Melissa Seymour's Books

Women, Reform and Community in Early Modern England

Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, and Lincolnshire's Godly Aristocracy, 1519-1580

By: Melissa Franklin-Harkrider

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Women, Reform and Community in Early Modern England

Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, and Lincolnshire's Godly Aristocracy, 1519-1580

By: Melissa Franklin-Harkrider

Katherine Willoughby, duchess of Suffolk, was one of the highest-ranking noblewomen in sixteenth-century England. She wielded considerable political power in her local community and at court, and her social status and her commitment to religious reform placed her at the centre of the political and religious developments that shaped the English Reformation." "By focusing on her kinship and patronage network, this book offers an examination of the development of Protestantism in the governing classes during the period. The importance of gender in the process of spiritual transformation emerges clearly from this study, showing how the changing religious climate provided new opportunities for women to exert greater influence in their society."--BOOK JACKET.

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Boydell Press

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1843833654

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9781843833659

Choosing Schools

Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools

By: Mark Schneider,Paul Teske,Melissa Marschall

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Choosing Schools

Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools

By: Mark Schneider,Paul Teske,Melissa Marschall

School choice seeks to create a competitive arena in which public schools will attain academic excellence, encourage individual student performance, and achieve social balance. In debating the feasibility of this market approach to improving school systems, analysts have focused primarily on schools as suppliers of education, but an important question remains: Will parents be able to function as "smart consumers" on behalf of their children? Here a highly respected team of social scientists provides extensive empirical evidence on how parents currently do make these choices. Drawn from four different types of school districts in New York City and suburban New Jersey, their findings not only stress the importance of parental decision-making and involvement to school performance but also clarify the issues of school choice in ways that bring much-needed balance to the ongoing debate. The authors analyze what parents value in education, how much they know about schools, how well they can match what they say they want in schools with what their children get, how satisfied they are with their children's schools, and how their involvement in the schools is affected by the opportunity to choose. They discover, most notably, that low-income parents value education as much as, if not more than, high-income parents, but do not have access to the same quality of school information. This problem comes under sensitive, thorough scrutiny as do a host of other important topics, from school performance to segregation to children at risk of being left behind.

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Princeton University Press

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0691225680

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9780691225685

Reframing Deforestation

Global Analyses and Local Realities: Studies in West Africa

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach

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Reframing Deforestation

Global Analyses and Local Realities: Studies in West Africa

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach

This study reviews how West African deforestation is represented and the evidence which informs deforestation orthodoxy. On a country by country basis (covering Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin), and using historical and social anthropological evidence the authors evaluate this orthodox critically. Reframing Deforestation suggests that the scale of deforestation wrought by West African farmers during the twentieth century has been vastly exaggerated. The authors argue that global analyses have unfairly stigmatised West Africa and obscured its more sustainable, even landscape-enriching practices. Stessing that dominant policy approaches in forestry and conservation require major rethinking worldwide, Reframing Deforestation illustrates that more realistic assessments of forest cover change, and more respectful attention to local knowledge and practices, are necessary bases for effective and appropriate environmental policies.

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Routledge

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1134665172

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Off the Planet

Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema

By: Rebecca Leydon,Shuhei Hosokawa,Nabeel Zuberi,Neil Lerner,Rebecca Coyle,Paul Théberge,Michael Hannan,Melissa Carey,Karen Collins,Mark Evans

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Off the Planet

Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema

By: Rebecca Leydon,Shuhei Hosokawa,Nabeel Zuberi,Neil Lerner,Rebecca Coyle,Paul Théberge,Michael Hannan,Melissa Carey,Karen Collins,Mark Evans

Essays on the use of music and sound in films from Godzilla to Star Wars and beyond. In recent years, music and sound have been increasingly recognized as an important, if often neglected, aspect of film production and film studies. Off the Planet comprises a lively, stimulating, and diverse collection of essays on aspects of music, sound, and science fiction cinema. Following a detailed historical introduction to the development of sound and music in the genre, individual chapters analyze key films, film series, composers, and directors in the postwar era. The first part of the anthology profiles seminal 1950s productions such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, the first Godzilla film, and Forbidden Planet. Later chapters analyze the work of composer John Williams, the career of director David Cronenberg, the Mad Max series, James Cameron’s Terminators, and other notable SF films such as Space Is the Place, Blade Runner, Mars Attacks!, and The Matrix. Off the Planet is an important contribution to the emerging body of work in music and film, with contributors including leading film experts from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Indiana University Press

