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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

By: Esther Crain

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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

By: Esther Crain

The drama, expansion, mansions and wealth of New York City's transformative Gilded Age era, from 1870 to 1910, captured in a magnificently illustrated hardcover. In forty short years, New York City suddenly became a city of skyscrapers, subways, streetlights, and Central Park, as well as sprawling bridges that connected the once-distant boroughs. In Manhattan, more than a million poor immigrants crammed into tenements, while the half of the millionaires in the entire country lined Fifth Avenue with their opulent mansions. The Gilded Age in New York captures what is was like to live in Gotham then, to be a daily witness to the city's rapid evolution. Newspapers, autobiographies, and personal diaries offer fascinating glimpses into daily life among the rich, the poor, and the surprisingly large middle class. The use of photography and illustrated periodicals provides astonishing images that document the bigness of New York: the construction of the Statue of Liberty; the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge; the shimmering lights of Luna Park in Coney Island; the mansions of Millionaire's Row. Sidebars detail smaller, fleeting moments: Alice Vanderbilt posing proudly in her "Electric Light" ball gown at a society-changing masquerade ball; immigrants stepping off the boat at Ellis Island; a young Theodore Roosevelt witnessing Abraham Lincoln's funeral. The Gilded Age in New York is a rare illustrated look at this amazing time in both the city and the country as a whole. Author Esther Crain, the go-to authority on the era, weaves first-hand accounts and fascinating details into a vivid tapestry of American society at the turn of the century. Praise for New-York Historical Society New York City in 3D In The Gilded Age, also by Esther Crain: "Vividly captures the transformation from cityscape of horse carriages and gas lamps 'bursting with beauty, power and possibilities' as it staggered into a skyscraping Imperial City." -- Sam Roberts, The New York Times "Get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's world." -- Entertainment Weekly Must List "What better way to revisit this rich period . . ?" -- Library Journal

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Black Dog & Leventhal

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031635368X

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9780316353687

The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies

By: William A. Katz,Linda Sternberg Katz,Esther Crain

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The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies

By: William A. Katz,Linda Sternberg Katz,Esther Crain

Reference guide to poetry anthologies with descriptions and evaluations of each anthology.

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488

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Columbia University Press

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023110104X

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9780231101042

The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

By: Esther Crain

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Transitions in Nursing - E-Book

Preparing for Professional Practice

By: Esther Chang,John Daly

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Preparing for Professional Practice

By: Esther Chang,John Daly

Chang and Daly’s highly respected text assists students when preparing for their first nursing role by addressing key issues such as: Team work Organisational culture Stress management Communication skills Professional development strategies Self-care. NEW chapters: - Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide; - Establishing and maintaining a professional identity: portfolios and career progression; - Transition into practice: the regulatory framework for nursing Stronger focus on organisational culture, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution, skills and competencies, and requirements of professional portfolios Updated Recommended Readings and revised Case Study Reflective Questions All chapters have been updated to reflect current practice.

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373

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729583554

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9780729583558

Healing Spaces

The Science of Place and Well-Being

By: Esther M. Sternberg

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Healing Spaces

The Science of Place and Well-Being

By: Esther M. Sternberg

“Esther Sternberg is a rare writer—a physician who healed herself...With her scientific expertise and crystal clear prose, she illuminates how intimately the brain and the immune system talk to each other, and how we can use place and space, sunlight and music, to reboot our brains and move from illness to health.”—Gail Sheehy, author of Passages Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and sounds, could shake up the healing chemistry of your mind, might your surroundings also have the power to heal you? This is the question Esther Sternberg explores in Healing Spaces, a look at the marvelously rich nexus of mind and body, perception and place. Sternberg immerses us in the discoveries that have revealed a complicated working relationship between the senses, the emotions, and the immune system. First among these is the story of the researcher who, in the 1980s, found that hospital patients with a view of nature healed faster than those without. How could a pleasant view speed healing? The author pursues this question through a series of places and situations that explore the neurobiology of the senses. The book shows how a Disney theme park or a Frank Gehry concert hall, a labyrinth or a garden can trigger or reduce stress, induce anxiety or instill peace. If our senses can lead us to a “place of healing,” it is no surprise that our place in nature is of critical importance in Sternberg’s account. The health of the environment is closely linked to personal health. The discoveries this book describes point to possibilities for designing hospitals, communities, and neighborhoods that promote healing and health for all.

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352

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Harvard University Press

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0674033361

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9780674033368

Esther's Poems

By: Esther Franklin

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Esther's Poems

By: Esther Franklin

Poems that were written through the years for relatives and friends. The author has lived a very full life throughout her 94 years so she has the opportunity to write not only for relatives but also for friends. Researching and writing about Thomas Jefferson, she also met interesting individuals. Hopefully, this book will reflect the expansive nature of her life.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796084158

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9781796084153

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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies

The Columbia Granger's Guide to Poetry Anthologies

The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

Transitions in Nursing - E-Book

Transitions in Nursing - E-Book

Healing Spaces

Healing Spaces

Esther's Poems

Esther's Poems

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