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Let the Good Times Roll

My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who

By: Kenney Jones

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Let the Good Times Roll

My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who

By: Kenney Jones

“Jones, the drummer for the Who after Keith Moon died, recalls his musical life in this modest and self-effacing rock and roll memoir.” —Publishers Weekly From the Mod revolution and the British Invasion of the 1960s, through the psychedelic era of the 1970s, and into the exuberance and excesses of stadium rock in the 1980s, Kenney Jones helped to build rock and roll as we know it. He was the beat behind three of the world’s most enduring and significant bands. He wasn’t just in the right place at the right time. Along with Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Charlie Watts, Jones is regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time, sought after by a wide variety of the best-known and best-selling artists to bring his unique skill into the studio for the recording of classic albums and songs—including, of course, the Rolling Stones’s “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It).” And Jones is no shallow rock star. He may play polo with royalty from across the globe now, but this is the story of a ragamuffin from the East End of London, a boy who watched his bandmates, friends since his teens, die early, combated dyslexia to find a medium in which he could uniquely excel, and later found a way through the wilderness years when the good times seemed to have gone and he had little to fall back on. Kenney Jones has seen it all, played with everyone, and partied with all of them. Let the Good Times Roll is a breathtaking immersion into music past that leaves readers feeling as if they lived it too.

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1250193575

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100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Kirk Kenney,Randy Jones

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100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Kirk Kenney,Randy Jones

Most Padres fans have taken in a game or two at PETCO Park, have seen highlights of Steve Garvey, and remember the 1984 and 1998 World Series runs. But only real fans know the significance of .394, the original team colors, or how long Benito Santiago's hitting streak lasted. 100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the San Diego Padres. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Ollie Brown or a recent supporter of the team, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Padres writer Kirk Kenney has collected every essential piece of Padres knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

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1633194922

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Let the Good Times Roll

My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who

By: Kenney Jones

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Let the Good Times Roll

My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who

By: Kenney Jones

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Minnesota Goes to War

The Home Front During World War II

By: Dave Kenney

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Minnesota Goes to War

The Home Front During World War II

By: Dave Kenney

Honors Minnesotans who faced war with equal amounts of determination and dread, courage and fear, in places as far away as the Pacific and Europe and as close as our hometown.

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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0873515064

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9780873515061

Truth in Advertising

A Novel

By: John Kenney

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Truth in Advertising

A Novel

By: John Kenney

“F. Scott Fitzgerald said that there are no second acts in American lives. I have no idea what that means but I believe that in quoting him I appear far more intelligent than I am. I don’t know about second acts, but I do think we get second chances, fifth chances, eighteenth chances. Every day we get a fresh chance to live the way we want.” FINBAR DOLAN is lost and lonely. Except he doesn’t know it. Despite escaping his blue-collar Boston upbringing to carve out a mildly successful career at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he’s a bit of a mess and closing in on forty. He’s recently called off a wedding. Now, a few days before Christmas, he’s forced to cancel a long-postponed vacation in order to write, produce, and edit a Super Bowl commercial for his diaper account in record time. Fortunately, it gets worse. Fin learns that his long-estranged and once-abusive father has fallen ill. And that neither of his brothers or his sister intend to visit. It’s a wake-up call for Fin to reevaluate the choices he’s made, admit that he’s falling for his coworker Phoebe, question the importance of diapers in his life, and finally tell the truth about his past. Truth in Advertising is debut novelist John Kenney’s wickedly funny, honest, at times sardonic, and ultimately moving story about the absurdity of corporate life, the complications of love, and the meaning of family.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451675569

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Jazz on the River

By: William Howland Kenney

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Jazz on the River

By: William Howland Kenney

Jazz on the River' describes how musical entrepreneurs gave the music of New Orleans to mainstream America in the 1920s, by quite literally sending their musicians upstream, aboard riverboats that plied the Mississippi waterways every summer.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226437337

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Counseling Multiracial Families

By: Bea Wehrly,Kelley R. Kenney,Mark E. Kenney

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Counseling Multiracial Families

