Joy Porter's Books

What I Didn't See

Stories

By: Karen Joy Fowler

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Praise for Karen Joy Fowler: "No contemporary writer creates characters more appealing, or examines them with greater acuity and forgiveness."—Michael Chabon "Fowler's witty writing is a joy to read."—USA Today World Fantasy Award Winner In her moving and elegant new collection, New York Times bestseller Karen Joy Fowler writes about John Wilkes Booth's younger brother, a one-winged man, a California cult, and a pair of twins, and she digs into our past, present, and future in the quiet, witty, and incisive way only she can. The sinister and the magical are always lurking just below the surface: for a mother who invents a fairy-tale world for her son in "Halfway People"; for Edwin Booth in "Edwin's Ghost," haunted by his fame as "America's Hamlet" and his brother's terrible actions; for Norah, a rebellious teenager facing torture in "The Pelican Bar" as she confronts Mama Strong, the sadistic boss of a rehabilitation facility; for the narrator recounting her descent in "What I Didn't See." With clear and insightful prose, Fowler's stories measure the human capacities for hope and despair, brutality and kindness. This collection, which includes two Nebula Award winners, is sure to delight readers, even as it pulls the rug out from underneath them. Karen Joy Fowler (karenjoyfowler.com) is the author of five novels, including Wit's End, PEN/Faulkner finalist Sister Noon, and New York Times bestseller The Jane Austen Book Club. Her collection Black Glass won the World Fantasy Award. Fowler and her husband, who have two grown children, live in Santa Cruz, California.

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Small Beer Press

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1931520933

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Where the Sweet Bird Sings

By: Ella Joy Olsen

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Where the Sweet Bird Sings

By: Ella Joy Olsen

In this provocative new novel, the author of Root, Petal, Thorn offers a powerful story of resilience, hope, and the secrets that, no matter how deeply hidden, can shape and ultimately unite a family. What connects us to one another? Is it shared history? Is it ancestry? Is it blood? Or is it love? People respond to tragedy in different ways. Some try to move on. Some don’t move at all. A year after her young son’s death due to a rare genetic disease, Emma Hazelton is still frozen by grief, unable and unwilling to consider her husband Noah’s suggestion that they try to have another child. As the future Emma once imagined crumbles, her family’s past comes into sharp relief. Searching for the roots of her son’s disease, Emma tries to fit together the pieces in her genealogical puzzle. Hidden within an old wedding photograph of her great-grandparents is an unusual truth Emma never guessed at—a window into all the ways that love can be surprising, generous, and fiercely brave . . . and a discovery that may help her find her own way forward at last. Praise for Root, Petal, Thorn “Root, Petal, Thorn mixes history and genealogy into a believable novel.” —RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars Top Pick “Olsen’s ambitious debut is full of heart and hope.” —Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of The Two-Family Home “Five women. Five complicated lives. One house where they all live over a period of one hundred years. In this story, the walls talk. Wonderful, compelling saga!” —Cathy Lamb, author of My Very Best Friend and The Language of Sisters

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Kensington Books

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1496705653

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9781496705655

Paul's Concept of Mission

By: J. G. Mst Panjikaran,Panjikaran. J. G. (Joy Gervasis)

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Paul's Concept of Mission

By: J. G. Mst Panjikaran,Panjikaran. J. G. (Joy Gervasis)

Parallel title and statement of responsibility in Manipuri also.

