Ellen Tien's Books

An Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth-Century Chinese Artists

By: Ellen Johnston Laing

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An Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth-Century Chinese Artists

By: Ellen Johnston Laing

In the second half of the twentieth century, studies in Chinese painting history have been greatly aided by several major lists of Chinese artists and their works. Published between 1956 and 1980, these lists were limited to Imperial China. The current index covers the period from 1912 to around 1980. It includes the names of approximately 3,500 traditional-style artists along with lists of their works, reproduced in some 264 monographs, books, journals, and catalogs published from the 1920s to around 1980. With a few exceptions, artists working after 1949 outside continental China are excluded. Revised Edition, 1998; first published by the Asian Studies Program, University of Oregon, 1984.

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0472901486

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An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings

Tʻang, Sung, and Yüan

By: James Cahill,James Francis Cahill,Osvald Sirén,Ellen Johnston Laing

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An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings

Tʻang, Sung, and Yüan

By: James Cahill,James Francis Cahill,Osvald Sirén,Ellen Johnston Laing

This is the most comprehensive English-language compilation available on Chinese painters and their works from the late sixth through the mid- fourteenth century. Incorporating the work of Ellen Johnson Laing and Osvald Siren, the Index includes biographical details of the artists, their style and studio names.

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Univ of California Press

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0520035763

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9780520035768

Chinese Paintings in Chinese Publications, 1956–1968

An Annotated Bibliography and Index to the Paintings

By: Ellen Johnston Laing

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Chinese Paintings in Chinese Publications, 1956–1968

An Annotated Bibliography and Index to the Paintings

By: Ellen Johnston Laing

This bibliography includes publications issued between 1956 and August 1968 that reproduce Chinese paintings now in Chinese public or private collections. The great majority of these publications were produced in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Japan. Each publication included in the bibliography has been provided with a detailed physical description of the publication itself: the amounts of text , the number of plates in color and in monochrome, and a general evaluation of the quality of the reproductions. The title by which each work is referred to in the index is included at the end of each entry.

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0472901850

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Your Body Will Show You the Way

Energy Medicine for Personal and Global Change

By: Ellen Meredith

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Your Body Will Show You the Way

Energy Medicine for Personal and Global Change

By: Ellen Meredith

Follow Your Body’s Guidance to Heal Yourself and Your World In a world rocked by change, how can you work from the inside out to evolve your energies, build resilience, and support personal and planetary well-being? Your Body Will Show You the Way provides the inspiring information and practical tools you need to enlist your body’s wisdom for healing and optimum wellness. Complete with stories, explorations, and original energy medicine techniques, this astonishing book will deepen your ability to engage in ongoing creative partnership with your body, mind, and spirit.

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New World Library

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1608688232

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Up in Flames

The Ephemeral Art of Pasted-Paper Sculpture in Taiwan

By: Ellen Johnston Laing,Helen Hui-Ling Liu

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Up in Flames

The Ephemeral Art of Pasted-Paper Sculpture in Taiwan

By: Ellen Johnston Laing,Helen Hui-Ling Liu

This comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture documents the ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan.

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Stanford University Press

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0804734550

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The Margins of Utopia

Shui-hu hou-chuan and the Literature of Ming Loyalism

By: Ellen Widmer

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The Margins of Utopia

Shui-hu hou-chuan and the Literature of Ming Loyalism

By: Ellen Widmer

Twenty eight years after the collapse of the Ming dynasty, Ming loyalism was still a strong political and intellectual resistance to the new Manch order. Consists of eight chapters, two appendices, notes, bibliography, glossary, and index. Shui-hu hou-chuan,first published in 1664, is the work of Ch'en Ch'en, a man loyal to the Ming, who used this novel as a way of giving covert expression to the frustrations of those times. In The Margins of Utopia,,Ellen Widmer draws on contemporary sources, including Ch'en's own poetry, to connect Shui-hu hou-chuan with the historical context from which it emerged. At the same time, she discusses the place of the novel in the history of Chinese fiction and shows how familiar conventions are put to new uses in Ch'en's hands.

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BRILL

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1684172667

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Settlers of the American West

The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Settlers of the American West

The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Depictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers--the gold-crazed '49er, the intrepid sodbuster. While ennobling the woodsman, the farmwife and the lawman, this tunnel vision of American history has shortchanged the whaler, the assayer, the innkeeper and the inventor. The westward advance of the trailblazers created demand for a gamut of unsung adventurers--surveyors, financiers, politicians, surgeons, entertainers, grocers and midwives--who built communities and businesses in the wilderness amid clashes with Indians, epidemics, floods, droughts and outlawry. Chronicling the worthy deeds, ethnicities, languages and lifestyles of ordinary people who survived a stirring period in American history, this book provides biographical information for hundreds of individual pioneers on the North American frontier, from the Mississippi River Valley as far west as Alaska. Appendices list pioneers by state or country of departure, destination, ethnicity, religion and occupation. A chronology of pioneer achievements places them in perspective.

