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My Mother's House

A Memoir

By: David Armand

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Set in the bucolic, yet brutal South of his youth, My Mother’s House is a memoir by novelist David Armand. It recounts the young author’s early memories of being born to a schizophrenic mother, then given up for adoption, only to be raised in a home with an alcoholic and abusive step-father. In this sharply-remembered portrait of the people and places that shaped him, Armand paints his seemingly negative experiences with a sympathetic and understanding brush. As the reader follows Armand through his childhood and later into adult life—when he is reunited with his mother after she makes a failed suicide attempt—a surprisingly new world of hope and possibility is rendered, despite the overwhelming challenges of this reunion. [Armand's] writing is reminiscent of Hemingway: straightforward descriptions of manly action punctuated by laconic dialogue."--New York Journal of Books "Armand writes in a comfortingly familiar literary voice that blends Ernest Hemingway’s laconic but rhythmically complicated explorations of the mysteries of masculinity with William Faulkner’s more fabulist, Southern Gothic twang. It’s a heady, seductively intoxicating combination."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Texas A&M University Press

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1680030736

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9781680030730

Man of Risk

The Adventures of Eugene Vidocq

By: David Crane

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Man of Risk

The Adventures of Eugene Vidocq

By: David Crane

Eugene Francois Vidocq was only sixteen when he left his native town of Arras in search of fortune and glory. A trouble maker, a thief, and a gifted natural swordsman, he wishes to reach America, become rich and marry a beautiful girl who captures his heart. But France is in a grip of bloody revolution. The monarchy has fallen and chaos, crime, and anarchy reign supreme. Struggling for survival, Vidocq makes his way across the country fighting for his life and dream with wit, fists, stick and sharp blade. Forced to become a criminal in order to survive, he earns a reputation as one of the most dangerous men in France. When a young and ambitious general Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power from the corrupt revolutionary regime, Vidocq sees a chance of redeeming himself from his past sins. Offering his services to Napoleonic police, he becomes an outlaw who hunts his own kind and in the process becomes one of the finest detectives in France.

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1463418442

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9781463418441

Sex, Violence, and the Avant-garde

Anarchism in Interwar France

By: Richard David Sonn

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Sex, Violence, and the Avant-garde

Anarchism in Interwar France

By: Richard David Sonn

Sex, Violence, and the Avant-Garde examines the French anarchist movement between the wars from a socio-cultural perspective, considering the relationship between anarchism and the artistic avant-garde and surrealism, political violence and terrorism, sexuality and sexual politics, and gender roles.

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Penn State Press

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027103663X

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Lost Restaurants of Providence

By: David Norton Stone

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Lost Restaurants of Providence

By: David Norton Stone

In the city that invented the diner, so many amazing restaurants remain only in memories. The Silver Top had fresh coffee every twenty minutes, and the Ever Ready was hot dog heaven. Miss Dutton's Green Room and the Shepard Tea Room beckoned shoppers in their Sunday finest. At Childs, the griddle chef made butter cakes in the window for night owls, and Harry Houdini supped at midnight with H.P. Lovecraft at the Waldorf Lunch. Themed lounges like the Beachcomber and the Bacchante Room chased away the Prohibition blues. Downcity Diner offered a famous meatloaf, and Ming Garden's Ming Wings were a staple for regulars. Author David Norton Stone details the restaurants that still hold a place in the hearts of locals.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625859309

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Hope, Form, and Future in the Work of James Joyce

By: David P. Rando

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Hope, Form, and Future in the Work of James Joyce

By: David P. Rando

Hope and future are not the terms with which James Joyce has usually been read, but this book paints a picture of Joyce's fiction in which hope and future assume the primary colours. Rando explores how Joyce's texts, as early as Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, delineate a complex hope that is oriented toward the future with restlessness, dissatisfaction, and invention. He examines how Joyce envisions alternatives to the prevailing conventions of hope throughout his works and, in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, develops formal techniques of spatializing hope to contemplate it from all sides. Casting fresh light on the ways in which hope animates key aspects of Joyce's approach to literary content and form, Rando moves beyond the limitations of negative critique and literary historicism to present a Joyce who thinks agilely about the future, politics, and possibility.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350236543

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Demarcation

By: David Scott

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Demarcation

By: David Scott

Darcy Garcia, Peter Dale and their team apply their investigative skills to help an archeologist locate the greatest archeological find of the ages. Darcy and Peter overcome danger and intrigue in an exciting and action-packed story that continues to keep you riveted in high suspense until the end.

