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The Present Testament Volume Three: Behold My Manifestation (Barbara) on Earth Today, Says the Lord!

"My Interpretation of the Holy Bible": God's Words Today!

By: Barbara Ann Mary Back

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The Present Testament Volume Three: Behold My Manifestation (Barbara) on Earth Today, Says the Lord!

"My Interpretation of the Holy Bible": God's Words Today!

By: Barbara Ann Mary Back

Barbara and her daughter La Toya, share and spread The Goodness of The Lord. MY LORD: AS A CHILD YOU REVEALED TO ME BARBARA SPEAKING TO THE LORD Your wonders: Your Majesty: Your Sovereignty: Your Holiness: Your Faithfulness: Your Truth: Your Continuous Love: Your Continuous Mercy: Your due Reverence: Your Grace: Your Kindness: Your Omnipotence: Your Omnipresence: Your Holy Words: Your Fulfilled Promises: My Divine assignment: the depth of Your Sanctity and Love: My Lord, when I was a child, You revealed Your Holy Essence to me...

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1463404344

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The Family Book of Midrash

52 Jewish Stories from the Sages

By: Barbara Diamond Goldin

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The Family Book of Midrash

52 Jewish Stories from the Sages

By: Barbara Diamond Goldin

This collection gives the reader a taste of the thousands of stories one can find in the treasure house of rabbinic literature. Some of these stories are humorous, some mysteriuos, some tense with drama or adventure, some filled with the joy of a miracle and the beauty of faith. All of these stories come from either the Talmud or the Midrash. This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for future generations to continue to enjoy.

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0742579670

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Destiny's Quartet

By: Barbara Knight

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Destiny's Quartet

By: Barbara Knight

Julie Smith and Graeme McKenzie grew up together but their budding teenage romance dramatically stalls. Julie becomes a leading fashion designer in New Zealand while Graeme follows an exciting career in the R.A.F. Both separately marry, but they secretly hold deeply hidden feelings for each other. Thrown together by a chance encounter in Sydney, Australia their mutual secret surfaces and a sensuous weekend follows. Yet professional and domestic commitments means they must part once more. Can their normal lives ever resume? Can they live a doublelife? Follow them through four stages of their diverse worlds of high fashion and of a high ranking and heroic air force officer.

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1456893823

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Chalkboard Jungle

One Teacher's Struggle to Survive in the American Public School System

By: Barbara Maria Kovacs

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Chalkboard Jungle

One Teacher's Struggle to Survive in the American Public School System

By: Barbara Maria Kovacs

Brenda Connor dreamed of being a teacher her whole life. Recently graduated from college, shes thrilled when she gets a job as a public school math instructor. But her joy soon turns to despair when she realizes the job she dreamed of is something of a nightmare. First, the length of her employment is based on the results of a standardized test known as the FCAT. Whats more, Brendas students are disrespectful and uninterested in learningand in spite of Brendas phone calls, their parents dont care. The administration is determined that students must improve their test scoresno matter the cost. Brenda quickly finds herself under the watchful eye of assistant principal, Mrs. Harrison, whoinstead of offering her supportseeks to get rid of Brenda, documenting her performance in the classroom and threatening to place her on a professional disciplinary plan Brendas only friend, Mr. Fisher, is also under evaluation. They are both thwarted at every turn, harassed via weekly interrogations and classroom reviews. Brendas dream of being a teacher is vanishing before her eyes, and she must decide: are students worth fighting for, or will she give in to administrative pressure and quit before stress destroys her body and mind?

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1491712015

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The Scripture on Great Peace

The Taiping Jing and the Beginnings of Daoism

By: Barbara Hendrischke

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The Scripture on Great Peace

The Taiping Jing and the Beginnings of Daoism

By: Barbara Hendrischke

This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or “Scripture on Great Peace,” documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism’s origins. Barbara Hendrischke, a leading expert on the Taiping jing in the West, has spent twenty-five years on this magisterial translation, which includes notes that contextualize the scripture’s political and religious significance. Virtually unknown to scholars until the 1970s, the Taiping jing raises the hope for salvation in a practical manner by instructing men and women how to appease heaven and satisfy earth and thereby reverse the fate that thousands of years of human wrongdoing has brought about. The scripture stems from the beginnings of the Daoist religious movement, when ideas contained in the ancient Laozi were spread with missionary fervor among the population at large. The Taiping jing demonstrates how early Chinese medieval thought arose from the breakdown of the old imperial order and replaced it with a vision of a new, more diverse and fair society that would integrate outsiders—in particular women and people of a non-Chinese background.

