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The Whole Dog Catalog

More Than 700 Terrific Toys, Treats, and True Dog Tales--for You and Your Dog!

By: John Avalon Reed

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The Whole Dog Catalog

More Than 700 Terrific Toys, Treats, and True Dog Tales--for You and Your Dog!

By: John Avalon Reed

A "Whole Earth Catalog" for dogs! Packed with product photos and fascinating true dog tales, here's a catalog of everything imaginable for dogs and dog lovers. Each product listing includes a colorful description, an appealing photograph of the item, and detailed pricing and ordering information. 650 illustrations.

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Three Rivers Press (CA)

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060980037X

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9780609800379

The Survivor

21 Spine-Chilling Adventures on the Edge of Death

By: John Goddard

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The Survivor

21 Spine-Chilling Adventures on the Edge of Death

By: John Goddard

John Goddard, a career explorer and adventurer, experienced many thrilling close calls with death during his adventurous life. As told in one of the most memorable stories in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul, when he was a boy, John Goddard made a list of 127 things he would like to do in his life, from living with pygmies in Africa and headhunters in Borneo to exploring the world's greatest rivers and highest peaks. The Survivor captures some of these adventures as it follows his experiences from boyhood, through his teen years and into adulthood. Each individual adventure is sure to thrill readers—from the exquisite details of exotic locales, to the raw power of Pacific storms, to the hair-raising brushes with death—always emphasizing the danger and exhilaration intrinsic to the adventurous life. Unique to this book, though, is the author's reverence for life and all living things, his honesty in admitting his own recklessness, his awe and gratitude to the supreme force that miraculously allowed him to survive each of these close calls with death, and his ability to use his experiences and the lessons he learned to set and achieve clear, meaningful goals. This great read will entertain and inspire people to live their dreams.

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Simon and Schuster

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0757396860

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9780757396861

Avalon Days

By: Peter John Woods

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Avalon Days

By: Peter John Woods

This gentle fantasy about Olivia’s visits to her ‘New World’ of Avalon, accessed through her grandfather’s picture of a robin which hangs on her bedroom wall, is a children’s story. Yet, it is much more than what is normally implied by that description. The robin comes to life and calls her through the picture frame into Avalon where she is crowned queen over the forest birds and animals. Olivia explores their world and helps save them from various disasters. But she also grows up. In the first Avalon adventure she is a child, but by the final one she is sixteen, a teenager tracing her individual path as the slightly lonely, youngest child in her real-life family. More than that, she is a teenager dealing with the loss of the beloved granddad who was the person who understood her best. Avalon’s lesson about the continuation of their relationship, beyond death, is the theme of Olivia’s last adventure. Avalon Days has overtones of the writing of the Austrian novelist, poet, and painter Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868). Stifter’s concern for conservation and environmental issues is increasingly relevant today.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1398451908

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9781398451902

A House on Fire

The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul

By: John A. Jackson

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A House on Fire

The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul

By: John A. Jackson

If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson takes us inside the musical empire created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, the three men who put Philadelphia Soul on the map. Here is the eye-opening story of three of the most influential and successful music producers of the seventies. Jackson shows how Gamble, Huff, and Bell developed a black recording empire second only to Berry Gordy's Motown, pumping out a string of chart-toppers from Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Stylistics, and many others. The author underscores the endemic racism of the music business at that time, revealing how the three men were blocked from the major record companies and outlets in Philadelphia because they were black, forcing them to create their own label, sign their own artists, and create their own sound. The sound they created--a sophisticated and glossy form of rhythm and blues, characterized by crisp, melodious harmonies backed by lush, string-laden orchestration and a hard-driving rhythm section--was a glorious success, producing at least twenty-eight gold or platinum albums and thirty-one gold or platinum singles. But after their meteoric rise and years of unstoppable success, their production company finally failed, brought down by payola, competition, a tough economy, and changing popular tastes. Funky, groovy, soulful--Philly Soul was the classic seventies sound. A House on Fire tells the inside story of this remarkable musical phenomenon.

