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Fraser

By: Linda S. Champion, James Chamberlin, Jan Dolland, Nancy Ehrke, Alan Naldrett, Gary Nizio, and Marilynn D. Wright for the Fraser Historical Society

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Fraser

By: Linda S. Champion, James Chamberlin, Jan Dolland, Nancy Ehrke, Alan Naldrett, Gary Nizio, and Marilynn D. Wright for the Fraser Historical Society

Native Americans were the first to inhabit Fraser. In fact, Mulvey Road, the oldest street in Fraser, was originally a Native American trail. As French and English pioneers settled Macomb County, Alexander D. Fras(z)er came from Detroit and established the settlement of Frazer in 1858. Many of the first inhabitants were of German descent. In 1875, a lumber business was established in Frazer by Charles Steffens, who would later serve as president of the village; his son George and George's son Walter also held that office. Another major business started in the community was Reindel Hardware, which began in 1898 and is still in operation. In 1894, Frazer was incorporated as a village. Its English and German spellings, Fraser and Frazer, were used interchangeably until 1928, when a vote was taken to establish the community with an "s." In 1905, Fraser had a major fire that destroyed many of the town's buildings, although a bucket brigade saved many of the residences from the blaze. The State Bank of Fraser was established in 1910, and in 1930 its majestic new building, which still stands today, was built at Fourteen Mile and Utica Roads. In 1956, Fraser was incorporated as a city.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467110310

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Techniques In Microscopy For Biomedical Applications

By: Terje Dokland,Dietmar Werner Hutmacher,Mary Mah-lee Ng,Jan-thorsten Schantz

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Techniques In Microscopy For Biomedical Applications

By: Terje Dokland,Dietmar Werner Hutmacher,Mary Mah-lee Ng,Jan-thorsten Schantz

The second volume of the series Manuals in Biomedical Research, this book is aimed to be both a concise introduction to the diverse field of microscopy and a practical guide those who require the use of microscopic for methods in their research. It provides young as well as experienced scientists a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary overview of microscopic techniques, covering all the major microscopy fields in biomedical sciences and showing their application in evaluating samples ranging from molecules to cells and tissues.Microscopy has revolutionized our understanding of biological events. Within the last two decades, microscopic techniques have provided insights into the dynamics of biological processes that regulate such events. Biological discovery, to a large extent, depends on advances in imaging techniques and various microscopic techniques have emerged as central and indispensable tools in the biomedical sciences.The four authors bring with them extensive experiences spanning across disciplines such as Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering, Biomedical and Regenerative Medicine and so forth, reinforcing the fact that microscopy has proven useful in countless investigations into the mysteries of life.

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World Scientific Publishing Company

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9813101954

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Creative Doll Makeovers

A Step-by-step Guide

By: Jan Tucker,Mickey Baskett

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Creative Doll Makeovers

A Step-by-step Guide

By: Jan Tucker,Mickey Baskett

The creative process begins with that most ordinary of items: a vinyl play doll, available anywhere. But when it’s made over with a touch of color and other embellishments, it becomes a realistic-looking display piece--a work of art that often resembles a real baby and may even remind the creator of her own child, niece, nephew, or grandchild. The craft has become a hot new thing, and here’s the secret of designing these "reborn dolls.” It covers all the steps, from preparing the base doll to coloring, from adding eyes and hair to producing various types of cloth bodies and accessories from the included patterns. Inspiration comes from the numerous examples of finished dolls, created by both the author and other artists.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402724527

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Amazing Minds

The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities and More

By: Jan Faull,Jennifer McLean Oliver

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Amazing Minds

The Science of Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind with Games, Activities and More

By: Jan Faull,Jennifer McLean Oliver

A noted parenting expert provides the latest research on child development and offers games and activities parents can use to support their child's natural abilities. Drawing on the latest fascinating research in child brain development, noted parenting expert Jan Faull gives parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their child's natural development- and have fun with their kids in the process. Simple to use and easy to understand, the techniques in Amazing Minds show parents how to support their children's capacity for learning. Faull describes chronologically what babies are capable of and the research behind those findings-then provides clear instruction, practical exercises, and fun games to play with babies to enhance their innate learning process. Amazing Minds will change how people view babies-from newborns to toddlers- and foster a new level of nurturing for generations of parents, educators, and caregivers.

