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The Early River Valley Civilizations

By: Rebecca Kraft Rector

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The Early River Valley Civilizations

By: Rebecca Kraft Rector

The earliest civilizations developed in fertile river valleys, where the conditions were right to support large, settled populations. This book tracks how social hierarchies, religion, culture, written language, technology, and more developed first in Mesopotamia and then independently in the Nile, Indus, and Yellow River Valleys. A timeline helps readers get a better grasp of what developments were happening simultaneously in different parts of the world. This title will give readers a real appreciation for the contributions of each of these influential civilizations.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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Cities Beyond Borders

Comparative and Transnational Approaches to Urban History

By: Nicolas Kenny,Rebecca Madgin

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Cities Beyond Borders

Comparative and Transnational Approaches to Urban History

By: Nicolas Kenny,Rebecca Madgin

Drawing on a body of research covering primarily Europe and the Americas, but stretching also to Asia and Africa, from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, this book explores the methodological and heuristic implications of studying cities in relation to one another. Moving fluidly between comparative and transnational methods, as well as across regional and national lines, the contributors to this volume demonstrate the necessity of this broader view in assessing not just the fundamentals of urban life, the way cities are occupied and organised on a daily basis, but also the urban mindscape, the way cities are imagined and represented. In doing so the volume provides valuable insights into the advantages and limitations of using multiple cities to form historical inquiries.

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Routledge

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1317165993

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The Art of Tapestry Weaving

A Complete Guide to Mastering the Techniques for Making Images with Yarn

By: Rebecca Mezoff

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The Art of Tapestry Weaving

A Complete Guide to Mastering the Techniques for Making Images with Yarn

By: Rebecca Mezoff

Put aside those preconceptions of dusty, medieval tapestries hanging on castle walls! Tapestry weaving has a whole new look, and fiber enthusiasts of all levels are eager to try their hand at creating images with yarn. Rebecca Mezoff, a renowned teacher of contemporary tapestry weaving, shares her techniques in this in-depth guide to every aspect of the process, from developing a color palette to selecting yarn, warping the loom, and weaving the image. Crafters can choose from inexpensive tabletop and hand-held looms to larger floor looms. Detailed step-by-step photos and inspiring examples from a range of weaver-artists make this a one-stop resource for tapestry weaving how-to.

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Storey Publishing, LLC

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1635861357

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Storming the Gates of Paradise

Landscapes for Politics

By: Rebecca Solnit

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Storming the Gates of Paradise

Landscapes for Politics

By: Rebecca Solnit

This anthology of Solnits essential essays from the past ten years takes the reader from the Pyrenees to the U.S.-Mexican border, from open sky to the deepest mines and offers a panoramic world view enriched by the authors characteristically provocative, inspiring, and hopeful observations.

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Univ of California Press

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0520251091

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9780520251090

Temecula Wine Country

By: Rebecca Farnbach,Vincenzo Cilurzo,Audrey Cilurzo

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Temecula Wine Country

By: Rebecca Farnbach,Vincenzo Cilurzo,Audrey Cilurzo

Vineyards flourish in Temecula because of the ideal climate. The name Temecula is taken from Luiseno words that mean "where the sun and earth were created." At an altitude of 1,500 feet, the filtered sunlight and an ocean breeze that drifts through a gap in the mountains coax the decomposed granite soil of Temecula Valley to produce high-quality grapes for premium wines today just as they did over a century ago. From the time the Spanish padres entered the valley and made sacramental wines and French and Italian immigrants brought vines from the Old World, its grape harvests were unknown to the rest of the world. In 1967, Vincenzo and Audrey Cilurzo came from Hollywood to plant the first commercial vineyard, followed by Ely Callaway, who built the first commercial winery in 1974, and soon the Temecula Wine Country was home to 14 wineries. The annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival, started in 1983, draws as many as 50,000 attendees.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738570141

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9780738570143

The Softness of Water

By: Rebecca Beattie

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The Softness of Water

By: Rebecca Beattie

A collection of short stories and fairy tales for the young and the young at heart... The "Tao te Ching" is a collection of ancient Chinese writings, said to have been written by Lao Tzu some 2,500 years ago. Lao Tzu (meaning "old master") was a contemporary of Confucious, and although the authorship of the Tao (Meaning "the Way") is sometimes disputed, the text itself is incredibly insightful and just as relevant to the human journey now as it was 2,500 years ago. For each of the stories in The Softness of Water one favourite verse was taken from the Tao as its inspiration, and a tale was woven to embody the meaning of that verse. The title, "The Softness of Water" comes from the 78th verse of the Tao which says, "Nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water, but for attacking the hard, unyielding, nothing can surpass it. There is nothing like it. The weak overcomes the strong. The soft surpasses the hard.

