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Ezulwini

Place of Heaven

By: Jayne Galassi

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Set in Swaziland, it explores the landscape of childhood on two levels - at the surface, the life of a young white child and her brother in an English colonial environment and, beneath, the current of traditional African values, change and upheaval. The story is told also from the perspective of the mature woman, child no longer, who returns to the Swaziland of her youth to make her peace with what actually happened during her two childhood years at Ezulwini. With her group she follows the tracks of a female leopard, successor to the leopard that played its own part in the sequence of events and whose amoral presence overshadows this strangely beautiful tale.

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New Africa Books

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086486681X

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9780864866813

The Christmas Blueprint

By: Sinclair Jayne

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The Christmas Blueprint

By: Sinclair Jayne

She needs a win this Christmas. He’s standing in her way. Boutique owner Sophia Gonzales is ready to shake off her grief and make some changes. As a new member of the town’s planning commission, she agrees to run point on an exciting proposal to repurpose an abandoned, historic mill for the city. But proving herself becomes far more challenging when she meets with her project partner—her late fiancé’s best friend who's never agreed with her about anything. The last thing architect Killian Flanagan wants is to move back to Bear Creek, but his best friend needs him to watch his daughter while he completes his last deployment. So Killian accepts a part-time city planner job, hoping he can avoid the one woman he’s never been able to forget. But not only is Sophia the first to greet him, she’s already got plans in motion for his—no, their—project. It's the ghost of Christmas past, with Sophia and Killian trying not to fall in love in the present…but maybe a future together is the real blueprint for happiness.

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Tule Publishing

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1957748524

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9781957748528

Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

Origins, Philosophy, and Theology

By: Allen Jayne

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Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

Origins, Philosophy, and Theology

By: Allen Jayne

Allen Jayne analyzes the ideology of the Declaration of Independence—and its implications—by going back to the sources of Jefferson's ideas: Bolingbroke, Kames, Reid, and Locke. He concludes that the Declaration must be read as an attack on two claims of absolute authority: that of government over its subjects and of religion over the minds of men. Today's world is more secular than Jefferson's, and the importance of philosophical theology in eighteenth-century critical thought must be recognized in order to understand fully and completely the Declaration's implications. Jayne addresses this need by putting religion back into the discussion.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813160146

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9780813160146

Smoke in Mirrors

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

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Smoke in Mirrors

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

A con artist and seductress, Meredith Spooner lived fast—and died young. But her final scam—embezzling more than a million dollars from a college endowment fund—is coming back to haunt Leonora Hutton. The tainted money is stashed away in an offshore account for Leonora. And while she wants nothing to do with the cash, she discovers two other items in the safe-deposit box: a book about Mirror House—the place where Meredith engineered her final deception and a set of newspaper stories about an unsolved murder that occurred there thirty years ago. Now Leonora has an offer for Thomas Walker, another victim of Meredith’s scams and seductions. She’ll hand over the money—if he helps her figure out what’s going on. Meredith had described Thomas as “a man you can trust.” But in a funhouse-mirror world of illusion and distortion, Leonora may be out of her league…

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Penguin

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1101214597

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9781101214596

Plato in Renaissance England

By: S. Jayne

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Plato in Renaissance England

By: S. Jayne

This book offers a radical reappraisal of the reputation of Plato in England between 1423 and 1603. Using many materials not hitherto available, including evidence of book publishing and book ownership, together with a comprehensive survey of allusions to Plato, the author shows that the English were far less interested in Plato than most historians have thought. Although the English, like the French, knew the `court' Plato as well as the `school' Plato, the English published only two works by Plato during this period, while the French published well over 100 editions, including several of the complete Works. In England allusions to Plato occur more often in prose writers such as Whetstone, Green, and Lodge, than in poets like Spenser and Chapman. Sidney did take his `Stella' from Plato, but most English allusions to Plato were taken not directly from Plato or from Ficino, but from other authors, especially Mornay, Nani-Mirabelli, Ricchieri, Steuco, and Tixier.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401585512

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The Music of My Heart

By: Jayne M Simon

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The Music of My Heart

By: Jayne M Simon

In a moment of heinous desecration, Claire O'Brien's life changes forever. In an attempt to gather the pieces of her shattered life, she leaves Ireland and all she loves and journeys to America to begin her life anew. Tony Sabella has recently returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam, psychologically broken from the horrors of war. Once a gregarious, happy man, Tony struggles with deep depression but tries valiantly to hide his emotional pain. By a chance encounter, Tony and Claire meet and find miraculous healing through their mutual love. Unknowingly, they loose the thread that will begin to unravel a tragic mystery.