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Penguin

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1101188448

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9781101188446

A History of Public Health: From Past to Present

By: Jan Kirk Carney

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A History of Public Health: From Past to Present

By: Jan Kirk Carney

A History of Public Health: From Past to Present uses a structured format to study public health from antiquity to the present time. After a brief introduction, this concise text illuminates defining moments in public health history through stories that illustrate people, principles, and challenges. These are followed by a discussion of history’s relevance to contemporary practice. Suggestions for additional study, discussion questions, and references complete each chapter. Key Features: • Emphasis on selected narratives - more detailed stories - to highlight defining moments in public health history and help readers to remember key historical events, their significance, and determine their relevance to today’s issues and practice. • Easily accessible references and primary sources are included for additional study and context. • Ample visuals and graphics highlight people, priorities, art, public opinion, and trends relevant to the time period,, and more.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284251187

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Going Underground: Edinburgh

By: Jan-Andrew Henderson

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Going Underground: Edinburgh

By: Jan-Andrew Henderson

A fascinating exploration of the underground world and its history beneath the surface of Edinburgh.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398106291

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Biolubricants

Science and Technology

By: Jan C.J. Bart,Emanuele Gucciardi,Stefano Cavallaro

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Biolubricants

Science and Technology

By: Jan C.J. Bart,Emanuele Gucciardi,Stefano Cavallaro

Lubricants are essential in engineering, however more sustainable formulations are needed to avoid adverse effects on the ecosystem. Bio-based lubricant formulations present a promising solution. Biolubricants: Science and technology is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and timely review of this important subject.Initial chapters address the principles of lubrication, before systematically reviewing fossil and bio-based feedstock resources for biodegradable lubricants. Further chapters describe catalytic, (bio) chemical functionalisation processes for transformation of feedstocks into commercial products, product development, relevant legislation, life cycle assessment, major product groups and specific performance criteria in all major applications. Final chapters consider markets for biolubricants, issues to consider when selecting and using a lubricant, lubricant disposal and future trends.With its distinguished authors, Biolubricants: Science and technology is a comprehensive reference for an industrial audience of oil formulators and lubrication engineers, as well as researchers and academics with an interest in the subject. It provides an essential overview of scientific and technological developments enabling the cost-effective improvement of biolubricants, something that is crucial for the green future of the lubricant industry. - A comprehensive, interdisciplinary and timely review of bio-based lubricant formulations - Addresses the principles of lubrication - Reviews fossil and bio-based feedstock resources for biodegradable lubricants

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Elsevier

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085709632X

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Handbook of Narrative Psychotherapy for Children, Adults, and Families

Theory and Practice

By: Jan Olthof

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Handbook of Narrative Psychotherapy for Children, Adults, and Families

Theory and Practice

By: Jan Olthof

The Handbook Narrative Psychotherapy for Children, Adults and Families combines philosophical, scientific and theoretical insights in the field of narrative psychotherapy and links them to sources of inspiration such as poetry, film, literature and art under the common denominator 'narrative thinking'. Sections on theoretical issues alternate with a large number of case histories drawn from different therapeutic contexts. The reader can browse at will through the many examples of therapeutic sessions, in some cases including literal transcriptions, in which narrativity in all its forms is the point of departure. What language does the body speak? What messages do seemingly random slips of the tongue convey? How can a painting help a client to find words for his or her story? The discussion of the 'logic of abduction' demonstrates the importance of metaphor, and special attention is given to the processes of creating a therapeutic context and defining a therapeutic framework.

