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Change in Contemporary English

A Grammatical Study

By: Geoffrey Leech,Marianne Hundt,Christian Mair,Nicholas Smith

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Change in Contemporary English

A Grammatical Study

By: Geoffrey Leech,Marianne Hundt,Christian Mair,Nicholas Smith

Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matching corpora, known as the 'Brown family' of corpora, supplemented by a range of other corpus materials, both written and spoken, drawn mainly from the later twentieth century. Among the matters receiving particular attention are the influence of American English on British English, the role of the press, the 'colloquialization' of written English, and a wide range of grammatical topics, including the modal auxiliaries, progressive, subjunctive, passive, genitive and relative clauses. These subjects build an overall picture of how English grammar is changing, and the linguistic and social factors that are contributing to this process.

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Cambridge University Press

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113948317X

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9781139483179

Shakespeare and Feminist Theory

By: Marianne Novy

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Shakespeare and Feminist Theory

By: Marianne Novy

Are Shakespeare's plays dramatizations of patriarchy or representations of assertive and eloquent women? Or are they sometimes both? And is it relevant, and if so how, that his women were first played by boys? This book shows how many kinds of feminist theory help analyze the dynamics of Shakespeare's plays. Both feminist theory and the plays deal with issues such as likeness and difference between the sexes, the complexity of relationships between women, the liberating possibilities of desire, what marriage means and how much women can remake it, how women can use and expand their culture's ideas of motherhood and of women's work, and how women can have power through language. This lively exploration of these and related issues is an ideal introduction to the field of feminist readings of Shakespeare.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472567099

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9781472567093

New Zealand English Grammar, Fact Or Fiction?

A Corpus-based Study in Morphosyntactic Variation

By: Marianne Hundt

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New Zealand English Grammar, Fact Or Fiction?

A Corpus-based Study in Morphosyntactic Variation

By: Marianne Hundt

New Zealand English (NZE) is one of the younger post-colonial varieties of English. It is therefore not surprising that previous research focused on lexical and phonological aspects of NZE and practically neglected grammatical peculiarities. New Zealand English Grammar Fact or Fiction? presents a careful comparative analysis of parallel corpora of New Zealand, British, American and Australian English in order to single out morphological, syntactic and lexico-grammatical features typical of an emerging New Zealand standard. In addition to corpus data on regional variation, the author uses data on short-term diachronic change within British and American English to show how regional variation is closely related to both stylistic variation (a world-wide colloquialisation of the written norms of English) and ongoing linguistic change leading to temporal regional differences. NZE is different from other national varieties of English in terms of preferences for certain variants rather than categorically different grammatical rules. Nevertheless, it is a standard in its own right in so far as it is a typical mix of variants available in World English. The methodological approach combines both qualitative analyses and statistical evidence. The question in how far statistically significant differences in word frequencies can be shown to be linguistically significant is also relevant for other quantitative research into emerging national standards.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027248818

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Nat King Cole

By: Marianne Ruuth

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Nat King Cole

By: Marianne Ruuth

A biography of the singer and pianist success in music, television and the movies.

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Holloway House Publishing

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0870675931

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Creativity and Children's Literature

New Ways to Encourage Divergent Thinking

By: Marianne Saccardi

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Creativity and Children's Literature

New Ways to Encourage Divergent Thinking

By: Marianne Saccardi

Today's students need to be able to do more than score well on teststhey must be creative thinkers and problem solvers. The tools in this book will help teachers and parents start students on the path to becoming innovative, successful individuals in the 21st century workforce. The children in classrooms today will soon become adult members of society: they will need to apply divergent thinking skills to be effective in all aspects of their lives, regardless of their specific occupation. How well your students meet complicated challenges and take advantage of the opportunities before them decades down the road will depend largely upon the kind of thinking they are trained and encouraged to do today. This book provides a game plan for busy librarians and teachers to develop their students' abilities to arrive at new ideas by utilizing children's books at hand. Following an introduction in which the author defines divergent thinking, discusses its characteristics, and establishes its vital importance, chapters dedicated to types of literature for children such as fantasy, poetry, and non-fiction present specific titles and relevant activities geared to fostering divergent thinking in young minds. Parents will find the recommendations of the kinds of books to read with their children and explanations of how to engage their children in conversations that will help their creative thinking skills extremely beneficial. The book also includes a case study of a fourth-grade class that applied the principles of divergent thinking to imagine innovative designs and come up with new ideas while studying a social studies/science unit on ecology.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1610693566

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9781610693561

RSPB Spotlight: Robins

By: Marianne Taylor

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RSPB Spotlight: Robins

By: Marianne Taylor

Robins is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos and succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable expert. Our most iconic bird, the Robin, is one of the most characterful and familiar of all our garden visitors. Their melodious voices, bright red breasts and cheeky attitudes always endear them to us, but how much do we really know about them? Despite their cute appearance, Robins are aggressively territorial and hold their territories all year. Their year-round presence has helped them become a beloved and instantly recognisable species. In this delightful book, Marianne Taylor provides a revealing account of their life cycle, behaviour and breeding, what they eat and how they hold their territories, and she looks into the many cultural representations of these much-loved little birds. The Spotlight series introduces readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite animals.

