Cassandra Giovanni's Books

Letters and Orations

By: Cassandra Fedele

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By the end of the fifteenth century, Cassandra Fedele (1465-1558), a learned middle-class woman of Venice, was arguably the most famous woman writer and scholar in Europe. A cultural icon in her own time, she regularly corresponded with the king of France, lords of Milan and Naples, the Borgia pope Alexander VI, and even maintained a ten-year epistolary exchange with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain that resulted in an invitation for her to join their court. Fedele's letters reveal the central, mediating role she occupied in a community of scholars otherwise inaccessible to women. Her unique admittance into this community is also highlighted by her presence as the first independent woman writer in Italy to speak publicly and, more importantly, the first to address philosophical, political, and moral issues in her own voice. Her three public orations and almost all of her letters, translated into English, are presented here for the first time.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226239330

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9780226239330

The Red Velvet Turnshoe

A Mystery

By: Cassandra Clark

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The Red Velvet Turnshoe

A Mystery

By: Cassandra Clark

Hildegard is a welcome addition to the ever-expanding ranks of religious sleuths who populate the pages of medieval mysteries." - Booklist In the midst of a long, bleak winter in the year 1383, flooding brought famine, famine brought disease, and The Black Death visited town after town. Into this watery world, against a background of plague and the turmoil of the Hundred Years' War, a brave and brilliant nun, Abbess Hildegard, embarks on a quest for a precious relic, the Cross of Constantine. Strong-willed and independent, she will need remarkable skills to survive. For with the English Crown at stake, there are many who want her mission to fail—and one, above all, who plans a deadly revenge.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429984503

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9781429984508

Haunted Housing

How Toxic Scare Stories are Spooking the Public Out of House and Home

By: Cassandra Chrones Moore

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Haunted Housing

How Toxic Scare Stories are Spooking the Public Out of House and Home

By: Cassandra Chrones Moore

Author Cassandra Moore argues that we need to apply risk/benefit analysis to the exaggerated toxic scare stories being made today.

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Cato Institute

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1882577418

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9781882577415

Americans in Egypt, 1770-1915

Explorers, Consuls, Travelers, Soldiers, Missionaries, Writers and Scientists

By: Cassandra Vivian

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Americans in Egypt, 1770-1915

Explorers, Consuls, Travelers, Soldiers, Missionaries, Writers and Scientists

By: Cassandra Vivian

The voices of Americans have long been absent from studies of modern Egypt. Most scholars assume that Americans were either not in Egypt in significant numbers during the nineteenth century or had little of importance to say. This volume shows that neither was the case by introducing and relating the experiences and attitudes of 15 American personalities who worked, lived, or traveled in Egypt from the 1770s to the commencement of World War I. Often in their own words, explorers, consuls, tourists, soldiers, missionaries, artists, scientists, and scholars offer a rare American perspective on everyday Egyptian life and provide a new perspective on many historically significant events. The stories of these individuals and their sojourns not only recount the culture and history of Egypt but also convey the domination of the country by European powers and the support for Egypt by a young American nation.