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0520286286

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The Present Testament Volume Seventeen

The Door Is Open: Enter Me, Says the Lord God

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

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The Present Testament Volume Seventeen

The Door Is Open: Enter Me, Says the Lord God

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

The Present Testament Volume Seventeen is one of my many God-inspired books. This God-dictated book consists of a spiritual conversation between the Almighty God, the Blessed Holy Trinity, Barbara Ann Mary Mack, Gods holy angels, and His great creation (human beings). This God-inspired book is written in the form of poetry, which makes it easy to follow and understand. The Present Testament is a continuance of the Old and New Testament of the Christian Holy Bible. Almighty God speaks through me today, just as He spoke through the biblical prophets and messengers of the past. The Lord God uses ordinary people today, as He did in the past. He continues to communicate with us during this period of time.

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1546257152

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Scent and Subversion

Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume

By: Barbara Herman

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Scent and Subversion

Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume

By: Barbara Herman

An intriguing look at vintage perfume's powerful past, including reviews of more than 300 scents, with stunning period advertisements throughout.

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1493002023

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Developing Destinies

A Mayan Midwife and Town

By: Barbara Rogoff

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Developing Destinies

A Mayan Midwife and Town

By: Barbara Rogoff

Destiny and Development is an engaging narrative of one remarkable person's life and the life of her community that blends psychology, anthropology, and history to reveal the integral role that culture plays in human development.

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0195319907

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Behold My Present Testament

The Continuance of My Old and New Testament, Says the Lord God—“Behold the Lamb of God”

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

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Behold My Present Testament

The Continuance of My Old and New Testament, Says the Lord God—“Behold the Lamb of God”

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

Behold My Present Testament “Volumes Thirty-Three and Thirty-Four” is a continuance of the Old and New Testament in the Christian Bible. For Almighty God speaks through Barbara today, as he spoke through his prophets and messengers of the past—hallelujah!

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Jerusalem, 1000–1400

Every People Under Heaven

By: Barbara Drake Boehm ,Melanie Holcomb

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Jerusalem, 1000–1400

Every People Under Heaven

By: Barbara Drake Boehm ,Melanie Holcomb

Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center, home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant voices from many lands, including Persians, Turks, Greeks, Syrians, Armenians, Georgians, Copts, Ethiopians, Indians, and Europeans, passed in the narrow streets of a city not much larger than midtown Manhattan. Patrons, artists, pilgrims, poets, and scholars from Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions focused their attention on the Holy City, endowing and enriching its sacred buildings, creating luxury goods for its residents, and praising its merits. This artistic fertility was particularly in evidence between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries, notwithstanding often devastating circumstances—from the earthquake of 1033 to the fierce battles of the Crusades. So strong a magnet was Jerusalem that it drew out the creative imagination of even those separated from it by great distance, from as far north as Scandinavia to as far east as present-day China. This publication is the first to define these four centuries as a singularly creative moment in a singularly complex city. Through absorbing essays and incisive discussions of nearly 200 works of art, Jerusalem, 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven explores not only the meaning of the city to its many faiths and its importance as a destination for tourists and pilgrims but also the aesthetic strands that enhanced and enlivened the medieval city that served as the crossroads of the known world.

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The Present Testament Volume Eight

Blow for Blow

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

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The Present Testament Volume Eight

Blow for Blow

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

OH WHAT A FIGHT!!! THE BATTLE BETWEEN BARBARA, THE VICTORIOUS ONE, AND satan THE BIG LOSER They (Barbara, Gods Tangible representative and satan, the devil), have entered the boxing ring (Earth). They have put on their fighting gloves. They have walked to their stations inside the ring (Earth). The Fight is about to begin-And we all know which one will win! For the Winner represents God, The All Powerful One! The Winner represents God, The Holy One! The Winner represents God, The Merciful One! The Winner represents God, The Compassionate One! The Winner represents God, The Forgiving One! The Winner represents Eternal Life! The Winner is Barbara!!!