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0861969383

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HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Melissa Gross,Annette Y. Goldsmith,Debi Carruth

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HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Melissa Gross,Annette Y. Goldsmith,Debi Carruth

Not long after becoming public health concerns in the 1980s, HIV and AIDS were featured in a number of works of fiction, though such titles were written primarily for adult readers. Mirroring the disease's indiscriminate nature, however, the subject would soon be incorporated into novels aimed at young adults. Despite a need for accessible information on the subject, it is difficult to identify fiction that contains material about HIV/AIDS, as these books are seldom catalogued for this content, nor is this content consistently acknowledged in published reviews. In HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, the authors address this gap by identifying and assessing the full range of young adult novels that include HIV/AIDS content. This resource is comprised of two major parts. The first part summarizes findings from a content analysis performed on novels written for readers aged 11-19, published since 1981, and featuring at least one character with HIV/AIDS. The second part is an annotated bibliography of the more than 90 novels identified for use in the study. Each entry in the bibliography contains an annotation that summarizes the plot and how HIV/AIDS is depicted in the story, an indication of the accuracy of the HIV/AIDS content, a note on how central HIV/AIDS is to the story, and an evaluation of the literary quality of the book. This work will assist readers in collecting, choosing, evaluating, and using these works to educate readers about HIV/AIDS.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810874431

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9780810874435

Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Melissa Senate,Allison Leigh,Tara Taylor Quinn

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Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Melissa Senate,Allison Leigh,Tara Taylor Quinn

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: THE MAVERICK’S BABY-IN-WAITING Montana Mavericks: The Lonelyhearts Ranch by Melissa Senate After dumping her cheating fiancé, mom-to-be Mikayla Brown is trying to start fresh—without a man!—but Jensen Jones is determined to pursue her. He’s not ready to be a daddy…or is he? SHOW ME A HERO American Heroes by Allison Leigh When small-town cop Ali Templeton shows up at Grant Cooper’s door with a baby she says is his niece, the air force vet turned thriller writer is suprised by more than the baby—there’s an undeniable attraction to deal with, too. Can he be a hero for more than just the baby’s sake? Or will Ali be left out in the cold once again? HER LOST AND FOUND BABY The Daycare Chronicles by Tara Taylor Quinn Tabitha Jones has teamed up with her food-truck-running neighbor, Johnny Brubaker, to travel to different cities to find her missing son. But as they get closer to bringing Jackson back, they have to decide if they really want their time together to come to an end…

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1488097720

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Cold in Earth

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

By: Melissa Jones

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Cold in Earth

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

By: Melissa Jones

... a remarkably well-done first effort." - Kirkus Reviews Cold In Earth is a stark, poetic and utterly terrifying first novel. Zoe is a mother, a television celebrity and a powerful career woman. Hers is a story that millions can only dream of. But when her baby dies, her guilt and grief plunge her into an inner landscape of dream and nightmare where the familiar becomes horrible, the unthinkable real. Her family find themselves powerless to help her as, one by one, they are drawn into a labyrinth at whose centre lies an unimaginable truth.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1250115728

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What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World

The People, Institutions, and Organizations That Control Our Future

By: Melissa Rossi

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What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World

The People, Institutions, and Organizations That Control Our Future

By: Melissa Rossi

Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But ever wonder who’s pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World spells out exactly who to watch and what they’ve done (and are still doing). Get the lowdown on: • Pfizer • Monsanto • Oprah Winfrey • WTO & IMF • Wal-Mart • Rupert Murdoch • Al Qaeda Filled with hard facts, global issues, and profiles of the heavy hitters, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World is essential reading for all Americans who want a handle on the movers and shakers behind the headlines.

