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Great War Britain Exeter: Remembering 1914-18

Remembering 1914-18

By: David Parker,Devon & Exeter Institution

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Great War Britain Exeter: Remembering 1914-18

Remembering 1914-18

By: David Parker,Devon & Exeter Institution

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Exeter offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry; the work of the many hospitals in the area; the effect of the conflict on local children; the women who defied convention to play a vital role on the home front; and concludes with a chapter dedicated to how the city and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime once more. The Great War story of Exeter is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated, including many evocative images from the archives of the Devon and Exeter Institution.

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The History Press

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0750960361

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9780750960366

Alice Betrothed

A Chase Family Novel

By: Devon Royal

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Alice Betrothed

A Chase Family Novel

By: Devon Royal

♥ A runaway bride-to-be ♥ A daring disguise ♥ A plethora of Royal palaces ♥ A close-knit, meddling family ♥ A captivating romance! From Devon Royal with her mom, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal, comes her first novel featuring the Tudor origins of their beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, and endearing” Chase family! As a ward of the king, Lady Alice Hawthorne was reared in Henry VIII’s royal court, a world of riches, pageantry, and bloodthirsty political factions. Her upbringing has made her an expert in staying out of trouble…until she reaches marriageable age. Now an abominable betrothal throws her future into chaos and starts a chain of events that leaves her abandoned, out in the cold, and at the mercy of—well, the rather gallant and good-looking Adam Chase… As a newly minted earl, Adam already staggers beneath the weight of his responsibilities, which include his own impending marriage, a failing estate, and the charge of four bickering younger sisters. But a gentleman cannot ignore a lady in distress (especially a pretty one), so when he crosses paths with Alice, he takes in the secretive stranger. Too bad her secrets connect her to a treasonous plot involving the princess Elizabeth, and now Adam’s whole family will be implicated. At least getting thrown in prison will save him the trouble of being betrothed to one woman while he’s falling for another… BOOK DETAILS A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers! Series: Chase Family Series Style: Humorous historical romance for all ages Length: A full-length novel (90,000 words / about 360 standard printed book pages) Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway Sweet Read: No offensive language or explicit content REVIEWS “Philippa Gregory meets Runaway Bride! Devon Royal is a fresh new voice in historical romance.” —Glynnis Campbell, USA Today bestselling author “Alice Betrothed is the perfect blend of adventure and romance, wrapped up in a fascinating historical setting. I loved it!” —Colleen Gleason, New York Times bestselling author CONNECTING BOOKS While Alice Betrothed can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. Should you wish to read the Chase family books in chronological order, this is the sequence: Chase Family Series When an Earl Meets a Girl How to Undress a Marquess If You Dared to Love a Laird A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride Never Doubt a Viscount The Scandal of Lord Randal A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot A Secret Christmas A Chase Family Christmas Chase Family Series: The Regency Tempt Me at Midnight Tempting Juliana The Art of Temptation ABOUT THE AUTHOR DEVON ROYAL writes humorous historical romance with her mother, New York Times bestselling author LAUREN ROYAL. After attending film school, Devon wrote an award-winning TV comedy pilot and spent several years working in media production before turning her focus to fiction. She lives with her family in Southern California, where she enjoys watching too much TV, drinking just the right amount of wine, and embracing the fact that we all inevitably become our parents. CONNECT WITH DEVON & LAUREN • Want great free and 99¢ books sent to your inbox on select Fridays? Sign up for Devon & Lauren’s newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter • Become an honorary Chase cousin (and get a FREE historical cookbook)! Join Devon & Lauren’s Chase Family Readers Group on Facebook at: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReaders • To learn about the real people and places in Devon & Lauren's books, enter a contest to win jewelry, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree, visit their website at: DevonAndLaurenRoyal.com

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Novelty Publishing

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1634691849

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Magic on the Storm

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic on the Storm

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

Allison Beckstrom is committed to her work tracing illegal spells. Now, there's an apocalyptic storm bearing down on Portland, and when it hits, all the magic in the area will turn unstable and destructive. To stop it from taking out the entire city, Allie and her lover, the mysterious Zayvion Jones, must work with the Authority-the enigmatic arbiters of all things magic-and take a stand against a magical wildstorm that will obliterate all in its path... Watch a Video

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110118759X

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Magic for a Price

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic for a Price

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

For most of her life, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and accepted the heavy price it exacts. But now that all magic is poisoned, it’s no longer just using people—it’s killing them. With Portland about to descend into chaos, Allie needs to find a way to purify the wells of tainted magic beneath the city. But the only options left to her are grim: attempt to close down magic forever, or follow her father’s plan to set magic into the right hands—even though she’s learned to never trust his word. Now, Allie will have to make a choice and face the darkness of her own deepest fears, before time runs out for them all…