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1546252150

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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXXV

However Improbable (1889–1896)

By: David Marcum

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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXXV

However Improbable (1889–1896)

By: David Marcum

Featuring Contributions by: Margaret Walsh, M.J. Elliott, Paul Gilbert, David Marcum, Dan Rowley and Don Baxter, Sean M. Wright and DeForeest B. Wright, III, Jane Rubino, Arthur Hall, Tracy J. Revels, Alan Dimes, Geri Schear, Susan Knight, The Davies Brothers, Josh Cerefice, Mark Mower, Robert Stapleton, Charles Veley and Anna Elliott, Naching T. Kassa, Martin Daley, Kevin Thornton, and I.A. Watson, with a poem by Christopher James, and forewords by Nicholas Rowe, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum 58 New Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring traditional Canonical adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today's leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow. And now we present a new three-volume set. Like 2017's two-volume set, Eliminate the Impossible, and 2019's three-volume Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth, "However Improbable . . . ." features tales of Holmes's encounters with seemingly impossible events - ghosts and hauntings and crimes and events that cannot have happened - but apparently did! The fifty-eight stories in these three companion volumes represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found, and honor the man described by Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw for special needs students, (formerly “Stepping Stones”,) one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As of June 2022, these books, through the continuing efforts of the amazing contributors and the wonderful worldwide supporters, have raised over $100,000 for the school!

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Andrews UK Limited

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1804241113

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To University and Beyond

Launch Your Career in High Gear

By: Mandee Heller Adler,David Teten

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To University and Beyond

Launch Your Career in High Gear

By: Mandee Heller Adler,David Teten

Learn how to use your time as a student to supercharge your career To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear delivers a step-by-step guide to using your educational years to put you in the right position to accelerate your career, optimize your time, and build valuable and rewarding relationships. You’ll learn everything you need to know about taking advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the first ten years of your career. Broken down into 21 accessible chapters, To University and Beyond features a wide array of practical and strategic advice on topics like: How to write the perfect resume or CV How to hack your career path to achieve what you’ve always dreamt of How to access rarely used scholarships and grants How to find selective short-term learning programs How to thrive in a virtual learning environment How to get paid to learn with options beyond traditional degree programs How to communicate and present so people get your message Perfect for high school, college, and university students who want to make the most of their time and start their career off on the right foot, To University and Beyond provides a wealth of actionable advice you can put to work today.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119758971

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9781119758976

Ridiculous!

The Theatrical Life and Times of Charles Ludlam

By: David Kaufman

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Ridiculous!

The Theatrical Life and Times of Charles Ludlam

By: David Kaufman

(Applause Books). From his first unscripted appearance on an Off-Broadway stage in the revolutionary 1960s to the frontpage news of his death from AIDS in 1987 at age 44, Charles Ludlam embodied and helped to engender the upheavals of his time. The astonishing life and legacy of this force to be reckoned with are at last revealed in RIDICULOUS! , a literary biography of an American comic genius. After founding the Ridiculous Theatrical Company in 1967, Ludlam sustained an ever-shifting troupe of bohemian players through two decades of perennially daunting circumstances by writing 29 plays plays that he starred in and directed as well. While Ludlam's work has become increasingly popular at regional theatres, on college campuses, and on stages throughout the world, his gender-bending theories and wide-ranging cultural impact have reached far beyond Bette Midler, the original cast members of Saturday Night Live and the countless other artists he influenced during his abbreviated lifetime. Like his early plays, Ludlam's life was rife with the sex, drugs and creative experimentation that characterized the freewheeling '60s and '70s. Based on a decade of research and interviews with more than 150 people who knew or worked with Ludlam including all of the major players in his troupe and seven of his lovers RIDICULOUS! recreates the dramatic life of an inimitable and subversive theatrical master with you-are-there intensity. Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award for Biography and the Theatre Library Association Award for Outstanding Theatre Book of the Year "David Kaufman makes a persuasive case for Ludlam's being a genius ... As a record of Ludlam's life and the theatrical world in which he was both guru and grandmaster, this book is informed and passionate." Mel Gussow, The New York Times "A fascinating portrait of an authentic stage genius and the New York avant-garde scene in which he toiled with such demented and dedicated diligence." Playbill "The phenom who inspired everyone from Bette Midler and Madeline Kahn to Tony Kushner and Paul Rudnick was no box of chocolates which, as reading experiences go, makes his story all the sweeter." Vanity Fair "This is one helluva piece of work." Marilyn Stasio, Variety.com

