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Nuclear Bodies

The Global Hibakusha

By: Robert A. Jacobs

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Nuclear Bodies

The Global Hibakusha

By: Robert A. Jacobs

The Cold War reconsidered as a limited nuclear war "[A] grimly important analysis of the cold war."--Andrew Robinson, Nature "Inexorable clarity and care for his fellow humans mark Robert Jacobs's guide to the Cold War as a limited nuclear war, whose harms disfigure any possible future."--Norma Field, author of In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End In the fall of 1961, President Kennedy somberly warned Americans about deadly radioactive fallout clouds extending hundreds of miles from H-bomb detonations, yet he approved ninety-six U.S. nuclear weapon tests for 1962. Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. Many communities continue to be plagued with dire legacies and ongoing risks: sickness and early mortality, forced displacement, uncertainty and anxiety, dislocation from ancestors and traditional lifestyles, and contamination of food sources and ecosystems. Robert A. Jacobs re-envisions the history of the Cold War as a slow nuclear war, fought on remote battlegrounds against populations powerless to prevent the contamination of their lands and bodies. His comprehensive account necessitates a profound rethinking of the meaning, costs, and legacies of our embrace of nuclear weapons and technologies.

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Yale University Press

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0300230338

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9780300230338

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volume 17

By: Robert Kerr

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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volume 17

By: Robert Kerr

Reproduction of the original: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr

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434

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752308621

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9783752308624

Elvis: The Siege of Graceland and Other Stories

By: Robert Wells

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Elvis: The Siege of Graceland and Other Stories

By: Robert Wells

A very different view of the world of Elvis Presley is presented in these comic fictional stories. His manager, Colonel Parker, his family and the Memphis Mafia all feature in episodes such as the siege of Graceland when the military police try to arrest Elvis. Fans of the King of Rock and Roll will learn of Liberace's hair-raising encounter with Elvis's pet chimpanzee, screen legend Greta Garbo coming out of retirement to make a film musical, and the invitation from HM The Queen to Elvis to attend the Royal Highland Games. Some stories are based on real events, such as the Million Dollar Quartet and being drafted into the army, but here they are given a comic twist. They are written by a lifelong fan who asks: Who'd have thought Elvis and life at Graceland could be so funny.

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116

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novum pro Verlag

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3991079887

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9783991079880

Carnival

A Novel

By: Robert Antoni

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Carnival

A Novel

By: Robert Antoni

The Commonwealth Prize-winning author of Divina Trace “has boldly recast Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises as a harrowing tale” set in the West Indies (Booklist, starred review). Robert Antoni has established himself as one of the most innovative voices to emerge from the Caribbean and the Americas. His novel Carnival—”easily his most engrossing, direct work to date”—takes readers on a journey from contemporary New York City to the glitter of Trinidadian Carnival, and deep into the island’s mountainous interior (Miami Herald). Aspiring novelist William Fletcher has come to New York to escape his affluent West Indian roots, but a chance meeting reunites him with two of his childhood companions: Laurence, who escaped poverty to become a scholar and poet, and Rachel, William’s second cousin and first love. Making good on a liquor-soaked pledge to return to Trinidad for Carnival, they soon find themselves sliding into a fog of ganja, alcohol, and sensual rhythm. But their hedonistic homecoming has also brought them face to face with the demons of history, prejudice, and violence they’ve spent their lives trying to forget. “Carnival is an appropriately heady and wild novel, in which the air is suffused with dope smoke, calypso drumming and menace” (Independent on Sunday).

