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The Unseen Eye of Night

By: Raymond C. Merriam

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What is it that causes someone to become a sniper? Greed, hate, love, maybe an unfaithful spouse? Too much alcohol, not enough alcohol, drugs, money, power, what? Inadequacies in dealing with humanity or with life itself? A mind that has turned psychotic, or maybe just a whimsical indiscriminate killer playing god all mighty? They say a crime is committed every four seconds in Manhattan, New York. All kinds of crimes, including bank robberies, carjackings, rapes, and even murder. Petty theft, prostitution, drugs, and even purse snatching. Crimes that undoubtedly keep the citys police departments crime units on their toes. But every now and then, someone comes along. The ultimate criminal that even stumps New Yorks finest. A sniper terrorizing the Big Apple is unthinkable, randomly killing people from the tops of buildings. Undetected and unseen in his many nightly killing sprees. An individual holding eight and a half million people hostages, a man who has becomes the main focus of Kurt Brandon and his new female partner, Joyce Campbell. Comb New York City with two of their finest detectives as they search for the unseen eyes of night.

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1514402785

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Sexual Liberation

The Scandal of Christendom

By: Raymond J. Lawrence Jr.

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Sexual Liberation

The Scandal of Christendom

By: Raymond J. Lawrence Jr.

Sex sells, they say, but even today, it is considered forbidden, wrong, or sinful by many in the Western world. This book is an account of the strange ways sexual pleasure has been devalued, even demonized, in the West by the forces of Christendom and its legacy in the modern world. It tells the story of how sex came to be regarded by societies throughout the ages as perverse, sinful, and wrong, and how the motivations of a few have lasted centuries and colored our view of sex and sexuality even today. Sex sells, they say, but even today it is considered forbidden or sinful by many in the Western world. This book is an account of the ways in which sexual pleasure has been devalued and demonized in the West by the historical forces of Christendom. It tells the story of how sex came to be regarded by societies throughout the ages as perverse, sinful, and wrong, and how the centuries-old motivations of a few have persisted into modern times, coloring our view of sex and sexuality to this day. For good or ill, Christianity has been, since before the ebbing of the Roman Empire, the principal bearer of public values in the western world. This book traces the changes that have shaped and reshaped what is considered moral sexual behavior (and immoral sexual behavior) by Christians and non-Christians alike. Lawrence's account of the perversion of sexual values begins with the intersection of the early Jesus movement and the morality of the Greco-Roman culture and empire. He goes on to point out the ways Christianity and its moral code were reshaped under the impact of Constantine's adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion, and how key figures of the Middle Ages generally succeeded in promoting a religion whose chief goal was the obliteration of sexual pleasure. The story continues on through the ages until now. This controversial look at sex and Christianity sheds new light on our views of pornography, homosexuality, adultery, and other issues of sex and sexuality.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1573567604

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9781573567602

The Burden of Brown

Thirty Years of School Desegregation

By: Raymond Wolters

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The Burden of Brown

Thirty Years of School Desegregation

By: Raymond Wolters

Examines the results of the Supreme Court's 1954 decision on desegregation on the five school districts that participated in the Brown v. Board of Education case, and argues that the Court erred in moving beyond a policy of desegregation to one of integration.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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0870497502

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Beyond

Light Treatment for SAD and Non-SAD Conditions

By: Raymond W. Lam

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Beyond

Light Treatment for SAD and Non-SAD Conditions

By: Raymond W. Lam

In 1984, Dr. Norman Rosenthal and his colleagues published a seminal research paper on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), unveiling what they were convinced was the healing power of light therapy for people suffering from the illness. Since then, many scientific and medical communities have come to believe that the therapeutic use of light holds great promise for not only SAD, but also a variety of other disorders. This wide-ranging book combines in a single, cohesive reference new, up-to-the-minute findings with a complete summary of the available literature on light therapy. Seventeen contributors, leading clinicians studying the effects and uses of light treatment, discuss the impact of light and light therapy on such conditions as SAD, premenstrual depression, circadian phase sleep disorders, jet lag, shift work disorders, insomnia, and behavioral disturbances. Challenging conventional thinking about light therapy, several contributing authors make convincing cases for its positive effects in treating nonseasonal depression, bulimia nervosa, and other illnesses. Finally, members of a joint task force of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms and the American Sleep Disorders Association explore the use of light for treating sleep disorders, as well as a combination of light and melatonin in some cases. Seasonal Affective Disorder and Beyond is an invaluable reference tool for clinicians, researchers, scientists, students, and consumers who want the latest information and opinion about the therapeutic uses of light compiled in one succinct, comprehensive volume.