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1101597259

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Dirty Work

By: Devon Monk

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Dirty Work

By: Devon Monk

USA Today Bestselling author Devon Monk’s final book in her fast, magic-fueled, urban fantasy adventure series. Death and Life magic, enemies-to-brothers, chosen family, and a battle—and a choice—that will change the shape of the world. *Brand new short novel bursting with Heart, Snark, and glorious Ass-kicking.* Shame Flynn is a Death magic user who has seen some shit. He and Life magic user, Terric Conley have spent the last three years keeping a lid on magic while hunting down the criminals and monsters bent on using it for revenge. So far, they’ve managed to hide the magical hot spots from the world. But now their very smart, ex-magic user friends, Allie and Zayvion Beckstom-Jones are asking questions. Questions about magic Shame and Terric can’t answer if they want to keep their friends safe. But when Allie and Zayvion’s three-year-old daughter disappears, there is no time for secrets. No time for subterfuge. There is only time for justice. The search for the missing girl triggers powerful enemies, ancient magic, and dangerous truths. Truths that will make or break Shame and Terric’s lives, and the lives of the people they would die for.

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Odd House Press

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1939853400

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Hell Bent

By: Devon Monk

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Hell Bent

By: Devon Monk

USA Today Bestselling author Devon Monk’s fast, gritty, magic-fueled urban fantasy adventure. Enemies-to-brothers, Life magic vs. Death magic, end of the world, no holds barred action. *Fully updated author edition: bursting with extra Heart, Snark, and Ass-kicking.* Shamus “Shame” Flynn is a Death magic user with a smart mouth and a bad attitude. His job riding a desk while keeping an eye on the city’s humdrum magic users isn’t making his mood any better, either. Sure, the most dangerous magic was locked away for good three years ago, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped trying to access the old, deadly powers. Shame isn’t trying to access the deadly powers, because he already found a loophole. He can break magic and make it just as powerful as it used to be--as long as he gets the cooperation of goody-good Life magic user, Terric Conely. Terric Conley has devoted his life to enforcing magical laws, and he’s not about to change now. Besides, breaking magic will only lead to disaster, and he refuses to be a part of Shame’s death wish. But when dark government forces and an assassin bent on revenge align to kill the people Shame and Terric care about, there is only one choice left. Break magic, pay the price, and hunt the killers all the way to hell and back again.

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Odd House Press

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1939853346

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Magic on the Hunt

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic on the Hunt

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

In the secret lockup of the Authority, the council that decides what can and can't be done with magic, an undead magic user has possessed one of the prisoners. He wants his freedom-and then some. Now Allie Beckstrom and her lover, Zayvion, are the first line of defense against the chaos he's about to unleash on the city of Portland...

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Penguin

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1101513616

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Magic at the Gate

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic at the Gate

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

Allie Beckstrom's lover, Zayvion Jones, is a Guardian of the Gate, imbued with both light and dark magic and responsible for ensuring that those energies don't mix. But Zayvion lies in a coma, his soul trapped in death's realm. And when Allie discovers that the only way to save Zayvion is to sacrifice her very own magical essence, she makes a decision that may have grave consequences for the entire world.

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1101445076

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Magic on the Line

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic on the Line

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

Allison Beckstrom has willingly paid the price of pain to use magic, and has obeyed the rules of the Authority, the clandestine organization that makes-and enforces-all magic policy. But when the Authority's new boss, Bartholomew Wray, refuses to believe that the sudden rash of deaths in Portland might be caused by magic, Allie must choose to follow the Authority's rules, or turn against the very people for whom she's risked her life. To stop the plague of dark magic spreading through the city, all that she values will be on the line: her magic, her memories, her life. Now, as dead magic users rise to feed upon the innocent and the people closest to her begin to fall, Allie is about to run out of options.

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110155875X

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The Backyard Herbal Apothecary

Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

By: Devon Young

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The Backyard Herbal Apothecary

Effective Medicinal Remedies Using Commonly Found Herbs & Plants

By: Devon Young

Treat Ailments the Natural Way with Plants and Herbs from Your Yard Your garden or neighborhood could hold all the plants and herbs you need to treat everything from respiratory issues to nerve pain to colic using natural remedies that are just as good for your body as they are for the environment. The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is packed to the brim with information on 50 different plants, recipes for 56 remedies and beautiful photography on every page. Devon Young, founder of the holistic lifestyle blog Nitty Gritty Life, is a trained herbalist and is well practiced in developing and implementing herbal remedies. As a result, each of Devon’s recipes is a natural and effective tonic for your health concerns. Use cottonwood to make a salve for achy joints, heal minor bumps and bruises with the common yard daisy, infuse some nettle to make an allergy–season combating tincture and so much more, all using safe and locally foraged plants. Poignant, captivating writing awakens the senses as you learn about the healing quality of each plant and discover how to grow and forage plants and herbs in a safe and sustainable way.