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McFarland

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0786497351

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Encyclopedia of Kitchen History

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Encyclopedia of Kitchen History

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

A space common to all peoples, the kitchen embodies the cultural history of domestic life: how people around the world acquire, prepare, cook, serve, eat, preserve, and store food; what foods we eat and why and when; what utensils, cutlery, decorations, furnishings, and appliances we create and use; what work, play, chores, services, and celebrations we perform. The history of the kitchen reflects human ingenuity solving problems posed by daily necessity and the human desire for social comfort and continuity. Kitchen history also tells us much about our interaction with others and with other cultures as well. From the history of beer, cooking stones, ergonomics, medieval kitchens, Roman cookery, pasta, and chopsticks to inventors such as Nils Dalén and George Washington Carver and cookbook authors such as Isabella Beeton and Julia Child, this A-Z Encyclopedia presents almost 300 wide-ranging entries that detail the culinary history of each topic. The Encyclopedia of Kitchen History features: *See Alsos which lead the reader to pertinent entries *Useful Sources section at the end of entries that compiles a list of books, CDs, journals, newspapers, and online databases and news sources for further research *An appendix of Common Sources- the most helpful resources on domestic histories *Numerous illustrations that explain and communicate the vibrancy of domestic culture *Thorough, analytic index that directs the reader to the people, writings, recipes, inventions, processes, and foodstuffs that make up kitchen history. From the discovery of fire to the latest space mission, the Encyclopedia of Kitchen History brings together the rich diversity of kitchen history in one accessible volume. Students, researchers, scholars, and culinary aficionados- from beginners to experts- will find this Encyclopedia to be a fascinating look into the history of the kitchen from the foodstuffs prepared to the tools and implements used as well as the innovators who shaped its function and utility.

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Routledge

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1135455716

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9781135455712

Television's Outlander

A Companion, Seasons 1-5

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Television's Outlander

A Companion, Seasons 1-5

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together. After surviving the 1746 uprising of the Scottish Highlanders, the intrigue-ridden Paris of Charles Stuart, and a sea voyage across the Caribbean, Claire and Jamie Fraser finally settle in the mountains of North Carolina. There, they build a community of immigrant farmers who continue to struggle for justice, democracy, and independence from British colonialism. This companion volume offers detailed information on more than 125 topics including characters, themes, places, events, actors, herbalism, and historical chronology. For fans and scholars alike, it separates fact from fiction and aids in understanding the effects of the 1746 Jacobite uprising on the formation of the United States.

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1476682992

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Rivers in the Landscape

By: Ellen Wohl

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Rivers in the Landscape

By: Ellen Wohl

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are likely to be influenced by that channel. Tectonic uplift raises rock thousands of meters above sea level. Precipitation falling on the uplifted terrain concentrates into channels that carry sediment downward to the oceans and influence the steepness of adjacent hill slopes by governing the rate at which the landscape incises. Rivers migrate laterally across lowlands, creating a complex topography of terraces, floodplain wetlands and channels. Subtle differences in elevation, grain size, and soil moisture across this topography control the movement of ground water and the distribution of plants and animals. Rivers in the Landscape, Second Edition, emphasizes general principles and conceptual models, as well as concrete examples of each topic drawn from the extensive literature on river process and form. The book is suitable for use as a course text or a general reference on rivers. Aimed at advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals looking for a concise summary of physical aspects of rivers, Rivers in the Landscape is designed to: emphasize the connectivity between rivers and the greater landscape by explicitly considering the interactions between rivers and tectonics, climate, biota, and human activities; provide a concise summary of the current state of knowledge for physical process and form in rivers; reflect the diversity of river environments, from mountainous, headwater channels to large, lowland, floodplain rivers and from the arctic to the tropics; reflect the diverse methods that scientists use to characterize and understand river process and form, including remote sensing, field measurements, physical experiments, and numerical simulations; reflect the increasing emphasis on quantification in fluvial geomorphology and the study of Earth surfaces in general; provide both an introduction to the classic, foundational papers on each topic, and a guide to the latest, particularly insightful and integrative references.

