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Nashville Tales

By: Louise Littleton Davis

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Another series of fascinating stories. . . . It is flavorful history, well researched." - Tennessee Historical Quarterly "A welcome addition to the folklore of our region. . . .These vignettes about Nashville's early times, chock full of fascinating lore, are written in a readable style." - Nashville Banner "This book should be in the library of anyone who is interested in the history of Nashville." - The Tennessean In Nashville Tales, her third volume of Tennessee historical tales, the author tracks those bold early adventurers who were bent on seeking personal fame and fortune. These courageous, and often flamboyant, individuals carved the modern state along their way. Nashville, the capital of the Volunteer State, has produced its share of adventurers, fortune seekers, builders, and statesmen whose influence still endures today.

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Pelican Publishing

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145560920X

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Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800

By: Lewis Preston Summers,Louise Gillespie Lynch

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Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800

By: Lewis Preston Summers,Louise Gillespie Lynch

Covers the counties of Botetourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, Washington, and Wythe.

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The Overmountain Press

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0932807801

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Caste and Class

The Black Experience in Arkansas, 1880-1920

By: Fon Louise Gordon

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Caste and Class

The Black Experience in Arkansas, 1880-1920

By: Fon Louise Gordon

In this history of African American society from the end of Reconstruction to the end of World War I, Fon Louise Gordon focuses on dissent within Arkansas's black community. In particular, Gordon studies friction between elites and the agricultural and laboring classes over ideological and procedural aspects of their response to the caste strictures of Jim Crow. Because opinions on how to oppose segregation and disfranchisement ran along class lines, Gordon is also able to offer one of the most discerning portrayals to date of that era's black society. It was, Gordon demonstrates, a society apart from mainstream America, yet similar in its stratification. Through individual profiles and numerous examples, Gordon shows how class within the black community was determined by skin color, family background, and education in combination with such indicators of status as occupation and religious affiliation. At the same time, Caste and Class tells two concurrent and closely linked stories. One story is of the rise, growing self-absorption, and finally flagging influence of Arkansas's first black middle and upper classes. Primarily urban, professional, and conservative, these elites were relatively insulated from white oppression and supported the conciliatory race policies of Booker T. Washington. The other story Gordon tells is of the long, arduous emergence of the working classes, which was brought on in part by an exposure to a wider range of opportunities during and after World War I and the birth of the New Negro Movement. Overwhelmingly rural, these blacks were isolated from black middle-class culture and values and were oriented toward agitation and protest. In general, Gordon shows, the upper classes sought stability and prosperity apart from the white power structure, while the lower classes sought to improve their lives in spite of it. Within the context of national trends and events, Gordon discusses such topics as the myth and reality of Arkansas as a promised land of racial tolerance, the antebellum roots of black stratified society, the formation of Arkansas's all-black communities, and the emigration of the lower classes to Africa and the industrial North and Midwest. Caste and Class moves beyond monolithic views of white oppression and black victimization to portray African American community-building in the era that saw the collapse of agriculture as the dominant way of life for African Americans.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820331309

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Harlequin Historical November 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Louise Allen,Casey Dubose,Paulia Belgado

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Harlequin Historical November 2023 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Louise Allen,Casey Dubose,Paulia Belgado

Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This boxset includes: BECOMING THE EARL'S CONVENIENT WIFE by Louise Allen (Regency) If Isobel becomes Leo’s convenient countess, she can escape her unhappy home…and he can inherit his fortune! But can Isobel escape the feelings that she’s long had for him? A DUKE FOR THE WALLFLOWER'S REVENGE by Casey Dubose (Regency) Eliza’s plan: beg Gabriel, Duke of Vane, to help execute her revenge on the lecher who ruined her…while not in any way falling for her commitment-shy accomplice! THE LADY'S SCANDALOUS PROPOSITION by Paulia Belgado (Victorian) Persephone is a hopeless debutante! This will be her last season—and best chance to experience sensual pleasure…so she decides to shock Ransom with a daring proposition!