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Lives of the Princesses of Wales

Vol. III

By: Barbara Clay Finch

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Lives of the Princesses of Wales

Vol. III

By: Barbara Clay Finch

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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I Know Who You Are

How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever

By: Barbara Rae-Venter

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I Know Who You Are

How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever

By: Barbara Rae-Venter

“A true-crime masterpiece written by a cold-case-cracking master. Barbara Rae-Venter’s investigative DNA work has revolutionized the way law enforcement hunts serial killers.”—John Douglas, New York Times bestselling co-author of Mindhunter “Barbara Rae-Venter isn’t just the genealogy expert who helped capture the Golden State Killer—she’s an unsung hero who has given murdered women and children their faces and names back, recognizing that their lives mattered.”—Maureen Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of American Predator For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing without remorse. Then he simply disappeared, for the next forty-four years, until an amateur DNA sleuth opened her laptop. In I Know Who You Are, Barbara Rae-Venter reveals how she went from researching her family history as a retiree to hunting for a notorious serial killer—and how she became the nation’s leading authority on investigative genetic genealogy, the most dazzling new crime-fighting weapon to appear in decades. Rae-Venter leads readers on a vivid journey through the many cases she tackled, often starting with little more than a DNA sample. From the first criminal case she ever solved—uncovering the long-lost identity of a child abductee—to the heartbreaking story of the Billboard Boy, whose skeletal remains were discovered along a highway, to the search for the Golden State Killer, Rae-Venter shares haunting, often thrilling accounts of how she helped solve some of America’s most chilling cold cases in the span of just three years. For each investigation, Rae-Venter brings readers inside her unique “grasshopper mind” as she analyzes DNA data and pores through obituaries, marriage records, and old newspaper articles. Readers join in on urgent calls with sheriffs, FBI agents, and district attorneys as she details the struggle to obtain usable crime scene DNA samples, until, finally, a critical piece of the puzzle tumbles into place. I Know Who You Are captures both the exhilaration of the moment of discovery and the sheer depth of emotion that lingers around cold cases, informing Rae-Venter’s careful approach to her work. It is a story of relentless curiosity, of constant invention and reinvention, and of human beings striving to answer the most elemental questions about themselves: What defines identity? Where do we belong? And are we truly who we think we are?

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0593358910

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The Circle of the Way

A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World

By: Barbara O'Brien

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The Circle of the Way

A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World

By: Barbara O'Brien

A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating history of Zen Buddhism--including important figures, schools, foundational texts, practices, and politics. Zen Buddhism has a storied history--Bodhidharma sitting in meditation in a cave for nine years; a would-be disciple cutting off his own arm to get the master's attention; the proliferating schools and intense Dharma combat of the Tang and Song Dynasties; Zen nuns and laypeople holding their own against patriarchal lineages; the appearance of new masters in the Zen schools of Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and later the Western world. In The Circle of the Way, Zen practitioner and popular religion writer Barbara O'Brien brings clarity to this huge swath of history by charting a middle way between Zen's traditional lore and the findings of modern historical scholarship. In a clear and often funny style, O'Brien parses fact from fiction while always attending to the greatest interest of contemporary practitioners--the development of Zen doctrine and practice as a living tradition across cultures and centuries.

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0834842432

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The Present Testament-Volume Ten - Words of a Messanger

Barbara, God’S Modern Day Prophet Speaking

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

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The Present Testament-Volume Ten - Words of a Messanger

Barbara, God’S Modern Day Prophet Speaking

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

I have been sent by Almighty God to enlighten the sinners. My brothers and sisters, I have been sent by Almighty God, the Blessed and Holy Trinity, to enlighten those who believe that they are saved. My brothers and sisters, your salvation is confirmed by your lifestyles today. Are you living according to Almighty Gods, the Unchangeable Ones, holy words, which flow so eloquently through the Bible? My brothers and sisters, do not be deceived or fooled by Satan, the deceiving realm. In order for one to enjoy the gift of salvation, one must, at all times, exhibit the acts and works of Jesuss version of a Christian. Out of divine mercy for his loved ones on earth today, our Perfect, Unchanging Lord has sent his messenger (Barbara) to recite his holy words in your worthy presence. Because of his great generosity, he has deemed this generation worthy to hear his holy words pertaining to salvation, through his modern-day messenger (Barbara). In the midst of this very tragic period, Almighty God has graced this generation with his holy presence in a tangible form (Barbara) so that those whom he has called and chosen will see his glorious light in the midst of Satans, the worlds, realm of darkness. Behold, my brothers and sisters! Behold the generosity of our caring and merciful God! For he is truly in our midst today. Hallelujah! March 1, 2016, at 5:28 p.m., by Barbara Ann Mary MackUndo