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304

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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1555845932

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9781555845933

Provenance

By: Robert S Field

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Provenance

By: Robert S Field

A lute of exquisite workmanship and beauty is crafted in Italy in the dark age of the mid 15th century by a master luthier, Francesco Ippolito da Cremona the Renaissance musician fated to play it to great acclaim, the bulk of his musical legacy composed upon it. But this lute is more than mere musical instrument; it is a memorial to love lost in a brutal tragedy. By the passion invested in it by its maker, and its embodiment of the relics of tormented love, it is imbued with the power to enchant, its enchantment released by the hands of its destined player. Against the evidence of history, the lute survives to the present day and along with a rare manuscript of Francesco Ippolito lute tablature, falls into the hands of Bob Roberts, an incurably romantic middle-class professional whose escape from a deeply unromantic life is to immerse himself in the lute music of the Renaissance. The lute is an unexceptional wreck when Bob acquires it, but he commissions its restoration and gradually its provenance is unveiled, the final revelation astonishing. The lute and Ippolitos music exert a powerful influence upon Bobs life that hints of deep unrest and a vague connection with lives long gone, as if lute and tablature combine in a conduit through which spiritual energy moves from past to present. This is a story of music across the ages, of obsession and betrayal, of destiny and, above all, of true love.

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1456798723

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9781456798727

Antiquities of Shropshire

Vol. III

By: Robert William Eyton

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Antiquities of Shropshire

Vol. III

By: Robert William Eyton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

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3375175124

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9783375175122

The Nature of Salvation

Theological Consensus in the Episcopal Church, 1801-73

By: Robert W. Prichard

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The Nature of Salvation

Theological Consensus in the Episcopal Church, 1801-73

By: Robert W. Prichard

Robert Prichard examines both high-church and evangelical theology in the nineteenth-century Episcopal church, claiming a commonality between the two that has been neglected in the study of Anglican history. Parting company with the interpretation dominant among historians of the Episcopal church for more than sixty years, he focuses on shared theological assumptions rather than on liturgical divisions. By focusing on these shared theological assumptions, he sheds new light on the Episcopal church, helping the reader to see the evangelical and high-church parties as concerned with theological as well as liturgical topics. Prichard's approach avoids overemphasis on division and opens the way for a broader comparison of the Episcopal church's relationship to other Protestant churches.

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240

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University of Illinois Press

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0252023099

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9780252023095

Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660–1832

Essays in Honour of James E. Bradley

By: Robert D. Cornwall

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Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660–1832

Essays in Honour of James E. Bradley

By: Robert D. Cornwall

The idea of the long eighteenth century (1660-1832) as a period in which religious and political dissent were regarded as antecedents of the Enlightenment has recently been advanced by several scholars. The purpose of this collection is further to explore these connections between religious and political dissent in Enlightenment Britain. Addressing the many and rich connections between political and religious dissent in the long eighteenth century, the volume also acknowledges the work of Professor James E. Bradley in stimulating interest in these issues among scholars. Contributors engage directly with ideas of secularism, radicalism, religious and political dissent and their connections with the Enlightenment, or Enlightenments, together with other important themes including the connections between religious toleration and the rise of the 'enlightenments'. Contributors also address issues of modernity and the ways in which a 'modern' society can draw its inspiration from both religion and secularity, as well as engaging with the seventeenth-century idea of the synthesis of religion and politics and its evolution into a system in which religion and politics were interdependent but separate. Offering a broadly-conceived interpretation of current research from a more comprehensive perspective than is often the case, the historiographical implications of this collection are significant for the development of ideas of the nature of the Enlightenment and for the nature of religion, society and politics in the eighteenth century. By bringing together historians of politics, religion, ideas and society to engage with the central theme of the volume, the collection provides a forum for leading scholars to engage with a significant theme in British history in the 'long eighteenth century'.