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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155783637X

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Waterloo

By: David Vincent

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Waterloo

By: David Vincent

While this is a work of fiction, it is based on actual events that took place during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Therefore, some of the characters in this book are based on historical figures that took part in these events. Other characters are entirely fictitious and are not meant to resemble anyone known or unknown to the author.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465347968

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Descendants of Christian Andereck

By: David Mason

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Descendants of Christian Andereck

By: David Mason

Descendants of Christian Andereck, Swiss immigrant, Revolutionary War Hero. Over three hundred years of family genealogy. Family names are Andereck, Andrick, Andricks, Andrix and collateral lines.

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Lulu.com

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0557811414

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The Ancestry & Life of Jane Kaufman Ventura

By: David C. Ventura

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The Ancestry & Life of Jane Kaufman Ventura

By: David C. Ventura

A collection of the genealogy research of Jane Kaufman Ventura https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/181022774/

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Legacy Books

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1732220646

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Lost People

Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar

By: David Graeber

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Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar

By: David Graeber

An epic account of the power of memory in Madagascar.

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Indiana University Press

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0253219159

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9780253219152

Merv

Making the Good Life Last

By: Merv Griffin,David Bender

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Merv

Making the Good Life Last

By: Merv Griffin,David Bender

Merv Griffin will always be remembered as one of America's most beloved show business figures. With his trademark charm and business savvy, Merv built a life that defined success. From his start as a band singer, to his twenty-three years on television as host of the Emmy Award-winning Merv Griffin Show, and through his entrepreneurial years, Merv lived the American Dream. Perhaps his most enduring legacy, though, is his creation of the two most successful syndicated game shows in television history, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Merv: Making the Good Life Last is the quintessential Horatio Alger story of a young man born into modest circumstances who, through hard work, unshakable self-confidence, and an unfailingly positive attitude, dreams his way to the top. Only to retire and do it again. In this brilliant, funny, and revealing memoir, full of great stories and even better advice, one of America's most beloved and popular show business figures tells the story of his "retirement" years, in which he made billions and became a bigger celebrity than ever. Merv: Making the Good Life Last is a great American success story, a tribute to a wonderful life, and great entertainment for Griffin's many generations of fans, who will never forget him or his legacy.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743456963

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9780743456968

Humans vs Monsters

The War of 1912

By: David A. King Jr

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Humans vs Monsters

The War of 1912

By: David A. King Jr

The year is 1912. The world is reeling from the worldwide Great Depression, which has left every nation on earth reeling financially. During this time, two camps of nations have risen to prominence. The nations of America, France, England, and Russia, despite the economic collapses, have managed to start to pull themselves out of the Great Depression. On the other side is the UMN, the United Monster Nations, comprised of Transylvania (home of the vampires), Luciansburg (home of the werewolves, or Lycans), Covenia (home of the Witches or Wiccans), and Decemus (home of the zombies, or the walking dead). Both groups of nations are weary of one another. The UMN is ruled over with an iron hand by Grand Chancellor Alucard, who has brought to an end the centuries-long war between the monster races and has had the monster clans united in their hatred of mankind. At the outset of our story, the UMN has been on a military buildup for more than ten years now and is planning a massed military assault against the human nations listed above for control of the Earth. Though they preach for peace with America, this is just a clever ruse by Lord Alucard to buy his nations more time to prepare for war. One can only imagine the horrors of a conventional war. Gone are the days of lining up soldiers and having them simply walk into oncoming fire. This is a new century with new ways of warfare. A conventional war could mean the deaths of countless millions of lives, both monster and human.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644242222

