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The Indecent Screen

Regulating Television in the Twenty-First Century

By: Cynthia Chris

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The Indecent Screen

Regulating Television in the Twenty-First Century

By: Cynthia Chris

The Indecent Screen explores clashes over indecency in broadcast television among U.S.-based media advocates, television professionals, the Federal Communications Commission, and TV audiences. Cynthia Chris focuses on the decency debates during an approximately twenty-year period since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which in many ways restructured the media environment. Simultaneously, ever increasing channel capacity, new forms of distribution, and time-shifting (in the form of streaming and on-demand viewing options) radically changed how, when, and what we watch. But instead of these innovations quelling concerns that TV networks were too often transmitting indecent material that was accessible to children, complaints about indecency skyrocketed soon after the turn of the century. Chris demonstrates that these clashes are significant battles over the role of family, the role of government, and the value of free speech in our lives, arguing that an uncensored media is so imperative to the public good that we can, and must, endure the occasional indecent screen.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813594081

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9780813594088

U.S.!

Songs and Stories

By: Chris Bachelder

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U.S.!

Songs and Stories

By: Chris Bachelder

An inventive new novel by the author of Bear v. Shark chronicles the serial resurrection and assassination of muckraker Upton Sinclair, who is repeatedly brought back to risk his life for the Socialist revolution, only to end up dead at the hands of those seeking fame, fortune, and American business. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1582346364

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9781582346366

Repatriating Polanyi

Market Society in the Visegrád States

By: Chris Hann

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Repatriating Polanyi

Market Society in the Visegrád States

By: Chris Hann

Karl Polanyi’s “substantivist” critique of market society has found new popularity in the era of neoliberal globalization. The author reclaims this polymath for contemporary anthropology, especially economic anthropology, in the context of Central Europe, where Polanyi (1886–1964) grew up. The Polanyian approach illuminates both the communist era, in particular the “market socialist” economy which evolved under János Kádár in Hungary, as well as the post-communist transformations of property relations, civil society and ethno-national identities throughout the region. Hann’s analyses are based primarily on his own ethnographic investigations in Hungary and South-East Poland. They are pertinent to the rise of neo-nationalism in those countries, which is theorized as a malign countermovement to the domination of the market. At another level, Hann’s adaptation of Polanyi’s social philosophy points beyond current political turbulence to an original concept of “social Eurasia”.

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Central European University Press

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9633862884

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9789633862889

Fisher of Souls

By: Chris Cantor

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Fisher of Souls

By: Chris Cantor

This carefully researched and highly engaging story takes you back to the 14th century, where a mystical Gothic abbey is destined for tragedy; and also back to the 20th century when the abbey, with its grotesque stone guardians, is resurrected as a contemporary psychiatric hospital. 'Fisher of Souls' is a dark, provocative, disturbing, often humorous psychological tale. Its satirical theme of demonising others resonates with many conflicts of today.

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eBook Partnership

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1839780959

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9781839780950

Jumping in Cowpats

By: Chris Bicheno

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Jumping in Cowpats

By: Chris Bicheno

A genealogical history to the present day enlivened by anecdotes of the Bicheno ancestors An eminently readable book, which is a template for anyone who might wish to write a family history, one hopes with as much humour and flair as this volume.

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Authors On Line Ltd

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0755200977

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9780755200979

Biblical Theology According to the Apostles

How the Earliest Christians Told the Story of Israel

By: Chris Bruno,Jared Compton,Kevin McFadden

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Biblical Theology According to the Apostles

How the Earliest Christians Told the Story of Israel

By: Chris Bruno,Jared Compton,Kevin McFadden

How did the apostles understand the Old Testament? The New Testament's explicit summaries of the Old Testament story of Israel give readers direct access into the way the earliest Christians did biblical theology. This NSBT volume examines the passages in the Synoptic Gospels, Acts, Paul's letters, and Hebrews which recount the characters, events, and institutions of Israel's story.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830871152

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9780830871155

Midwives

A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

By: Chris Bohjalian

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Midwives

A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

By: Chris Bohjalian

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This modern classic from the author of The Flight Attendant is a compulsively readable novel that explores questions of human responsibility that are as fundamental to our society now as they were when the book was first published. A selection of Oprah's original Book Club that has sold more than two million copies. On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby’s life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of stroke. But what if—as Sibyl's assistant later charges—the patient wasn't already dead? The ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt, forcing Sibyl to face the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience. Exploring the complex and emotional decisions surrounding childbirth, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do. Look for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, The Lioness!

