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The Impeachers

The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation

By: Brenda Wineapple

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The Impeachers

The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation

By: Brenda Wineapple

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became “the Accidental President,” it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be punished, and when and whether black men should be given the vote. Devastated by war and resorting to violence, many white Southerners hoped to restore a pre–Civil War society, if without slavery, and the pugnacious Andrew Johnson seemed to share their goals. With the unchecked power of executive orders, Johnson ignored Congress, pardoned rebel leaders, promoted white supremacy, opposed civil rights, and called Reconstruction unnecessary. It fell to Congress to stop the American president who acted like a king. With profound insights and making use of extensive research, Brenda Wineapple dramatically evokes this pivotal period in American history, when the country was rocked by the first-ever impeachment of a sitting American president. And she brings to vivid life the extraordinary characters who brought that impeachment forward: the willful Johnson and his retinue of advocates—including complicated men like Secretary of State William Seward—as well as the equally complicated visionaries committed to justice and equality for all, like Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Frederick Douglass, and Ulysses S. Grant. Theirs was a last-ditch, patriotic, and Constitutional effort to render the goals of the Civil War into reality and to make the Union free, fair, and whole. Praise for The Impeachers “In this superbly lyrical work, Brenda Wineapple has plugged a glaring hole in our historical memory through her vivid and sweeping portrayal of President Andrew Johnson’s 1868 impeachment. She serves up not simply food for thought but a veritable feast of observations on that most trying decision for a democracy: whether to oust a sitting president. Teeming with fiery passions and unforgettable characters, The Impeachers will be devoured by contemporary readers seeking enlightenment on this issue. . . . A landmark study.”—Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Grant

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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0812987918

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9780812987911

Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Principles and Practices for Postgraduate Research

By: Brenda Lawrence,Louis Murray

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Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Principles and Practices for Postgraduate Research

By: Brenda Lawrence,Louis Murray

This book has been written specifically for postgraduate students carrying out small-scale research projects in and around their work environments and for those undertaking research projects as part of their higher education courses. The book will also be useful to teachers, tutors, lecturers and trainers who want to use the concept of practitioner-based enquiry to enquire into their own institutional practices, and produce reports which can be submitted for academic credits leading to the award of certificates and degrees from universities and other professional bodies.

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Routledge

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1135710651

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9781135710651

Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina

A Biohistory of American Performance

By: Brenda Dixon Gottschild

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Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina

A Biohistory of American Performance

By: Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, Joan Myers Brown's personal and professional histories reflect the hardships as well as the advances of African-Americans in the artistic and social developments of the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries.

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Springer

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1137512350

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Cyberpl@y

Communicating Online

By: Brenda Danet

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Cyberpl@y

Communicating Online

By: Brenda Danet

The Internet is changing the way we communicate. As a cross between letter-writing and conversation, email has altered traditional letter-writing conventions. Websites and chat rooms have made visual aspects of written communication of greater importance, arguably, than ever before. New communication codes continue to evolve with unprecedented speed. This book explores playfulness and artfulness in digital writing and communication and anwers penetrating questions about this new medium. Under what conditions do old letter-writing norms continue to be important, even in email? Digital greetings are changing the way we celebrate special occasions and public holidays, but will they take the place of paper postcards and greeting cards? The author also looks at how new art forms, such as virtual theatre, ASCII art, and digital folk art on IRC, are flourishing, and how many people collect and display digital fonts on handsome Websites, or even design their own. Intended as a time capsule documenting developments online in the mid- to late 1990s, when the Internet became a mass medium, this book treats the computer as an expressive instrument fostering new forms of creativity and popular culture.

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Routledge

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1000184102

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9781000184105

The London Restaurant, 1840-1914

By: Brenda Assael

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The London Restaurant, 1840-1914

By: Brenda Assael

This is the first scholarly treatment of the history of public eating in London in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The quotidian nature of eating out during the working day or evening should not be allowed to obscure the significance of the restaurant (defined broadly, to encompass not merely the prestigious West End restaurant, but also the modest refreshment room, and even the street cart) as a critical component in the creation of modern metropolitan culture. The story of the London restaurant between the 1840s and the First World War serves as an exemplary site for mapping the expansion of commercial leisure, the increasing significance of the service sector, the introduction of technology, the democratization of the public sphere, changing gender roles, and the impact of immigration. The London Restaurant incorporates the notion of 'gastro-cosmopolitanism' to highlight the existence of a diverse culture in London in this period that requires us to think, not merely beyond the nation, but beyond empire. The restaurant also had an important role in contemporary debates about public health and the (sometimes conflicting, but no less often complementary) prerogatives of commerce, moral improvement, and liberal governance. The London Restaurant considers the restaurant as a business and a place of employment, as well as an important site for the emergence of new forms of metropolitan experience and identity. While focused on London, it illustrates the complex ways in which cultural and commercial forces were intertwined in modern Britain, and demonstrates the rewards of writing histories which recognize the interplay between broad, global forces and highly localized spaces.

