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I Learn from Children

An Adventure in Progressive Education

By: Caroline Pratt

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I Learn from Children

An Adventure in Progressive Education

By: Caroline Pratt

The memoir of an innovative American educator and the remarkable school she built—“a lucid presentation of what progressive education can accomplish” (The New York Times). Over a century ago, American educator Caroline Pratt created an innovative school that fosters creativity and independent thought by asking the provocative question: “Was it unreasonable to try to fit the school to the child, rather than . . . the child to the school?” A strong-willed small-town schoolteacher who ran a one-room schoolhouse by the time she was seventeen, Pratt came to viscerally reject the teaching methods of her day, which often featured a long-winded teacher at the front of the room and rows of miserable children sitting on benches nailed to the floor. In this “persuasive presentation of progressive education,” Pratt recounts how she founded what is now the dynamic City and Country School in New York City, invented the “unit blocks” that have become a staple in classrooms around the globe, and played an important role in reimagining preschool and primary-school education in ways that are essential for the tumultuously creative time we live in today (Kirkus Reviews).

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I Learn from Children

An Adventure in Progressive Education

By: Caroline Pratt

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An Adventure in Progressive Education

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Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System

By: James Cavallaro,Claret Vargas,Clara Sandoval Villalba,Bernard Duhaime,Caroline Bettinger-López,Stephanie Erin Brewer,Diana Esther Guzmán,Cecilia Cristina Naddeo

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Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System

By: James Cavallaro,Claret Vargas,Clara Sandoval Villalba,Bernard Duhaime,Caroline Bettinger-López,Stephanie Erin Brewer,Diana Esther Guzmán,Cecilia Cristina Naddeo

This book allows readers to develop a critical understanding of the inter-American human rights system, as well as the dynamics of rights abuse and state response to violations in the Americas. The inter-American human rights system consists of two bodies, the Inter-American Commission and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The system has been and continues to be essential for the defense and protection of human rights in the Western hemisphere.

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0190900865

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9780190900861

The Mesmerist

A Novel

By: Caroline Woods

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The Mesmerist

A Novel

By: Caroline Woods

A tightly plotted page-turner ripped from the headlines of history, as three very different women must work together to stop a killer and save the truest home they've ever known. Before hypnotism, there was Mesmerism. And in 1894 Minneapolis, in the wake of a national financial crisis, spiritualism of every stripe is all the rage, and women are dying under mysterious circumstances. But until a new guest lands at the Bethany Home for Unwed Mothers, refusing to speak or explain her arrival, the sordid stories of unexplained deaths seem unconnected. Faith’s reticence is quickly interpreted as malevolence, setting the house abuzz with whispers of dark magic. Abby, a staunch Quaker, lifelong supporter of progressive causes, and the Bethany Home’s treasurer, thinks the rumors of mystical powers swirling around Faith are nonsense, but she recognizes the danger of a good story. Unwilling to allow the Home’s important mission to be clouded by scandal, Abby tasks Faith’s roommate, May, with tracing Faith’s path to the Bethany Home. May is desperate to end her year at Bethany Home engaged and on track to her happily-ever-after—even if her prince charming is Hal, a man she’s not sure she can trust. She uncovers a Minneapolis she never expected as she begins digging into Faith’s shadowy background, and her investigation brings her closer to polite society and Hal than she could have dreamed. The more May learns, the more she’s forced to question the motives of everyone around her, including Abby and Faith, and as more women turn up dead, May must reevaluate the future she wants, and which lies she’s willing to tell, for whom. Rich with tension, suspicion, and sharply observed characters, Caroline Woods reimagines a classic American genre through the eyes of three bold, unforgettable women.

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Doubleday

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0385550170

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9780385550178

Parapsychology

By: Caroline Watt

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Parapsychology

By: Caroline Watt

Many people believe that they have experienced paranormal phenomena and others claim to possess psychic abilities. For the past hundred years or so, researchers have undertaken systematic and scientific work into these alleged experiences and abilities. This collection of articles provides readers with a general sense of the methods used in this research, the findings that have been obtained and the controversies generated by this work. They cover a wide range of issues, including the psychology of paranormal belief, investigations into ghosts and hauntings, laboratory research into extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis, and controlled tests of psychics and mediums. An introductory essay sets each of the selected papers in context and provides additional references for those wishing to delve deeper into the issues surrounding each of the areas covered.

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Routledge

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1351912828

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An Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th ed.

By: Harvey J. Irwin,Caroline A. Watt

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An Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th ed.

