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Central City

By: Lola Roush Miller

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In 1893, a few enterprising businessmen purchased some land just west of Huntington, West Virginia to develop a new community. Eventually, Central City--as it was called--bustled with industry, thriving on the five major factories that became the nucleus of the small city. Because of the booming job market, the community grew: families settled; homes, schools, and churches were built; and a government was established. When Central City was annexed into Huntington in 1909, the old industrial town all but disappeared, losing its own identity and rich history. Luckily, Central City's heritage was saved in the late 1980s, when a reunion for early families was organized and funds were allocated by the City of Huntington for the community's rebirth. Today Old Central City is touted as the Antique Capital of West Virginia and hosts Old Central City Days annually to commemorate the vibrant heritage of this almost-lost West Virginia town.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439617260

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Lola

An Iowa Girl's Memoir

By: Lola Jean Sundstrom Shattuck

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Lola

An Iowa Girl's Memoir

By: Lola Jean Sundstrom Shattuck

As Lola Jean Sundstrom Shattuck entered the twilight period of her life, she mused about the events that brought her to this point. She could hear The Kinks in the background singing “lo, lo, lo Lola”—describing a woman drinking champagne, tasting like cherry cola, walking like a woman, and talking like a man. Could this be her? She does like cherry cola with a little rum and has been referred to as a “sir” when answering the phone. But then she wondered if she might be Barry Manilow’s Lola, who dances the cha-cha at the Copacabana with yellow feathers in her hair. She never did dance at the Copa, but she did dance the fox trot at the Roof Garden ... but with no yellow feathers. Then there is Sarah Vaughan, who sang about “Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets.” Decide for yourself which Lola the author coincides with most as she opens up about her life in this memoir.

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Archway Publishing

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1665712880

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9781665712880

General Alonso de León's Expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690

By: Lola Orellano Norris

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General Alonso de León's Expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690

By: Lola Orellano Norris

In the late seventeenth century, General Alonso de León led five military expeditions from northern New Spain into what is now Texas in search of French intruders who had settled on lands claimed by the Spanish crown. Lola Orellano Norris has identified sixteen manuscript copies of de León’s meticulously kept expedition diaries. These documents hold major importance for early Texas scholarship. Some of these early manuscripts have been known to historians, but never before have all sixteen manuscripts been studied. In this interdisciplinary study, Norris transcribes, translates, and analyzes the diaries from two different perspectives. The historical analysis reveals that frequent misinterpretations of the Spanish source documents have led to substantial factual errors that have persisted in historical interpretation for more than a century. General Alonso de León’s Expeditions into Texas is the first presentation of these important early documents and provides new vistas on Spanish Texas.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623495407

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9781623495404

Fodor's European Cruise Ports of Call

By: Fodor's,Lola Akinmade-Akerström

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Fodor's European Cruise Ports of Call

By: Fodor's,Lola Akinmade-Akerström

Where to stay and eat for all budgets, must-see sights and local secrets; ratings you can trust.

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Fodor's European Ports of Call

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0891419470

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9780891419471

Democracy

Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters

By: Margaret Atwood,Mary Beard,Erica Benner,Kaja Kallas,Aditi Mittal,Vjosa Osmani,Adela Raz,Elif Shafak,Lola Shoneyin,Yuan Yang,Lea Ypi

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Democracy

Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters

By: Margaret Atwood,Mary Beard,Erica Benner,Kaja Kallas,Aditi Mittal,Vjosa Osmani,Adela Raz,Elif Shafak,Lola Shoneyin,Yuan Yang,Lea Ypi

This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat. Women are at the forefront of the fight for democratic rights, as well as being the most vulnerable when those rights disappear. Here, eleven extraordinary women - leaders, philosophers, historians, writers and activists - explore democracy's power to uplift our societies. Between its ancient origins and its modern challenges, they chare a vision for a better future - one we can build together.