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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1509234810

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Organization and Administration of Physical Education

Theory and Practice

By: Jayne D. Greenberg,Judy L. LoBianco

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Organization and Administration of Physical Education

Theory and Practice

By: Jayne D. Greenberg,Judy L. LoBianco

If you want to know how to be the best, you learn from the best. Two SHAPE America Physical Education Administrators of the Year share what it takes to be an outstanding administrator in Organization and Administration of Physical Education: Theory and Practice. Jayne Greenberg and Judy LoBianco, veteran leaders in the field with decades of successful administration experience, head a sterling list of contributors who have taught at the elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Together, these contributors expound on the roles and responsibilities of physical education administrators through both theoretical and practical lenses. The result is a book that will be highly useful to undergraduate students looking to enter the field, as well as a resource for administrators in physical education leadership positions who are looking to acquire new skills and innovative ideas in each of the five areas of responsibility covered in the book. Part I covers leadership, organization, and planning. It explores leadership and management styles and presents practical theories of motivation, development, and planning. It also looks at how to plan for the essential components of an effective, quality physical education program. In part II, readers examine various curriculum and instruction models and navigate through curriculum theory and mapping. This section also offers guidance on planning events, including special programs and fundraising projects, and how to build a team and secure community connections for those special events. Part III helps administrators plan and design new school sites or renovate existing ones, and it presents contemporary concepts in universal design and sustainable environmental design. It also offers ideas on how to incorporate technology to meet the needs of 21st-century learners, including the use of social media and robotics in delivering instruction and communication. Part IV explores written, verbal, and electronic communication issues, as well as legal and human resource issues. Administrators learn how to lobby and advocate for physical education, how the legal system affects schools, and how to examine personnel issues, bullying, and harassment. Part V explains the fiscal responsibilities inherent in administrative positions, including budgeting, bidding, and purchasing. It also shows how administrators can secure funding independent of district or local funding, offering many examples of grants and fundraising opportunities with sample grant applications. Throughout the text, special features—Advice From the Field and Leadership in Action—share tips, nuggets of wisdom, and examples of administrators excelling in their various responsibilities. The book also comes with many practical examples of forms that are useful in carrying out responsibilities, and each chapter offers objectives, a list of key concepts, and review questions to facilitate the learning. In addition, the text has related online resources consisting of supportive materials and documents. Organization and Administration of Physical Education: Theory and Practice, published with SHAPE America, offers the solid foundational theory that administrators need and shows how to put that theory into daily practice. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.

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Human Kinetics

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1492589101

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Cowboy Love

By: Jayne Rylon,Mari Carr

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Cowboy Love

By: Jayne Rylon,Mari Carr

Brimming with heat and heart, the Compass saga is a NYT bestselling contemporary western series from authors Jayne Rylon and Mari Carr that will leave you laughing, crying, and wishing for an ice cold drink delivered by a cowboy of your own. Cowboy Love is a four-book collection of stories from the Compass saga, which spans twelve books, three series, and two generations of spicy cowboys and cowgirls. They’re fiercely loyal, committed to the people they love—both their future spouses and their sprawling family. Read how each Compass generation’s stories began! This collection is a great way to hop into the Compass Ranch and get to know the family and witness their unconditional and sometimes unconventional Cowboy Love! Cowboy Love contains: ★Northern Exposure (Compass Brothers, Book 1) – All roads lead home when that’s where you’ve left your heart. Silas has exiled himself to Alaska to avoid ruining a relationship between two of the people he respects most. When he’s injured and forced to return to Compass Ranch, he finds they have the power to heal more than broken bones. Maybe even his frozen heart. ★Southern Comfort (Compass Brothers, Book 2) – Caught between desire and a promise… Seth has known for years he was falling for his boss’s daughter, Jody. Problem is Jody’s too young, too feisty, and too damned independent for his dominating ways. When she graduates from college and returns home with a diploma and a fiancé, Seth figures to hell with the difficulties. He’s in love with her and he’s not gonna rest until he’s captured her heart. Lucky for Seth…and Jody, he has plenty of rope. ★Winter’s Thaw (Compass Girls, Book 1) – Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. Sometimes it’s better. Daniel and Sienna are both back in town after being injured. Daniel by a bull, and Sienna by an ex. When their lust for each other turns to genuine emotion, can Daniel convince Sienna to consider a new path, one that will lead her directly to his arms…forever? ★Heaven on Earth (Compass Boys, Book 1) – Austin bailed on college to drive a cattle truck for his family’s ranch. When he picks up some unexpected cargo in the form of a gorgeous if battered stowaway, he’s in trouble. The same reckless streak that convinced him to abandon his education is urging him to keep Hayden close and safe, maybe even teach her how to love again after the disastrous relationship she’s fleeing. If only her past doesn’t catch up with them at exactly the wrong moment…