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Routledge

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0429914415

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Scrap Your Stuff

Keepsake Scrapbooking to Capture Special Memories

By: Jan Mollet Evans

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Scrap Your Stuff

Keepsake Scrapbooking to Capture Special Memories

By: Jan Mollet Evans

If You Collected It, You Can Scrap It! Empty those shoeboxes and "junk" drawers, collect your photos, explore the attic-and create keepsake albums to display and share! 28 projects celebrate all the best days and special memories of your life. Scrapbook page ideas and full instructions from dozens of top artists. Complete materials lists including where-to-buy info. Don't keep your memories locked away any longer! Jan helps you sort, sift and select treasures to create amazing pages you can enjoy, display, and share. Step-by-step instructions and materials lists are included so you can re-create your favorite pages, or adapt the ideas for one-of-a-kind pages of your own.

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C&T Publishing Inc

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1607050668

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9781607050667

To Be Where You Are

By: Jan Karon

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To Be Where You Are

By: Jan Karon

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jan Karon returns with the fourteenth novel in the beloved Mitford series, featuring three generations of Kavanaghs. Wounds heal, bonds grow stronger, and celebrations continue...Welcome back to beloved Mitford. After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's given one. As for what it proves, heaven only knows. Millions of Karon fans will be thrilled that it's life as usual in the wildly popular Mitford series: A beloved town character lands a front-page obituary, but who was it, exactly, who died? And what about the former mayor, born the year Lindbergh landed in Paris, who's still running for office? All this, of course, is but a feather on the wind compared to Muse editor J.C. Hogan's desperate attempts to find a cure for his marital woes. Will it be high-def TV or his pork-chop marinade? In fiction, as in real life, there are no guarantees. Twenty minutes from Mitford at Meadowgate Farm, newlyweds Dooley and Lace Kavanagh face a crisis that devastates their bank account and impacts their family vet practice. But there is still a lot to celebrate, as their adopted son, Jack, looks forward to the most important day of his life--with great cooking, country music, and lots of people who love him. Happily, it will also be a day when the terrible wound in Dooley's biological family begins to heal because of a game--let's just call it a miracle--that breaks all the rules. In To Be Where You Are, Jan Karon weaves together the richly comic and compelling lives of two Kavanagh families, and a cast of characters that readers around the world now love like kin.

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Penguin

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0399183752

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9780399183751

Color for the Sciences

By: Jan J. Koenderink

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Color for the Sciences

By: Jan J. Koenderink

A comprehensive introduction to colorimetry from a conceptual perspective. Color for the Sciences is the first book on colorimetry to offer an account that emphasizes conceptual and formal issues rather than applications. Jan Koenderink's introductory text treats colorimetry—literally, “color measurement”—as a science, freeing the topic from the usual fixation on conventional praxis and how to get the “right” result. Readers of Color for the Sciences will learn to rethink concepts from the roots in order to reach a broader, conceptual understanding. After a brief account of the history of the discipline (beginning with Isaac Newton) and a chapter titled “Colorimetry for Dummies,” the heart of the book covers the main topics in colorimetry, including the space of beams, achromatic beams, edge colors, optimum colors, color atlases, and spectra. Other chapters cover more specialized topics, including implementations, metrics pioneered by Schrödinger and Helmholtz, and extended color space. Color for the Sciences can be used as a reference for professionals or in a formal introductory course on colorimetry. It will be especially useful both for those working with color in a scientific or engineering context who find the standard texts lacking and for professionals and students in image engineering, computer graphics, and computer science. Each chapter ends with exercises, many of which are open-ended, suggesting ways to explore the topic further, and can be developed into research projects. The text and notes contain numerous suggestions for demonstration experiments and individual explorations. The book is self-contained, with formal methods explained in appendixes when necessary.