By: Harvey J. Irwin,Caroline A. Watt

This is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of our highly acclaimed university textbook on the science of parapsychology. The objective of this book is to provide an introductory survey of parapsychologists' efforts to explore the authenticity and bases of anomalous, apparently paranormal phenomena. It outlines the origins of parapsychological research and critically reviews investigations of extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, poltergeist phenomena, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and the evaluation of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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McFarland

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0786451386

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9780786451388

Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

An Annotated Bibliography, 1900 to 1982

By: Caroline D. Eckhardt,Dorothy E. Smith

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Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

An Annotated Bibliography, 1900 to 1982

By: Caroline D. Eckhardt,Dorothy E. Smith

This annotated, international bibliography of twentieth-century criticism on the Prologue is an essential reference guide. It includes books, journal articles, and dissertations, and a descriptive list of twentieth-century editions; it is the most complete inventory of modern criticism on the Prologue.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802025927

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Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

By: Max Watson,Caroline Lucas,Andrew Hoy,Jo Wells

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Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

By: Max Watson,Caroline Lucas,Andrew Hoy,Jo Wells

Revised throughout with an additional emphasis on nursing care, this handbook is a concise and authoritative guide to modern palliative care. An ideal resource for the busy professional management of patients with end of life care needs.

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Oxford University Press

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0199234353

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Love From Australia

4 Romances Down Under

By: Nicole Flockton,Sandy Vaile,Iris Leach,Caroline Carter

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Love From Australia

4 Romances Down Under

By: Nicole Flockton,Sandy Vaile,Iris Leach,Caroline Carter

Say g’day mate to four unforgettable Aussie males who bring the thunder down under. It’s a bundle of sexy alphas you can’t resist! Tangled Vines: Kyle Davis’s tragic past put the brakes on Christmas celebrations at his Australian ranch…until he arrives for some peace and quiet only to find caretaker Jordan Hastings in his shower. Jordan is trying to get her career as a winemaker back on track by bringing the property’s neglected grapes to life. Kyle is hard to resist, but falling for a man who controls her employment is not in her plans. Yet the more time they spend together, the more open they become to taking another risk on living and loving. Inheriting Fear: Detective Luca Patterson has never crossed a professional line, but that all changes when he meets his new neighbor, Mya. She’s sexy, feisty, and he can’t stop thinking about her, but her secrets coincide with Luca’s case—and lead to an unexpectedly sizzling interlude in his bed. When lines blur, will love or duty ultimately come into focus? A Taste of Honey: Charli Honey knew it was a bad decision to end up in her boss’s bed, and to make matters worse, now she’s pregnant. William Knight is happy to do the right thing, but can Charli live with a man who doesn’t love her? Or can William convince her his change of heart is not only possible, it’s real? Surge: University transfer student Marcus sets out to earn fellow student Lara’s friendship, but a secret could jeopardize everything he’s worked for his entire life. As the heat rises, he must choose between love and his dreams. Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Simon and Schuster

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1507203713

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9781507203712

Headhunting In The Solomon Islands: Around The Coral Sea

By: Caroline Mytinger

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Headhunting In The Solomon Islands: Around The Coral Sea

By: Caroline Mytinger

More than 80 years ago, Caroline Mytinger, a portrait artist, and her childhood friend Margaret Warner set out by freighter from San Francisco with little more than $400 in their pocket and a tin of paints to their name. Their objective was to paint portraits of the tribal people of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands before the encroachment of modern, European-style culture changed their lives forever. This gripping book tells of the two women’s experiences whilst travelling through Melanesia between 1926 and 1930.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786257815

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Britain’s Second Embassy to China

Lord Amherst's 'Special Mission' to the Jiaqing Emperor in 1816

By: Caroline Stevenson

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Britain’s Second Embassy to China

Lord Amherst's 'Special Mission' to the Jiaqing Emperor in 1816

By: Caroline Stevenson

Lord Amherst’s diplomatic mission to the Qing Court in 1816 was the second British embassy to China. The first led by Lord Macartney in 1793 had failed to achieve its goals. It was thought that Amherst had better prospects of success, but the intense diplomatic encounter that greeted his arrival ended badly. Amherst never appeared before the Jiaqing emperor and his embassy was expelled from Peking on the day it arrived. Historians have blamed Amherst for this outcome, citing his over-reliance on the advice of his Second Commissioner, Sir George Thomas Staunton, not to kowtow before the emperor. Detailed analysis of British sources reveal that Amherst was well informed on the kowtow issue and made his own decision for which he took full responsibility. Success was always unlikely because of irreconcilable differences in approach. China’s conduct of foreign relations based on the tributary system required submission to the emperor, thus relegating all foreign emissaries and the rulers they represented to vassal status, whereas British diplomatic practice was centred on negotiation and Westphalian principles of equality between nations. The Amherst embassy’s failure revised British assessments of China and led some observers to believe that force, rather than diplomacy, might be required in future to achieve British goals. The Opium War of 1840 that followed set a precedent for foreign interference in China, resulting in a century of ‘humiliation’. This resonates today in President Xi Jinping’s call for ‘National Rejuvenation’ to restore China’s historic place at the centre of a new Sino-centric global order.

