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A Surprise Second Chance

A Clean and Uplifting Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart

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A Surprise Second Chance

A Clean and Uplifting Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart

Could a secret… Bring them together? Lush rainforest, magical sunsets and a welcoming community—Nalani has everything botanist Daphne Mercer needs…except the only man she ever loved. Griffin Townsend broke her heart years ago. Now he’s in Hawai’i on vacation, a single dad with two kids. Daphne is charmed by Griff’s little family, and he longs for a second chance. But will she forgive him when she learns his true reason for seeking her out? USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. Hawaiian Reunions Book 1: Her Island Homecoming Book 2: Their Surprise Island Wedding Book 3: A Surprise Second Chance

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0369737296

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9780369737298

Our Polly

By: Anna Jacobs

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Our Polly

By: Anna Jacobs

There is no love like a mother's for her child . . . Little Billy, Polly's son, is the light of her life. It's for his sake that she puts up with an unkind mother-in-law and life on an isolated farm. When Billy is knocked down by a car, his father is killed attempting to save his life, and Polly, cast off by her husband's family, is left with a child who may never walk or talk again. Polly turns to her own family, the Kershaws, for support, but they are unable to outmaneuver the malicious Dr Browning-Baker, who is determined to have Billy taken away from his mother, depriving him of the exercises and stimulation that are his only hope. Forced to flee to the Fylde coast, Polly and Billy find that their future may lie with another damaged family - an ex-Army captain whose First World War marriage was a terrible mistake, and his daughter, who has never recovered from the hostility of the mother she loves. But danger threatens their fragile happiness . . . ******************* What readers are saying about OUR POLLY 'Yet another great story by the wonderful Anna Jacobs . . . so realistic' - 5 stars 'I could not put it down' - 5 stars 'Once again Anna has excelled, a fabulous story with great characters. A definite page turner. Make sure you have your tissues ready!' - 5 stars

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444714457

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Facing Fear

The Journey to Mature Courage in Risk and Persecution

By: Anna Hampton

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Facing Fear

The Journey to Mature Courage in Risk and Persecution

By: Anna Hampton

Developing an Anti-Fragile Faith Violence against Christ-followers is increasing globally. The lived reality for many Christians involves daily threats, risks, and persecution. When evil casts its shadow on us, and we’re tempted to despair, it is vital to develop anti-fragile faith and the guts to endure in hard places. Facing Fear is a practical guide for believers who long to have bold, mature courage. Cultivating this courage is necessary to endure wisely for Christ’s sake. Anna Hampton integrates exegesis and psychology to explain how humans respond to fear and how the Holy Spirit enables us to make a different choice than our normal. Learning to face our fears, name them, and manage them requires learning specific steps to reduce their impact on us. This book is a pastoral and practical resource for those working to advance the gospel in the world’s most dangerous places. You’ll gain valuable skills to become “shrewd as a serpent” and stand with unshakable faith in unsafe situations. Risk can be an offering of worship. Jesus is worthy of whatever pain you go through, whatever loss you experience, and whatever fears you have.

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William Carey Publishing

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1645084698

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Harlequin Heartwarming April 2024 Box Set

A Clean and Uplifting Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart,Melinda Curtis,Cari Lynn Webb,Tanya Agler

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Harlequin Heartwarming April 2024 Box Set

A Clean and Uplifting Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart,Melinda Curtis,Cari Lynn Webb,Tanya Agler