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McFarland

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0786491167

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9780786491162

How to Marry a Black Man

The Real Deal

By: Monique Jellerette Dejongh,Cassandra Cato-Louis

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How to Marry a Black Man

The Real Deal

By: Monique Jellerette Dejongh,Cassandra Cato-Louis

Ten of Monique and Cassandra's twenty-five tips... 1. Get your act togetha, so when you finally do meet Mr. Right, he can't resist you. 2. Smile and say "hello" to every Black man you see. 3. Forgive old lovers and make peace with them. 4. Tell everyone you know that you're looking for a husband. 5. Go on as may blind dates as possible. 6. Date men who are not your "type"--you may be pleasantly surprised. 7. If you ask a man a series of questions within the first five minutes of meeting him, he'll tell you almost anything you want to know. After that he clams up and won't tell you a thing. 8. If you realize right away he is someone you don't like but does have an interesting job or hobby, he may have a friend who's perfect for you. 9. If he's available and you like him, don't hesitate to let him know. 10. Dress conservatively. If you attract him with your body, how are you going to keep him with your mind? About six years ago, on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Monique Jellerette was desperate to get married, but couldn't seem to find the right man. A married friend, Cassandra, offered some solid (albeit unsolicited) advice. Monique, determined to do it her own way, suffered through a few more dates from Hell before she realized Cassandra's tips might make sense. So she started putting Cassandra's suggestions to work, made up a few tricks of her own, and devised a plan of action...Six months later Monique met and married Bob and became Mrs. Monique Jellerette deJongh! Now, in How to Marry a Black Man, Mrs. Monique Jellerette deJongh and Mrs. Cassandra Marshall Cato-Louis share their secrets with women everywhere. Based on Monique and Cassandra's proven techniques, and coupled with the results of all-male focus groups on what Black men are really looking for in a prospective mate, How to Marry a Black Man is part manual/journal and part workbook, and delivers the goods on how to master the dating game and find a husband.

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Crown

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0307754928

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9780307754929

A Poetic Tribute to the Legends Who Lunched with Oprah

History in Poetic Verse

By: Cassandra Leach-Woods,Revonne Leach-Johnson

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A Poetic Tribute to the Legends Who Lunched with Oprah

History in Poetic Verse

By: Cassandra Leach-Woods,Revonne Leach-Johnson

This book is about a 5 year re-search project on spirituality assessment involving a sample population of over 1,200 participants from 7 different metropolitan areas, crafted with the assistance of over 40 professionals from the fields of management, leadership, psychology, counseling, and formal research, as well as with the help of countless other volunteers and collaborators. Although this book is written as a formal research project, it can be used by anyone interested in assessing spirituality for individuals, couples, teams, organizations, or even movements and can be used as either an assessment tool or as a research tool. As a research project, this book is designed for a scholarly audience, with care to meet the protocols and rigor of formal research, so essential to establishing credibility and reliability. On the other hand, this book is set up in such a way that anyone can read the background in Chapter 1 and move directly to Chapter 7 for an explanation of how to administer and calculate spirituality scores. This book is a must for those interested in the topics of spirituality assessments and its potential implications for management and leadership.

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AuthorHouse

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1425975240

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9781425975241

Rhode Island

The Ocean State

By: Cassandra Schumacher,Rick Petreycik,Lisa M. Herrington

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Rhode Island

The Ocean State

By: Cassandra Schumacher,Rick Petreycik,Lisa M. Herrington

Rhode Island may be just 48 miles long, but its influence is felt across the United States. Founded by Roger Williams in 1636, Rhode Island is known for its principles of separation of church and state and religious tolerance that shaped the Constitution. Today, the state continues to be a leader in politics. Beyond the big ideas that come from the Ocean State, tourists and residents enjoy its picturesque waterfronts, vibrant cities, lush forests, and Gilded Age architecture. Readers will explore the beauty and history of America's smallest state and get a snapshot of all the state has to offer.

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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150264245X

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9781502642455

Enterprising Women

Gender, Race, and Power in the Revolutionary Atlantic

By: Kit Candlin,Cassandra Pybus

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Enterprising Women

Gender, Race, and Power in the Revolutionary Atlantic

By: Kit Candlin,Cassandra Pybus

These recovered histories of entrepreneurial women of color from the colonial Caribbean illustrate an environment in which upward social mobility for freedpeople was possible. Through determination and extensive commercial and kinship connections, these women penetrated British life and created success for themselves and future generations.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820344559

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9780820344553

Collaborative Environmental Management

What Roles for Government-1

By: Tomas M. Koontz,Toddi A. Steelman,JoAnn Carmin,Katrina Smith Korfmacher,Cassandra Moseley,Craig W. Thomas

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Collaborative Environmental Management

What Roles for Government-1

By: Tomas M. Koontz,Toddi A. Steelman,JoAnn Carmin,Katrina Smith Korfmacher,Cassandra Moseley,Craig W. Thomas