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1472912128

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Autism, Play and Social Interaction

By: Lone Gammeltoft,Marianne Sollok Nordenhof

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Autism, Play and Social Interaction

By: Lone Gammeltoft,Marianne Sollok Nordenhof

This guide explains how to help children with autism spectrum disorders engage in interactive play, which is vial for the acquisition of social skills and attention to shared activities.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1843105209

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Woodland Hearts

a 4-in-1 Anthology

By: Marianne Evans

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Woodland Hearts

a 4-in-1 Anthology

By: Marianne Evans

This 4-in-1 anthology includes all three Woodland Church novels and the Contest-winning novella that started it all. Over 700 pages of award-winning, critically-acclaimed inspirational romance.Hearts Crossing“How do you feel about God, Collin?”“I don’t.” Collin Edwards, a former parishioner at Woodland Church of Christ, has renounced God without apology, his faith drained away in the face of a tragic loss. Daveny Montgomery cares deeply about her relationship with God and the community of Woodland. But lately she's been in a rut, longing for something to reignite her spiritual enthusiasm. A beautification project at Woodland seems the answer for them both. Daveny spearheads the effort and Collin assists—but only with the renovations, and only because he wants to know Daveny better. Despite his deepening feelings for her, even stepping into the common areas of the church stirs tension and anger. Can Daveny trust in Collin’s fledgling return to faith? And can Collin ever accept the fact that while he turned his back on God, God never turned his back on him? Hearts SurrenderKiara Jordan is a sophisticated modernista, but beneath an engaging personality and super-model looks, her heart hungers, and she longs for deeper meaning in her life. Ken Lucerne is the charismatic young pastor of Woodland Church; he's adjusting to life as a widower and copes by keeping as busy as possible with his parish and missionary work. A home-building mission in Pennsylvania brings them together, and forces them to look hard and deep at the relationship they share, and where God means for it to go. Already bound by mutual respect and caring, love dawns, a love that takes them to a life-point neither would have expected. After all, can a chic, vivacious woman find fulfillment within the quiet, mission-centered life of a clergyman? Can they trust God's hand strongly enough to surrender their hearts to one another...forever?Hearts CommunionJeremy "JB" Edwards dreams of one thing: Having a loving wife and children of his own. Not a surprising ambition, since he was raised at the heart of a large, tight-knit family. Monica Kittelski spends her days at Sunny Horizons Daycare Center pouring her heart and faith into other people's children. But Monica harbors one impossible dream: Having children of her own someday. JB and Monica seem the perfect match, but what will come of their electric, sassy relationship when Jeremy learns of Monica's infertility? Hopes and reality collide when they must confront the idea of finding God's plan and following His will when a dearest hope is destined to remain unfulfilled. Can these two loving, passionate hearts survive a communion of dreams and reality? Hearts KeyOnce the effervescent leader of the pack, Amy Maxwell should have had the perfect marriage. Instead, she escapes with nothing but the clothes on her back and her daughter, Pyper.Once the shy teen, Tyler Brock has evolved into a powerhouse in Christian music, and when he returns to Woodland for a benefit concert, Amy can’t believe he is as faithful and tender as ever. He even manages to touch the heart of a doubtful Pyper.But Amy can’t escape her own self-doubt, and she questions the wisdom of her heart when it comes to the charismatic musician who is so different now, yet so much the same.Can the key to their hearts unlock a lifetime of love?

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Pelican Ventures Book Group

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1611168724

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9781611168723

Motherless Child

By: Marianne Langner Zeitlin

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Motherless Child

By: Marianne Langner Zeitlin

In her third novel Motherless Child, Marianne Langner Zeitlin explores the world of classical music, where powerful managers can make—and break—the careers of aspiring artists. The book opens with Elizabeth Guaragna, under an assumed name, taking a job in the new agency of famed music impresario Alfred Rossiter, a man she was raised to despise. She wants to glimpse the man who had destroyed her father's piano career and family life years earlier, when he took Elizabeth's mother as his lover. As Elizabeth is given opportunities to exercise her artistic judgment in her new job, she becomes involved in the business itself, despite her continuing misgivings. Soon she meets George Wentworth, who is writing a biography of Rossiter. Through him and the relationship they develop, she learns that the truth she is seeking is quite different from what she was raised to believe. When her fear of identifying her real background to Rossiter threatens her own love of George, she must finally confront Rossiter and her own past, learning that there are no villains in the tale. Marianne Langner Zeitlin has spent her adult life in the world of music—as the wife of acclaimed violinist Zvi Zeitlin, as one of the first women to manage an orchestra herself, and, in her young adulthood, as an employee at one of the largest music management firms in the United States. She brings her wealth of knowledge about the field to this engaging and suspenseful story.