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American Psychiatric Pub

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0880488670

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9780880488679

Molecular Neurovirology

Pathogenesis of Viral CNS Infections

By: Raymond P. Roos

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Molecular Neurovirology

Pathogenesis of Viral CNS Infections

By: Raymond P. Roos

Neurovirology, the study of viral infection of the ner vous system, has evolved at the interface of three of the most rapidly unfolding fields of investigation-neurobiology, vi rology, and immunology. In all three, increasing knowledge about the molecular structure of surface receptors, how in tracellular messages are transmitted, and how diversity is regulated genetically is provided, along with the techniques of molecular biology. This promises to give us knowledge not only about the process of infection and the complex host and viral determinants of neuroinvasiveness and neurovirulence, but eventually it will provide the background from which to engineer vaccines and to devise novel therapeutic agents. Animal virology and molecular biology developed quite independently from different origins. Animal virology was originally the province of the pathologists, and by clinical observation and histological preparations, they tried to ex plain the incubation period, the pathways of virus spread, and the mechanisms of disease. Molecular virology grew out of biochemistry, particularly through studies of bacterio phage, with emphasis on the physical and chemical structure of viruses and the sequences of biochemical events during the replicative cycle in cells.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461204070

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9781461204077

Hearing and Aging

By: Raymond H. Hull

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Hearing and Aging

By: Raymond H. Hull

This is the first book written and published that is dedicated solely to hearing loss in older adulthood and, importantly, the processes involved in serving the special needs of older adults who are hearing impaired. It is a concise book, but provides important information for those entering many fields that have as their intent to serve older adults either as a supplement to other texts on communication disorders in aging, or as a concise primary text.

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Plural Publishing

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1597566985

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Picking Dandelions

A Search for Eden Among Life’s Weeds

By: Sarah Raymond Cunningham

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Picking Dandelions

A Search for Eden Among Life’s Weeds

By: Sarah Raymond Cunningham

Sarah Cunningham, a moderate middle-class white girl who grew up in the Michigan countryside, speaks about God with humor and honesty more characteristic of liberal west-coast writers in this Picking Dandelions Ebook. In this warm and witty memoir, she describes finding and keeping a personal faith in the quirky settings of her ultra-Christian childhood. Whether recounting living next to a cemetery, teaching at-risk high schoolers, or listening to her grandmother’s stories about being a British “war bride,” the author weaves faith into down-to-earth metaphors of growth and renewal, planting and reaping, greenery and weeds. In the end, Cunningham succeeds in sifting through the dysfunctions and flaws of human life and discovering pockets of God’s original Eden goodness for both herself and for you.Picking Dandelions is a candid and personal account of outgrowing laissez-faire Christianity, moving into mature faith, and realizing that a God-following person is a changing person ... and you just might follow suit.

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Zondervan

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0310563534

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9780310563532

Encountering Religion in the Workplace

The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Workers and Employers

By: Raymond F. Gregory

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Encountering Religion in the Workplace

The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Workers and Employers

By: Raymond F. Gregory

In a recent survey, 20 percent of the workers interviewed reported that they had either experienced religious prejudice while at work or knew of a coworker who had been subjected to some form of discriminatory conduct. Indeed, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the filing of religious discrimination charges under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion) increased 75 percent between 1997 and 2008. The growing desire on the part of some religious groups to openly express their faith while at work has forced their employers and coworkers to reconsider the appropriateness of certain aspects of devotional conduct. Religion in the workplace does not sit well with all workers, and, from the employer’s perspective, the presence of religious practice during the workday may be distracting and, at times, divisive. A thin line separates religious self-expression—by employees and employers—from unlawful proselytizing. In Encountering Religion in the Workplace, Raymond F. Gregory presents specific cases that cast light on the legal ramifications of mixing religion and work—in the office, on the factory floor, even within religious organizations. Court cases arising under Title VII and the First Amendment must be closely studied, Gregory argues, if we are to fully understand the difficulties that arise for employers and employees alike when they become involved in workplace disputes involving religion, and his book is an ideal resource for anyone hoping to understand this issue.

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Cornell University Press

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0801461227

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9780801461224

Discovering Musicals

A Liberal Arts Guide to Stage and Screen

By: Marc Raymond Strauss

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Discovering Musicals

A Liberal Arts Guide to Stage and Screen

By: Marc Raymond Strauss

One of the few studies that cover both Broadway and Hollywood musicals, this book explores a majority of the most famous musicals over the past two centuries plus a select number of overlooked gems. Doubling as an introductory college and university text for musical, dance and theater majors and a guide for both musical connoisseurs and novices, the book includes YouTube references of nearly 1000 examples of dances and songs from musicals.

