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Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

By: John M. Bowers

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Tolkien's Lost Chaucer uncovers the story of an unpublished and previously unknown book by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien worked between 1922 and 1928 on his Clarendon edition Selections from Chaucer's Poetry and Prose, and though never completed, its 160 pages of commentary reveals much of his thinking about language and storytelling when he was still at the threshold of his career as an epoch-making writer of fantasy literature. Drawing upon other new materials such as his edition of the Reeve's Tale and his Oxford lectures on the Pardoner's Tale, this book reveals Chaucer as a major influence upon Tolkien's literary imagination.

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Oxford University Press

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0192580299

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9780192580290

Foul Deeds in Kensington & Chelsea

By: John J. Eddleston

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Foul Deeds in Kensington & Chelsea

By: John J. Eddleston

London’s most exclusive neighborhoods sit on sites of the some of the most sinister and scandalous crimes in British history. Stories of violent death will always hold us in a grim but thrilling grip. The dreadful crimes related in Foul Deeds in Kensington & Chelsea are shocking examples of murder cases that readers will never forget. Crimes of passion, opportunistic killings, political assassinations—the full spectrum of extreme criminality is recounted here. John J. Eddleston has selected a series of notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. The human dramas he depicts are often played out in the most commonplace of circumstances, but others are so odd as to be stranger than fiction. Cases involving the killing of wives, lovers, and children are among those he describes, but he also reconstructs in forensic detail several more unusual crimes—two men shot dead at a lecture, the field marshal who was assassinated on his doorstep, the acid bath killings, and the murders of two ill-fated countesses. These lethal episodes give a fascinating insight into the dark side of the history of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Grub Street Publishers

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1783037504

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9781783037506

Geographical Change and Industrial Revolution

Coalmining in South West Lancashire 1590-1799

By: John Langton

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Geographical Change and Industrial Revolution

Coalmining in South West Lancashire 1590-1799

By: John Langton

The economic changes of the industrial revolution came to different parts of England at different times. By examining the geography of these changes, this book shows how the pattern of production in an important coalfield changed as it became part of the regional economic system developing around the port of Liverpool. In the first part of the book the author develops a model for studying the geography of economic change by combining the economic location theory of August Losch with concepts from systems theory. He concludes that normative theories possess great value in allowing an ordered description of the process of growth, if not an explanation of it. The theoretical model allows the author to analyse the complex process of change in the coalfield. The combination of theoretical enquiry and detailed archival work provides a thorough account of the transformation of an important industry. In doing so, the book casts considerable light on the process of regional economic development in the English industrial revolution.

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346

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CUP Archive

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052122490X

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9780521224901

Serial Killers and Psychopaths

True Life Cases that Shocked the World

By: Charlotte Greig,John Marlowe

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Serial Killers and Psychopaths

True Life Cases that Shocked the World

By: Charlotte Greig,John Marlowe

Jeffrey Dahmer committing his first murder with a fear of being left alone, then went on luring young boys and keeping souvenirs of their skulls. Ted Bundy who appeared to be a generous and charming young man with a brilliant future started with a petty crime and worked his way up to the murder of young women. John Wayne Gacy was a pillar of the community, organizing themed block parties and entertaining as Pogo the Clown, but his early transgressions began to take on more and more sinister forms. Serial Killers and Psychopaths provides a concise yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous individuals who have ever lived. Authors Charlotte Greig and John Marlowe present a carefully chosen cross-section of history's most infamous criminals, whose fascinating life stories are viewed with an unflinching gaze, making for a chilling but engrossing read.

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297

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Arcturus Publishing

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178828657X

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9781788286572

Real World Colouring Books Series 67

By: John Boom

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Real World Colouring Books Series 67

By: John Boom

Real World Colouring Books - Are for advanced users and adults and consist of 50 real-life images converted for colouring use. Every series is different and has a mixture of wildlife, vehicles, nature, buildings and other interesting things to colour in. These art therapy books can help stimulate your brain and keep you and your mind occupied. You're only limited by your own imagination as to how you colour in each picture. If you like this series just try another of our wonderful colouring books.