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Page Street Publishing

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162414747X

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Normans and Saxons

Southern Race Mythology and the Intellectual History of the American Civil War

By: Ritchie Devon Watson, Jr.

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Normans and Saxons

Southern Race Mythology and the Intellectual History of the American Civil War

By: Ritchie Devon Watson, Jr.

When Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina savagely caned Senator Charles Sumner Massachusetts on the floor of the U.S. Senate on May 21, 1856, southerners viewed the attack as a triumphant affirmation of southern chivalry, northerners as a confirmation of southern barbarity. Public opinion was similarly divided nearly three-and-a-half years later after abolitionist John Brown's raid on the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, with northerners crowning John Brown as a martyr to the cause of freedom as southerners excoriated him as a consciousness fanatic. These events opened American minds to the possibility that North and South might be incompatible societies, but some of Dixie's defenders were willing to go one step further -- to propose that northerners and southerners represented not just a "divided people" but two scientifically distinct races. In Normans and Saxons, Ritchie Watson, Jr., explores the complex racial mythology created by the upper classes of the antebellum South in the wake of these divisive events to justify secession and, eventually, the Civil War. This mythology cast southerners as descendants of the Normans of eleventh-century England and thus also of the Cavaliers of the seventeenth century, some of whom had come to the New World and populated the southern colonies. These Normans were opposed, in mythic terms, by Saxons -- Englishmen of German descent -- some of whose descendants made up the Puritans who settled New England and later fanned out to populate the rest of the North. The myth drew on nineteenth-century science and other sources to portray these as two separate, warring "races," the aristocratic and dashing Normans versus the common and venal Saxons. According to Watson, southern polemical writers employed this racial mythology as a justification of slavery, countering the northern argument that the South's peculiar institution had combined with its Norman racial composition to produce an arrogant and brutal land of oligarchs with a second-rate culture. Watson finds evidence for this argument in both prose and poetry, from the literary influence of Sir Walter Scott, De Bow's Review, and other antebellum southern magazines, to fiction by George Tucker, John Pendleton Kennedy, and William Alexander Caruthers and northern and southern poetry during the Civil War, especially in the works of Walt Whitman. Watson also traces the continuing impact of the Norman versus Saxon myth in "Lost Cause" thought and how the myth has affected ideas about southern sectionalism of today. Normans and Saxons provides a thorough analysis of the ways in which myth ultimately helped to convince Americans that regional differences over the issue of slavery were manifestations of deeper and more profound differences in racial temperament -- differences that made civil war inevitable.

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LSU Press

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0807149268

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Cultivating the Rosebuds

The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909

By: Devon A. Mihesuah

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Cultivating the Rosebuds

The Education of Women at the Cherokee Female Seminary, 1851-1909

By: Devon A. Mihesuah

Established by the Cherokee Nation in 1851 in present-day eastern Oklahoma, the nondenominational Cherokee Female Seminary was one of the most important schools in the history of American Indian education. Devon Mihesuah explores its curriculum, faculty, administration, and educational philosophy. Recipient of a 1995 Critics' Choice Award of the American Educational Studies Association. 24 photos.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252066774

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9780252066771

Ned Christie

The Creation of an Outlaw and Cherokee Hero

By: Devon A. Mihesuah

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Ned Christie

The Creation of an Outlaw and Cherokee Hero

By: Devon A. Mihesuah

Who was Nede Wade Christie? Was he a violent criminal guilty of murdering a federal officer? Or a Cherokee statesman who suffered a martyr’s death for a crime he did not commit? For more than a century, journalists, pulp fiction authors, and even serious historians have produced largely fictitious accounts of “Ned” Christie’s life. Now, in a tour de force of investigative scholarship, Devon A. Mihesuah offers a far more accurate depiction of Christie and the times in which he lived. In 1887 Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Maples was shot and killed in Tahlequah, Indian Territory. As Mihesuah recounts in unsurpassed detail, any of the criminals in the vicinity at the time could have committed the crime. Yet the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas, focused on Christie, a Cherokee Nation councilman and adviser to the tribal chief. Christie evaded capture for five years. His life ended when a posse dynamited his home—knowing he was inside—and shot him as he emerged from the burning building. The posse took Christie’s body to Fort Smith, where it lay for three days on display for photographers and gawkers. Nede’s family suffered as well. His teenage cousin Arch Wolfe was sentenced to prison and ultimately perished in the Canton Asylum for “insane” Indians—a travesty that, Mihesuah shows, may even surpass the injustice of Nede’s fate. Placing Christie’s story within the rich context of Cherokee governance and nineteenth-century American political and social conditions, Mihesuah draws on hundreds of newspaper accounts, oral histories, court documents, and family testimonies to assemble the most accurate portrayal of Christie’s life possible. Yet the author admits that for all this information, we may never know the full story, because Christie’s own voice is largely missing from the written record. In addition, she spotlights our fascination with villains and martyrs, murder and mayhem, and our dangerous tendency to glorify the “Old West.” More than a biography, Ned Christie traces the making of an American myth.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806160683