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Root, Petal, Thorn

By: Ella Joy Olsen

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Root, Petal, Thorn

By: Ella Joy Olsen

Provocative in the way it explodes and expands the category of historical fiction." --Salt Lake Tribune In this beautifully written and powerful debut novel, Ella Joy Olsen traces the stories of five fascinating women who inhabit the same historic home over the course of a century—braided stories of love, heartbreak and courage connect the women, even across generations. Ivy Baygren has two great loves in her life: her husband, Adam, and the bungalow they buy together in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the moment she and Adam lay eyes on the home, Ivy is captivated by its quaint details—the old porch swing, ornate tiles, and especially an heirloom rose bush bursting with snowy white blossoms. Called the Emmeline Rose for the home’s original owner, it seems yet another sign that this place will be Ivy’s happily-ever-after...Until her dreams are shattered by Adam’s unexpected death. Striving to be strong for her two children, Ivy decides to tackle the home-improvement projects she and Adam once planned. Day by day, as she attempts to rebuild her house and her resolve, she uncovers clues about previous inhabitants, from a half-embroidered sampler to buried wine bottles. And as Ivy learns about the women who came before her—the young Mormon torn between her heart and anti-polygamist beliefs, the Greek immigrant during World War II, a troubled single mother in the 1960s—she begins to uncover the lessons of her own journey. For every story has its sadness, but there is also the possibility of blooming again, even stronger and more resilient than before...

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1496705637

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Out of My Bone

The Letters of Joy Davidman

By: Joy Davidman

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Out of My Bone

The Letters of Joy Davidman

By: Joy Davidman

Although best known as the wife of C. S. Lewis, Joy Davidman was an accomplished writer in her own right, with several published works to her credit. Out of My Bone tells Davidman s life story in her own words through her numerous letters most never published before and her autobiographical essay "The Longest Way Round." / Gathered and expertly introduced by Don W. King, these letters reveal Davidman's persistent search for truth, her curious, incisive mind, and her arresting, sharply penetrating voice. They chronicle her religious, philosophical, and intellectual journey from secular Judaism to atheism to Communism to Christianity. Her personal engagement with large issues offers key insights into the historical milieu of America in the 1930s and 1940s. Davidman also writes about the struggles of her earlier marriage to William Lindsay Gresham and of trying to reconcile her career goals with her life as mother of two sons. Most poignantly, perhaps, these letters expose Davidman s mental, emotional, and spiritual state as she confronted the cancer that eventually took her life in 1960 at age 45. / Moving and riveting, Out of My Bone reveals anew the singular woman whom Lewis deeply loved and who influenced his later writings, especially Till We Have Faces.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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080286399X

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RV Revelry

Two Elderly Women Drive to the Northeast States

By: Joy Drinkwater

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RV Revelry

Two Elderly Women Drive to the Northeast States

By: Joy Drinkwater

A humorous adventure story, with a happy ending. The women not only find adventure, but romance, as well.

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0595290035

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Life's a Joy

By: Joy Drinkwater

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Life's a Joy

By: Joy Drinkwater

“I am the bastard daughter of King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor. The Crown may not agree, but my life and family history is worth telling.” Born to wealth and privilege in the countryside of England, Joy Drinkwater went from plenty to poverty when her stepfather abandoned her mother and made an astonishing claim…Drinkwater’s real father was the Kind of England, Edward VIII. Although the world remembers the Duke of Windsor for abdicating his throne in 1936 to marry American divorcee, Wallis Warfield Simpson, few know the story of the Princess Who Never Was. This riveting autobiography spans nearly eighty years and recounts Joy’s quest to prove her noble heritage in a rapidly changing world that refused to grant her any privileges. The adventures, loves, losses, and dreams of this remarkable woman are certain to captivate the hearts of readers and provoke controversy. The Royal Crown of England has never been asked to acknowledge Joy’s heritage as a legitimate Princess and will probably ban the sale of this autobiography in England.