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Lulu.com

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0359935842

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9780359935840

Reformation, Politics and Polemics

The Growth of Protestantism in East Anglian Market Towns, 1500–1610

By: John Craig

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Reformation, Politics and Polemics

The Growth of Protestantism in East Anglian Market Towns, 1500–1610

By: John Craig

Drawing primarily from Suffolk sources, this book explores the development and place of Protestantism in early modern society, defined as much in terms of its practice in local communities as in its more public pronouncements from those in authority. Using detailed analysis of four communities, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Thetford and Hadleigh, John Craig explores the responses and initiatives of these towns to the question of the Reformation in the 16th century. A fascinating picture emerges of the preoccupations and priorities of particular groups. The political goals and consciousness of townsmen and tradesmen are examined, and the problems of analyzing the evidence for ascribing religious motivations to urban factions are highlighted. The case of Hadleigh addresses some aspects of the connection often made between the growth of Protestantism and the incidence of social division and conflict. These local studies provide the basis for a broader perspective on urban reformation in East Anglia.

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Routledge

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1351905813

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9781351905817

On Constitutional Ground

By: John Hart Ely

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On Constitutional Ground

By: John Hart Ely

John Hart Ely is a leading contemporary writer on political theory from the standpoint of American constitutional law. This collection covers a full range of topics of constitutional interpretation: federalism, separation of powers, freedom of expression, religious freedom, criminal procedure, racial discrimination, "substantive due process," and honesty in government. Organized under these heads and linked by the author's witty explanatory and autobiographical remarks, the essays and other documents--many previously unpublished in any forum--range chronologically over the past three decades, from memoranda he wrote as a student working with lead counsel Abe Fortas on the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright to a comment on the constitutional implications of the O. J. Simpson verdict. Before beginning his academic career, Ely was the junior member of the Warren Commission's sixteen-lawyer staff, Chief Justice Earl Warren's law clerk, and a public defender in San Diego; and during the Ford Administration he took time off to serve as the third-ranking official of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This book reflects his various experience. It comments on many of the past quarter century's "hot button" issues--including abortion, affirmative action, anti-Communist legislation, busing, flag burning, governmental display of nativity scenes, the Nixon impeachment, "trial by newspaper," the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill contretemps, congressionally unauthorized war in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia, and whether the Warren Commission Report should be officially reexamined.

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Princeton University Press

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140082205X

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9781400822058

The Reign of Elizabeth I

Court and Culture in the Last Decade

By: John Alexander Guy

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The Reign of Elizabeth I

Court and Culture in the Last Decade

By: John Alexander Guy

This book is about the politics and political culture of the 'last decade' of the reign of Elizabeth I, in effect the years 1585 to 1603. It argues that this period was so distinctive that it amounted to the second of two 'reigns'. It also invites readers, at times provocatively, to take a critical look at the declining Virgin Queen. Many teachers and their students have failed to consider the 'last decade' in its own right, or have ignored it, having begun their accounts in 1558 and struggled on to the defeat of the Armada in 1588. Only two major political surveys have been attempted since 1926. Both consider mainly the war with Spain and the politics of war, and each allots inadequate space to Crown patronage, puritanism and religion, society and the economy, political thought, and literature and drama. This book, written by some of the leading scholars of their generation, will be indispensable to a fuller understanding of the age.