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Medieval Crossover

Reading the Secular against the Sacred

By: Barbara Newman

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Medieval Crossover

Reading the Secular against the Sacred

By: Barbara Newman

The sacred and the secular in medieval literature have too often been perceived as opposites, or else relegated to separate but unequal spheres. In Medieval Crossover: Reading the Secular against the Sacred, Barbara Newman offers a new approach to the many ways that sacred and secular interact in medieval literature, arguing that (in contrast to our own cultural situation) the sacred was the normative, unmarked default category against which the secular always had to define itself and establish its niche. Newman refers to this dialectical relationship as "crossover"—which is not a genre in itself, but a mode of interaction, an openness to the meeting or even merger of sacred and secular in a wide variety of forms. Newman sketches a few of the principles that shape their interaction: the hermeneutics of "both/and," the principle of double judgment, the confluence of pagan material and Christian meaning in Arthurian romance, the rule of convergent idealism in hagiographic romance, and the double-edged sword in parody. Medieval Crossover explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. Newman convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, examining some very disparate works. These include French and English romances about Lancelot and the Grail; the mystical writing of Marguerite Porete (placed in the context of lay spirituality, lyric traditions, and the Romance of the Rose); multiple examples of parody (sexually obscene, shockingly anti-Semitic, or cleverly litigious); and René of Anjou's two allegorical dream visions. Some of these texts are scarcely known to medievalists; others are rarely studied together. Newman's originality in her choice of these primary works will inspire new questions and set in motion new fields of exploration for medievalists working in a large variety of disciplines, including literature, religious studies, history, and cultural studies.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268161402

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9780268161408

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

By: Barbara Ann Kipfer

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology

By: Barbara Ann Kipfer

A modern, comprehensive compilation of more than 7,000 entries covering themes, concepts, and discoveries in archaeology written in nontechnical language and tailored to meet the needs of professionals, students and general readers. The main subject areas include artifacts; branches of archaeology, chronology; culture; features; flora and fauna; geography; geology; language; people; related fields; sites; structures; techniques and methods; terms and theories; and tools.

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1475751338

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Ruslan

A Novel of Russia

By: Barbara Scrupski

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Ruslan

A Novel of Russia

By: Barbara Scrupski

Part Gone with the Wind, part Doctor Zhivago, and thoroughly captivating, Ruslan is the epic story of a destitute young countess in Tsarist Russia who tries every avenue to restore her fortunes. In glittering St. Petersburg, we meet Countess Alexandra Korvin: beautiful and intelligent, but also unmarried and—thanks to her late spendthrift father—quite penniless. In her polarized society of aristocratic grandeur and crushing poverty, a woman's only option is to marry well. Alexandra makes her way through St. Petersburg society, attending dazzling balls, lavish dinners, and operas in search of a spouse. She pursues the charming but unattainable politician Rybynsky and spurns the advances of Ulynov, a rakish army captain who falls desperately in love with her. Finally, craving freedom and rebelling against the confines of her life as a woman, she cuts off her hair and joins the army as a man—only to find the ultimate test of her feminine heart. Rich with decadent trappings of Tsarist splendor and alive with the indomitable spirit of an unforgettable young woman, Ruslan is a novel to savor from first page to last.