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0595201334

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Ulick's Daughter

By: Joy Martin

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Ulick's Daughter

By: Joy Martin

An Irish earl’s illegitimate daughter seeks her rightful place in the world in this historical novel set in nineteenth century Ireland and Russia. Eva Dillon, the illegitimate daughter of Ulick John de Burgh, 14th Earl of Clanricarde, is fiercely proud of her noble lineage. But her sense of belonging is shattered when Ulick dies, leaving Eva and her mother with nothing. It is Ulick’s second son, Hubert, who inherits Ulick’s vast estates in County Galway, and he is determined to throw out any nonpaying tenants—including Eva and her mother. Now Eva is determined not only to seek revenge on her brother, but also to claim her rightful place in society. In her efforts, she will cross paths with an intrepid journalist whose encouragement leads her to move to Dublin, as well as a wealthy Russian who introduces Eva to Russia’s high society life. But amidst the opulence and glamour, will Eva ever find the sense of belonging that she craves? And will she manage to break free of the secrets of her past that have haunted her for years?

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1839010975

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Shanghai Shadows

By: Joy Hart

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Shanghai Shadows

By: Joy Hart

Marine Alex survives the 1937 Battle of Shanghai, receives a battlefield commission on Guadalcanal, and tries unsuccessfully to find 'Milla, his Shanghai love, who, with their daughter Alexandra, spent 20 years in intern camps. In 2000 Alexandra found her father.

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1436337941

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The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science

Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century

By: Marilyn Ogilvie,Joy Harvey

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The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science

Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century

By: Marilyn Ogilvie,Joy Harvey

Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this milestone reference combines "facts-fronted" fast access to biographical details with highly readable accounts and analyses of nearly 3000 scientists' lives, works, and accomplishments. For all academic and public libraries' science and women's studies collections.

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Routledge

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1135963428

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The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z

By: Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie,Joy Dorothy Harvey

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The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z

By: Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie,Joy Dorothy Harvey

Volume 2 of 2.

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Taylor & Francis

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041592040X

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Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions

By: Joy Higgs,Mark A Jones,Stephen Loftus, PhD, MSc, BDS,Nicole Christensen

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Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions

By: Joy Higgs,Mark A Jones,Stephen Loftus, PhD, MSc, BDS,Nicole Christensen

Clinical reasoning is the foundation of professional clinical practice. Totally revised and updated, this book continues to provide the essential text on the theoretical basis of clinical reasoning in the health professions and examines strategies for assisting learners, scholars and clinicians develop their reasoning expertise. key chapters revised and updated nature of clinical reasoning sections have been expanded increase in emphasis on collaborative reasoning core model of clinical reasoning has been revised and updated

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0750688858

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The Key

By: Joy Shiplee

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The Key

By: Joy Shiplee

Tony Mallard, a smooth talking, half Italian, mechanical engineer, leaves the British Army after World War II to become a salesman at a London garage selling high class sports cars. After a series of events, including a romantic entanglement, fate leads him into motor racing where his life takes a different and traumatic direction. Written with an in depth knowledge of the sport of this era, The Key will appeal equally to both men and women. Some women will love him and some will hate him, but he is, above all else, a man with a mission. The Key is the first book of a trilogy about the people whose lives become entwined in the glamorous and dangerous world of motor racing.

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149697770X

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Research Paradigms, Television, and Social Behaviour

By: Joy Keiko Asamen,Gordon L. Berry

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Research Paradigms, Television, and Social Behaviour

By: Joy Keiko Asamen,Gordon L. Berry

Research Paradigms, Television, and Social Behavior is a unique text in that it examines television research from both the quantitative and qualitative perspectives. The book provides concrete, step-by-step examples of how to conduct major research and evaluation projects, making the volume useful for both undergraduate and graduate students. Its comprehensive coverage will prove important also for seasoned scholars, researchers, and professionals in the media industry.