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: A SURPRISE SECOND CHANCE Hawaiian Reunions By USA TODAY bestselling author Anna J. Stewart An unexpected reunion with her first love gives Daphne Mercer hope for a second chance, but it’s no coincidence that single father Griffin Townsend is in Nalani, Hawai'i. Will Griff’s secret pull them apart—or can forgiveness lead the way? A COWBOY FOR THE TWINS The Cowboy Academy by USA TODAY bestselling author Melinda Curtis Former best friends Tate Oakley and Ellie Rowland have one thing in common—their habit of helping others at the expense of their own dreams! But helping each other might just be what they need to prioritize their futures together. THE RANCHER’S SECRET CRUSH Three Springs, Texas by USA TODAY bestselling author Cari Lynn Webb Ryan Sloan is a professional cowboy, but he’s hesitant to ride after a failed stunt. He’d prefer to help city girl Elsie Parks with her temporary duties on the family farm. But even that’s not without risk—to his heart! HER TEMPORARY COWBOY Rodeo Stars of Violet Ridge by Tanya Agler Elizabeth Irwin is preparing for her father’s upcoming wedding when she meets Lucky Harper. But after they accidentally become engaged, it’s her wedding that’s looming! Will they find a way to call it off…and does she really want to? Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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0369737334

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9780369737335

Interaction, Communication and Development

Psychological development as a social process

By: Charis Psaltis,Anna Zapiti

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Interaction, Communication and Development

Psychological development as a social process

By: Charis Psaltis,Anna Zapiti

For decades there has been considerable interest in the ways that interactions between children can provide a beneficial context for the study of cognitive and social development. In this book Psaltis and Zapiti use both theoretical and empirical research to build on the perspectives of Piaget, Vygotsky, Moscovici, and others including the legacy of Gerard Duveen, to offer a state of the art account of research on the themes of social interaction and cognitive development. Interaction Communication and Development discusses the significance of social identities for social interaction and cognitive development. The empirical set of studies presented and discussed focus on patterns of communication between children as they work together to solve problems. Communications are examined in detail with a focus on: Socio-cognitive conflict, conversational moves and conversation types The way the different forms of the interactions relate to different sources of asymmetry in the classroom The way social representations and social identities of gender are negotiated in the interaction This book provides an important account of how children develop through different kinds of social interactions. It will have considerable appeal for researchers in the fields of developmental psychology, socio-cultural psychology, social representations theory and education who wish to gain a deeper understanding of development and its relation to socio-cultural processes.

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Routledge

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1136162666

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Behavioral Finance in the Digital Era

Saving and Investment Decisions

By: Elżbieta Kubińska,Magdalena Adamczyk-Kowalczuk,Anna Macko

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Behavioral Finance in the Digital Era

Saving and Investment Decisions

By: Elżbieta Kubińska,Magdalena Adamczyk-Kowalczuk,Anna Macko

Due to swift technological changes and the resultant digital revolution, a wide range of new digital financial products and services have emerged in the financial markets, as witnessed in the context of the fintech sector, the economics of blockchain and NFT issuance. This book takes an in-depth look at the challenges faced by individuals who make investment decisions in a rapidly changing financial world and presents a concise and thorough overview of the multifaceted approach to investment and savings behavior. It explores behavioral digital finance, referencing the latest theories in economic psychology and financial markets and provides an analysis of the process of saving and investing in the context of our new digital reality, where an understanding of human–AI interaction and its benefits and threats is extremely important. It combines an accessible overview of classical and new behavioral theories, models of financial decision making as well as an analysis of the new trends in financial decision making. Special attention is given to financial decision support systems and the role of financial advice services, which are of growing importance, due to their increasing complexity and difficulty. The book combines theoretical considerations and wide-reaching empirical analyses from a representative sample of international respondents. It deals with the individual approach to human risk-taking, and human–AI interaction and its benefits and threats. The book explores how people react to algorithms, what drives algorithm aversion and appreciation, and how understanding of those mechanisms can be employed to improve financial advisory systems and also considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on financial behavior. Chapter 4 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.

