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The New Chinese

How They Are Shaping Australia

By: Barry Li

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The New Chinese

How They Are Shaping Australia

By: Barry Li

Bridge the gap between the china you know and the real china of today In the last 30 years, China has transformed itself into one of the world’s leaders in political, economic and social relations. With Australia a hotspot for Chinese immigrants, understanding the cultural nuances, both from an Australian and a Chinese perspective, is now more important than ever. Your next hire or business deal could depend on it. Australia is a young country built on immigration and cultural assimilation, and whether they are new immigrants or Australian born, in the workforce or the property market, or in the suburbs or the city, the ‘new Chinese’ are now an integral part of this culture. Told through the personal story of author Barry Li, The New Chinese reveals: how to navigate cultural differences between Australia and China what four generations of Chinese are present in Australia why political sensitivities should be observed by those doing business with China how Chinese consumers and investors spend their wealth what challenges are in store for China’s future. The New Chinese is your essential guide to the history, culture, and mindset of Chinese migrants in Australia, and of the new China.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0730351882

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9780730351887

Dictionary of World Biography

Fifth edition

By: Barry Jones

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Dictionary of World Biography

Fifth edition

By: Barry Jones

Barry Jones? Dictionary of World Biography weaves historical facts with perspective on the subjects and the influence they had on theirs and on modern times. Gain a unique insight into the life and times of important identities, cultural icons and controversial characters.

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ANU Press

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1760462195

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9781760462192

Languages of the Night

Minor Languages and the Literary Imagination in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Europe

By: Barry McCrea

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Languages of the Night

Minor Languages and the Literary Imagination in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Europe

By: Barry McCrea

This book argues that the sudden decline of old rural vernaculars – such as French patois, Italian dialects, and the Irish language – caused these languages to become the objects of powerful longings and projections that were formative of modernist writing. Seán Ó Ríordáin in Ireland and Pier Paolo Pasolini in Italy reshaped minor languages to use as private idioms of poetry; the revivalist conception of Irish as a lost, perfect language deeply affected the work of James Joyce; the disappearing dialects of northern France seemed to Marcel Proust to offer an escape from time itself. Drawing on a broad range of linguistic and cultural examples to present a major reevaluation of the origins and meaning of European literary modernism, Barry McCrea shows how the vanishing languages of the European countryside influenced metropolitan literary culture in fundamental ways.

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Yale University Press

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0300190565

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9780300190564

The Hide

By: Barry Unsworth

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The Hide

By: Barry Unsworth

This early work by Booker Prize-winning author Barry Unsworth chronicles one of his literary obsessions--the corruption of innocence--and forms it into a compelling contemporary narrative set in the rambling, overgrown grounds of an English estate. When a good-looking gardener begins work at their estate, the two women of the household find themselves falling under the potent spell of his strength and seeming innocence.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393316327

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9780393316322

The Aesthetics of Atheism

Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture

By: Kutter Callaway,Barry Taylor

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The Aesthetics of Atheism

Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture

By: Kutter Callaway,Barry Taylor

To really understand God, you have to understand atheism. Atheism and Christianity are often placed at polar opposite ends of a spectrum, forever in stark conflict with each other. In The Aesthetics of Atheism, Kutter Callaway and Barry Taylor propose a radical alternative: atheism and theism need each other. In fact, atheism offers profound and necessary theological insights into the heart of Christianity itself. To get at these truths, Callaway and Taylor dive into the aesthetic dimensions of atheism, using everything from Stranger Things to Damien Hirst's controversial sculptures to the music of David Bowie, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen. This journey through contemporary culture and its imagination offers readers a deeper understanding of theology, culture, and how to engage faith in a chaotic and complex world where God is present in the most unexpected place: atheism.

