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Code Talker

The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

By: Chester Nez,Judith Schiess Avila

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Code Talker

The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

By: Chester Nez,Judith Schiess Avila

The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength—both physical and mental—to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare—and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. INCLUDES THE ACTUAL NAVAJO CODE AND RARE PICTURES

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1101552123

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The Life and Times of the Code Talker

By: Chester Nez,Judith Schiess Avila

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The Life and Times of the Code Talker

By: Chester Nez,Judith Schiess Avila

Chester Nez’s memoir was just the beginning. Here are more stories and photos from the last remaining Navajo Code Talker of World War II. After the publication of his book, Code Talker, Chester Nez reflects on the path that took him to where he is today—from growing up on the New Mexico reservation steeped in the traditions of his Native American ancestors, to his days fighting alongside other Code Talkers, to his hardships and triumphs after the war. Here are stories of his family, then and now, tales of his close relationship to nature and her creatures, accounts of how his life and legacy have changed since publishing his memoir, and a tribute to his fallen friends. The Life and Times of the Code Talker is the perfect purchase for those who never want Chester Nez’s stories to end… Includes a preview of Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII INCLUDES NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS

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1101608420

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All Shot Up

By: Chester Himes

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All Shot Up

By: Chester Himes

In this gripping installment of the maverick Harlem Detectives series, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones investigate a series of seemingly unrelated, brutal crimes. A gold Cadillac, about as large as an ocean liner, rocks a woman to the pavement in the cold streets of Harlem. Three goons in cop uniforms heist a small fortune and leave an important politician dead. All told eight bodies stack up over the long, bloody weekend, but they won't spoil in this weather. And Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson have to follow the trail of brutal violence, perversion, and cold murder—and avoid getting caught in the fray.

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197

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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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0593686128

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9780593686126

Circuits in the Sea

The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable

By: Chester G. Hearn

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Circuits in the Sea

The Men, the Ships, and the Atlantic Cable

By: Chester G. Hearn

This book tells the story of the scientific talent and technological prowess of two nations that joined forces to connect themselves with a communications cable that would change the world. In 1855 an American visionary named Cyrus West Field, who knew nothing about telegraphy, sought to establish a monopoly on telegraphic revenues between North America and Europe. Field and the wealthy New Yorkers who formed the first Atlantic cable-laying company never suspected that spanning the vast and stormy Atlantic would require 11 years of frustration and horrific financial sacrifice. The enterprise would eventually engage some of the most brilliant minds in England, Scotland, and the United States, attracting men of science, men of wealth, and men of curiosity. Message time would be cut from more than four weeks to about two minutes. Such a feat would not have been possible without the massive ship the Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Britain's foremost engineer, or the financial backing of Thomas Brassey, the era's greatest builder of railroads. Despite four failed attempts and the enmity that developed between the Union and Great Britain during America's Civil War, Field never stopped urging his British friends to perfect a cable that could function in water as deep as two and a half miles. Without the unified effort of this small cadre of determined engineers, decades may have passed before submarine cables became reliable. This is the story of these men, their ships, and the technology that made it all possible. Behind the scenes were tough and worthy competitors who tried to beat them to the punch, adding a sense of urgency to their monumental task. Some called the Atlantic cable the greatest feat of the 19th century—with good reason. It perfected transoceanic communications and connected the world with circuits in the sea.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313013683

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9780313013683

Code Talker

The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

By: Chester Nez,Judith Schiess Avila

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The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

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Michael Nyman Songs & Arias

By: Chester Music

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Michael Nyman Songs & Arias

By: Chester Music

Michael Nyman: Songs & Arias presents sixteen songs and seven arias for high voice and Piano from across Michael Nyman’s varied and exhilarating output: songs from his celebrated film scores, like The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; from recent operas like Facing Goya; several concert song cycles, and two songs that stand independently. There can be few music lovers today who do not immediately recognise Nyman’s distinctive instrumental writing. But, until now, they may have been less familiar with the vocal music that forms so important a part of his creative personality. The wide range of sources from which Nyman draws the inspiration for his settings, including Rimbaud and Celan set in their original languages, fragments of Mozart, Pessoa and contemporary poets, demonstrates a composer of unusual learning and lively interests. This book is an important resource and extension to the repertoire of any high voice singer. Songlist: - If (The Diary Of Anne Frank) - Mozart On Mortality - Miserere (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover) - Allez! On Préviendra Les Reflux D'Incendie (L'Orgie Parisienne) - Quand Tes Pieds Ont Dansé (L'Orgie Parisienne) - Es War Erde In Ihnen (Six Celan Songs) - Nachtlich Geschurzt (Six Celan Songs) - Where The Bee Sucks (Ariel Songs From Prospero's Books) - Full Fathom Five (Ariel Songs From Prospero's Books) - Before You Can Say, 'Come' And 'Go' (Ariel Songs From Prospero's Books) - While You Here Do Snoring Lie (Ariel Songs From Prospero's Books) - Come Unto These Yellow Sands (Ariel Songs From Prospero's Books) - I Am An Unusual Thing (Letters, Riddles And Writs) - Why (The Diary Of Anne Frank) - Silence Emerges (Cycle Of Disquietude) - I'm Riding On A Tram (Cycle Of Disquietude) - He Sang In A Gentle Voice (Cycle Of Disquietude) - Tortured Prisoner (Facing Goya) - As Noses Move (Facing Goya) - You Are My Son (Facing Goya) - This Is What I Found Today (Man And Boy: Dada) - Things The Artist Must Not Do Today (Man And Boy: Dada) - Life's Chaos (Acts Of Beauty)