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Vintage

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1400032970

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9781400032976

Anglo-Norman Studies XXXIV

Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2011

By: Henry Bainton,Christopher Norton,Chris Lewis,Martin Allen,Ann Williams,Nicholas Brooks,Marie-Agnès Lucas-Avenel,Stuart Harrison,Toivo Holopainen,Tom Licence

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Anglo-Norman Studies XXXIV

Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2011

By: Henry Bainton,Christopher Norton,Chris Lewis,Martin Allen,Ann Williams,Nicholas Brooks,Marie-Agnès Lucas-Avenel,Stuart Harrison,Toivo Holopainen,Tom Licence

Norman history is covered by chapters on the detailed account of Pope Alexander III's deeds as abbot of Mont Saint-Michel that Robert of Torigni added to the monastic cartulary, on religious life in Rouen in the late 11th century, and on ducal involvement in dispute settlement.

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Boydell Press

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1843837358

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9781843837350

Fourteenth Century England

By: Chris Given-Wilson

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Fourteenth Century England

By: Chris Given-Wilson

This series provides a forum for the most recent research into the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the 14th century.

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1843830469

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9781843830467

Unholy Rites

By: Kay Lanette Stewart,Chris Bullock

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Unholy Rites

By: Kay Lanette Stewart,Chris Bullock

The third book in the Danutia Dranchuk mystery series reunites RCMP constable Danutia Dranchuk with her friend, drama critic Arthur Fairweather. Danutia is observing a youth rehabilitation program in England when Arthur returns to the Peak District to attend his mother's funeral. Suspecting foul play in her death, Danutia and Arthur question the feuding villagers. They soon discover the dark and dangerous side of ancient Celtic rituals still practiced in the town. In a region with chilling reminders of child labour during the Industrial Revolution, Danutia must navigate through a community with a complex and layered history. When a boy from the village is abducted, the race to save him leads Arthur into extreme danger. Only Danutia has a chance of rescuing both Arthur and the child from an "unholy rite.

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TouchWood Editions

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1927129826

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9781927129821

Daily Strength for Men

A 365-Day Devotional

By: Chris Bolinger

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Daily Strength for Men

A 365-Day Devotional

By: Chris Bolinger

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. Psalm 28:7 NIV Men face challenges to their faith at work and at home. Daily Strength for Men offers a daily dose of wisdom for men who seek to draw strength from God’s Word. Each devotional covers two days, offering flexibility and freedom to contemplate the message in depth. You will find:a reading that applies to your lifeinspirational Bible verses from the Old Testamentcontextual Bible passages and related Scripturesquestions for reflection and application, andan uplifting prayer. Daily Strength for Men will equip you to walk faithfully with God—the source of your strength.

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BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC

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1424557542

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9781424557547

An Imperfect Arrangement

By: Chris Amisano

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An Imperfect Arrangement

By: Chris Amisano

Alex Palini believes that his one chance at love has already come and gone after the unexpected death of his life partner three years earlier. At the age of thirty-five, he is dating twenty-two-year-old Stephen Clark-known secretly to Alex and his friends as Disposable Boy-just to hear someone breathe next to him at night. After all, his chance at happiness is gone isn't it? When Alex meets his new neighbor Rick Monette, he realizes how easy it would be to fall in love again-until Rick reveals a secret that makes Alex's heart more vulnerable and forces him to face the possibility of grieving again. Through Rick's companionship and the support of Alex's friends, Alex is about to discover if a second chance can really lead to a happy ending.