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Lulu.com

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1291169830

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The Rough Guide to Florida

By: Sarah Hull,Rebecca Strauss,Stephen Keeling,Rough Guides (Firm)

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The Rough Guide to Florida

By: Sarah Hull,Rebecca Strauss,Stephen Keeling,Rough Guides (Firm)

Provides information for traveling in Forida, including travel tips, recommended accommodations, restaurants, shopping, cultural events, historic sites, and natural landscapes.

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Rough Guides UK

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1405389990

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Carbon County

By: Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel

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Carbon County

By: Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel

Nowhere in Pennsylvania is there a sychronicity between geography and history as there is in Carbon County. Intersected by the majestic Lehigh River in the picturesque Pocono Mountains, this is a county built on the discovery of anthracite coal, the fortitude of early settlers, and the boundless imaginations of men like Josiah White, Erskine Hazard, and Asa Packer. For over a century, Carbon County's breathtaking scenery, stunning Victorian architecture, and natural landmarks, such as Hitcheltooth Cliffs and Glen Onoko Falls, have attracted travelers. Whether riding on the hair-raising Switchback Railroad or staying at the American Hotel (now the Inn at Jim Thorpe), travelers loved postcards, many of which are featured in this book. Compiled from some of the finest collections of vintage postcards in the state, Carbon County is a visual treasure documenting the haunting beauty and idiosyncrasies of the area.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073853613X

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The Future War of the Church

How We Can Defeat Lawlessness and Bring God's Order to the Earth

By: Chuck D. Pierce,Rebecca Wagner Sytsema

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The Future War of the Church

How We Can Defeat Lawlessness and Bring God's Order to the Earth

By: Chuck D. Pierce,Rebecca Wagner Sytsema

In The Future War of the Church, Chuck Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema shared a vision from God. They showed lay people, intercessors, and church leaders how to advance God's kingdom and use worship, prayer, and spiritual warfare to overcome the lawlessness and violence in our society and the world during the seven-year season of war from 2001 to 2008. Readers will not want to miss this revised and updated edition with a brief historical background at the beginning of each chapter, which offers an update on the prophetic words from 2001 and what came to pass. The authors urge readers to press on as the Lord is still calling His people to come against works of darkness with boldness and power from on high. "No demonic force, including lawlessness, will be able to stand against a fully functioning Body of Christ. Operating properly in the gifts will lead us back to love where we can work together according to the heart of God.

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Baker Books

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1441268529

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9781441268525

Mad on Radium

New Zealand in the Atomic Age

By: Rebecca Priestley

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Mad on Radium

New Zealand in the Atomic Age

By: Rebecca Priestley

Although New Zealander Lord Rutherford was the first to split the atom, the country has since been known around the world for its nuclear-free stance. In this engaging and accessible book, an alternative history is revealed of "nuclear New Zealand"—when there was much enthusiasm for nuclear science and technology. From the first users of X-rays and radium in medicine to the plans for a nuclear power station on the Kaipara Harbour, this account uncovers the long and rich history of New Zealanders' engagement with the nuclear world and the roots of its nuclear-free identity.

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Auckland University Press

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1775581152

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Hollow City

The Siege of San Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism

By: Rebecca Solnit

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Hollow City

The Siege of San Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism

By: Rebecca Solnit

Surveying the transformation of San Francisco in the early millenium by Silicon Valley, critically acclaimed writer Rebecca Solnit and photographer Susan Schwartzenberg describe the complex interactions that make up a living, creative, diverse city. One of our most impassioned and acclaimed chroniclers of American urbanism, Rebecca Solnit explores the impact of skyrocketing rents, architectural homogenization, and the links between artists and gentrification. Wealth, she argues, is just as capable of ravaging cities as poverty. Schwartzenberg's social documentary photographs work with Solnit's interlinked essays to memorialize San Francisco's vanishing spaces of civic memory and public life. Both a portrait of an acute crisis and a call to defend collective public life, Hollow City makes a fervent case for the imaginative potential of cities.

