042

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Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance (Book Only)

By: Marie A. Chisholm-Burns,Allison M. Vaillancourt,Marv Shepherd

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Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance (Book Only)

By: Marie A. Chisholm-Burns,Allison M. Vaillancourt,Marv Shepherd

The Second Edition of the award-winning Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance has been updated to make this quality textbook an even more integral resource for your Pharmacy Management course. All previous chapters have been updated and multiple new chapters have been added including “Quality Improvement,” “The Basics of Managing Risk,” “Insurance Fundamentals,” “Integrating Pharmacoeconomic Principles and Pharmacy Management,” and “Developing and Evaluating Clinical Pharmacy Services.” Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449657265

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Suffragists in an Imperial Age

U.S. Expansion and the Woman Question, 1870-1929

By: Allison L. Sneider

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Suffragists in an Imperial Age

U.S. Expansion and the Woman Question, 1870-1929

By: Allison L. Sneider

In 1899, Carrie Chapman Catt, who succeeded Susan B. Anthony as head of the National American Women Suffrage Association, argued that it was the "duty" of U.S. women to help lift the inhabitants of its new island possessions up from "barbarism" to "civilization," a project that would presumably demonstrate the capacity of U.S. women for full citizenship and political rights. Catt, like many suffragists in her day, was well-versed in the language of empire, and infused the cause of suffrage with imperialist zeal in public debate.Unlike their predecessors, who were working for votes for women within the context of slavery and abolition, the next generation of suffragists argued their case against the backdrop of the U.S. expansionism into Indian and Mormon territory at home as well as overseas in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. In this book, Allison L. Sneider carefully examines these simultaneous political movements--woman suffrage and American imperialism--as inextricably intertwined phenomena, instructively complicating the histories of both.

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Oxford University Press

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0195321162

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People and Spaces in Roman Military Bases

By: Penelope M. Allison

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People and Spaces in Roman Military Bases

By: Penelope M. Allison

This study uses artefact distribution analyses to investigate the activities that took place inside early Roman imperial military bases. Focusing especially on non-combat activities, it explores the lives of families and other support personnel who are widely assumed to have inhabited civilian settlements outside the fortification walls. Spatial analyses, in GIS-type environments, are used to develop fresh perspectives on the range of people who lived within the walls of these military establishments, the various industrial, commercial, domestic and leisure activities in which they and combat personnel were involved, and the socio-spatial organisation of these activities and these establishments. The book includes examples of both legionary fortresses and auxiliary forts from the German provinces to demonstrate that more material-cultural approaches to the artefact assemblages from these sites give greater insights into how these military communities operated and demonstrate the problems of ascribing functions to buildings without investigating the full material record.

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Cambridge University Press

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110747101X

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Midnight Kittens

By: Allison Rushby

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Midnight Kittens

By: Allison Rushby

An enquiring mind - and mystical mysteries to solve - adds up to adventure in the first book of the new junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. “Now, Miss Pickering.” Miss Strickland turned to her pupil. “If you would be so kind as to close the door behind you, we will endeavour to discuss why your aunt, her publisher and her monkey have called upon us this afternoon.” 1872 Forever in trouble for sketching in her notebook, Penny Pickering dreams of her famous authoress aunt turning up at her boarding school and whisking her away. So when Aunt Harriet appears at Miss Strickland’s School for Girls of an Enquiring Mind and asks Penny if she would like to join her on an adventure, Penny knows exactly what to say – yes, please! Penny soon finds herself headed for Hampshire and a strange place called Mr Toddington’s Museum of the Curious and Absurd where bewitched kittens are said to have a tea party at midnight.