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0369739353

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The 1776 Musket

By: Louise Harris

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The 1776 Musket

By: Louise Harris

Lynn Binary is a typical college freshman studying computer programming. She has fun with her roommate, studies hard and hangs out at the computer lab or library. Her world is forever changed when she meets Solomon Adams, the hot new teaching assistant, and a bomb explodes in the university library where Cookie Stockton works. All of a sudden, Lynn is needed to help capture the bomber before the killer strikes again. FBI Special Agent Buck Robertson recruits Lynn for her computer skills and Sol for his knowledge on 1776 muskets and gun collectors. As the two race against time to stop a killer, they develop taboo feelings for each other that won't subside. Will they be able to stop the bomber and kindle their budding relationship or will they lose everything?

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LAST Research and Editing

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0997997621

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Women Who Made the News

Female Journalists in Canada, 1880-1945

By: Marjory Louise Lang

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Women Who Made the News

Female Journalists in Canada, 1880-1945

By: Marjory Louise Lang

However, by providing news about women for women they made a distinctly female culture visible within newspapers, chronicling the increasing participation of women in public affairs. Women Who Made the News is the remarkable story of the achievements of those journalists who helped raise women's awareness of each other in the period ending with World War II."--BOOK JACKET.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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077351838X

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Documentary History of Dunmore's War 1774

By: Reuben Gold Thwaites,Louise Phelps Kellogg

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Documentary History of Dunmore's War 1774

By: Reuben Gold Thwaites,Louise Phelps Kellogg

Between 1836 and 1846, Peter Force published four volumes entitled Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America, a compilation of reprints of rare pamphlets pertaining to colonial history. This particular volume, the third in the series, focuses on Virginia. Documents from 1610 to 1688 range over an eclectic mix of topics, including lists of official proclamations and laws, names of ships and men sent to colonize Virginia, descriptions of local birds and wildlife, and tips on how to increase the number of mulberry trees and breed silkworms.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806351802

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Harlequin Historical December 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Louise Allen,Janice Preston,Laura Martin

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Harlequin Historical December 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Louise Allen,Janice Preston,Laura Martin

Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! CONTRACTED AS HIS COUNTESS by Louise Allen (Regency) To fulfil her father’s dying request, Madelyn Aylmer must wed nobleman Jack Ransome! Her new husband will introduce this innocent to society and a world of pleasure… CHRISTMAS WITH HIS WALLFLOWER WIFE The Beauchamp Heirs by Janice Preston (Regency) Lord Alexander Beauchamp saves childhood friend Lady Jane from a forced marriage with his own proposal! But he underestimates the closeness of taking her as his bride… HER RAGS-TO-RICHES CHRISTMAS Scandalous Australian Bachelors by Laura Martin (Regency) When wealthy landowner George Fitzgerald rescues Alice Fillips from flogging, their connection reaches boiling point. Can Alice let go of her past for a future with George? Look for Harlequin® Historical’s December 2019 Box set 2 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!

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1488049742

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Mental Health and Mental Illness in Paramedic Practice

By: Louise Roberts,David Hains

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Mental Health and Mental Illness in Paramedic Practice

By: Louise Roberts,David Hains

With increasing prevalence, paramedics are commonly dispatched to pre-hospital settings where mental health and mental illness are essential considerations in paramedic practice and approaches to treatment. Mental Health and Mental Illness in Paramedic Practice is the first text of its kind – a resource specifically written by expert clinicians and academics solely for the Australian and New Zealand paramedic context. The text introduces fundamental concepts and theories in mental health and mental illness in the context of paramedic principles of care. It delves into topics such as person-centred mental healthcare; communication and the therapeutic relationship; and legal and ethical issues – all within the realm of paramedic practice. The textbook steps students through common patient presentations in the pre-hospital setting and offers practical guidance in applying appropriate approaches to treatment. - Case studies accompanied by critical thinking questions are incorporated throughout to assist with application to practice - Demonstrates relevance to real-life scenarios through consumer vignettes and paramedic stories - Special considerations embedded in each chapter, including: cultural considerations; ethics and ethical dilemmas; inter-professional practice, application and considerations; and ongoing care / other modes of care - Review questions included at the end of each chapter to ensure reflection on key topics and concepts - Strong focus on evidence-based research and practice - Core components of undergraduate paramedicine addressed - An eBook included in all print purchases