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Verso Books

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1788731352

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Ice Age Neanderthals

By: Rebecca Stefoff

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Ice Age Neanderthals

By: Rebecca Stefoff

Take a step back in time to explore ice age neanderthals.

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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0761446311

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Francis Marion The Swamp Fox of Snows Island

By: Rebecca Dunahoe

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Francis Marion The Swamp Fox of Snows Island

By: Rebecca Dunahoe

Francis Marian, a second- generation immigrant, was of French descent. As a youth, he rode his horse through the streams, lakes, and swamps, learning the lay of the land. He was shipwrecked but survived to fight in the Indian War, and it was there he learned the guerrilla warfare. The name was given to him by the British soldiers. He and his men lived off the land fighting, running, and hiding. He truly was a "Swamp Fox.".

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1641144483

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Alaska Adventure 55 Ways

Southcentral Wilderness Explorations

By: John Wolfe, Jr.,Rebecca Wolfe

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Alaska Adventure 55 Ways

Southcentral Wilderness Explorations

By: John Wolfe, Jr.,Rebecca Wolfe

Features hiking, skiing, paddling, biking, and more New and substantially revised trips with all new full-color photos and maps throughout Emphasis on traverses and loop trips for both summer and winter, always with simpler and shorter options Originally published in 1972, the classic guide known as 55 Ways to the Wilderness in Southcentral Alaska has been fully updated and reinvented as Alaska Adventure 55 Ways. This robust reboot covers a diverse range of activities for year-round fun, from quick day trips to adventures that could extend to a week or longer, including canoe trails, wilderness cabins, easy summits, forest walks, cross-country ski routes, summer mountain biking and winter fat bike trails, wild skating, and more. John Wolfe Jr. and Rebecca Wolfe, a father-daughter team, describe activities spanning the broad swath of Southcentral Alaska, 300 miles north to south and 350 miles east to west. The guide features activities on the lakes and peaks of the Kenai Peninsula, the Anchorage front range, the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys, and the Copper River basin, taking in Chugach and Denali State Parks, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Fjords and Wrangell St. Elias National Parks, several wildlife refuges, and portions of the Iditarod National Historic Trail. With an emphasis on adventures regular people can enjoy and destinations that don’t require highly technical skills, expensive flights to remote locations, or demanding levels of athletic fitness, this guide appeals to all ages, with family-friendly shorter options and trip extensions adding up to more than a hundred "ways" to adventure.

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Mountaineers Books

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1680515438

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9781680515435

In the Looking Glass

Mirrors & Identity in Early America

By: Rebecca K. Shrum

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In the Looking Glass

Mirrors & Identity in Early America

By: Rebecca K. Shrum

“[An] utterly fascinating reading of the multiple uses and meanings of mirrors among European Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans.” —Journal of Social History What did it mean, Rebecca K. Shrum asks, for people—long-accustomed to associating reflective surfaces with ritual and magic—to became as familiar with how they looked as they were with the appearance of other people? Fragmentary histories tantalize us with how early Americans—people of Native, European, and African descent—interacted with mirrors. Shrum argues that mirrors became objects through which white men asserted their claims to modernity, emphasizing mirrors as fulcrums of truth that enabled them to know and master themselves and their world. In claiming that mirrors revealed and substantiated their own enlightenment and rationality, white men sought to differentiate how they used mirrors from not only white women but also from Native Americans and African Americans, who had long claimed ownership of and the right to determine the meaning of mirrors for themselves. Mirrors thus played an important role in the construction of early American racial and gender hierarchies. Drawing from archival research, as well as archaeological studies, probate inventories, trade records, and visual sources, Shrum also assesses extant mirrors in museum collections through a material culture lens. Focusing on how mirrors were acquired in America and by whom, as well as the profound influence mirrors had, both individually and collectively, on the groups that embraced them, In the Looking Glass is a piece of innovative textual and visual scholarship. “A superb reflection of the many meanings held by an object usually taken for granted. Highly recommended.” —Choice