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1003856063

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9781003856061

The Bone and Sinew of the Land

America's Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality

By: Anna-Lisa Cox

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The Bone and Sinew of the Land

America's Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality

By: Anna-Lisa Cox

The long-hidden stories of America's black pioneers, the frontier they settled, and their fight for the heart of the nation When black settlers Keziah and Charles Grier started clearing their frontier land in 1818, they couldn't know that they were part of the nation's earliest struggle for equality; they were just looking to build a better life. But within a few years, the Griers would become early Underground Railroad conductors, joining with fellow pioneers and other allies to confront the growing tyranny of bondage and injustice. The Bone and Sinew of the Land tells the Griers' story and the stories of many others like them: the lost history of the nation's first Great Migration. In building hundreds of settlements on the frontier, these black pioneers were making a stand for equality and freedom. Their new home, the Northwest Territory -- the wild region that would become present-day Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin -- was the first territory to ban slavery and have equal voting rights for all men. Though forgotten today, in their own time the successes of these pioneers made them the targets of racist backlash. Political and even armed battles soon ensued, tearing apart families and communities long before the Civil War. This groundbreaking work of research reveals America's forgotten frontier, where these settlers were inspired by the belief that all men are created equal and a brighter future was possible. Named one of Smithsonian's Best History Books of 2018

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PublicAffairs

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1610398114

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Easy Weekend Getaways from Seattle: Short Breaks in the Pacific Northwest (1st Edition) (Easy Weekend Getaways)

By: Anna Katz

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Easy Weekend Getaways from Seattle: Short Breaks in the Pacific Northwest (1st Edition) (Easy Weekend Getaways)

By: Anna Katz

A weekend warrior’s guide to the best expeditions within striking distance of Seattle Seattle is one of the most rapidly growing cities in the United States, and while there’s plenty to explore in the Emerald City, sometimes residents just need to get away from it all. Lush green forests perfect for hiking, tiny islands, charming fishing villages, and even British Columbia’s most authentic Chinese food, are all accessible within a few hours’ drive from the bustling metropolis. Easy Weekend Getaways from Seattle guides both travelers and Seattleites alike through their next weekend expedition. Whether you want to do serious hiking and biking, visit breweries, or tour locations from Twin Peaks or Twilight, this guidebook suggests a variety of destinations and travel tips for people of all interests planning their next weekend getaway in the Pacific Northwest. Chapters cover foodie getaways, romantic mini-breaks, the great outdoors, and quiet time, with perfectly curated itineraries to match your travel mood.

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The Countryman Press

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1682683915

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Kierkegaard on Dialogical Education

Vulnerable Freedom

By: Anna Strelis Soderquist

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Kierkegaard on Dialogical Education

Vulnerable Freedom

By: Anna Strelis Soderquist

Kierkegaard on Dialogical Education: Vulnerable Freedom examines a unique conception of freedom that underscores the productive role of human vulnerability, as found in the work of Søren Kierkegaard. Anna Strelis Söderquist uncovers Kierkegaard’s method of “indirect communication” as a formative and dialogical approach to education that guides a person in becoming not only free and independent, but also receptive and empathetic. This approach bestows upon a human being the dignity that comes from being both capable and humble. It emphasizes the need for trust and courage alike in our dialogical relations, freeing us to receive and respond to the other both in our need and through our own choosing. Freedom’s secret is that it is at the same time self-empowered and vulnerable, self-giving and receptive, independent and dependent. Kierkegaard’s method, in both form and content, hinges upon the narrativity of human experience. No human being is immune to the seductive force of stories. Kierkegaard recognizes the power of a story to captivate and to change us, to empower and to humble us, and he makes use of them as formative teachers with whom we enter into dialogue. Through its examination of indirect formation in Kierkegaard through poetry and storytelling, Kierkegaard on Dialogical Education explores the reaches and limits of narrative imagination and inquires into the dialogical and narrative struggle inherent in the formation of identity. This book will be of interest to philosophers and educators, as well as those who meet at the crossroads of philosophy, education, and art.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498533787

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Arguing From Evidence in Middle School Science

24 Activities for Productive Talk and Deeper Learning

By: Jonathan Osborne,Brian M. Donovan,J. Bryan Henderson,Anna C. MacPherson,Andrew Wild