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Happy Endings Publishing

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1947093320

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Statistics GCSE for AQA

By: Jayne Kranat,Brian Houseden,James Nicholson

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Statistics GCSE for AQA

By: Jayne Kranat,Brian Houseden,James Nicholson

Aims to provide a match for the AQA Statistics specification. This book is suitable for both Foundation and Higher tier candidates. It provides: practice at the statistical techniques needed for the exam; and integrated project ideas and a separate coursework unit that aims to help students develop their skills in this important area.

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0199147884

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Sound effects

Hearing the early modern stage

By: Laura Jayne Wright

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Sound effects

Hearing the early modern stage

By: Laura Jayne Wright

This book shows that the sounds of the early modern stage do not only signify but are also significant. Sounds are weighted with meaning, offering a complex system of allusions. Playwrights such as Jonson and Shakespeare developed increasingly experimental soundscapes, from the storms of King Lear (1605) and Pericles (1607) to the explosive laboratory of The Alchemist (1610). Yet, sound is dependent on the subjectivity of listeners; this book is conscious of the complex relationship between sound as made and sound as heard. Sound effects should not resound from scene to scene without examination, any more than a pun can be reshaped in dialogue without acknowledgement of its shifting connotations. This book listens to sound as a rhetorical device, able to penetrate the ears and persuade the mind, to influence and to affect.

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Manchester University Press

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1526159171

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Ditch That Jerk

Dealing with Men Who Control and Hurt Women

By: Pamela Jayne

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Ditch That Jerk

Dealing with Men Who Control and Hurt Women

By: Pamela Jayne

Neither weighed down by research nor weightless with airy promises, Ditch That Jerk is a gritty, honest, and most of all experienced view of physical and emotional abusers and their effect on victims. Engagingly written, it shows women how to assess their partners and relationships for potential abuse, and for potential change - or not. Author Pamela Wiseman uses examples from counseling sessions to illustrate how the mind of an abusive man works and how to identify the patterns. She details the tricks used by such men to keep women in line and discusses warning signs, alcohol and drugs, and the excuses people use to explain abuse. Optimistic and empowering without candy-coating a difficult topic, this book gives women the tools to make clear-headed decisions about damaging relationships.

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Turner Publishing Company

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0897935993

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9780897935999

Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

By: Fred Inbau,John Reid,Joseph Buckley,Brian Jayne

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Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

By: Fred Inbau,John Reid,Joseph Buckley,Brian Jayne

Law Enforcement, Policing, & Security

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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076379936X

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9780763799366

Essentials of the Reid Technique

Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

By: Fred E. Inbau,Inbau,John E. Reid,Joseph P. Buckley,Brian C. Jayne

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Essentials of the Reid Technique

Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

By: Fred E. Inbau,Inbau,John E. Reid,Joseph P. Buckley,Brian C. Jayne

The updated second edition of best-selling Essentials of the Reid Technique: Criminal Interrogation and Confessions teaches readers how to identify and interpret verbal and nonverbal behaviors of both deceptive and truthful people, and how to move toward obtaining solid confessions from guilty persons. The Reid Technique is built around basic psychological principles and presents interrogation as an easily understood nine-step process. Separated into two parts, What You Need to Know About Interrogation and Employing the Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation, this book will help readers understand the effective and proper way that a suspect should be interrogated and the safeguards that should be in place to ensure the integrity of the confession.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449691110

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The Whole Life Adoption Book

Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family

By: Thomas Atwood,Jayne Schooler

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The Whole Life Adoption Book

Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family

By: Thomas Atwood,Jayne Schooler

Authors Jayne E. Schooler and Thomas C. Atwood share insights into every aspect of adoption. This powerful resource addresses the needs and concerns facing adoptive parents, while offering encouragement for the journey ahead.