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JHU Press

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1421423138

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Morning Fuel

Daily Inspirations to Stretch Your Mind Before Starting Your Day

By: Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

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Morning Fuel

Daily Inspirations to Stretch Your Mind Before Starting Your Day

By: Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Best-selling author Rebecca Galli has experienced some of life’s most difficult challenges: sibling loss, special needs children, paralysis. In this book of daily readings, she offers reflective questions and inspiration for readers to “fuel up” on positivity each morning. If there’s one thing Rebecca Galli knows, it’s the importance of staying fueled—daily. She’s had a lot to power through: Her seventeen-year-old brother’s death. Two children with special needs that include autism and epilepsy. Divorce. And her own paralysis. Galli has lived a life filled with unexpected loss—and learning. Infused with wisdom from Galli’s deep-thinking pastor father, her ever-optimistic, hostess-with-the-mostest mother, and other memorable family members and friends, Morning Fuel offers stories designed to inspire, encourage, or make you think. Sprinkled throughout are quotes from some of the greatest thinkers of our time—words that have bolstered Galli’s resolve to power through her darkest valleys. Each entry ends with questions that invite personal application and provoke further pondering. How you start your morning sets the tone for your whole day. Let the wisdom of Morning Fuel help you make that tone a positive one.

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Simon and Schuster

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1647427835

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Making a Photographer

The Early Work of Ansel Adams

By: Rebecca A. Senf

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Making a Photographer

The Early Work of Ansel Adams

By: Rebecca A. Senf

An unprecedented and eye-opening examination of the early career of one of America’s most celebrated photographers One of the most influential photographers of his generation, Ansel Adams (1902–1984) is famous for his dramatic photographs of the American West. Although many of Adams’s images are now iconic, his early work has remained largely unknown. In this first monograph dedicated to the beginnings of Adams’s career, Rebecca A. Senf argues that these early photographs are crucial to understanding Adams’s artistic development and offer new insights into many aspects of the artist’s mature oeuvre. Drawing on copious archival research, Senf traces the first three decades of Adams’s photographic practice—beginning with an amateur album made during his childhood and culminating with his Guggenheim-supported National Parks photography of the 1940s. Highlighting the artist’s persistence in forging a career path and his remarkable ability to learn from experience as he sharpened his image-making skills, this beautifully illustrated volume also looks at the significance of the artist’s environmentalism, including his involvement with the Sierra Club.

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Yale University Press

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0300243944

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9780300243949

South African Gothic

Anxiety and Creative Dissent in the Post-apartheid Imagination and Beyond

By: Rebecca Duncan

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South African Gothic

Anxiety and Creative Dissent in the Post-apartheid Imagination and Beyond

By: Rebecca Duncan

The term ‘Gothic’ has rarely been brought to bear on contemporary South African fictions, appearing too fanciful for the often overtly political writing of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. As the first book-length exploration of Gothic impulses in South African literature, this volume accounts for the Gothic currents that run through South African imaginaries from the late-nineteenth century onwards. South African Gothic identifies an intensification in Gothic production that begins with the nascent decline of the apartheid state, and relates this to real anxieties that arise with the unfolding of social and political change. In the context of a South Africa unmaking and reshaping itself, Gothic emerges as a language for long-suppressed histories of violence, and for ongoing experiences at odds with utopian images of the new democracy. Its function is interrogative and ultimately creative: South African Gothic challenges narrow conceptions of the status quo to drive at alternative, less exclusionary visions.

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University of Wales Press

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1786832488

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Getting a Grip on Character

Character Lessons for Kids Pre K to 8th Grade

By: Rebecca Short

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Getting a Grip on Character

Character Lessons for Kids Pre K to 8th Grade

By: Rebecca Short

Getting a Grip on Character By: Rebecca Short Getting a GRIP on CHARACTER is a complete curriculum designed for teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone who has a role in working with children. Using the metaphor that life is like rock climbing, students learn to get a grip on 7 Handholds of Character (respect, responsibility, courage, honesty, perseverance, trustworthiness, and caring.) Character curricula can be very involved, time consuming, and costly. Author Rebecca Short breaks that mold with easy one-page lesson plans, objectives, books, sayings, stories, and games applicable to students Pre K through 8th grade. Getting a GRIP on CHARACTER provides practical, fun, and engaging opportunities for students to learn and practice good character. Lessons that will last a lifetime! • Short inspiring stories • Team building games • Sayings and books • Age-appropriate activities • Community service projects • Simple Lesson Plans For information on ordering the book, please visit our web site: www.rocksolidcharacter.com