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Profile Books

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1805223720

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9781805223726

The Geography of Uzbekistan

At the Crossroads of the Silk Road

By: Lola Gulyamova

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The Geography of Uzbekistan

At the Crossroads of the Silk Road

By: Lola Gulyamova

This book describes the geography of Uzbekistan and its unique history and culture. It focuses on the development of Uzbekistan as a result of its location on the crossroads of the Silk Road. The influence of global and regional environmental challenges on the current landscape and similar issues are discussed and analyzed from a historical perspective. Contemporary tensions and reforms in social, economical and cultural life are described with the aim to draw a picture of modern paths to transformation and development. The Geography of Uzbekistan includes also information on geology, nature and natural resources, in particular water. The book discusses the social and environmental impacts of the Aral Sea disaster and shows new paths of transformation and development for this Central Asian country.

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Springer Nature

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303107873X

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9783031078736

Reinventing Jewish Art in the Age of Multiple Modernities

Michail Grobman and the Leviathan Group

By: Lola Kantor-Kazovsky

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Reinventing Jewish Art in the Age of Multiple Modernities

Michail Grobman and the Leviathan Group

By: Lola Kantor-Kazovsky

Can studying an artist’s migration provide the key to unlocking a “global” history of art? The artistic biography of Michail Grobman and his group, which was active in Israel in the 1970s, open up this vital new perspective and analytical mode.

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BRILL

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900449815X

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9789004498150

Transcendent in America

Hindu-inspired Meditation Movements as New Religion

By: Lola Williamson

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Transcendent in America

Hindu-inspired Meditation Movements as New Religion

By: Lola Williamson

Yoga, karma, meditation, guru--these terms, once obscure, are now a part of the American lexicon. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the United States over the past century. Williamson traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion.

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NYU Press

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0814794505

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9780814794500

Fear of the Dark

'Race', Gender and Sexuality in the Cinema

By: Lola Young

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Fear of the Dark

'Race', Gender and Sexuality in the Cinema

By: Lola Young

Studies of the portrayal of black people in film have tended to be studies for the ideological correctness of the depictions of black people and the extent to which they rely on stereotypes. By closely examining films such as Sapphire (1959), Leo the Last (1969), Black Joy (1977), Playing Away (1986) and Mona Lisa (1987) and situating them in their historical and social context, Fear of the Dark develops a particualar critical perspective on the film portrayal of black female sexuality and questions the extent to which black film makers have challenged stereotypes.

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Routledge

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1134862156

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9781134862153

The Vinyl Frontier

By: Smartypants Romance,Lola West

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The Vinyl Frontier

By: Smartypants Romance,Lola West

What happens when an uptight preppy frat boy sets his sights on a punk rock princess? #superherolevelchaos Zack Worthington’s life is a carefully curated performance. Controlled by his politician father, he stands on his mark and recites his lines. There’s no room for deviation, no time for comic books and no patience for obscure Trekkie facts. He’s all business, polished to a shine–the sparkling jewel in his father’s crown. Then one night, Zack lays eyes on a girl he can’t unsee… Open minded, self-sufficient, Deaf drummer, Molly Mills is working hard to find her rhythm in a competitive college music program. She’s driven to prove herself to nearly everyone, even while living off of packaged noodles and thrift-store clothing. Watching her alone on the dance floor, punky, free and wild, Zack told himself that opposites attract was totally not a real thing. But a couple days later when he realizes he’s the teaching assistant in her research methodologies class, he can’t ignore his instincts. He has to know her. Only Molly isn’t interested in his platitudes and superficial chit-chat. Suddenly, all bets are off because this buttoned up, rule-following rich guy actually wants to be more than meets the eye… ‘The Vinyl Frontier’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #4 in the Lessons Learned series, Educated Romance World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

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Smartypants Romance

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1959097334

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9781959097334

Group Living and Other Recipes

A Memoir

By: Lola Milholland

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Group Living and Other Recipes

