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Spirit

The Princess of Bois Dormant

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Spirit

The Princess of Bois Dormant

By: Gwyneth Jones

As the sole survivor of a massacre, Bibi was only saved from a life as a concubine when Lady Nef, the General's wife, intervened, earning Bibi's undying loyalty. When a diplomatic mission turns sour, Bibi is imprisoned with her saviour, and through her learns of the greatest treasure imaginable: an uninhabited, unspoiled, perfect planet. When Lady Nef dies and bequeaths Bibi her rank and power, Bibi steals Spirit, an instantaneous-transit space pod, and runs with nothing other than a set of coordinates. Twenty years after Lady Nef's capture, the Princess of Bois Dormant debuts in capital Speranza and dazzles high society. No-one could imagine this diamond of the Diaspora had an ulterior motive, forged in the darkness of a prison cell. But revenge isn't simple when more than one person pulled a trigger. Bibi must decide what's more important - personal vendettas, or uncovering a conspiracy that reaches far beyond just her. A twisty tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge served ice cold, the sequel to Gwyneth Jones' critically acclaimed Aleutians Trilogy, set in the same universe, is an epic story of intergalatic high society and the complex webs it weaves. You can find more information about Spirit at http://www.gwynethjones.uk/SPIRIT.htm

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1473230284

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9781473230286

Going to the Dogs

Greyhound Racing, Animal Activism, and American Popular Culture

By: Gwyneth Anne Thayer

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Going to the Dogs

Greyhound Racing, Animal Activism, and American Popular Culture

By: Gwyneth Anne Thayer

In the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple, Felix and Oscar argue over a racing greyhound that Oscar won in a bet. Animal lover Felix wants to keep the dog as a pet; gambling enthusiast Oscar wants to race it. This dilemma fairly reflects America's attitude toward greyhound racing. This book, the first cultural history of greyhound racing in America, charts the sport's meteoric rise-and equally meteoric decline-against the backdrop of changes in American culture during the last century. Gwyneth Anne Thayer takes us from its origins in "coursing" in England, through its postwar heyday, and up to its current state of near-extinction. Her entertaining account offers fresh insight into the development of American sport and leisure, the rise of animal advocacy, and the unique place that dogs hold in American life. Thayer describes greyhound racing's dynamic growth in the 1920s in places like Saint Louis, Chicago, and New Orleans, then explores its phenomenal popularity in Florida, where promoters exploited its remote association with the upper class and helped foster a celebrity culture around it. By the end of the century media reports of alleged animal cruelty had surfaced as well as competition from other gaming pursuits such as state lotteries and Indian casinos. Greyhound racing became so suspect that even Homer Simpson derided it. In exploring the socioeconomic, political, and ideological factors that fueled the rise and fall of dog racing in America, Thayer has consulted participants and critics alike in order to present both sides of a contentious debate. She examines not only the impact of animal protectionists, but also suspected underworld ties, longstanding tensions between dogmen and track owners over racing contracts, and the evolving relationship between consumerism and dogs. She captures the sport's glory days in dozens of photographs that recall its coursing past or show celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Babe Ruth with winning racing hounds. Thayer also records the growth of the adoption movement that rescues ex-racers from possible euthanasia. Today there are fewer than half as many greyhound tracks, in half as many states, as there were 10 years ago-and half of them are in Florida. Thayer's in-depth, meticulously balanced account is an intriguing look at this singular activity and will teach readers as much about American cultural behavior as about racing greyhounds.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700619135

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9780700619139

Snakehead

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

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Snakehead

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

A gripping retelling of the myth of Perseus by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam. Perseus, the God-Touched son of Zeus, lives in luxury on the island of Serifos. But trouble is brewing in the world - Gods and mortals are bringing discord closer to his home shores. When a beautiful stranger, a fugitive from another disaster zone, arrives on the island, Perseus is smitten. But Andromeda isn't all she seems. She must die to save her people, and a stunning, world-changing discovery will die with her, unless Perseus abandons everything to confront the Medusa quest.