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Dorrance Publishing

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1639372156

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Shattered Glass

By: Rebecca Carolyn Antonaccio

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Shattered Glass

By: Rebecca Carolyn Antonaccio

Shattered Glass is a collection of contemporary poetry, mainly for youth yet enjoyable to all. This poetry collection includes poems on a variety of situations and events such as the environment, friendship, and equality. In this book, readers will be placed in the setting of a diversity of poems as you will be able to relate to everyday life.Remember, just like shattered glass, the world is slowly being broken into thousands of pieces of shattered glass. Together, we can create awareness and positive change in every aspect of life for a better future because you are the future since, 'one voice can change the world, even if it is just written words on paper.' Excerpt from the poem, Masquerading Once upon a time, once upon a dream And once upon a reality Lived a world of equality No such thing as popularity Now hiding away, so difficult to say Disappeared until we turn it around again From all this crazy'¦masquerading!

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0557398533

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Mini Origami to Fold with Flair

By: Rebecca Felix,Ruthie Van Oosbree

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Mini Origami to Fold with Flair

By: Rebecca Felix,Ruthie Van Oosbree

Looking to learn the art of origami? Think mini! Fold a pretty, bitty butterfly. Create a super-small box to hold tiny trinkets. Then display your mini masterpieces for everyone to see. Easy instructions and step photos will help you become a miniature master. Tiny origami is tons of fun!

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River of Shadows

Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

By: Rebecca Solnit

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River of Shadows

Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

By: Rebecca Solnit

A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, The Mark Lynton History Prize, and the Sally Hacker Prize for the History of Technology “A panoramic vision of cultural change” —The New York Times Through the story of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the author of Orwell's Roses explores what it was about California in the late 19th-century that enabled it to become such a center of technological and cultural innovation The world as we know it today began in California in the late 1800s, and Eadweard Muybridge had a lot to do with it. This striking assertion is at the heart of Rebecca Solnit’s new book, which weaves together biography, history, and fascinating insights into art and technology to create a boldly original portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. The story of Muybridge—who in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographically—becomes a lens for a larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life. Solnit shows how the peculiar freedoms and opportunities of post–Civil War California led directly to the two industries—Hollywood and Silicon Valley—that have most powerfully defined contemporary society.

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Penguin

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1101662662

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Learning and Development

A Practical Introduction

By: Rebecca Page-Tickell

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Learning and Development

A Practical Introduction

By: Rebecca Page-Tickell

How can learning initiatives contribute to employee and organizational success? This is a practical introduction to the principles of designing and delivering effective training and L&D programmes. Providing diagnostic tools, scenarios and case studies, Learning and Development demonstrates how to link learning to strategic business goals and explores both the benefits and complexities associated with L&D. This updated third edition features a new chapter on designing learning interventions, covering technology-led development and the impact of virtual learning. There is also guidance on making learning and development strategies accessible and inclusive for all employees, and information on metrics that can be used for measuring effectiveness. Learning and Development features guidance in essential areas including identifying L&D needs, selecting the most appropriate types of intervention and the processes of measurement and evaluation. Online resources include extended case studies, an annotated literature review and self-evaluation tools. HR Fundamentals is a series of succinct, practical guides featuring exercises, examples and case studies. They are ideal for students and those in the early stages of their HR careers.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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1398605832

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9781398605831

A Sympathetic History of Jonestown

The Moore Family Involvement in Peoples Temple

By: Rebecca Moore

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A Sympathetic History of Jonestown

The Moore Family Involvement in Peoples Temple

By: Rebecca Moore

A study of the People's Temple written with compassion and understanding, with special focus on the surviving family members of two of the victims. This work seeks to dispel the bizarre image propagated by the media.

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Edwin Mellen Press

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0889468605

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9780889468603

My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Second Edition

By: Simon Ross,Rebecca Blackshaw

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My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Second Edition

By: Simon Ross,Rebecca Blackshaw

Set your students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography will help students: - Develop subject knowledge by making links between topics for more in-depth exam answers - Plan and manage revision with our topic-by-topic planner and exam breakdown introduction - Practise and apply skills and knowledge with Exam-style questions and frequent check your understanding questions, and answer guidance online - Build quick recall with bullet- pointed summaries at the end of each chapter - Understand key terms for the exam with user-friendly definitions and a glossary - Avoid common mistakes and enhance exam answers with Examiner tips - Improve subject-specific skills with an Exam skills checkbox at the end of each chapter

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Hodder Education

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1398321214

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9781398321212

Minor League Baseball

Community Building Through Hometown Sports

By: Frank Hoffmann,Rebecca S Kraus,Martin J Manning

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Minor League Baseball

Community Building Through Hometown Sports

By: Frank Hoffmann,Rebecca S Kraus,Martin J Manning

Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball! The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team. From the author: Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win. Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including: economic benefits (development strategies, community growth) intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride) fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”) case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.