By: Bea Wehrly,Kelley R. Kenney,Mark E. Kenney

Multiracial families (families in which one member of the family has a different racial heritage than the other member(s) of the family) comprise a rapidly growing U.S. population. Counseling Multiracial Families addresses this population that has been neglected in the counseling literature. In the first chapter, readers are given a comprehensive history of racial mixing in the United States special needs and issues of multiracial families as well as special strengths of multiracial families are addressed. Challenges of interracially married couples are explored as are the social and cultural issues related to parenting and child rearing of multiracial children in today′s society. The results of biracial identity development research are translated into counseling practice with the children, adolescents, and adults in multiracial families.

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SAGE Publications

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1452263264

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Lady of Steel

By: R. Furman Kenney Sr,R. Furman Kenney

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Lady of Steel

By: R. Furman Kenney Sr,R. Furman Kenney

The setting of this novel centers around the period of the Civil War. It tells the story of a spoiled, head strong young lady who was determined to have her way at all costs. Her run-away marriage was for the purpose of defying her mother rather than for true love. It tells the high price that she, Rosetta, paid as a result of her defiance. It describes life as lived in the south during that period of history. It depicts the hardships suffered by both soldiers and civilians during the "war between the states". It tells of Rosetta's life and death struggle for the survival of herself and her children. It describes the depth of poverty to which she sank in that struggle. Finally, when all hope for survival was gone she was literally brought to her knees. Only then did she humble herself before her Creator and Lord and ask for His help. God opened her eyes to an awareness that there was help all around her. It recounts her near death experience at the hands of a person from her past. It tells of happiness that came into her life because of another person from her past. He referred to her as a "lady of steel".

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1434379612

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A Carnival of Revolution

Central Europe 1989

By: Padraic Kenney

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A Carnival of Revolution

Central Europe 1989

By: Padraic Kenney

This is the first history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe to look behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies--but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, unstoppably, on the street. Melding his experience in Solidarity-era Poland with the sensibility of a historian, Padraic Kenney takes us into the hearts and minds of those revolutionaries across much of Central Europe who have since faded namelessly back into everyday life. This is a riveting story of musicians, artists, and guerrilla theater collectives subverting traditions and state power; a story of youthful social movements emerging in the 1980s in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and parts of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Kenney argues that these movements were active well before glasnost. Some protested military or environmental policy. Others sought to revive national traditions or to help those at the margins of society. Many crossed forbidden borders to meet their counterparts in neighboring countries. They all conquered fear and apathy to bring people out into the streets. The result was a revolution unlike any other before: nonviolent, exuberant, even light-hearted, but also with a relentless political focus--a revolution that leapt from country to country in the exciting events of 1988 and 1989. A Carnival of Revolution resounds with the atmosphere of those turbulent years: the daring of new movements, the unpredictability of street demonstrations, and the hopes and regrets of the young participants. A vivid photo-essay complements engaging prose to fully capture the drama. Based on over two hundred interviews in twelve countries, and drawing on samizdat and other writings in six languages, this is among the most insightful and compelling accounts ever published of the historical milestone that ushered in our age.

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Princeton University Press

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1400843871

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Recorded Music in American Life

The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945

By: William Howland Kenney

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Recorded Music in American Life