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760

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MIT Press

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0262014289

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9780262014281

Cartography

Visualization of Spatial Data

By: Menno-Jan Kraak,F.J. Ormeling

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Cartography

Visualization of Spatial Data

By: Menno-Jan Kraak,F.J. Ormeling

This revised and updated edition integrates the latest in modern technology with traditional cartographic principles. While providing a solid conceptual foundation in cartographic methodology, the text also introduces the very latest advances that have greatly influenced cartographic techniques. The new edition reflects the increasing importance of cartography as the basis for further geographical study, the text has been updated throughout and chapters on the latest developments in cartography have been integrated. There is also a more widespread emphasis on multimedia and the web.

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415

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Routledge

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1317903102

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9781317903109

Keeping Watch

By: Jan Hambright

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Keeping Watch

By: Jan Hambright

In her dreams, police sketch artist Adelaide Charboneau is haunted by violent images of crime scenes—as they happen. Her extraordinary gift becomes a curse when a string of murders raises suspicion against her. Then the danger targets her and she's forced to depend on a practical-minded detective for protection. Royce Beckett has always relied on pure human instinct and skill to bring criminals to justice. And he knows firsthand that it's not always enough. With Adelaide under his watch, he soon realizes that her abilities are just as genuine and powerful as the desire between them. But as much as he wants to give in, staying alive means staying alert…despite the gut-wrenching temptation.

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Harlequin

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1426860536

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9781426860539

Jan Karons Mitford Years: The First Five Novels

By: Jan Karon

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Jan Karons Mitford Years: The First Five Novels

By: Jan Karon

Visit America's favorite small town one book at a time. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon, this is the new ecollection of the first five novels in the beloved Mitford Years series. Readers have come to feel at home in Mitford, the little town with the big heart. As this charming mountain village works its magic, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll quickly make friends who feel like family-for the residents of Mitford are the most ordinary people who live the most extraordinary lives. A visit to Mitford is good for the soul, and now you can visit it again and again.

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Penguin

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1101548509

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9781101548509

The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears

By: Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain

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The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears

By: Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Mama is about to have a new cub! From when the baby will arrive to how it will get out of Mama’s tummy, Sister has all kinds of questions about it. This beloved story is a perfect way to introduce children to birds, bees, and babies.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0375986928

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9780375986925

Perspectives on Gulliver’s Travels

By: K. M. Jan,Shabnam Firdaus

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Perspectives on Gulliver’s Travels

By: K. M. Jan,Shabnam Firdaus

Perspectives On Gulliver S Travels Is Meant To Be A Useful Guide For Students As Well As Teachers. It Embraces The Entire Spectrum Of The Various Aspects Of Jonathan Swift S Gulliver S Travels. It Deals With The Life And Works Of The Author, The Philosophical Background, Satire, Irony, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Structure, Prose Style As Well As The Chapter-Wise Summary Of The Book With Comments.

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Atlantic Publishers & Dist

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8126903457

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9788126903450

Secrets: Bluegrass Homecoming

Book 2

By: Jan Scarbrough

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Secrets: Bluegrass Homecoming

Book 2

By: Jan Scarbrough

Schoolteacher Kelly Baron raised her child alone. Now that her daughter’s grown and married, Kelly can finally start her new life in North Carolina, responsible only for herself. She has just one more thing to do: help her mother. To do so, she must return to Heritage Springs, Kentucky, the place she’d fled years before. Back then she’d been nothing but a small-town girl from the wrong side of the tracks, hiding a secret that could have destroyed lives. Newly divorced lawyer Rob Scott seeks solace for his heartache in his small-town roots. Maybe being an incurable romantic isn’t smart for a lawyer who has to deal with hard facts. The last thing he’s looking for is a relationship. He’d made millions in Chicago, but in his heart he’s always kept a secret dream, a desire he’s never told anyone. Then he runs into Kelly, the girl who’d disappeared from his life years ago, leaving behind only hurt and unanswered questions. Kelly’s kept her secret all these years. But sometimes the only way to build a future is to face the past.