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113640483X

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Arguments that Count

Physics, Computing, and Missile Defense, 1949-2012

By: Rebecca Slayton

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Arguments that Count

Physics, Computing, and Missile Defense, 1949-2012

By: Rebecca Slayton

How differing assessments of risk by physicists and computer scientists have influenced public debate over nuclear defense. In a rapidly changing world, we rely upon experts to assess the promise and risks of new technology. But how do these experts make sense of a highly uncertain future? In Arguments that Count, Rebecca Slayton offers an important new perspective. Drawing on new historical documents and interviews as well as perspectives in science and technology studies, she provides an original account of how scientists came to terms with the unprecedented threat of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). She compares how two different professional communities—physicists and computer scientists—constructed arguments about the risks of missile defense, and how these arguments changed over time. Slayton shows that our understanding of technological risks is shaped by disciplinary repertoires—the codified knowledge and mathematical rules that experts use to frame new challenges. And, significantly, a new repertoire can bring long-neglected risks into clear view. In the 1950s, scientists recognized that high-speed computers would be needed to cope with the unprecedented speed of ICBMs. But the nation's elite science advisors had no way to analyze the risks of computers so used physics to assess what they could: radar and missile performance. Only decades later, after establishing computing as a science, were advisors able to analyze authoritatively the risks associated with complex software—most notably, the risk of a catastrophic failure. As we continue to confront new threats, including that of cyber attack, Slayton offers valuable insight into how different kinds of expertise can limit or expand our capacity to address novel technological risks.

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0262549573

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Lonely Planet Cruise Ports Northeast Asia

By: Lonely Planet,Ray Bartlett,Andrew Bender,Trent Holden,Craig McLachlan,Rebecca Milner,Kate Morgan,Simon Richmond,Phillip Tang,Jade Bremner,Dinah Gardner,Thomas O'Malley,MaSovaida Morgan,Stephanie d’Arc Taylor

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Lonely Planet Cruise Ports Northeast Asia

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Cruise Ports Northeast Asia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover Nagasaki's vibrant charm, venture back to a time of samurai in Kakunodate, and relax on Okinawa's palm-fringed, sugar-white beaches - all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Northeast Asia and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Cruise Ports Northeast Asia: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, customs, etiquette Covers Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Miyajima, Nagasaki, Fukuoka/Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Shimonoseki, Akita, Aomori, Ishinomaki, Kakunodate, Otaru, Hakodate, Kochi, Takamatsu, Sakaiminato & Oki Islands, Kanazawa, Nagoya, Shanghai, Busan, Jeju Island, Okinawa/Naha, the Southwest Islands, Taipei and more. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Cruise Ports Northeast Asia is filled with inspiring and colourful photos, and focuses on Northeast Asia's most popular cruise destinations for those wanting to experience the best of the best. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences, and extensively covers all of Japan? Check out Lonely Planet's Japan guide. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017 eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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178868687X

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AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Second Edition

By: John Widdowson,Simon Oakes,Michael Witherick,Meryl King,Rebecca Blackshaw,Sarah Wheeler

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AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Second Edition

By: John Widdowson,Simon Oakes,Michael Witherick,Meryl King,Rebecca Blackshaw,Sarah Wheeler

Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Geography Equip your students for AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography with our fully revised second edition Student Book. Our expert author team, John Widdowson, Rebecca Blackshaw, Meryl King, Sarah Wheeler, Simon Oakes and Michael Witherick bring you revised case studies and examples, as well as a wealth of new practice questions to help your students apply their knowledge to succeed at GCSE. - Enables students to learn and practice geographical, mathematical and statistical skills through engaging activities specifically designed for the 2016 curriculum - Develops students' skills responding to a range of questions with topic-specific Question Practice in each section, supplemented by practical insight from skilled teachers with examining experience - Incorporates possible fieldwork enquiries throughout with expert advice on the fieldwork assessment from authors specialising in this key area - Reduces your research time using the up to date contemporary case studies featuring UK and international examples - Features new examples and fully up-to-date statistics and examples, equipping you to teach a thoroughly contemporary course