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Fortress Press

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1506439896

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9781506439891

Forces of Nature

Our Quest to Conquer the Planet

By: Barry A. Vann

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Forces of Nature

Our Quest to Conquer the Planet

By: Barry A. Vann

As long as the human species has existed, men and women have had to contend with the unpredictable forces of nature. Geographer Barry A. Vann brings a unique perspective to this age-old struggle in this illuminating overview of human population shifts and their precarious relationship with climate change and geography. Vann takes us on a journey along the migration routes of the earliest modern humans and tells why our ancestors chose to settle down in places that can be best described as natural utopias. In the religiously oriented worldview of ancient peoples, such places took on a sacred aura of divine favor. Similarly, destructive events such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes were interpreted as expressions of divine wrath. Vann shows how the ancient texts of the Bible and the Qur’an offer glimpses of past climates that were distinctly different from the climate of our time. He also discusses the rise of technology as a means of controlling the threatening features of the natural world. Though technology has enabled humanity to cope with hostile climates, it has also created a false sense of security. Vann notes that population clusters are increasing in dangerous areas and that no technology can protect vulnerable groups from major-category hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes. Finally, he considers our current anxieties regarding global warming, pointing out that this focus has obscured a good deal of historical and geological evidence for a return of another ice age. The Forces of Nature offers a challenging perspective on the precarious balance between fragile human communities and their often-threatening environments.

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Prometheus Books

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1616146028

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9781616146023

Missing Man

The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran

By: Barry Meier

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Missing Man

The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran

By: Barry Meier

In late 2013, Americans were shocked to learn that a former FBI agent turned private investigator who disappeared in Iran in 2007 was there on a mission for the CIA. The missing man, Robert Levinson, appeared in pictures dressed like a Guantánamo prisoner and pleaded in a video for help from the United States. Barry Meier, an award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, draws on years of interviews and never-before-disclosed CIA files to weave together a riveting narrative of the ex-agent's journey to Iran and the hunt to rescue him. The result is an extraordinary tale about the shadowlands between crime, business, espionage, and the law, where secrets are currency and betrayal is commonplace. Its colorful cast includes CIA operatives, Russian oligarchs, arms dealers, White House officials, gangsters, private eyes, FBI agents, journalists, and a fugitive American terrorist and assassin. Missing Man is a fast-paced story that moves through exotic locales and is set against the backdrop of the twilight war between the United States and Iran, one in which hostages are used as political pawns. Filled with stunning revelations, it chronicles a family's ongoing search for answers and one man's desperate struggle to keep his hand in the game.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0374712794

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9780374712792

Lucky Day

An I Hunt Killers Novella

By: Barry Lyga

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Lucky Day

An I Hunt Killers Novella

By: Barry Lyga

This is the story of the small town sheriff who captured one of the world's most ruthless and cunning murderers. A prequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller, I Hunt Killers. It all started with Dead Girl #1 and Dead Girl #2, the first killings in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod in decades. Two murders: just a coincidence, or something more sinister? One thing's for sure--it was definitely inconvenient in a year when Sheriff G. William Tanner, a mourning widower, had to run for reelection. With a trail gone cold, it's only luck that links the murders to the most notorious serial killer in memory. And in a town like Lobo's Nod, the killer must be someone Tanner already knows....

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316409731

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9780316409735

Drugs In Adolescent Worlds

Burnouts To Straights

By: Barry Glassner,Julia Loughlin

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Drugs In Adolescent Worlds

Burnouts To Straights

By: Barry Glassner,Julia Loughlin

Drug use by adolescents is usually viewed as the result of personal vulnerability to peer pressures and drug pushers. This book provides a new perspective, which is sociological rather than epidemiological, understanding patterns of drug taking in the context of ordinary social interaction. In this social worlds analysis, adolescents' own concerns with boredom, depression, social identity, friendship, access to drugs, self-control and folk pharmacology replace the professionals' focus on deviant behaviour.

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Springer

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1349188093

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9781349188093

Little Book of Irish Boxing

By: Barry Flynn

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Little Book of Irish Boxing

By: Barry Flynn

A concise history of all the major figures in Irish boxing, from Dan Donnelly to Katy Taylor, this new book from highly experienced author Barry Flynn will be a must for fans of Irish boxing all over the world. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about this ancient sport.

