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Objects of affection

The book and the household in late medieval England

By: Myra Seaman

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Objects of affection

The book and the household in late medieval England

By: Myra Seaman

Objects of affection recovers the emotional attraction of the medieval book through an engagement with a fifteenth-century literary collection known as Oxford, Bodleian Library Manuscript Ashmole 61. Exploring how the inhabitants of the book’s pages – human and nonhuman, tangible and intangible – collaborate with its readers then and now, this book addresses the manuscript’s material appeal in the ways it binds itself to different cultural, historical and material environments. In doing so it traces the affective literacy training that the manuscript provided its late-medieval English household, whose diverse inhabitants are incorporated into the ecology of the book itself as it fashions spiritually generous and socially mindful household members.

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Manchester University Press

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1526143836

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9781526143839

Freedom’s Gardener

James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America

By: Myra B. Young Armstead

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Freedom’s Gardener

James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America

By: Myra B. Young Armstead

Unearths an unexpected bloom of liberty in an ex-slave's journal.

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219

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NYU Press

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1479825239

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9781479825233

Texas Tales

Stories That Shaped a Landscape and a People

By: Myra Hargrave McIlvain

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Texas Tales

Stories That Shaped a Landscape and a People

By: Myra Hargrave McIlvain

These tales trace the Texas story, from Cabeza de Vaca who trekked barefoot across the country recording the first accounts of Indian life, to impresarios like Stephen F. Austin and Don Martín DeLeón who brought settlers into Mexican Texas. There are visionaries like Padre José Nicolás Ballí, the Singer family, and Sam Robertson, who tried and failed to develop Padre Island into the wonderland that it is today. There are legendary characters like Sally Skull who had five husbands and may have killed some of them, and Josiah Wilbarger who was scalped and lived another ten years to tell about it. Also included are the stories of Shanghai Pierce, cattleman extraordinaire, who had no qualms about rounding up other folks’ calves, and Tol Barret who drilled Texas’ first oil well over thirty years before Spindletop changed the world. The Sanctified Sisters got rich running a commune for women, and millionaire oilman Edgar B. Davis gave away his money as fast as he made it. Sam Houston, Jean Lafitte, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Lucy Kidd-Key, Minnie Fisher Cunningham, all these characters and many more—early-day adventurers, Civil War heroes, and latter-day artists and musicians—created the patchwork called Texas.

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198

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Sunstone Press

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1611394937

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9781611394931

"All Governments Lie"

The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. Stone

By: Myra MacPherson

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"All Governments Lie"

The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. Stone

By: Myra MacPherson

Boasting equal parts scholarship and style, "All Governments Lie" is a highly readable, groundbreaking, and timely look at I. F. Stone -- one of America's most independent and revered journalists, whose work carries the same immediacy it did almost a half century ago, highlighting the ever-present need for dissenting voices. In the world of Washington political journalism, notorious for trading independence for access, I. F. "Izzy" Stone was so unique as to be a genuine wonder. Always skeptical -- "All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out," he memorably quipped -- Stone was ahead of the pack on the most pivotal twentieth-century trends: the rise of Hitler and Fascism, disastrous Cold War foreign policies, covert actions of the FBI and CIA, the greatness of the Civil Rights movement, the horror of Vietnam, the strengths and weaknesses of the antiwar movement, the disgrace of Iran-contra, and the class greed of Reaganomics. His constant barrage against J. Edgar Hoover earned him close monitoring by the FBI from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War, and even an investigation for espionage during the fifties. After making his mark on feisty New York dailies and in The Nation -- scoring such scoops as the discovery of American cartels doing business with Nazi Germany -- Stone became unemployable during the dark days of McCarthyism. Out of desperation he started his four-page I. F. Stone's Weekly, which ran from 1953 to 1971. The first journalist to label the Gulf of Tonkin affair a sham excuse to escalate the Vietnam War, Stone garnered worldwide fans, was read in the corridors of power, and became wealthy. Later, the "world's oldest living freshman" learned Greek to write his bestseller The Trial of Socrates. Here, for the first time, acclaimed journalist and author Myra MacPherson brings the legendary Stone into sharp focus. Rooted in fifteen years of research, this monumental biography includes information from newly declassified international documents and Stone's unpublished five-thousand-page FBI file, as well as personal interviews with Stone and his wife, Esther; with famed modern thinkers; and with the best of today's journalists. It illuminates the vast sweep of turbulent twentieth-century history as well as Stone's complex and colorful life. The result is more than a masterful portrait of a remarkable character; it's a far-reaching assessment of journalism and its role in our culture.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416525394