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Oxford University Press

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0192549715

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9780192549716

True Love

By: Brenda Jackson

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True Love

By: Brenda Jackson

True love… or the ultimate revenge? Don’t miss this reader favorite from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. Corporate executive Shayla Kirkland has landed her dream job with one of Chicago’s top new firms, Chenault Electronics. Now she’s in a perfect position to destroy the company for unjustly ruining her mother’s career. But she never expected that handsome CEO Nicholas Chenault would spark a passion that challenges her resolve—and makes her surrender to the most irresistible desire…. Title originally published in 2000

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HQN Books

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1488039488

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9781488039485

Madaris Family Saga Volume 2

An Anthology

By: Brenda Jackson

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Madaris Family Saga Volume 2

An Anthology

By: Brenda Jackson

The Madaris men are about to meet their matches… Don’t miss a single reader-beloved story in this unforgettable collection from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! Fire and Desire Two years ago, geologist Corinthians Avery had brazenly set out to seduce the man she thought she loved, but to her mortification, a different person stepped out of the shower! To make matters worse the man she’s on a business trip two years later is the same smug person she’d humiliated herself in front of. If only his broad shoulders and wickedly sexy smile didn’t send her senses into flames. But when disaster strikes, they’re forced to depend on each other, and one sultry night of passion will change their lives forever…. Secret Love Celebrity actress Diamond Swain needs a peaceful place to hide out from the news-hungry paparazzi—a place like Whispering Pines. And yet from the moment she arrives at the remote Texas ranch, Diamond finds herself at odds with its rugged owner, Jake Madaris—a man who challenges her to care about more than making it to the top. True Love Corporate executive Shayla Kirkland has landed her dream job with one of Chicago’s top new firms, Chenault Electronics. Now she’s in a perfect position to destroy the company for unjustly ruining her mother’s career. But she never expected that handsome CEO Nicholas Chenault would spark a passion that challenges her resolve—and makes her surrender to the most irresistible desire…. Titles originally published in 1999, 2000, and 2000

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1488039496

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9781488039492

Angel: a Hustling Diva with a Twist

A Hustling Diva with a Twist

By: Brenda G. Wright

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Angel: a Hustling Diva with a Twist

A Hustling Diva with a Twist

By: Brenda G. Wright

ANGEL: A HUSTLING DIVA WITH A TWIST was created from men hustlers; they c created the game. This time the hustling diva, Angel, is taking over big time; she was born and raised to be a killer-turned-assassin. This book is all fiction.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469185016

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The Westmorelands Collection Volume 1

By: Brenda Jackson

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The Westmorelands Collection Volume 1

By: Brenda Jackson

Meet the Atlanta Westmorelands in four sensual stories of love, family loyalty and passion from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! The Westmorelands always get what they want! Delaney won’t let a mix-up delay her vacation so she agrees to share a secluded cabin with another guest—a sheikh bent on seduction! Dare still wants the woman he once left behind, even after she walks into his sheriff’s office to tell him about their son… Biker Thorn is a rugged, moody loner committed to staying in control—until he meets his match in a sexy doctor… In the mountains of Montana, charming player Stone helps a prim and proper lady find her mother—for the reward of passion-filled nights under the stars… Delaney’s Desert Sheikh A Little Dare Thorn’s Challenge Stone Cold Surrender For even more from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, pick up her next book in the bestselling Westmoreland Legacy series, His Secret Son Stories originally published in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

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Harlequin

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1488084750

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9781488084751

No Place Like Home

A Small Town Romance Collection

By: Debbie Macomber,Sheila Roberts,Brenda Novak,Susan Wiggs

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No Place Like Home

A Small Town Romance Collection

By: Debbie Macomber,Sheila Roberts,Brenda Novak,Susan Wiggs

Four heartwarming stories of finding love in friendly small towns, from bestselling and favorite authors, together for the first time in one value-packed box set! 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber Welcome to Cedar Cove, Washington, where the news of the day is that family court Judge Olivia Lockhart has denied the divorce petition of a young local couple. Olivia is trusting her instincts that the two need to try again. Newspaper editor Jack Griffin admires Olivia’s choice, and the woman herself. Now Olivia has her hands full between her work and her tricky relationships with her daughter and her mother—and now Jack’s courtship. Everyone in Cedar Cove is talking! The 10-Year Reunion by Susan Wiggs Beautician Twyla McCabe was voted most likely to succeed in her high school graduating class, but a run of bad luck forced her to give up her dreams of college and a career. Now a widow with a six-year-old and essentially Dear Abby with a blow-dryer, she longs to show up at her ten-year school reunion with a date she can show off. But when her well-meaning customers arrange for her to attend the Hell Creek High School Reunion with Rob Carter, M.D., Twyla knows they’ve gone too far. Who would believe a woman who dyes hair for a living could be engaged to such a hunk? No One But You by Brenda Novak Silver Springs, a picturesque small town in Southern California where even the hardest hearts can learn to love again… Sadie Harris is out of options, and desperately determined not to lose the custody battle for her son, so she takes position assisting Dawson Reed—who recently stood trial for murder. Dawson just wants to leave his painful past behind and fix up the family farm. As their professional relationship grows into something else, Sadie realizes that Dawson has a good heart, one that might be worth fighting for. Welcome to Moonlight Harbor by Sheila Roberts For her fortieth birthday, Jenna Jones is getting a divorce. She’s barely able to support herself and her teenage daughter, and now her deadbeat ex is demanding spousal support! The unexpected gift of being asked to manage the Driftwood Inn for her aging Aunt Edie might be the rainbow at the end of the storm. Or not. The coastal town is a little more run-down that Jenna remembered, and the inn is worse. But with the help of her new friends and a couple of handsome citizens, perhaps the sunshine is on the horizon after all. Because, no matter what, life is always good at the beach.