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729587568

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City of Strangers

A Novel

By: Louise Millar

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City of Strangers

A Novel

By: Louise Millar

From the author of Accidents Happen, The Hidden Girl, and The Playdate—called “a supremely accomplished debut thriller by a writer to watch” (Booklist, starred review)—comes a new, heart-pounding novel about a journalist set on discovering the identity of a stranger who has turned her life upside down. When Grace and her childhood sweetheart Mac come home from their honeymoon in Thailand, they’re shocked to find a dead body beside their pile of unopened wedding presents. The police are unable to ID the man, so it is assumed that he was a burglar who died from natural causes. Little do they know that evidence for a rather different story is hidden right beneath their apartment… Three months later, Grace finds a card that, in place of well wishes, bears the message: “That man was Lucian Grabole.” A newspaper reporter fearing for her job, Grace lands on an idea that could answer some questions, and save her career as well. She’ll pitch a story to her boss called “Who was the man in my kitchen?” Soon Grace is trekking across Europe, talking to strangers and piecing together clues as she tries to unravel the mystery of who Lucian Grabole was, and why he met such a macabre end. Suddenly, with two more deaths linked to the case, it becomes clear that Grabole most certainly did not die a natural death. And the answer to the mystery of who the killer is, and why, lies back in Grace’s apartment...

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Simon and Schuster

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1476760152

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Eating Ourselves Sick

By: Louise Stephen

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Eating Ourselves Sick

By: Louise Stephen

Louise Stephen's powerful, no-holds-barred demolition of Big Food dissects the profit motive that has filled our food supply with toxic oils and sugar, and shows us how money is destroying our health." DAVID GILLESPIE Our diet has changed radically in the space of 100 years. We have swapped home-cooked food made with whole ingredients for processed food made from sugar, seed oils and refined wheat. Modern-day food is cheap, convenient and accessible, but also hugely destructive to our health. Former business consultant Louise Stephen developed an autoimmune disease in her early thirties, which led to renal failure and a kidney transplant. As a middle-class professional from a wealthy Western country, she was perplexed as to how she had become so ill. She started to investigate, using her business and research skills to find out what she could about diet and how it relates to health. What she uncovered will change the way you think about processed food - frozen dinners, breakfast cereals, packaged snacks, dips, flavoured drinks, bottled sauces - and the industry that is profiting from the commodification and toxication of our food supply. Stephen shows us how Big Food is picking up where Big Tobacco left off, employing skilful marketing to nudge us towards increasingly processed food, while hoping we'll fail to notice the commensurate rise in obesity and decline in health. Stephen reveals how governments and peak health bodies are often powerless to intervene and, even worse, are sometimes complicit in convincing us to ditch our wholefood ingredients for factory-made products. This is not a diet book. Meticulously researched and compellingly argued, Eating Ourselves Sick shines a light on the powerful forces that stand between us and a healthy diet.

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Macmillan Publishers Aus.

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1760551600

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Carlinville

By: Louise M. Jett

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Carlinville

By: Louise M. Jett

Readers are invited to travel back in time and explore Carlinville through more than 200 images from the Macoupin County Historical Society and Carlinville Public Library archives. From the Million Dollar Courthouse to the City Free School, this collection of photographs brings local history home for the approximately 6,000 people who live in the city. Carlinville's past includes tales of Abraham Lincoln, who once represented clients at the Macoupin County Courthouse, and W.B. Otwell, who brought thousands here with his Farmer Boys Round Ups and colorful iris fields. Just as Carlinville is the seat of Macoupin County, the Carlinville Square is the heart of Carlinville. An entire chapter, which includes photographs from a fire that devastated the west side of the square in 1941, is devoted to this city's epicenter. Additional chapters feature the MCHS Museum and prominent businesses, places, and people of the area.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467111171