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Penguin

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0452286158

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Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

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Places of the Underground Railroad

A Geographical Guide

By: Tom Calarco,Cynthia Vogel,Kathryn Grover,Rae Hallstrom,Sharron L. Pope,Melissa Waddy- Thibodeaux

This up-to-date compilation details the most significant stops along the Underground Railroad. Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide presents an overview of the various sites that comprised this unique road to freedom, with entries chosen to represent all regions of the United States and Canada. Where most works on the Underground Railroad focus on the people involved, this unique guide explores the intricacies of travel that allowed the "conductors" to carry out the tasks entrusted to them. It presents an accurate picture of just where the Underground Railroad was and how it operated, including routes and itineraries and connections between the various Railroad locations. Through information about these locations, the book takes readers from the beginnings of organized aid to fugitive slaves during the period following the American Revolution up to the Civil War. It delineates the possible routes fugitive slaves may have taken by identifying the rivers, canals, and railroads that were sometimes used. And it shows that a network, though decentralized and variable over time and place, truly was established among Underground Railroad participants.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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031338147X

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5 Kinds of Nonfiction

Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books

By: Melissa Stewart,Marlene Correia

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5 Kinds of Nonfiction

Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books

By: Melissa Stewart,Marlene Correia

Once upon a time...children's nonfiction books were stodgy, concise, and not very kid friendly. Most were text heavy, with just a few scattered images decorating the content and meaning, rather than enhancing it. Over the last 20 years, children's nonfiction has evolved into a new breed of visually dynamic and engaging texts.In 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books , Melissa Stewart and Dr. Marlene Correia present a new way to sort nonfiction into five major categories and show how doing so can help teachers and librarians build stronger readers and writers. Along the way, they: Introduce the 5 kinds of nonfiction: Active, Browseable, Traditional, Expository Literature, and Narrative -;and explore each category through discussions, classroom examples, and insights from leading children's book authorsOffer tips for building strong, diverse classroom texts and library collectionsProvide more than 20 activities to enhance literacy instructionInclude innovative strategies for sharing and celebrating nonfiction with students.With more than 150 exemplary nonfiction book recommendations and Stewart and Correia's extensive knowledge of literacy instruction, 5 Kinds of Nonfiction will elevate your understanding of nonfiction in ways that speak specifically to the info-kids in your classrooms, but will inspire all readers and writers.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003842445

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9781003842446

The Rough Guide to Ecuador

By: Harry Ades,Melissa Graham

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The Rough Guide to Ecuador

By: Harry Ades,Melissa Graham

The Rough Guide to Ecuador is the essential travel guide with clear maps and coverage of Ecuador's unforgettable attractions. Whether exploring the magnificence of Quito's colonial centre, haggling in its highland markets of Zumbahua or navigating the rivers of the Amazon rainforest, the Rough Guide steers you to the best hotels, restaurants, stylish bars, caf�s, nightlife and shopping in Ecuador across every price range. You'll find detailed coverage on staying safe in Ecuador, practical advice on where to learn Spanish and how to climb Cotopaxi, as well as expert discussions for Ecuador's history, culture and environmental issues. The Rough Guide to Ecuador also includes an in-depth account of the Gal�pagos Islands that inspired Darwin, plus a wildlife guide. With handy information on how to discover Ecuador's best-preserved Inca ruins at Ingapirca or the windswept grassland wilderness of the p�ramo, the guide provides definitive information on all corners of this colourful and diverse country, relying on the clearest maps of any guide and practical language tips. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Ecuador.

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Rough Guides UK

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1405380063

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9781405380065

An Introduction to Film Analysis

Technique and Meaning in Narrative Film

By: Michael Ryan,Melissa Lenos

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An Introduction to Film Analysis

Technique and Meaning in Narrative Film

By: Michael Ryan,Melissa Lenos

An Introduction to Film Analysis is designed to introduce students to filmmaking techniques while also providing an invaluable guide to film interpretation. It takes readers step by step through: -the basic technical terms -shot-by-shot analyses of film sequences -set design, composition, editing, camera work, post-production, art direction and more -each chapter provides clear examples and full colour images from classic as well as contemporary films Ryan and Lenos's updated edition introduces students to the different kinds of lenses and their effects, the multiple possibilities of lighting, and the way post-production modifies images through such processes as saturation and desaturation. Students will learn to ask why the camera is placed where it is, why an edit occurs where it does, or why the set is designed in a certain way. The second section of the book focuses on critical analysis, introducing students to the various approaches to film, from psychology to history, with new analysis on postcolonial, transnational and Affect Theory. New to this edition is a third section featuring several in-depth analyses of films to put into practice what comes before: The Birds, The Shining, Vagabond, In the Mood for Love, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