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SAGE

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076190655X

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Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice

By: Joy Higgs,Megan Smith,Gillian Webb,Margot Skinner

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Contexts of Physiotherapy Practice

By: Joy Higgs,Megan Smith,Gillian Webb,Margot Skinner

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues and perspectives in the current practice of physiotherapy, focussing on the issues that are not taught in 'clinical' texts yet that underpin professional practice. The book helps students gain a good understanding of the physiotherapy profession. It will introduce students to the key practice issues included in professional entry curricula: history of the profession, the workforce and roles of physiotherapists, ethics, law, reflective practice, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and other professional issues within the field of physiotherapy.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729586790

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Goat

By: Joy Hinson

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Goat

By: Joy Hinson

From “Three Billy Goats Gruff” to The Men Who Stare at Goats, this inimitable ruminant has long played a role in our literature and popular culture. And yet, our relationship with the “poor man’s cow” is oddly ambivalent. In the beautifully illustrated Goat, Joy Hinson explores the reason behind this unease while presenting readers with the animal’s fascinating natural history and its effect on myth, medicine, and culture. Hinson traces the history of goats from their evolution millions of years ago through their domestication and role in the modern world. She delves into our interaction with endangered wild goat species and the familiar farmyard goat, and she reveals the harm done by humans in indiscriminately importing tamed goats, leading to huge feral populations in Australia and on the Galapagos Islands. Hinson also considers the place of goat products in culinary and medical traditions, from the pouring of goat urine into the ear as a cure for neck pain to the belief that a goat’s bezoar stone can be used as an antidote for poison. From Goat Festivals in the United States to the Christmas Goat in Sweden, Goat takes readers on an exciting ride through this frequently neglected animal’s history, life, and role in today’s world.

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1780233973

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The Agony and Ecstasy of the Bipolar Mind

Old and New Healing Methods That Give Hope to All Humanity

By: Joy A. Paz

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The Agony and Ecstasy of the Bipolar Mind

Old and New Healing Methods That Give Hope to All Humanity

By: Joy A. Paz

This book was written to inform, encourage, and to give hope to bipolar patients and their families. Also included in this book are healing methods that are based on energy, the new medicine of the future. Other topics are: holosync audio technology, hypnosis, brainwave entrainment, vibration energy, manifestation intelligence, learning strategies, the genius code, brainwaves, positive and negative cellular memories, core beliefs, image streaming, conscious and subconscious minds, energy frequency, super longevity, right- and left-brain synchronizing, Einstein's theory of relativity and quantum physics. There is considerable information regarding the control that our subconscious has on our conscious mind. I quote several world-renowned speakers who deal extensively with this awareness. After living in Brazil for eight years, I take the reader into the jungle of Brazil, along with the asphalt jungle of the third-largest city in the world, Sao Paulo, and adventures on three continents. I also take the reader into my mind during a manic psychosis and my husband's depressed psychosis. There is hope offered throughout the book with humorous stories. I welcome you to join me in the excavation of the mind and to realize the possibilities and potential in each of us.

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WestBow Press

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1449790070

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Christian Bioethics

A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families

By: C. Ben Mitchell,D. Joy Riley,D. Joy Riley, MD

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Christian Bioethics

A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families

By: C. Ben Mitchell,D. Joy Riley,D. Joy Riley, MD

A biblically informed guidebook for Christians facing difficult health care decisions, from the making of life (infertility, organ donation, cloning) and taking of life (abortion, euthanasia) to the technologically driven faking of life (genetic engineering, etc.).

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B&H Publishing Group

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143367114X

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The Great Deception

By: Joy Chambers

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The Great Deception

By: Joy Chambers

For fans of Pam Jenoff and Margaret Leroy, an thrilling tale of intrigue and danger, filled with tension, excitement and romance, looking at the experiences of Australians in World War Two. New South Wales, 1947. When Shelly Wareing's husband Cole vanishes into the night, leaving only a note to say that he will come back no matter how long it takes, Shelly is bewildered. What could be the reason for his sudden disappearance? Searching for clues, Shelly discovers a box containing Nazi medals, an SS ring and a photo of a radiantly beautiful woman signed for her husband. Determined to uncover the truth, she sets out to track down Laetitia de Witt, the woman pictured in the photograph. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Cole is on his own mission for the truth - while his enemies, who believe him to be a traitor, are in close pursuit...

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Charley's Web

One woman's desperate race against time to stop her own family becoming a killer's next target.

