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Crossing the Borders of Time

A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed

By: Leslie Maitland

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Crossing the Borders of Time

A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed

By: Leslie Maitland

On a pier in Marseille in 1942, with desperate refugees pressing to board one of the last ships to escape France before the Nazis choked off its ports, an 18-year-old German Jewish girl was pried from the arms of the Catholic Frenchman she loved and promised to marry. As the Lipari carried Janine and her family to Casablanca on the first leg of a perilous journey to safety in Cuba, she would read through her tears the farewell letter that Roland had slipped in her pocket: “Whatever the length of our separation, our love will survive it, because it depends on us alone. I give you my vow that whatever the time we must wait, you will be my wife. Never forget, never doubt.” Five years later – her fierce desire to reunite with Roland first obstructed by war and then, in secret, by her father and brother – Janine would build a new life in New York with a dynamic American husband. That his obsession with Ayn Rand tormented their marriage was just one of the reasons she never ceased yearning to reclaim her lost love. Investigative reporter Leslie Maitland grew up enthralled by her mother’s accounts of forbidden romance and harrowing flight from the Nazis. Her book is both a journalist’s vivid depiction of a world at war and a daughter’s pursuit of a haunting question: what had become of the handsome Frenchman whose picture her mother continued to treasure almost fifty years after they parted? It is a tale of memory that reporting made real and a story of undying love that crosses the borders of time.

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580

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Other Press, LLC

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1590514971

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9781590514979

Maitland

By: Leslie Kemp Poole

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Maitland

By: Leslie Kemp Poole

Maitland, known by members of the Seminole tribe as Fumecheliga (the muskmelon place), has a history as diverse and beautiful as its tranquil lake-studded Florida landscape. Named for a soldier who never saw it, the city got its start as an army fort in the Second Seminole War. Later its temperate climate and rich soil drew settlers who put their dreams, sweat, and savings into the soil, growing vegetable crops, raising cattle, and planting extensive citrus groves. Others soon followed, including a number of wealthy winter residents who sought refuge from northern winters and better health in the warmer climate. Together they built a city that served as a center of commerce, learning, and art for the area. Today much of the citrus industry is gone, replaced with subdivisions, thriving office centers, and a cultural corridor, but Maitland remains a place where people move to make better lives. The muskmelons may be gone, but the cypress tree-lined lakes and historic homes serve as reminders of the city's rich history upon which its current success was built.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738566063

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9780738566061

Dare To Be Extraordinary - A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers

By: William K. Middlebrooks,Leslie M. Gordon

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Dare To Be Extraordinary - A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers

By: William K. Middlebrooks,Leslie M. Gordon

Extraordinary men and women-we see them in our communities every day. They impact countless lives, they uplift and they inspire. But where did their inspiration come from? How did they become extraordinary? Through the personal stories of twenty men and women, Dare To Be Extraordinary: A Collection of Life Lessons From African American Fathers breathes life into one of today's most compelling familial and social issues: fatherhood in the African American community. In-depth discourse allows business leaders, cultural icons, athletes, politicians, activists, doctors, newsmakers, and some of the best and brightest minds of our time, the chance to share-with honesty, wit and intellect-lessons learned from their fathers. Dare To Be Extraordinary recognizes and honors the wisdom and teachings of African American fathers passed down to both sons and daughters who took those lessons to heart and have led extraordinary lives.

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297

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Lulu.com

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1300741007

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9781300741008

Spaceships and Politics

The Political Theory of Rod Serling

By: Leslie Dale Feldman

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Spaceships and Politics

The Political Theory of Rod Serling

By: Leslie Dale Feldman

Spaceships and Politics: The Political Theory of Rod Serling examines the political themes in The Twilight Zone. In this unique show, Rod Serling used fantasy and the supernatural to explore political ideas such as capital punishment, the individual and the state, war, conformity, the state of nature, prejudice, and alienation. He used aliens and machines to understand human nature. This book looks at Serling's mechanistic view of the world and emphasis on fear through Hobbesian themes like diffidence and automata.