The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945

By: William Howland Kenney

Have records, compact discs, and other sound reproduction equipment merely provided American listeners with pleasant diversions, or have more important historical and cultural influences flowed through them? Do recording machines simply capture what's already out there, or is the music somehow transformed in the dual process of documentation and dissemination? How would our lives be different without these machines? Such are the questions that arise when we stop taking for granted the phenomenon of recorded music and the phonograph itself. Now comes an in-depth cultural history of the phonograph in the United States from 1890 to 1945. William Howland Kenney offers a full account of what he calls "the 78 r.p.m. era"--from the formative early decades in which the giants of the record industry reigned supreme in the absence of radio, to the postwar proliferation of independent labels, disk jockeys, and changes in popular taste and opinion. By examining the interplay between recorded music and the key social, political, and economic forces in America during the phonograph's rise and fall as the dominant medium of popular recorded sound, he addresses such vital issues as the place of multiculturalism in the phonograph's history, the roles of women as record-player listeners and performers, the belated commercial legitimacy of rhythm-and-blues recordings, the "hit record" phenomenon in the wake of the Great Depression, the origins of the rock-and-roll revolution, and the shifting place of popular recorded music in America's personal and cultural memories. Throughout the book, Kenney argues that the phonograph and the recording industry served neither to impose a preference for high culture nor a degraded popular taste, but rather expressed a diverse set of sensibilities in which various sorts of people found a new kind of pleasure. To this end, Recorded Music in American Life effectively illustrates how recorded music provided the focus for active recorded sound cultures, in which listeners shared what they heard, and expressed crucial dimensions of their private lives, by way of their involvement with records and record-players. Students and scholars of American music, culture, commerce, and history--as well as fans and collectors interested in this phase of our rich artistic past--will find a great deal of thorough research and fresh scholarship to enjoy in these pages.

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Oxford University Press

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019988014X

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Chicago Jazz

A Cultural History, 1904-1930

By: William Howland Kenney

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Chicago Jazz

A Cultural History, 1904-1930

By: William Howland Kenney

The setting is the Royal Gardens Cafe. It's dark, smoky. The smell of gin permeates the room. People are leaning over the balcony, their drinks spilling on the customers below. On stage, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong roll on and on, piling up choruses, the rhythm section building the beat until tables, chairs, walls, people, move with the rhythm. The time is the 1920s. The place is South Side Chicago, a town of dance halls and cabarets, Prohibition and segregation, a town where jazz would flourish into the musical statement of an era. In Chicago Jazz, William Howland Kenney offers a wide-ranging look at jazz in the Windy City, revealing how Chicago became the major center of jazz in the 1920s, one of the most vital periods in the history of the music. He describes how the migration of blacks from the South to Chicago during and after World War I set the stage for the development of jazz in Chicago; and how the nightclubs and cabarets catering to both black and white customers provided the social setting for jazz performances. Kenney discusses the arrival of King Oliver and other greats in Chicago in the late teens and the early 1920s, especially Louis Armstrong, who would become the most influential jazz player of the period. And he travels beyond South Side Chicago to look at the evolution of white jazz, focusing on the influence of the South Side school on such young white players as Mezz Mezzrow (who adopted the mannerisms of black show business performers, an urbanized southern black accent, and black slang); and Max Kaminsky, deeply influenced by Armstrong's "electrifying tone, his superb technique, his power and ease, his hotness and intensity, his complete mastery of the horn." The personal recollections of many others--including Milt Hinton, Wild Bill Davison, Bud Freeman, and Jimmy McPartland--bring alive this exciting period in jazz history. Here is a new interpretation of Chicago jazz that reveals the role of race, culture, and politics in the development of this daring musical style. From black-and-tan cabarets and the Savoy Ballroom, to the Friars Inn and Austin High, Chicago Jazz brings to life the hustle and bustle of the sounds and styles of musical entertainment in the famous toddlin' town.

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Oxford University Press

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0190282436

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9780190282431

Mortgage Lending - Loan Officer Training

By: Kenney

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Mortgage Lending - Loan Officer Training