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Zephyr Press

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193889068X

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The Way of the Hare

By: Marianne Taylor

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The Way of the Hare

By: Marianne Taylor

An exploration of the relationship between humans and the charismatic and elusive hare. To the people of rural Britain, hares are deeply beloved, perhaps above all other animals. They thrive in abundance in imagery but can be maddeningly elusive in reality. In our stories – ancient and modern – they are magical, uncanny and illogical beings which commune with the moon, vanish at will, and lose their minds when spring arrives. Yet despite the breadth and depth of its legends, the brown hare of the lowlands is a relative newcomer to our islands, and our 'real' ancient hare is the mountain hare of the most unforgiving high mountainsides. Hares of myth have godly powers, but real, earthbound hares walk a dangerous line – they are small animals with many predators but have no burrow or tunnel to shelter them from danger. They survive by a combination of two skills honed to unimaginable extremes – hiding in plain sight, and running faster than anything and anyone. The need to excel as hiders and runners ultimately directs every aspect of hare biology and behaviour, as well as inspiring our own wild ideas about hare-kind. This book explores hares as they are and as we imagine them, and the long and often bloody history of our association with these enigmatic animals. Elegant studies of molecular biology and biomechanical physics help us understand how hares are put together, while centuries of game estate records reveal how humans have commodified and exploited them. But it is ultimately the moments spent in the company of wild hares that allow us to bring together myth and reality to celebrate the magic of the living animal.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472909909

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Hearts Communion

By: Marianne Evans

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Hearts Communion

By: Marianne Evans

Jeremy "JB" Edwards dreams of one thing: Having a loving wife and children of his own. Not a surprising ambition, since he was raised at the heart of a large, tight-knit family.Monica Kittelski spends her days at Sunny Horizons Daycare Center pouring her heart and faith into other people's children. But Monica harbors one impossible dream: Having children of her own someday.JB and Monica seem the perfect match, but what will come of their electric, sassy relationship when Jeremy learns of Monica's infertility?Hopes and reality collide when they must confront the idea of finding God's plan and following His will when a dearest hope is destined to remain unfulfilled.Can these two loving, passionate hearts survive a communion of dreams and reality?

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1611160871

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Vertigo and Dizziness

Common Complaints

By: Thomas Brandt,Marianne Dieterich,Michael Strupp

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Vertigo and Dizziness

Common Complaints

By: Thomas Brandt,Marianne Dieterich,Michael Strupp

Vertigo and Dizziness: Common Complaints, Second Edition revises and updates the first edition to reflect the advances that have taken place in this field. Valid epidemiological studies are now available on the prevalence and incidence of these illnesses. There have been improvements in diagnostic criteria and important new principles in the treatment of vertigo and balance disorders are outlined for use in clinical practice, supported by video examples. Practitioners are also given access to the wealth of new, scientifically interesting findings on the pathophysiology, etiology, signs and symptoms and current treatment of peripheral and central vestibular disorders as well as somatoform vertigo, summarised in concise and accessible form. Written by experts in the field, Vertigo and Dizziness: Common Complaints, Second Edition is a practical guide for physicians of different specializations who treat patients with vertigo including neurologists, ENT specialists, neuro-otologists, and neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology specialists as well as general medicine practitioners.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0857295918

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9780857295910

Starving Artist's Survival Guide

By: MARIANNE TAYLOR

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Starving Artist's Survival Guide

By: MARIANNE TAYLOR

Passion, humiliation, and depravity are the cornerstones of the artistic spirit. How else to rationalize one's deliberate choice to face a life of unsigned rejection letters, calls from worried parents and collection agencies, and cups and cups of ramen noodles? Being a noble artiste is a rough gig. It's one part denial, one part masochism. And it gets all the respect of being a fry cook, without the convenient minimum wage. Only a fool would agree to such soul crushing -- until now. The Starving Artist's Survival Guideboldly reassures both the dreamer and the doer that you are not alone.Regardless of whether you are a painter, a poet, a musician, a writer, an actor, or simply paralyzed by an English lit or fine arts degree, help has arrived. Topics include the pros and cons of various artistic day jobs ("People love clowns, except for the 80 percent who want to beat them up and the 20 percent who do"), coping with form-letter rejections through the healing power of haikus ("You, blinking red light, / A call back from my agent? / No, just goddamn Mom"), a survey of artists' dwellings (from the romanticized loft to Mama's rent-free attic), and most important, "Holding On: Ten Good Reasons to Keep Your Head out of the Oven.