Collaboration has become a popular approach to environmental policy, planning, and management. At the urging of citizens, nongovernmental organizations, and industry, government officials at all levels have experimented with collaboration. Yet questions remain about the roles that governments play in collaboration--whether they are constructive and support collaboration, or introduce barriers. This thoughtful book analyzes a series of cases to understand how collaborative processes work and whether government can be an equal partner even as government agencies often formally control decision making and are held accountable for the outcomes. Looking at examples where government has led, encouraged, or followed in collaboration, the authors assess how governmental actors and institutions affected the way issues were defined, the resources available for collaboration, and the organizational processes and structures that were established. Cases include collaborative efforts to manage watersheds, rivers, estuaries, farmland, endangered species habitats, and forests. The authors develop a new theoretical framework and demonstrate that government left a heavy imprint in each of the efforts. The work concludes by discussing the choices and challenges faced by governmental institutions and actors as they try to realize the potential of collaborative environmental management.

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Routledge

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1136526897

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9781136526893

A Space for Us

A Guide for Leading Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Affinity Groups

By: Michelle Cassandra Johnson

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A Space for Us

A Guide for Leading Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Affinity Groups

By: Michelle Cassandra Johnson

“A helpful introduction to facilitating affinity spaces in an inclusive, emergent, and trauma-informed way to foster the communal healing spaces that in turn ignite community action and liberation.”—Resmaa Menakem, best-selling author of My Grandmother’s Hands and Monsters in Love The first comprehensive guide for leading BIPOC affinity groups for challenging white supremacy, healing racial trauma, and taking collective action Meeting in racial affinity groups is a common practice in anti-racist, social justice, diversity, and similar forms of educational endeavors. These groups provide a structured space in which participants can explore how racism personally impacts them, process specific experiences of racism, receive validation and support from their peers, heal, and strategize next steps for challenging racism, white supremacy, and internalized racial oppression. In A Space for Us, Michelle Cassandra Johnson brings her over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work to provide the first affinity groups guide made for BIPOC communities. This essential guide will: Provide an understanding of the racial hierarchy and how it has impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color differently. Define and share common manifestations of internalized racial oppression. Define anti-Blackness and provide skills to interrupt and address it. Share rituals, practices, and sample agendas for affinity groups. Explain when it is useful to meet as one BIPOC group and when it is useful to meet based on one’s specific racial identity. Provide rituals and tools for healing in BIPOC affinity groups. Provide information about how to come back together as BIPOC and white people to strategize and take collective action. Comprehensive and accessible, A Space for Us offers practical guidance for facilitating effective BIPOC racial affinity groups and will be an important resource for BIPOC communities.

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Beacon Press

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0807007870

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9780807007877

A Poetic Tribute to the Young'uns Who Lunched with Oprah

History in Poetic Verse

By: Revonne Leach-Woods,Cassandra Leach-Johnson

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A Poetic Tribute to the Young'uns Who Lunched with Oprah

History in Poetic Verse

By: Revonne Leach-Woods,Cassandra Leach-Johnson

A POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE YOUNG'UNS WHO LUNCHED WITH OPRAH is a cultural tour. It is a rhythmic exploration of some of the most enriching young women of our time. This book is a continuation of the poetry series that began with "A Poetic Tribute To The Legends Who Lunched With Oprah." The concept of both books was inspired by Oprah's 2005 Legends Luncheon. At that luncheon, Oprah designated 25 of her invited guests as Legends - women who have been "a Bridge to Now" for her. Oprah categorized the remaining women (including herself) as Young'uns - women who have benefited from the work of the Legends. The list of Young'uns included women such as Michelle Obama, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Kathleen Battle, Suzanne de Passe, Gayle King, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Terry McMillan, Pam Grier, and Mariah Carey. The authors have honored 20 of these young women with poems that reflect their personal contributions. The intent is to highlight their lives so that the reader is compelled to learn more about each of these women. Prepare to be enlightened and prepare to be inspired for the Young'uns are here!