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The History Press

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0750965843

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9780750965842

Deanna Durbin in Hollywood

Her Life, Films and Music

By: Barry Lowe

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Deanna Durbin in Hollywood

Her Life, Films and Music

By: Barry Lowe

Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. From starring alongside legends like Judy Garland to playing the lead role in classic film musicals, her rise to fame seemed almost like fantasy. But her life behind the scenes was anything but glamorous. Though Durbin was a princess to the public, she was a puppet to film studios and producers and a punching bag for critics and gossip columnists. At the end of her twelve-year career, her only wish was to be forgotten. Impossible. This book pays tribute to Deanna Durbin by detailing her life and career in the context of her time and appraises her film work from both a contemporaneous and a modern view. It includes a short biography, an in-depth discussion of her films, and an extensive filmography and bibliography of her work. Readers will discover the true identity behind the people's Cinderella and how Durbin's career opened Hollywood's studio gates to a generation of adolescent performers.

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McFarland

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1476651752

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9781476651750

First Snap of Winter Stories of Dread

By: Barry Eysman

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First Snap of Winter Stories of Dread

By: Barry Eysman

Malevolent fangs include: A neck of horror; Deformed Divination; A freak tabulating midnights; An Xmas present to Twirl; Shattered puzzles leading down to Bruised butterflies; Bloody 8th grade retribution; Surprise suburban grue; Goriest matricide; Knees and hands betray. Meant to hook--- Grim potato chips; Find winter has come calling--- Forever. For you.

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Lulu.com

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0557084911

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9780557084913

Success Secrets of Sales Superstars

The Moves and Mayhem Behind Selling Your Way to the Top as Told by 34 Industry Leaders

By: Robert L. Shook,Barry Farber

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Success Secrets of Sales Superstars

The Moves and Mayhem Behind Selling Your Way to the Top as Told by 34 Industry Leaders

By: Robert L. Shook,Barry Farber

Learn how Roger Newton, the co-discoverer of Lipitor, made an internal sale against all odds that championed the world's all-time best-selling drug. Meet Mark Roesler, CEO of CMG Worldwide, a firm that represents Elvis Presley, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and hundreds of other departed celebrities. Gain valuable advice from storytellers Martin Shafiroff, America’s number-one financial advisor; Bob LaMonte, a super sports agent who specializes in representing NFL head coaches; Dave Liniger,CEO of RE/MAX... It doesn’t matter if you’re a novice, a seasoned professional, or a high-powered CEO—your success depends on how well you sell your product, your service, your idea, yourself. Seasoned salesmen Robert L. Shook and Barry Farber interviewed top salespersons across a variety of industries and have written a collection of fascinating stories, each offering a lesson, valuable insight, or nugget of wisdom that will enhance your selling skills and boost your sales production. As you read these first-person narratives, you will feel as if they are talking directly to you, revealing valuable details behind their greatest sales moves, and imparting priceless lessons on how to sell your way to success. Most important, you can put their valuable insights to immediate use to boost your career.

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Entrepreneur Press

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1599185024

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9781599185026

Dictionary of Visual Discourse

A Dialectical Lexicon of Terms

By: Barry Sandywell

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Dictionary of Visual Discourse

A Dialectical Lexicon of Terms

By: Barry Sandywell

This substantial and ambitious dictionary explores the languages and cultures of visual studies. It provides the basis for understanding the foundations and motivations of current theoretical and academic discourse, as well as the different forms of visual culture that have come to organize everyday life. The book is firmly placed in the context of the 'visual turn' in contemporary thought. It has been designed as an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary introduction to the vocabularies and grammars of visuality that inform thinking in the arts and humanities today. It also offers insight into the philosophical frameworks which underpin the field of visual culture. A central theme that runs throughout the entries is the task of moving away from a narrow understanding of visuality inherited from traditional philosophy toward a richer cultural and multi-sensorial philosophy of concrete experience. The dictionary incorporates intertextual links that encourage readers to explore connections between major themes, theories and key figures in the field. In addition the author's introduction provides a comprehensive and critical introduction which documents the significance of the visual turn in contemporary theory and culture. It is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and further reading list. As both a substantive academic contribution to this growing field and a useful reference tool, this book offers a theoretical introduction to the many languages of visual discourse. It will be essential reading for graduate students and scholars in visual studies, the sociology of visual culture, cultural and media studies, philosophy, art history and theory, design, film and communication studies.