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iUniverse

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0595884490

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9780595884490

World Without End

By: Chris Mooney

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World Without End

By: Chris Mooney

CIA operative Steve Conway sets out to steal an advanced combat uniform that renders a soldier virtually invisible but finds himself targeted by sinister forces that may come from inside the CIA itself.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671040642

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9780671040642

The Practice of Reading

Interpreting the Novel

By: Derek Alsop,Chris Walsh

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The Practice of Reading

Interpreting the Novel

By: Derek Alsop,Chris Walsh

The Practice of Reading is a lucid and lively examination of the art of interpreting the novel in the context of recent developments in literary theory and criticism. Believing that reading is - or should be - a pleasurable, creative activity, the authors analyse a range of seven novels from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing upon the experiential dimensions of the reading process. What is the role of the reader? What happens when a novel is read? How far does meaning depend on the reader, and how far on the text? These and other related questions are explored in readings of novels as diverse as Tristram Shandy, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Daniel Deronda, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Beckett's Trilogy and Possession. In its insistence upon a return to the practice of close reading, the book represents a timely intervention in current literary debates. An accessible, informative and above all stimulating text for all university and college students of literature.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349274372

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Secrets of Eden

By: Chris Bohjalian

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Secrets of Eden

By: Chris Bohjalian

There' says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, when she come up out of the water after her baptism. Just a few short hours later, Alice is dead, shot by her abusive husband who turned the gun on himself soon after. Tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, Reverend Drew feels his faith in God slipping away as he tries to unearth the truth behind Alice's death. Only new arrival Heather Laurent -- the enigmatic author of wildly successful books about angels -- seems able to save him from slipping into the depths of despair. Heather has her own story. She survived a childhood that culminated in her own parents' murder-suicide, so she identifies deeply with Alice's daughter, Katie, offering herself as a mentor to the girl and a shoulder for Stephen. But then the state's attorney begins to suspect that Alice's husband may not have killed himself . . . and finds out that Alice had secrets only her minister knew. Related through the eyes of four different narrators, Secrets of Edenis both a haunting literary thriller and a deeply evocative testament to the inner complexities that mark all of our lives. Once again, Chris Bohjalian has given us a riveting page-turner in which nothing is precisely what it seems.

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Simon and Schuster

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1847378358

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9781847378354

Dinner at Mine

By: Chris Smyth

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Dinner at Mine

By: Chris Smyth

When Rosie decides to get her friends together for their very own version of Come Dine With Meshe's bursting with excitement, even though her husband Stephen is less than keen. But Rosie is adamant. Four couples, each hosting a dinner party on a different night of the week, with a prize at the end for the best one. It'll be a good laugh, won't it? And a great way for everyone to get to know each other. What could possibly go wrong? What Rosie doesn't anticipate are the lengths her fellow hosts might be prepared to go to in order to claim the prize -- outlandish recipes, rare ingredients sourced from abroad, and a chocolate tart that looks just too good to be homemade… But perhaps she should be more worried about the mounting tension between the guests, as backbiting breaks out over the appetisers and a glass of wine too many leads to indiscreet flirtation. As the pressure in the kitchen rises, relationships begin to crack under strain, high-minded principles collide and the oven gloves come off… But that's all part of the fun. Isn't it?

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Simon and Schuster

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0857205064

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9780857205063

Carlyle and the Search for Authority

By: Chris Vanden Bossche

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Carlyle and the Search for Authority

By: Chris Vanden Bossche

The author demonstrates how Thomas Carlyle, in virtually all his writings, conducted a search for a new centre of social and political authority that would fit his changing world.

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Ohio State University Press

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0814205380

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Enter the Dark

A Stunning, Fast-Paced Thriller

By: Chris Thomas

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Enter the Dark

A Stunning, Fast-Paced Thriller

By: Chris Thomas

“Hurtle[s] full speed into the eye-opening world of the deep/dark web . . . Stomach clenchingly gruesome, Enter the Dark is a modern chiller thriller.” —The Book Magnet An anonymous website, a few clicks, and Joe Henderson’s life is changed forever. The Red Room is the only place where the failings of a weak justice system are righted and where the line between good and evil becomes blurred. When the lights go up, viewers bid, criminals are punished, and the Brotherhood of the Righteous broadcasts a show like no other. The room has remained hidden until now, when a video arrives in the inbox of the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit. But outclassed, outplayed, and torn apart by corruption, is there anything Detective Pete Harris and his team can do except watch? Their only lead may be the room’s latest bidder, Joe Henderson. Because when Joe found the Red Room, it found him too, and now the Brotherhood are watching through the wires, willing to do wrong for a righteous cause. As they pull Joe deeper into the dark web, will he find any mercy or a way out? And could he be the Red Room’s next volunteer? “This book is like nothing I’ve ever read before and it’s absolutely mind-blowingly brilliant! It is genius, unique, highly original and incredibly captivating! . . . This is a brilliantly executed plot which had me glued to the pages throughout. Utterly gripping, compelling and absorbing.” —Novel Deelights

