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Cradle of the American Circus

Poems from Somers, New York

By: Jo Pitkin

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Cradle of the American Circus

Poems from Somers, New York

By: Jo Pitkin

Americas circusa spectacle of flying trapeze artists, colorful clowns and trained animal acts under the big topgrew out of the traveling menagerie phenomenon in Somers, New York, in the 1800s. To commemorate this proud local heritage, award-winning poet and Somers native Jo Pitkin presents a collection of poems inspired by the people, events and fantastic ephemera of the glory days of the Somers showmen. Complementing her dazzling lines are essays by regional historians that explain Somerss unique role as the Cradle of the American Circus. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, step up, step up! The show is about to begin.

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145

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Arcadia Publishing

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ISBN 10

1625840810

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9781625840813

Sewing Vintage Style

By: Mary Jo Hiney

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Sewing Vintage Style

By: Mary Jo Hiney

Step into a bygone era with the nostalgic projects in this unique sewing collection. A keepsake in its own right, this beautifully designed and illustrated volume shows how to recycle precious textile fragments of the past and transform them into tasteful treasures for today. Master a range of needlework techniques, including crazy quilt, trapunto, pin tucking, monogrammed embroidery, redwork, and cutwork. Create a lasting legacy in your own home with stylish vintage projects from an embroidered sundress to an organza pintucked pillow, a fabric covered box to a cross-stitch sampler. Pattern transferring tips and stitch glossaries are included. Whether newly created or refashioned with antique embellishments, all the pieces contain an echo of the elegance of an earlier time.

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134

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1402722397

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9781402722394

She Preached the Word

Women's Ordination in Modern America

By: Benjamin R. Knoll,Cammie Jo Bolin

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She Preached the Word

Women's Ordination in Modern America

By: Benjamin R. Knoll,Cammie Jo Bolin

She Preached the Word is a landmark study of women's ordination in contemporary American congregations. In this groundbreaking work, Benjamin R. Knoll and Cammie Jo Bolin draw upon a novel collection of survey data and personal narrative interviews to answer several important questions, including: Who supports women's ordination in their congregations? What are the most common reasons for and against women's ordination? What effect do female clergy have on young women and girls, particularly in terms of their psychological, economic, and religious empowerment later in life? How do women clergy affect levels of congregational attendance and engagement among members? What explains the persistent gender gap in America's clergy? Knoll and Bolin find that female clergy do indeed matter, but not always in the ways that might be expected. They show, for example, that while female clergy have important effects on women in the pews, they have stronger effects on theological and political liberals. Throughout this book, Knoll and Bolin discuss how the persistent gender gap in the wider economic, social, and political spheres will likely continue so long as women are underrepresented in America's pulpits. Accessible to scholars and general readers alike, She Preached the Word is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the intersection of gender, religion, and politics in contemporary American society.

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289

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Oxford University Press

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ISBN 10

0190882379

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9780190882372

Questioning Empowerment

Working with Women in Honduras

By: Jo Rowlands

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Questioning Empowerment

Working with Women in Honduras

By: Jo Rowlands

Focusing on the term empowerment this book examines the various meanings given to the concept of empowerment and the many ways power can be expressed - in personal relationships and in wider social interactions.

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196

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Oxfam

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ISBN 10

0855983620

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9780855983628

The Stone Era

By: Jo Ann Stone

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The Stone Era

By: Jo Ann Stone

The Stone Era By: Jo Ann Stone The Stone Era is a book with compelling stories from the life of Jo Ann Stone. Stone shares stories from her incredible experience as a search and rescue member to the daily adventures of being a mother. Stone has thrilling stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat and amazed that one person has experienced so much. This biography is a great read for many, from the thrill seeker to the stay-at-home mom.

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235

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480948845

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9781480948846

Food Not Lawns

How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community

By: Heather Jo Flores

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Food Not Lawns

How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community

By: Heather Jo Flores

Gardening can be a political act. Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution—it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt. Food Not Lawns combines practical wisdom on ecological design and community-building with a fresh, green perspective on an age-old subject. Activist and urban gardener Heather Flores shares her nine-step permaculture design to help farmsteaders and city dwellers alike build fertile soil, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in their own "paradise gardens." But Food Not Lawns doesn't begin and end in the seed bed. This joyful permaculture lifestyle manual inspires readers to apply the principles of the paradise garden—simplicity, resourcefulness, creativity, mindfulness, and community—to all aspects of life. Plant "guerilla gardens" in barren intersections and medians; organize community meals; start a street theater troupe or host a local art swap; free your kitchen from refrigeration and enjoy truly fresh, nourishing foods from your own plot of land; work with children to create garden play spaces. Flores cares passionately about the damaged state of our environment and the ills of our throwaway society. In Food Not Lawns, she shows us how to reclaim the earth one garden at a time.

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354

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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ISBN 10

1603580832

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9781603580830

Cardiovascular Nutrition

Disease Management and Prevention

By: Jo Ann S. Carson,Frances M. Burke,Lisa Hark

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Cardiovascular Nutrition

Disease Management and Prevention

By: Jo Ann S. Carson,Frances M. Burke,Lisa Hark

This resource thoroughly examines the role of nutrition, in the management and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Topics include: risk factor and nutrition assessment, lifestyle counseling strategies for behavior change, the role of functional foods, antioxidants and dietary supplements, preventing cardiovascular complications in diabetes, popular diets in the management of obesity, and an examination of special populations, including women, children and multicultural groups.

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378

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American Dietetic Associati

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ISBN 10

0880913452

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9780880913454

Readings for Writers

By: Jo Ray McCuen,Anthony C. Winkler

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Readings for Writers

By: Jo Ray McCuen,Anthony C. Winkler

This best-selling rhetorical reader teaches rhetorical principles and exemplifies them by using a comprehensive of essays.

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628

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Harcourt Brace College Publishers

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ISBN 10

0155758314

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9780155758315

Commonplace Invasions

By: Jo Pitkin

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Commonplace Invasions

By: Jo Pitkin

Jo Pitkin's poems are strong, exact, intensely evocative, and resonate with a lovely inner music. Hers is one of the surest poetic voices to be heard now. -John Banville

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Salmon Pub Limited

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1908836717

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9781908836717

Our Lives, Our Worlds

A Thematic Reader

By: Richard M. Shaw,Linda Cravens Fricker,Julie Bergman,Jo Wana Cavins

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Our Lives, Our Worlds

A Thematic Reader

By: Richard M. Shaw,Linda Cravens Fricker,Julie Bergman,Jo Wana Cavins

Organized around eight broad themes, Our Lives, Our Worlds includes more writing instruction than most readers.

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660

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Wadsworth Publishing Company

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ISBN 10

0155068733

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9780155068735

Book's by Jo Pitkin

Cradle of the American Circus

Cradle of the American Circus

Sewing Vintage Style

Sewing Vintage Style

She Preached the Word

She Preached the Word

Questioning Empowerment

Questioning Empowerment

The Stone Era

The Stone Era

Food Not Lawns

Food Not Lawns

Cardiovascular Nutrition

Cardiovascular Nutrition

Readings for Writers

Readings for Writers

Commonplace Invasions

Commonplace Invasions

Our Lives, Our Worlds

Our Lives, Our Worlds

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