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Routledge

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1317151062

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9781317151067

Beckett and Authority

The Uses of Cliché

By: Elizabeth Barry

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Beckett and Authority

The Uses of Cliché

By: Elizabeth Barry

This new book situates Beckett in a philosophical and literary tradition that has argued for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein. It investigates the relationship between verbal cliché, revealing the strategies he used to challenge intellectual and social authority in his works.

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0230627498

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9780230627499

Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory

A Selection of Critical Essays

By: Peter Barry

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Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory

A Selection of Critical Essays

By: Peter Barry

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism).- What Does the Literary Work Represent'.- Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics).- What is Deconstruction'.- What is the Reader's Place'.- PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE.- Fiction Poetry Drama.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349892440

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9781349892440

Roy's World

Stories: 1973-2020

By: Barry Gifford

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Roy's World

Stories: 1973-2020

By: Barry Gifford

A tie-in to the new documentary, Roy's World, directed by Rob Christopher narrated by Lili Taylor, Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe, these stories comprise one of Barry Gifford's most enduring works, his homage to the gritty Chicago landscape of his youth Barry Gifford has been writing the story of America in acclaimed novel after acclaimed novel for the last half-century. At the same time, he's been writing short stories, his "Roy stories," that show America from a different vantage point, a certain mix of innocence and worldliness. Reminiscent of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, Gifford's Roy stories amount to the coming-of-age novel he never wrote, and are one of his most important literary achievements--time-pieces that preserve the lost worlds of 1950s Chicago and the American South, the landscape of postwar America seen through the lens of a boy's steady gaze. The twists and tragedies of the adult world seem to float by like curious flotsam, like the show girls from the burlesque house next door to Roy's father's pharmacy who stop by when they need a little help, or Roy's mom and the husbands she weds and then sheds after Roy's Jewish mobster father's early death. Life throws Roy more than the usual curves, but his intelligence and curiosity shape them into something unforeseen, while Roy's complete lack of self-pity allow the stories to seem to tell themselves.

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Seven Stories Press

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1644210231

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9781644210239

Countdown to Victory

By: Barry Turner

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Countdown to Victory

By: Barry Turner

In standard histories of the Second World War, the last six months in the western European arena invariably make a short epilogue. After the German failure in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's bold counter attack across the Ardennes, the war is often assumed to have been all over bar sporadic shooting. This was far from the truth; it was certainly not how those soldiers and civilians at the front saw it. Drawing on American, British, Canadian, German, Dutch and Scandinavian sources, most of them previously unpublished, and starting with the Battle of the Bulge, COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY tells the little known story of those final months through the eyes of ordinary people who had to live the trauma.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444764861

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9781444764864

Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

By: Barry M. Wagner

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Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

By: Barry M. Wagner

In this remarkably clear and readable evaluation of the research on this topic, Barry Wagner presents the current state of knowledge about suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents, addressing the trends of the past ten years and evaluating available treatment approaches. Wagner provides an in-depth examination of the problem of suicidal behavior within the context of child and adolescent behavior. Among the developmental issues covered are the evolving capacity for emotional self-regulation, change and stresses in family, peer, and romantic relationships, and developing conceptions of time and death. He also provides an up-to-date review of the controversy surrounding the possible influence of antidepressant medications on suicidal behavior. Within the context of an integrative model of the suicide crisis, Wagner discusses issues pertaining to assessment, treatment, and prevention.