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1449003524

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9781449003524

Voices in the Darkness

By: Kathe Koja,Nadia Bulkin,Elizabeth Massie,Cassandra Khaw,Nick Mamatas,Brian A. Hopkins

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Voices in the Darkness

By: Kathe Koja,Nadia Bulkin,Elizabeth Massie,Cassandra Khaw,Nick Mamatas,Brian A. Hopkins

Sometimes the world is a very dark place. You know the magic is still out there, but it feels distant, or displaced. Voices in the Darkness is an attempt to create a link, to bring some of those voices together in a single work of art. Six award-winning authors lent their talent to this work. The stories are unique, and dark, filled with wonder and emotion. Included are: Nadia Bulkin's "Vide Cor Meum (See My Heart)" is a unique twist on true crime as fiction. Kathe Koja's "Pursuivant Island" will resonate differently with every reader, has meaning on different levels, and touches on an actual artistic event. Elizabeth Massie's "Baggie" explores the horror of losing control of one's life, self, everything to another. Cassandra Khaw takes you on a journey through the pain of bad relationships, while reminding her readers of their own self worth. Nick Mamatas takes on the historical character behind the old, old song "Mack the Knife," in his tale, titled appropriately "Ba boo Dop doo Dop boo ree." Brian A. Hopkins' novella "La Belle Époque," explores history, Winchester rifles, and addiction of a very personal persuasion. We all hear voices in the darkness; in the pages of this book you will hear six of them very clearly.

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Crossroad Press

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1952979501

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9781952979507

Living Deeply

The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life

By: Marilyn Schlitz,Cassandra Vieten,Tina Amorok

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Living Deeply

The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life

By: Marilyn Schlitz,Cassandra Vieten,Tina Amorok

Living Deeply transcends any one approach by focusing on common elements of transformation across a variety of traditions, while affirming and supporting the diversity of approaches across religious, spiritual, scientific, academic, and cultural backgrounds. Each chapter in the book ends with Experiences of Transformation, exercises drawn from wisdom traditions or scientific investigations meant to enhance your direct experience of the material. Opportunities to actively engage in your own transformation and that of our world are woven into the fabric of your everyday life. Learning more about the terrain of consciousness transformation can not only give you a map, but can help you become the cartographer of your own transformative journey. Research over the last decade at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) has systematically surveyed hundreds of people's stories of their own transformations, as well as conducting over 50 in-depth interviews with teachers and masters of the world's spiritual, religious, and transformative traditions. No matter who you are,where you come from, or what your current path is - whether you seek to transform your life completely or simply make adjustments that will add a layer of richness and depth to your life - exploring the many ways that transformation is stimulated and sustained can hold great power. Weaving together cutting-edge science with wisdom from teachers of the world's transformative traditions this book explores how people experience deep shifts in their consciousness, and how those shifts can lead to healing and wholeness. Research over the last decade at the Institute of Noetic Sciences has explored in depth the phenomenon by which people make significant shifts in the way they experience and view the world. Focusing in particular on positive transformations in consciousness, or those that result in improved health, well-being, and sense of meaning, purpose,and belonging, hundreds of people's stories of their own transformations were included in the research, as well as in-depth interviews with over 50 teachers and masters of the world's spiritual, religious, and transformative traditions. Authors Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D., Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D., and Tina Amorok, Psy.D. - will begin conducting workshops based on the information they have gathered for this book. These workshops will blend the rigors of science with the deep wisdom of the world’s spiritual traditions. Drs. Schlitz, Vieten, and Amorok will offer key insights from the decade-long qualitative and quantitative research study, of how people transform their lives. The workshops will include rigorous inquiry, group dialogue, and direct experience about the kinds of transformations in consciousness that change a person’s worldview to one that is more connected to others. For more information about the Signature Education Workshops, please visit www.livingdeeply.org Also available is a companion DVD.

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New Harbinger Publications

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1608826848

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9781608826841

I Was Just Passing Through

...When the World Changed

By: Cassandra

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I Was Just Passing Through

...When the World Changed

By: Cassandra

When I decided to write this autobiography, a strange feeling overcame me, wondering why I should reveal my innermost and carefully protected memories that had lain dormant for so many years and expose them now to the world. However, others kept encouraging me to share my saga of growing up during very difficult times in the world, as well as personal circumstances of instability in which I often felt like I was walking about in a haze. Jokes about blondes being dumb might have applied at times but do blondes really have more fun? I leave that to you, dear reader, to decide. This haze finally forced me to use an undeveloped creativity I never knew I had that led to amazing, unexpected and unusual events, and changed the direction of my life completely. My hope is that upon reading this, no matter how difficult and unfair life is or may seem to be, such moments can serve as stepping stones that force us to become creative in making make a life that becomes more exciting and worthwhile. We have the gift of life and there truly is no time like the present to hope and achieve for something better, whether young or elderly. Some of my finest accomplishments took place later in life. However, this book would never have been written without the help of others. Memories of loved ones who have passed on who taught and guided me out of a labyrinth of despair at times will forever remain in my heart as my greatest treasures. They are as live to me today in my memory as when they were here.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1477107096