By: Kenney

Congratulations on your decision to enter the mortgage-lending arena. Mortgage lending is one of the most secure, respected, and exciting career opportunities available. Each day will bring you challenges that you will overcome, the excitement of helping to create a loan program that meets the needs of both the borrower and the lender, and the satisfaction of helping each borrower achieve their dreams of home ownership. Home Mortgage Lending is an excellent career opportunity that provides stability, advancement, and a sense of satisfaction to the loan officer who obtains the knowledge and skills necessary to excel within the profession. The training contained in the course provides specific information concerning the loan process and the part you and others play in that process. The information we offer in this program provides you with the foundation that you need to become a well rounded mortgage professional. The top of your field, you will specialize in the overall picture. You will develop the perfect mix of knowledge and skills, add to it the creativity required when overcoming the specific issues that occur during the loan process, and begin on the path that will lead you to the top of your profession. Mortgage lending provides you with the career option that will make you one of the most highly respected professionals within your community. The skills that you will attain over the coming weeks will make you a commodity that is in high demand in the market. Research has shown that the most important attribute of a successful loan officer is the drive to succeed within their chosen profession. The drive to succeed surpasses educational degrees, experience and personal attributes. Purchasing this program shows that you have the initial drive needed to begin on the path toward career stability and success and the ability attain top-producer status. Mortgage Lending is perhaps one of the most satisfying career options available. You will perform the service of helping people to fulfill their dreams of home ownership. The industry is fast-paced, exciting and offers a stable opportunity to anyone willing to put forth the effort necessary to succeed. Each file you receive will contain a myriad of variations that will ensure every workday provides you with the challenge to perform at your best. The coursework builds the foundation that you will need in the coming days, months, and years. Upon successful completion of the coursework and an understanding of each review section, you will find that you are have a higher industry skill level then 90% of your competing loan officers.

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Eiram Publishing

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1933039620

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9781933039626

Real Estate Closing Settlement Agent

By: S. K. Kenney

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Real Estate Closing Settlement Agent

By: S. K. Kenney

Title closing is the time when a real estate transfer or purchase transaction is completed. Specific terminology may vary by region and other common terms used to describe this transaction include closing escrow or holding a settlement meeting. Regardless of terminology, the results of the closing are the same, a completed real estate transfer where all contractual items are fulfilled and both parties' obligations are legally settled. These transfers often require the services of a trained real estate settlement agent. The purpose behind having a trained settlement agent oversee the closing process is to provide an impartial third party who will finalize all of the transaction details. This ensures that the transaction is closed in a fair manner and that all parties fulfill their contractual obligations. The title used to describe a settlement agent may also vary by region. Closing agent or escrow agent are commonly heard titles used in relationship to this position. The career of a Real Estate Settlement Agent can be both rewarding and lucrative. This coursework is designed to assist you in gaining the knowledge, tools, and skills that you need to begin on the path to career success as a Real Estate Closing Settlement Agent.

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1933039213

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9781933039213

A Welsh Landscape through Time

Excavations at Parc Cybi, Holy Island, Anglesey

By: Jane Kenney

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A Welsh Landscape through Time

Excavations at Parc Cybi, Holy Island, Anglesey

By: Jane Kenney

Holy Island is a small island just off the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales, which is rich in archaeology of all periods. Between 2006 and 2010, archaeological excavations in advance of a major Welsh Government development site, Parc Cybi, enabled extensive study of the islands past. Over 20 hectares were investigated, revealing a busy and complex archaeological landscape, which could be seen evolving from the Mesolithic period through to the present day. Major sites discovered include an Early Neolithic timber hall aligned on an adjacent chambered tomb and an Iron Age settlement, the development of which is traced by extensive dating and Bayesian analysis. A Bronze Age ceremonial complex, along with the Neolithic tomb, defined the cultural landscape for subsequent periods. A long cist cemetery of a type common on Anglesey proved, uncommonly, to be late Roman in date, while elusive Early Medieval settlement was indicated by corn dryers. This wealth of new information has revolutionised our understanding of how people have lived in, and transformed, the landscape of Holy Island. Many of the sites are also significant in a broader Welsh context and inform the understanding of similar sites across Britain and Ireland.

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Oxbow Books

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1789256925

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9781789256925

Air War in the Pacific: The Journal of General George Kenney, Commander of the Fifth U.S. Air Force

By: George C. Kenney

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Air War in the Pacific: The Journal of General George Kenney, Commander of the Fifth U.S. Air Force

By: George C. Kenney

Air War in the Pacific details the development and ultimate supremacy of the US Air Force during World War 2. Written from the perspective of General George C. Kenney, the man in charge, the book is a candid insider's account of how America turned the tables on the Japanese in the Pacific through a combination of strategy, tactics, and superior air technology.