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Yale University Press

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0300156367

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9780300156362

My Words Echo Thus

Possessing the Past in Peter Ackroyd

By: Barry Lewis

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My Words Echo Thus

Possessing the Past in Peter Ackroyd

By: Barry Lewis

A reading of Ackroyd that maps the influence of his historical and fiction writings on one another

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570036683

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9781570036682

Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium

Stories of a Salt Lake City Paramedic/Firefighter, the Sugar House Years

By: Barry Makarewicz,Laura Howat

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Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium

Stories of a Salt Lake City Paramedic/Firefighter, the Sugar House Years

By: Barry Makarewicz,Laura Howat

Barry Makarewicz is a twenty year veteran of Salt Lake City Fire Department, sixteen of those years as a paramedic. Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium chapters are honest, compassionate and sensitive with compelling detail and special insight as Barry lives in the district he serves. Medical or fire calls can be for neighbors, friends or family. If you want to know what it is like to be a paramedic/firefighter, or if you want to know what happens when the emergency response system is activated, this book of true stories is a must read. Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium explores a variety of emergency calls from dramatic major medical traumas to the mundane minor assistance needed for the frail and infirm; from humor to despair and everything in between. Barry's stories are captured in teamwork with his personal journalist and wife, Laura Howat. "Makarewicz & Howat masterfully recount the stories of a paramedic/firefighter in Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium. The book is a wonderful journey through the highs and lows of a paramedic/firefighter's life and I recommend it to anyone with a curiosity about emergency services." Eric R Swanson, MD, FACEP; Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, The University of Utah; Medical Director, University of Utah AirMed; Editor, Air Medical Journal "Makarewicz and Howat have written a remarkable book. It captures the full range of emotions and experiences of a modern urban paramedic; the humor, the satisfaction, the tragedy, the frustration and even the anger at times. . . .In these stories, readers will find themselves drawn into the lives of the paramedic/firefighters and the people they meet and they can come away with a deep appreciation for these people and for the life saving and life giving work that they do." Dan Andrus, Deputy Chief, Salt Lake City Fire Department (Retired) "Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium provides vivid insight into the challenges that paramedic/firefighters face when life saving seconds are ticking away. . . I recommend this book to anyone that takes emergency medical services for granted." Randy Anderson, Interagency Hotshot Crew Superintendent; BLM

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1608446166

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9781608446162

W.B. Yeats and World Literature

The Subject of Poetry

By: Barry Sheils

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W.B. Yeats and World Literature

The Subject of Poetry

By: Barry Sheils

Arguing for a reconsideration of William Butler Yeats’s work in the light of contemporary studies of world literature, Barry Sheils shows how reading Yeats enables a fuller understanding of the relationship between the extensive map of world literary production and the intensities of poetic practice. Yeats’s appropriation of Japanese Noh theatre, his promotion of translations of Rabindranath Tagore and Shri Purohit Swãmi, and his repeated ventures into American culture signalled his commitment to moving beyond Europe for his literary reference points. Sheils suggests that a reexamination of the transnational character of Yeats's work provides an opportunity to reflect critically on the cosmopolitan assumptions of world literature, as well as on the politics of modernist translation. Through a series of close and contextual readings, the book demonstrates how continuing global debates around the crises of economic liberalism and democracy, fanaticism, asymmetric violence, and bioethics were reflected in the poet's formal and linguistic concerns. Challenging orthodox readings of Yeats as a late-romantic nationalist, W.B. Yeats and World Literature: The Subject of Poetry makes a compelling case for reading Yeats’s work in the context of its global modernity.

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Routledge

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131700079X

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9781317000792

Red Rebellion

By: Frank Barry

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Red Rebellion

By: Frank Barry

There are no children in Guilin. Peasants protest their loss. When a drunken policeman murders the protest leader, Frank Thro feels the carnage, remembering his traumatic disaster at the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. He uncovers agroterrorism, and joins the peasants against Wa He Xing, agent of internal state security. Xing quashes dissent and threatens Thro with prison, to cover his grab for power. They clash in Tiananmen Square. Punishment of government agroterrorists must be swift and thorough, while avoiding international tension with the US. Frank Thro finds the courage to stand and fight for peasants' justice, but at what cost?

