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The Economic Causes of the English Civil War

Freedom of Trade and the English Revolution

By: George Yerby

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The Economic Causes of the English Civil War

Freedom of Trade and the English Revolution

By: George Yerby

This is a coordinated presentation of the economic basis of revolutionary change in 16th- and early-17th century England, addressing a crucial but neglected phase of historical development. It traces a transformation in the agrarian economy and substantiates the decisive scale on which this took place, showing how the new forms of occupation and practice on the land related to seminal changes in the general dynamics of commercial activity. An integrated, self-regulating national market generated new imperatives, particularly a demand for a right of freedom of trade from arbitrary exactions and restraints. This took political force through the special status that rights of consent had acquired in England, based on the rise of sovereign representative law following the Break with Rome. These associations were reflected in a distinctive merchant-gentry alliance, seeking to establish freedom of trade and representative control of public finance, through parliament. This produced a persistent challenge to royal prerogatives such as impositions from 1610 onwards. Parliamentary provision, especially legislation, came to be seen as essential to good government. These ambitions led to the first revolutionary measures of the Long Parliament in early 1641, establishing automatic parliaments and the normative force of freedom of trade.

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Routledge

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1000517640

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Shape

Talking about Seeing and Doing

By: George Stiny

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Shape

Talking about Seeing and Doing

By: George Stiny

How design is calculating with shapes: formal details and design applications.

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MIT Press

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0262195313

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A Nurse to Heal His Heart

By: Louisa George

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A Nurse to Heal His Heart

By: Louisa George

She makes him feel alive again But can he heal her heart too? Single dad GP Joe Thompson’s priorities are his daughter and his patients. It might’ve earned him a brooding reputation, but since losing his wife romance has been off-limits...until he meets locum nurse Rose McIntyre! Her warm smile and live-for-the-moment attitude soothe a pain Joe believed would never fade. But can Joe stop Rose running from her own secrets...and find comfort in his arms? Harlequin Medical Romance: Life and love in the world of modern medicine. “I liked the hero immediately.... However, it was from the moment the hero and heroine come face-to-face for the first time that had me reading quickly, determined to discover more....” Harlequin Junkie on Reunited by Their Secret Son “This was a beautiful, emotional story filled with exciting medical drama... plenty of light-hearted moments to give relief to the more emotional aspects of the story, it was perfectly balanced and a joy to read.” Goodreads on The Nurse’s Special Delivery

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1488047731

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The English Revolution and the Roots of Environmental Change

The Changing Concept of the Land in Early Modern England

By: George Yerby

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The English Revolution and the Roots of Environmental Change

The Changing Concept of the Land in Early Modern England

By: George Yerby

This study brings a new perspective to a pivotal debate: the causes of the English Revolution. It pinpoints the economic motives behind the opposition to the crown, and shows their connection to the changing mind-set and political transitions of the time. Distinctively, it identifies the radicalism of the mercantile sphere, and the developing claim of "freedom of trade," the basis on which parliament challenged the king’s fiscal prerogative. Freedom of trade was associated with rights of consent, which were asserted as a guarantee of economic interests, and as a political principle. This informed the constitutional changes pushed through by parliament early in 1641, establishing freedom of trade by parliamentary control of the customs, and giving the assembly an automatic place at the center of affairs, the first requirement of representative government. Crucially, it was not the crown but parliament that appropriated the state interest, through an independent definition of national priorities. As England coalesced into a political and commercial unit, the open and communal patterns of medieval times were overlaid. The land itself came to be perceived and used in a different way. Freedom of trade had an agrarian aspect. An extended class of gentry and yeomanry occupied consolidated farms, displacing the smallholders from the common lands. With intensified marketing, the old moral restraints on trade and property died away. A more exploitative ethic undermined the balance of relationship with the land. The book makes an original connection between the English Revolution and the processes of environmental change.

