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The History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58: Vol 3

By: Sir John Kaye,Colonel Malleson

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The History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58: Vol 3

By: Sir John Kaye,Colonel Malleson

Volume III of VI Best edition of the standard work (with analytical index in Vol. VI) Contemporary review from the Athenaeum: "It only be remarked that Colonel Malleson wields his pen with so much skill that while giving a realistic account of all important operations, passing over no really noteworthy act of talent or heroism, and acutely criticising everything which demands criticism, he abstains from overlaying his narrative with details which would have increased the bulk of his book beyond all reason. Another characteristic of Colonel Malleson is that he never hesitates to condemn conduct of which he disapproves or to draw attention to errors which he conceives were committed, whatever the rank or position of those who are the objects of his criticism. The result is that many of the actors in the drama will find their laurels somewhat injured, while others, who from official prejudice have not yet received full credit for their exploits, obtain from the author due praise for their services. The rewards given for the Mutiny were liberal, but it is distressing to find that some of them were undeserved, while on the other hand, many able and gallant men have received no recognition at all ... There are many highly-placed officials whose fame is sadly tarnished by the frank, truthful criticisms of the fearless, uncompromising author of the book before us.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1781510075

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9781781510070

Silence, Space and Absence in Conrad's Works

Western and Non-Western Worlds

By: John G. Peters

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Silence, Space and Absence in Conrad's Works

Western and Non-Western Worlds

By: John G. Peters

This book considers the relationship between sound and silence in the works of Joseph Conrad, along with their ties to Western and non-Western space. Throughout Conrad’s works, a pattern emerges where Western space is associated with sound and non-Western space is associated with silence; similarly, Western space is portrayed as full of objects and activity, whereas non-Western space is portrayed as empty. As these tales progress, though, Conrad’s characters embark on transformational journeys that cause them to reassess the world they live in and sometimes even the nature of the universe. These journeys invariably occur through encountering non-Western space, and during the course of these journeys, the dichotomy between Western space, perceived as replete with sound and activity, and non-Western space, empty of such, blurs such that the fullness of the West is revealed to be simply a surface hiding the emptiness beneath. In the end, both Western and non-Western space are revealed to be absences, as the absence of sound becomes a correlative for the emptiness of space and the emptiness of space becomes a metonym for the cosmological emptiness of nothingness.

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121

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Springer Nature

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303144910X

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9783031449109

The History of Tasmania

Volume II

By: John West

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The History of Tasmania

Volume II

By: John West

Reproduction of the original: The History of Tasmania by John West

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350

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3732651312

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9783732651313

Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore

By: John Bastin

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Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore

By: John Bastin

This book — written by Dr John Bastin, a leading authority on the study of Sir Stamford Raffles — offers an alternative biographical account of Raffles, as seen through his relationship with some of his closest friends and contemporaries.The people featured include the naturalists Joseph Arnold, Thomas Horsfield and Nathaniel Wallich, who received support from Raffles in carrying on their scientific research, and the orientalist John Leyden, who influenced Raffles's study of Malay and Malay customs.Examining Raffles and his social circle presents an original perspective of the man and of the colonial world in which he lived, and his correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues reflects his attitude and opinions on a range of issues, including his desire to extend the benefits of education. The book is a highly original contribution to the study of Raffles in the bicentenary year of his founding of Singapore.

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488

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World Scientific

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9813277688

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9789813277687

The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker

Vol. III

By: John Keble

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The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker

Vol. III

By: John Keble

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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798

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368825798

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9783368825799

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

By: John D. Clarke

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Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

By: John D. Clarke

This book is acknowledged as the only work dealing exclusively with the identification and description of international gallantry awards, past and present. The multitude of illustrations allows the reader to readily identify those awards most likely to be encountered. The work embraces forty-three countries and describes 270 decorations together with their various classes. A ten page ribbon chart shows 216 different world gallantry ribbons all in full colour.