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137

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Saddle Horse Press

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099719197X

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9780997191974

The Red Kimono

A Novel

By: Jan Morrill

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The Red Kimono

A Novel

By: Jan Morrill

In 1941, racial tensions are rising in the California community where nineyear-old Sachiko Kimura and her seventeen-year-old brother, Nobu, live. Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor, people are angry, and one night, Sachiko and Nobu witness three teenage boys taunting and beating their father in the park. Sachiko especially remembers Terrence Harris, the boy with dark skin and hazel eyes, and Nobu cannot believe the boys capable of such violence toward his father are actually his friends. What Sachiko and Nobu do not know is that Terrence's family had received a telegram that morning with news that Terrence's father was killed at Pearl Harbor. Desperate to escape his pain, Terrence rushes from his home and runs into two high-school friends who convince him to find a Japanese man and get revenge. They do not know the man they attacked is Sachiko and Nobu's father. In the months that follow, Terrence is convicted of his crime and Sachiko and Nobu are sent to an internment camp in Arkansas, a fictionalized version of the two camps that actually existed in Arkansas during the war. While behind bars and barbed wire, each of the three young people will go through dramatic changes. One will learn acceptance. One will remain imprisoned by resentment, and one will seek a path to forgiveness.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1610755189

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9781610755184

The Chicks of Nightingale Lane

By: Jan Mahaffy

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The Chicks of Nightingale Lane

By: Jan Mahaffy

Beatrice would be quite pleased to spend the rest of her days in bed, buried in covers that block out the world, thank you very much. Ever since her husband died, and with her only child a preoccupied mother and wife, she doesn't have a reason to get out of bed any more. That all changes when her flighty sister, Jenette, and her ornery dog show up on her porch. Bea has no choice but to let her in, and this one poor decision, demanded by etiquette, turns her life cuckoo. The sisters discover Beatrice's mild-mannered husband left her a house in Florida. Jenette is convinced he had a woman on the side. Beatrice is just as convinced he did not. In a mere twenty-four hours of her sister's arrival, Bea is on the road to Florida with only a suitcase of clean underwear and her featherbrained sister for company. Somewhere between the road trip, Pedro's Pleasures, the Hawk Avenue bachelors, and a fabulous makeover, Beatrice stopped dragging her heels and began having fun. The migration south turned out to be exactly the thing she needed to rediscover her youth and take her perch as a chick on Nightingale Lane.

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Tate Publishing

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1618621440

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9781618621443

Mystic Island

A Nikki O'Connor Novel

By: Jan Evan Whitford

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Mystic Island

A Nikki O'Connor Novel

By: Jan Evan Whitford

Looking for mystery, romance, humor and a category-5 hurricane? Nikki O'Connor, an attractive single mom - who also happens to be an intelligent and resourceful environmental cop-competes with a U.S. Presidential candidate in the search for a valuable letter FDR sent to Hitler back in 1945. During her quest, she encounters lobster rustlers, passionate romance, betrayal, murder, a catastrophic hurricane, self-awareness and plenty of laughs.

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The eBook Sale

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1849611572

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9781849611572

Mrs. Miniver

By: Jan Struther

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Mrs. Miniver

By: Jan Struther

The beloved classic novel of an English housewife bravely enduring WWII—the basis for the Academy Award–winning film starring Greer Garson. Winston Churchill once remarked that Mrs. Miniver, the fictional British housewife featured in Jan Struther’s newspaper columns about quotidian English life, did more for the Allied cause than a flotilla of battleships. As tensions rose across Europe, Mrs. Miniver’s domestic concerns expanded from automobiles and Christmas shopping to include gas masks, keeping calm, and carrying on. An international sensation when it was first published, this novelized collection of those columns won America’s heart—and broad public support for entering WWII. Mrs. Miniver’s story was so essential to Allied morale that when William Wyler’s film adaption was made, President Roosevelt ordered it rushed to theaters.