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Tyndale House

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1617472441

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9781617472442

The Essential Civil War

A Handbook to the Battles, Armies, Navies and Commanders

By: Jayne E. Blair

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The Essential Civil War

A Handbook to the Battles, Armies, Navies and Commanders

By: Jayne E. Blair

From 1861 through 1865, strife tore apart the United States. So divided was the country that even today, there are practically two versions of Civil War history--Confederate and Union. Attempting to sort out this record is not made any easier by the fact that there is no official nomenclature. The South, for example, tended to name battles based on the nearest town or region, while the North generally referred to the same skirmish by the nearest landmark or geographical feature. Therefore, finding the facts with a minimum of information can be a daunting task. This book brings together in an easy-to-use format the essential facts of the Civil War. The book aims to be quickly and precisely informative rather than comprehensive. The first section concentrates on individual topics, each of which is organized alphabetically and thoroughly cross-referenced. These provide details regarding the battles, armies and commanders of the Civil War. In the second half of the work, information is presented chronologically. Each year is chronicled, with all significant happenings listed by date. Appendices provide a glossary of contemporary terms; an alphabetical listing of ships from both navies; and basic biographical information on all commanders.

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McFarland

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1476606765

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Air's Appearance

Literary Atmosphere in British Fiction, 1660-1794

By: Jayne Elizabeth Lewis

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Air's Appearance

Literary Atmosphere in British Fiction, 1660-1794

By: Jayne Elizabeth Lewis

In Air’s Appearance, Jayne Elizabeth Lewis enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. She shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Air’s Appearance links the emergence of literary atmosphere to changing ideas about air and the earth’s atmosphere in natural philosophy, as well as to the era’s theories of the supernatural and fascination with social manners—or, as they are now known, “airs.” Lewis thus offers a striking new interpretation of several standard features of the Enlightenment—the scientific revolution, the decline of magic, character-based sociability, and the rise of the novel—that considers them in terms of the romance of air that permeates and connects them. As it explores key episodes in the history of natural philosophy and in major literary works like Paradise Lost, “The Rape of the Lock,” Robinson Crusoe, and The Mysteries of Udolpho, this book promises to change the atmosphere of eighteenth-century studies and the history of the novel.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226476693

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9780226476698

Ukulele

The World's Friendliest Instrument

By: Daniel Dixon,Jayne McKay

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Ukulele

The World's Friendliest Instrument

By: Daniel Dixon,Jayne McKay

These days the ukulele is experiencing a revolution-both as a valid instrument that can sweetly transform pop music and rock and roll, and as the focus of dozens of clubs springing up across the world. Ukulele! brings the "uke" world to light, exposing its colorful history, quirky characters, and irresistible charm. Dozens of colorful photos and ephemera make Ukulele! as fun to look at as it is to read. Celebrate the history of the ukulele and the unique culture that surrounds it in Ukulele by Daniel Dixon with Dixie Dixon and Jayne McKay. Ukulele explores the spiritual quality that brings people together by discussing the colorful characters that have been drawn to the instrument over the years. Daniel Dixon traces its origins in Hawaii and illustrates how it traveled to the mainland U.S. and became such a popular instrument. Ukulele also showcases the best of the early players such as Cliff Edwards as well as the most popular contemporary uke players like Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jake Shimabukuro.

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Gibbs Smith

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1423618122

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The Red Fire Engine

By: Timothy Jayne Sr.

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The Red Fire Engine

By: Timothy Jayne Sr.

Death has come for an old man, and he is ready! No more could be asked of his weary mortal being. But Divine Providence decides otherwise and so in his last mortal days a small, lost girl is sent to him. She hands him more time on Earth. His heroic nature has no choice but to accept; and so death takes a seat in a red velvet chair, crosses his leg and patiently waits.