By: Joy Fielding

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Charley's Web

One woman's desperate race against time to stop her own family becoming a killer's next target.

By: Joy Fielding

Those familiar with Patricia Highsmith's particular brand of sinister storytelling will recognize the mayhem Fielding so cunningly unleashes' Publishers Weekly Charley Webb is a smart, beautiful single mother-of-two who left New York City in search of her own version of paradise in Palm Beach, Florida. She now writes a column for the Palm Beach Post, in which she shares her views on sex, shopping and the more entertaining goings-on in her neighbours' lives - much to their disgust. Charley knows she's not the most popular person in town - but then she receives a letter from a genuine fan. Jill Rohmer is a young woman serving time on death row for the murders of three small children - and she wants Charley to write her biography. For there are many hidden truths surrounding the murders Jill is now ready to reveal, including the existence of a mysterious man she calls Jack. But as Charley begins to delve into Jill's background, she starts receiving threatening, anonymous letters regarding her own children. Jill is safely locked away - so does this mean the elusive Jack is still out there somewhere? Charley finds herself in a desperate race against time to unlock the secrets behind the murders before her own family becomes the killer's next target.

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Simon and Schuster

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147110429X

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Ceremonial Splendor

Performing Priesthood in Early Modern France

By: Joy Palacios

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Ceremonial Splendor

Performing Priesthood in Early Modern France

By: Joy Palacios

By the end of France’s long seventeenth century, the seminary-trained, reform-minded Catholic priest had crystalized into a type recognizable by his clothing, gestures, and ceremonial skill. Although critics denounced these priests as hypocrites or models for Molière’s Tartuffe, seminaries associated the features of this priestly identity with the idea of the vray ecclésiastique, or true churchman. Ceremonial Splendor examines the way France’s early seminaries promoted the emergence and construction of the true churchman as a mode of embodiment and ecclesiastical ideal between approximately 1630 and 1730. Based on an analysis of sources that regulated priestly training in France, such as seminary rules and manuals, liturgical handbooks, ecclesiastical pamphlets and conferences, and episcopal edicts, the book uses theories of performance to reconstruct the way clergymen learned to conduct liturgical ceremonies, abide by clerical norms, and aspire to perfection. Joy Palacios shows how the process of crafting a priestly identity involved a wide range of performances, including improvisation, role-playing, and the display of skills. In isolation, any one of these performance obligations, if executed in a way that drew attention to the self, could undermine a clergyman’s priestly persona and threaten the institution of the priesthood more broadly. Seminaries counteracted the ever-present threat of theatricality by ceremonializing the clergyman’s daily life, rendering his body and gestures contiguous with the mass. Through its focus on priestly identity, Ceremonial Splendor reconsiders the relationship between Church and theater in early modern France and uncovers ritual strategies that continue to shape religious authority today.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1512822779

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Sensory Design

By: Joy Monice Malnar,Frank Vodvarka

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Sensory Design

By: Joy Monice Malnar,Frank Vodvarka

What if we designed for all of our senses? Suppose for a moment that sound, touch, and odor were treated as the equals of sight, and emotion considered as important as cognition. What would our built environment be like if sensory response, sentiment, and memory were critical design factors, the equals of structure and program? In Sensory Design, Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka explore the nature of our responses to spatial constructs--from various sorts of buildings to gardens and outdoor spaces, to constructions of fantasy. To the degree that this response can be calculated, it can serve as a typology for the design of significant spaces, one that would sharply contrast with the Cartesian model that dominates architecture today. In developing this typology, the authors consult the environmental sciences, anthropology, psychology, and architectural theory, as well as the spatial analysis found in literary depiction. Finally, they examine the opportunities that CAVE and other immersive virtual reality technologies present in furthering a new, sensory-oriented design paradigm. The result is a new philosophy of design that both celebrates our sensuous occupation of the built environment and creates more humane design. A revolutionary approach to the built environment that embraces all of our senses and modes of understanding.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816639590