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Lulu.com

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035909922X

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9780359099221

Ships of Wood and Men of Iron

A Norewegian-Canadian Saga of Exploration in the High Arctic

By: Gerard Kenney

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Ships of Wood and Men of Iron

A Norewegian-Canadian Saga of Exploration in the High Arctic

By: Gerard Kenney

In the barren lands of Canada far north of the Arctic circle, summers are quick and cool, mere short interruptions in the true business of the polar regions, winter. Winters there can be dangerous with temperatures that plunge to awesome depths during the long, lonely hours of Arctic darkness. Powerful blizzards shriek across the land for days at a time, causing all animal life to seek shelter from the cutting blast, essentially putting a temporary end to normal activities of life, such as travelling and eating. It is an unforgiving land that does not easily suffer fools. Over 100 years ago, in June 1898, Captain Otto Sverdrup and 15 crewmen put out to sea aboard the schooner Fram from the Norwegian city today known as Oslo. When they returned to Norway four years later, they came back with a record of geographic and scientific discovery, the richness of which is unparalleled in the annals of Arctic exploration. The first section of this book is the story of those four heroic years spent in the High Arctic and their impact on Canada’s subsequent efforts to ensure Canadian sovereignty in the area of the Norwegian discoveries. The second section of the book deals with the Canadian Arctic expeditions between 1903 and 1948, led by intrepid men such as A.P. Low, Joseph E. Bernier, Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Henry Larsen. "For anyone interested in the recent history of the Canadian North - and why we even call it the Canadian North - Ships of Wood and Men of Iron is a must read. Kenney persuasively nominates a shortlist of new national heroes for a country badly in need of them." - Randy Boswell, CanWest News Service "In my view, this book will be an important document about Canada-Norway relations in the North, especially considering the increased international emphasis now on circumpolar relations in the North." - Shirley Wolff Serafini, Canadian Ambassador to Norway "This book is a well deserved recognition of one of Norway’s most famous polar explorers and his invaluable contributions to the exploration and development of science in the Canadian Arctic. Gerard Kenney's book also sheds an interesting new light on the history of the final settlement of Norway’s territorial claim of the Sverdrup Islands." - Ingvard Havnen, former Norwegian Ambassador to Canada

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Dundurn

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1554882923

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For Whose Protection?

Reproductive Hazards and Exclusionary Policies in the United States and Britain

By: Sally Jane Kenney

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For Whose Protection?

Reproductive Hazards and Exclusionary Policies in the United States and Britain

By: Sally Jane Kenney

Probes the complex issues that underlie policies regarding women's reproduction and the workplace

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University of Michigan Press

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0472081764

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9780472081769

A Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses

By: Alessandro Barchiesi,E. J. Kenney,Emeritus Kennedy Professor of Latin Fellow E J Kenney,Joseph D. Reed

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A Commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses

By: Alessandro Barchiesi,E. J. Kenney,Emeritus Kennedy Professor of Latin Fellow E J Kenney,Joseph D. Reed

The first complete commentary in English on Ovid's Metamorphoses, covering textual interpretation, poetics, imagination, and ideology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521895804

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9780521895804

The Adventures of Captain Heman Kenney and Lady Catherine 1833-1917

By: Catherine Kenney Wilcoxson

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The Adventures of Captain Heman Kenney and Lady Catherine 1833-1917

By: Catherine Kenney Wilcoxson

The call of the sea sets Heman Kenney, a young captain from hunger-starved Ireland, on a journey across the ocean to the new world. Familiar events of the development of the new country of Canada unfold along side the blossoming love story between Captain Heman Kenney and his beloved Elizabeth. But the deeper emotions come from Heman as he struggles with the dark choices he made in the past. Will Elizabeth forgive Heman from the sins that haunt him? Evading American Civil War ships, the wrath of Queen Victoria and disgruntled natives, join Heman and his crew of misfits as they travel the open seas upon the other love of his life: the Lady Catherine.-- Christopher P.E. Wilcoxson .