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1317391659

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The End of the Web

By: George Sims

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The End of the Web

By: George Sims

Classic thriller fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Sims proves to be an expert plotter..." —Booklist Leo Selver, a middle-aged antiques dealer, is stunned when the beautiful and desirable Judy Latimer shows an interest in him. Soon they are lying in each other's arms, unaware that this embrace will be their last. Popular opinion suggests that Leo murdered the girl, a theory Leo's wife—well aware of her husband's infidelities—refuses to accept. Ed Buchanan, a former policeman who has known the Selvers since childhood, agrees to clear Leo's name. Selver and his fellow antique dealers had uncovered a secret and it is up to Ed to find the person willing to kill in order to protect it. This exhilarating and innovative thriller was first published in 1976.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1464208999

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The Potter's Way

Heal your mind and unleash your creativity through the power of clay

By: Florence St. George

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The Potter's Way

Heal your mind and unleash your creativity through the power of clay

By: Florence St. George

Warm, honest and full of inspiring tips, Florence's story shows us that pottery has the power to soothe the heart and heal the mind.' JULIA SAMUEL 'An honest and redemptive story about the power of fun and creativity - I've always said if it was mandatory to wear a smock once a week and get messy with clay, adults would be happier.' MIRANDA HART Sometimes, the smallest things lead to the biggest changes. When struggling with depression and feeling lost after the birth of her daughter, Florence St. George began experimenting with a lump of clay on her kitchen table. Pot by pot, bowl by bowl, she discovered that as her hands became busier, her mind grew calmer. In just a few years, Florence went from complete beginner to contestant on The Great Pottery Throw Down, learning what clay has to teach along the way: that creativity doesn't have to be expensive, that pottery is the perfect antidote to internet overload and that working with clay can ground you like nothing else. In The Potter's Way, Florence shares her tips on how to get started on your own pottery journey, from hand-building pinch pots to throwing large-scale vessels on the wheel. This captivating book invites us all to slow down, reflect and experience the transformative power of creativity. 'I have found nothing outside myself that can truly fill the void, but this book demonstrates that pottery is about as close as it gets.' NICK LOVE 'This book is a journey, with a map. Like all maps, it relay's history, from the first point of contact to pivotal moments along the way. I like a map. They help us to find our way.' INDIA HICKS

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Short Books

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1780725817

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CHAMELEON

By: George Lockie

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CHAMELEON

By: George Lockie

Four brutal sadistic murders in multiple locations throughout the UK and committed by four totally different women, according to many reliable witnesses, have the Police Forces baffled. Investigations in all cases have come up against brick walls with no killers apprehended and all at dead ends. All attacks are identical in method, weapon used and victims, suggesting perpetrators are linked in some way, could it be a vicious female gang. The latest incident draws a tough no nonsense Chief Inspector with a dedicated team of detectives who are determined to bring the killers in. They follow clues that drag them all over the UK as they doggedly follow their investigations relentlessly. The murders also raise the interest of MI5 who recognise both the weapon and method as those taught to assassins in their service. Thinking it could be one of theirs gone rogue another team of dedicated hunters take to the field. It is their aim to nullify these targets before the public realise the ramifications and their involvement is made public. Two fearless teams tracking the same killers with different ends in mind create chaos for their leaders one of which is located in both teams. Rory Glassen must tread carefully to protect his identity is not blown by the police before the killers are eliminated by his MI5 squad first.

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1465382194

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Harlequin Historical January 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lynna Banning,Mary Brendan,Harper St. George

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Harlequin Historical January 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lynna Banning,Mary Brendan,Harper St. George

Harlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! This box set includes: BABY ON THE OREGON TRAIL by Lynna Banning (Western) Pregnant widow Jenna Borland needs Lee Carver to drive her wagon over the Great Plains. Could this be the start of a new life for them both? COMPROMISING THE DUKE'S DAUGHTER by Mary Brendan (Regency) Lady Joan Morland has already risked her reputation once with dashing Drew Rockleigh. And after a sizzling kiss, she finds herself compromised all over again! Available via Reader Service and online: IN BED WITH THE VIKING WARRIOR Viking Warriors by Harper St. George (Viking) Injured in battle, Magnus awakens with no memory of who he is. Will his hidden identity threaten the desire he feels with Saxon maiden Aisly?