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169

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Lexington Books

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0739120441

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9780739120446

Saving Florida

Women's Fight for the Environment in the Twentieth Century

By: Leslie Kemp Poole

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Saving Florida

Women's Fight for the Environment in the Twentieth Century

By: Leslie Kemp Poole

In Saving Florida, Leslie Kemp Poole casts new light on the women at the forefront of Florida’s environmental movement. From creating parks to protesting air pollution, fighting dredge-and-fill operations, and exposing the health dangers of pesticides, these women caused unprecedented changes in how the Sunshine State values its many and marvelous natural resources. At the beginning of the twentieth century women didn’t have the vote, but by the end of the century they were founding issue-specific groups, like Friends of the Everglades, and running state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They set the foundation for the next century’s environmental agenda, which came to include the idea of sustainable development, which meshes ecology and economy to enhance energy efficiency and the function of natural systems. This is an indispensable history that not only underscores the importance of women in the environmental movement but also shows how as a collective force they forever altered how others saw women’s roles in society.

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380

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University Press of Florida

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0813059410

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9780813059419

Four Core Fiction

By: Kimberly Kessler,Rebecca Monterusso,Leslie Watts,Tim Grahl,J. Thorn,Mark McGinn,Rebekah Olsen,Shelley Sperry,Courtney Harrell,Shawn Coyne,Rachelle Ramirez,Julia Blair

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Four Core Fiction

By: Kimberly Kessler,Rebecca Monterusso,Leslie Watts,Tim Grahl,J. Thorn,Mark McGinn,Rebekah Olsen,Shelley Sperry,Courtney Harrell,Shawn Coyne,Rachelle Ramirez,Julia Blair

Getting to the Heart of Story Every story has a moment we’re waiting for—a climactic scene that sends an electric pulse of emotion through us—a moment of catharsis. In the Story Grid Universe, we’ve analyzed hundreds of stories looking for the source of that electricity. And now we’ve gotten to the heart of the matter in what we’re calling the Four Core Framework: A core need satisfied or denied through the change of a core value in a core event that elicits a core emotion. In this collection of twelve original works of fiction—one for each of our twelve story genres—we showcase the core events that make an audience gasp, sigh, or cry when they experience the emotional release they seek. This anthology was written and edited by intrepid members of our Story Grid community inspired by the core events of masterworks in each genre. We hope it will encourage writers to explore new ways to improve their craft and captivate readers. Stories by Genre Action: Goliath Approaches by Leslie Watts, edited by Rachelle Ramirez War: The Confession by Tim Grahl, edited by Valerie Francis Horror: Outpost 5 by J. Thorn, edited by Ira Heinichen Crime: Let Justice Prevail by Mark McGinn, edited by Leslie Watts Thriller: X Pass by Rebekah Olson, edited by Randall Surles Western: High Plains Migration by Shelley Sperry, edited by Larry Pass Love: I Brush My Teeth Left-Handed and Other Reasons You Should Date Me by Rebecca Monterusso, Edited by Danielle Kiowski Performance: Jaws by Courtney Harrell, edited by Melanie Naumann Society: Above All Else by Shawn Coyne, edited by Tim Grahl Status: The Good Daughter by Rachelle Ramirez, edited by Anne Hawley Morality: An Artist’s Test by Kimberly Kessler, edited by Abigail K Perry Worldview: Elixir by Julia Blair, edited by Catherine Lunardon

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180

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Story Grid Publishing LLC

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1645010201

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9781645010203

Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69

Volume II

By: Colonel Leslie

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Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69

Volume II

By: Colonel Leslie

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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253

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752502088

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9783752502084

The History of the London Water Industry, 1580–1820

By: Leslie Tomory

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The History of the London Water Industry, 1580–1820

By: Leslie Tomory

This in-depth study explores the technological, cultural, and mercantile factors behind the infrastructure that transformed early modern London. Beginning in 1580, a number of competing London companies sold water directly to consumers through a large network of wooden mains in the expanding metropolis. This new water industry flourished throughout the 1600s, eventually expanding to serve tens of thousands of homes. By the late eighteenth century, more than 80 percent of the city’s houses had water connections—making London the best-served metropolis in the world while demonstrating that it was legally, commercially, and technologically possible to run an infrastructure network within the largest city on earth. Historian Leslie Tomory shows how an explosion of consumer demand and new technologies imported from the Continent spurred the rapid growth of London’s water industry. Meanwhile, several key local innovations reshaped the industry by enlarging the size of the supply network. By 1800, the success of London’s water industry made it a model for cities across Europe and beyond. It even inspired builders of other large-scale urban projects, including gas and sewage supply networks.