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MIRA

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148803821X

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9781488038211

Production Planning and Scheduling for Lot Processing

By: Larysa Burtseva,Frank Werner,Rainier Romero,Carmen L. Garcia-Mata,Brenda L. Flores-Rios,Victor Yaurima,Eddy M. Delgado-Arana,Felix F. Gonzalez-Navarro,Gabriel A. Lopez-Morteo

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Production Planning and Scheduling for Lot Processing

By: Larysa Burtseva,Frank Werner,Rainier Romero,Carmen L. Garcia-Mata,Brenda L. Flores-Rios,Victor Yaurima,Eddy M. Delgado-Arana,Felix F. Gonzalez-Navarro,Gabriel A. Lopez-Morteo

This book is dedicated to questions of production planning and scheduling activities both in general and in semiconductor manufacturing environments, which have the characteristics of high volume and high mixture. It explores topics such as shop models, work-in-process management, the treatment of setup times, basic techniques of lot batching and splitting, lot sizing and group technology approaches, as well as rescheduling questions. A number of directions for further research is suggested in the book, and a broad collection of references is provided.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527585034

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Working with Bereaved Children and Young People

By: Brenda Mallon

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Working with Bereaved Children and Young People

By: Brenda Mallon

This book offers a fresh insight into working practices with children and young people who are experiencing the death of a family member, friend, school peer or in their social network. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, the book′s practical skills focus is informed by the latest research findings on children and young people′s experience of grief. The wide-ranging content includes: - a comprehensive review of theoretical approaches to bereavement - the impact of different types of grief on children - working with children who have been bereaved in traumatic circumstances, such as through criminal behaviour - skills development. The list of resources, case studies and exercises encourage critical engagement with the counselling theory and promote reflexive practice. Trainees in counselling, psychotherapy and social work, as well as teachers and mental health workers, will find this an invaluable resource for working with this vulnerable client group.

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SAGE

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144624783X

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The Rancher Returns

A Dramatic Western Romance

By: Brenda Jackson

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The Rancher Returns

A Dramatic Western Romance

By: Brenda Jackson

A rancher comes home to a passionate hero’s welcome—from a perfect stranger! Discover New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson’s The Westmoreland Legacy… Returning from active duty to find his ranch being dug up by a beautiful stranger isn’t the homecoming navy SEAL Gavin Blake expected. Dr. Layla Harris is convinced there’s buried treasure on his land, and won’t be deterred from the hunt. Gavin begrudgingly lets her proceed with her project, but the only treasure this wealthy rancher wants to uncover is the professor’s secret desires! When Layla unearths family secrets—and mysterious threats—he vows to do whatever it takes to protect her. But will she be there for him when her explosive revelations rock his world to its very foundations? From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite The Westmoreland Legacy returns to the world of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson’s popular Westmorelands series. Don’t miss a single story! Book 1 — The Rancher Returns Book 2 — His Secret Son Book 3 — An Honorable Seduction Book 4 — His to Claim Book 5 — Duty or Desire

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1488001987

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What Sorrows Labour in My Parent's Breast?

A History of the Enslaved Black Family

By: Brenda E. Stevenson

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What Sorrows Labour in My Parent's Breast?

A History of the Enslaved Black Family

By: Brenda E. Stevenson

The legacy of the slave family haunts the status of black Americans in modern U.S. society. Stereotypes that first entered the popular imagination in the form of plantation lore have continued to distort the African American social identity. In What Sorrows Labour in My Parents' Breast?, Brenda Stevenson provides a long overdue concise history to help the reader understand this vitally important African American institution as it evolved and survived under the extreme opposition that the institution of slavery imposed. The themes of this work center on the multifaceted reality of loss, recovery, resilience and resistance embedded in the desire of African/African descended people to experience family life despite their enslavement. These themes look back to the critical loss that Africans, both those taken and those who remained, endured, as the enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley honors in the line—“What sorrows labour in my parents’ breast?,” and look forward to the generations of slaves born through the Civil War era who struggled to realize their humanity in the recreation of family ties that tied them, through blood and emotion, to a reality beyond their legal bondage to masters and mistresses. Stevenson pays particular attention to the ways in which gender, generation, location, slave labor, the economic status of slaveholders and slave societies’ laws affected the black family in slavery.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442252170