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0307421554

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Silver, Trade, and War

Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe

By: Stanley J. Stein,Barbara H. Stein

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Silver, Trade, and War

Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe

By: Stanley J. Stein,Barbara H. Stein

Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Chosen by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title The 250 years covered by Silver, Trade, and War marked the era of commercial capitalism, that bridge between late medieval and modern times. Spain, peripheral to western Europe in 1500, produced American treasure in silver, which Spanish convoys bore from Portobelo and Veracruz on the Carribbean coast across the Atlantic to Spain in exchange for European goods shipped from Sevilla (later, Cadiz). Spanish colonialism, the authors suggest, was the cutting edge of the early global economy. America's silver permitted Spain to graft early capitalistic elements onto its late medieval structures, reinforcing its patrimonialism and dynasticism. However, the authors argue, silver gave Spain an illusion of wealth, security, and hegemony, while its system of "managed" transatlantic trade failed to monitor silver flows that were beyond the control of government officials. While Spain's intervention buttressed Hapsburg efforts at hegemony in Europe, it induced the formation of protonationalist state formations, notably in England and France. The treaty of Utrecht (1714) emphasized the lag between developing England and France, and stagnating Spain, and the persistence of Spain's late medieval structures. These were basic elements of what the authors term Spain's Hapsburg "legacy." Over the first half of the eighteenth century, Spain under the Bourbons tried to contain expansionist France and England in the Caribbean and to formulate and implement policies competitors seemed to apply successfully to their overseas possessions, namely, a colonial compact. Spain's policy planners (proyectistas) scanned abroad for models of modernization adaptable to Spain and its American colonies without risking institutional change. The second part of the book, "Toward a Spanish-Bourbon Paradigm," analyzes the projectors' works and their minimal impact in the context of the changing Atlantic scene until 1759. By then, despite its efforts, Spain could no longer compete successfully with England and France in the international economy. Throughout the book a colonial rather than metropolitan prism informs the authors' interpretation of the major themes examined.

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0801861357

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A Continuous Revolution

Making Sense of Cultural Revolution Culture

By: Barbara Mittler

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A Continuous Revolution

Making Sense of Cultural Revolution Culture

By: Barbara Mittler

Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as nothing but propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. A Continuous Revolution sets out to explain its legacy. By considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art—music, stage works, prints and posters, comics, and literature—from the point of view of its longue durée, Barbara Mittler suggests it was able to build on a tradition of earlier art works, and this allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory and its proliferation in contemporary China. Taking the aesthetic experience of the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) as her base, Mittler juxtaposes close readings and analyses of cultural products from the period with impressions given in a series of personal interviews conducted in the early 2000s with Chinese from diverse class and generational backgrounds. By including much testimony from these original voices, Mittler illustrates the extremely multifaceted and contradictory nature of the Cultural Revolution, both in terms of artistic production and of its cultural experience.

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1684175186

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Heavenly Bodies

Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

By: Andrew Bolton,Barbara Drake Bohem,Marzia Cataldi Gallo,C. Griffith Mann,David Morgan,Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi,David Tracy

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Heavenly Bodies

Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

By: Andrew Bolton,Barbara Drake Bohem,Marzia Cataldi Gallo,C. Griffith Mann,David Morgan,Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi,David Tracy

Since antiquity, religious beliefs and practices have inspired many of the world’s greatest works of art. These masterworks have, in turn, fueled the imaginations of fashion designers in the 20th and 21st centuries, yielding some of the most innovative creations in the history of fashion. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination explores fashion’s complex and often controversial relationship with Catholicism by examining the role of spirituality and religion in contemporary culture. This two-volume publication connects significant religious art and artifacts to their sartorial expressions. One volume features images of rarely seen objects from the Vatican —ecclesiastical garments and accessories—while the other focuses on fashions by designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Madame Grès, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeanne Lanvin, Claire McCardell, Thierry Mugler, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Gianni Versace. Essays by art historians and leading religious authorities provide perspective on how dress manifests—or subverts—Catholic values and ideology.

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1588396452

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Holy Brotherhood

Romani Music in a Hungarian Pentecostal Church

By: Barbara Rose Lange

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Holy Brotherhood

Romani Music in a Hungarian Pentecostal Church

By: Barbara Rose Lange

Holy Brotherhood: Romani Music in a Hungarian Pentecostal Church is a musical ethnography of this exceptional religious community."--BOOK JACKET.