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Oxford University Press

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019534880X

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9780195348804

World's Worst Westerns Plus Some of the Best Your Guide to the Best of the Worst

By: John Howard Reid

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World's Worst Westerns Plus Some of the Best Your Guide to the Best of the Worst

By: John Howard Reid

Once by far Hollywood's largest category of popular movies, Westerns are now out of fashion with the movie-going public, but they still hold a commanding presence on DVD. Until recently, Westerns were one of the most popular DVD categories, third only to action and science fiction. Many, many titles from the 1930s and 1940s were made by small, independent companies that no longer exist. A huge number of westerns are therefore in the public domain and are now available on DVD from outlets like Alpha and Grapevine. In fact, there are currently so many titles on DVD, that guides like "World's Worst Westerns" are not a luxury or an addenda, but an absolute necessity for collectors who wish to spend their money wisely by buying titles they will enjoy! In fact, for western fans like myself, a book like "World's Worst Westerns" is not just a novelty, but an absolute necessity!

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Lulu.com

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132954837X

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Joseph of Arimathea

A Study in Reception History

By: William John Lyons

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Joseph of Arimathea

A Study in Reception History

By: William John Lyons

Joseph of Arimathea: A Study in Reception History examines the extensive and convoluted afterlives of a minor biblical character who nevertheless plays a major role in three pivotal scenes in the passion of Jesus Christ as presented by the four canonical Gospels: the request to Pilate for the body, the descent from the cross, and the burial of Jesus' corpse. Characterised in subtly different ways by each Evangelist, these sparse biblical Josephs were expanded, expounded, translated, harmonised, and extended by early literary sources and developed thematically by the artistic traditions of the Renaissance. In the Medieval Period, Joseph arrived, by 'fortuitous' accident, in the British Isles, becoming an iconic figure for English nationalists (through the Glastonbury tradition) and for British Imperialists (through Parry's musical setting of Blake's Jerusalem). Twentieth-century developments in church life, film, literature, spiritualism, and studies of the historical Joseph round out what such a minor character can accomplish, given a sufficient richness in original texts and the right opportunities afforded by later cultural developments. In Joseph of Arimathea's case, certain aspects proved highly adaptable, especially the sharp contrast provided by his portrayal as a bold active figure in the Gospel of Mark and as a fearful passive character in the Gospel of John, the attractiveness of his wealth and nobility to those who considered themselves of similar (or much higher) status, and the opportunities provided by his swift appearance and departure from the most important event in Christianity's foundational documents.

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OUP Oxford

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0191612197

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9780191612190

Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2023 [2 volumes]

By: John R. Vile

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Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2023 [2 volumes]

By: John R. Vile

Written by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians. This authoritative reference resource provides a history and analysis of all 27 ratified amendments to the Constitution, as well as insights and information on thousands of other amendments that have been proposed but never ratified from America's birth until the present day. The set also includes a rich bibliography of informative books, articles, and other media related to constitutional amendments and the amending process.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440879532

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9781440879531

Breaking the Appalachian Barrier

Maryland as the Gateway to Ohio and the West, 1750-1850

By: John Hrastar

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Breaking the Appalachian Barrier

Maryland as the Gateway to Ohio and the West, 1750-1850

By: John Hrastar

In 1750 the Appalachian Mountains were a formidable barrier between the British colonies in the east and French territory in the west, passable only on foot or horseback. It took more than a century to break the mountain barrier and open the west to settlement. In 1751 a private Virginia company pioneered a road from Maryland to Ohio, challenging the French and Indians for the Ohio country. Several wars stalled the road, which did not start in earnest until after Ohio became a state in 1803. The stone-paved Cumberland Road--from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, Virginia--was complete by 1818 and over the next 30 years was traversed by Conestoga wagons and stagecoaches. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad--the first general purpose railroad in the world--started in Baltimore in the 1820s and reached Wheeling by 1852, uniting east and west.