A Memoir

By: Lola Milholland

“An affirmation and celebration of our deep and radical connections with the world and each other . . . Reading this book is like finding a friend.”—Ruth Ozeki A spirited and timely exploration of group living that encourages readers to reconsider the meaning of family and home. Lola Milholland grew up in the nineties, the child of iconoclastic hippies. Both her parents threw open their rambling house in Portland, Oregon, to long-term visitors and unusual guests in need of a place to stay. Years later, after college and after her parents’ separation, Milholland returned home. There, she joined her brother and his housemates—an eccentric group of stop-motion animators and accomplished cooks—in furthering the experiment of communal living into a new generation. Group Living and Other Recipes tells the story of the residents of the Holman House—of transcendent meals and ecstatic parties, of colorful characters coming together in moments of deep tenderness and inevitable irritation, of a shared life that is appealing, humorous, confounding, and, just maybe, utopian—with a wider exploration of group living as a way of life. From spending time at her aunt and uncle’s intentional community in Washington State to finding her footing in the kitchen as a student in Japan to mushroom hunting in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Milholland offers an expansive and vibrant reevaluation of the structures at the very center of our lives. Thoughtful, quirky, candid, and wise, Group Living and Other Recipes introduces a gifted memoirist and thinker, making a convincing case that “now is always the right time to reimagine home and family.”

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Spiegel & Grau LLC

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1954118589

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9781954118584

Ethnic Identity

Creation, Conflict, and Accommodation

By: Lola Romanucci-Ross

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Ethnic Identity

Creation, Conflict, and Accommodation

By: Lola Romanucci-Ross

Disscusses ethnic identity in contemporary subjects

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Rowman Altamira

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0761991115

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9780761991113

Walking the Old Road

A People's History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe

By: Staci Lola Drouillard

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Walking the Old Road

A People's History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe

By: Staci Lola Drouillard

The story of a once vibrant, now vanished off-reservation Ojibwe village—and a vital chapter of the history of the North Shore “We do this because telling where you are from is just as important as your name. It helps tie us together and gives us a strong and solid place to speak from. It is my hope that the stories of Chippewa City will be heard, shared, and remembered, and that the story of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Chippewa will continue to grow. By being a part of the living narrative, Bimaadizi Aadizookaan, together we can create a new story about what was, what is, and, ultimately, what will be.” —from the Prologue At the turn of the nineteenth century, one mile east of Grand Marais, Minnesota, you would have found Chippewa City, a village that as many as 200 Anishinaabe families called home. Today you will find only Highway 61, private lakeshore property, and the one remaining village building: St. Francis Xavier Church. In Walking the Old Road, Staci Lola Drouillard guides readers through the story of that lost community, reclaiming for history the Ojibwe voices that have for so long, and so unceremoniously, been silenced. Blending memoir, oral history, and narrative, Walking the Old Road reaches back to a time when Chippewa City, then called Nishkwakwansing (at the edge of the forest), was home to generations of Ojibwe ancestors. Drouillard, whose own family once lived in Chippewa City, draws on memories, family history, historical analysis, and testimony passed from one generation to the next to conduct us through the ages of early European contact, government land allotment, family relocation, and assimilation. Documenting a story too often told by non-Natives, whether historians or travelers, archaeologists or settlers, Walking the Old Road gives an authentic voice to the Native American history of the North Shore. This history, infused with a powerful sense of place, connects the Ojibwe of today with the traditions of their ancestors and their descendants, recreating the narrative of Chippewa City as it was—and is and forever will be—lived.

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452960240

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9781452960241

Steadfast Movement around Micronesia

Satowan Enlargements beyond Migration

By: Lola Quan Bautista

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Steadfast Movement around Micronesia

Satowan Enlargements beyond Migration

By: Lola Quan Bautista

Steadfast Movement examines how people from Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) move about and their cultural interpretations of movement itself. Special consideration is made of movement on the atoll of Satowan in Chuuk State as intimately associated with clan, lineage, and locality, as well as the influence of a system of local beliefs and attitudes based on combinations of age, marital status, and childbirth. Lola Quan Bautista also investigates the ways in which the current movement of citizens from Chuuk State and others from FSM to Guam fits within larger contexts that emphasize historical circumstances and more current political-economic considerations. Considering movement as being steadfast makes this study one of the few undertaken in the Pacific to self-consciously attempt to provide a sense of agency and interconnectivity between transnationalism and circular mobility.