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Open Road Media

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1504058089

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The World's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories, Second Annual Collection

By: Lawrence Block,Jan Burke,Dorothy Cannell

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The World's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories, Second Annual Collection

By: Lawrence Block,Jan Burke,Dorothy Cannell

It's not easy to collect, in a single volume, the finest mystery and suspense fiction the world has to offer, but The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection rises to that challenge, inviting you to discover what Kirkus Reviews dubs " . . . the year's anthology of choice." In his Second Annual collection, Ed Gorman once again brings together the year's most powerful fiction by such outstanding authors as Lawrence Block, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian Rankin, and Donald E. Westlake. The volume also abounds with fresh new stories by newer authors, from U. S. publications, and also from sources on other shores, including England, Germany, and the Netherlands. Ed Gorman set benchmark for great mystery and suspense fiction with the First Annual Collection. Overflowing with award-winning authors and terrific stories, The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection also promises to be a treasure for anyone who loves a mystery. More than 200,000 words of superlative mystery and suspense fiction from around the world, with stories by: Lawrence Block Jan Burke Dorothy Cannell Clark Howard Peter Lovesey Joyce Carol Oates Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Ian Rankin And many others A Banquet of Mystery and Crime Fiction For those who love outstanding mystery and crime reading, award-winning author and editor, Ed Gorman, has once again collected the best stories of the year from around the world. Immerse yourself in stories that baffle, tantalize, and delight, by the following authors: Miguel Agustí Doug Allyn Noreen Ayres Robert Barnard Lawrence Block Jan Burke Dorothy Cannell Stanley Cohen Mat Coward Peter Crowther Brendan DuBois Jurgen Ehlers Pete Hamill Joseph Hansen Edward D. Hoch Clark Howard Stuart M. Kaminsky Richard Laymon Gillian Linscott Peter Lovesey John Lutz Christine Matthews Ed McBain Bob Mendes Denise Mina Joyce Carol Oates Gary Phillips Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Robert J. Randisi Ian Rankin Les Roberts Peter Robinson S. J. Rozan Kristine Kathryn Rusch Donald E. Westlake At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0312702418

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9780312702410

What Has Become of You

By: Jan Elizabeth Watson

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What Has Become of You

By: Jan Elizabeth Watson

What if a teacher’s most promising pupil is also her most dangerous? Aspiring writer Vera Lundy hasn’t entirely overcome her own adolescence when she agrees to teach at a tiny private school. A recent murder has already put their small New England town on edge when Vera bonds with a student who’s eerily reminiscent of her younger self. Amid a growing sense of menace, Vera finds herself in the vortex of danger—and suspicion.

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Penguin

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0698157141

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9780698157149

Polish Theory of History and Metahistory in Topolski, Pomian, and Tokarczuk

From Hayden White and Beyond

By: Jan Pomorski

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Polish Theory of History and Metahistory in Topolski, Pomian, and Tokarczuk

From Hayden White and Beyond

By: Jan Pomorski

This book traces the development of the Polish theory of history, analysing how Jerzy Topolski, Krzysztof Pomian, and Olga Tokarczuk have both built upon and transgressed the metahistorical theories of American historian Hayden White. Poland’s reception of White’s work has gone through different phases, from distancing to a period of fascination and eventual critical analysis, beginning with Topolski's methodological school in the 1980s. Topolski played a major role in international debates on historical theory in the second half of the 20th century. The book’s second study is a rare opportunity for English-speaking audiences to engage with the thoughts of Pomian, a philosopher and historian of ideas who has both complemented and developed theories of historical cognition independently from White. In the final chapter, the book presents a study of the historical imagination in 21st-century Central and Eastern Europe through the work of novelist Tokarczuk, the winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. In considering the contributions of these three thinkers, the book explores the active process by which past becomes history and thus motivates contemporary actions and realities. By deconstructing and reconstructing contemporary theories of history, this research is a unique contribution to the fields of historiography and the philosophy of history.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000912027