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Hodder Education

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1510476547

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Startup Asia

Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom

By: Rebecca A. Fannin

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Startup Asia

Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom

By: Rebecca A. Fannin

Find out where the new innovation hot spots are, what the next consumer waves will be, and where to catch them Asia's innovation hot spots are fast emerging as first-choice destinations for bright, young entrepreneurs. From Taiwan to Singapore, technology center hubs are forming to rival the original Silicon Valley. Startup Asia gives you a close-up view into the key growth trends shaping entrepreneurship in China and India, plus the new frontier market of Vietnam. Showing how entrepreneurs and investors can start up in Asia and go global, the book provides a first-hand, on-the-ground tour of the new technology centers that are gaining momentum all over Asia. Interviews with the most successful venture capitalists and entrepreneurs reveal their winning strategies and show how a new generation of entrepreneurs in China and India are no longer looking to the West for their cues—but are instead crafting their own local business models and success strategies. Shows entrepreneurs and investors how they can pursue their dreams of launching successful start-ups in Asia Reveals that many of the same venture investors that first funded young businesses in Silicon Valley moved into China, then India, and are now finding their way to Vietnam Addresses the risks of doing business in Asia's developing markets, including lack of intellectual property protection, political and regulatory shifts, bribery, and corruption From high-profile Forbes contributor Rebecca Fannin, Startup Asia is the essential guide for anyone looking to trek into this new frontier.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470829931

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9780470829936

Irish Children’s Literature and the Poetics of Memory

By: Rebecca Long

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Irish Children’s Literature and the Poetics of Memory

By: Rebecca Long

Focusing on the mythological narratives that influence Irish children's literature, this book examines the connections between landscape, time and identity, positing that myth and the language of myth offer authors and readers the opportunity to engage with Ireland's culture and heritage. It explores the recurring patterns of Irish mythological narratives that influence literature produced for children in Ireland between the nineteenth and the twenty-first centuries. A selection of children's books published between 1892, when there was an escalation of the cultural pursuit of Irish independence and 2016, which marked the centenary of the Easter 1916 rebellion against English rule, are discussed with the aim of demonstrating the development of a pattern of retrieving, re-telling, remembering and re-imagining myths in Irish children's literature. In doing so, it examines the reciprocity that exists between imagination, memory, and childhood experiences in this body of work.

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208

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350167266

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Industrial Clusters and SME Promotion in Developing Countries

By: Eileen Fischer,Eileen Fisher,Rebecca Reuber

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Industrial Clusters and SME Promotion in Developing Countries

By: Eileen Fischer,Eileen Fisher,Rebecca Reuber

SME's make up the bulk of enterprises in developing countries and make a significant contribution to employment and economic growth. This paper takes stock of best practices in industrial clustering and SME promotion in Commonwealth developing countries. It provides examples of cluster formation, policies to stimulate cluster development and guidelines for business development services for SME's.

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Commonwealth Secretariat

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0850926483

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9780850926484

A/AS Level Geography for AQA Student Book

By: Ann Bowen,Andy Day,Victoria Ellis,Alan Parkinson,Paul Hunt,Claire Kyndt,Rebecca Kitchen,Garrett Nagle,Nicola Walshe,Helen Young

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A/AS Level Geography for AQA Student Book

By: Ann Bowen,Andy Day,Victoria Ellis,Alan Parkinson,Paul Hunt,Claire Kyndt,Rebecca Kitchen,Garrett Nagle,Nicola Walshe,Helen Young

A new series of full-coverage resources developed for the AQA 2016 A/AS Level Geography specification. This full-colour Student Book covers all core and optional units for the AQA AS and A Level Geography specification for first teaching from September 2016. Students are encouraged to develop links between physical and human topics, understand systems, processes, and acquire geographical skills. Helping to bridge the gap from GCSE to A Level, it also provides support for fieldwork skills and for the geographical investigation at A Level. A 'Maths for geographers' feature helps students develop and apply their mathematical and statistical skills, and a range of assessment-style questions support students in developing their exam skills.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316606325

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The Golden Yoke

The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet

By: Rebecca Redwood French

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The Golden Yoke

The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet

By: Rebecca Redwood French

The practice of law in this unique legal world, which lacked most of our familiar signposts, ranged from the fantastic use of oracles in the search for evidence to the more mundane presentation of cases in court.

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0801430844

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