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JHU Press

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1421422050

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9781421422053

Dreams on Film

The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science

By: Leslie Halpern

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Dreams on Film

The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science

By: Leslie Halpern

Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic and nature to meet a variety of artistic needs. For instance, an opening dream immediately establishes what a character is feeling; a later dream--or series of them--provides viewers with a glimpse of the climax, and a concluding dream ties up loose ends. (In real life, of course, dreams do not occur at such convenient times or serve such useful purposes.) This book explores why science is lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film and why audiences prefer this figurative truth of art over the literal truth of science. Part One discusses changes in form and considers the history of dream theory. Additionally, the physiology of sleeping and dreaming, dream structure, sleep deprivation, dreams under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and waking up, as depicted on film, are examined. Part Two investigates changes in content, and delves into the psychology of sleeping and dreaming, dream interpretation, altered states of consciousness, visions and prophecies, dreams as wish fulfillment, sex and death, nightmares, and reality versus illusion. The author uses theories by Freud, Jung, and current experts in her analyses of dream sequences and their use in film.

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McFarland

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0786480769

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9780786480760

The England of Elizabeth

By: Alfred Leslie Rowse

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The England of Elizabeth

By: Alfred Leslie Rowse

Thanks to Shakespeare, Hollywood, and the formidable Elizabeth I herself, Elizabethan England remains a place and time that fascinates us. Modern England still has visible memorials of the Elizabethans--the houses they built, the objects they cherished, the patterns they imposed upon the very landscape. A. L. Rowse's famously vivid portrayal of the Elizabethan world is a detailed account of that society and tradition, from the lowest social class to the men and women who governed the realm. A major new introduction from Christopher Haigh offes both a reflection on Rowse's masterpiece and an assessment of the Elizabethan Age.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299188140

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9780299188146

Discrimination by Design

A Feminist Critique of the Man-made Environment

By: Leslie Weisman

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Discrimination by Design

A Feminist Critique of the Man-made Environment

By: Leslie Weisman

Discrimination by Design is a fascinating account of the complex social processes and power struggles involved in building and controlling space. Leslie Kanes Weisman offers a new framework for understanding the spatial dimensions of gender and race as well as class. She traces the social and architectural histories of the skyscraper, maternity hospital, department store, shopping mall, nuclear family dream house, and public housing high rise. Her vivid prose is based on exhaustive research and documents how each setting, along with public parks and streets, embodies and transmits the privileges and penalties of social caste. In presenting feminist themes from a spatial perspective, Weisman raises many new and important questions. When do women feel unsafe in cities, and why? Why do so many homeless people prefer to sleep on the streets rather than in city-run shelters? Why does the current housing crisis pose a greater threat to women than to men? How would dwellings, communities, and public buildings look if they were designed to foster relationships of equality and environmental wholeness? And how can we begin to imagine such a radically different landscape? In exploring the answers, the author introduces us to the people, policies, architectural innovations, and ideologies working today to shape a future in which all people matter. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Discrimination by Design is an invaluable and pioneering contribution to our understanding of the issues of our time--health care for the elderly and people with AIDS, homelessness, racial justice, changing conditions of work and family life, affordable housing, militarism, energy conservation, and thepreservation of the environment. This thoroughly readable book provides practical guidance to policymakers, architects, planners, and housing activists. It should be read by all who are interested in understanding how the built environment shapes the experiences of their daily lives and the cultural assumptions in which they are immersed.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252063996

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9780252063992

Book's by Leslie Maitland

Crossing the Borders of Time

Crossing the Borders of Time

Maitland

Maitland

Dare To Be Extraordinary - A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers

Dare To Be Extraordinary - A Collection of Positive Life Lessons from African American Fathers

Spaceships and Politics

Spaceships and Politics

Saving Florida

Saving Florida

Four Core Fiction

Four Core Fiction

Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69

Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-69

The History of the London Water Industry, 1580–1820

The History of the London Water Industry, 1580–1820

Dreams on Film

Dreams on Film

The England of Elizabeth

The England of Elizabeth

Discrimination by Design

Discrimination by Design

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