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The SAGE Handbook of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media

By: Joy Keiko Asamen,Mesha L. Ellis,Gordon L. Berry

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The SAGE Handbook of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media

By: Joy Keiko Asamen,Mesha L. Ellis,Gordon L. Berry

I suspect that this Handbook may become a ′definitive′ text as we seek to include the perspectives of all types of people, to reach beyond the boundaries that have separated people of one culture from those of another, and to socialize our youth to be more multiculturally sensitive." —Carolyn Stroman, Howard University The SAGE Handbook of Child Development explores the multicultural development of children through the varied and complex interplay of traditional agents of socialization as well as contemporary media influences, examining how socialization practices and media content construct and teach us about diverse cultures. Editors Joy K. Asamen, Mesha L. Ellis, and Gordon L. Berry, along with chapter authors from a wide variety of disciplines, highlight how to analyze, compare, and contrast alternative perspectives of children of different cultures, domestically and globally, with the major principles and theories of child development in cognitive, socioemotional, and/or social/contextual domains. This volume will help readers evaluate ethnicity, socioeconomic, and gender issues in child development and see how these issues influence individual development as well as social policy. Key Features Provides comprehensive coverage: This handbook covers theory, research, and best practices for traditional agents of socialization such as family and home, socio-political and religious communities, and schools and peers, as well as the traditional (e.g., print and television) and newer media forms (e.g., the Internet and video games). Presents multiple perspectives: A well-known and impressive list of contributors from numerous disciplines represent various theoretical orientations and offer a rich variety of viewpoints regarding research and methodological assumptions. Offers versatile utility: This volume will be a valuable resource for program development, research and evaluation, or hands-on community-based projects. In addition, the practical applications will be of interest to broadcasters, public policy and advocacy groups, teachers, and other childcare professionals.

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1483342719

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Historic Bridges of Milam County

By: David Galbreath, Carolyn Temple, Lucile Estell and Joy Graham

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Historic Bridges of Milam County

By: David Galbreath, Carolyn Temple, Lucile Estell and Joy Graham

Milam County, located in the heart of Central Texas, is home to 18 historic bridges that were constructed through the years to accommodate the growth of the county. One bridge, Worley Bridge, has been fully restored in a cooperative effort between Milam County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT). TXDOT is an important partner in the preservation of these historic structures. Its excellent and informative glossary is included in this volume to assist the serious student of historic bridges. Memories of some bridges will be preserved in a bridge park, which is being constructed in Rockdale. Other bridges simply stand in mute testimony to the passing of time and the changing of human needs and habits. This book tells the story of these bridges and their important role in our history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467124915

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Market Society

History, Theory, Practice

By: Ben Spies-Butcher,Joy Paton,Damien Cahill

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Market Society

History, Theory, Practice

By: Ben Spies-Butcher,Joy Paton,Damien Cahill

An exploration of the social structures at the heart of capitalist economies from feudal England through to the modern day.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521184908

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Food City: Four Centuries of Food-Making in New York

By: Joy Santlofer

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Food City: Four Centuries of Food-Making in New York

By: Joy Santlofer

A 2017 James Beard Award Nominee: From the breweries of New Amsterdam to Brooklyn’s Sweet’n Low, a vibrant account of four centuries of food production in New York City. New York is hailed as one of the world’s “food capitals,” but the history of food-making in the city has been mostly lost. Since the establishment of the first Dutch brewery, the commerce and culture of food enriched New York and promoted its influence on America and the world by driving innovations in machinery and transportation, shaping international trade, and feeding sailors and soldiers at war. Immigrant ingenuity re-created Old World flavors and spawned such familiar brands as Thomas’ English Muffins, Hebrew National, Twizzlers, and Ronzoni macaroni. Food historian Joy Santlofer re-creates the texture of everyday life in a growing metropolis—the sound of stampeding cattle, the smell of burning bone for char, and the taste of novelties such as chocolate-covered matzoh and Chiclets. With an eye-opening focus on bread, sugar, drink, and meat, Food City recovers the fruitful tradition behind today’s local brewers and confectioners, recounting how food shaped a city and a nation.