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Simon and Schuster

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1471103706

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9781471103704

Tracking The Highland Tiger

In Search of Scottish Wildcats

By: Marianne Taylor

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Tracking The Highland Tiger

In Search of Scottish Wildcats

By: Marianne Taylor

A mysterious and rarely seen beast, the Scottish Wildcat is Britain's rarest mammal, and one of the most endangered carnivores in the world. Over the centuries, one by one, Britain's most formidable wild animals have fallen to the thoughtless march of humankind. A war on predators put paid to our lynxes, wolves and bears, each hunted relentlessly until the last of them was killed. Only our wildcats lived on. The Scottish wildcat's guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty – the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest's gloom. Driven to the remnants of Scotland's wilderness, the last few wildcats now face the most insidious danger of all as their domesticated cousins threaten to dilute their genes into oblivion. However, the wildest of cats has friends and goodwill behind it. This book tells the story of how the wildcat of the wildwood became the endangered Scottish wildcat, of how it once lived and lives now, and of how we - its greatest enemy - are now striving to save it in its darkest hour.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408845342

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9781408845349

The Joy of Worship

By: Marianne H. Micks

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The Joy of Worship

By: Marianne H. Micks

Featuring an ecumenical approach to the meaning of worship, The Joy of Worship discusses the work of the Holy Spirit in worship, Jesus' own practice of worship, the importance of worshiping with others, and the practice of discipleship through personal prayer, friendship, and a rule of life. Christians have been worshiping a long time, and Micks has a rich store of wisdom and experience to draw on. Her sources are both ancient and modern, Protestant and Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican.

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Church Publishing, Inc.

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1596280018

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9781596280014

English mediopassive constructions

A cognitive, corpus-based study of their origin, spread, and current status

By: Marianne Hundt

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English mediopassive constructions

A cognitive, corpus-based study of their origin, spread, and current status

By: Marianne Hundt

This book provides the first empirical study of the history and spread of mediopassive constructions. It investigates the productivity of the pattern, the spread of the construction in Modern English, and looks into text type-specific preferences for the construction. On a more abstract level, it combines the corpus-based description of mediopassive constructions with cognitive linguistic models, drawing largely on notions such as ‘prototype’, ‘family resemblances’, ‘patch’ and ‘construction’. The theoretical modelling is largely based on data from real texts. These come from publicly available machine-readable corpora, text-databases and a single-register ‘corpus’ (American mail-order catalogues). The study combines the corpus-based approach with cognitive theories and is therefore of interest to both empirical and theoretical linguists.

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BRILL

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9401203784

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9789401203784

Dragonflight

In Search of Britain's Dragonflies and Damselflies

By: Marianne Taylor

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Dragonflight

In Search of Britain's Dragonflies and Damselflies

By: Marianne Taylor

The delightful story of one woman's quest to see all of Britain's dragonflies and damselflies. This book is an account of two years spent getting to know Britain's most dazzling and enigmatic insects - the dragonflies and damselflies. The quest to find, photograph, watch and learn about dragons and damsels took the author on a tour of diverse and lovely wetlands up and down Britain, from the rugged wild peat bogs of north-west Scotland to the languid meanders of the Oxfordshire Thames. The account describes close encounters with the dragons and damsels themselves, set against backdrops of rich and vital habitats teeming with a range of other wildlife. It is also packed with background detail on dragonfly and damselfly natural history, and wetland ecology in general. The text is enlivened with line drawings and a section of colour photographs.

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A&C Black

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1408186373

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9781408186374

Brexit Britain

The Consequences of the Vote to Leave the European Union

By: Paul Whiteley,Harold D. Clarke,Matthew Goodwin,Marianne C. Stewart

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Brexit Britain

The Consequences of the Vote to Leave the European Union

By: Paul Whiteley,Harold D. Clarke,Matthew Goodwin,Marianne C. Stewart

In June 2016, more than 17 million people voted for Britain to leave the European Union. The fallout of this momentous referendum has been tumultuous and unpredictable. Now, from the authors of the highly-acclaimed Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union (Cambridge University Press, 2017), comes the definitive guide to the transformation of British politics in the years following the Brexit vote. By charting the impact of Brexit on three major elections – the 2017 and 2019 general elections as well as the 2019 European Parliament elections – this book reveals the deeper currents reshaping modern Britain. The authors draw upon many years of unique and unprecedented data from their own surveys, giving key insights into how and why Brexit has changed British electoral politics. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, appealing to students, scholars and anyone interested in the impact of Brexit on Britain today.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108753604

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Windows 7 Plain & Simple

By: Gerald Joyce,Marianne Moon

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Windows 7 Plain & Simple

By: Gerald Joyce,Marianne Moon

Get the fast facts that make learning Windows 7 plain and simple! This no-nonsense guide uses easy, numbered steps and concise, straightforward language to show the most expedient way to perform tasks and solve problems in Windows 7. Here’s what you’ll learn to do: Run programs, control gadgets, play games. Send e-mail, browse the Web, and share your files. Organize your digital media, including photos, music, and videos. Burn CDs and DVDs; make your own movies. Set up your printer and a simple home network. Manage security settings and perform easy tune-ups and fixes. Here’s how you’ll learn it: Jump in wherever you need answers. Easy-to-follow steps and screenshots show you exactly what to do. Handy tips teach you new techniques and shortcuts. Quick TRY THIS! Exercises help you apply what you’ve learned right away.