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Walker Books Australia

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1760654094

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Odd Partners

An Anthology

By: Mystery Writers Of America,Allison Brennan,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger

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Odd Partners

An Anthology

By: Mystery Writers Of America,Allison Brennan,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger

Unlikely pairs join forces to crack a slew of intriguing cases in an anthology edited by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, featuring original stories by Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Allison Brennan, Charles Todd, and many more, including Perry herself. Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Nick and Nora Charles. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. That last pair is the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, who, as the editor of Odd Partners and in conjunction with Mystery Writers of America, has enlisted some of today’s best mystery writers to craft all-new stories about unlikely duos who join forces—sometimes unwillingly—to solve beguiling whodunits. From Perry’s own entry, in which an English sergeant and his German counterpart set out to find a missing soldier during World War I, to a psychological tale of an airplane passenger who wakes up unsure of who he is and must enlist his fellow passengers to help him remember, to a historical mystery about a misguided witch-hunt and the unlikely couple that brings it down, each story deals in the wonderful complexities of human interactions. And not just human interactions: Honey bees avenge the death of their beekeeper, a wandering cat brings home clues to a murder, and a gray wolf and a fly fisherman in the Minnesota woods try to protect their land from a brash billionaire. Featuring work by New York Times bestselling authors, Edgar Award winners, and up-and-coming members of the Mystery Writers of America, these tales of friends, enemies, and pairs who lie somewhere in the middle will satisfy every type of mystery reader. With each author’s signature brand of suspense, these stories give new meaning to the word “teamwork.” Featuring stories by: Ace Atkins • Allison Brennan • Shelley Costa • Jeffery Deaver • Robert Dugoni • William Frank • Georgia Jeffries • Lou Kemp • William Kent Krueger • Joe R. Lansdale • Lisa Morton • Claire Ortalda • Anne Perry • Adele Polomski • Stephen Ross • Mark Thielman • Charles Todd • Jacqueline Winspear • Amanda Witt

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Ballantine Books

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152479936X

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Vegas Wedding, Weaver Bride

By: Allison Leigh

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Vegas Wedding, Weaver Bride

By: Allison Leigh

A wild night in Sin City leaves a Wyoming cowgirl with an unexpected husband in this contemporary Western romance. Hometown girl Penny Garner is having a Vegas moment: waking up in bed with her teenage crush, a ring on her finger. Then there’s the matter of the marriage certificate. How did that happen? The jury’s out on whether it’s Penny’s dream come true or worst nightmare. Quinn Templeton has to wonder what they actually did that night, too. And when they get back to Weaver, Wyoming, the air force pararescueman can’t just ignore the real feelings for his fake bride—especially if Penny’s pregnant. Will they remember what brought them to the altar in the first place . . . and maybe sign up for a repeat performance?

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Harlequin

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1488014418

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9781488014413

The Wind

By: Allison Draggoo

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The Wind

By: Allison Draggoo

The Wind is about a young pioneer girl who writes in her journal as her and her family are forced to walk across the country on foot after a hurricane destroys their families home.

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Lulu.com

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1300575646

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The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn

By: E. P. Allison

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The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn

By: E. P. Allison

These efforts have shed light not only on the history of the villa itself, but also on the shifting focus of power over the course of a millennium at the sites associated with Castle Copse in the immediate region - the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury, a post-Roman settlement, and a Saxon village destined to become an urban center.

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Indiana University Press

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0253328020

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Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Melissa Senate,Allison Leigh,Tara Taylor Quinn

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Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Melissa Senate,Allison Leigh,Tara Taylor Quinn

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: THE MAVERICK’S BABY-IN-WAITING Montana Mavericks: The Lonelyhearts Ranch by Melissa Senate After dumping her cheating fiancé, mom-to-be Mikayla Brown is trying to start fresh—without a man!—but Jensen Jones is determined to pursue her. He’s not ready to be a daddy…or is he? SHOW ME A HERO American Heroes by Allison Leigh When small-town cop Ali Templeton shows up at Grant Cooper’s door with a baby she says is his niece, the air force vet turned thriller writer is suprised by more than the baby—there’s an undeniable attraction to deal with, too. Can he be a hero for more than just the baby’s sake? Or will Ali be left out in the cold once again? HER LOST AND FOUND BABY The Daycare Chronicles by Tara Taylor Quinn Tabitha Jones has teamed up with her food-truck-running neighbor, Johnny Brubaker, to travel to different cities to find her missing son. But as they get closer to bringing Jackson back, they have to decide if they really want their time together to come to an end…