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Double Agent Victoire

Mathilde Carré and the Interallié Network

By: David Tremain

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Double Agent Victoire

Mathilde Carré and the Interallié Network

By: David Tremain

Mathilde Carré, notoriously known as La Chatte, was remarkable for all the wrong reasons. Like most spies she was temperamental, scheming and manipulative – but she was also treacherous. A dangerous mix, especially when combined with her infamous history of love affairs – on both sides. Her acts of treachery were almost unprecedented in the history of intelligence, yet her involvement in the 'Interallié affair' has only warranted a brief mention in the accounts of special operations in France during the Second World War. But what motivated her to betray more than 100 members of the Interallié network, the largest spy network in France? Was she the only guilty party, or were others equally as culpable? Using previously unpublished material from MI5 files, Double Agent Victoire explores the events that led to her betrayal, who may have 'cast the first stone', and their motivations, as well as how the lives and careers of those involved were affected. It reveals a story full of intrigue, sex, betrayal and double-dealing, involving a rich cast including members of the French Resistance, German Abwehr and British Intelligence.

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The History Press

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0750988703

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9780750988704

Greta Garbo

A Divine Star

By: David Bret

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Greta Garbo

A Divine Star

By: David Bret

In the male-oriented studio system, Greta Garbo wielded a power no other actress has ever possessed, before or since. Be it producer, director, lover or journalist, Garbo called the shots, and when she decided that she was done with the whirlwind of life as Hollywood's darling she withdrew completely, leaving her public begging for an encore that never came. Though there have been numerous biographies of Garbo, this is the first to investigate fully the two so-called missing periods in the life of this most enigmatic of Hollywood stars: the first during the late 1920s, forcing MGM to employ a lookalike to conceal what was almost certainly a pregnancy; the second during World War II when Garbo was employed by British Intelligence to track down Nazi sympathisers. It also analyses in detail the original, uncensored copies of Garbo's films - with the exception of The Divine Woman, of which no complete print survives - and offers substantial evidence that John Gilbert was not, in fact, the great love of her life. Rather her true affections lay with the gay, Sapphic and Scandinavian members of her very intimate inner circle. Using previously unsourced material, along with anecdotes from friends and colleagues that have never before been published, David Bret paints a rounded portrait of Garbo's childhood in Sweden, her rise to stardom and her all-too-brief reign as queen of MGM. Hers is a truly remarkable story, recounted here with warmth, intensity and unique insight.

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Biteback Publishing

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1849543534

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9781849543538

Gun Work

By: David J. Schow

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Gun Work

By: David J. Schow

POINT AND SHOOT. Life isn't always cheap south of the border -- some lives are worth a million dollars. That’s what the Mexican kidnapping cartel was demanding for Carl Ledbetter’s wife. So Carl reached out to the one person he knew with a chance in hell of saving her, a deadly man whose own life he’d saved in the sands of Iraq. It was time to call in some favors. Because some situations call for negotiation, but some… call for gun work.

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Titan Books (US, CA)

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0857687670

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9780857687678

Eyes to the South

French Anarchists & Algeria

By: David Porter

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Eyes to the South

French Anarchists & Algeria

By: David Porter

A comparative study of the porous intellectual and political borders between a colonial power and the colonized.

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AK Press

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1849350779

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9781849350778

Dynasties

Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses

By: David S. Landes

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Dynasties

Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses

By: David S. Landes

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, Dynasties is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.

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Penguin

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1101650907

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Richelieu and Mazarin

A Study in Statesmanship

By: David Sturdy

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Richelieu and Mazarin

A Study in Statesmanship

By: David Sturdy

Drawing upon recent research and past studies, David J. Sturdy presents a concise, up-to-date analysis of the private and public careers of two of the most influential ministers in seventeenth-century France. Richelieu and Mazarin: - Adopts a broadly chronological approach, interspersed with passages at relevant points which compare and contrast the key achievements of the two Cardinals - Examines such central themes as the internal government of France, the ministers' conduct of foreign policy, and the nature of elite and popular resistance to their policies - Explores the political ideas and strategies of Richelieu and Mazarin, the relations between the ministers and the Crown, and the patronage they exercised The book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350317322