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1501318551

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Tacoma's Parks

By: Melissa McGinnis,Doreen Beard Simpkins

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Tacoma's Parks

By: Melissa McGinnis,Doreen Beard Simpkins

When civic benefactor Clinton P. Ferry donated a graceful, elliptically shaped plot of land in 1883 for the first park in Tacoma, he hoped his adopted hometown would do him proud and become a veritable city of parks. The young community did not disappoint. Landmarks such as Wright Park, Lincoln Park, and Point Defiance Park graced the landscape by 1900, a testament to Tacomas appreciation for beauty, conservation, and recreation, which continues to this day. In 1907, residents voted to establish the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Washingtons first independent parks municipality, to act as steward of these civic treasures. A century later, Metro Parks Tacoma embraces some 57 parks covering 2,700 acres, as well as swimming pools, sports complexes, community centers, and recreational programs for all ages.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738548960

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9780738548968

When Sorrow Comes

The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter

By: Melissa M. Matthes

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When Sorrow Comes

The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter

By: Melissa M. Matthes

Since World War II, Protestant sermons have been an influential tool for defining American citizenship in the wake of national crises. In the aftermath of national tragedies, Americans often turn to churches for solace. Because even secular citizens attend these services, they are also significant opportunities for the Protestant religious majority to define and redefine national identity and, in the process, to invest the nation-state with divinity. The sermons delivered in the wake of crises become integral to historical and communal memory—it matters greatly who is mourned and who is overlooked. Melissa M. Matthes conceives of these sermons as theo-political texts. In When Sorrow Comes, she explores the continuities and discontinuities they reveal in the balance of state power and divine authority following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassinations of JFK and MLK, the Rodney King verdict, the Oklahoma City bombing, the September 11 attacks, the Newtown shootings, and the Black Lives Matter movement. She argues that Protestant preachers use these moments to address questions about Christianity and citizenship and about the responsibilities of the Church and the State to respond to a national crisis. She also shows how post-crisis sermons have codified whiteness in ritual narratives of American history, excluding others from the collective account. These civic liturgies therefore illustrate the evolution of modern American politics and society. Despite perceptions of the decline of religious authority in the twentieth century, the pulpit retains power after national tragedies. Sermons preached in such intense times of mourning and reckoning serve as a form of civic education with consequences for how Americans understand who belongs to the nation and how to imagine its future.

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Harvard University Press

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0674259963

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How to be Lovely

The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life

By: Melissa Hellstern

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How to be Lovely

The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life

By: Melissa Hellstern

A rare glimpse into the woman behind the mystique and the definitive guide to living genuinely with glamour and grace. “Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book and remembering—because you can’t take it all in at once.”—Audrey Hepburn On many occasions, Audrey Hepburn was approached to pen her autobiography, the definitive book of Audrey, yet she never agreed. A beloved icon who found success as an actress, a mother, and a humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living. More philosophy than biography, How to Be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years, allowing us to hear her voice directly on universal topics of concern to women the world over: careers, love lives, motherhood and relationships. Enhanced by rarely seen photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights from the friends who knew her well, How to Be Lovely uncovers the real Audrey, in her own words.

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Penguin

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0525948236

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9780525948230

The Meaning of Language, second edition

By: Heidi Savage,Melissa Ebbers,Robert M. Martin

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The Meaning of Language, second edition

By: Heidi Savage,Melissa Ebbers,Robert M. Martin

A new edition of a comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of language, substantially updated and reorganized. The philosophy of language aims to answer a broad range of questions about the nature of language, including “what is a language?” and “what is the source of meaning?” This accessible comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of language begins with the most basic properties of language and only then proceeds to the phenomenon of meaning. The second edition has been significantly expanded and reorganized, putting the original content in a contemporary context and offering substantial new material, with extended discussions and entirely new chapters. After establishing the basics, the book discusses general criteria for an adequate theory of meaning, takes a first pass at describing meaning at an abstract level, and distinguishes between meaning and other related phenomena. Building on this, the book then addresses various specific theories of meaning, beginning with early foundational theories and proceeding to more contemporary ones. New to this edition are expanded discussions of Chomsky's work and compositional semantics, among other topics, and new chapters on such subjects as propositions, Montague grammar, and contemporary theories of language. Each chapter has technical terms in bold, followed by definitions, and offers a list of main points and suggested further readings. The book is suitable for use in undergraduate courses in philosophy and linguistics. Some background in philosophy is assumed, but knowledge of philosophy of language is not necessary.