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1488021082

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9781488021084

The Courting Campaign

By: Catherine George

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The Courting Campaign

By: Catherine George

The thrill of the chase! Patrick Hazard had a plan of action that took Hester by surprise. She hadn't intended falling in love with anyone, but Patrick wasn't content just to be friends—he wined and dined Hester, pursued her and wooed her…whatever it took to win her over. Secretly, Hester didn't need moonlight and roses to tell her that she and Patrick shared something special. As far as she was concerned, she was now spoken for—or had she spoken too soon? What was preventing Patrick from making that final proposal of marriage? Of A Brief Encounter: "Catherine George brings readers a delightful tale of falling in love." —Romantic Times

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145926309X

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Shapes of Imagination

Calculating in Coleridge's Magical Realm

By: George Stiny

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Shapes of Imagination

Calculating in Coleridge's Magical Realm

By: George Stiny

Visual calculating in shape grammars aligns with art and design, bridging the gap between seeing (Coleridge's “imagination”) and combinatoric play (Coleridge's “fancy”). In Shapes of Imagination, George Stiny runs visual calculating in shape grammars through art and design—incorporating Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poetic imagination and Oscar Wilde's corollary to see things as they aren't. Many assume that calculating limits art and design to suit computers, but shape grammars rely on seeing to prove otherwise. Rules that change what they see extend calculating to overtake what computers can do, in logic and with data and learning. Shape grammars bridge the divide between seeing (Coleridge's “imagination, or esemplastic power”) and combinatoric play (Coleridge's “fancy”). Stiny shows that calculating without seeing excludes art and design. Seeing is key for calculating to augment creative activity with aesthetic insight and value. Shape grammars go by appearances, in a full-fledged aesthetic enterprise for the inconstant eye; they answer the question of what calculating would be like if Turing and von Neumann were artists instead of logicians. Art and design are calculating in all their splendid detail.

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MIT Press

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026254413X

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9780262544139

Harlequin Medical Romance December 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Annie O'Neil,Karin Baine,Louisa George

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Harlequin Medical Romance December 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Annie O'Neil,Karin Baine,Louisa George

Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: MAKING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AGAIN Pups that Make Miracles by Annie O’Neil Offering lone-wolf A&E consultant Max the proceeds from her charity ball to keep his therapy unit is reopening vet Esme’s heart—to him! THEIR ONE-NIGHT CHRISTMAS GIFT Pups that Make Miracles by Karin Baine A recent chance reunion leads to one unforgettable night between neurologist Charles and his ex-fiancée, orthopedic surgeon Harriet…and one unexpected Christmas miracle! A PUPPY AND A CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL by Louisa George Warmhearted vet Beth is about to come face-to-face with the last thing she wants this Christmas—her ex-fiancé, Alex, clutching an adorable puppy!

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1488049505

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9781488049507

Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box

By: George Mann

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Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box

By: George Mann

Summer, 1915. As Zeppelins rain death upon the rooftops of London, eminent members of society begin to behave erratically: a Member of Parliament throws himself naked into the Thames after giving a pro-German speech to the House; a senior military advisor suggests surrender before feeding himself to a tiger at London Zoo; a famed suffragette suddenly renounces the women's liberation movement and throws herself under a train. In desperation, an aged Mycroft Holmes sends to Sussex for the help of his brother, Sherlock.

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Titan Books (US, CA)

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1781160090

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The Cursing Stones Murder

By: George Bellairs

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The Cursing Stones Murder

By: George Bellairs

A body surfaces off the Isle of Man in a puzzling mystery by the master of the “pure British detective story” (The New York Times). The Manx Shearwater was scallop dredging—but it dragged up a body from the water instead. Considering that the corpse was tied at the ankles and weighed down with stones, it’s clear this was no accidental drowning—and now the locals are in an uproar. The victim appears to be Cedric Levis, who had an extravagant house and a reputation for philandering. Was Levis murdered for his money—or was this a crime of passion? Under the pretext of a holiday, Chief Inspector Littlejohn is invited by his old friend Archdeacon Kinrade to unofficially assist with the murder investigation—but to separate fact from fiction, he’ll have to sort through accusations, town gossip, and mysterious stories surrounding the ancient Cursing Stones . . .