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9781350317321

The Eve of Destruction

A 1960's Tale

By: David W. Dickey

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The Eve of Destruction

A 1960's Tale

By: David W. Dickey

As I mingled among my fellow graduates, my view of the future did not extend much beyond the following day, when I would be heading to the beach. College in the fall was too far in the future to contemplate now. The only days that held relevance were the next ninety-nine, which would fashion what I hoped to be my best summer yet. So begins The Eve of Destruction, David Dickey's coming-of-age tale about the summer of 1965, a tranquil time when the country rested unwittingly on the brink of a cultural revolution. Follow eighteen-year-old Dane, Woody, and the crew around their Southern California neighborhoods as they experience the ups and downs of friendship and young love, and wrestle with some of life's basal choices. Join them on misadventures and general teenage mischief as they seek revelry and endure summer jobs. With music, cars, and popular culture of the decade woven into the backdrop, The Eve of Destruction is a nostalgic story about the 1960's and a worthy ode to the Boomer generation.

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Tate Publishing

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1616638370

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9781616638375

The First Female Stars

Women of the Silent Era

By: David W. Menefee

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The First Female Stars

Women of the Silent Era

By: David W. Menefee

The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era rediscovers the fascinating lives and pioneering achievements of 15 women who dared to venture into early motion pictures, an industry dominated by men, and who not only succeeded but became the focal points of the industry. Each star earned a position at the height of her profession, and though many are largely forgotten today, made a lasting and significant contribution to early cinema. In this entertaining and informative volume, author David Menefee reveals these women and their signature roles, drawing on many original sources to show us how such actresses as Theda Bara, Sarah Bernhardt, Dorothy Gish, and Norma Talmadge were received in their time, and the many ways in which their influence remains important today. Each profile contains a biographical treatment, an analysis of key films from her career, a discussion of the actress's influence on the medium, and selected filmography. Each also includes two photographs, most often one of the actress herself and a still from a film.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313014779

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9780313014772

Canadian Superlatives

By: David DeRocco

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Canadian Superlatives

By: David DeRocco

This is a fifty unit reproducible reading and discussion text. The articles are short and written at a beginner level. The articles are complemented by a variety of exercises, with attention paid to the different skill areas. With its focus on Canadiana, this is a great place for students to begin learning about this great nation.

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Full Blast Productions

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1895451264

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Mutually Beneficial

The Guardian and Life Insurance in America

By: Robert E. Wright,George David Smith

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Mutually Beneficial

The Guardian and Life Insurance in America

By: Robert E. Wright,George David Smith

A history of The Guardian Life Insurance company.

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NYU Press

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0814793975

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9780814793978

Weaponized

By: David Guggenheim,Nicholas Mennuti

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Weaponized

By: David Guggenheim,Nicholas Mennuti

A globe-spanning, wrong man thriller co-written by the screenwriter of the #1 film Safe House. Kyle West is a wanted man. Having fled the country to escape the false charges filed against himself and his former boss, billionaire government contractor Christopher Chandler, Kyle's hiding in Cambodia, living on borrowed time and finding more and more reasons to be paranoid. When a mysterious stranger named Julian Robinson walks into Kyle's favorite cafè and offers to swap passports with Kyle, Kyle can't believe his luck. Robinson looks so much like Kyle it's almost unreal, and seems in every way the yin to Kyle's yang: self-assured, charismatic and wealthy beyond measure. Traveling on business, Robinson needs Kyle's passport to get to Africa, where a lucrative deal awaits. Kyle needs Robinson's passport to safely flee Cambodia. The swap seems almost too good to be true. Unfortunately for Kyle, it is. This one decision plunges Kyle into a Pandora's Box of intrigue that threatens to swallow him whole. Suddenly he finds himself being pursued by Russian oligarchs, Chinese operatives, the CIA, and a beautiful woman trained to kill -- all because Robinson certainly isn't who he seemed. And time is running out for Kyle to discover who he is.

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Hachette+ORM

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031619994X

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9780316199940

The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies

By: David Lee Russell

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The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies

By: David Lee Russell

As the American Revolution in the North drew to a stalemate around New York, in the South the British finally came to terms with the reality of defeat. Southern sites like Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Charleston, the Chesapeake and Yorktown were vital to American independence. The origin of the five Southern colonies - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia - their development, the role of patriot and loyalist Southerner, and critical battles are examined. Included is a discussion of the leadership of the British forces and of the colonial patriots who inspired common citizens to fight for the sake of American independence.

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McFarland

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0786407832

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9780786407835

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