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MIT Press

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0262348624

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9780262348621

CliffsNotes AP U. S. History Cram Plan

By: Melissa Young (Historian),Joy Mondragon-Gilmore

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CliffsNotes AP U. S. History Cram Plan

By: Melissa Young (Historian),Joy Mondragon-Gilmore

CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan gives you a study plan leading up to your AP exam no matter if you have two months, one month, or even one week left to review before the exam! This new edition of CliffsNotes AP U.S. History Cram Plan calendarizes a study plan for the 489,000 AP U.S. History test-takers depending on how much time they have left before they take the May exam. Features of this plan-to-ace-the-exam product include: - 2-months study calendar and 1-month study calendar - Diagnostic exam that helps test-takers pinpoint strengths and weaknesses - Subject reviews that include test tips and chapter-end quizzes - Full-length model practice exam with answers and explanations

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0544915046

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Misreading the African Landscape

Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach

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Misreading the African Landscape

Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic

By: James Fairhead,Melissa Leach

An intriguing 1996 study showing how Africans enrich their land, while scientists believe they damage it.

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CUP Archive

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0521563534

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Mind Twisters Grade 6

By: Melissa Hart

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Mind Twisters Grade 6

By: Melissa Hart

Challenge students to use their critical and creative thinking skills to solve puzzles, riddles, mazes, and more. The activities supplement all areas of the curriculum including language arts, social studies, science, math, and physical education.

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1420639862

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Translating Picturebooks

Revoicing the Verbal, the Visual and the Aural for a Child Audience

By: Riitta Oittinen,Anne Ketola,Melissa Garavini

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Translating Picturebooks

Revoicing the Verbal, the Visual and the Aural for a Child Audience

By: Riitta Oittinen,Anne Ketola,Melissa Garavini

Translating Picturebooks examines the role of illustration in the translation process of picturebooks and how the word-image interplay inherent in the medium can have an impact both on translation practice and the reading process itself. The book draws on a wide range of picturebooks published and translated in a number of languages to demonstrate the myriad ways in which information and meaning is conveyed in the translation of multimodal material and in turn, the impact of these interactions on the readers’ experiences of these books. The volume also analyzes strategies translators employ in translating picturebooks, including issues surrounding culturally-specific references and visual and verbal gaps, and features a chapter with excerpts from translators’ diaries written during the process. Highlighting the complex dynamics at work in the translation process of picturebooks and their implications for research on translation studies and multimodal material, this book is an indispensable resource for students and researchers in translation studies, multimodality, and children’s literature.

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Routledge

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1351622161

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American Paintings at Harvard

Volume 1: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born Before 1826

By: Theodore E. Stebbins,Melissa Renn

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American Paintings at Harvard

Volume 1: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born Before 1826

By: Theodore E. Stebbins,Melissa Renn

This volume features nearly 500 paintings, watercolors, pastels, and miniatures from Harvard University's storied, yet little-known, collection of American art. These works, many unpublished, are drawn from the Harvard Art Museums, the University Portrait Collection, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and other entities, and date from the early colonial years to the mid-19th century. Highlights include a rare group of 17th-century portraits, along with important paintings by Robert Feke, John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and Washington Allston, in addition to works depicting western and Native American subjects by Alexandre de Batz, Henry Inman, and Alfred Jacob Miller, among others. Each work is accompanied by scholarly commentary that draws on extensive new research, as well as a complete exhibition and reference history. An introduction by Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. describes the history of the collection. Lavishly illustrated in color, this compendium is a testament to the nation's oldest collection of American art, and an essential resource for scholars and collectors alike.

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Yale University Press

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030015352X

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9780300153521

Artists Respond

American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975

By: Melissa Ho,Thomas Crow,Erica Levin,Mignon Nixon,Martha Rosler,Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artists Respond

American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975

By: Melissa Ho,Thomas Crow,Erica Levin,Mignon Nixon,Martha Rosler,Smithsonian American Art Museum

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, March 15, 2019 to August 18, 2019.