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9781442252172

Rising Wind

Black Americans and U.S. Foreign Affairs, 1935-1960

By: Brenda Gayle Plummer

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Rising Wind

Black Americans and U.S. Foreign Affairs, 1935-1960

By: Brenda Gayle Plummer

African Americans have a long history of active involvement and interest in international affairs, but their efforts have been largely ignored by scholars of American foreign policy. Gayle Plummer brings a new perspective to the study of twentieth-century American history with her analysis of black Americans' engagement with international issues, from the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 through the wave of African independence movements of the early 1960s. Plummer first examines how collective definitions of ethnic identity, race, and racism have influenced African American views on foreign affairs. She then probes specific developments in the international arena that galvanized the black community, including the rise of fascism, World War II, the emergence of human rights as a factor in international law, the Cold War, and the American civil rights movement, which had important foreign policy implications. However, she demonstrates that not all African Americans held the same views on particular issues and that a variety of considerations helped shape foreign affairs agendas within the black community just as in American society at large.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807863866

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9780807863862

Eternally Yours

By: Brenda Jackson

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Eternally Yours

By: Brenda Jackson

Don’t miss this reader favorite Madaris story from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson Friends… Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just friends…the last two people likely to end up as lovers. Syneda holds all men at arm’s length because of the father whose name she never knew. Clayton has always been a playboy, and no woman has ever come close to keeping his interest for very long. or Lovers? Things suddenly heat up between them when Syneda impulsively accepts Clayton’s invitation to join him for a Florida vacation, and is shocked by how much passion she feels. To Clayton, Syneda has become a temptation he cannot resist…and the woman he wants to share the rest of his life with. But getting her to trust again means finding a way to heal old wounds and convincing her, with all his heart, that she will always be eternally his. Title originally published in 1997

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HQN Books

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1488038708

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9781488038709

Women Who Kill Men

California Courts, Gender, and the Press

By: Gordon Morris Bakken,Brenda Farrington

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Women Who Kill Men

California Courts, Gender, and the Press

By: Gordon Morris Bakken,Brenda Farrington

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a revolutionary period in the lives of women, and the shifting perceptions of women and their role in society were equally apparent in the courtroom. Women Who Kill Men examines eighteen sensational cases of women on trial for murder from 1870 to 1958. The fascinating details of these murder trials, documented in court records and embellished newspaper coverage, mirrored the changing public image of women. Although murder was clearly outside the norm for standard female behavior, most women and their attorneys relied on gendered stereotypes and language to create their defense and sometimes to leverage their status in a patriarchal system. Those who could successfully dress and act the part of the victim were most often able to win the sympathies of the jury. Gender mattered. And though the norms shifted over time, the press, attorneys, and juries were all informed by contemporary gender stereotypes.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803226578

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9780803226579

A Man's Promise

By: Brenda Jackson

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A Man's Promise

By: Brenda Jackson

From a New York Times–bestselling author, a jilted groom hopes for second chance at love in book two of a series featuring a “memorable family tree” (USA Today). A man’s word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own. Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person—the very woman who wants nothing to do with him. Charity volunteer and owner of a wine boutique, Shiloh Timmons finally got her life on track once her relationship with Caden ended, and she’s in no hurry to revisit a romance with the man who believes she left him standing at the altar. If Caden can’t have Shiloh by his side, all the success in the world will mean nothing. Now he has a chance to renew his promises . . . but is it too late? Praise for Brenda Jackson “Readers can’t deny that Jackson knows how to bring the heat, and more. Her characters are multidimensional, tantalizing and charming.” —RT Book Reviews “If there’s one thing Jackson knows how to do, it’s how to pluck those heartstrings and stir up some seriously saucy drama.” —BookPage “Sexy and sizzling.” —Library Journal “Jackson is a master at writing.” —Publishers Weekly