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019513723X

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Apogee of Empire

Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759–1789

By: Stanley J. Stein,Barbara H. Stein

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Apogee of Empire

Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759–1789

By: Stanley J. Stein,Barbara H. Stein

Once Europe's supreme maritime power, Spain by the mid-eighteenth century was facing fierce competition from England and France. England, in particular, had successfully mustered the financial resources necessary to confront its Atlantic rivals by mobilizing both aristocracy and merchant bourgeoisie in support of its imperial ambitions. Spain, meanwhile, remained overly dependent on the profits of its New World silver mines to finance both metropolitan and colonial imperatives, and England's naval superiority constantly threatened the vital flow of specie. When Charles III ascended the Spanish throne in 1759, then, after a quarter-century as ruler of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Spain and its colonial empire were seriously imperiled. Two hundred years of Hapsburg rule, followed by a half-century of ineffectual Bourbon "reforms," had done little to modernize Spain's increasingly antiquated political, social, economic, and intellectual institutions. Charles III, recognizing the pressing need to renovate these institutions, set his Italian staff—notably the Marqués de Esquilache, who became Secretary of the Consejo de Hacienda (the Exchequer)—to this formidable task. In Apogee of Empire, Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein trace the attempt, initially under Esquilache's direction, to reform the Spanish establishment and, later, to modify and modernize the relationship between the metropole and its colonies. Within Spain, Charles and his architects of reform had to be mindful of determining what adjustments could be made that would help Spain confront its enemies without also radically altering the Hapsburg inheritance. As described in impressive detail by the authors, the bitter, seven-year conflict that ensued between reformers and traditionalists ended in a coup in 1766 that forced Charles to send Esquilache back to Italy. After this setback at home, Charles still hoped to effect constructive change in Spain's imperial system, primarily through the incremental implementation of a policy of comercio libre (free-trade). These reforms, made half-heartedly at best, failed as well, and by 1789 Spain would find itself ill prepared for the coming decades of upheaval in Europe and America. An in-depth study of incremental response by an old imperial order to challenges at home and abroad, Apogee of Empire is also a sweeping account of the personalities, places, and policies that helped to shape the modern Atlantic world.

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Hands of Light

A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field

By: Barbara Ann Brennan

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Hands of Light

A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field

By: Barbara Ann Brennan

With the clarity of a physicist and the compassion of a gifted healer with fifteen years of professional experience observing 5,000 clients and students, Barbara Ann Brennan presents the first in-depth study of the human energy field for people who seek happiness, health and their full potential. Our physical bodies exist within a larger "body," a human energy field or aura, which is the vehicle through which we create our experience of reality, including health and illness. It is through this energy field that we have the power to heal ourselves. This energy body -- only recently verified by scientists, but long known to healers and mystics -- is the starting point of all illness. Here, our most powerful and profound human interactions take place, the precursor and healer of all physiological and emotional disturbances. Hands of Light is your guide to a new wholeness. It offers: • A new paradigm for the human, in health, relationship, and disease • An understanding of how the human energy field looks, functions, is disturbed, healed, and interacts with friends and lovers. • Training in the ability to see and interpret auras • Medically verified case studies of healing people from all walks of life with a variety of illnesses. • Guidelines for healing the self and others. • The author's personal and intriguing life adventure which gives us a model for growth, courage and possibilities for expanded consciousness

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0307789411

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Soul Care in African American Practice

By: Barbara L. Peacock

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Soul Care in African American Practice

By: Barbara L. Peacock

Spiritual director and pastor Barbara Peacock illustrates how the practices of spiritual formation are woven into African American culture and lived out in the rich heritage of its faith community. Using the examples of ten significant men and women, Barbara helps us engage in practices of soul care as we learn from these spiritual leaders.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830848207

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9780830848201

The Present Testament Volume Seven

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

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The Present Testament Volume Seven

By: Barbara Ann Mary Mack

Barbara speaking to God's children: He hung there: he hung there for you and Me. He hung there, my brothers and sisters, on the foretold Tree. He expressed a Divine unselfish love for the whole world to See. He hung there, my brothers and sisters, for you and Me.

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1496953339

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Amanda's Hope

A Choice for Life

By: Barbara N. Stewart

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Amanda's Hope

A Choice for Life

By: Barbara N. Stewart

Amanda desperately wants to go with Delilah to the party, wherever it is and whoever is throwing it. She is sick and tired of being a good girl; she wants to step out and have some fun. Its her senior year of high school; how is she going to handle going to college next year if she isnt allowed to make decisions without her parents input all the time? She wants to experience life, and Delilah knows how to live! Amanda suffers the consequences of rebellion and disobedience as she follows her best friend, Delilah, down a path of destructionbut she also discovers the abiding love of family, repentance and forgiveness, restoration and healing, and the unfathomable grace of God.

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WestBow Press

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1449738672

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9781449738679

Linger Not at Chebar

A Novel of Love and War in Burma

By: Barbara F Vroman

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Linger Not at Chebar

A Novel of Love and War in Burma

By: Barbara F Vroman

For people starting out and families looking for a fresh approach to managing their money, this book is a no-sacrifice guide to living a richer lifestyle. Taking a real world approach to spending money, this book not only recognizes the necessity of spending, but celebrates it, encouraging readers to get everything they want out of life (without guilt) by using the free market system to their advantage. Readers will learn to be smart consumers by understanding the wealth-building potential of buying a home and reducing mortgage interest; getting around dealership mark-ups when buying a vehicle; joining buying clubs; shopping safely for bargains available through the Internet; finding the lowest fares possible for travel; negotiating prices with salespeople; taking full advantage of coupon shopping; and much more.