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McFarland

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1476630399

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9781476630397

HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills

By: John Reid

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HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills

By: John Reid

By the mid-1930s, cinema patrons insisted on value-for-money. Double feature programs became mandatory at all neighborhood cinemas. Usually the "A" feature film figured as the main attraction, and the supporting movie, the "B." Sometimes that role was reversed. On many occasions picturegoers felt the unheralded "B" movie had actually proved more entertaining than the widely advertised "A" attraction. More than two hundred of these wonderful "B" film classics from Hollywood's golden age are described, reviewed and detailed in this book. It's a must-have for all film addicts, movie fans and nostalgia connoisseurs.

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1411650654

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9781411650657

We are an African People

Independent Education, Black Power, and the Radical Imagination

By: Russell John Rickford

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We are an African People

Independent Education, Black Power, and the Radical Imagination

By: Russell John Rickford

A history of black independent schools as the forge for black nationalism and a vanguard for black sovereignty in the 1960s and 70s.

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Oxford University Press

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0199861471

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9780199861477

People Get Ready

The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy

By: Robert W. McChesney,John Nichols

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People Get Ready

The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy

By: Robert W. McChesney,John Nichols

Humanity is on the verge of its darkest hour -- or its greatest moment The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. The end of work as we know it will hit at the worst moment imaginable: as capitalism fosters permanent stagnation, when the labor market is in decrepit shape, with declining wages, expanding poverty, and scorching inequality. Only the dramatic democratization of our economy can address the existential challenges we now face. Yet, the US political process is so dominated by billionaires and corporate special interests, by corruption and monopoly, that it stymies not just democracy but progress. The great challenge of these times is to ensure that the tremendous benefits of technological progress are employed to serve the whole of humanity, rather than to enrich the wealthy few. Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols argue that the United States needs a new economy in which revolutionary technologies are applied to effectively address environmental and social problems and used to rejuvenate and extend democratic institutions. Based on intense reporting, rich historical analysis, and deep understanding of the technological and social changes that are unfolding, they propose a bold strategy for democratizing our digital destiny -- before it's too late -- and unleashing the real power of the Internet, and of humanity.

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Bold Type Books

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1568585225

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9781568585222

Reflections Of Our Past

How Human History Is Revealed In Our Genes

By: John H Relethford

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Reflections Of Our Past

How Human History Is Revealed In Our Genes

By: John H Relethford

An accessible examination of what the genes of people living today can tell us about the history of the human race demonstrates how anthropologists use genetic information to answer fundamental questions, from the links between humans and neanderthals to the way historical events have shaped us genetically. 20,000 first printing.

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274

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Westview Press

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0813342597

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9780813342597

Social Psychology

By: John DeLamater,Daniel Myers,Jessica Collett

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Social Psychology

By: John DeLamater,Daniel Myers,Jessica Collett

This comprehensive introduction to social psychology explores self, attitudes, socialization, communication, interpersonal attraction and relationships, and personality and social structure.

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Westview Press

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0813349508

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9780813349503

Hearing Luxe Pop

Glorification, Glamour, and the Middlebrow in American Popular Music

By: John Howland

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Hearing Luxe Pop

Glorification, Glamour, and the Middlebrow in American Popular Music

By: John Howland

Hearing Luxe Pop explores a deluxe-production aesthetic that has long thrived in American popular music, in which popular-music idioms are merged with lush string orchestrations and big-band instrumentation. John Howland presents an alternative music history that centers on shifts in timbre and sound through innovative uses of orchestration and arranging, traveling from symphonic jazz to the Great American Songbook, the teenage symphonies of Motown to the “countrypolitan” sound of Nashville, the sunshine pop of the Beach Boys to the blending of soul and funk into 1970s disco, and Jay-Z’s hip-hop-orchestra events to indie rock bands performing with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. This book attunes readers to hear the discourses gathered around the music and its associated images as it examines pop’s relations to aspirational consumer culture, theatricality, sophistication, cosmopolitanism, and glamorous lifestyles.