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Open Road Media

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1504071980

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Judgment on the Front Line

How Smart Companies Win By Trusting Their People

By: Chris DeRose,Noel M. Tichy

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Judgment on the Front Line

How Smart Companies Win By Trusting Their People

By: Chris DeRose,Noel M. Tichy

Front-line employees who deal directly with customers are the face of any organization. Not only do they have the most impact on how a brand is perceived, but they are also the most valuable source of insight into what customers want and how to give it to them. Unfortunately, as management experts Chris DeRose and Noel M. Tichy explain, most organizations don't know how to evaluate the risk of giving employees more autonomy. Many of those who are willing to try haven't even invested resources in ensuring that-once the shackles are off-front-line employees make good judgments. Tichy and DeRose offer powerful examples of front-line leadership, such as: How Zappos trusts its people to do anything in service of a customer, including providing free product or reimbursing for mistakes How Mayo Clinic of Arizona enabled its nurses to challenge the hierarchy in order to improve patient care

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Penguin

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1101561718

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9781101561713

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Theory and Practice, Second Edition

By: Christine Hooper,Margaret Thompson,Catherine Laver-Bradbury,Chris Gale

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Theory and Practice, Second Edition

By: Christine Hooper,Margaret Thompson,Catherine Laver-Bradbury,Chris Gale

The book covers all the core aspects of child and adolescent mental health, starting with the background to emotional and behavioural problems and looking at models and tools for assessment and treatment before examining specific problems encountered in children, young people, and their families from different cultural backgrounds. Key features clear theoretical framework for each topic integrated disciplinary approach case studies information about other resources available to professionals and families, including new government initiatives New for the second edition updated and revised with the latest references and theories sections on the influence of genetics on behaviour, working with children with learning difficulties, evidence-based paediatric and psychological developments multiple choice questions for revision and testing new quick-reference format This is an essential text for all professionals working with children, young people, and their families, including student and practitioner psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, and social care specialists.

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CRC Press

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1444145991

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The Royal Bastards of Medieval England

By: Chris Given-Wilson,Alice Curteis

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The Royal Bastards of Medieval England

By: Chris Given-Wilson,Alice Curteis

First published in 1984, The Royal Bastards of Medieval England establishes a list of royal bastards in medieval England, and discusses their roles in the history of the period. The authors describe how gradually the church began to formulate more definite views on sexual and marital customs, with a consequent decline in the status of illegitimate children. By early sixteenth century, however, royal bastards were once again making their way into the peerage. The book charts the lives of these men and women against the background not only of contemporary political developments, but also of changing ideas about morality and family. This book will be of interest to students of history, religion and literature.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003813445

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9781003813446

Celebrating The 12 Days of Christmas

A Guide for Churches and Families

By: Chris Marchand

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Celebrating The 12 Days of Christmas

A Guide for Churches and Families

By: Chris Marchand

The song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mainstay of the holiday season, but the practice of celebrating Christmas as a twelve-day festival fell out of fashion long ago in most cultures. In Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, author Chris Marchand explores the history behind the season and individual feast days from December 25 to January 6, and then offers suggestions for how you can celebrate it with your family, church, or community. Along with this, he provides answers to many of the nagging questions surrounding the holiday, such as the history behind the twelve-days song, why December 25 was chosen as the date, and what to do about its supposedly pagan origins. The challenge before us is to first help people see Christmas as a holiday that begins, rather than ends, on December 25, and then to together figure out how to reinvent Christmas in the present by learning how it was celebrated in the past.