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147323042X

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9781473230422

Daymaker

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

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Daymaker

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

Ten-year-old Zanne has lived on her parents' farm in Garth her whole life, following the seasons as regularly as the years. Everything changes when raiders come to their village, and Zanne uses her powers to save her family. Zanne's mother - Keeper of the Covenant, binding life to their country - sends her to Covenant school. Zanne needs to be trained, and to put her powers to use for the good of Inland. But there is a stronger force present than even Zanne realises. The call of the Daymaker, the legendary power from the time of the machines, pulls against the Covenant, and Zanne finds herself on a quest to discover its origins, and the truth of Inland's history... The first book in the DAYMAKER trilogy, this book by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam, is perfect for fans of Ursula Le Guin's EARTHSEA trilogy.

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1473230438

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9781473230439

Midnight Lamp

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Midnight Lamp

By: Gwyneth Jones

Recovering from the events of CASTLES MADE OF SAND, the leaders of the Rock-n-Roll Reich travel across the Atlantic. The USA has not suffered from the technological losses which transformed the UK, so the Triumvirate find themselves in a glossy Hollywood where actors are virtual, cars are intelligent, and they aren't worshipped as they are back home. Ax, Sage and Fi are trying to cope with their recent losses, and reflect on where their relationship now stands. Meanwhile, there are groups of magic users trying to gain power through human sacrifice, threatening the stability of society. When Fiorinda goes missing, the worst is feared... This is book three in Gwyneth Jones' critically-acclaimed BOLD AS LOVE series.

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1473230217

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9781473230217

Everyday Renaissances

The Quest for Cultural Legitimacy in Venice

By: Sarah Gwyneth Ross

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Everyday Renaissances

The Quest for Cultural Legitimacy in Venice

By: Sarah Gwyneth Ross

The world of wealth and patronage that we associate with sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy can make the Renaissance seem the exclusive domain of artists and aristocrats. Revealing a Renaissance beyond Michelangelo and the Medici, Sarah Gwyneth Ross recovers the experiences of everyday men and women who were inspired to pursue literature and learning. Ross draws on a trove of original unpublished sources—wills, diaries, household inventories, account books, and other miscellany—to reconstruct the lives of over one hundred artisans, merchants, and others on the middle rung of Venetian society who embraced the ennobling virtues of a humanistic education. These men and women sought out the latest knowledge, amassed personal libraries, and passed both their books and their hard-earned wisdom on to their families and heirs. Physicians were often the most avid—and the most anxious—of professionals seeking cultural legitimacy. Ross examines the lives of three doctors: Nicolò Massa (1485–1569), Francesco Longo (1506–1576), and Alberto Rini (d. 1599). Though they had received university training, these self-made men of letters were not patricians but members of a social group that still yearned for credibility. Unlike priests or lawyers, physicians had not yet rid themselves of the taint of artisanal labor, and they were thus indicative of a middle class that sought to earn the respect of their peers and betters, protect and advance their families, and secure honorable remembrance after death.

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Harvard University Press

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0674969979

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9780674969971

Divine Endurance

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Divine Endurance

By: Gwyneth Jones

Chosen Among The Beautiful - Cho, for short - has been alone her whole life. Orphaned, she was raised by machines, with her cat, Divine Endurance, for company. When an earthquake destroys her isolated shelter, Cho leaves to find her long lost brother, cat in tow. She finds herself in a land torn apart by warring gangs, clans and princes, revolutionaries and outcasts, all under the thumb of the distance Rulers, reduced to petty in-fighting to try and gain any power at all. Divine Endurance seeks out the Rulers; Cho instead finds Derveet, a rebel leader. She finds love. Can there be a future for them in this brutal world? What does Cho really know about humanity after being separated from it all her life? What does she even know about herself?

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Orion

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1473230292

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9781473230293

Seven Tales and a Fable

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Seven Tales and a Fable

By: Gwyneth Jones

WINNER OF TWO WORLD FANTASY AWARDS A magical apple tree in the mountains. A hopeless king with no people to rule. A woman who loves a god. An unsettling princess. This collection of wonderous fairy tales from award-winning author Gwyneth Jones takes traditional tropes and spins them in the way only she can. Darkness hides in the mundane as much as the magical, and the morals may not be what you're expecting. Enchanting and chilling in alternate turns, each story will weave a spell and draw you in deep . . . You can find more information on the writing Gwyneth did as Ann Halam on her website:http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

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1473230349

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North Wind

By: Gwyneth Jones

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North Wind

By: Gwyneth Jones

The earth changed forever when the Aleutians landed. A hundred years after the invasion, the planet is firmly under extra-terrestrial rule. While the aliens pursue a form of immortality, small bands of human rebels still try to fight back. Bella is an Aleutian, with a limited understanding of human cultures and gender. Their expectations of society and life are shaped by their own upbringing. But then they meet Sidney Carton, a human. Bella learns quickly as the pair scour the war-ravaged ruins of Europe to find the last vestige of human technology that could be the only hope for saving civilisation as it still exists. Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke award, NORTH WIND is book two of Gwyneth Jones' critically acclaimed Aleutians Trilogy.