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1119535417

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9781119535416

A Death in November

America in Vietnam, 1963

By: Ellen Joy Hammer

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A Death in November

America in Vietnam, 1963

By: Ellen Joy Hammer

Centering on the events of 1963 in Vietnam that led to the assassinations of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu, Ellen Hammer's riveting in-depth study demonstrates how this military coup transformed the Vietnam War into an American war. Having visited the embattled nation many times during the period and having interviewed key characters in the drama, she chronicles the series of misunderstandings between Vietnam and representatives of Western societies that preceded the events of 1963. Hammer's compelling account will provide readers with a fuller understanding of American involvement in Vietnam.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195206401

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Grand Tourist 2

On Experiencing the World

By: Ellen Boer,Peter Boer

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Grand Tourist 2

On Experiencing the World

By: Ellen Boer,Peter Boer

When Peter asked Ellen to marry him some fifty years ago, she asked what he thought their life would be like. He answered, I will show you the world. Their own grand tour has taken them to seven continents, to over a hundred fifty countries, and to favorite places many dozens of times. Their love of history, geography, and wildlife has led them to explore the polar regions, the African savanna, and the ruins of great civilizations. In this volume, they not only recount the best venues but also share their practical insights into how to plan a perfect trip.

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Xlibris Corporation

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154346887X

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Who's Who in the Middle Ages

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Who's Who in the Middle Ages

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

From Abelard to Zubaydah, here is a biographical dictionary of notable men and women of the Middle Ages. Hundreds of entries span the fifth to the fifteenth centuries, covering a broad range of creative, vigorous, and influential people from Europe and the Middle East. Each entry includes both personal and historical details, alternate name spellings, and references for further reading. A rich selection of appendices includes a chronology of events; a chronology of popes, emperors and monarchs; a list of colleges and universities of the Middle Ages; a list of major monasteries, abbeys, and convents and an alphabetical list of individuals by occupation.

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1476614237

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Nurses After War

The Reintegration Experience of Nurses Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Mary Ellen Doherty, PhD, RN, CNM,Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, PhD, RN, OCNS

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Nurses After War

The Reintegration Experience of Nurses Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Mary Ellen Doherty, PhD, RN, CNM,Elizabeth Scannell-Desch, PhD, RN, OCNS

Based on candid interviews with 35 nurses who were deployed for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is the first book to reveal the stresses and moral dilemmas they experienced as they transitioned back into everyday life. The nurses share their difficulties with family separation, clinical reassignments, post-traumatic stress disorder, the perceived stigma of seeking mental health counseling, and compassion fatigue. They describe how "doing nursing" in a war zone changed them personally and expanded their nursing skills, and how reintegration was more difficult than they had anticipated. In addition to serving as a personal account of the experiences,both individual and collective,of these military nurses, the book will serve researchers as a compelling example of qualitative, phenomenological, and descriptive research. Interviewees describe in vivid detail their homecoming, family adjustments, renegotiation of spousal and parenting roles, domestic and workplace challenges, and many other dilemmas posed by the reintegration process. They provide insights and thoughtful recommendations for changes to current military debriefing to improve the experiences of future wartime nurses. Encompassing all three branches of the military, the book also examines the differences between active duty services and reserve unit services, issues of substance abuse, the Veterans Administration, the burden of multiple deployments, and other common threads among nurses who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. KEY FEATURES: Provides vivid narrative accounts of nurses' reintegration experiences Delivers the first research study of nursing reintegration, which includes Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps officers following deployment in the Iraqi and Afghani Conflicts Demonstrates how a comprehensive qualitative nursing research study can be crafted into a highly accessible, compelling account Explores the personal and professional paths of 35 nurses returning from war Addresses the reintegration differences between active duty versus reserve status

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826194141

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The Language Your Body Speaks

Self-Healing with Energy Medicine

By: Ellen Meredith

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The Language Your Body Speaks

Self-Healing with Energy Medicine

By: Ellen Meredith

Activate Your Unique, Built-In Healer The language your body speaks is energy. Just under the surface of your awareness, your body, mind, and spirit are using energetic signaling to communicate constantly with one another. This clear and practical guide teaches you how to understand and “speak” energy so you can participate in your body, mind, and spirit’s unique creation of self. Easy-to-use explorations, exercises, and practices enable you to tap into your internal guidance system and activate your body’s innate capacity to thrive.