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9780806160689

Magic to the Bone

By: Devon Monk

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Magic to the Bone

By: Devon Monk

Devon Monk is casting a spell on the fantasy world... Using magic means it uses you back, and every spell exacts a price from its user. But some people get out of it by Offloading the cost of magic onto an innocent. Then it’s Allison Beckstrom’s job to identify the spell-caster. Allie would rather live a hand-to-mouth existence than accept the family fortune—and the strings that come with it. But when she finds a boy dying from a magical Offload that has her father’s signature all over it, Allie is thrown back into his world of black magic. And the forces she calls on in her quest for the truth will make her capable of things that some will do anything to control...

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110107891X

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9781101078914

Lives at Risk

Single-payer National Health Insurance Around the World

By: John C. Goodman,Gerald L. Musgrave,Devon M. Herrick

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Lives at Risk

Single-payer National Health Insurance Around the World

By: John C. Goodman,Gerald L. Musgrave,Devon M. Herrick

Virtually everyone agrees that our health care system needs reform. But what kind of reform? Some want a return to the system that prevailed in the 1950s. Others would like to see the adaptation of the government-run systems prevalent in other countries. The latter, national health insurance or single-payer health insurance, appears to be gaining ground in the United States. Before Americans find themselves participating in a health care system that has failed in every country it was adopted, we should be asking ourselves whether such a system is effective and efficient. In Lives at Risk, the authors examine the critical failures of national health insurance systems without focusing on minor blemishes or easily correctable problems. In doing so, the purpose is to identify the problems common to all countries with national health insurance and to explain why these problems emerge. Most national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal crisis as costs rise and the stated goals of universal access and quality care are not met. In almost all cases, the reason is the same: the politics of medicine. The problems of government-run health care systems flow inexorably from the fact that they are government-run rather than market driven.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742541525

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9780742541528

Magic in the Shadows

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

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Magic in the Shadows

An Allie Beckstrom Novel

By: Devon Monk

Allison Beckstrom?s magic has taken its toll on her, physically marking her and erasing her memories?including those of the man she supposedly loves. But lost memories aren?t the only things preying on Allie?s thoughts. Her late father, the prominent businessman?and sorcerer?Daniel Beckstrom, has somehow channeled himself into her very mind. With the help of The Authority, a secret organization of magic users, she hopes to gain better control over her own abilities?and find a way to deal with her father?

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1101151358

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The Homegrown Herbal Apothecary

120+ Easy-to-Grow Plants for Healing Remedies

By: Devon Young

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The Homegrown Herbal Apothecary

120+ Easy-to-Grow Plants for Healing Remedies

By: Devon Young

Harness the Healing Power of Plants in Your Home Garden Unlock the benefits of growing and preparing your own restorative herbal remedies at home in this complete guide to cultivating your herbal practice. Devon Young, professional herbalist, trusted author and creator of the blog Nitty Gritty Life, shares her wisdom about everyday healing for you and your family with growing and preparation instructions for over 120 common, easy-to-grow herbs. Accompanied by gorgeous hand-drawn botanical illustrations, this all-in-one reference manual has everything you need to know to grow, harvest and make medicine with the best healing garden plants. Apothecary tips from Devon’s own practice provide a wealth of ideas for simple remedies such as preparing a tincture of feverfew to treat migraines and brewing a tea of sea buckthorn to protect against viruses. With Devon’s expertise, it’s never been easier to become a self-sufficient home herbalist to heal yourself and your family in a holistic, sustainable way.

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Page Street Publishing

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1645678431

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9781645678434

Acting White?

Rethinking Race in Post-Racial America

By: Devon W. Carbado,Mitu Gulati

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Acting White?

Rethinking Race in Post-Racial America

By: Devon W. Carbado,Mitu Gulati

The authors argue that, in spite of decades of racial progress and the pervasiveness of multicultural rhetoric, racial judgments are often based not just on skin color, but on how a person conforms to behavior stereotypically associated with a certain race. Specifically, racial minorities are judged on how they "perform" their race: the clothes they wear, the way they style their hair, the institutions with which they affiliate, their racial politics, the people they befriend, date or marry, where they live, how they speak, and their outward mannerisms and demeanor.

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Oxford University Press

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0195382587

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