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Princeton University Press

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0691191182

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9780691191188

Old Magic, New Witchcraft

By: Melissa Seims

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Old Magic, New Witchcraft

By: Melissa Seims

An investigation into the influence of the Golden Dawn on the pioneers of modern Gardnerian Witchcraft.

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Lulu.com

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1304574431

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Reading Practice

The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print

By: Melissa Reynolds

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Reading Practice

The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print

By: Melissa Reynolds

Through portraits of readers and their responses to texts, Reading Practice reconstructs the contours of the knowledge economy that shaped medicine and science in early modern England. Reading Practice tells the story of how ordinary people grew comfortable learning from commonplace manuscripts and printed books, such as almanacs, medical recipe collections, and herbals. From the turn of the fifteenth century to the close of the sixteenth century, these were the books English people read when they wanted to attend to their health or understand their place in the universe. Before then, these works had largely been the purview of those who could read Latin. Around 1400, however, medical and scientific texts became available in Middle English while manuscripts became less expensive. These vernacular manuscripts invited their readers into a very old and learned conversation: Hippocrates and Galen weren’t distant authorities whose word was law, they were trusted guides, whose advice could be excerpted, rearranged, recombined, and even altered to suit a manuscript compiler’s needs. This conversation continued even after the printing press arrived in England in 1476. Printers mined manuscripts for medical and scientific texts that they would publish throughout the sixteenth century, though the pressures of a commercial printing market encouraged printers to package these old texts in new ways. Without the weight of authority conditioning their reactions and responses to very old knowledge, and with so many editions of practical books to choose from, English readers grew into confident critics and purveyors of natural knowledge in their own right. Melissa Reynolds reconstructs shifting attitudes toward medicine and science over two centuries of seismic change within English culture, attending especially to the effects of the Reformation on attitudes toward nature and the human body. Her study shows how readers learned to be discerning and selective consumers of knowledge gradually, through everyday interactions with utilitarian books.

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What Every American Should Know About the Middle East

By: Melissa Rossi

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What Every American Should Know About the Middle East

By: Melissa Rossi

The What Every American Should Know series returns with a timely guide to the region Americans need to understand the most (and know the least) The latest edition of Melissa Rossi's popular What Every American Should Know series gives a crash course on one of the most complex and important regions of the world. In this comprehensive and engaging reference book, Rossi offers a clear analysis of the issues playing out in the Middle East, delving into each country's history, politics, economy, and religions. Having traveled through the area over the past year, she exposes firsthand the U.S.'s geopolitical moves and how our presence has affected the region's economic and political development. Topics include: · Why Iran is viewed as a threat by most Middle East countries · What resource is more important than petroleum in regional power plays · What's really behind the fighting between Sunni and Shia · How Saudi Arabia inadvertently feeds the violence in Iraq and beyond · How monarchies like those in Jordan and Qatar are more open and progressive than the so-called republics With answers that will surprise many Americans, and covering a vast history and cultural complexity that will fascinate any student of the world, What Every American Should Know About the Middle East is a must-read introduction to the most critical region of the twenty-first century.

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1440655340

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Cultivating Peace

The Virgilian Georgic in English, 1650-1750

By: Melissa Schoenberger

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Cultivating Peace

The Virgilian Georgic in English, 1650-1750

By: Melissa Schoenberger

During the decades following the English civil wars, British poets seeking to make sense of lingering political instabilities turned to Virgil’s Georgics. This ancient poem betrays deep ambivalences about war, political power, and empire, and such poets as Andrew Marvell, John Dryden, and Anne Finch found in these attitudes valuable ways of responding to the uncertainties of their own time. Composed during a period of brutal conflict in Rome, Virgil’s agricultural poem distrusts easy stability, urging its readers to understand that lasting peace must be sowed, tended, reaped, and replanted, year after year. Like the ancient poet, who famously depicted a farmer’s scythe suddenly recast as a sword, the poets discussed in Cultivating Peace imagine states of peace and war to be fundamentally and materially linked. In distinct ways, they dismantle the dream of the golden age renewed, proposing instead that peace must be sustained by constant labor. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