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AuthorHouse

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1449045685

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Spydle

An Addictive Puzzle Book Packed with Historic Espionage Mysteries

By: The National Archives, UK,Laura Jayne Ayres

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Spydle

An Addictive Puzzle Book Packed with Historic Espionage Mysteries

By: The National Archives, UK,Laura Jayne Ayres

Decode messages, untangle clues, and test your logic with 134 addictive and exciting Murdle-style puzzles based on 500 years of British espionage history, from Britain's preeminent puzzle master with the support of The National Archives, UK. Britain's leading puzzle master, Dr. Gareth Moore, has plumbed the depths of the UK's National Archives to transform the best in espionage history into 134 thrilling puzzles that you can solve from the comfort of your couch. Decipher encoded messages to stop treason in its tracks, assemble clues to intercept dangerous missives, and put your logic to the test as you uncover enemy locations and support rescue missions. Spydle puts you right into the center of the action with tales of espionage and intrigue from Thomas Cromwell's spy network to Guy Fawkes, Mata Hari, the Enigma machine, and more. With puzzles across an array of difficulty levels, alongside photographs of the real papers, cyphers, and spies from throughout British history, Spydle is a must-have activity book for the spy, sleuth, and mystery lover in all of us.

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Random House

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0593837703

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9780593837702

Lincoln

And the American Manifesto

By: Allen Jayne

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Lincoln

And the American Manifesto

By: Allen Jayne

In this compelling study of the moral principles that most influenced the thinking of Abraham Lincoln, historian Allen Jayne argues persuasively that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence, above all other documents, as the most important embodiment of American principles. This "American manifesto," as Jayne calls it, with its eloquent expression of the ideals of individual liberty and government created to protect and preserve that liberty, was the script that Lincoln followed in his struggle to preserve the Union and extend individual liberties to African Americans. Moreover, Jayne demonstrates that Lincoln''s philosophy was rooted, not in a Bible-based evangelical Christian perspective, but in the European Enlightenment and deism, which so profoundly influenced the thinking of Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers. Jayne begins with a chapter devoted to the influence of deism on Jefferson''s formulation of the Declaration of Independence. Next, he discusses Lincoln''s adoption of the deistic perspective and the crucial role that the Declaration played in his thoughts and actions. He also considers Lincoln''s moral sense, based on deism''s tolerance of different belief systems and universal moral idealism. Finally, he describes Lincoln''s role as chief advocate for the Declaration''s principles and how the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address reflect this underlying philosophy. This insightful look into the thinking of one of our nation''s greatest presidents during a time of crisis is highly relevant in today''s climate of religious extremism and debates over the balance between individual liberty and national security.

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Prometheus Books

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1615923276

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The Gilded Cage of Woman

By: Jayne Catherine Conway

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The Gilded Cage of Woman

By: Jayne Catherine Conway

The Intimate Memoir of Margaret Bryan (1757–1836) Even the most privileged woman’s glass ceiling in Georgian England was limited to a wealthy, titled husband and, if all things went well, perpetual pregnancy—boys first, please. But despite the pressures on her to marry, headstrong Margaret Bryan, always more drawn to numbers and stars than needles and threads, determines early in her life to courageously chart her own path to a world-class scientific education and an occupation of her own choosing. When Margaret comes into an inheritance, she decides to make use of her hard-won scholarship and open her own school to teach girls math and science. There, she gains a newfound independence and the friendship of two of England’s most influential noblewomen, who teach her how to leverage her image to advance her publishing agenda. Ushered into the London Ton and the Royal Society, unwelcoming of educated and intelligent spinsters like her, Margaret uncompromisingly embarks on a journey to pursue her career and find personal happiness with the support of her unconventional family and the attentions of a progressive royal prince. Drawing from her years of research on this extraordinary historical figure, Jayne Catherine Conway tells the forgotten story of her distant relative: a respected mathematician, astronomer, educator, and author who overcame tremendous societal oppression to redefine the limitations of her destined life.