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Harlequin

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146033289X

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Life in Black and White

Family and Community in the Slave South

By: Brenda E. Stevenson

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Life in Black and White

Family and Community in the Slave South

By: Brenda E. Stevenson

Life in the old South has always fascinated Americans--whether in the mythical portrayals of the planter elite from fiction such as Gone With the Wind or in historical studies that look inside the slave cabin. Now Brenda E. Stevenson presents a reality far more gripping than popular legend, even as she challenges the conventional wisdom of academic historians. Life in Black and White provides a panoramic portrait of family and community life in and around Loudoun County, Virginia--weaving the fascinating personal stories of planters and slaves, of free blacks and poor-to-middling whites, into a powerful portrait of southern society from the mid-eighteenth century to the Civil War. Loudoun County and its vicinity encapsulated the full sweep of southern life. Here the region's most illustrious families--the Lees, Masons, Carters, Monroes, and Peytons--helped forge southern traditions and attitudes that became characteristic of the entire region while mingling with yeoman farmers of German, Scotch-Irish, and Irish descent, and free black families who lived alongside abolitionist Quakers and thousands of slaves. Stevenson brilliantly recounts their stories as she builds the complex picture of their intertwined lives, revealing how their combined histories guaranteed Loudon's role in important state, regional, and national events and controversies. Both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, for example, were hidden at a local plantation during the War of 1812. James Monroe wrote his famous "Doctrine" at his Loudon estate. The area also was the birthplace of celebrated fugitive slave Daniel Dangerfield, the home of John Janney, chairman of the Virginia secession convention, a center for Underground Railroad activities, and the location of John Brown's infamous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. In exploring the central role of the family, Brenda Stevenson offers a wealth of insight: we look into the lives of upper class women, who bore the oppressive weight of marriage and motherhood as practiced in the South and the equally burdensome roles of their husbands whose honor was tied to their ability to support and lead regardless of their personal preference; the yeoman farm family's struggle for respectability; and the marginal economic existence of free blacks and its undermining influence on their family life. Most important, Stevenson breaks new ground in her depiction of slave family life. Following the lead of historian Herbert Gutman, most scholars have accepted the idea that, like white, slaves embraced the nuclear family, both as a living reality and an ideal. Stevenson destroys this notion, showing that the harsh realities of slavery, even for those who belonged to such attentive masters as George Washington, allowed little possibility of a nuclear family. Far more important were extended kin networks and female headed households. Meticulously researched, insightful, and moving, Life in Black and White offers our most detailed portrait yet of the reality of southern life. It forever changes our understanding of family and race relations during the reign of the peculiar institution in the American South.

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Oxford University Press

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0198025564

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9780198025566

Sustainable Living: the Role of Whole Life Costs and Values

By: Nalanie Mithraratne,Brenda Vale,Robert Vale

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Sustainable Living: the Role of Whole Life Costs and Values

By: Nalanie Mithraratne,Brenda Vale,Robert Vale

Achieving a sustainable building is not just a matter of design and construction: what happens once the building is occupied is absolutely critical. This book shows how the choices designers, developers and building users make impact on sustainability over the life span of the building. The authors show how a holistic approach considering costs, energy use, environmental impact, global warming potential as well as items which a usually disregarded such as finishes, furniture and appliances is needed to achieve best practice.

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Routledge

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1136360697

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9781136360695

Love in Catalina Cove

By: Brenda Jackson

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Love in Catalina Cove

By: Brenda Jackson

In her brand-new series, Brenda Jackson welcomes you to Catalina Cove, where even the biggest heartbreaks can be healed… In the wake of a devastating teen pregnancy that left her childless and heartbroken, Vashti Alcindor left Catalina Cove, Louisiana, with no plans to return. Now, over a decade later, Vashti reluctantly finds herself back in her hometown after inheriting her aunt’s B and B. Her homecoming gets off to a rocky start when the new sheriff, Sawyer Grisham, pulls her over for speeding, and things go downhill from there. The B and B, a place she’d always found refuge in when it seemed like the whole world was against her, has fallen into disrepair. When a surprising benefactor encourages Vashti to reopen the B and B, Vashti embraces a fresh start, and soon old hurts begin to fade as she makes new memories with the town—and its handsome sheriff… But some pasts are too big to escape, and when a bombshell of a secret changes everything she thought was true, Vashti is left reeling. With Sawyer and his teenage daughter determined to see her through the storm, though, she’s learning family isn’t always a matter of blood—sometimes it’s a matter of heart. Don’t miss The House on Blueberry Lane, the next book in The Catalina Cove series by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! The Catalina Cove series Book 1: Love in Catalina Cove Book 2: Forget Me Not Book 3: Finding Home Again Book 4: Follow Your Heart Book 5: One Christmas Wish Book 6: The House on Blueberry Lane

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1488096414

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9781488096419

Madaris Saga

Tonight And Forever\Whispered Promises\Eternally Yours

By: Brenda Jackson

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Madaris Saga

Tonight And Forever\Whispered Promises\Eternally Yours

By: Brenda Jackson

Celebrating Arabesque's 10th Anniversary, this trio of timeless romances by a best-selling author includes Eternally Yours, in which attorney Syneda Walters and playboy Clayton Madaris, deciding to take their friendship further, must learn to trust each other. Original.

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1583144919

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Don't Drink the Water

The Walkerton Tragedy

By: Brenda Lee Burke

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Don't Drink the Water

The Walkerton Tragedy

By: Brenda Lee Burke

Long after the blinding flash of media attention dimmed, the town of Walkerton, Ontario was forced to deal with the aftermath of a crippling E. coli outbreak. Ranking with Eastern Ontario's great ice storm, the Walkerton water tragedy was the worst crisis of its kind in Canadian history. It resulted in death, illness, financial loss and paranoia. Don't Drink the Water: The Walkerton Tragedy details the events of this disaster; sympathizes with victims and examines what went wrong. Telling this incredible story with a creative journalistic approach, Brenda Lee Burke brings personal experience to her writing and demonstrates the strength of the Walkerton community as it pulled together in a time of great need. Don't Drink the Water includes 14 pages of exclusive Walkerton area photographs. Please visit the author's website at www.dont-drink-the-water.com