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9781477107096

Grand Mom's Mole

By: Cassandra Pressley

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Grand Mom's Mole

By: Cassandra Pressley

Myer asks Grandmom one question: What is a mole? Myer uses his own words to convey what is a mole throughout the book. Myer goes from pointing to pushing the mole and naming it some else. Something is supposed to happen when Myer pushes grand mom’s mole. Nothing happens. The oldest brother, Amir carefully watches Myer. When Amir sees Myer pushing Grandmom’s mole, Amir shouts “Stop that!” Myer pushes Grandmom’s mole harder, Grandmom says, “Ouch.” In the end, Grand Mom hugs both of them. Children will love this book. I guarantee it!

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1477170197

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Enough

How your food choices will save the planet

By: Dr Cassandra Coburn

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Enough

How your food choices will save the planet

By: Dr Cassandra Coburn

*** 'An astonishing accomplishment that might be the most important book we ever read, it will change the way you look at what we eat forever.' - Dr Max Pemberton 'A wonderfully written guide for anyone who wants to eat better and save the world at the same time. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the planet.' - Thomasina Miers How changing what you eat can save the planet Our food production systems are the single biggest cause of environmental change, while diseases linked to our eating habits are at epidemic levels and increasing. Enough. uses the latest scientific research to address this vital question: can we provide a growing population with a healthy diet from sustainable food systems? Fortunately for us all, the answer is yes. Enough. shows exactly how we can tackle both of these urgent, interconnected challenges at the same time. Using a seminal piece of research published in 2019, the Planetary HealthDiet (PHD), Dr Coburn reveals the hidden consequences of our food choices, and how we can easily make changes which are better for ourselves and the planet. She details which food groups we should be eating, which we should avoid - and why. Changing our way of eating is something that every one of us has the power to do. Enough. is a clear, ultimately hopeful and hugely important roadmap for both own health - and the planet's.

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Gaia

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1856754553

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9781856754552

Home Base Hiking Europe

An Explore-on-Foot Guide to Unforgettable Destinations

By: Cassandra Overby

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Home Base Hiking Europe

An Explore-on-Foot Guide to Unforgettable Destinations

By: Cassandra Overby

Spotlights “home-base” travel itineraries in Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland Each destination features four detailed day-hikes, including maps and directions, as well as food, sights, and other activities Get away from tourists and instead immerse yourself in unique culture and trails Author of the critically acclaimed Explore Europe on Foot, Cassandra Overby now shares her hand-picked destinations and itineraries for a “home-base” adventure--stay in just one or two places while enjoying day trips on the region’s trails and other activities. Home Base Hiking Europe focuses on ten unique destinations, each tailor-made for its scenic locales, comfortable lodgings, lively restaurants, interesting cultural and historic sights, and access to fabulous day hiking. Overby provides comprehensive information to help plan the perfect trip, including best time to visit; what to pack; how to get there; tips for traveling with children; as well as recommendations for lodging, restaurants, supplies, attractions, and more. Readers will find turn-by-turn directions and maps on four different trails in each region, plus details on organizing transportation to trailheads, tips for hiring local guides, and how to get the most out of each excursion.