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Watt Light Publishing Company

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0996680756

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9780996680752

Rescue Men

By: Charles C. Kenney

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Rescue Men

By: Charles C. Kenney

The men in Charles Kenney's family have been drawn to firefighting since his grandfather Charles "Pops" Kenney joined the Boston Fire Department in 1932. In his working class, Irish-Catholic neighborhood, there were other jobs that offered a decent wage, but none had the sense of belonging that comes with being a fireman, or the purity of purpose that comes with saving lives. Pops was on the scene of the notorious Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942; the author's father, "Sonny" served with distinction until an explosion blew him from a third-story window; and two of the author's brothers were "sparks" as children, amateur firefighters, whose career goals were thwarted by a court order integrating the Boston fire department and changing the rules for employment forever. One became a cop, the other a paramedic and rescue man with an elite squad sent to Ground Zero in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center. Spanning sixty years of firefighting history in America, Rescue Men captures what it's really like to be a fireman.

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PublicAffairs

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0786734183

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9780786734184

The Son of John Devlin

A Novel

By: Charles Kenney

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The Son of John Devlin

A Novel

By: Charles Kenney

Charles Kenney has written an authentic, compelling, morally complex novel of the men and women of law enforcement, penetrating the very heart of police culture--and bringing the powerful, tumultuous brotherhood of cops brilliantly to life. In The Son of John Devlin, a determined detective fights to clear his father's tarnished name. The U.S. Justice Department has declared war on the widespread corruption in Boston's police force, turning up the heat big time for detective Jack Devlin, assigned to snare cops on the take and root out vice in the rank and file. "The dirty cop will inevitably reveal himself. He'll always give off a sign, an indication." Tough words to hear for Jack Devlin, whose father was tied to the biggest scandal in Boston's history. Stripped of his honor, Jock Devlin died disgraced, a suicide, before his case went to trial--an act of cowardice that forced young Devlin to grow up in the shadow of his father's shame, creating personal demons that would drive him from a promising career as a Harvard-educated lawyer into the unlikely field of law enforcement. Now, more than twenty years later, a letter from his father surfaces, pushing Devlin to reopen old wounds. Through conflicting emotions of anger and devotion, he searches for truth, hoping to uncover the secrets behind his father's infamous fall from grace and tragic death. But what he finds could bring the Boston police force to its knees--and there are some who would kill to keep history silent. Flesh and blood characters in a page-turning plot. The gritty language of cops under fire. The explosive tension of the precinct. Charles Kenney weaves these elements into a tight, intelligent novel of people and principle that is also an absorbing, unforgettable thriller.

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Ballantine Books

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0307775518

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9780307775511

The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Patrick J. Kenney

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The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Patrick J. Kenney

This book offers a bold, comprehensive look at how campaigns actually work, from the framing of issues to media coverage to voters' decisions. In so doing, it challenges the common wisdom that campaigns are a noisy, symbolic aspect of electoral politics, in which the outcomes are determined mainly by economic variables or presidential popularity. Campaigns, the authors argue, do matter in the political process. Examining contested U.S. Senate races between 1988 and 1992, Kim Kahn and Patrick Kenney explore the details of the candidates' strategies and messages, the content, tone, and bias of the media coverage, and the attitudes and behaviors of potential voters. Kahn and Kenney discover that when the competition between candidates is strong, political issues become clearly defined, and the voting population responds. Through a mix of survey data, content analysis, and interviews, the authors demonstrate how competition influences serious political debates in elections. Candidates take stands and compare themselves to their opponents. The news media offer more coverage of the races, presenting evaluations of the candidates' positions, critiques of their political careers, and analyses of their campaign ads. In response, the voters pay closer attention to the rhetoric of the candidates as they learn more about central campaign themes, often adjusting their own voting criteria. The book concentrates on Senate races because of the variance in campaign strategy and spending, media coverage, and voter reactions, but many of the findings apply to elections at all levels.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227926