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Trafford Publishing

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1552127133

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9781552127131

Weatherford

The Early Years

By: Jonelle Ryan Bartoli,Brenda S. McClurkin

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Weatherford

The Early Years

By: Jonelle Ryan Bartoli,Brenda S. McClurkin

The early years of Weatherford yield stories of trials and triumphs as a rowdy frontier town that matured and became known as the "City of Churches" and the "City Beautiful." Created in 1856 as the county seat of newly formed Parker County, Weatherford was lush with grasslands, timber, and fertile soils. In 1858, the two-story brick courthouse was surrounded by log cabins, frame buildings, and tents. For nearly two decades, the town was the principal supply center for points west and a safe haven for settlers seeking refuge from Indian raids. Stalwart men and women nurtured the development of religious, educational, and cultural refinements. But when the Texas & Pacific Railway arrived in 1880, it spurred Weatherford's stature as an agricultural, banking, and commercial center and opened national markets to local cotton and prize-winning watermelons. The historic City Beautiful is still evident today in Weatherford's picturesque courthouse square and quaint tree-lined residential districts.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738585491

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9780738585499

Will of Steel & Texas Wild

A 2-in-1 Collection

By: Diana Palmer,Brenda Jackson

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Will of Steel & Texas Wild

A 2-in-1 Collection

By: Diana Palmer,Brenda Jackson

A MAN OF STEEL It takes a hard and determined person to be a rancher in Medicine Ridge, Montana. No man is harder than police chief Theodore Graves, and no man is more determined to keep his uncle's ranch in the family instead of being sold to developers—but one woman might be. The ranch was coowned by Jillian Sanders's uncle, and she's just as resolved to stay on the ranch. The only problem is she and Theodore fight like cats and dogs. And their uncles' wills stipulate that in order to keep the land, they must be married… FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! Texas Wild by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson Megan Westmoreland needs answers about her family's past, and Rico Claiborne is the man to find them. But when the truth comes out, will Rico offer her more than a shoulder to lean on?

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1460398327

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Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children

By: Brenda Schick,Marc Marschark,Patricia Elizabeth Spencer

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Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children

By: Brenda Schick,Marc Marschark,Patricia Elizabeth Spencer

The use of sign language has a long history. Indeed, humans' first languages may have been expressed through sign. Sign languages have been found around the world, even in communities without access to formal education. In addition to serving as a primary means of communication for Deaf communities, sign languages have become one of hearing students' most popular choices for second-language study. Sign languages are now accepted as complex and complete languages that are the linguistic equals of spoken languages. Sign-language research is a relatively young field, having begun fewer than 50 years ago. Since then, interest in the field has blossomed and research has become much more rigorous as demand for empirically verifiable results have increased. In the same way that cross-linguistic research has led to a better understanding of how language affects development, cross-modal research has led to a better understanding of how language is acquired. It has also provided valuable evidence on the cognitive and social development of both deaf and hearing children, excellent theoretical insights into how the human brain acquires and structures sign and spoken languages, and important information on how to promote the development of deaf children. This volume brings together the leading scholars on the acquisition and development of sign languages to present the latest theory and research on these topics. They address theoretical as well as applied questions and provide cogent summaries of what is known about early gestural development, interactive processes adapted to visual communication, linguisic structures, modality effects, and semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic development in sign. Along with its companion volume, Advances in the Spoken Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Children, this book will provide a deep and broad picture about what is known about deaf children's language development in a variety of situations and contexts. From this base of information, progress in research and its application will accelerate, and barriers to deaf children's full participation in the world around them will continue to be overcome.

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Oxford University Press

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0198039964

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9780198039969

Blood and War at My Doorstep

By: Brenda Chambers McKean

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Blood and War at My Doorstep

By: Brenda Chambers McKean

Between these pages the reader will learn that North Carolina citizens did not idly stand by as their soldiers marched off to war. The women worked themselves into “patriotic exhaustion” through Aid Societies. Civilians with different means of support from the lower class to the plantation mistress wrote the governor complaining of hoarding, speculation, the tithe, bushwhackers, unionism, conscription, and exemptions. Never before had so many died due to guerilla warfare. Unknown before starving women with weapons stormed the merchant or warehouses in search for food. Others turned to smuggling, spying, or nature’s oldest profession. Information from period newspapers, as well as mostly unpublished letters, tell their stories.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456894722

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My Rock of Ages

By: Brenda Glass

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My Rock of Ages

By: Brenda Glass

This book is about a young teenager who was trained by his pastor (grandfather) to become the next pastor of the church. The training was extensive, and Caleb expereinced many miracles and trials, but through it all, Caleb was like King David and behaved himself wisely. At one point in Caleb’s life, he is at his lowest point until he sees Jesus and receives a touch from Him. This books let young people know that God is able to keep them even though they are young and are facing many trials and tribulations.