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Mountaineers Books

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1680516167

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9781680516166

Travelling Without Gods

A Chris Wallace-Crabbe Companion

By: Cassandra Atherton

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Travelling Without Gods

A Chris Wallace-Crabbe Companion

By: Cassandra Atherton

Wide-ranging in theme and context, it explores the imaginative effects of his writing. A tribute to Chris on the occasion of this eightieth birthday, in many ways it suggests an alternative cultural history of Australia since the 1950s. Containing biographical and critical pieces, poems (including new work by Chris) and essays that respond to his career Travelling without Gods takes account of the decades in which he has written. It illuminates, celebrates and critiques his work in its various contexts. Travelling without Gods also offers, importantly, a sample of ChrisWallace-Crabbe's unpublished journals, as well as photography that displays both his life and his relationship with the visual arts. The contributors are all established writers and artists who have had important links with Chris.

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing

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0522866360

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9780522866360

The Plant Hunter

A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines

By: Cassandra Leah Quave

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The Plant Hunter

A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines

By: Cassandra Leah Quave

The uplifting, adventure-filled memoir of one groundbreaking scientist’s quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plants. “A fascinating and deeply personal journey.” —Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants and The Drunken Botanist Traveling by canoe, ATV, mule, airboat, and on foot, Dr. Cassandra Quave has conducted field research everywhere from the flooded forests of the remote Amazon to the isolated mountaintops in Albania and Kosovo—all in search of natural compounds, long-known to traditional healers, that could help save us all from the looming crisis of untreatable superbugs. Dr. Quave is a leading medical ethnobotanist—someone who identifies and studies plants that may be able to treat antimicrobial resistance and other threatening illnesses—helping to provide clues for the next generation of advanced medicines. And as a person born with multiple congenital defects of her skeletal system, she's done it all with just one leg. In The Plant Hunter, Dr. Quave weaves together science, botany, and memoir to tell us the extraordinary story of her own journey.

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Penguin

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1984879111

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9781984879110

Tuscan-American Kitchen, A

By: Cassandra Vivian,Vivian Pellni Sansone

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Tuscan-American Kitchen, A

By: Cassandra Vivian,Vivian Pellni Sansone

This definitive Italian cookbook presents more than 250 kitchen-tested recipes, along with five essays and illustrated, step-by-step instructions for the essentials of Italian cooking, such as stuffing an artichoke, making cannelloni, identifying dozens of types of pasta, and more. In addition to the well-known pastas, breads, and meats, the recipes include canapes, sweets, baccal…, chicken galatine, soups, vegetables, porchetta, sausage, salami, and Other cured meats. Indexes and recipe listings in both Italian and English and a complete chapter devoted to the gran fritto misto (the Italian method for frying meats and vegetables) complete this wholesome and hearty celebration of homemade Tuscan cooking.

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Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

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1589809068

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9781589809062

Walking in the Shadows

By: Cassandra Giovanni

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Walking in the Shadows

By: Cassandra Giovanni

Seconds seem like a lifetime when the life you lived is slowly drained out of you by those who care not what you felt, hoped, or dreamed. When the darkness comes it is all-consuming; there is no light and there is no pain. It is the never-ending loss of hope that now consumes me as I die in his arms.This is Abigail Martin's nightmare. After her parents become the first victims of a serial killer obsessed with the vampire saga, "Crimson Reign," Abigail does the only thing that she thinks will save her from her parent's fate–she becomes some one else. As Vera MacIntrye, she falls in love with the very handsome Tad Knightley, and then walks into her first day at her new school to see him standing at the front of the classroom. He's every teenage girls fantasy, but as he writes “Mr. Knightley: AP British Literature” across the white board Vera realizes the one person who filled the gaping hole in her heart will soon rip it wide open again.Vera struggles to adjust to being a 'normal' teenager with very adult responsibilities like paying the rent, buying groceries and making sure that lights stay on, while being drawn time and time again back to her off-limits teacher. What's worse is he is drawn to her too, and their worlds refuse to stay apart when Tad finds Vera screaming in terror in the parking lot after the winter formal. The murderer has struck again and is getting closer to the next target–Vera. Tad will do whatever he can to save her, even if it means losing his dream job, but will it be enough when the murderer is closer than anyone ever thought?

