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The Mortifications

A Novel

By: Derek Palacio

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Derek Palacio’s stunning, mythic novel marks the arrival of a fresh voice and a new chapter in the history of 21st century Cuban-American literature. In 1980, a rural Cuban family is torn apart during the Mariel Boatlift. Uxbal Encarnación—father, husband, political insurgent—refuses to leave behind the revolutionary ideals and lush tomato farms of his sun-soaked homeland. His wife Soledad takes young Isabel and Ulises hostage and flees with them to America, leaving behind Uxbal for the promise of a better life. But instead of settling with fellow Cuban immigrants in Miami’s familiar heat, Soledad pushes further north into the stark, wintry landscape of Hartford, Connecticut. There, in the long shadow of their estranged patriarch, now just a distant memory, the exiled mother and her children begin a process of growth and transformation. Each struggles and flourishes in their own way: Isabel, spiritually hungry and desperate for higher purpose, finds herself tethered to death and the dying in uncanny ways. Ulises is bookish and awkwardly tall, like his father, whose memory haunts and shapes the boy's thoughts and desires. Presiding over them both is Soledad. Once consumed by her love for her husband, she begins a tempestuous new relationship with a Dutch tobacco farmer. But just as the Encarnacións begin to cultivate their strange new way of life, Cuba calls them back. Uxbal is alive, and waiting. Breathtaking, soulful, and profound, The Mortifications is an intoxicating family saga and a timely, urgent expression of longing for one's true homeland.

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Crown

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1101905719

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9781101905715

Bucket List Bars

Historic Saloons, Pubs, and Dives of America

By: Clint Lanier,Derek Hembree

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Bucket List Bars

Historic Saloons, Pubs, and Dives of America

By: Clint Lanier,Derek Hembree

Forty Bars, Twelve Cities, One Book

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Greenleaf Book Group

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1937110435

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9781937110437

Prosperity and Plunder

European Catholic Monasteries in the Age of Revolution, 1650-1815

By: Derek Edward Dawson Beales

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Prosperity and Plunder

European Catholic Monasteries in the Age of Revolution, 1650-1815

By: Derek Edward Dawson Beales

In the Catholic countries of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Europe, communities of monks and nuns were growing in number and wealth. By 1750 there were at least 25,000 communities containing at least 350,000 inmates. They constructed vast buildings, dominated education, and played a large part in the practice and patronage of learning, music, and the arts. They also fulfilled an amazing variety of political, economic and social roles, notably in providing career opportunities for women. Yet many accounts of the period ignore them altogether. Prosperity and Plunder recovers this forgotten dimension of European history, assesses the importance of monasteries across Catholic Europe, and compares their position in different countries. It goes on to explain the almost complete destruction of the monasteries between 1750 and 1815 through reforming rulers, 'Enlightenment', and the French Revolution, and asks how much society gained and lost in the process.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521590906

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9780521590907

Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science

By: Derek W. G. Sears

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Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science

By: Derek W. G. Sears

Astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper ignored the traditional boundaries of his subject. Using telescopes and the laboratory, he made the solar system a familiar, intriguing place. “It is not astronomy,” complained his colleagues, and they were right. Kuiper had created a new discipline we now call planetary science. Kuiper was an acclaimed astronomer of binary stars and white dwarfs when he accidentally discovered that Titan, the massive moon of Saturn, had an atmosphere. This turned our understanding of planetary atmospheres on its head, and it set Kuiper on a path of staggering discoveries: Pluto was not a planet, planets around other stars were common, some asteroids were primary while some were just fragments of bigger asteroids, some moons were primary and some were captured asteroids or comets, the atmosphere of Mars was carbon dioxide, and there were two new moons in the sky, one orbiting Uranus and one orbiting Neptune. He produced a monumental photographic atlas of the Moon at a time when men were landing on our nearest neighbor, and he played an important part in that effort. He also created some of the world’s major observatories in Hawai‘i and Chile. However, most remarkable was that the keys to his success sprang from his wartime activities, which led him to new techniques. This would change everything. Sears shows a brilliant but at times unpopular man who attracted as much dislike as acclaim. This in-depth history includes some of the twentieth century’s most intriguing scientists, from Harold Urey to Carl Sagan, who worked with—and sometimes against—the father of modern planetary science. Now, as NASA and other space agencies explore the solar system, they take with them many of the ideas and concepts first described by Gerard P. Kuiper.