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Lulu.com

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1430300892

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9781430300892

Religion and the Unconscious

By: Ann Belford Ulanov,Barry Ulanov

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Religion and the Unconscious

By: Ann Belford Ulanov,Barry Ulanov

In Religion and the Unconscious, Ann and Barry Ulanov provide a thoughtful study of the relationship between religion and depth psychology. An insightful contribution to the entire area of pastoral counseling, this book demonstrates how to combine religion and depth psychology in order to provide more effective counseling.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664246575

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9780664246570

Oliver Cromwell

By: Barry Coward

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Oliver Cromwell

By: Barry Coward

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power.

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Routledge

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1317874722

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9781317874720

Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature

By: Barry B. Powell

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Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature

By: Barry B. Powell

Professor Powell ties the origin and nature of archaic Greek literature to the special technology of Greek alphabetic writing. In building his model he presents chapters on specialized topics - text, orality, myth, literacy, tradition and memorization - and then shows how such special topics relate to larger issues of cultural transmission from East to West. Several chapters are devoted to the theory and history of writing, its definition and general nature as well as such individual developments as semasiography and logosyllabography, Chinese writing and the West Semitic family of syllabaries. He shows how the Greek alphabet put an end to the multiliteralism of Eastern traditions of writing, and how the recording of Homer and other early epic poetry cannot be separated from the alphabetic revolution. Finally, he explains how the creation of Greek alphabetic texts demoticized Greek myth and encouraged many free creations of new myths based on Eastern images.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521036313

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9780521036313

In the Company of Strangers

Family and Narrative in Dickens, Conan Doyle, Joyce, and Proust

By: Barry McCrea

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In the Company of Strangers

Family and Narrative in Dickens, Conan Doyle, Joyce, and Proust

By: Barry McCrea

In the Company of Strangers shows how a reconception of family and kinship underlies the revolutionary experiments of the modernist novel. While stories of marriage and long-lost relatives were a mainstay of classic Victorian fiction, Barry McCrea suggests that rival countercurrents within these family plots set the stage for the formal innovations of Joyce and Proust. Tracing the challenges to the family plot mounted by figures such as Fagin, Sherlock Holmes, Leopold Bloom, and Charles Swann, McCrea tells the story of how bonds generated by chance encounters between strangers come to take over the role of organizing narrative time and give shape to fictional worlds—a task and power that was once the preserve of the genealogical family. By investigating how the question of family is a hidden key to modernist structure and style, In the Company of Strangers explores the formal narrative potential of queerness and in doing so rewrites the history of the modern novel.

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Columbia University Press

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0231527330

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9780231527330

Manifest Injustice

The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom

By: Barry Siegel

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Manifest Injustice

The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom

By: Barry Siegel

The legal drama of a man who'd spent almost forty years in prison for murders he denied committing and the tenacious lawyers who believed in his innocence.

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Macmillan

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0805094156

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9780805094152

Write That Book Already!

The Tough Love You Need To Get Published Now

By: Sam Barry,Kathi Kamen Goldmark

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Write That Book Already!

The Tough Love You Need To Get Published Now

By: Sam Barry,Kathi Kamen Goldmark

From the foreword by Maya Angelou: "[T]he joy they promise in their prose makes me glad that I and other writers have been willing to make good writing our aim, and even great writing our dream." "How do I get my book published?" Good question. Lucky for you, publishing insiders Sam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark have laid out the blueprint for what you want - your book. From transforming an idea into a manuscript to finding an agent to working with an editor to marketing your book, BookPage's Author Enablers are here to assist you every step of the way. And they've brought some backup with original insight from literary superstars like Stephen King, Amy Tan, Rita Mae Brown, and more. It's everything you would ever want - and need - to know about the industry from the inside out.