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Twiga Camp

By: Joy Shiplee

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Twiga Camp

By: Joy Shiplee

Twiga is Swahili for Giraffe, and Twiga Camp is the story of a luxury tented camp deep in the heart of the Kenyan bush where Giraffes often infiltrated the camp sight. Hence the name Twiga Camp. It tells of the of the intrepid men who own and run the camp with all the trauma and excitement of life in Africa: and the romances they incur with the rich and famous women who pass through the camp on safari, on what for some is the holiday of a lifetime.

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When Time Runs Out

End Times Trilogy

By: Joy Rocco

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When Time Runs Out

End Times Trilogy

By: Joy Rocco

This chronicle of breathtaking headlines torn from current political events, weave a heart-stopping, terrifying tale of intrigue. Events threaten to shatter our world-wide economic structure as world leaders march solidly toward One World Order and financial Armageddon teetering on the the precipice into Apocalypse. Skip Wentworth, a product of tortuous CIA training and equally rigorous Bible study, knows the prophecy will be fulfilled, and when time runs out it will not only be dangerous but also deadly to become a Christian during the Tribulation. His deadliest weapon could be exposing the multitude of false prophets contaminating Christian beliefs and leading millions into the lake of fire. Will the Israeli Jews accept peace at the cost of the land God gave them? In the days before the church is ?caught up in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air? 1 Thess. 4:17, the stage is being set for the Antichrist and Satan?s evil emissaries. Skip labored under the threat of the double-edge sword of false prophets and nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of Iran and Syria. When so many other countries made it clear they hate Israel and America and the U.S. President, Jana Elaine White, wavered on her commitment to Israel, will the wild-cards, Russia and China, cause the threat to spiral beyond survivable limits.Have you ever wondered why if we are all descended from Adam there are different colors of skin, why scientists say our planet is millions of years old yet the Bible says God created earth 6,000 years ago? These questions are answered in this book

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1480094676

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Anna Maria Island

By: Bonner Joy

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Anna Maria Island

By: Bonner Joy

Anna Maria Island was once inhabited by Native Americans, but as the beauty became known to its first homesteader, George L. Bean, the island's destiny was to be a beacon to paradise. In spite of mangrove forests and throngs of mosquitoes, people came by boat to enjoy the white sand beaches and the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with their cool onshore breezes and blazing sunsets. The Islander newspaper of the 1950s heralded, "Where life is good and the fishing is great." Anglers came from afar to test their skills against tarpon, the world's greatest game fish, and to hunt goliath grouper in the depths of Tampa Bay. Two modern bridges connected the island to the mainland in 1957, and with that the seven-mile-long island was on its way to becoming the jewel of Manatee County.

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1439655456

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Autumn Kiss (Romancing Wisconsin - 7)

By: Stacey Joy Netzel

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Autumn Kiss (Romancing Wisconsin - 7)