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WestBow Press

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166424722X

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The Life and Works of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, 1835-1909

By: Brenda Ayres

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The Life and Works of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, 1835-1909

By: Brenda Ayres

Over the course of her 57-year career, Augusta Jane Evans Wilson published nine best-selling novels, but her significant contributions to American literature have until recently gone largely unrecognized. Brenda Ayres, in her long overdue critical biography of the novelist once referred to as the 'first Southern woman to enter the field of American letters,' credits the importance of Wilson's novels for their portrait of nineteenth-century America. As Ayres reminds us, the nineteenth-century American book market was dominated by women writers and women readers, a fact still to some extent obscured by the make-up of the literary canon. In placing Wilson's novels firmly within their historical context, Ayres commemorates Wilson as both a storyteller and maker of American history. Proceeding chronologically, Ayres devotes a chapter to each of Wilson's novels, showing how her views on Catholicism, the South, the Civil War, male authority, domesticity, Reconstruction, and race were both informed by and resistant to the turbulent times in which she lived. This comprehensive and meticulously researched biography contributes not only to our appreciation of Wilson's work, but also to her importance as a figure for understanding women's roles in history and their art, evolving gender roles, and the complicated status of women writers.

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Routledge

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1317025563

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Universal Preschool

Policy Change, Stability, and the Pew Charitable Trusts

By: Brenda K. Bushouse

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Universal Preschool

Policy Change, Stability, and the Pew Charitable Trusts

By: Brenda K. Bushouse

Examines recent trends in state-funded preschool education.

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SUNY Press

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0791493873

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Madaris Family Saga Volume 1

An Anthology

By: Brenda Jackson,Deborah Fletcher Mello

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Madaris Family Saga Volume 1

An Anthology

By: Brenda Jackson,Deborah Fletcher Mello

Meet the sexy Madaris men and the women who tame them… Don’t miss a single reader-beloved story in this unforgettable collection from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson! Tonight and Forever After her marriage ends in bitter divorce, Lorren Jacobs returns to her roots in Texas to escape the trouble and heartbreak men cause, but then she meets physician Justin Madaris. Lorren has vowed never to give her heart to another man, but she can’t stop herself from responding to the handsome widower’s sexy, sensuous seduction… Whispered Promises When Halston Parker calls his daughter Caitlin to his deathbed, she’s shocked to discover that her ex-husband, Dex Madaris, has been summoned as well. It’s been four years since Caitlin felt the heat of Dex’s touch, the urgency of his kisses and the promise of an everlasting love that never was. Soon, Halston’s real motive for the unexpected reunion comes to light. As does the daughter Dex never knew existed, a secret Caitlin has kept too long from the only man she’s ever loved… Eternally Yours Attorney Syneda Walters and fellow attorney Clayton Madaris are just friends…the last two people likely to end up as lovers. Syneda holds all men at arm’s length because of the father whose name she never knew. Clayton has always been a playboy, and no woman has ever come close to keeping his interest for very long. But when go on vacation together, all lines are about to get crossed… One Special Moment Sterling Hamilton is determined not to get close to anyone, not even the beautiful Colby. But this Hollywood heartthrob wants a child, and the second he lays eyes on Colby, he knows she’s exactly what he needs. Colby counters his terms with one of her own: a marriage of convenience or the deal is off. It isn’t long, however, before a simple agreement turns into a passionate bargain… Titles originally published in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998

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2014

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HQN Books

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1488038724

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9781488038723

Looking and Listening

Conversations between Modern Art and Music

By: Brenda Lynne Leach

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Looking and Listening

Conversations between Modern Art and Music

By: Brenda Lynne Leach

Looking and Listening: Conversations between Modern Art and Music invites the art and music lover to place these two realms of creative endeavor into an open dialog. Although the worlds of music and visual art often seem to take separate paths, they are usually parallel. Conductor and art connoisseur Brenda Leach takes unique pairings of well-known visual art works and musical compositions from the twentieth century to identify the shared sources of inspiration, as well as similarities in theme, style, and technique, to explore the historical and cultural influences on the great artists and composers in the twentieth century. Looking and Listening asks and answers: What does jazz have in common with paintings by Stuart Davis and Piet Mondrian? How did Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue affect the work of artist Arthur Dove? How did painter Georgia O’Keeffe and composer Aaron Copland capture the spirit of a youthful America entering the twentieth century? What did Kandinsky and Schoenberg share in their artistic visions? Leach takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the lives of these artists, surveying many of the key movements in the twentieth century by comparing representative works from the modern masters of the visual arts and music. Leach’s refreshing and innovation approach will interest those passionate about twentieth-century art and music and is ideal for any student or instructor, museum docent, or music programmer seeking to draw the lines of connection between these two art forms.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810883473