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1684480493

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Amy Lowell, Diva Poet

By: Melissa Bradshaw

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Amy Lowell, Diva Poet

By: Melissa Bradshaw

In her reassessment of Amy Lowell as a major figure in the modern American poetry movement, Melissa Bradshaw uses theories of the diva and female celebrity to account for Lowell's extraordinary literary influence in the early twentieth century and her equally extraordinary disappearance from American letters after her death. Recognizing Amy Lowell as a literary diva, Bradshaw shows, accounts for her commitment to her art, her extravagant self-promotion and self-presentation, and her fame, which was of a kind no longer associated with poets. It also explains the devaluation of Lowell's poetry and criticism, since a woman's diva status is always short-lived and the accomplishments of celebrity women are typically dismissed and trivialized. In restoring Lowell to her place within the American poetic renaissance of the nineteen-teens and twenties, Bradshaw also recovers a vibrant moment in popular culture when poetry enjoyed mainstream popularity, audiences packed poetry readings, and readers avidly followed the honors, exploits, and feuds of their favorite poets in the literary columns of daily newspapers. Drawing on a rich array of letters, memoirs, newspapers, and periodicals, but eschewing the biographical interpretations of her poetry that have often characterized criticism on Lowell, Bradshaw gives us an Amy Lowell who could not be further removed from the lonely victim of ill-health and obesity who appears in earlier book-length studies. Amy Lowell as diva poet takes her rightful place as a powerful writer of modernist verse who achieved her personal and professional goals without capitulating to heteronormative ideals of how a woman should act, think, or appear.

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1351959204

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For the Next Earth

By: Melissa A. Chappell

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For the Next Earth

By: Melissa A. Chappell

In these historical times of a pandemic and political and domestic turmoil, For the Next Earth reminds us that because of Who created us, we belong neither to disease nor unrest. We are situated in painful times, surely, yet because we belong to a God who is Lord of all time, we are citizens working for the good of this earth, and with hard-won song, our improbable rhapsody is for the next earth.

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1725290618

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Reconstruction

A Reference Guide

By: Paul E. Teed,Melissa Ladd Teed

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Reconstruction

A Reference Guide

By: Paul E. Teed,Melissa Ladd Teed

Providing an exciting narrative of Reconstruction based on current scholarship, historical sources, as well as interpretive essays on special topics, this book offers real insight into a controversial and critical period in American history. Reconstruction: A Reference Guide covers the entire period of Reconstruction (1863–1877) with a special emphasis on the struggle for social and political equality in the post-Civil War South. The book's analytical essays, selection of primary documents, and biographies of key participants give readers an understanding of social, political, and economic changes that occurred during this important period as well as provide opportunities to explore more specific issues and debates. Synthesizing and building on the work of recent scholars, the book documents how the central struggles of Reconstruction revolved around the meaning of freedom for former slaves. The essays describe how a new and sometimes deadly conflict over equal rights and racial justice raged throughout the South in the post-Civil War period and generated a constitutional crisis in the nation's capital as former slaves created alliances with sympathetic whites and sought to build a biracial democracy in the former Confederacy. Readers will not only understand the facts and events of the period, but will also be introduced to historical sources and key interpretive debates.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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161069533X

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Grounds for Return

A Yadkin Valley Novel

By: Melissa Collins Harrell

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Grounds for Return

A Yadkin Valley Novel

By: Melissa Collins Harrell

A tragedy that broke the heart of a town and forever changed countless lives hovers in the background as Michelle Richardson returns home to Chatham, North Carolina, for an extended visit after living overseas while serving with the military for twenty years. Arriving to support her sister, Katie, as she awaits a stem cell transplant, Michelle quickly finds herself immersed once again in the lives of family and friends she hasn’t seen for years—including Drew Jones, a surprising rival for Michelle’s affections as she grapples with old ghosts and new beginnings. A small town with a strong vineyard and tourist industry, Chatham serves as a powerful and vibrant setting against which life-long friends reunite to share their stories of recovery, remorse, brokenness, hope, and healing. Businesses are built and questions of faith grappled with as individuals and the community come to terms with their losses and their blessings. A beautiful story in which dark moments from the past are gradually brought to light and secrets are revealed, Grounds for Return will keep readers engaged, surprised, and emotionally moved from beginning to end. It’s a story of hope, home, and the strength of family and friendship.