By: Stacey Joy Netzel

Josie Sullivan’s been trying to forget Nash Riley since he left her eight years ago. Now he’s back for a second chance. Does she dare trust him with her heart again? For eight years, Josie Sullivan has managed to keep memories of Nash Riley buried in the past. When he moves into the apartment above her bakery, she doesn’t know how the hell she can keep her distance when she runs into him every time she turns around. Especially when she realizes her traitorous heart never let him go. Nash made the mistake of leaving Josie behind, and now she won’t give him the time of day. Buying the building that houses her business seemed like a good plan to win her back, but Josie refuses to believe he’ll stick around. Seeing her every day becomes pure torture as she stubbornly maintains the defensive walls she built when he left. Somehow he must find a way to make her believe this time is forever. EXCERPT: Ignoring the surprise in the older sister’s eyes, he moved around to the side entrance so he could speak more privately with Josie. Tessa moved with him and blocked his way into the booth. “Leave her alone.” Nash spoke around her. “Can we talk?” “No,” Tessa snapped. Josie laughed without facing him. “Oh, now you want to talk?” She picked up a knife and slit a pumpkin pie in half with one sure stroke. Probably wished it was his gut. Or lower. Judging by Tessa’s glare, she wouldn’t stop her, either. Lora had returned her attention to their paying customers after depositing his hundred in the cash box. Tessa crossed her arms over her chest. “You need to leave.” His stubborn streak took a defensive stand. “I’m waiting on my pie.” “I got this,” Josie tossed over her shoulder. “But I thought you were going to—” Tessa broke off when Josie whipped her head around to meet her gaze. With obvious reluctance, the second oldest Sullivan moved back to the counter to help take orders. He stepped inside the booth as Josie’s attention returned to the table in front of her. She spun the pie a quarter turn and sliced again as she accused, “You’re only eight years too late, Nash.” “You’re right.” Her hand wavered, then continued its motion with a swift jerk. He heard the cringe-inducing screech of aluminum on steel as the knife powered straight through the pie tin. “Well, good for me. You’re one hell of a selfish sonofabitch, you know that?” He didn’t deny it. Even though he knew he’d made the right decision back then, he’d screwed up the execution. “I was hoping we could sort this out like adults.” She finished cutting the pie, then turned toward him, knife raised between them. Her smile was cold and nasty as she stepped closer. He took an involuntary step back and felt the side wall of the booth against his shoulder blades. “As opposed to the coward you used to be?” She was right about that, too, but that six inch knife in her hand was making him more nervous than the conversation they needed to have. “I, ah, had my reasons.” “Too bad you couldn’t explain them in person back when it actually mattered. Or even over the phone the one time you bothered to call.” She shortened the distance between them to less than a foot, putting the tip of that knife about three inches from the underside of his chin. Sonofabitch, she’d changed all right. Feisty. Unforgiving. ~~~ To everything there is a season... Love finds a way during the four seasons in the Romancing Wisconsin Series. Starting with Christmas/Winter, then moving on to the rest of the seasons, check out this bestselling, heartwarming series set in small town Wisconsin, where hope springs eternal for each happily ever after. Sexy military heroes, runaway brides, surprise babies, single parents—meet the Rileys, the Walshes, and best of all, Butch...a.k.a. Santa Butch. The mischievous matchmaker makes a cameo in each story—adding a touch of magic to the lives of everyone he loves, and even those he's just met. Romancing Wisconsin Series Mistletoe Mischief Mistletoe Magic Mistletoe Match-Up Mistletoe Rules – short bonus story Autumn Wish Autumn Bliss Autumn Kiss Autumn Glimmer – short bonus story Spring Fling Spring Serendipity Spring Dreams Spring Spark – short bonus story collections romance, back in town a small town series, Loving the CEO, Heartwarming Romance series, small town romance series, steamy romance, sexy millionaire romance, alpha male romance, runaway bride romance, high school sweethearts, second chance romance, Santa matchmaker, Wisconsin author, Wisconsin romance, fans of Hallmark movies, CEO, contemporary romance, books set in Wisconsin

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1939143276

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The Mind's Eye: The Evolution of the Athlete's Skills and Consciousness

By: Jimmy Joy

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The Mind's Eye: The Evolution of the Athlete's Skills and Consciousness

By: Jimmy Joy

The Mind's Eye describes a successful method in the implementation of a mental training program for rowers. Under Jimmy Joy's guidance and direction countless rowers at all levels, including the international and university level, trained using an integral approach that develops the athletes skills and his consciousness. This book is Jimmy's description of the specific processes involved in developing you or your athlete's ability to achieve Flow (the sense of effortless in an activity) and experience peak performance."--Amazon.com.

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