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McFarland

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147663632X

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Law and Social Work Practice

A Legal Systems Approach

By: Raymond Albert, MSW, JD

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Law and Social Work Practice

A Legal Systems Approach

By: Raymond Albert, MSW, JD

This completely rewritten and updated new edition of a practical text continues to provide a firm introduction to law and legal processes and their relation to social work practice. Using Clinton's welfare reform act of 1996, Albert provides a conceptual framework to illustrate how socio-legal problems emerge in the welfare state, and presents the skills base necessary for effective social work response. A new section on socio-legal issues highlights many fields where social worker-lawyer partnerships can occur, such as civil rights and advocacy, the death penalty, liability for neglect in nursing homes, informed consent and medical treatment, and much more. Filled with techniques for reading and understanding judicial opinion, legislative statues, and bills, this new edition will appeal to all professors of law and social work courses, as well as courses on the welfare state.

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826148921

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Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System

By: Raymond Byrne,Paul McCutcheon,Laura Cahillane,Emma Roche-Cagney

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Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System

By: Raymond Byrne,Paul McCutcheon,Laura Cahillane,Emma Roche-Cagney

Winner of the DSBA Practical Law Book of the Year Award 2020 This seventh edition provides comprehensive treatment of the key elements of the legal system in Ireland, including the roles and regulation of legal practitioners, the organisation of the courts and the judiciary, and an analysis of the main sources of Irish law and their application in practice. It is essential reading for law students in Ireland, and practitioners will find it of great value. The seventh edition has been fully updated to reflect recent key developments including: Fundamental reform of the legal profession under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, The commencement of the main regulatory powers of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the establishment of the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator; The increasing impact of information technology on the legal profession and the courts, accelerated in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic; The establishment of the Judicial Council under the Judicial Council Act 2019, and the roles of its committees; Discussion of the system for appointing judges; The establishment of the Court of Appeal and the resulting impact on the Supreme Court; The Mediation Act 2017 and alternative dispute resolution in civil cases; The doctrine of precedent, including important case law from the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court; Significant developments in making legislation more accessible online, and analysis of the case law on the interpretation of legislation; The impact of recent constitutional decisions, including case law on suspended declarations of unconstitutionality, and the constitutional amendments on marriage equality and abortion; Developments in EU law, including the potential impact of Brexit, and the growing impact on Irish law of more than 1,400 international agreements that Ireland has ratified.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526515105

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An Economic History of Ireland Since Independence

By: Andy Bielenberg,Raymond Ryan

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An Economic History of Ireland Since Independence

By: Andy Bielenberg,Raymond Ryan

This book traces the evolution of the Irish economy since independence looking at how the state sought to shape, regulate and deregulate economic activity to deal with the challenges posed by the wider international environment.

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Routledge

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0415566940

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Hollywood's New Yorker

The Making of Martin Scorsese

By: Marc Raymond

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Hollywood's New Yorker

The Making of Martin Scorsese

By: Marc Raymond

A fresh look at the director’s career.

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SUNY Press

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1438445717

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English Verse

By: Raymond Macdonald Alden

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English Verse

By: Raymond Macdonald Alden

Reproduction of the original: English Verse by Raymond Macdonald Alden

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3734075793

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Divided Skates

By: Evelyn Raymond

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Divided Skates

By: Evelyn Raymond

Reproduction of the original: Divided Skates by Evelyn Raymond

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It's Only a Movie!

Films and Critics in American Culture

By: Raymond J. Haberski

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It's Only a Movie!

Films and Critics in American Culture

By: Raymond J. Haberski

Once derided as senseless entertainment, movies have gradually assumed a place among the arts. Raymond Haberski's provocative and insightful book traces the trajectory of this evolution throughout the twentieth century, from nickelodeon amusements to the age of the financial blockbuster. Haberski begins by looking at the barriers to film's acceptance as an art form, including the Chicago Motion Picture Commission hearings of 1918--1920, one of the most revealing confrontations over the use of censorship in the motion picture industry. He then examines how movies overcame the stigma attached to popular entertainment through such watershed events as the creation of the Museum of Modern Art's Film Library in the 1920s. The arguments between Pauline Kael and Andrew Sarris's heralded a golden age of criticism, and Haberski focuses on the roles of Kael, Sarris, James Agee, Roger Ebert, and others, in the creation of "cinephilia." Described by Susan Sontag as "born of the conviction that cinema was an art unlike any other," this love of cinema centered on coffee houses, universities, art theaters, film festivals, and, of course, foreign films. The lively debates over the place of movies in American culture began to wane in the 1970s. Haberski places the blame on the loss of cultural authority and on the increasing irrelevance of the meaning of art. He concludes with a persuasive call for the re-emergence of a middle ground between art and entertainment, "something more complex, ambiguous, and vexing -- something worth thought.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813171121