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Policing youth

Britain, 1945–70

By: Louise Jackson

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Policing youth

Britain, 1945–70

By: Louise Jackson

Policing youth probes beneath the media sensationalism surrounding youth crime in order to evaluate the workings of juvenile justice and the relationship between young people and practitioners in a key era of social change. The work of state representatives – the police, magistrates and probation officers – is mapped alongside discipline within families, neighbourhoods, schools and churches as well as the growing commercial sector of retail and leisure. Youth culture is considered alongside the social and moral regulation of everyday life. The book offers an important comparison of England and Scotland, uses a wide variety of sources (including criminal statistics, media, film and autobiography), and combines quantitative research methods with textual and spatial analysis. Individual chapters focus on police officers, the court system, violence, home and community, sexuality, commercial leisure and reform. This significant study will appeal to scholars and students of history, criminology, cultural studies, social policy and sociology.

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Manchester University Press

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1526102188

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Striking a Light

The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History

By: Louise Raw

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Striking a Light

The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History

By: Louise Raw

In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. Louise Raw gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. She provides unequivocal evidence to show that the matchwomen greatly influenced the Dock Strike of 1889, which until now was thought to be the key event of new unionism, and repositions them as the mothers of the modern labour movement. Returning to the stories of the women themselves, and by interviewing their relatives today, Raw is able to construct a new history which challenges existing accounts of the strike itself and radically alters the accepted history of the labour movement in Britain.

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A&C Black

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1441172157

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9781441172150

The Territorial Air Force

The RAF's Voluntary Squadrons, 1926–1957

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson

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The Territorial Air Force

The RAF's Voluntary Squadrons, 1926–1957

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson

“What is almost certainly the definitive account of the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.” —Paul Nixon, Army Ancestry Research To date, little has been written about the Territorial Air Force as a voluntary military organization and no sustained analysis of its recruitment and social composition undertaken. Made up of three different parts, the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, these three separate and different groups have not featured significantly in existing literature. Along with a history of the Territorial Air Force, this book includes an analysis of how the volunteers joined, and what kinds of men were accepted into the organizations as both pilots and officers. The influences class and social status had on recruitment in the run up to the Second World War are also discussed. There is an exploration of the key differences between the Auxiliary squadrons and the SR squadrons, as well as the main reasons for the idea of merging the SR squadrons into the AAF squadrons. Briefly discussed are the newly formed University Air Squadrons that were set up to promote “air mindedness” and to stimulate an interest and research on matters aeronautical. Military voluntarism continued to play a key role in the defense of twentieth-century Britain, and class ceased to be the key determining factor in the recruitment of officers as the organizations faced new challenges. Within both the AAF and the RAFVR the pre-war impression of a gentlemen’s flying club finally gave way to a more meritocratic culture in the post-war world.

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Air World

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1526751046

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Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star

A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir

By: Louise Carley Lewisson,Mary Nolan

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Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star

A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir

By: Louise Carley Lewisson,Mary Nolan

Mary Nolan (1905-1948), also known as Imogene "Bubbles" Wilson, was the subject of two infamous court cases--one with Frank Tinney and the other with Eddie Mannix--in the 1920s. Like many Ziegfeld Follies girls, she had the beginnings of a promising career, but by the 1930s it had been destroyed by adultery, drugs and physical abuse. This biography follows Nolan's life from the backwoods of Kentucky to her death in 1948. Included is a series of newspaper articles published in 1941 that were to be expanded into her memoir, which she was unable to complete before her death.