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Microsoft Press

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0735636850

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9780735636859

RSPB British Naturefinder

By: Marianne Taylor

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RSPB British Naturefinder

By: Marianne Taylor

A species-by-species guide that shows you how to find and watch nearly 300 mammal, reptile, amphibian and invertebrate species in the UK. Most wildlife books are designed to help you identify the animals you have seen. This book is different. In this new, user-friendly guide one British species is highlighted per page, and each account explains in accessible text how to find it, where to find it and how to ensure you have the most rewarding wildlife-watching experiences. Within the 'How to Find' section, author Marianne Taylor explains the best time to look for each species, its preferred habitat, and offers tips to help make your search easier or more productive. In 'Watching Tips' she advises on how to get the most from your encounter, how to observe the species at length and with luck witness its most fascinating behaviour. A colour panel indicates each species' geographical distribution on a map, including 'Super Sites' where the species is particularly abundant or regular. A calendar shows when each species is present or active in the UK to help you plan your visits to nature reserves. Colour photos serve as a reminder of each species' key identification features. In total, RSPB British Naturefinder features nearly 300 species, and it includes all British mammals, reptiles and amphibians, along with a carefully chosen selection of other British animals of interest, such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, spiders and fishes.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472951255

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9781472951250

Fe Organoiron Compounds

Mononuclear Disubstituted Ferrocene Derivatives with C-, H-, and O-Containing Substituents

By: Marianne Drössmar-Wolf

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Fe Organoiron Compounds

Mononuclear Disubstituted Ferrocene Derivatives with C-, H-, and O-Containing Substituents

By: Marianne Drössmar-Wolf

Organoiron Compounds" A, Ferrocene 8 systematically covers the Literature through the end of 1984 and even includes some references published more recently. A formula index for the volumes "Organoiron Compounds" A, Ferrocene 7 and 8 provides ready access to the compounds covered. 1 2 1 This volume continues the description of ferrocenes FeC HRR in which at least R 10 8 contains C, H, and 0. The description of these type of compounds started in "Organoiron Compounds" A, Ferrocene 7 (with alcohols and phenols, their esters, ethers and acetones, and aldehydes). Series Aso far comprises volumes A 1 to A 8, and it has been surveyed in the preface to A 7 (1980). The data in tables are given in abbreviated form without dimensions; for dimensions, explanations, and further abbreviations used, see p. VIII (next page). Additional remarks, if necessary, are given in the headings of the tables. Frankfurt Adolf Slawisch November 1985 VIII Remarks on Abbreviations and Dimensions Many compounds in this volume are presented in tables in which numerous abbreviations are used, and the dimensions are omitted for the sake of conciseness. This necessitates the following clarification: Temperstures are given in oc, otherwise K stands for Kelvin. Abbreviations used with temperatures are m.p. for melting point, b.p. for boiling point, dec. for decomposition, and sub!. for sublimation. The solvent in parentheses following the m.p. is the solvent from which the compound is recrystallized.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662088509

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9783662088500

Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend

By: Rachel Warren Chadd,Marianne Taylor

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Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend

By: Rachel Warren Chadd,Marianne Taylor

The stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world. Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close – and often ancient – links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs. Discover, for instance: - Why the cockerel features on many church spires - The one sacred bird that symbolises life and peace in most cultures - How to dispel bad luck if you see a certain black-and-white bird - The South American 'devil bird' once thought to be a dragon Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend draws on historical accounts and scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination based on each bird's behaviour or appearance. It offers a fresh and enchanting perspective on birds across the world.

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1472922875

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9781472922878

Complete Poems

By: Marianne Moore

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Complete Poems

By: Marianne Moore

“Teems with sharp observation, profound moral insight, high satiric wit, and all manner of aesthetic delight.” –The New York Times Book Review A Penguin Classic This definitive edition brings together all the works that Pulitzer Prize-winning Marianne Moore wished to preserve, covering more than sixty years of writing, and incorporating the final revisions she made to the texts. The poems demonstrate Moore’s wide range of interests, moving from witty images of animals, sporting events, and social institutions, to thoughtful meditations on human nature. In entertaining informative notes, Moore reveals the inspiration for complete poems and individual lines within them. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Break My Heart

By: Marianne Willis

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Break My Heart

By: Marianne Willis

Max I’ve already destroyed the others, crushed their hopes and dreams. Now Roxanne is the last on my list. One problem though…this woman’s getting under my skin, just as she had ten years ago, but I’ll be damned before making the same mistake twice. I’ve taken over the company she works for, I’ve taken control of her job, and soon enough I’ll destroy her completely. Roxanne These weird encounters I’m experiencing all stem back to him, to my past. I made mistakes, big ones, but I’ve changed. For ten years I’ve been held captive by guilt, and now the past has returned to utterly crush me. Could my new boss, this strange and mysterious man release the pain I’ve carried all these years? Could he be my second chance at happiness, or am I destined for another broken heart?