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ANU Press

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1760464090

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Peak Pursuits

By: Caroline Schaumann

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Peak Pursuits

By: Caroline Schaumann

An interdisciplinary cultural history of exploration and mountaineering in the nineteenth century European forays to mountain summits began in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the search for plants and minerals and the study of geology and glaciers. Yet scientists were soon captivated by the enterprise of climbing itself, enthralled with the views and the prospect of "conquering" alpine summits. Inspired by Romantic notions of nature, early mountaineers idealized their endeavors as sublime experiences, all the while deliberately measuring what they saw. As increased leisure time and advances in infrastructure and equipment opened up once formidable mountain regions to those seeking adventure and sport, new models of masculinity emerged that were fraught with tensions. This book examines how written and artistic depictions of nineteenth-century exploration and mountaineering in the Andes, the Alps, and the Sierra Nevada shaped cultural understandings of nature and wilderness in the Anthropocene.

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Yale University Press

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0300231946

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9780300231946

The Serious Pleasures of Suspense

Victorian Realism and Narrative Doubt

By: Caroline Levine

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The Serious Pleasures of Suspense

Victorian Realism and Narrative Doubt

By: Caroline Levine

Scholars have long recognized that narrative suspense dominates the formal dynamics of 19th-century British fiction. This study argues that various 19th-century thinkers - John Ruskin, Michael Faraday, Charlotte Bronte - saw suspense as a vehicle for a new approach to knowledge called "realism".

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University of Virginia Press

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0813922178

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Indigenuity

Native Craftwork and the Art of American Literatures

By: Caroline Wigginton

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Indigenuity

Native Craftwork and the Art of American Literatures

By: Caroline Wigginton

For hundreds of years, American artisanship and American authorship were entangled practices rather than distinct disciplines. Books, like other objects, were multisensory items all North American communities and cultures, including Native and settler colonial ones, regularly made and used. All cultures and communities narrated and documented their histories and imaginations through a variety of media. All created objects for domestic, sacred, curative, and collective purposes. In this innovative work at the intersection of Indigenous studies, literary studies, book history, and material culture studies, Caroline Wigginton tells a story of the interweavings of Native craftwork and American literatures from their ancient roots to the present. Focused primarily on North America, especially the colonized lands and waters now claimed by the United States, this book argues for the foundational but often-hidden aesthetic orientation of American literary history toward Native craftwork. Wigginton knits this narrative to another of Indigenous aesthetic repatriation through the making and using of books and works of material expression. Ultimately, she reveals that Native craftwork is by turns the warp and weft of American literature, interwoven throughout its long history.

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UNC Press Books

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1469670380

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The Last of the Duchess

The Strange and Sinister Story of the Final Years of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

By: Caroline Blackwood

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The Last of the Duchess

The Strange and Sinister Story of the Final Years of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

By: Caroline Blackwood

In 1980, Lady Caroline Blackwood was commissioned by The Sunday Times to write an article on the aging Duchess of Windsor, who was said to be convalescing in her French mansion in the Bois de Boulogne. Yet what began as a curiosity was to become for Blackwood one of the most challenging experiences of her writing career, launching her into a battle of wits with the Duchess's formidable lawyer, Maître Suzanne Blum. Maître Blum refused to let Blackwood near the Duchess, spinning elaborate excuses as to why she was unavailable and threatening anyone who dared suggest that she was in anything other than the best of health. Still, while Blum's machinations restricted Blackwood's ability to publish a frank interview, it only served to pique her interest in the bizarre relationship between the infamous Duchess—a woman who once inspired a king to abdicate his crown—and her eccentric, domineering gatekeeper. Sixteen years later, Blackwood turned her experiences into this riveting and excoriating modern classic about the frailties of old age, the foibles of society, and the dual-edged nature of celebrity.

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Vintage

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0345802632

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Critical Race Theory and Copyright in American Dance

Whiteness as Status Property

By: Caroline Joan S. Picart

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Critical Race Theory and Copyright in American Dance

Whiteness as Status Property

By: Caroline Joan S. Picart

The effort to win federal protection for dance in the United States was a racialized and gendered contest. Picart traces the evolution of choreographic works from being federally non-copyrightable to becoming a category potentially copyrightable under the 1976 Copyright Act, specifically examining Loíe Fuller, George Balanchine, and Martha Graham.