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329

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Cambridge University Press

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0521443415

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9780521443418

A Short History of Freethought

Volume I

By: John M. Robertson

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A Short History of Freethought

Volume I

By: John M. Robertson

Reproduction of the original: A Short History of Freethought by John M. Robertson

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3732672239

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9783732672233

Early Modern Britain, 1450-1750

By: John Miller

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Early Modern Britain, 1450-1750

By: John Miller

A wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, offering a fully integrated four-nation perspective.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107015111

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9781107015111

The Post-Reformation

Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 1603-1714

By: John Spurr

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The Post-Reformation

Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 1603-1714

By: John Spurr

The 17th century was a dynamic period characterized by huge political and social changes, including the Civil War, the execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration. The Britain of 1714 was recognizably more modern than it was in 1603. At the heart of these changes was religion and the search for an acceptable religious settlement, which stimulated the Pilgrim Fathers to leave to settle America, the Popish plot and the Glorious Revolution in which James II was kicked off the throne. This book looks at both the private aspects of human beliefs and practices and also institutional religion, investigating the growing competition between rival versions of Christianity and the growing expectation that individuals should be allowed to worship as they saw fit.

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Routledge

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1317882628

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9781317882626

Getting to Know Me

By: John Henry Croom III

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Getting to Know Me

By: John Henry Croom III

John H. Croom, III is a retired chief execujtive of one of the nation's largest natural gas companies. In his auto-biography, Getting to Know Me, he relates stories of his familu and childhood in his native North Carolina, his decision to be a professional engineer, and events throughout his adult working life, that took him north for almost fifty years, before retiring to his native state. Of special note, he expands on the interplay of marketing competition, regulation and politics in the natural gas business. His book concludes with his reflections on forces and natural occurrences that shaped his life, his career and his retirement.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1477103740

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9781477103746

Numismatic Chronicle

Vol. IV

By: John Akerman

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Numismatic Chronicle

Vol. IV

By: John Akerman

Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

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3368882724

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9783368882723

Final Impact

A Novel of the Axis of Time

By: John Birmingham

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Final Impact

A Novel of the Axis of Time

By: John Birmingham

“The action is nonstop, the characters very real—and very different from each other—and, to coin a phrase, it makes you think.”—S. M. Stirling, author of Island in the Sea of Time In the year 2021, a multinational fleet—experimenting with untested weapons technology—pitched through time, crash-landing in 1942. The world is thrown into chaos as Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill, Tojo, and Stalin scramble to adapt to new, high-tech killing tools, and twenty-first-century ways of war. For “uptimers” like Britain’s Prince Harry and the men and women who serve aboard the supercarrier USS Hillary Clinton, war is a constant struggle with their own downtime allies, who are mired in ignorance and bigotry. As the Allies counter the Nazi assault and set off for the coast of France, Japan begins to buckle, soon every battle will be played out in a lethal dance of might and intelligence, unholy alliances and desperate gambles, and each clash will be fought with the ultimate weapon; knowledge from the future. Thanks to the historical records, all sides know that two superpowers will emerge while the losers will be pounded into submission. But time has shifted on its axis, so none know who will survive or how peace will take hold in a world turned upside down. These are the questions that John Birmingham brilliantly answers in his critically acclaimed adventure of war and imagination.

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Del Rey

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0345501306

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9780345501301

Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery

By: John B. Miller

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Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery

By: John B. Miller

Essential to anyone involved in the planning, design, construction, operation, or finance of infrastructure assets, this innovative work puts project delivery, finance, and operation together in a practical new formulation of how public and private owners can better manage their entire collection of infrastructure facilities.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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147576278X

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9781475762785

Book's by John Haigh

Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

Foul Deeds in Kensington & Chelsea

Foul Deeds in Kensington & Chelsea

Geographical Change and Industrial Revolution

Geographical Change and Industrial Revolution

Serial Killers and Psychopaths

Serial Killers and Psychopaths

Real World Colouring Books Series 67

Real World Colouring Books Series 67

Reformation, Politics and Polemics

Reformation, Politics and Polemics

On Constitutional Ground

On Constitutional Ground

The Reign of Elizabeth I

The Reign of Elizabeth I

A Short History of Freethought

A Short History of Freethought

Early Modern Britain, 1450-1750

Early Modern Britain, 1450-1750

The Post-Reformation

The Post-Reformation

Getting to Know Me

Getting to Know Me

Numismatic Chronicle

Numismatic Chronicle

Final Impact

Final Impact

Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery

Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery

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