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Greenleaf Book Group

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London's News Press and the Thirty Years War

By: Jayne E. E. Boys

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London's News Press and the Thirty Years War

By: Jayne E. E. Boys

A topical subject offering interesting parallels between the news revolution in the age of James I and Charles I and our internet age. An important contribution to the history of print and books. London's News Press shows that seventeenth-century England was very much part of a European-wide news community. The book presents a new print history that looks across Europe and the interconnecting political and religiousgroups with international networks. It tells the story of the printers and publishers engaged in the earliest, illicit publications, their sources and connections in Germany as well as the Netherlands, and traces the way legitimacy was achieved. These were the earliest printed periodical news publications. Periodicity and its implications for trade and customers is explored as well as the roles of publishers and editors. The period saw a much biggercirculation of news than had ever been experienced before. The book also describes the lively nature of relationships that ensued between news networkers (editors, writers and readers along their interconnecting chains). Thesubject is topical. Our understanding of reading and communications is undergoing major changes with the rise and proliferation of social media. James I and Charles I faced new media and an unprecedented growth in informed publicopinion fuelled by a flow of information that was essentially beyond the reach of government control. So there are parallels with the contemporary struggle to adapt, and there is a corresponding growth in the publication of history books reflecting upon the origins of the public sphere and the development of public opinion. JAYNE E. E. BOYS is an independent scholar who lives in Suffolk and British Columbia.

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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1843839342

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Alcohol, Drinking, Drunkenness

(Dis)Orderly Spaces

By: Mark Jayne,Gill Valentine,Sarah L. Holloway

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Alcohol, Drinking, Drunkenness

(Dis)Orderly Spaces

By: Mark Jayne,Gill Valentine,Sarah L. Holloway

While disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, politics, social policy and the health and medical sciences have a tradition of exploring the centrality of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness to people's lives, geographers have only previously addressed these topics as a peripheral concern. Over the past few years, however, this view has begun to change, accelerated by an upsurge in interest in alcohol consumption relating to political and popular debate in countries throughout the world. This book represents the first systematic overview of geographies of alcohol, drinking and drunkenness. It asks what role alcohol, drinking and drunkenness plays in people's lives and how space and place are key constituents of alcohol consumption. It also examines the economic, political, social, cultural and spatial practices and processes that are bound up with alcohol, drinking and drunkenness. Designed as a reference text, each chapter blends theoretical material with empirical case studies in order to analyse drinking in public and private space, in the city and the countryside, as well as focusing on gender, generations, ethnicity and emotional and embodied geographies.

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Routledge

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1317182677

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Novel Environments

Science, Description, and Victorian Fiction

By: Jayne Hildebrand

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Novel Environments

Science, Description, and Victorian Fiction

By: Jayne Hildebrand

The environment concept has shaped humanity's relationship to the natural world and has drawn attention to the effects of human actions on our natural surroundings. But when did we learn that we live in an environment? While scholars have often located the emergence of the environment concept in twentieth-century ecological and political thought, Novel Environments: Science, Description, and Victorian Fiction reconstructs a longer—and a specifically literary—history. It was in the descriptive worldmaking of the Victorian novel that the environment was first transformed from an abstraction into a vivid object of imagination and feeling. Engaging the scientific theories of their contemporaries, Mary Russell Mitford, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Robert Louis Stevenson turned to detailed description—from gardens and landscapes to weather and atmospheres-to model interactions between life and its surroundings. Far from merely furnishing static background, the descriptive apparatus of the Victorian novel imagined the nonhuman environment as dynamically involved with human action, feeling, and development. In making this argument, Novel Environments recovers the scientific vocabulary the Victorians used to name the surroundings of living organisms. The word "environment" dominates our own way of speaking about the nonhuman world, but nineteenth-century scientific writers and novelists availed themselves of a richer conceptual lexicon, which included "environment" along with less familiar concepts such as "milieu," "medium," and "circumstance." Jayne Hildebrand traces the development of Victorian environmental thought from the earliest theorization of physical surroundings as a dynamic influence in the life sciences, through the idea of a singular "medium" in mid-century organicism, to the conception of the planet as an environmental system at the fin-de-siècle. By showing how novelistic description helped to produce the modern environment concept, Hildebrand sheds new light on the relationship between Victorian literature and the life sciences, and reveals how literary form has shaped the ecological ideas through which we apprehend the nonhuman world.

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