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369

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University of Arizona Press

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0816539006

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9780816539000

Evangelism and Apostasy

The Evolution and Impact of Evangelicals in Modern Mexico

By: Kurt Derek Bowen

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Evangelism and Apostasy

The Evolution and Impact of Evangelicals in Modern Mexico

By: Kurt Derek Bowen

In Evangelism and Apostasy, the first sociological survey of Evangelicals in present-day Mexico, Kurt Bowen evaluates the appeal, character, and future growth of the Evangelical community.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773513795

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9780773513792

Strawberries in the Garden - Part Two

By: Derek T. Pritchett

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Strawberries in the Garden - Part Two

By: Derek T. Pritchett

Derek Pritchett’s account of earlier generations of his own family and extended family is meant especially to pass on information about common grandparents and their ancestors to the generation now being born and raised. Derek’s stories span the generations and therefore reflect how our ancestors had to struggle so hard against the rigours of war situations, economic recessions and adverse living conditions to make progress in their search for a better life for themselves and their descendants. He also includes in this list the coronavirus pandemic which affects us all! Derek’s conclusion includes that an interesting part of the progress attained by our families over all this time has been the fact that the process has not been a ruthless pursuit of personal wealth, but a simple desire to achieve a better standard of living in general for all family members and in many cases, help others to progress at the same time.

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148

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Paragon Publishing

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1782229817

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9781782229810

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7

Anime

By: Derek Padula

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Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7

Anime

By: Derek Padula

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 7 is your cultural tour guide to the Dragon Ball anime! In Volume 7, Gokū travels the world in a series of anime adventures, and we will explore the culture of every episode and movie, and delve into the origin of their production. This book features exclusive interviews with the Japanese musicians behind Dragon Ball's opening and ending themes, including lyricist Yuriko Mori, composer Takeshi Ike, and vocalist Ushio Hashimoto. Do you prefer the anime over the manga, or would you like a guide for watching the series and how it compares to the original work by Akira Toriyama? Then this is the book for you! Volume 7 concludes the world's first scholarly analysis of Dragon Ball's culture that took over 20 years to write. You're guaranteed to learn something new. Along the way you’ll be informed, entertained, and inspired. You will learn more about your favorite series, other people, and yourself. - Explores Dragon Ball episodes 1 to 153, and the movies. Genre: Non-fiction and literary criticism. Topics: Akira Toriyama; Dragon Ball; The Journey to the West; Chinese culture; Japanese culture; Western culture; Chinese language; Japanese language; manga; anime; comic books; fandoms; history; philosophy; spirituality; religion; Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto; legends; folk tales; cinema; kung fu movies; Bruce Lee; Jackie Chan, the Monkey King; 20th Century history; World War II. Images: Not present. *** NOTE: This is an Early Access edition book. Here is the current content: Opening and Ending Themes OP: Makafushigi adobenchā! ED: Romantikku ageru yo OP and ED Culture Filler Anime Saiyūki Arc (Pilaf Arc) Appendix -Eyecatch Culture -Title Card Culture Page Count: 205 New content will be added in the months ahead, and you will receive free updates when it is published. The price will increase as new content is added, up to $9.99. So the earlier you buy, the more you save. When the ebook is complete, the book will be published in paperback and hardback. You can help shape the direction this book takes by providing feedback to me as you read it; including what you'd like to read about next. Thank you for supporting my writing, and enjoy your anime adventures with Gokū!

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Derek Padula

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1943149089

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9781943149087

Spanish Romanticism and the Uses of History

Ideology and the Historical Imagination

By: Derek Flitter

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Spanish Romanticism and the Uses of History

Ideology and the Historical Imagination

By: Derek Flitter

Flitter examines those narratives within the intellectual parameters that defined them, probing the conceptual strategies by which writers represented history.

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272

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Taylor & Francis

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1040281311

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9781040281314

An LDS Guide to the Yucatán

By: Daniel Johnson,Jared Cooper,Derek Gasser

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An LDS Guide to the Yucatán

By: Daniel Johnson,Jared Cooper,Derek Gasser

Enjoy the priceless history of the Yucatan in an LDS way! Let the authors walk you through different sites as they describe each site's history, architecture, and possible cultures. In addition to current scholarship and historical facts about each location, An LDS Guide to the Yucatan gives Book of Mormon comparisons from site to site and practical advice for traveling and boarding. Enhance your experience with the Yucatan Peninsula in this picture-filled guide to ancient sites.

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Cedar Fort Publishing & Media

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1462103332

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9781462103331

Smog Alert

Managing Urban Air Quality

By: Derek Elsom

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Smog Alert

Managing Urban Air Quality

By: Derek Elsom

The world's cities are choking on pollution from traffic and industry. With the health of over 1.6 billion people under threat, poor urban air quality is fast becoming one of them most pressing environmental problems of our times. Smog Alert examines the causes and scale of urban air pollution, identifying who is most at risk, and what particular health risks various pollutants pose. It then considers an effective framework for air quality management, so that national and city authorities can consider what pollution control polices and measures are needed to deliver healthy urban air quality, and to sustain it in the future. Having established the background and framework, the book examines the existing and alternative measures to monitor and combat the declining air quality. It assesses smog alert systems; the potential for cleaner car and fuel technology; sustainable traffic management and public transport policies; and methods of controlling both industrial and residential emissions. Detailed case studies illustrate the severity and breadth of the problem - from the first serious photochemical smogs in Los Angeles to the dire warning offered by Mexico City; and from London (the city which coined the word 'smog') to Athens' pollution phenomenon, the 'nefos'. Drawing on the lessons learned from past experience, Smog Alert provides a comprehensive analysis of how health air quality may yet be achieved in the world's cities.