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430

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Pen and Sword

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1473814510

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9781473814516

Memoirs of a Coxcomb

By: John Cleland

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Memoirs of a Coxcomb

By: John Cleland

Published in 1751, John Cleland’s second novel (after the notorious Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure) is a witty and complex portrait of aristocratic British society in the mid-eighteenth century. Its young protagonist, Sir William Delamore, meets, falls in love with, and pursues the mysterious heiress Lydia. Rather than a conventional romance, however, the novel is an acerbic social satire, and Sir William an unreliable narrator and incomplete hero. In its experiments with narrative form and its sophisticated examination of masculine identity, Memoirs of a Coxcomb is an important marker in the development of the eighteenth-century novel. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction that places Memoirs in the context of Cleland’s life and literary career. Also included is a broad selection of appendices, including Tobias Smollett’s review of the novel, selections from Cleland’s criticism, three texts by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and contemporary documents on masculinity (particularly the figures of the coxcomb and the fop) and prostitution.

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Broadview Press

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1460403827

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9781460403822

Buffoon

By: John

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Buffoon

By: John

The strangest, most original book to ever come out of Africa and possibly the most important This is a tale of redemption after a descent into the ether set against a primal African backdrop; it purports to be a good read but also to have redeeming social value by providing insight into the solution of a fatal and universal malady by turns humorous, dark, historically informative and, just possibly, uplifting. Briefly, the story, given in monologue by an anti- hero, begins in eastern Zimbabwe with the drinking night that had everything, including a brush with death via car accident. It sets the tragic-comic theme of alcoholism in a setting that is luxurious, exotic and violent. The narrative maintains momentum throughout and connects the disparateness of crime, killing, genius and sainthood through a sequence of travel to all corners of the world. There is a strong metaphysical overprint to this true-life journey and the readers will come out the other side able to identify, at some level with the text, somewhat refreshed, enlightened and made stronger in their lifes affirmation. In essence, this is the purpose of Buffoon and the basis of its claim to be one of a kind. It is also a love story. Response to date from 2030 readers of ages varying from 2585, including eight different nationalities, essentially the intelligent layman (architect/ lawyer/surgeons/businessmen), has been astonishing.

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30 Degrees South Publishers

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192821150X

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9781928211501

The Hidden Hand

Race Williams #19 (Black Mask)

By: Carroll John Daly

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The Hidden Hand

Race Williams #19 (Black Mask)

By: Carroll John Daly

Race Williams had run across criminals before, and a few shots to the head always took care of such threats. But how can Race deal with four separate rogues at once? And what of their ultimate leader, The Hidden Hand? Story #19 in the Race Williams series. Carroll John Daly (1889–1958) was the creator of the first hard-boiled private eye story, predating Dashiell Hammett's first Continental Op story by several months. Daly's classic character, Race Williams, was one of the most popular fiction characters of the pulps, and the direct inspiration for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer.

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284

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Steeger Properties, LLC

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8827516050

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9788827516058

The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective MEGAPACK ®

25 Classic Tales of Detection

By: Arthur B. Reeve,R. Austin Freeman,John Russell Fearn,Cleveland Moffett,Samuel Hopkins Adams,Brander Matthews,Stacy Aumonier,C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne,L. T. Meade,Robert Eustace,Clifford Halifax

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The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective MEGAPACK ®

25 Classic Tales of Detection

By: Arthur B. Reeve,R. Austin Freeman,John Russell Fearn,Cleveland Moffett,Samuel Hopkins Adams,Brander Matthews,Stacy Aumonier,C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne,L. T. Meade,Robert Eustace,Clifford Halifax

The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack collects 25 novels and stories. 14 are Craig Kennedy tales, plus there is 1 additional story from the same author and 10 by contemporaries of Arthur B. Reeve. They all share the same spirit of detection. Included are: INTRODUCTION: ABOUT ARTHUR B. REEVE AND HIS CRAIG KENNEDY STORIES THE SILENT BULLET, by Arthur B. Reeve THE WAR TERROR, by Arthur B. Reeve THE TREASURE-TRAIN, by Arthur B. Reeve GUY GARRICK, by Arthur B. Reeve THE SOCIAL GANGSTER, by Arthur B. Reeve THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE, by Arthur B. Reeve THE ROMANCE OF ELAINE, by Arthur B. Reeve THE POISONED PEN, by Arthur B. Reeve THE EAR IN THE WALL, by Arthur B. Reeve GOLD OF THE GODS, by Arthur B. Reeve THE DREAM DOCTOR, by Arthur B. Reeve THE FILM MYSTERY, by Arthur B. Reeve CONSTANCE DUNLAP, by Arthur B. Reeve THE MASTER MYSTERY, by Arthur B. Reeve THE CONSPIRATORS, by Arthur B. Reeve WITHOUT WITNESSES, by L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax A MASTER OF MYSTERIES, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace THE SECRET OF EMU PLAIN, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace THE TRAGEDY OF A THIRD SMOKER, by C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne MISS BRACEGIRDLE DOES HER DUTY, by Stacy Aumonier THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, by Brander Matthews THE FLYING DEATH, by Samuel Hopkins Adams THROUGH THE WALL, by Cleveland Moffett THE COPPER BULLET, by John Russell Fearn JOHN THORNDYKE’S CASES, by R. Austin Freeman And don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, adventure, westerns, ghost stories, mysteries -- and much, much more!