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9780691227924

Stark County Food

From Early Farming to Modern Meals

By: Barbara A. Abbott,Kimberly A. Kenney

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Stark County Food

From Early Farming to Modern Meals

By: Barbara A. Abbott,Kimberly A. Kenney

Whether it's homemade chicken pot pie, a steak from Baker's Café or a frozen custard at Meyer's Lake, the food of Stark County has made mouths water for generations. The region's unique soil nurtured a boom in agriculture, and growers like K.W. Zellers & Son Farms still make a living off the land today. Mom-and-pop grocery stores such as Flory's and Lemmon's served their neighborhoods. Long-gone restaurants like Mergus and Topp's Chalet created delicious dishes and cherished memories. Families like the Millers and Swaldos have created nationally recognized destinations out of simple starts. Join authors Kim Kenney and Barb Abbott as they trace Stark County's food history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439666393

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9781439666395

Twin Cities Album

A Visual History

By: Dave Kenney

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Twin Cities Album

A Visual History

By: Dave Kenney

A 150-year retrospective of Twin Cities life told through hundreds of breathtaking, surprising, and intimate photographs of people, culture, landmarks, and events.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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0873515226

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9780873515221

The Heroic and the Notorious

U.S. Senators from Illinois

By: David Kenney,Robert E Hartley

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The Heroic and the Notorious

U.S. Senators from Illinois

By: David Kenney,Robert E Hartley

This sweeping survey constitutes the first comprehensive treatment of the men and women who have been chosen to represent Illinois in the United States Senate from 1818 to the present day. David Kenney and Robert E. Hartley underscore nearly two centuries of Illinois history with these biographical and political portraits, compiling an incomparably rich resource for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, historians, politicians, and any Illinoisan interested in the state’s senatorial heritage. Originally published as An Uncertain Tradition: U.S. Senators From Illinois 1818–2003, this second edition brings readers up to date with new material on Paul Simon, Richard Durbin, and Peter Fitzgerald, as well as completely new sections on Roland Burris, Barack Obama, and Illinois’s newest senator, Mark Kirk. This fresh and careful study of the shifting set of political issues Illinois’s senators encountered over time is illuminated by the lives of participants in the politics of choice and service in the Senate. Kenney and Hartley offer incisive commentary on the quality of Senate service in each case, as well as timeline graphs relating to the succession of individuals in each of the two sequences of service, the geographical distribution of senators within the state, and the variations in party voting for Senate candidates. Rigorously documented and supremely readable, this convenient reference volume is enhanced by portraits of many of the senators.

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SIU Press

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0809331098

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9780809331093

Dance in Chains

Political Imprisonment in the Modern World

By: Padraic Kenney

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Dance in Chains

Political Imprisonment in the Modern World

By: Padraic Kenney

States around the world imprison people for their beliefs or politically-motivated actions. Oppositional movements of all stripes celebrate their comrades behind bars. Yet they are more than symbols of repression and human rights. Dance in Chains examines the experiences of political prisoners themselves in order to understand who they are, what they do, and why it matters. This is the first book to trace the history of modern political imprisonment from its origins in the mid-nineteenth century. The letters, diaries, and memoirs of political prisoners, as well as the records of regime policies, relate the contest in the prison cell to political conflicts between regime and opposition. Padraic Kenney draws on examples from regimes ranging from communist and fascist to colonial and democratic, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Poland, and South Africa. They include the Fenian Brotherhood, imprisoned in England and Ireland in the 1860s, and their successors during the Irish War of Independence and the Northern Ireland Troubles; Afrikaaners suspected of treason during the Boer War; socialists fighting for Polish freedom in the Russian Empire, and then Communists denouncing "bourgeois" rule in newly-independent Poland; the opponents of apartheid South Africa and stalinist Poland; and those imprisoned by the United States in Guantanamo Bay detention camp today. Some prisons are well-known; in others, inmates suffered in obscurity. Through self-organization, education, and actions ranging from solitary non-cooperation to mass hunger strikes, these prisoners transform their incarceration and counter states' efforts to control them. While considering the international movements that have sought to publicize the plight of political prisoners, Dance in Chains examines the actions of the prisoners themselves to find universal answers to questions about the meaning and purpose of their imprisonment.

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Oxford University Press

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0199375763

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9780199375769

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