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New World Library

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1608686760

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Octavia E. Butler

A Literary Companion

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Octavia E. Butler

A Literary Companion

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Slow to rise in the literary world, Octavia Estelle Butler cultivated musings on earth's future, reaching massive critical acclaim in the process. This companion will complement book club discussions and classroom lessons for the closest possible readings of Butler's science fiction and her texts on racism and pollution. A maven of speculative fiction so prescient that it hovers between tocsin and prophecy, Butler survives through her print stories, essays, novels and musings on individualism and compromise. This book guides the reader on a variety of Butler pieces, from her most obscure titles to her historical entries and pieces that speculate upon science, metaphysics, linguistics, psychology, writing and religion. The text serves as a guide through the depths of Octavia Butler's works and reinforces the reasons for which her name so often appears on reading lists for higher learning.

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McFarland

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1476688753

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9781476688756

A G.I.'s Vietnam Diary

A Journey Through Myself

By: Ellen Cooney

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A G.I.'s Vietnam Diary

A Journey Through Myself

By: Ellen Cooney

In these excerpts from his diary, a young soldier records the ordeal of his war experiences and his inner conflicts as he reexamines his values in life.

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0595392504

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9780595392506

Mouse Paint

By: Ellen Stoll Walsh

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Mouse Paint

By: Ellen Stoll Walsh

One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color. "Walsh's cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity for the storyline. A real charmer that's great fun as well as informative."--School Library Journal

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0152002650

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Evidence-based Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Abuse

A Practitioner's Guide to Theory, Methods, and Practice

By: Paul M. G. Emmelkamp,Ellen Vedel

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Evidence-based Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Abuse

A Practitioner's Guide to Theory, Methods, and Practice

By: Paul M. G. Emmelkamp,Ellen Vedel

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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0415952859

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Encyclopedia of World Scriptures

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Encyclopedia of World Scriptures

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

From the time of human beginnings, holy words, chants, liturgy and narratives have enabled individuals to communicate the mysteries of the universe. Bodies of liturgical composition had to survive oral transmission for centuries until calligraphers could inscribe them in pictograph, symbol, or coded cipher or write them in words on stone, mural, scroll, parchment, or paper. Through repetitions of sacred speech and writing, couples enter holy wedlock, infants receive consecration and blessing, youths advance to adulthood, rulers dedicate temporal powers to God, cities pledge themselves to peace, and the dead pass from an earthly existence to the afterlife. The most sacred and influential writings the world has recorded are covered A-Z in this compendium. The entries convey works from the cities of Mecca, Jerusalem, Rome, Delphi, and Salt Lake City; from caves in Qumran and mountains in Japan; from the Indus Valley and the American West; from classical China, Egypt and Greece; and from the Hebrew communities of Iberia and of the German states. Although all of the scriptures speak to a human need, there are many differences in style, purpose, and tone. The entries include holy law (The White Roots of Peace), funeral prescriptions (the Tibetan Book of the Dead), ceremonies (the Lakota Black Elk Speaks), literature (Homeric hymns), hero stories (the Japanese Kojiki), word puzzles (the koans of Zen), Christ lore (the Apocrypha and the New Testament), matrices (I Ching and Tantra), and numerology (the Jewish Kabbala). Writing styles include both the rapture of Rumi's Mathnawi and the spare aphorism of Confucius's Analects. The information given in the texts range from Muhammad's revelations in the Koran, to the everyday advice of Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science writings. A map locates the germ of sacred revelation and writing in sites all over the globe. A timeline of dateable events from the history of world scripture names events in chronological order, from the beginnings of the I Ching in 2800 B.C.E. to the publication of a child's version of the Popul Vuh in 1999 C.E.. The encyclopedia is comprehensively indexed with ample cross-referencing to assist researchers toward further study of print and electronic sources.

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0786450851

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Brooklyn!, 2nd Edition

The Ultimate Guide to New York's Most Happening Borough

By: Ellen Freudenheim

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Brooklyn!, 2nd Edition

The Ultimate Guide to New York's Most Happening Borough

By: Ellen Freudenheim

Brooklyn on its own, would be America's fourth-largest city. From cobblestones and fishing boats to cutting-edge art and restaurants, it's New York City's most authentic borough. We've got more ethnic communities and one-of-a-kind neighborhoods than you can shake a stick at. We've got things to do like you wouldn't believe. We've got more than two million realy New Yorkers. And that ain't half the story. A complete handbook for the resident or visitor, Brooklyn! includes: Neighborhoods: From hip Williamsburg to classic Sheepshead Bay, every street has a story. Restaurants: African, Middle Eastern, French, Latino, Russian, Italian, delis, soda fountains, and more. Culture: World-class museums, theater, music, cinema, dance, art, you name it. Activities: Horseback riding? Kayaking? Golf? In Brooklyn!? Who knew? Shopping: Vintage clothes, trendy boutiques, fresh mozzerella, Russian furs, SCUBA gear, and just about anything else you can think of. So what's not to like?

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