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Lexington Books

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0739134795

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9780739134795

The Little Communist Who Never Smiled

By: Lola Lafon

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The Little Communist Who Never Smiled

By: Lola Lafon

An award-winning novel powerfully re-imagines a childhood in the spotlight of history, politics, and destiny. Montreal 1976. A fourteen-year-old girl steps out onto the floor of the Montreal Forum and into history. Twenty seconds on uneven bars is all it takes for Nadia Comaneci, the slight, unsmiling child from Communist Romania, to etch herself into the collective memory. The electronic scoreboard, astonishing spectators with what has happened, shows 1.0. The judges have awarded an unprecedented perfect ten, the first in Olympic gymnastics, though the scoreboard is unable to register anything higher than 9.9. In The Little Communist Who Never Smiled, Lola Lafon tells the story of Comaneci's journey from growing up in rural Romania to her eventual defection to the United States in 1989. Adored by young girls in the west and appropriated as a political emblem by the Ceausescu regime, Comaneci's life was scrutinized wherever she went. Lafon's fictionalized account shows how a single athletic event mesmerizes the world and reverberates across nations.

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Seven Stories Press

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1609806921

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9781609806927

Noun Phrases in Article-less Languages

Uzbek and beyond

By: Lola Türker

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Noun Phrases in Article-less Languages

Uzbek and beyond

By: Lola Türker

This book is a theoretically oriented, comparative study of noun phrases and their semantic and morpho-syntactic properties. This is the first study that provides a comprehensive analysis of the nominal structure in Uzbek, and compares it with corresponding structures in other article and article-less languages. Uzbek nominals represent a fertile ground to test the universality of the DP hypothesis and to make an insightful contribution to an ongoing debate about the functional architecture of the nominal domain in languages with and without articles. The study shows that the ordering of various nominal suffixes in Uzbek reflects a rich functional structure, involving not only DP but also KP. The work also discusses elements such as determiners, demonstratives, quantifiers and adjectives, and positioning of these elements within the nominal domain. This study is especially useful for researchers interested in theoretical linguistics, comparative syntax and typology.

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John Benjamins Publishing Company

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9027262896

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9789027262899

Confessions of a Cowgirl Guru

By: Lola Jones

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Confessions of a Cowgirl Guru

By: Lola Jones

Confessions of a Cowgirl Guru runs amok with the foibles of relationships, family, technology, aging, the media, stereotypes, and spiritual over-seriousness. Nothing is sacred-even the sacred itself-and Lola Jones pokes fun at herself most of all.

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Lulu.com

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0985902647

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9780985902643

The Heartless Game

By: Lola Allen

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The Heartless Game

By: Lola Allen

At twenty four years old, Tamara Reynolds thinks she knows everything about love, until she is woken to a harsh reality. When her world comes crashing down, she turns to her friends for comfort and solace, only to discover that some of her strongest friendships are based on lies. At this crossroads in her life, she is forced to make some unexpected decisions. Tamara's heart is torn in many directions, but which will she choose?

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1312939036

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9781312939035

How to Keep Things Hot and Exciting While Deepening the Trust

My Story of Courage

By: Lola Zakee

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How to Keep Things Hot and Exciting While Deepening the Trust

My Story of Courage

By: Lola Zakee

Lola Zakee is an intelligent young woman who is admired by many. She loves life, nature, animals, and has a heart of gold. Lola’s only mistake in life is that she is not smart when it comes to men. After she marries a man she barely knows, Lola unknowingly embarks down a dark path as he repeatedly abuses and rapes her, keeping her against her will. When she finally manages to escape, she begins anew, only to remarry and fail again. As she tries to live without regret or fear, Lola is soon gifted with a blessing that prompts her to make difficult decisions to save her unborn child. Just when she is ready to give up, God sends her Kareem. As they travel the world and escape one danger after another, Lola inherits millions and devotes her time to helping others, risking her own life in the process. But as the clock ticks away, now only time will tell what Lola will do next as she faces hardships, pain, and agonizing choices with strength, courage, and patience. In this compelling story, a young woman must determine what to do to survive life’s greatest challenges as she chases her dreams to realize a happy existence.

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