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The Little Death of Self

Nine Essays toward Poetry

By: Marianne Boruch

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The Little Death of Self

Nine Essays toward Poetry

By: Marianne Boruch

A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation. The line between poetry (the delicate, surprising not-quite) and the essay (the emphatic so-there!) is thin, easily crossed. Both welcome a deep mulling-over, endlessly mixing image and idea and running with scissors; certainly each distrusts the notion of premise or formulaic progression. Marianne Boruch’s essays in The Little Death of Self emerged by way of odd details or bothersome questions that would not quit—Why does the self grow smaller as the poem grows enormous? Why does closure in a poem so often mean keep going? Must we stalk the poem or does the poem stalk us until the world clicks open? Boruch’s intrepid curiosity led her to explore fields of expertise about which she knew little: aviation, music, anatomy, history, medicine, photography, fiction, neuroscience, physics, anthropology, painting, and drawing. There’s an addiction to metaphor here, an affection for image, sudden turns of thinking, and the great subjects of poetry: love, death, time, knowledge. There’s amazement at the dumb luck of staying long enough in an inkling to make it a poem at all. Poets such as Keats, Stevens, Frost, Plath, Auden, and Bishop, along with painters, inventors, doctors, scientists, composers, musicians, neighbors, friends, and family—all traffic blatantly or under the surface—and one gets a glimpse of such fellow travelers now and then.

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Sing by the Burying Ground

Essays

By: Marianne Boruch

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Sing by the Burying Ground

Essays

By: Marianne Boruch

Meditations on life, literature, and curiosity amid the shadows In her fourth essay collection, award-winning author Marianne Boruch explores the possibilities of hope even in darkness. Through poetry, the silence of Trappist monks, the pandemic moment, the Wright brothers’ quirky stab at flight, treasured knickknacks, and more, this book celebrates the weird, the mundane, the overlooked, and the promise of a future. Though each essay is distinct, foraging fresh ways into Louise Glück, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, Sylvia Plath, John Berryman, Langston Hughes, and more, they are all connected through the thread of Emily Dickinson’s comment that her fate was to “sing, as a Boy does by the Burying Ground . . .” Even in times filled with horror, we find beauty. Maybe we can sing in the blackest of nights. Thoughtful and expressive, this collection provides solace and humor for readers in a world where both are often in short supply.

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0810146932

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The Fisher Men of Antioch

A 3-in-1 Anthology

By: Marianne Evans

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The Fisher Men of Antioch

A 3-in-1 Anthology

By: Marianne Evans

Contains all three books in the Fisher Men of Antioch trilogy. . . THE RETURN: SOMETIMES THE HARDEST PATH TO WALK IS THE ONE THAT LEADS YOU HOME After college, Phillip Fisher shook the dust of Antioch, Indiana from his dress shoes and took off for Indianapolis. For the eldest of the three Fisher men, a business career promised stability and a fruitful future...until unemployment and exhausted resources force him back home. He returns to Antioch to find his father's declining health, a family farm in disrepair, and heavy doses of resentment from his brother Aaron. A repentant Phillip pays regular visits to Sundae Afternoon, the sweets and sundry shop run by Mila Thomas. Sundae Afternoon and the Thomas Grocery Market are staples of Antioch, just like the Fisher farm. A less than steady peace exists between the families, but Phillip always intrigued Mila. She admires his attempts to break free; at the same time, his return speaks of a noble, caring man. But what happens once the farm is restored? What happens when Phillip is called back to Indianapolis? Mila's roots are firmly grounded, and Phillip might leave all over again. Is returning home and the discovery of an extraordinary love, enough to bring them together forever? _____________________________ THE STRONGHOLD: SOMETIMES EVEN THE STRONG ONE NEEDS SOMETHING TO HOLD ONTO Aaron Fisher is the middle-born Fisher man, but through necessity, he's embraced the role of family leader. He's always been the stronghold, the standard bearer. Aaron conforms. He fulfills and most often exceeds expectations. He's stoic and strong—the sheep that stayed on course with the Savior. Seen as the one most likely to marry a known and well-suited woman from town, Aaron intends to continue the traditions of faith, farming and family left behind in the footsteps of those who preceded him. Until he meets Emma Briggs. A gifted RN, Emma enters Aaron's life when his father experiences health issues. She's a newbie to Antioch's medical facility who calms the family's storm, but Emma harbors a secret, an undeserved shame she's disclosed to no one in this tight-knit, rural town. Emma is a mystery—the new and unknown quantity of Antioch. Aaron is part of its foundation and pulse. Can Emma's past be reconciled to the present? Can she find acceptance in a new place—a new season—with the love of a lifetime? _____________________________ THE RETURN: SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RISK LOVE AND LEGACY TO ANSWER GOD'S CALL Benjamin Fisher melds with quiet perfection into the tapestry of the Fisher family. The youngest of the three Fisher men, Ben is gifted with skills that keep machines running, crops efficiently harvested, farm structures sound and secure. But there's one person in the small village of Antioch, Indiana who has noticed and adored the man since her youth. Hailey Beth Thomas. Hailey Beth's sister is marrying Ben's brother in a spring wedding that promises to be the event of the season. Thrown together as the heady romance of an upcoming marriage takes place, love and revelation come to life. Unknown to anyone else, Ben wants to answer a call to the mission fields of North America that will lead him far from the life he has always known. Ben longs to serve, but he wants a life with Hailey Beth as well. Hailey Beth can't leave Antioch, but can't bear the idea of losing Ben. Are they meant to be together, or will God's call pull them apart just as they've found a way to one another?