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1488097720

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The Daughter of William Rowe

By: Allison Alexander

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The Daughter of William Rowe

By: Allison Alexander

When it comes to the dark, tragic face of humanity, Allison Alexander is absolutely fearless. 'The Daughter Of William Rowe' is a knife-sharp account of abuse, survival and the spider web traps of colliding desires." -Michael J. Vaughn, author & contributor to Writers Digest "No one intermingles rare moments of beauty with stark despair better than Ms. Alexander. Her stories focus on man's inhumanity and injustice. In my opinion, any book she writes is meaning ful and well worth reading" -Laurel Johnson, Midwest Book Review "'The Daughter Of William Rowe' is the latest in what is sure to be a long line of topnotch human studies in book form written by this consummate storyteller." -Linda J. Alexander, author & public speaker

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iUniverse

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0595344674

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9780595344673

Stalked

By: Allison Brennan

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Stalked

By: Allison Brennan

When Tony Presidio is found dead, supposedly of a heart attack, Lucy Kincaid, a new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, enlists the help of her PI boyfriend Sean Rogal to follow her suspicions that Tony was murdered.

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Macmillan

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1250005965

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9781250005960

Discordant Comrades

Identities and Loyalties on the South African Left

By: Allison Drew

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Discordant Comrades

Identities and Loyalties on the South African Left

By: Allison Drew

This title was first published in 2000: This book considers the fortunes of socialism in South Africa from the doctrine’s arrival around 1900 to its legal suppression in 1950. Socialism’s universal claims had to come to terms with South Africa’s singular national experience in which a racial ideology and a racial division of the working class played a far greater role than in any other country. The left in South Africa had to deal with all the complexities of ideology and strategy that faced their counterparts in Europe and North America; but in South Africa it was further vexed by challenges of profound racial and national inequalities and a white labour movement which sought protection through racial segregation. Communism, rather than Social Democracy, prevailed; hence the reverberations of the splits in the Communist International were far more debilitating in South Africa than anywhere else. In the years after World War II African nationalism became the dominant influence on the South African left, chiefly through the relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party. Discordant Comrades draws on a wide range of primary sources from inside and outside South Africa, including the archives of the Communist International in Moscow. The result is a scholarly and challenging analysis of the South African left.

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Routledge

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1351768565

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Mining and the Freshwater Environment

By: M. Kelly,W.J. Allison,A.R. Garman,C.J. Symon

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Mining and the Freshwater Environment

By: M. Kelly,W.J. Allison,A.R. Garman,C.J. Symon

Over the last century the discharge of crude or partially treated sewage has probably been the most widespread, most documented and certainly the best understood form of pollution entering the aquatic environment. In the past two decades, however, there has been an increasing public aware ness of the potential hazards that exist from the contamination of the freshwater environment by toxic substances associated with the mining industry. World demand for minerals has intensified the exploitation of natural resources. In most western and newly developed countries significant mining proposals are now strenuously regulated to protect the environ ment. These involve economic and legislative measures and the use of appropriate control technologies. This concern will undoubtedly continue to spread worldwide requiring a programme of enlightened environmental protection management policies and practices for the future. This book has been prepared as a synthesis of our current understand ing of the effects of various heavy metals and acidic discharges likely to contaminate the freshwater environment as a direct result of mining activities. The review is based upon the dissertations of former BP spon sored students who were engaged to provide a better scientific understand ing of the causes of environmental problems associated with this industry. It gives us great pleasure to publish this information for use and appli cation by a wider audience as part of the contribution of The British Petroleum Company p.1.c. to European Year of the Environment.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400913591