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1038320445

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Freaky Tuesday #17

By: Melissa J. Morgan

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Freaky Tuesday #17

By: Melissa J. Morgan

Brynn’s just transferred to a brand-new school in a town close by. A town in Bizarro World, that is, where academic excellence is the fast track to popularity and Candace—yes, quiet, seemingly insecure Candace—is the reigning queen bee. Brynn’s not sure how she’ll ever fit in to this parallel universe, until one day she notices Candace crumbling under the weight of some serious self-imposed stress. So Brynn takes Candace under her wing and teaches her the fine art of chilling out before she turns into a complete basket case at the tender age of thirteen.

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0448446510

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Tacoma's Wright Park

By: Melissa McGinnis,Doreen Beard-Simpkins

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Tacoma's Wright Park

By: Melissa McGinnis,Doreen Beard-Simpkins

The origins of Wright Park date to 1886, when the Tacoma Land Companythe real estate agency of the Northern Pacific Railwaydonated 27 acres of land to the newly incorporated and booming young railroad town of Tacoma on the condition that it become a city park. A hilly, logged, and brambly parcel of land, the acreage was nonetheless enthusiastically received by citizens of Tacoma. Named in honor of Charles Barstow Wright, the president of the Tacoma Land Company, Wright Park and its surrounding streets and avenues soon became the early address of distinction for Tacomas grand residences as well as many educational, religious, and medical institutions. Now, more than a century later, Tacomas landmark Wright Park is the recipient of renewed citizen investment and appreciation, as this photographic retrospective demonstrates.

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0738559326

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Shark or Dolphin?

How Do You Know?

By: Melissa Stewart

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Shark or Dolphin?

How Do You Know?

By: Melissa Stewart

They both live in the ocean. They are both large, gray, and eat fish, but one is a shark and the other is a dolphin. How do you know which animal is which? Award-winning children's author Melissa Stewart explains a few of the many differences between these animals. Stewart's simple text is paired with stunning underwater photography to show readers just how different these animals really are.

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0766047342

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Hearts Entwined

A Historical Romance Novella Collection

By: Karen Witemeyer,Mary Connealy,Regina Jennings,Melissa Jagears

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Hearts Entwined

A Historical Romance Novella Collection

By: Karen Witemeyer,Mary Connealy,Regina Jennings,Melissa Jagears

Four top historical romance novelists team up in this new collection to offer stories of love and romance with a twist of humor. In Karen Witemeyer's "The Love Knot," Claire Nevin gets the surprise of her life awaiting her sister's arrival by train. Mary Connealy's "The Tangled Ties That Bind" offers the story of two former best friends who are reunited while escaping a stampede. Regina Jennings offers "Bound and Determined," where a most unusual trip across barren Oklahoma plains is filled with adventure, romance, and . . . camels? And Melissa Jagears' "Tied and True" entertains with a tale of two hearts from different social classes who become entwined at a cotton thread factory. Each tale is a fun blend of history and romance that will delight readers.

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Baker Books

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1493412051

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The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the GalÃ¡pagos Islands

By: Melissa Graham,Harry Ades,Sara Humphreys,Shafik Meghji

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The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the GalÃ¡pagos Islands

By: Melissa Graham,Harry Ades,Sara Humphreys,Shafik Meghji

The new, full-colour Rough Guide to Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands is the definitive travel guide to this captivating country. In-depth coverage of Ecuador's incomparable wildlife, vibrant indigenous cultures and awe-inspiring scenery - from the Amazon rainforest to the heights of the Andes, via some glorious, laid-back beach resorts - takes you to the most rewarding spots, with stunning colour photography bringing everything to life. Discover Ecuador's highlights, with expert advice on exploring the best colonial cities, participating in ancient festivals, how to scale volcanoes and where to learn Spanish, straddle the Equator and swim with turtles, penguins, sea lions, and even sharks. The guide includes extensive coverage of the capital, Quito, and the Galápagos Islands, the world's premier wildlife destination. Easy-to-use maps, reliable advice on how to get around and insider reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and shops for all budgets ensure that you won't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands.Now available in ePub format.

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1409334392

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