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Hearts Surrender

By: Marianne Evans

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Hearts Surrender

By: Marianne Evans

Kiara Jordan is a sophisticated modernista, but beneath an engaging personality and super-model looks, her heart hungers for deeper meaning in her life. Ken Lucerne is the charismatic young pastor of Woodland Church. He's adjusting to life as a widower and copes by keeping as busy as possible with his parish and missionary work. A home-building mission in Pennsylvania brings them together, and forces them to look hard and deep at the relationship they share—and where God means for it to go. Already bound by mutual respect and caring, love dawns—a love that takes them to a place neither expected. Can they trust God's hand enough to surrender their hearts to one another...forever?

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0984296832

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Rethinking Sympathy and Human Contact in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Hawthorne, Douglass, Stowe, Dickinson

By: Marianne Noble

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Rethinking Sympathy and Human Contact in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Hawthorne, Douglass, Stowe, Dickinson

By: Marianne Noble

The book analyzes the evolution of antebellum literary explorations of sympathy and human contact in the 1850s and 1860s. It will appeal to undergraduates and scholars seeking new approaches to canonical American authors, psychological theorists of sympathy and empathy, and philosophers of moral philosophy.

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1108481337

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Marcello & Grace (Royals of Valleria #2)

By: Marianne Knightly

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Marcello & Grace (Royals of Valleria #2)

By: Marianne Knightly

A widow with a tragic past, who never thought she’d love again. Widowed one year after a disastrous marriage, English Lady Grace still carries the visible and hidden scars of her past, yet she’s finally ready for a visit from one of her oldest friends, Valleria’s Princess Catharine. What she didn’t expect was a visit from her brother, Prince Marcello. When she begins to feel the first stirrings of love within her, can she overcome the horrors of her past to make a future with him? A prince protecting his country, torn from the woman he loves for a dangerous mission. Prince Marcello, head of Valleria's national security and defense, is still dealing with the fallout from security breaches under his watch. After long days and nights of political maneuvering in London to reclaim Valleria’s and his reputation, he takes a needed break by joining his sister on a visit to her friend, Lady Grace. What he thought would be a relaxing week becomes anything but when he begins to fall in love with her. In the midst of blooming love, Marcello is asked to lead a secret, dangerous mission to thwart an international threat. Marcello knows he must go, both for his country’s honour and for his own. Will he survive? And, if he does, will Grace be waiting for him upon his return? This novel features a widow and the badass prince who loves her, a royal family that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional palace walls. This is a standalone book in the series with no cliffhanger, and features sexy scenes and swearing. Emotional trigger warning: discussion of physical abuse and potential assault. * * * Meet the Royals of Valleria, a country as old as the fall of the Roman Empire. The reigning king and patriarch rules with his beloved queen. Nine children, now grown, ranging from the eldest twins to the youngest son, watch over the country they love and care for. Bound by honour, duty, and loyalty, follow their lives as they fall in love, face tragedies, and triumph against the evils facing them. Want more Royals? Book 1: Alexander & Rebecca Book 2: Marcello & Grace Book 3: Arianna & Finn Book 4: Charlotte & Nate Book 5: A Royal Holiday (novella) Book 6: Catharine & Edward Book 7: Royally Ever After Book 8: Lorenzo & Lily Book 9: Sarah & Vittorio Book 10: Permanently Princess (novella) Book 11: Ethan & Anda Box Set: Books 1-3 Box Set: Books 4-6 Box Set: Books 7-9

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Marianne Knightly

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1942729014

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Old Magic

By: Marianne Curley

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Old Magic

By: Marianne Curley

Sensing that her new classmate, Jarrod, has supernatural powers similar to her own, Kate Warren tries to inform Jarrod of the gift he possesses, but he does not believe her until his power reaches a dangerous level.