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1532655339

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The World and Its Double

The Life and Work of Otto Preminger

By: Chris Fujiwara

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The World and Its Double

The Life and Work of Otto Preminger

By: Chris Fujiwara

Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. He sought to address the major social, political, and historical questions of his time in films designed to appeal to a wide public. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm) and homosexuality (Advise and Consent) and in the frank, sophisticated treatment of adult material (Anatomy of a Murder), Preminger in the process broke the censorship of the Hollywood Production Code and the blacklist. He also made some of Hollywood's most enduring film noir classics, including Laura and Fallen Angel. An Austrian émigré, Preminger began his Hollywood career in 1936 as a contract director. When the conditions emerged that led to the fall of the studio system, he had the insight to perceive them clearly and the boldness to take advantage of them, turning himself into one of America's most powerful filmmakers. More than anyone else, Preminger represented the transition from the Hollywod of the studios to the decentralized, wheeling and dealing New Hollywood of today. Chris Fujiwara's critical biography--the first in more than thirty years--follows Preminger throughout his varied career, penetrating his carefully constructed public persona and revealing the many layers of his work.

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1466894237

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Filthy Material

Modernism and the Media of Obscenity

By: Chris Forster

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Filthy Material

Modernism and the Media of Obscenity

By: Chris Forster

Modernist literature is inextricable from the history of obscenity. The trials of figures like James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, and Radclyffe Hall loom large in accounts twentieth century literature. Filthy Material: Modernism and The Media of Obscenity reveals the ways that debates about obscenity and literature were shaped by changes in the history of media. Judgments about obscenity, which hinged on understanding how texts were circulated and read, were often proxies for the changing place of literature in an age of new technological media. The emergence of film, photography, and new printing technologies shaped how literary value was understood, altering how obscenity was defined and which texts were considered obscene. Filthy Material rereads the history of obscenity in order to discover a history of technological media behind debates about moral corruption and sexual explicitness. The shift from the intense censorship of the early twentieth century to the effective 'end of obscenity' for literature at the middle of the century, it argues, is not simply a product of cultural liberalization but of a changing media ecology. Filthy Material brings together media theory and archival research to offer a fresh account of modernist obscenity and novel readings of works of modernist literature. It sheds new light on figures at the center of modernism's obscenity trials (such as Joyce and Lawrence), demonstrates the relevance of the discourse obscenity to understanding figures not typically associated with obscenity debates (like T. S. Eliot and Wyndham Lewis), and introduces new figures to our account of modernism (like Norah James and Jack Kahane). It reveals how modernist obscenity reflected a contest over the literary in the face of new media technologies.

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0190840862

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9780190840860

The Collection

By: Chris Monaghan

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The Collection

By: Chris Monaghan

When an attempt is made to restart the particle accelerator at Geneva during August of 2015, a major disaster occurs. Scientists, who had gathered in Dublin, found they were being called upon to solve a potential catastrophe. While six personnel were the process of repairing the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) a void of accelerated mass is created, trapping the team inside. There seems little hope of survival. In fact, they have not gone anywhere. They now existed in a massless light spectrum beyond which normal vision is not possible. By rights they all should be dead, crushed by the repressurisation of the LHC. They soon realise changes are affecting their personalities as they are bombarded by an onslaught of highly charged protons, causing actual places and events from the past come to life. Bryce, our hero, recognises that Ellen, Bryces love interest, can successfully use Mind Travel techniques to move through time and space. The team, using this same power, focus on a particular element from the periodic table, to literally move from place to place. The team move from place to place until they end up in nineteenth century New Zealand and discover a Maori warrior chief with a recognisable pendant around his neck. It indicates the various experiments being conducted in Geneva in 2015. Upon retrieving the pendant they set off on their mission to regain the other remaining symbols indicated on the pendant. The next item is an electrum necklace located near Queen Hatshepsuts Mortuary Temple. Bryce manages to steal this whilst Hatshepsut and Senenmut make love in his tomb. In the skirmish that follows Jason, Bryces best friend, is wounded by an Egyptian spear. They manage to escape by casting Senenmuts monetary offerings into the air of the Temple of Amun. The team travel to the Rome of Augustus, where they collect the original Res Gestae divi Augustae from the Temple of Vesta. This is to fulfil the next experiment on the Maori pendant. This collection goes relatively smoothly, despite a confrontation Ellen has with some Praetorian Guards. The collection of the death mask of the first wanax (King) from beneath the Lions Gate at Mycenae becomes problematic. John defeats the king, but they now bay for his blood. He manages to escape with the wounded Ellen only to be picked up by a shuttle from Fermilab in California. After a fortunate earthquake at Mycenae, the original team are given the job of reconstructing the damaged Cyclopean wall. The Fermilab shuttle reappears with John aboard. The original team find out from him that three years have elapsed within the period of the day he was absent. With the death mask collected and on aboard the Fermilab rescue team departs but, in doing so, Jason is wounded once again. In the process of collecting the original gold Phaistos disc from Crete, Bryce has a sexual encounter with a princess. Despite his shyness and lack of experience, it was a necessary price to pay to retrieve the last item on the pendant. The collecting process is becoming more of a test of survival. John, Affan and Babette, are all seriously wounded during their time at Pozieres and their Fermilab shuttle is also damaged. They are helped by Ray Palmer, but it is only the beginning of their problems. With LHC and Fermilab now working together they discover that an international espionage group is operating out of the Fermilab site. There has been a security breech and a serious infiltration at the highest levels of the Fermilab management. Billions of dollars in contributions had already been syphoned off. This group had also replaced key personnel with doubles as they are systematically eliminated. It is up to Bryce to put an end to their plan.