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McFarland

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1476677174

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Justice in Genetics

Intellectual Property and Human Rights from a Cosmopolitan Liberal Perspective

By: Louise Bernier

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Justice in Genetics

Intellectual Property and Human Rights from a Cosmopolitan Liberal Perspective

By: Louise Bernier

Providing new insight into the ideas surrounding one of the longest running and hotly debated governmental issues – the global access to healthcare challenge – Louise Bernier develops an original theoretical framework that builds upon cosmopolitan liberal theory. This groundbreaking analysis offers a useful justification for engaging in a global and more equitable redistribution of health-related resources. The author examines if and how this theory of distribution translates into positive law and analyzes the barriers to legal compliance and global distributive justice in health. Other topics analyzed in this book include: intellectual property and international human rights, and the extent to which the philosophy and structure of each of these normative systems furthers the goal of distributing benefits equitably and globally; the use of strong and original normative landmarks to justify relying on a cosmopolitan approach to global justice based on health needs; and the social, political, economic and legal obstacles and opportunities resulting from the commercialization of the quickly evolving field of genetics. Ultimately, the book exemplifies the groundwork needed to initiate policy discussions and to eventually undertake concrete changes to achieve international redistribution of the resources emerging from genetics. As such, it will be of great value to students and scholars interested in health, law, human rights and intellectual property.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1849806446

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A Life Shaped by Cakes

The Memoir of The Baker's Daughter

By: Louise Johncox

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A Life Shaped by Cakes

The Memoir of The Baker's Daughter

By: Louise Johncox

Louise Johncox comes from a long line of bakers and confectioners. As a child she would sit on a flour tin at her father's side in the bakehouse and eat whatever was fresh from the oven - a hot bread roll or a fluffy piece of sponge - and when her father retired, Louise decided it was time to capture his wisdom and baking expertise, writing down his recipes for the first time and preserving his magical legacy for her children. A Life Shaped by Cakes shares family stories unravelled by Louise's baking sessions with her father. Weaving in childhood memories of the family tea shop, Peter's, with older events from her parents' youth and a few of her father's delicious recipes, this nostalgic memoir describes a life shaped by cakes. More recipes are shared in Louise Johncox's cookbook The Baker's Daughter: Timeless Recipes from Four Generations of Bakers.

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Pan Macmillan

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1447262719

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Renal Medullary Circulation

By: Louise Evans,Allen Cowley

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Renal Medullary Circulation

By: Louise Evans,Allen Cowley

The two kidneys of mammalian organisms receive around 25 % of the cardiac output at rest, of which only ~7 % is distributed to the renal medulla. Despite the low blood flow to the renal medulla, small changes in perfusion to the region can have profound effects on urine-concentrating ability and the excretion of sodium, which in turn affects the chronic regulation of body fluid volumes and arterial blood pressure. Importantly, we know that if blood flow to the renal medulla is not tightly regulated, sodium and water homeostasis is impaired and medullary hypoxia develops. The resultant injury inevitably reduces urine concentrating ability and leads to hypertension. This book will discuss the variety of mechanisms that mammalian organisms have developed to ensure that renal medullary blood flow and oxygen levels are precisely regulated. This book will focus on the unique anatomical arrangement of the medullary circulation, the functional roles of medullary blood flow, as well as the experimental techniques used to assess medullary blood flow and the insight that these studies have provided. The hormonal and non-hormonal control of medullary blood flow will be considered and finally the impact of reduced medullary blood flow on blood pressure is discussed.

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Biota Publishing

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1615042296

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Chemoarchitectonic Atlas of the Developing Mouse Brain

By: David M. Jacobowitz,Louise C. Abbott

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Chemoarchitectonic Atlas of the Developing Mouse Brain

By: David M. Jacobowitz,Louise C. Abbott

Representing the state-of-the-art in neurochemical mapping, Chemoarchitectonic Atlas of the Developing Mouse Brain provides a complete, full-color look at the developing mouse brain. Hundreds of coronal sections are presented, clearly illustrating structures at progressive stages of brain development.