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1473230268

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9781473230262

Life

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Life

By: Gwyneth Jones

Anna Senoz is a brilliant young scientist, working towards her PhD and a bright career when she makes a discovery that could change the world of genetics forever. The 'Transferred Y' chromosome, however, isn't as welcomed by her peers, or the wider society. Anna is forced to choose between her dedication to her discovery, the progress of her career, and her responsibilities to her family. Does scientific integrity mean speaking out against the naysayers? Are the potential ramifications of her discovery too wide-reaching for her to risk pursuing it? Winner of the 2004 Philip K. Dick award, Life examines society's fixation on biological sex, the struggles of women in STEM, and the pressures placed upon them by families, colleagues and friends alike. Perfect for fans of alternate histories and near-future feminist SFF, like The Handmaid's Tale and Vox.

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1473230330

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9781473230330

Kairos

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Kairos

By: Gwyneth Jones

London. Early 21st Century. A Conservative government is in power in the UK, bringing increased wealth disparity, an ever-more militant police state, and rising civil discontent as the wealthy govern for themselves rather than the people. But BREAKTHRU - a pharmaceutical company turned religious cult - have the answer. They call it Kairos. Kairos allows the user to not just see a different world, but shape the world to their very will. Perfect for a cult of like-minded individuals. Disastrous when it is exposed to the general public. As disparate groups of people try to shape the world into their own image, reality itself is placed under threat. With society so divided, is there any way to pull the world back together? Written in 1988, this remarkably prescient book received great critical acclaim.

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1473230314

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9781473230316

Skybreaker

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

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Skybreaker

By: Gwyneth Jones,Ann Halam

In the final book of the DAYMAKER trilogy, Zanne's journey takes her further than ever before. The Thirteen Guardians of Inland have a mission for Zanne, following her adventures seeking the Daymaker. She is to go to Magia, the nation across the sea, to act as a governess to Magia's young king. Accompanied by her friend Holne, Zanne is sent further from home than she has ever travelled, to a land entirely unfamiliar to her. Why is Magia so different? And what are its intentions towards Inland? The final book in the DAYMAKER triology, by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones writing as Ann Halam, is perfect for fans of Ursula K Le Guin's EARTHSEA books and THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES.

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1473230454

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9781473230453

Flowerdust

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Flowerdust

By: Gwyneth Jones

A companion novel to DIVINE ENDURANCE, Gwyneth Jones' FLOWERDUST follows the charismatic rebel leader Derveet. In a futuristic Malaysia, the matriarchy is being threatened by foreign technologies on great offshore ships. A political rebel, Derveet watches as a powerful drug known as Flowerdust spreads through the country's refugee camps. It threatens to spark the revolution that Derveet wants, but far too early. As she works to stop the spread of the drug and calm tensions, Derveet finds herself uncovering the mysterious Rulers, and their secret machinations. They stretch far further than Derveet could ever have imagine...

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1473230322

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9781473230323

Super Cats

By: Gwyneth Rees

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Super Cats

By: Gwyneth Rees

Cats with superpowers! This brand-new series from bestselling author Gwyneth Rees is every young animal lover's dream come true. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb, Alex T. Smith, and those who want their animal stories with a bit more action! Tagg's life changed forever when he discovered that he's no ordinary kitten ... His parents have super powers! Will Tagg have super strength like his dad, or amazing claws like his mum? All he knows is that his power will be AWESOME. But super cats are disappearing! Can Tagg and his best friend Sugarfoot save the day from a dastardly villain and solve the purr-fect crime?