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1479707295

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More Tales behind the Tombstones

More Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women, and Celebrated Lawmen

By: Chris Enss

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More Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women, and Celebrated Lawmen

By: Chris Enss

More Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of even more of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the stories behind these legendary characters and visit the sites of tombs long forgotten while legends have lived on. Read about the lives (and deaths) of fearless, famous lawmen such as Bass Reeves, Chalk Beeson, Bill Tilghman, and Pat Garrett; learn about the dauntless women who blazed new paths for their sex in medicine, journalism, entertainment, and voting rights; and discover the intriguing facts and myths that continue to circulate about these and other infamous characters long after their grave markers have become worn down or simply lost to time.

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Fred Trueman

The Authorised Biography

By: Chris Waters

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Fred Trueman

The Authorised Biography

By: Chris Waters

Fred Trueman was so much more than a cricketing legend. ‘The greatest living Yorkshireman’ according to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, he couldn’t help excelling at everything he did, whether it was as a hostile fast bowler for Yorkshire and England, and the first man to take 300 Test wickets in a career, or as a fearlessly outspoken radio summariser for Test Match Special. He was famous for regularly spluttering that, ‘I don’t know what’s going off out there,’ as well as for the amount of swearing he managed to incorporate into everyday speech. Beloved of cricket crowds, who filled grounds to witness his belligerent way of playing the game, and nothing but trouble to the cricket authorities, ‘Fiery Fred’ was the epitome of a full-blooded Englishman. But as Chris Waters reveals in this first full biography, behind the charismatic, exuberant mask lay a far less self-assured man – terrified even that his new dog wouldn’t like him – and whose bucolic version of his upbringing bore no relation to the gritty and impoverished South Yorkshire mining community where he actually grew up. Drawing on dozens of new interviews with his Yorkshire colleagues, family and friends, this life of Fred Trueman will surprise and even shock, but also confirm the status of an English folk hero.

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Aurum

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1845137612

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The One Year God with Us Devotional

365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

By: Chris Tiegreen

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The One Year God with Us Devotional

365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

By: Chris Tiegreen

Our God is no distant God. In the earliest days of the church, when His manifest presence was unleashed through the power of the Cross, He revealed Himself to believers in an amazing new way. The promise of the prophets and Jesus—that God would live with us—was being fulfilled. And lives were being changed. In The One Year God with Us Devotional, Chris Tiegreen writes with clarion insight as he calls us to share in the excitement and passion of the early believers. Through yearlong reflections on Acts, Revelation, and the New Testament letters, we witness God making Himself known more fully than ever before. And, in these daily reflections, we will experience Him deeply and completely ourselves. (Deluxe LeatherLike edition; previously published in softcover as The One Year Wonder of the Cross Devotional.)

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Management

Tales from Parenthood Lessons for Managers

By: Chris Komisarjevsky,Reina Komisarjevsky

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Management

Tales from Parenthood Lessons for Managers

By: Chris Komisarjevsky,Reina Komisarjevsky

Management theories come and go, but they all boil down to a few simple ideas: communicate openly, encourage growth and independence, give people the tools they need, evaluate their work constructively and honestly, and always let them know they are valued. Sounds a bit like being a parent, doesn't it?