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9781416525394

Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August

African Americans in Newport and Saratoga Springs, 1870-1930

By: Myra Beth Young Armstead

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Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August

African Americans in Newport and Saratoga Springs, 1870-1930

By: Myra Beth Young Armstead

Documents the experiences of African Americans in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island - towns that provided a recurring season of expanded employment opportunities, enhanced social life, cosmopolitan experience, and, in a good year, enough money to last through the winter.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252068017

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9780252068010

Campaigns Against Corporal Punishment

Prisoners, Sailors, Women, and Children in Antebellum America

By: Myra C. Glenn

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Campaigns Against Corporal Punishment

Prisoners, Sailors, Women, and Children in Antebellum America

By: Myra C. Glenn

Campaigns against Corporal Punishment explores the theory and practice of punishment in Antebellum America from a broad, comparative perspective. It probes the concerns underlying the naval, prison, domestic, and educational reform campaigns which occurred in New England and New York from the late 1820s to the late 1850s. Focusing on the common forms of physical punishment inflicted on seamen, prisoners, women, and children, the book reveals the effect of these campaigns on actual disciplinary practices. Myra C. Glenn also places the crusade against corporal punishment in the context of various other contemporary reform movements such as the crusade against intemperance and that against slavery. She shows how regional and political differences affected discussions of punishment and discipline.

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SUNY Press

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0873958136

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9780873958134

Freedom's Gardener

James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America

By: Myra Beth Young Armstead

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Freedom's Gardener

James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America

By: Myra Beth Young Armstead

Unearths an unexpected bloom of liberty in an ex-slave's journal.

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NYU Press

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0814707920

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9780814707920

Heart Politics

By: Fran Peavey,Myra Levy,Charles Varon

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Heart Politics

By: Fran Peavey,Myra Levy,Charles Varon

Fran Peavey of the internationally touring "Atomic Comics" tells of her encounters with elderly tenants facing eviction from their residential hotel, with alcoholics and street people longing for self-respect, with ordinary citizens awakening to the threat of nuclear war, with Indians dedicated to cleaning up the Ganges River, with prostitutes in Bangkok worried about their children's education, with civilians caught up in the tragedy of the Middle East conflict. Compassionate, thought-provoking, and extremely funny, Heart Politics shows us that we can respond to critical issues with humanity and humour.

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216

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Black Rose Books Ltd.

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0920057608

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9780920057605

Analytical Writing and Thinking Instructor's Manual

Facing the Tests

By: Myra J. Linden,Arthur Whimbey

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Analytical Writing and Thinking Instructor's Manual

Facing the Tests

By: Myra J. Linden,Arthur Whimbey

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1136824154

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9781136824159

Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later

By: Myra Faye Turner

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Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later

By: Myra Faye Turner

Sweet Home Alabama — the skies are blue and the history is deep. Its distinctive culture stands as a pinnacle of the Deep South with a football team that has won more than 15 national championships, tasty local specialties like pulled pork and fried dill pickles, and a southern drawl that’s sweet as Sorghum molasses. But there’s more to Alabama than what meets the eye. Before Alabama became one of the shining stars on the American flag, its history had already begun. Alabama 200 years ago was a very different place. Before Alabama was even a speck in the eyes of white settlers, native populations thrived upon its rich red soil. But when Europeans landed in the New World, everything changed and the gears of modern history began to turn. While Alabama seems to be a place to sleepily lounge in the sun and watch the world rush by, its own history was anything but lethargic. Once the ball toward statehood began rolling in Alabama, little could stop it. Alabama seemingly had a hand in every major event in U.S. history, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil Rights movement to current events with history in the making, and everything in between. In “Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later”, you’ll learn how this underdog of a state that is often written off has a unique and ever-changing history that will surely leave you wanting to visit and see the history for yourself.