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Arguing From Evidence in Middle School Science

24 Activities for Productive Talk and Deeper Learning

By: Jonathan Osborne,Brian M. Donovan,J. Bryan Henderson,Anna C. MacPherson,Andrew Wild

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here! Use this straightforward, easy-to-follow guide to give your students the scientific practice of critical thinking today's science standards require. Ready-to-implement strategies and activities help you effortlessly engage students in arguments about competing data sets, opposing scientific ideas, applying evidence to support specific claims, and more. Use these 24 activities drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences to: Engage students in 8 NGSS science and engineering practices Establish rich, productive classroom discourse Extend and employ argumentation and modeling strategies Clarify the difference between argumentation and explanation Stanford University professor, Jonathan Osborne, co-author of The National Resource Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education—the basis for the Next Generation Science Standards—brings together a prominent author team that includes Brian M. Donovan (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study), J. Bryan Henderson (Arizona State University, Tempe), Anna C. MacPherson (American Museum of Natural History) and Andrew Wild (Stanford University Student) in this new, accessible book to help you teach your middle school students to think and argue like scientists!

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Corwin Press

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1506375642

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Child Development and Teaching Pupils with Special Educational Needs

By: Anne Anderson,Richard Gerrish,Lyn Layton,Jenny Morgan,Christina Tilstone,Anna Williams

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Child Development and Teaching Pupils with Special Educational Needs

By: Anne Anderson,Richard Gerrish,Lyn Layton,Jenny Morgan,Christina Tilstone,Anna Williams

This book provides a framework for understanding the physical, sensory, emotional, social, linguistic and cognitive development of children, especially those with special educational needs.

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1134476183

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Black Bodies, White Gold

Art, Cotton, and Commerce in the Atlantic World

By: Anna Arabindan-Kesson

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Black Bodies, White Gold

Art, Cotton, and Commerce in the Atlantic World

By: Anna Arabindan-Kesson

In Black Bodies, White Gold Anna Arabindan-Kesson uses cotton, a commodity central to the slave trade and colonialism, as a focus for new interpretations of the way art, commerce, and colonialism were intertwined in the nineteenth-century Atlantic world. In doing so, Arabindan-Kesson models an art historical approach that makes the histories of the Black diaspora central to nineteenth-century cultural production. She traces the emergence of a speculative vision that informs perceptions of Blackness in which artistic renderings of cotton—as both commodity and material—became inexorably tied to the monetary value of Black bodies. From the production and representation of “negro cloth”—the textile worn by enslaved plantation workers—to depictions of Black sharecroppers in photographs and paintings, Arabindan-Kesson demonstrates that visuality was the mechanism through which Blackness and cotton became equated as resources for extraction. In addition to interrogating the work of nineteenth-century artists, she engages with contemporary artists such as Hank Willis Thomas, Lubaina Himid, and Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, who contend with the commercial and imperial processes shaping constructions of Blackness and meanings of labor.

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Duke University Press

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1478021373

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9781478021377

Exploring Criminal Justice

By: Robert M. Regoli,John D. Hewitt,Anna E. Kosloski

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Exploring Criminal Justice

By: Robert M. Regoli,John D. Hewitt,Anna E. Kosloski

The ideal introductory criminal justice text book, Exploring Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Third Edition, examines the relationships between law enforcement, corrections, law, policy making and administration, the juvenile justice system, and the courts.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284127605

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Lonely Planet Canada

By: Lonely Planet,Korina Miller,Kate Armstrong,Anna Kaminski,Adam Karlin,John Lee,Carolyn McCarthy,Ryan Ver Berkmoes,Benedict Walker,Phillip Tang

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Lonely Planet Canada

By: Lonely Planet,Korina Miller,Kate Armstrong,Anna Kaminski,Adam Karlin,John Lee,Carolyn McCarthy,Ryan Ver Berkmoes,Benedict Walker,Phillip Tang