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408894203

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9781408894200

Imprisoned Fathers and Their Children

By: Gwyneth Boswell,Peter Wedge

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Imprisoned Fathers and Their Children

By: Gwyneth Boswell,Peter Wedge

More than 125,000 children in the UK alone are 'sentenced' to separation from their imprisoned parents. This book draws on extensive research and experience to examine the effect this kind of separation can have on the emotional development of a child and on family relationships. They make suggestions for work with prisoners and families.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1853029726

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9781853029721

Chasing Newsroom Diversity

From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action

By: Gwyneth Mellinger

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Chasing Newsroom Diversity

From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action

By: Gwyneth Mellinger

Social change triggered by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s sent the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) on a fifty-year mission to dismantle an exclusionary professional standard that envisioned the ideal journalist as white, straight, and male. In this book, Gwyneth Mellinger explores the complex history of the decades-long ASNE diversity initiative, which culminated in the failed Goal 2000 effort to match newsroom demographics with those of the U.S. population. Drawing upon exhaustive reviews of ASNE archival materials, Mellinger examines the democratic paradox through the lens of the ASNE, an elite organization that arguably did more than any other during the twentieth century to institutionalize professional standards in journalism and expand the concepts of government accountability and the free press. The ASNE would emerge in the 1970s as the leader in the newsroom integration movement, but its effort would be frustrated by structures of exclusion the organization had embedded into its own professional standards. Explaining why a project so promising failed so profoundly, Chasing Newsroom Diversity expands our understanding of the intransigence of institutional racism, gender discrimination, and homophobia within democracy.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252094646

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9780252094644

The Book of Taliesin

Poems of Warfare and Praise in an Enchanted Britain

By: Rowan Williams,Gwyneth Lewis

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The Book of Taliesin

Poems of Warfare and Praise in an Enchanted Britain

By: Rowan Williams,Gwyneth Lewis

The great work of Welsh literature, translated in full for the first time in over 100 years by two of its country's foremost poets Tennyson portrayed him, and wrote at least one poem under his name. Robert Graves was fascinated by what he saw as his work's connection to a lost world of deeply buried folkloric memory. He is a shapeshifter; a seer; a chronicler of battles fought, by sword and with magic, between the ancient kingdoms of the British Isles; a bridge between old Welsh mythologies and the new Christian theology; a 6th-century Brythonic bard; and a legendary collective project spanning the centuries up to The Book of Taliesin's compilation in 14th-century North Wales. He is, above all, no single 'he'. The figure of Taliesin is a mystery. But of the variety and quality of the poems written under his sign, of their power as exemplars of the force of ecstatic poetic imagination, and of the fascinating window they offer us onto a strange and visionary world, there can be no question. In the first volume to gather all of the poems from The Book of Taliesin since 1915, Gwyneth Lewis and Rowan Williams's accessible translation makes these outrageous, arrogant, stumbling and joyful poems available to a new generation of readers.

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Penguin UK

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0141396946

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9780141396941

Why Mothers Died and How their Lives are Saved

The Story of Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths

By: James Owen Drife,Gwyneth Lewis,James P Neilson,Marian Knight,Griselda Cooper,Roch Cantwell

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Why Mothers Died and How their Lives are Saved

The Story of Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths

By: James Owen Drife,Gwyneth Lewis,James P Neilson,Marian Knight,Griselda Cooper,Roch Cantwell

Everyone with an interest in women's issues needs to know how the appalling death rate from pregnancy was tackled during the 20th century and is still being tackled today. This insightful account is written for lay and professional readers by the women and men who ran the most recent Enquiries"--

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Cambridge University Press

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1009218832

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9781009218832

Dictionary of South & Southeast Asian Art

By: Gwyneth Chaturachinda,Sunanda Krishnamurty,Pauline W. Tabtiang

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Dictionary of South & Southeast Asian Art

By: Gwyneth Chaturachinda,Sunanda Krishnamurty,Pauline W. Tabtiang

This basic dictionary of South and Southeast Asian art offers clear and concise explanations of hundreds of useful terms. With over 1,300 entries and 112 line illustrations, this volume makes a handy reference for anyone interested and engaged in South and Southeast Asia Entries range from terms encountered in South and Southeast Asian history, religion, mythology, literature, to those specific to art and architecture, and are drawn from the diverse religious traditions of the region.