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240

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Adams Media

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1605501476

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9781605501475

Philosophy of the Novel

By: Barry Stocker

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Philosophy of the Novel

By: Barry Stocker

This book explores the aesthetics of the novel from the perspective of Continental European philosophy, presenting a theory on the philosophical definition and importance of the novel as a literary genre. It analyses a variety of individuals whose work is reflected in both theoretical literary criticism and Continental European aesthetics, including Mikhail Bakhtin, Georg Lukács, Theodor Adorno, and Walter Benjamin. Moving through material from eighteenth century and ancient Greek philosophy and aesthetics, the book provides comprehensive coverage of the major positions on the philosophy of the novel. Distinctive features include the importance of Vico’s view of the epic to understanding the novel, the importance of Kierkegaard’s view of the novel and irony along with his other aesthetic views, the different possibilities associated with seeing the novel as ‘mimetic’ and the importance of Proust in understanding the genre in all its philosophical aspects, relating the issue of the philosophical aesthetics of the novel with the issue of philosophy written as a novel and the interaction between these two alternative positions.

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318

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Springer

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3319658913

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9783319658919

The Cavalry Charges

Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition

By: Barry Gifford

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The Cavalry Charges

Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition

By: Barry Gifford

The Cavalry Charges: Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition is a collection of anecdotal reflections that relate many of the experiences that shaped Barry Gifford as a writer. Representative of Gifford’s body of work, this volume is divided into three sections: books, film and television, and music. Within these sections, Gifford’s best work is showcased, including a nine-part dossier on Marlon Brando’s One-Eyed Jacks in which Gifford examines the public and private lives of those involved in the film. New to the collection are four previously published essays: a brief look at the novels of Álvaro Mutis; a reflection on Gifford’s schooling under Nebraska poet John Neihardt; an essay on Elliot Chaze and his novel Black Wings Has My Angel; and a short piece on Sailor and Lula.

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152

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496824288

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9781496824288

Theatre and Archival Memory

Irish Drama and Marginalised Histories 1951-1977

By: Barry Houlihan

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Theatre and Archival Memory

Irish Drama and Marginalised Histories 1951-1977

By: Barry Houlihan

This book presents new insights into the production and reception of Irish drama, its internationalisation and political influences, within a pivotal period of Irish cultural and social change. From the 1950s onwards, Irish theatre engaged audiences within new theatrical forms at venues from the Pike Theatre, the Project Arts Centre, and the Gate Theatre, as well as at Ireland’s national theatre, the Abbey. Drawing on newly released and digitised archival records, this book argues for an inclusive historiography reflective of the formative impacts upon modern Irish theatre as recorded within marginalised performance histories. This study examines these works' experimental dramaturgical impacts in terms of production, reception, and archival legacies. The book, framed by the device of ‘archival memory’, serves as a means for scholars and theatre-makers to inter-contextualise existing historiography and to challenge canon formation. It also presents a new social history of Irish theatre told from the fringes of history and reanimated through archival memory.

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279

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Springer Nature

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3030745481

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9783030745486

Microhistories

Demography, Society and Culture in Rural England, 1800-1930

By: Barry Reay

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Microhistories

Demography, Society and Culture in Rural England, 1800-1930

By: Barry Reay

This 1996 book uses a local study to explore some of the more significant societal changes of the modern western world.

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322

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Cambridge University Press

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0521892228

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9780521892223

Sex, God, and Rock 'n' Roll

Catastrophes, Epiphanies, and Sacred Anarchies

By: Barry Taylor

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Sex, God, and Rock 'n' Roll

Catastrophes, Epiphanies, and Sacred Anarchies

By: Barry Taylor

Each of us experience moments that shift the axis of our lives, nudging us into new perspectives and sometimes altering our course completely. These are thread--threads that seem mundane, silly, or even trite but, woven together over the course of a life, bring us to places we never imagined. Sex, God, and Rock 'n' Roll is a story of such threads in one extraordinary life. Barry Taylor began adulthood on the road with a world-famous rock band, and there he found religion. He then became a theologian, priest, teacher, and a theist-non-theist-post-theist. Some of his stories will shock and others will provoke laughter and tears. Taken together, they will show just how poignantly the sacred moves in all of our lives.

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207

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Fortress Press

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1506409075

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9781506409078

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