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Open Road Media

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1504076273

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Harlequin Medical Romance January 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Louisa George,Annie O'Neil,Annie Claydon

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An Anthology

By: Louisa George,Annie O'Neil,Annie Claydon

Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: A NURSE TO HEAL HIS HEART by Louisa George Can locum nurse Rose McIntyre’s warm smile and live-for-the-moment attitude soothe the pain single dad GP Joe Thompson believed would never fade? TEMPTED BY HER SINGLE DAD BOSS Single Dad Docs by Annie O’Neil Amputee Maggie Green is determined to live life to the fullest—including embarking on a fling with Dr. Alex Kirkland. RESISTING HER ENGLISH DOC Single Dad Docs by Annie Claydon Fleur Miller’s intense connection with new doc Rick Fleming challenges her to reimagine life on Maple Island, with a family of her own.

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1488049289

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9781488049286

A Puppy and a Christmas Proposal

By: Louisa George

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A Puppy and a Christmas Proposal

By: Louisa George

A veterinarian is reunited with the man who broke her heart when he asks for her help with a rescued puppy in this heartwarming medical romance. Her ex-fiancé. . . . . . is giving her paws for thought! Alex Norton devastated Beth Masters when he told her he called off their wedding. The last thing she wants this Christmas is to come face-to-face with him, clutching an adorable puppy! Warm-hearted vet Beth can’t say no to a four-legged patient in need, but she’ll need to guard her damaged heart from delicious doc Alex. Which becomes impossible when he finally reveals the reason why he left . . .

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148804841X

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When the Sleeper Wakes

in large print

By: Herbert George Wells

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When the Sleeper Wakes

in large print

By: Herbert George Wells

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387004257

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Haunted by Shadows

By: Brenda George

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Haunted by Shadows

By: Brenda George

In 1950, Tony Bettellini is seven years old when his hauntingly beautiful mother, Clothilde, becomes the mistress of a powerful Harlem drug lord, Royston Carter, to escape a life of prostitution on the streets. Tony harbors deep inside him hidden terrors stemming from his early childhood. As the only white boy in a poor Negro gang, Tony experiences the colorful streets of Harlem. However, he despises the enigmatic Royston and runs away at the age of twelve, hanging around Times Square, where he struggles to survive, but develops his passion for acting. In 1967, Tony, a handsome, young Irish-Italian, is outwardly warm, funny and happy-go-lucky. He works in a famous old restaurant in Times Square, which attracts movie and Broadway stars, showgirls and celebrities. Unable to afford decent accommodation, he lives in a slum tenement on the Lower East Side, His best friends are long-haired Sonny Gracia, a Vietnam vet and anti-war activist, who lost a lower leg and his Vietnamese sweetheart while serving in the war, and a cute, feisty, seven-year-old Negro boy, Billy, who is a street child. Tony is having a tumultuous affair with glamorous, international model and heiress, Veronica Idlewilde, when he falls madly in love with a beautiful blond girl from Virginia, Shenandoah Buchanan. Sonny, too, falls hopelessly in love - but with his best friends girl! Terrible things start to happen, which culminate in Tony being arrested for a brutal murder of a drug dealer. In the sensational trial that follows, the ruthless District Attorney for Manhattan, John Sirilli, is pushing for the death penalty ... Set in the 1950s and the radical upheaval of the 1960s, Haunted by Shadows, is another unforgettable epic novel by the author Brenda George!

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1514462788

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Lullaby of Birdland

The Autobiography of George Shearing

By: George Shearing

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Lullaby of Birdland

The Autobiography of George Shearing

By: George Shearing

Pianist George Shearing is that rare thing, a European jazz musician who became a household name in the US, as a result of the "Shearing sound"—the recordings of his historic late 1940s quintet. Together with his unique "locked hands" approach to playing the piano, Shearing's quintet with guitar and vibraphone in close harmony to his own playing revolutionized small group jazz, and ensured that after seven years as Melody Maker's top British pianist, he achieved even greater success in America. His compositions have been recorded by everyone from Sarah Vaughan to Miles Davis, and his best known pieces include "Lullaby of Birdland", "She" and "Conception". His story is all the more remarkable because Shearing was born blind. His candid reminiscences include a behind the scenes experience of New York's 52nd Street in its heyday, as well as memories of a vast roll-call of professional colleagues that includes all the great names in jazz.

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A&C Black

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0826460151

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9780826460158

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