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9789400913592

Books of Secrets

Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600

By: Allison Kavey

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Books of Secrets

Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600

By: Allison Kavey

How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling nature Ranging from alchemy to necromancy, "books of secrets" offered medieval readers an affordable and accessible collection of knowledge about the natural world. Allison Kavey's study traces the cultural relevance of these books and also charts their influence on the people who read them. Citing the importance of printers in choosing the books' contents, she points out how these books legitimized manipulating nature, thereby expanding cultural categories, such as masculinity, femininity, gentleman, lady, and midwife, to include the willful command of the natural world.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252091590

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9780252091599

Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze

By: Allison Rushby

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Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze

By: Allison Rushby

The second book in a mystical and adventurous junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. From the moment Penny steps into her family’s Hyde Park Square townhouse, she can sense something dreadful has happened. This is confirmed when she discovers her parents’ laboratory in terrible disarray. Before she can find out any more, Penny is whisked away with her authoress aunt to Harewood Hall in the countryside, where a malicious maze is rumoured to be gobbling up servants. Miss Penny Dreadful has yet another mystery to solve. And nothing, absolutely nothing, is as it seems!

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Walker Books Australia

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1760654078

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9781760654078

Remembering Masculinity in Early Modern Florence

By: Allison Mary Levy

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Remembering Masculinity in Early Modern Florence

By: Allison Mary Levy

This book nuances our understanding of commemorative portraiture in early modern Florence. The author argues that male and female portraiture, complexly generated within a discourse of male anxiety and pre-mortuary mourning, could pictorially console the subject against his own potentially unmourned death. Merging early modern visual culture and critical theories of the body, this book raises new questions about Renaissance portraiture and re-configures our understanding of masculinity and mourning.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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0754654044

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9780754654049

4 Baruch

Paraleipomena Jeremiou

By: Dale C. Allison, Jr.

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4 Baruch

Paraleipomena Jeremiou

By: Dale C. Allison, Jr.

This is the first full-scale, verse-by-verse commentary on 4 Baruch. The pseudepigraphon, written in the second century, is in large measure an attempt to address the situation following the destruction of the temple in 70 CE by recounting legends about the first destruction of the temple, the Babylonian captivity, and the return from exile. 4 Bruch is notable for its tale about Jeremiah's companion, Abimelech, who sleeps through the entire exilic period. This tale lies behind the famous Christian legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and is part of the genealogy of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle." Allison's commentary draws upon an exceptionally broad range of ancient sources in an attempt to clarify 4 Baruch's original setting, compositional history, and meaning.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110269805

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9783110269802

The Icons of the Prairie

Stories of Real People, Real Places, and Real Silos

By: Lyn Allison Yeager

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The Icons of the Prairie

Stories of Real People, Real Places, and Real Silos

By: Lyn Allison Yeager

A unique book revealing a ten year research of Missouri silo history. This book, written in an easy reading style, is richly illustrated to show the differences of silo constructions. The pleasant unveiling of silos and trees gives a rare, humanized view of silos and stirs the almost forgotten obligation to them.

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1434355594

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The Porta Stabia Neighborhood at Pompeii Volume I

Structure, Stratigraphy, and Space

By: Steven J. R. Ellis,Allison L. C. Emmerson,Kevin D. Dicus

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The Porta Stabia Neighborhood at Pompeii Volume I

Structure, Stratigraphy, and Space

By: Steven J. R. Ellis,Allison L. C. Emmerson,Kevin D. Dicus

This is the first of four volumes that present the results from the University of Cincinnati's archaeological excavations of the Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. These excavations targeted two town blocks on either side of the via Stabiana (insulae VIII.7 and I.1), which comprised modest houses, shops, workshops, food and drink outlets, and hospitality buildings. The present volume describes and documents the phased, structural development of this neighborhood over several centuries. The earliest discernible activity here dates to the 6th century BCE, with the insulae taking their definitive shape only in the 2nd century BCE. It is from this time that production activities dominate the neighborhood, only to be wholly replaced by retail-oriented street-fronts from the early 1st century CE. Underpinning this narrative of urban development is a focus on the social and structural making of the Porta Stabia neighborhood, along with an interest in both the micro- (urban site formation processes) and macro-contextualization of the site (setting the results within a larger historic and urban framework).

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0192692542

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