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9780810883475

Get Your Loved One Sober

Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening

By: Robert J Meyers,Brenda L. Wolfe

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Get Your Loved One Sober

Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening

By: Robert J Meyers,Brenda L. Wolfe

The first general consumer book ever on the powerful, award-winning, scientifically proven new system of intervention that is turning the recovery field on its head. Historically there have been few options available for individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant loved ones suffering from substance abuse. Co-author Dr. Robert Meyers spent ten years developing a treatment program that helps concerned significant others bth improve the quality of their lives and learn how to make treatment an attractive option for their partners who are substance abusers. Get Your Loved One Sober describes this multi-faceted program that uses supportive, non-confrontational methods to engage substance abusers into treatment. Called Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), the program uses scientifically validated behavioral principles to reduce the loved one's substance use and to encourage him or her to seek treatment. Equally important, CRAFT also helps loved ones reduce personal stress and introduce meaningful, new sources of satisfaction into their life. Key Features: --CRAFT is more effective than other types of interventions.This breakthrough new system is sweeping the recovery field. This is its first introduction to the general public. --Contains simple exercises readers can practice at their own pace, with no costly or heart-breaking interventions. --Proven successful for numerous addictions, not just alcoholism.

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Simon and Schuster

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1592857752

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9781592857753

Buchanan County

By: Brenda S. Baldwin

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Buchanan County

By: Brenda S. Baldwin

Often referred to as America's last frontier, Buchanan County, Virginia, was formed in 1858 by Act 156 of the Virginia General Assembly. The young county was named after Pres. James Buchanan, and Grundy, the county seat, was named for U.S. senator Felix Grundy, who later became attorney general in Pres. Martin Van Buren's cabinet. Images of America: Buchanan County tells the history of a county from the days of the Long Hunters--who settled the area and named its rivers, salt licks, mountains, and valleys--through the Civil War, when the mountainous terrain along the Virginia-Kentucky state line served as a no-man's-land between the Northern-Southern army, to the coal boom of the 1970s that created instant millionaires. Buchanan County has survived floods, fires, and economic and political demands to emerge anew in the year 2006.

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0738543977

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Algal Cultures and Phytoplankton Ecology

By: Gordon Elliott Fogg,Brenda Thake

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Algal Cultures and Phytoplankton Ecology

By: Gordon Elliott Fogg,Brenda Thake

Phytoplankton--the passively floating or weakly swimming plant life found in bodies of water--is generally inconspicuous. It is of basic importance in lakes and seas, however, as the primary producer of the organic material on which other forms of aquatic life depend; and it is probable that its total photosynthetic output exceeds that of land vegetation. This book reviews the information gained from culture studies in the laboratory on the growth kinetics and metabolism of algae and considers to what extent this information is applicable to phytoplankton populations in nature. Dr. Fogg has laid a solid foundation for such future investigations in this precise, clear, and factual review, which admirably integrates laboratory and field data. His book will be valuable not only to limnologists and marine biologists but to many botanists and zoologists who do not consider themselves primarily limnologists. Judiciously chosen illustrations, including three full-color plates, add to the usefulness of the text.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299105601

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9780299105600

The Madaris Series

Contains The Midnight Hour, Unfinished Business, Slow Burn, Taste of Passion

By: Brenda Jackson

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The Madaris Series

Contains The Midnight Hour, Unfinished Business, Slow Burn, Taste of Passion

By: Brenda Jackson

Dive headfirst into the burning passion and sizzling longing of the Madaris Family series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson. The Madaris Series bundle contains The Midnight Hour, Unfinished Business, Slow Burn, and Taste of Passion. The Midnight Hour CIA agent Drake Warren gave his heart to a woman-a fellow Marine whose death in an explosion left him aching, and Drake vowed he would never love again. But his devotion to his former lover is tested when he meets his mysterious new partner, Agent Victoria Green. Victoria leaves Drake yearning for the love he lost-and left in the dark that she was the Marine who was in an explosion that nearly killed her. Her life-saving surgery gave her a new face and identity-but just as the passion she's denied for so long threatens to boil over, Drake begins to put together the pieces of the puzzle. And when he does, will Victoria lose him forever? Unfinished Business Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn't want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell's promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager. But she believed him with all her heart-and when Alex laughed it off years later, Christy was crushed. Slow Burn Everything in attorney Skye Barclay's life is fitting smoothly into place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted. Not only does she learn that her birth mother has died, but now Skye finds out that she has a biological brother: Vincent. Skye wants to track him down, and her parents support her. But her fiancé, Wayne, refuses to accept her decision...and abruptly ends their engagement. Skye's search for Vincent leads her to his adoptive parents, Dr. Justin and Lorren Madaris, and, lo and behold, Slade Madaris-Vincent's tall, dark, and sexy cousin. Slade is by far the most compelling man Skye has ever met, but she isn't ready to get involved so soon after Wayne's rejection...or is she? Taste of Passion Attorney Mackenzie "Mac" Standfield swore off love when her heart was shattered into a million pieces. But there's one man who has managed to tempt her beyond reason-rodeo star Luke Madaris. Although five years have passed, Mac discovers when she runs into Luke again that the sexual tension is just as charged as ever...

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1466888172

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9781466888173

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