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434448657

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9781434448651

The Ghost

A Jacob Cahill Novel: Book Three

By: John Gess

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The Ghost

A Jacob Cahill Novel: Book Three

By: John Gess

The Ghost is the next chapter in the story of Jacob Cahill, the boy prodigy who miraculously escaped Communist Chinese agents when he was only fifteen years old. He has now chosen to fight the Communists in Vietnam rather than continue his education at a prestigious university in America, which he is more than well suited to do. His family and friends are aghast at his decision, many thinking he will be no more than cannon fodder in a useless and unwinnable war. Although revenge is a factor in his decision since the Communists in China killed his parents, he also believes it is his duty to fight for his country in a time of war. He enlists, is sent to boot camp and then to Vietnam where his prodigious physical and intellectual skills are tested in horrific combat, which not only confront him with what he has become but result in significant wounds from which he may never recover. In the end, as the enemy converges on him, he wonders if the endgame is some shallow grave in the jungles of Laos from which he will never be found.

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358

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984518232

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9781984518231

Popular music on screen

By: John Mundy

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Popular music on screen

By: John Mundy

Popular Music on Screen examines the relationship between popular music and the screen, from the origins of the Hollywood musical to contemporary developments in music television and video. Through detailed examination of films, television programs and popular music, together with analysis of the economic, technological and cultural determinants of their production and consumption, the book argues that popular music has been increasingly influenced by its visual economy. Though engaging with the debates that surround postmodernism, the book suggests that what most characterizes the relationship between popular music and the screen is a strong sense of continuity, expressed through institutional structures, representational strategies and the ideology of "entertainment.

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Manchester University Press

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1526185962

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9781526185969

Understanding and Developing Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

By: J. John Loughran,Amanda Berry,Pamala Mulhall

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Understanding and Developing Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

By: J. John Loughran,Amanda Berry,Pamala Mulhall

There has been a growing interest in the notion of a scholarship of teaching. Such scholarship is displayed through a teacher’s grasp of, and response to, the relationships between knowledge of content, teaching and learning in ways that attest to practice as being complex and interwoven. Yet attempting to capture teachers’ professional knowledge is difficult because the critical links between practice and knowledge, for many teachers, is tacit. Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) offers one way of capturing, articulating and portraying an aspect of the scholarship of teaching and, in this case, the scholarship of science teaching. The research underpinning the approach developed by Loughran, Berry and Mulhall offers access to the development of the professional knowledge of science teaching in a form that offers new ways of sharing and disseminating this knowledge. Through this Resource Folio approach (comprising CoRe and PaP-eRs) a recognition of the value of the specialist knowledge and skills of science teaching is not only highlighted, but also enhanced. The CoRe and PaP-eRs methodology offers an exciting new way of capturing and portraying science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge so that it might be better understood and valued within the profession. This book is a concrete example of the nature of scholarship in science teaching that is meaningful, useful and immediately applicable in the work of all science teachers (preservice, in-service and science teacher educators). It is an excellent resource for science teachers as well as a guiding text for teacher education.

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BRILL

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9087903650

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9789087903657

Book's by John Travers

The History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58: Vol 3

The History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58: Vol 3

Silence, Space and Absence in Conrad's Works

Silence, Space and Absence in Conrad's Works

The History of Tasmania

The History of Tasmania

Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore

Sir Stamford Raffles And Some Of His Friends And Contemporaries: A Memoir Of The Founder Of Singapore

The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker

The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

Memoirs of a Coxcomb

Memoirs of a Coxcomb

Buffoon

Buffoon

The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand

The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective MEGAPACK ®

The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective MEGAPACK ®

The Ghost

The Ghost

Popular music on screen

Popular music on screen

Understanding and Developing Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Understanding and Developing Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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