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Chester Music

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1783239999

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9781783239993

Franco-phonics, Etc

By: Chester W. Obuchowski

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Franco-phonics, Etc

By: Chester W. Obuchowski

This teaching aid features a substantial number of instructional devices which appear not to have received their due in high school and college classrooms. Its main component: well over a thousand so-called nonsense sentences of the author's own creation listed under 45 headings. Intended for pronunciation practice, these sentences concentrate heavily on a given sound, with many qualifying as humorous tongue twisters. The etc. of the book's title pertains to a miscellany of pedagogical elements and devices. The author has also used the concentrative approach in 5 of the 14 sections that follow the 78-page phonics component. Included here, amongst other things, are motivational themes for a day or week, a variety of items for opening a day's lesson, a lexical minefield whose booby traps are bound to engender laughs, and lists of names of French dogs and cats in justice to the omnipresence of these pets on the French scene.

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160

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University Press of America

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0819175358

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9780819175359

The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 3 (Voice & Piano)

By: Chester Music

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The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 3 (Voice & Piano)

By: Chester Music

This final volume in The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs contains a fine selection of songs, chosen and graded for the developing voice - especially for use by singing teachers, students and amateur performers - by Shirley Leah. Each piece is arranged for Voice with Piano accompaniment, and is suitable for intermediate level performers. Song List: - Auf Ein Altes Bild [Wolf] - Bow Thy Corolla [Nielsen] - Cancion [De Falla] - Caro Mio Ben [Giordani] - Der Musensohn [Schubert] - En Priere [Fauré] - I Attempt From Love's Sickness [Purcell] - Maledetto [Monterverdi] - My Lovely Celia [Munro] - Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? [Handel] - Piercing Eyes [Haydn] - Spring [Grieg]

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Chester Music

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1783237139

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The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 1 (Voice & Piano)

By: Chester Music

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The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 1 (Voice & Piano)

By: Chester Music

This first volume in The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs contains a fine selection of songs, chosen and graded especially for use by singing teachers, students and amateur performers by Shirley Leah. Each piece is arranged for Voice with Piano accompaniment, and is suitable for intermediate level performers. Song List: - An Die Laute [Schubert] - Bois Epais (Sombre Woods) [Lully] - Have You Seen But A White Lily Grow? [Anon] - It It's Ever Spring Again [Le Fleming] - Jeunes Fillettes [Anon] - Like To A Linden Tree Am I [Dvořák] - Nod [Gibbs] - Can Ye Sew Cushions? [Anon] - Silent Worship [Handel] - Star Vicino [Rosa] - Under The Greenwood Tree (As You Like It) [Arne] - What Then Is Love? [Rosseter]

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1783237112

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9781783237111

Ideology and Royal Power in Medieval France

Kingship, Crusades and the Jews

By: William Chester Jordan

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Ideology and Royal Power in Medieval France

Kingship, Crusades and the Jews

By: William Chester Jordan

Ideology and Royal Power is a collection of essays describing and assessing the ways in which royal publicists in medieval France conceived the authority of the crown, especially with regard to protecting and defending its Christian subjects from their alleged enemies at home and abroad--corrupt officials, Jews (particularly moneylenders), heretics, and Muslims. A number of the essays also describe the execution of royal policies with respect to these groups and evaluate their impact, both in terms of the groups affected and their influence on further developments in royal ideology. A key figure is that of Louis IX, Saint Louis (r. 1226-1270).

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270

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Taylor & Francis

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1040246761

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9781040246764

The Big Gold Dream

By: Chester Himes

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The Big Gold Dream

By: Chester Himes

In this page-turning installment of the classic Harlem Detectives series, a woman dies at a con man's religious street revival, and her elusive pile of cash vanishes Alberta Wright drops dead on the street during a sermon by the charismatic con man Sweet Prophet. Her partner rushes home to avoid the cops, only to find her apartment looted by someone looking for her stash of cash. But soon it becomes apparent that there are number of players in the race for Alberta's dough when a furniture salesman who bought much of her belongings is murdered at his shop. Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones are called in to investigate, but they know full well the bodies haven't stopped dropping yet.

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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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0593686101

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9780593686102

Book's by Chester Nez

Code Talker

Code Talker

The Life and Times of the Code Talker

The Life and Times of the Code Talker

All Shot Up

All Shot Up

Circuits in the Sea

Circuits in the Sea

Code Talker

Code Talker

The Life and Times of the Code Talker

The Life and Times of the Code Talker

Michael Nyman Songs & Arias

Michael Nyman Songs & Arias

Franco-phonics, Etc

Franco-phonics, Etc

The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 3 (Voice & Piano)

The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 3 (Voice & Piano)

The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 1 (Voice & Piano)

The Chester Book Of Celebrated Songs: Book 1 (Voice & Piano)

Ideology and Royal Power in Medieval France

Ideology and Royal Power in Medieval France

The Big Gold Dream

The Big Gold Dream

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