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Springer

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1137321970

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May Alcott

A Memoir

By: Caroline Ticknor

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May Alcott

A Memoir

By: Caroline Ticknor

May Alcott, the youngest of the four Alcott sisters, is best known to readers as ""Amy"" in the beloved classic ""Little Women,"" written by her sister Louisa May Alcott. Caroline Ticknor's 1928 memoir describes May as the vibrant artist of the family (as was the semi-fictional Amy), with an enthusiasm for beauty, people, and life. A half dozen of May's sketches are included in the book, as is a prelude from renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French (Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial; the Minute Man statue at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts), who credited May with encouraging him to pursue his art.

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Applewood Books

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1429093129

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9781429093125

Scotland as Science Fiction

By: Caroline McCracken-Flesher

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Scotland as Science Fiction

By: Caroline McCracken-Flesher

Out of the mainstream but ahead of the tide, that is Scottish Science Fiction. Science Fiction emphasizes "progress" through technology, advanced mental states, or future times. How does Scotland, often considered a land of the past, lead in Science Fiction? "Left behind" by international politics, Scots have cultivated alternate places and different times as sites of identity so that Scotland can seem a futuristic fiction itself. This book explores the tensions between science and a particular society that produce an innovative science fiction. Essays consider Scottish thermodynamics, Celtic myth, the rigors of religious "conversion," Scotland's fractured politics yet civil society, its languages of alterity (Scots, Gaelic, allegory, poetry), and the lure of the future. From Peter Pan and Dr. Jekyll to the poetry of Edwin Morgan and the worlds of Muriel Spark, Ken Macleod, or Iain M. Banks, Scotland's creative complex yields a literature that models the future for Science Fiction.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1611483743

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9781611483741

The Hills of Rome

Signature of an Eternal City

By: Caroline Vout

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The Hills of Rome

Signature of an Eternal City

By: Caroline Vout

Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcanic terrain and how it is fundamental to how we define this. Its chronological remit is capacious: Varro, Virgil and Claudian at one end, on, through the work of Renaissance antiquarians, to embrace frescoes and nineteenth-century engravings. These artists and authors celebrated the hills and the views from these hills, in an attempt to capture Rome holistically. By studying their efforts, this book confronts the problems of encapsulating Rome and 'cityness' more broadly and indeed the artificiality of any representation, whether a painting, poem or map. In this sense, it is not a history of the city at any one moment in time, but a history of how the city has been, and has to be, perceived.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139577085

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9781139577083

On the Third Hand

Humor in the Dismal Science, an Anthology

By: Caroline Postelle Clotfelter

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On the Third Hand

Humor in the Dismal Science, an Anthology

By: Caroline Postelle Clotfelter

A collection of wit and satire finding fun in the dismal science.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472065297

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9780472065295

Blue Birds

By: Caroline Starr Rose

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Blue Birds

By: Caroline Starr Rose

Author of the critically acclaimed May B. returns with a stirring novel in verse. Alis and her parents make the long journey from England to settle the New World. But it doesn't go as planned and Alis, her parents, and the others of their small community soon find themselves at odds with the Roanoke tribe. As tensions rise between the settlers and the Native peoples, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a Roanoke named Kimi. Despite language barriers, the two become as close as sisters, risking their lives for one another until Alis makes a decision that will change her life forever. “An excellent historical offering and belongs on public and school library shelves.”—VOYA “With two compelling main characters and an abundance of rich historical detail, Rose’s latest novel offers much to discuss and much to appreciate.”—School Library Journal

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Penguin

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0147511879

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9780147511874

Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information

By: Caroline Arms

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Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information

By: Caroline Arms

A look at how ten American colleges and Universities bridged the gap between computing, administrative, and library organisations Detailed case studies from ten American colleges and universities will prepare you to make better plans and decisions for an electronic library, integrated information management system, or unified information resource. You'll find models and guidelines covering reference services, latest philosophies and strategies, management and organization issues, delivery mechanisms, and more.

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Digital Press

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148329448X

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The Book of London Place Names

By: Caroline Taggart

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The Book of London Place Names

By: Caroline Taggart

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were? Did you know that Piccadilly is actually an insult? And that Euston Road was built because there were too many cows on Oxford Street? Or that the River Fleet was covered over partly because of a drunken butcher? Take a trip down narrow lanes, through cobbled streets and crowded markets to discover the meanings behind the city’s place names. Meet forgotten residents whose names survive in the places where they lived, such as Sir George Downing of Downing Street, and uncover tales from London’s murky past that have shaped the modern city. From famous landmarks to forgotten rivers, grand thoroughfares to lost palaces, and ancient villages swallowed up as the city grew, Caroline Taggart explains the hidden meanings behind familiar places. If you have ever wanted to learn more about the history of London and discover the people, events and stories that shaped our capital city, then come on a journey that will show you London in a new light...

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Random House

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144814664X

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