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9781000912029

Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

By: Jan Sjåvik

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Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

By: Jan Sjåvik

The literature of Scandinavia is amazingly rich and varied, consisting of the works produced by the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, and stretching from the ancient Norse Sagas to the present day. While much of it is unknown outside of the region, some has gained worldwide popularity, including the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the stories of Isak Dinesen, and the plays of Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. While obviously including the area's most famous works, the Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater also provides information on lesser known authors and currents trends, literary circles and journals, and historical background. This is accomplished through a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries, which together make this reference the most comprehensive and up to date work of its kind related to Scandinavian literature and theater available anywhere.

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0810865017

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The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity

Volume 5: Tumbling into the Twentieth Century

By: Jan M. Ziolkowski

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The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity

Volume 5: Tumbling into the Twentieth Century

By: Jan M. Ziolkowski

This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first incarnation in a medieval French poem through its prolific rebirth in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Juggler of Notre Dame tells how an entertainer abandons the world to join a monastery, but is suspected of blasphemy after dancing his devotion before a statue of the Madonna in the crypt; he is saved when the statue, delighted by his skill, miraculously comes to life. Jan Ziolkowski tracks the poem from its medieval roots to its rediscovery in late nineteenth-century Paris, before its translation into English in Britain and the United States. The visual influence of the tale on Gothic revivalism and vice versa in America is carefully documented with lavish and inventive illustrations, and Ziolkowski concludes with an examination of the explosion of interest in The Juggler of Notre Dame in the twentieth century and its place in mass culture today. In this volume Jan Ziolkowski follows the juggler of Notre Dame as he cavorts through new media, including radio, television, and film, becoming closely associated with Christmas and embedded in children’s literature. Presented with great clarity and simplicity, Ziolkowski's work is accessible to the general reader, while its many new discoveries will be valuable to academics in such fields and disciplines as medieval studies, medievalism, philology, literary history, art history, folklore, performance studies, and reception studies.

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Open Book Publishers

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1783745371

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14th Blue Book

Dolls & Values

By: Jan Foulke

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14th Blue Book

Dolls & Values

By: Jan Foulke

THis price guide has an antique section covering bisque, china, wax, wood, cloth and papier-mache dolls of the 19th and early 20th century, and a modern section which covers composition, hard plastic, vinyl and artists dolls.

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0875885500

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The Life of a Song Volume 1

The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved songs

By: David Cheal,Jan Dalley

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The Life of a Song Volume 1

The fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved songs

By: David Cheal,Jan Dalley

Who knew that Paul McCartney originally referred to Yesterday as 'Scrambled Eggs' because he couldn't think of any lyrics for his heart-breaking tune? Or that Patti LaBelle didn't know what 'Voulez-vous couches avec moi ce soir?' actually meant? These and countless other fascinating back stories of some of our best-known and best-loved songs fill this book, a collection of the highly successful weekly The Life of a Song columns that appear in the FT Weekend every Saturday. Each 600-word piece gives a mini-biography of a single song, from its earliest form (often a spiritual, or a jazz number), through the various covers and changes, often morphing from one genre to another, always focusing on the 'biography' of the song itself while including the many famous artists who have performed or recorded it. The selection covers a wide spectrum of the songs we all know and love - rock, pop, folk, jazz and more. Each piece is pithy, sparkily written, knowledgeable, entertaining, full of anecdotes and surprises. They combine deep musical knowledge with the vivid background of the performers and musicians, and of course the often intriguing social and political background against which the songs were created.

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Chambers

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1473668182

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9781473668188

At Home in Mitford

By: Jan Karon

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At Home in Mitford

By: Jan Karon

A romance between an Anglican priest and a children's book writer who moves into his neighborhood. It is set in Mitford, North Carolina, where life is peaceful and problems are overcome with prayer and some good cooking." --Publisher.