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Resonance

By: Chris Dolley

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Resonance

By: Chris Dolley

I have read a lot of science fiction and have gone through tons of plots, so when I find one that is unique I certainly take notice. Resonance is one of those books that has it all. Interesting plot with plenty of mysteries and twists, characters you care about, and solid writing that strings it all together." -- Jeffrey Miller Graham Smith is a 33 year old office messenger. To the outside world he's an obsessive compulsive mute - weird but harmless. But to Graham Smith, it's the world that's weird. And far from harmless. He sees things other can't...or won't. He knows that roads can change course, people disappear, office blocks migrate across town - all at night when no one's looking. Only by following a rigid routine can he lessen these effects. If he walks the same route to work every morning and catches the same train, and keeps himself to himself, then there's a good chance his house will still be where he left it when he returns home in the evening. Then he meets Annalise Mercado. Annalise Mercado hears voices. Sometimes she thinks they're spirit guides, sometimes she thinks she's crazy. But then they start telling her about Graham Smith, the danger he's in, and how only she can save him. So begins the story of two people whose lives appear fragmented across alternate realities. And how, together, they hold the key to the future of a billion planets... REVIEWS: "Resonance is a tremendously accomplished book ... and immediately raises Dolley into the ranks of writers to watch. It's a head-over-heels romp through ever-changing realities, crammed with great set-pieces, excellent hooks and some nice one-liners." -- Keith Brooke, Infinity Plus "This is one of the most original new science fiction books I have ever read. In fact, as an inspired new take on a familiar SF idea it's original enough to stand comparison with "The Time Traveler's Wife" or "Memoirs of an Invisible Man. If it is as big a hit as it deserves, it may well be this book which becomes the standard by which SF stories about ... are judged." -- Marshall Lord "...you get carried along thinking the story is going one way and off it veers in another direction. I don't know about you but I like being surprised by a story. I enjoy having an author keep me interested in the story and caring about the characters. Dolley does a great job of pulling all the elements together to keep you reading. Highly recommended." -- Gayle Surrette, SFRevu "An exceptional first novel." -- Robert M. Tilendis, Rambles "RESONANCE is outstanding, creating unique, believable protagonists and compelling readers to follow along in an outstanding adventure."-- Midwest Book Review "I loved Resonance ... the writing is clever, the concepts are ingenious, and the characterizations are first class. Both Graham Smith and Annalise Mercado stick with you as people long after the book is finished. And with all the stories I read, that is amazing." -- Jerry Wright, Bewildering Stories

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1611380618

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The Doubter's Testament

By: Chris Andreas,Daniel Edwards

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The Doubter's Testament

By: Chris Andreas,Daniel Edwards

A letter written two thousand years earlier leads to an archaeological discovery in India more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls, affirming the truth of the New Testament Gospels. It's the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the fifty days leading up to the first Pentecost. There are those who will stop at nothing to prevent its publication. Its announcement will eventually shake the foundations of a world fraught with atheism, but the real story is what is written in the ancient manuscript. • What did the Roman guards placed at the tomb of the one known as the Christ really see during the Lord's resurrection? • What Holy Scriptures did a risen Christ speak of regarding Himself during His first appearance before His disciples? • What roles did all of His disciples play during the fifty-day period, and who were the most notable among those known as The Seventy? • What was the original Saul of Tarsus like before his encounter with the resurrected Lord Jesus, and what was his relationship with one Stephen, who would eventually become the first martyr? • What was it like to behold the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven? • What was it like to receive the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost? The authors attempt to answer these and other questions in this novel.

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1449744354

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Hunting with Barracudas

My Life in Hollywood with the Legendary Iris Burton

By: Chris Snyder

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Hunting with Barracudas

My Life in Hollywood with the Legendary Iris Burton

By: Chris Snyder

Hollywood’s famous child star agent Iris Burton launched the careers of the world’s current movie stars and celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Tori Spelling, River and Joaquin Phoenix, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Johnny Depp, and Kirstin Dunst. But what was Iris Burton like to work for? Here now, her former employee Chris Snyder writes the true story of Hollywood’s most feared insider for the first time. Expect revelations, gossip, and the true seamy underside of Hollywood throughout the decades.