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1478118199

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9781478118190

Monessen

A Typical Steel Country Town

By: Cassandra Vivian

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Monessen

A Typical Steel Country Town

By: Cassandra Vivian

Once a Native American hunting ground, the industrial melting pot of Monessen, in western Pennsylvania, rises over a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River. Established in 1898, this powerhouse town boomed for close to 60 years, producing vast amounts of steel and other crucial industrial materials. Known for its cultural diversity, Monessen's predominantly immigrant population-with the highest naturalization rate in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century-and the vibrant neighborhoods they established were entirely sustained by the local mills. The battles for decent pay, job protection, benefits, and an 8-hour day kindled fiercely for decades until Monessen and towns like it in the Monongahela Valley gave the average person a dignity denied them for centuries: decent pay for decent work. Families thrived. Children went to college. It was the American dream. Then, neighborhoods began to unravel, foreign imports stole jobs, and finally the mills, the only support of the town, closed. Demonstrating their unyielding spirit, Monessen residents have struggled to fight for the recovery and rebirth of their hometown. In this new history, Monessen: A Typical Steel Country Town, informative narrative highlights the rapid expansion and gradual demise of a society built almost solely on its industrial endeavors and recounts how a disjointed populace has come together to restore their proud community. Over 100 striking photographs depict the dominating presence of the mills, the quiet faces of the people who toiled there, scenes of daily life, and memorable events through the years, as well as the dramatic changes that have marked Monessen's unique history.

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Little Girl Black

Smile Its a Brand New Day

By: Cassandra Hudson

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Little Girl Black

Smile Its a Brand New Day

By: Cassandra Hudson

Little Girl Black Confronts. Love-Love at First Sight-Love, Joy, and Pain. Poetry straight up, no chaser, shaken, not stirred. This book and all my Little Girl Black poetry books Volume 1-6 celebrates and confronts dreams, religion, marriage, unfairness, sex, friendship, racism, colorism. abuse. strength, judgments, fantasy, love, education, families, power, also death and the black sheep syndrome, hurt, and many other situations. Love- my heart loves love, with an undeniable love, a love only you, my love, can love me, as your love speaks to my heart, in many languages, my heart simply pirouettes, right out of my chest, while my heart continues to beat. I know that’s a mouth full, because love is so beautiful to me, so I wear my love like a badge of honor, and my man solutes me every day and night, that’s some, ride or die love, but if it’s more die, then ride you need to send a Sos, Sista girl, brother love. Love- an unexpected chemistry, locked inside, ready to let love unload and unlock all the mystery within his or her heart, but only if you’re ready, it’s a lot of work, love can be slippery when it’s wet, no I’m not talking about what you think, I’m saying when you get down to the real nitty gritty, It’s some grown folks shit. Love-complement your beauty on the outside. beauty hidden from the naked eye. Also love will unlocks and untangles the myths of loves do’s, and don’ts, for a man, or woman. It also gives you permission to get down on one knee, to ask or even beg if need be, for forgiveness, when pride will always deprive you of the one you love. Love- is saying, love, and return love, for you have found sunshine on a cold, and raining day. But if love continues to knock you down, and give you a mental nose bleed, or physically, blacken an eye. Quickly pick up your bruises, and the rest of the love, you have for him, or her, and run like hell. But if love treats you like a king, or queen, then you should savor it, because love is love everyday even when it rains. Love at first sight- is so much more beautiful when his, or her, love meet, at the very same time, even In a room full of people, love can shine brighter than any love you ever saw before, true love is, if you feel love way down deep in your bones, if looking at love is so bright, and love hurts your eyes, at first sight, then you must pursue what your heart. wants to do. Only then his, or her, love can commence to having a conversating with each other hearts, and God. will breathe life into your love, that draws you closer, and closer, into each other’s arms at this point you are not in controlled Jesus has taken the wheel, if your smart let go and hold on tight. Love- can take you on a smooth ride, or a bumpy road, it’s all up to you, and how hard you will fight for love, or will you let love down hard, or easy, and just walk away, remember everyone is not blessed with true love, don’t throw your blessing away, you will be chasing love for the rest of your days. When it’s true love, you will know it, but please don’t blow it, love will and can stand the test of time, if it’s, give, and take, Love comes in many sizes and shapes so, don’t fuck it up, get on Love, and ride love like trigger. Poetry straight up, no chaser, shaken, not stirred.

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