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CRC Press

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0849326672

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The Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Commemorating 100 Years of Service

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson,Tony Freeman

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The Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Commemorating 100 Years of Service

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson,Tony Freeman

Owing its origins to Lord Trenchard’s desire to establish an elite corps of civilians who would serve their country in flying squadrons during their spare time, the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) was first formed in October 1924. Today, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) is the primary reinforcement capability for the regular RAF. It consists of paid volunteers who, at weekends, evenings and holidays, train to support the RAF, particularly in times of national emergency and conflict. This has seen the AAF play important roles in the Battle of Britain, its squadrons claiming 30 per cent of enemy ‘kills’. Other notable achievements by AAF pilots include the first German aircraft destroyed over the British mainland and its territorial waters, the first U-boat to be destroyed with the aid of airborne radar, the first destruction of a V-1 flying bomb, and an AAF squadron claimed the highest score of any British night fighter squadron. It was an AAF squadron which was the first to be equipped with jet-powered aircraft. Receiving ‘Royal’ status in 1947 in recognition of its contribution to victory in the Second World War, the RAuxAF also came to the fore during the Cold War providing home defense as the regular squadrons were shipped to hotspots around the world. In more recent times, squadrons and personnel of the RAuxAF have seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan This book presents, for the first time, the history and development of all the squadrons and units that made up the Auxiliary and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, including the Balloon Squadrons, the Maritime Headquarters Units, Fighter Control and Radar Reporting Units, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiments and of course the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. These devoted warriors continue to serve alongside the regular forces in defense of the United Kingdom, ready to be called into action whenever their country is in time of need.

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Air World

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1399062220

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Horse People

Thoroughbred Culture in Lexington and Newmarket

By: Rebecca Louise Cassidy

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Horse People

Thoroughbred Culture in Lexington and Newmarket

By: Rebecca Louise Cassidy

The world of Thoroughbred racing is glamorous, secretive, dangerous, and seductive—the sport of kings and the poor man's obsession. While the spectacle of racing stirs the imagination, it belies the ruthless business that lies beneath. This engaging original study demystifies this complex world by comparing centers of excellence in Britain and North America. Drawing from intensive field work in Suffolk's Newmarket and Kentucky's Lexington, Rebecca Cassidy gives us the inside track on all players in the industry—from the elite breeders and owners to the stable boys, racetrack workers, and veterinarians. She leads us through horse farms, breeding barns, and yearling sales; explains rigorous training regimens; and brings us trackside on race day. But the history of Thoroughbred racing culture is more than a collection of fascinating characters and exciting events. Cassidy's investigation reveals the factors—ethical, cultural, political, and economic—that have shaped the racing tradition.

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JHU Press

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0801895960

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Higher Education and Social Class

Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion

By: Louise Archer,Merryn Hutchings,Alistair Ross

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Higher Education and Social Class

Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion

By: Louise Archer,Merryn Hutchings,Alistair Ross

Built on research findings and data from a wide variety of empirical and attitudinal sources, this book raises timely issues about elitism, expansion, quality and access in higher education.

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Routledge

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113447492X

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Governing Ourselves?

The Politics of Canadian Communities

By: Mary Louise McAllister

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Governing Ourselves?

The Politics of Canadian Communities

By: Mary Louise McAllister

Given the pressures of integration and assimilation, how are people within communities able to make decisions about their own environment, whether individually or collectively? Governing Ourselves? explores issues of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada. It shows how communities large and small, from Toronto to Iqaluit, have distinctive political cultures and therefore respond differently to changing global and domestic environments. Case studies illuminate historical and contemporary challenges to local governance. This book covers topics including government structures and institutions and intergovernmental relations and reaches more broadly into geography, urban planning, environmental studies, public administration, and sociology.

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0774840749

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Composing Audiovisually

Perspectives on audiovisual practices and relationships

By: Louise Harris

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Composing Audiovisually

Perspectives on audiovisual practices and relationships

By: Louise Harris

What does the Coen Brothers’ Barton Fink have in common with Norman McLaren’s Synchromy? Or with audiovisual sculpture? Or contemporary music video? Composing Audiovisually interrogates how the relationship between the audiovisual media in these works, and our interaction with them, might allow us to develop mechanisms for talking about and understanding our experience of audiovisual media across a broad range of modes. Presenting close readings of audiovisual artefacts, conversations with artists, consideration of contemporary pedagogy and a detailed conceptual and theoretical framework that considers the nature of contemporary audiovisual experience, this book attempts to address gaps in our discourse on audiovisual modes, and offer possible starting points for future, genuinely transdisciplinary thinking in the field.

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ISBN 10

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