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Skyhorse

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1510720324

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Teen Spirits

Music And Identity In Media Education

By: Dr Chris Richards,Chris Richards

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Teen Spirits

Music And Identity In Media Education

By: Dr Chris Richards,Chris Richards

Relating to both the practice of teaching media studies and also to theoretical questions within media and cultural studies, this study examines pop music, media studies and the micro-cultural politics of adolescence. It argues that media education has neglected pop music, and that, as something of enormous significance in the lives of young people, it merits a serious place in the field.; The author provides accounts of media studies in action, including detailed accounts of classroom discussions, interviews with students and teachers, examples of students' work and their biographical reflections. He links this to broader debates both within cultural studies and around the place of pop music in young people's lives.; "Teen Spirits" should be of interest to students of media and cultural studies, as well as to practicing teachers, and readers with an interest in questions of youth and identity.

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1136822542

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Indian Foreign Policy

By: Chris Ogden

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Indian Foreign Policy

By: Chris Ogden

India is becoming an increasingly visible, powerful and influential state within the global system. As this rise to prominence continues, better appreciating the interests and principles that structure the international interactions of South Asia’s largest state has never been so important. Keen to embrace an expectant future as a great power, India’s transitional journey has been characterised by astounding diplomatic achievements and significant strategic failures. In this robust and comprehensive analysis, Chris Ogden introduces students to the key dimensions of Indian foreign policy from her emergence as a modern state in 1947 to the present day. Combining theoretical insight with numerous case studies and profiles, he examines the foreign policy making process, strategic thinking, the crucial search for economic growth, and India’s difficult regional position and troubled borders. Tracking the trajectory of one of the 21st century’s major Asian and global powers, later chapters focus on New Delhi’s multilateral interaction, great power dynamics, and expanding relations with the United States and the world. Critically assessing what kind of great power India can and wants to be, this wide-ranging introduction will be an invaluable text for students of South Asian politics, foreign policy, and international relations.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745684254

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The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook

By: Chris Jones,Genevieve Jolliffe

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The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook

By: Chris Jones,Genevieve Jolliffe

This third edition of the UK's best-selling filmmaker's bible, builds upon the most successful features of the previous books. Including illustrations, diagrams, and box-outs, this book comes with a DVD, packed with further interviews with filmmakers, as well as theatrical trailers.

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A&C Black

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082647988X

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In A Father's Eye

By: Chris Lipps

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In A Father's Eye

By: Chris Lipps

A devotional charge for spiritual men and women who need to restart their batteries in order to have a daily walk with God. Fathers! Husbands! Spiritual leaders! Listen to what I am about to say! I am about to charge your spiritual awareness like you have never been charged before. So stand up and show your family you are up for the challenge. The first thing we are going to do is teach you how to put God first. Next, we are going to discuss the differences between a Godly, spiritual leader and a sinful one. Then, we are going to show you how your actions can affect your family unit and home. Last, but certainly not least, we are going to laugh a little. So what are you waiting for? Are you ready for a devotional book unlike anything you have experienced? From Genesis to Revelation, from home to work; we probe, compare, and discuss various aspects of spiritual leaders who have lived this with success and failures.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457557029

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The Bare Essentials: Kings and Queens

By: Chris Kent Glasby

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The Bare Essentials: Kings and Queens

By: Chris Kent Glasby

How did Henry Tudor manage to become King of England? What were the causes of the Wars of the Roses? Why is Lady Jane Grey known as the 9 days queen? ‘The Bare Essentials: Kings and Queens’ will provide the answers to these questions. This reference book for students gives a synopsis of each of the reigns of the rulers of England and then The United Kingdom from 1066 to the present day. Whether looking at the life of a single individual, such as Queen Elizabeth I, or discussing an event like The Peasant’s Revolt; this book will allow access, quickly and easily, to the information required. As well as being of interest to children who enjoy history, several of the units of study for KS2 and KS3 can be researched using this book as a starting point to gain background information. It will help the older child to appreciate the events that transformed the power of kings into the rule of democracy and parliament, leading the United Kingdom to its present constitutional monarchy. It is also just as useful for the more mature adult who wishes a glimpse of English history on a broader canvas without being overwhelmed by dates and events.

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1838594337

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9781838594336

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