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Penguin

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0735217394

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Film and Cinema Spectatorship

Melodrama and Mimesis

By: Jan Campbell

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Film and Cinema Spectatorship

Melodrama and Mimesis

By: Jan Campbell

Film and Cinema Spectatorship provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to different debates and traditions of viewing cinema. In this new book, Jan Campbell offers a comprehensive account of the different theoretical perspectives on film and cinema spectatorship, situating these in their cultural and historical contexts. Among the perspectives covered are those of feminism, modernism and cultural studies, with chapters dedicated to important topics such as early film, stars and film aesthetics. Campbell also provides accessible explorations of the importance of key themes to film and cinema spectatorship, such as mimesis, melodrama, performance and time. The timely and comprehensive text will be essential reading for anyone interested in debates on film theory, psychoanalysis and film, and the history of cinema. This book will be of special interest to students of film studies, media studies and cultural studies.

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Polity

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074562930X

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The Berenstain Bears' Stories to Share

By: Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain

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The Berenstain Bears' Stories to Share

By: Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain

In three stories, Sister Bear is delighted when a girl cub moves nearby, her brother and the other male cubs exclude her from their club, and the two cubs like the idea of a real baseball team, but discover that competition is hard work.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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030793182X

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The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving

The True Meaning of Christmas

By: Jan Berenstain,Mike Berenstain

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The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving

The True Meaning of Christmas

By: Jan Berenstain,Mike Berenstain

Join Brother and Sister Bear at the Christmas Eve pageant as they witness the very first Christmas, and make an important discovery about giving and receiving, a valuable lesson at Christmas and year around. Young readers will learn the true meaning of Christmas in this addition to The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series. The Berenstain Bears explore the value of generosity and gratitude in The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving. Children will discover ways to implement traditional values and share God’s goodness in Zonderkidz The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series of books with over 13 million copies sold. The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving: Sparks conversations about the joy of giving to others? Encourages age appropriate discussions about sharing and developing an attitude of gratitude? Perfect for back-to-school reading, summer reading, birthday gifts, and holiday?gift-giving Perfect for early reader ages 4-8, reading out loud at home or in a classroom The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series: Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 unique books published and nearly 300 million books sold to date? Look for additional inspirational children’s picture books in The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series.

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Zonderkidz

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0310755948

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9780310755944

The Kill

A Hunt Country Suspense Novel

By: Jan Neuharth

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The Kill

A Hunt Country Suspense Novel

By: Jan Neuharth

Award finalist in the mystery/suspense category of USA Book News Best Books 2010 awards When word reaches her in war-torn Afghanistan that her beloved Uncle Richard has been brutally murdered, globe-trotting photojournalist Abigale Portmann reluctantly abandons her assignment and returns to the rolling hills and rocky relationships of her past in the picturesque equestrian community of Middleburg, Virginia--a place she has painstakingly avoided for 17 years. While the sheriff thinks the murder is a random robbery gone bad, Abigale soon becomes convinced her uncle was slain by someone he knew. Suspicion swirls among colorful characters in the tweedy, foxhunting crowd, including a superficial nouveau riche social climber, the lazy heir to an old-money fortune, and, most painfully to Abigale, her former childhood sweetheart. As the gripping plot unfolds, friends become suspects and family ties are tested, until events spin out of control and the riveting tale races to a terrifying finish.

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Paper Chase Farms Inc

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0984189823

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9780984189823

Reunion

By: Michael Jan Friedman

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Reunion

By: Michael Jan Friedman

Before he commanded the Starship Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard was the captain of the deep space exploration vessel, the U.S.S. Stargazer, on an incredible twenty-two year voyage. Now Picard is reunited with his old crew for the first time in over a decade, on a mission to see his former first officer installed as ruler of the Daa'Vit Empire. The reunion turns deadly when a ruthless assassin begins eliminating the U.S.S. Stargazer crew one by one. Picard's present and former shipmates must join forces to solve the mystery of the Captain's past, before the killer strikes again.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743420616

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