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Univ of California Press

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0520971647

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9780520971646

Secret Invasion

Rise Of The Skrulls

By: Stan Lee, John Byrne, Roy Thomas, Roger Stern, Steve Englehart, Brian Reed, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, More

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Secret Invasion

Rise Of The Skrulls

By: Stan Lee, John Byrne, Roy Thomas, Roger Stern, Steve Englehart, Brian Reed, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, More

Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #2, #18 And Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #97 And Annual #14; Silver Surfer (1987) #25; Marvel: The Lost Generation #11; Captain Marvel (2007) #1-5; Ms. Marvel (2006) #25-27; And Material From Fantastic Four (1961) #257; Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt And The Arizona Girl; Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1; And Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? Chart the history of the Skrulls from their first visits to Earth to their devastating Secret Invasion! Meet the Super-Skrull who wields all the Fantastic Fours powers! Witness the Kree/Skrull Wars cataclysmic climax alongside the Avengers! The legendary Mar-Vell returns from the dead or does he? And Carol Danvers is swept up in the alien intrigue as the SECRET INVASION begins! Plus: 1800s and 1950s infiltration attempts! Galactus targets the Skrull throneworld! The Skrulls lose their shape-shifting powers! And more!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302505289

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9781302505288

Federal Civil Procedure Manual

By: Lee H. Rosenthal,David F. Levi,John K. Rabiej

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Federal Civil Procedure Manual

By: Lee H. Rosenthal,David F. Levi,John K. Rabiej

For well-experienced lawyers, the Federal Civil Procedure Manual provides a comprehensive treatment of procedural law in federal courts that an attorney can rely on for quick answers to discrete issues. For new attorneys, the Manual provides a complete blueprint for commencing and working through a case in court. The copious and very recent case-law updating provides authoritative sources that go into great detail about the designated issues. The authors have nearly 50 years' experience in developing, crafting, and approving amendments to the Civil Rules. They were intimately involved with the amendment process for virtually all the Civil Rules. Their combined experience brings unmatched insights into the Civil Rules. The Federal Civil Procedure Manual addresses not only procedural law but it also contains extensive discussion of jurisdictional matters. The chapters on arbitration, as an alternative dispute procedure, are typically not addressed in a procedural book.

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Juris Publishing, Inc.

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157823378X

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9781578233786

The Bolsheviks Volume Ii

How the Soviets Seize Power

By: John D. Loscher

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The Bolsheviks Volume Ii

How the Soviets Seize Power

By: John D. Loscher

We must seek to build a Russia based on three sound principlesPeaceLandand Bread. NOTHING ELSE!!! William Donaldson, newly promoted Charge dAffaires for the United States Embassy in Petrograd, (formerly Saint Petersburg) Russia, could only cringe at hearing Lenins stirring proclamation announcing the primary goals for the Petrograd Soviet. These ambitious words ran counter to the aims of his employerthe American government. As an American diplomat during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, William is obligated to support his countrys self-serving objectives. But as the husband to Sonjya Mastrova, a Russian nation, William is torn: must he care out his duty or advocate a cause which he knows in his heart to be morally and ethically right? Since he was a conscripted diplomat, being named embassy charge daffaires should have been the crowning achievement for William Donaldson. However, as Russia spirals ever deeper into chaos and revolution, his posting becomes a curse. Caught up in a web of intrigue woven by Americas inept, luxury-loving ambassadors, William is a witness to the final overthrow of Russias imperial family. His dealings with the weak Russian provisional government will provide William with a textbook example chronicling the pitfalls of democracy. As the faltering democratic provisional government splinters and becomes mired in gridlock, the Russian people become truly desperate. Knowing how desperate people will do desperate things, the situation becomes ripe for Vladimir Lenin and his henchmen to finally implement their own vision for Russias future without any annoying outside interference. When that model is forcibly imposed, William can only lament at what he sees as the consequence for the Russian people of being yoked to the science of communism: Is Russias exploited peasant population any better off than they were before?

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1449023320

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9781449023324

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