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Simon and Schuster

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1665905646

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Wild Coast

An exploration of the places where land meets sea

By: Marianne Taylor

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Wild Coast

An exploration of the places where land meets sea

By: Marianne Taylor

A celebration of the wildlife and landscapes of Britain's most vital wildlife habitats – those that make up our coastline. Sheer limestone crags resound with the voices of thousands of bickering seabirds; endless acres of estuarine mud are packed with squirming invertebrates that sustain thousands of wading birds. In between are the dazzling chalk outcrops of the south coast with glorious floral communities on the clifftop meadows, shingle beaches where terns and plovers hide their eggs among the stones, and dune systems bound together with marram grass and supporting a unique and fragile ecosystem. Rocky shores harbour microcosms of marine life when the retreating tide leaves rockpools exposed for our exploration, and even the rowdiest seaside towns have their own special wildlife alongside the wild nightlife. Grand-scale colour photos bring the wild coast and its inhabitants to life, while the text tells you what you'll see and where, from Land's End to John O'Groats via the scenic route. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and authoritative text, this book is a celebration of the wilder aspects of the UK's coasts.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408186411

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A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests

Fundamentals of Neuropsychological Assessment and Test Reviews for Clinical Practice

By: Elisabeth Sherman,Marianne Hrabok

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A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests

Fundamentals of Neuropsychological Assessment and Test Reviews for Clinical Practice

By: Elisabeth Sherman,Marianne Hrabok

The Compendium is an essential guidebook for selecting the right test for specific clinical situations and for helping clinicians make empirically supported test interpretations. BL Revised and updated BL Over 85 test reviews of well-known neuropsychological tests and scales for adults BL Includes tests of premorbid estimation, dementia screening, IQ, attention, executive functioning, memory, language, visuospatial skills, sensory function, motor skills, performance validity, and symptom validity BL Covers basic and advanced aspects of neuropsychological assessment including psychometric principles, reliability, test validity, and performance/symptom validity testing

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Oxford University Press

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0190667966

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Helping Students Revise Their Writing

Practical Strategies, Models, and Mini-lessons that Motivate Students to Become Better Writers

By: Marianne Tully

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Helping Students Revise Their Writing

Practical Strategies, Models, and Mini-lessons that Motivate Students to Become Better Writers

By: Marianne Tully

Provides ideas, strategies and mini-lessons for helping students in grades 2-6 revise their writing.

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Scholastic Inc.

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059086565X

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When You Come Home

A Wartime Courtship in Letters, 1941-45

By: Marianne Quirk,Robert E. Quirk

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When You Come Home

A Wartime Courtship in Letters, 1941-45

By: Marianne Quirk,Robert E. Quirk

The story of two Wayne State University students who were separated by World War II, told through the letters that they exchanged. Robert E. Quirk and his future wife, Marianne, were both Wayne State University students when they met and fell in love in 1941, but they were quickly parted when Quirk was drafted. Decades after their marriage and the end of the war, Quirk shares the letters they exchanged during World War II. The letters in When You Come Home paint a vivid picture of the couple’s growing personal relationship alongside the politics of wartime, both overseas and on the homefront. As Quirk writes of combat in France and details reactions abroad to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Marianne describes the impact of these events back in Detroit. When You Come Home also reveals personal glimpses of life in the 1940s, as the two exchange everyday stories about their families and the cities they live in and visit, about their studies at Wayne State, and about their jobs. Quirk’s letters are presented along with commentary about his experiences at the time, giving the letters additional context and meaning. This volume also includes a foreword by former Detroit Free Press publisher Neal Shine. For readers curious about day-to-day life during World War II, When You Come Home will be a fascinating and personal glimpse into the time period.

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0814335586

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IMF-Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea and Thailand

By: Mr.Atish R. Ghosh,Mr.A. Javier Hamann,Mr.Timothy D. Lane,Mr.Steven Phillips,Mrs.Marianne Schulze-Gattas,Mr.Tsidi M. Tsikata

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IMF-Supported Programs in Indonesia, Korea and Thailand

By: Mr.Atish R. Ghosh,Mr.A. Javier Hamann,Mr.Timothy D. Lane,Mr.Steven Phillips,Mrs.Marianne Schulze-Gattas,Mr.Tsidi M. Tsikata

This paper is a preliminary review of the design of and early experience with IMF-supported programs in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand during 1997-98. The review takes into account developments as of October 1998, and was the basis for a discussion of the programs by the IMF's Executive Board in December 1998.

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International Monetary Fund

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1557757836

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The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species

By: Marianne Taylor

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The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species

By: Marianne Taylor

Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth. If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 10 and a Half Species. Each life forms explains a key aspect about life on Earth. From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision. Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world; investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is; and wonders if the human—“a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life”— could evolve in a new direction. She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four; that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through “re-evolution,” or cloning; explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution; and much more. The “half” species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future—although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run.

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