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Silkworm Books

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1943932158

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9781943932153

Phoenix Cafe

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Phoenix Cafe

By: Gwyneth Jones

After two hundred years colonising earth, the Aleutians prepare to return to space, leaving behind humanity and an earth that have been shaped by their presence, their care, and their cruelty. In the dying days of Aleutian rule, Catherine has altered her body to appear more alien, and soaks herself in the decadence of their culture. Misha idolises the Aleutians, and begins a love affair with Catherine, both desperate to forget their humanity and embrace the alien. What will be left for the humans when the Aleutians leave? What will the Aleutians take with them from their time on earth? Could humanity have changed them as much as they changed it? Dark, violent, political and emotional, PHOENIX CAFÉ is the third book in Gwyneth Jones' critically acclaimed Aleutians Trilogy.

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1473230276

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9781473230279

Rainbow Bridge

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Rainbow Bridge

By: Gwyneth Jones

The concert draws to a close for the rulers of rock, Fiorinda, Ax and Sage, as they face the darkness spreading across the world despite their best efforts. They've fought against collapsed economies, environmental meltdowns, energy crises, dark magic cults, and the complexities and struggles of their relationship. They've explored alternate states of being, embraced parenthood, raged against the machine, and then taken over running it. But has this been enough? Or was Earth and humanity always doomed to fall apart? Will this modern-day Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot see a brighter tomorrow? This is book five in Gwyneth Jones' critically-acclaimed BOLD AS LOVE series.

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1473230233

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9781473230231

Innocent Deceptions

By: Gwyneth Atlee

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Innocent Deceptions

By: Gwyneth Atlee

This sweeping romance is based on the true story of a Memphis belle turned Confederate spy. Charlotte Randolph's home is taken over by Union soldiers, but she knows that Captain Ben Chandler, the general's aide-de-camp, suspects she's keeping secrets--and perhaps realizes her interest in him is more than polite. (July)

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Zebra Books

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0821773364

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9780821773369

Touched by Fire

By: Gwyneth Atlee

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Touched by Fire

By: Gwyneth Atlee

Divorced, disgraced, and robbed of her legacy as well as her pride, a desperate Hannah Shelton stages her own death and leaves the Pennsylvania home town that scorns her. Passing herself off as an innocent mail-order bride, she arrives in Wisconsin to meet her future husband . . . never anticipating the flames of passion that will sear her soul, and send her into the arms of another man.

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0821762273

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9780821762271

Deconstructing the Starships

Science, Fiction and Reality

By: Gwyneth A. Jones

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Deconstructing the Starships

Science, Fiction and Reality

By: Gwyneth A. Jones

Essays and reviews by a feminist science fiction author apply sharp critical skills to discuss the genre's relationship to contemporary reality. The author examines such topics as the relationships between aspects of the science fiction genre and modern literary theory, the function of realism and language in science fiction, and the view of the body in the cyberpunk subgenre. She also explores in-depth the works of such authors as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, C.J. Cherryh, and William Gibson, among others. Distributed by ISBS. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Oxford University Press

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0853237832

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9780853237839

Bold As Love

By: Gwyneth Jones

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Bold As Love

By: Gwyneth Jones

Three extraordinary people in some most extraordinary times: It's Dissolution Summer and as the United Kingdom prepares to break up into separate nations, the Counterculturals have gathered for a festival where everything's allowed. Among them is a talented little brat called Fiorinda, rock and roll princess by birth, searching for her father, the legendary Rufus O'Niall. Instead, she finds Ax Preston, the softly spoken guitarman with bizarre delusions about saving the country from the dark ages. Together with Sage Pender, techno-wizard king of the lads, they join the pop-icon team that's supposed to make the government look cool. Rock Legends. True Romance. A stunning fantasy about England.

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1473230462

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9781473230460

Public Lives

Women, Family, and Society in Victorian Britain

By: Eleanor Gordon,Lecturer in Economic History Eleanor Gordon,Gwyneth Nair,MS Gwyneth Nair

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Public Lives

Women, Family, and Society in Victorian Britain

By: Eleanor Gordon,Lecturer in Economic History Eleanor Gordon,Gwyneth Nair,MS Gwyneth Nair

Study of the lives of Victorian women and their families. This publication offers insights into middle-class life in Britain from 1840 through the early years of the 20th century. Examined are women's relationships, their marriages, the ways they earned and spent their money, and their social, spiritual, and civic lives. The authors explore personal diaries (both men's and women's), correspondence, inventories, wills, census reports, and other documents from Glasgow, the second most important British city of the period.

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Yale University Press

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0300102208

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9780300102208

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