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Agricultural Waste Management

Problems, Processes, and Approaches

By: Raymond Loehr

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Agricultural Waste Management

Problems, Processes, and Approaches

By: Raymond Loehr

Agricultural Waste Management: Problems, Processes, and Approaches is a summary of the processes and approaches applicable to the solution of agricultural waste management problems. This book is organized into three part encompassing 13 chapters that is intended as a bridge between theory and practice as well as between the many disciplines that are involved in agricultural waste management. The primary focus of agricultural waste management is on the obvious problems of odor control and feedlot runoff. The first part looks into the status of agricultural waste problem and the application of engineering and scientific fundamentals to the management of these wastes. This part also deals with the role of the land in waste management, and then outlines the guidelines for the development of feasible waste management systems. The second part describes the fundamentals, principles, and benefits of various waste management processes, including biological processes, ponds and lagoons, aerobic, anaerobic, physical, and chemical treatments, and nitrogen control; as well as treatment systems, such as ponds, lagoons, and land disposal. The third part examines the integration of the most economical and equitable combination of alternative technologies into feasible waste management approaches. This work will be of great value to agricultural producers and manufacturers, scientists, and engineers.

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Elsevier

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032314506X

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9780323145060

Complete Homeschool Social Science

Lessons and Quizzes from First Grade to Sixth Grade

By: Terri Raymond

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Complete Homeschool Social Science

Lessons and Quizzes from First Grade to Sixth Grade

By: Terri Raymond

This book is a collection of Home School Brews bestselling social science series. It covers grades 1 to 6. Each book may also be purchased separately.

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1629174378

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9781629174372

Sword and Scimitar

Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West

By: Raymond Ibrahim

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Sword and Scimitar

Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West

By: Raymond Ibrahim

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam -- the sword and scimitar -- have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom. Sword and Scimitar chronicles the decisive battles that arose from this ages-old Islamic jihad, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian land in 636, through the Muslim occupation of nearly three-quarters of Christendom which prompted the Crusades, followed by renewed Muslim conquests by Turks and Tatars, to the European colonization of the Muslim world in the 1800s, when Islam largely went on the retreat -- until its reemergence in recent times. Using original sources in Arabic and Greek, preeminent historian Raymond Ibrahim describes each battle in vivid detail and explains how these wars and the larger historical currents of the age reflect the cultural fault lines between Islam and the West. The majority of these landmark battles -- including the battles of Yarmuk, Tours, Manzikert, the sieges at Constantinople and Vienna, and the crusades in Syria and Spain--are now forgotten or considered inconsequential. Yet today, as the West faces a resurgence of this enduring Islamic jihad, Sword and Scimitar provides the needed historical context to understand the current relationship between the West and the Islamic world -- and why the Islamic State is merely the latest chapter of an old history.

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Da Capo Press

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0306825562

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9780306825569

Fourth Grade Social Science

For Homeschool or Extra Practice

By: Terri Raymond

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Fourth Grade Social Science

For Homeschool or Extra Practice

By: Terri Raymond

Over 100 discussion questions and activities, and 200 questions, fill this comprehensive social science book. The book covers the following topics: The Gold Rush, California Missions, Pioneers, Natural Disasters, African-American Poetry, The Pony Express, The Transcontinental Railroad, Famous Americans, Animal Migration, Native Americans, Pre-Columbian Settlements, European Exploration, and more!

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1629172502

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The English Library

Sources and History

By: Raymond Irwin

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The English Library

Sources and History

By: Raymond Irwin

Originally published in 1966, this book studied the background against which libraries in England have developed since classical times and the part they played in the formation of 20th Century bibliographic culture and bibliomania. Part 1 discusses the power of the written book in antiquity and follows the story from Greek and Roman times to Roman Britain and through Saxon and Medieval England to the Reformation. Part 2 traces the history of the Englishman’s study and his domestic library from its beginning to Victorian days and reveals how intimately it is related to our literature and culture. The spread of the art of reading in the 15th Century and its expansion among people of all classes in the 18th and 19th centuries are discussed in detail.

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1000511340

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