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Routledge

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1134165013

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9781134165018

Eldorado Network

By: Derek Robinson

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Eldorado Network

By: Derek Robinson

1941. Hitler is rampant. Spain is neutral. Madrid, like Casablanca, the launching pad for spies from all sides. The most daring and audacious of all is codenamed "Eldorado." Young, inexperienced, hotheaded, he had no right to survive, let alone succeed. Now his network is the most valuable in Europe, and the fates of armies lie in his hands. But who does he work for? Or is he only in it for himself? One thing's for sure. War may be a dirty business, but it certainly brings home the bacon. Based on a true story, The Eldorado Network is the first novel in Derek Robinson's acclaimed Luis Cabrillo Quartet. A tense and gripping espionage thriller from a master of action and suspense.

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624

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MacLehose Press

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162365324X

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9781623653248

The Dynamics of European Integration

Why and When EU Institutions Matter

By: Derek Beach

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The Dynamics of European Integration

Why and When EU Institutions Matter

By: Derek Beach

A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis-á-vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, Derek Beach offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137086548

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9781137086549

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Basic Science And Clinical Evidence

By: Derek S. Wheeler,Hector R. Wong

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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Basic Science And Clinical Evidence

By: Derek S. Wheeler,Hector R. Wong

This new textbook is the definitive evidence-based resource for pediatric critical care. It is the first ostensibly evidence-based pediatric critical care textbook and will prove an invaluable resource for critical care professionals across the globe.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1846284635

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9781846284632

Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

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Survey of Medieval Winchester

By: Derek Keene,Alexander R. Rumble

By the fourteenth century Winchester had lost its former eminence, but in trades, manufactures, and population, as well as by virtue of its administrative and ecclesiastical role, the city was still one of the major provincial centres in England. This Survey is based on a reconstruction of the histories of the houses, plots, gardens, and fields in the city and suburbs between c. 1300 and c. 1540, although in many instances both earlier and later periods are also covered. The reconstruction takes the form of a gazetteer (Part ii) of 1,128 histories of properties, together with accounts of 56 parish churches and the international fair of St. Giles, all illustrated by detailed maps. There is also a biographical register (Part iii) concerning more than 8,000 property-holders, most of whom lived in Winchester. This is the first time that it has been possible to piece together such a precise and detailed picture of both the topography and the inhabitants of a medieval town. Part i of the book contains a full discussion of the significance of this material and, in a manner relevant to an understanding of life in medieval towns in general, describes and defines such matters as the evolution of the physical environment, housing, land-tenure, property values, the parochial structure, the practice and organization of trades, and the ways in which the citizens of Winchester adapted to the declining status of their city.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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019813181X

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9780198131816

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools

By: Michael O'Loughlin

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Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools

By: Michael O'Loughlin

With the push toward accountability and test performance in schools there has been a decline in emphasis on creativity, imagination, and feelings in schools. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools is designed for students and professionals who are interested in restoring such values to their work with children. There is an absence of psychoanalytic ways of thinking in conventional professional discourses of schooling. With a few notable exceptions, the discourses of child development, classroom management, early childhood education, special education, school psychology, and school counseling have constructed notions of children and schooling that are often behaviorist, instrumental, and symptom-focused. Curriculum too often focuses on acquisition of knowledge and behaviors; discipline is conceptualized as compliance, and symptoms such as anger, school resistance, etc., are pathologized and reacted to out of context; children’s special needs are often conceptualized instrumentally; and children with complex psychological symptoms are delimited, depersonalized, or simply removed. Professionals who work with children psychodynamically draw on diverse frameworks including the work of Anna Freud, the long tradition of the Tavistock Clinic in London [e.g., Anne Alvarez, Susan Reid, Margaret Rustin, Frances Tustin, etc.], the writings of Klein, Winnicott, and their colleagues, French analysts [e.g., Piera Aulagnier, Didier Anzieu, Laurent Danon-Boileau, Françoise Dolto, Maud Mannoni, and Catherine Mathelin] and Italian infant/child analyst Alessandro Piontelli. This work is valuable but often inaccessible to school professionals because the writing is somewhat specialized, and because there is no tradition of teaching such work in professional preparation in those fields. This collection is theoretically grounded in that the authors share a commitment to valuing children’s emotions and understand the usefulness of psychoanalytic approaches for enhancing children’s lives. It is laden with examples to invite into this discussion those students and professionals who value these ideas but for whom this book may be their first introduction to progressive educational ideals and psychodynamic ways of working with children. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools provides an introductory volume to open the door to the possibility of introducing psychodynamic frameworks to education and human service professors and school professionals and professionals working with children.

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Jason Aronson, Incorporated

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0765709228

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9780765709226

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Evangelism and Apostasy

Evangelism and Apostasy

Strawberries in the Garden - Part Two

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Spanish Romanticism and the Uses of History

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Smog Alert

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The Dynamics of European Integration

The Dynamics of European Integration

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Survey of Medieval Winchester

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Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools

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