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iUniverse

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0595208959

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9780595208951

Procrastinators Daily Devotion

Revelations, Reflections & Prayers of a Lifelong Procrastinator on the Road to Victory!

By: Barbara G. Gelnett

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Procrastinators Daily Devotion

Revelations, Reflections & Prayers of a Lifelong Procrastinator on the Road to Victory!

By: Barbara G. Gelnett

— My prayer for those who read this book — Dear Lord, Only you know the cost paid in our unrealized dreams, forgotten callings, and missed opportunities. I praise you for the grace and freedom you offer all your people who are willing to face their flaws and actively change. May the words for every day in this book usher readers into a life of peace instead of last-minute pressure, fulfillment instead of fear, and creativity in place of condemnation. May victory be in their hands. May there be a tidal wave of purpose completed in your people, that your will be done. In Jesus’ name... Amen.

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1664286136

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God in My Life

By: Barbara Speicher

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God in My Life

By: Barbara Speicher

How do you explain that which defies logic? Is it a happenstance, a fluke, a coincidence? Or could it be that the space between heaven and earth was made a little less distant? God is personally involved in the lives of the people He so loves, making the seemingly impossible, possible. Since I have witnessed firsthand Gods extraordinary touch in my life, I prefer to call these occasions God-incidents. This book is a collection of my reflections on those times; struggles and joys, along with personal insights from Gods Word, prayer, people, and circumstances. They have been written over a number of years and testify to the reality of God in my life. I never thought Id author a book, but I have decided that maybe God wants these writings to be shared. My sole purpose in this endeavor is to show, through the life of an ordinary person like myself, His amazing love and to encourage others in building up and walking in their faith.

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1490875581

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Vaquero Turned Vintner

The Ontiveros Border Story

By: Barbara Booth Keiller

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Vaquero Turned Vintner

The Ontiveros Border Story

By: Barbara Booth Keiller

Keiller's quest for stories and images that both animate and illuminate the U.S.-Mexico border landscape leads the author to California's Santa Maria Valley. Border writer Keiller follows her intuition to the genius loci of the Santa Maria River Valley. She reads about an old adobe located at the Bien Nacido Vineyard and intuits the location matches the landscape that calls to her. She meets vintner James Ontiveros and the story of early Californios begins to emerge. James Ontiveros, a ninth-generation Californio, introduces Keiller to the story of his ancestors traveling north into Alta California with the 1781 Pobladore Expedition to establish Los Angeles and the Santa Barbara Presidio. Images of diseños, ranchos, horses, long-horned cattle, reatas, trails, missions, and wine embellish the tapestry of relationships interwoven throughout Vaquero Turned Vintner: The Ontiveros Border Story. The author's love of the Mexico-United States border landscape energizes her experiences exploring the story. Barbara delves into the layers of the story using her skills as a therapist … listening to storytellers, asking questions, and researching the archives. Lures, cues, dreams, and intuitions lead the way. Keiller describes her evolving relationships with people, the landscapes, and the wildlife throughout her odyssey that covers more than a decade from California, Baja California, Mexico, Arizona, Spain, France, Argentina, and Chile. She reports details in the form of a diary, much like the early explorers reported the day-to-day experiences on their expeditions into Alta California.

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Wheatmark, Inc.

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1627876642

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HER SPANISH BOSS

Mills & Boon Comics

By: Barbara Mcmahon,Natsumi Matsumoto

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HER SPANISH BOSS

Mills & Boon Comics

By: Barbara Mcmahon,Natsumi Matsumoto

Rachel goes to Spain, a country she’s always admired, after having a fight with her father. She has two goals: to find her mother, who she was told had died, and to get out of her marriage of convenience. Needing money for her trip, she decides to work as a secretary for Luis, who owns a gray castle on a hill. He has black hair and smoky, quartz-colored eyes that hint at danger, but she can’t keep her eyes off him. Secretary and boss?both have their own untold secrets, but will they stay secret when a passionate love flares up between them?

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4596263078

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