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Rockies, marvel at the Northern Lights, or indulge in cultural delights from Montreal's cafe culture to the island villages of Haida Gwaii; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Canada and begin your journey now! Lonely Planet Canada Travel Guide: 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, Aboriginal cultures, outdoor activities, wildlife, wine, cuisine, epic drives, national parks Free, convenient pull-out Vancouver map (included in print version), plus over 100 maps Covers Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Newfoundland, Banff, New Brunswick, Yukon Territory and more. 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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1787010309

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Motivation, Autonomy and Emotions in Foreign Language Learning

A Multi-Perspective Investigation in Hungary

By: Kata Csizér,Dávid Smid,Anna Zólyomi,Ágnes Albert

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Motivation, Autonomy and Emotions in Foreign Language Learning

A Multi-Perspective Investigation in Hungary

By: Kata Csizér,Dávid Smid,Anna Zólyomi,Ágnes Albert

This book highlights the roles of several individual difference (ID) variables on the language learning process, exploring them from both the students’ and the teachers’ perspectives. It presents the results of a large-scale, mixed-methods investigation which was conducted with secondary school pupils and their teachers in Hungary. The quantitative questionnaire data is used to analyze the English language learners’ motivation, autonomy and self-efficacy beliefs, and to examine the relationships between these and a wide range of positive and negative emotions. The qualitative data, consisting of interviews with teachers, gives voice not only to an understanding of student-related ID variables but also to teachers’ reflections on their own cognitive, affective and behavioral processes. Taken together, the contrastive analysis of these two datasets yields interactional results that provide fresh insights into the language learning process and practical classroom applications.

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Channel View Publications

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1800412770

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Harrodsburg and Mercer County

By: Anna Armstrong

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Harrodsburg and Mercer County

By: Anna Armstrong

Dedicated exclusively to the oldest town in Kentucky, Postcard History Series: Harrodsburg and Mercer County presents what Fort Harrod looked like when it was established in 1775. High Bridge, spanning the Kentucky River between Mercer and Jessamine Counties and only miles from Shakertown, was an engineering wonder of its age. As the highest railroad bridge in the world at the time, it was the subject of hundreds of postcards. Summer visitors came from all over the country to enjoy Harrodsburg's Graham Springs Resort, known as the "Saratoga of the West." Views of nearby Dix Dam and Herrington Lake were made into postcards for vacationers to send to their friends and family.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738598631

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Shadow Economies in the Globalising World

Smuggling in Scandinavia, 1766–1806

By: Anna Knutsson

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Shadow Economies in the Globalising World

Smuggling in Scandinavia, 1766–1806

By: Anna Knutsson

From West Indian sugar and bottles of Southeast Asian arrack to French red wines, English felt cloth, and Mediterranean lemons, many global wares ended up in the Scandinavian borderlands during the late eighteenth century. This book explores how and why these goods came to be there and analyses what smuggling can reveal about the emergence of global trade, the formation of the nation state, and the development of consumer society in Europe’s northernmost outskirts. This book shows that the global underground was ubiquitous in the Nordic countries and fundamentally altered them, politically, economically, socially, and culturally. Through re-evaluating the role of smuggling the book complements and challenges established historical accounts about state building, market dynamics, consumer culture, and ideas and identity. It also offers a roadmap for how to think about illegal global trade and how to approach this notoriously difficult research field. By integrating illegality, the book aims to show how an illicit web entangled often overlooked ‘peripheral’ territories with traditional ‘portals of globalisation’ and proposes a novel take on early modern globalisation and the paths to modernity in the European hinterlands. To achieve this a wide variety of sources are used including court records, administrative sources, diaries, ambassadorial correspondence, and maps in various languages including Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, English, and French. This book makes a significant contribution to the literature on economic history, the first wave of globalisation, the study of shadow economies, and Scandinavian history more broadly.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000821838

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An Existential Phenomenology of Addiction

By: Anna Westin

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An Existential Phenomenology of Addiction

