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Samuel Pepys

The Unequalled Self

By: Claire Tomalin

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For a decade, beginning in 1660, an ambitious young London civil servant kept an astonishingly candid account of his life during one of the most defining periods in British history. In Samuel Pepys, Claire Tomalin offers us a fully realized and richly nuanced portrait of this man, whose inadvertent masterpiece would establish him as the greatest diarist in the English language. Against the backdrop of plague, civil war, and regicide, with John Milton composing diplomatic correspondence for Oliver Cromwell, Christopher Wren drawing up plans to rebuild London, and Isaac Newton advancing the empirical study of the world around us, Tomalin weaves a breathtaking account of a figure who has passed on to us much of what we know about seventeenth-century London. We witness Pepys’s early life and education, see him advising King Charles II before running to watch the great fire consume London, learn about the great events of the day as well as the most intimate personal details that Pepys encrypted in the Diary, follow him through his later years as a powerful naval administrator, and come to appreciate how Pepys’s singular literary enterprise would in many ways prefigure our modern selves. With exquisite insight and compassion, Samuel Pepys captures the uniquely fascinating figure whose legacy lives on more than three hundred years after his death.

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Vintage

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0307427595

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9780307427595

Mrs. McPhealy's American

By: Claire R. McDougall

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Mrs. McPhealy's American

By: Claire R. McDougall

With a one-way ticket to Scotland, the story begins... The entire rural town of Locharbert is abuzz because Hollywood director Steve McNaught is moving in. Putting two failed marriages, three sons, and a drinking problem behind him, he embarks on a quest for the uncomplicated life of his ancestors in the home of his distant relative, Mrs. McPhealy. But from the start, the newcomer is eyed with suspicion, not least by ex-hippy and local midwife, Georgie. Drawing on his well-honed charm, Steve tries to woo her, and though there is spark, she sends him packing ... until she doesn’t. Everything would be on track, if Steve could only lose his tendency to see the world through a camera lens, if only the funny local characters, like the tinkers on the shore or the randy postmistress, weren’t begging to be put on the screen. Georgie warns him against turning her town into a film set, but the die is already cast. He makes matters worse by buying up the dilapidated cottage by the shore where Georgie grew up and which she has always hoped to restore. Rejected and dejected, his drinking back in full swing, he packs up his film reels and returns to California. And then, months later, in the daft days of Hogmanay, Steve reappears, sober and brandishing his newly edited film. The secret life of Locharbert is about to tumble out.

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298

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Sibylline Press

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1960573152

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9781960573155

Young America

Childhood in 19th-century Art and Culture

By: Claire Perry,Curator of American Art Iris and B Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts Claire Perry,Stanford University Cantor Arts Center,Smithsonian American Art Museum,Portland Museum of Art,Portland art museum (Or.)

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Young America

Childhood in 19th-century Art and Culture

A delightful look at how nineteenth-century American artists portrayed children and childhood

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258

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Yale University Press

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0300106203

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9780300106206

The New Working Class

How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes

By: Ainsley, Claire

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The New Working Class

How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes

By: Ainsley, Claire

Recent events such as the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election result highlight the erosion of traditional class identities and the decoupling of class from political identity. The majority of people in the UK still identify as working class, yet no political party today can confidently articulate their interests. So who is now working class and how do political parties gain their support? Based on the opinions and voices of lower and middle income voters, this insightful book proposes what needs to be done to address the issues of the 'new working class'. Outlining the composition, values, and attitudes of the new working class, it provides practical recommendations for political parties to reconnect with the electorate and regain trust.

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210

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Policy Press

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1447344197

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9781447344193

Voyages and Travels

Of an Indian Interpreter and Trader

By: John Long

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Voyages and Travels

Of an Indian Interpreter and Trader

By: John Long

Originally published in 1791 in England, this personal account of an Indian interpreter and trader describes the manners and customs of the North American Indians, with an account of the posts situated on the St. Laurence River, Lake Ontario, etc. The book also includes a vocabulary of the Chippewa language, along with word lists in Iroquois, Mohegan, Shawanee, and Esquimo and a table showing a comparison of the Algonquin and Chippewa languages.

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321

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Applewood Books

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1557099197

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9781557099198

Charing Cross (Book 7 of The Performers)

By: Claire Rayner

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Charing Cross (Book 7 of The Performers)

By: Claire Rayner

Sophie Lackland is the granddaughter of the great surgeon, Abel Lackland. She is twenty-one, alone in the world and virtually penniless. A letter tells her of the death of her step-grandmother and of a strange bequest. This legacy could make it possible to fulfil her ambition of becoming a doctor. Sophie sets off for London to a new life and to meet her Lackland relatives. She also meets the charming and passionate Gilbert Stacey...

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315

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MP Publishing

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1849820627

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9781849820622

Sense and Sensibility

By: Jane Austen,Claire Lamont

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Sense and Sensibility

By: Jane Austen,Claire Lamont

For Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic younger sister Marianne, the propect of marrying the men they love appears remote. In a world ruled by money and self-interest, the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections.

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385

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Oxford University Press

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0199535574

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9780199535576

Livestock Brands and Marks

An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822–1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

By: Christopher Everette Cenac,Claire Domangue Joller

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Livestock Brands and Marks

An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822–1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

By: Christopher Everette Cenac,Claire Domangue Joller

A richly illustrated and incomparable collection documenting the brands and marks of the pioneers of Southeast Louisiana

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400

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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0989759407

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9780989759403

Women, Men, and Society

By: Claire M. Renzetti,Daniel J. Curran

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Women, Men, and Society

By: Claire M. Renzetti,Daniel J. Curran

This is an analysis of gender inequality that addresses how sexism affects both men and women. Special attention is given to the intersection of multiple oppressions, how the consequences of gender inequality can be compounded by racism, social class inequality, ageism, and heterosexism. Although it focuses primarily on women and men in the United States, international issues and data are incorporated throughout.

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Allyn & Bacon

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0205132588

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9780205132584

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Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

Mrs. McPhealy's American

Mrs. McPhealy's American

Young America

Young America

The New Working Class

The New Working Class

Voyages and Travels

Voyages and Travels

Charing Cross (Book 7 of The Performers)

Charing Cross (Book 7 of The Performers)

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Livestock Brands and Marks

Livestock Brands and Marks

Women, Men, and Society

Women, Men, and Society

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