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Atlantic Publishing Company

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1620235331

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9781620235331

The Oleander Hotel

By: Myra Goleman

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The Oleander Hotel

By: Myra Goleman

The Oleander Hotel takes place in a simpler time before computers, electricity, or motorcars. The year is 1910. The town of Coden, Alabama, is a small resort town on the railroad line. The GM&O railroad runs to this resort town daily. There are seven hotels along the beach road. One of the most beautiful hotels in town is the Oleander. It has a beautiful view of the bay. People love to take the train to Coden and stay at the Oleander. The adjacent town of Bayou La Batre is where our main character, Lillie, lives. It is a fishing village with canneries and factories. She dreams of getting a job at the Oleander Hotel. One day, her Papa tells her about a job opening at the Oleander Hotel.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798886448832

Water from the Well

By: Myra McLarey

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Water from the Well

By: Myra McLarey

Set in rural Arkansas in 1919, this novel tells the story of ex-slaves, displaced Yankees, and a century of community history.

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252

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Grove Press

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0802137164

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9780802137166

Nosh New York

The Food Lover's Guide to New York City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods

By: Myra Alperson

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Nosh New York

The Food Lover's Guide to New York City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods

By: Myra Alperson

Whether you're a lifelong New Yorker or you're visiting for the first time, when you're in the Big Apple you're in food heaven - a nosher's paradise where you can find the freshest and most authentic foods of any cuisine in the world, from steaming soup dumplings to Persian Kebabs, Moroccan tagines, Chinese bubble tea, Senegalese ginger beer, Colombian cholados, kosher focaccia bread, the freshest Italian cheeses, Guyanese roti and more! In this thorough and user-friendly book, passionate New York food guide Myra Alperson takes readers on her popular tours around town. Organized by borough and divided into easy-to-follow walks -- each of which can be done in an afternoon -- she points readers to the best ethnic restaurants, cafes, bakeries, tea houses, take-out stores, specialty shops, produce stands, supermarkets, and other food hot spots. From generations-old favorites to vibrant newcomers, the delicious discoveries and include the best: - Indian, Greek, Brazilian, Cuban, Romanian, Irish, Chinese, Afghan and Thai spots in Queens - Italian, Kosher, Caribbean, Polish, Scandinavian, Russian and Moroccan delights in Brooklyn - Chinese, West African, Soul Food, Mexican, Dominican, Korean and Turkish finds in Manhattan - Sicilian, Albanian, Jamaican and Cambodian delights in the Bronx - And much more. You'll also discover: New York's last authentic beer garden * where to buy Chilean hot dogs and Brazilian pizza* the newest wave of Egyptian markets * the last Kosher market in Brighton Beach and the only Norwegian market in New York City * fun and delectable side trips * vegetarian and kid-friendly finds * cultural information for each neighborhood, along with info on the best parks, museums, gift shops, and bookstores. Complete with subway, bus, and car directions along with detailed maps of each neighborhood covered, Nosh New York turns an afternoon in the city into a delicious food adventure.

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356

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1466853387

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9781466853386

Women Pirates

Eight Stories of Adventure

By: Myra Weatherly

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Women Pirates

Eight Stories of Adventure

By: Myra Weatherly

Recounts the life stories of eight notorious women pirates, including Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonny, and Cheng I Sao.

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120

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Morgan Reynolds Publishing

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1883846242

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9781883846244

Objects of affection

The book and the household in late medieval England

By: Myra Seaman

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The book and the household in late medieval England

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Objects of affection

Objects of affection

Freedom’s Gardener

Freedom’s Gardener

Texas Tales

Texas Tales

"All Governments Lie"

"All Governments Lie"

Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August

Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August

Campaigns Against Corporal Punishment

Campaigns Against Corporal Punishment

Freedom's Gardener

Freedom's Gardener

Heart Politics

Heart Politics

Analytical Writing and Thinking Instructor's Manual

Analytical Writing and Thinking Instructor's Manual

Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later

Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later

The Oleander Hotel

The Oleander Hotel

Water from the Well

Water from the Well

Nosh New York

Nosh New York

Women Pirates

Women Pirates

Objects of affection

Objects of affection

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