By: Anna Westin

Existential phenomenology can be a particularly helpful philosophical method for understanding human experience. Starting from the perspective of the subject, it can clarify and problematize subtle everyday relations, enabling greater insight into difficult situations. Used by contemporary philosophers as a way of understanding the embodied experience of illness, this method has been helpful for understanding physical illness in the medical humanities, offering a fruitful way of reading the subjectivity of mental states. An Existential Phenomenology of Addiction examines how the experience of addiction engages both mental and physical phenomena within the existence of a particular human life, using the philosophy of Emmanuel Lévinas and Søren Kierkegaard. The book maps out an existential phenomenology of subject-in-relation. Both Lévinas and Kierkegaard use decidedly psychological and theological language to situate their philosophy, discussing the subject through concepts of love, otherness, responsibility and hope, while played out in a situation of anxiety, suffering, desire and revelation. Combining existential phenomenological discourse with contemporary addiction discourse, Westin argues that the concept of subject as 'addict', as found in the Twelve Steps Program and disease models of addiction, ought to be replaced with the free and relational identity of subject as 'addicted'.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350114235

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The Forgotten Songs of the Newfoundland Outports

As Taken from Kenneth Peacock’s Newfoundland Field Collection, 1951–1961

By: Anna Kearney Guigné

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The Forgotten Songs of the Newfoundland Outports

As Taken from Kenneth Peacock’s Newfoundland Field Collection, 1951–1961

By: Anna Kearney Guigné

In 1951, musician Kenneth Peacock (1922–2000) secured a contract from the National Museum of Canada (today the Canadian Museum of History) to collect folksongs in Newfoundland. As the province had recently joined Confederation, the project was deemed a goodwill gesture, while at the same time adding to the Museum’s meager Anglophone archival collections. Between 1951 and 1961, over the course of six field visits, Peacock collected 766 songs and melodies from 118 singers in 38 communities, later publishing two-thirds of this material in a three-volume collection, Songs of the Newfoundland Outports (1965). As the publication consists of over 1000 pages, Outports is considered to be a bible for Newfoundland singers and a valuable resource for researchers. However, Peacock’s treatment of the material by way of tune-text collations, use of lines and stanzas from unpublished songs has always been somewhat controversial. Additionally, comparison of the field collection with Outports indicates that although Peacock acquired a range of material, his personal preferences requently guided his publishing agenda. To ensure that the songs closely correspond to what the singers presented to Peacock, the collection has been prepared by drawing on Peacock’s original music and textual notes and his original field recordings. The collection is far-ranging and eclectic in that it includes British and American broadsides, musical hall and vaudeville material alongside country and western songs, and local compositions. It also highlights the influence of popular media on the Newfoundland song tradition and contextualizes a number of locally composed songs. In this sense, it provides a key link between what Peacock actually recorded and the material he eventually published. As several of the songs have not previously appeared in the standard Newfoundland collections, The Forgotten Songs sheds new light on the extent of Peacock’s collecting. The collection includes 125 songs arranged under 113 titles along with extensive notes on the songs, and brief biographies of the 58 singers. Thanks to the Research Centre for the Study of Music Media and Place, a video of the launch event, held in St.John's, Newfoundland, is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj6E6-QiLI&t=21s.

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University of Ottawa Press

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0776623850

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Moon Pennsylvania

By: Anna Dubrovsky

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Moon Pennsylvania

By: Anna Dubrovsky

Pennsylvania resident and voracious traveler Anna Dubrovsky covers the best of the Keystone State, including Philadelphia, Amish country, the Pocono Mountains, Hershey, and Presque Isle. She offers a variety of unique travel strategies—from kid-pleasing getaways to rail fan meccas—and details the most popular sights, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Gettysburg National Military Park, and Fallingwater. Complete with expert tips on places to dine, sleep, and shop, Moon Pennsylvania gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

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Moon Travel

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1612388442

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