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269

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Routledge

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1317067185

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9781317067184

War Is Here

The Vietnam War and Canadian Literature

By: Robert McGill

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War Is Here

The Vietnam War and Canadian Literature

By: Robert McGill

Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War, but the conflict seized the Canadian imagination with an energy that has persisted. In War Is Here Robert McGill explains how the war contributed to a golden age for writing in Canada. As authors addressed the conflict, they helped to construct an enduring myth of Canada as liberal, hospitable, and humanitarian. For many writers, the war was one that Canadians could and should fight against, if not in person, then on the page. In this pioneering account of war-related Canadian literature McGill observes how celebrated books of the era channel Vietnam, sometimes in subtle but pervasive ways. He examines authors’ attempts to educate their readers about American imperialism and Canadian complicity, and he discusses how writers repeatedly used language evoking militarism and violence – from the figure of the United States as a rapist to the notion of Canada as a “peaceable kingdom” – in order to make Canadians feel more intensely about their country. McGill also addresses the recent spate of prize-winning Canadian novels about the war that have renewed Vietnam’s resonance in the wake of twenty-first century conflicts involving America. War Is Here vividly revisits a galvanizing time in world history and Canadian life, offering vital insights into the Vietnam War’s influence on how people think about Canada, its place in the world, and the power of the written word to make a difference.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773551689

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9780773551688

The Osier Cage

Rhetorical Devices in Romeo and Juliet

By: Robert O. Evans

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The Osier Cage

Rhetorical Devices in Romeo and Juliet

By: Robert O. Evans

By studying the diction of Romeo and Juliet, Robert O. Evans examines this, the most rhetorical of Shakespeare's plays, in terms of an Aristotelian critical category, which has been neglected in modern times. Inherent in his methodology is the assumption that Romeo and Juliet is best regarded as drama, not as pure poetry, though essentially it is the rhetorical brilliance of the poetry that is considered. Evans begins with an analysis of the important speeches of Romeo and Juliet and defines the controlling devices Shakespeare wove into them, especially oxymoron. He then follows with a discussion of the role of Friar Laurence, whom the author finds is a catalyst between the warring houses and between the lovers and the outer world of Verona. Evans concludes with an examination of Mercutio's famous Queen Mab speech, which, he points out, has an integral relationship to the structure of the tragedy as a whole. An analysis of the rhetorical devices of the play, Evans believes, demonstrates the thesis that the tragic effect of Romeo and Juliet is one of fulfillment, with the tragedy arising from the character of the protagonists rather than from circumstance.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813187966

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9780813187969

Glasgow's Hard Men

True Crime from the Files of the Herald, Evening Times and Sunday Herald

By: Robert Jeffrey

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Glasgow's Hard Men

True Crime from the Files of the Herald, Evening Times and Sunday Herald

By: Robert Jeffrey

For more than 100 years the poverty of Glasgow's slums fuelled the violence of the gangs. But the criminals were not Glasgow's only hard men. The crimefighters - from cops to chief constables and high court judges - were also tough. This volume is the story of both sides, the good and the bad, and the battle between the two.

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199

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Black & White Publishing

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1845028759

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9781845028756

The Dalton Family Adventures

By: Robert O. French

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The Dalton Family Adventures

By: Robert O. French

The Dalton Family Adventures is a collection of fictitious historic characters famous and not so famous. They worked to become what many others strive to be and to accomplish, and eventually they reaped a lifetime of beneficial dividends. Their mentors willingly shared some of life's greatest secrets and took the time to teach the insights and wisdom. Knowing if others can do something, I can do it also and perhaps even better than the teachers. The life-changing truths revealed on the pages of this work of historic fiction will change the real lives of all who take the time to read and apply what is taught to the characters.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466941154

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9781466941151

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians

By: Robert Boak Slocum,Don S. Armentrout

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An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians

By: Robert Boak Slocum,Don S. Armentrout

A comprehensive, quick reference for all Episcopalians, both lay and ordained. This thoroughly researched, highly readable resource contains more than 3,000 clearly entries about the history, structure, liturgy, and theology of the Episcopal Church—and the larger Christian church worldwide. The editors have also provided a helpful bibliography of key reference works and additional background materials. “This tool belongs on the shelf of just about anyone who cares for, works in or with, or even wonders about the Episcopal Church.”—The Episcopal New Yorker

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Church Publishing, Inc.

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0898697018

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9780898697018

Celebrating the Saints

By: Robert Atwell

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Celebrating the Saints

By: Robert Atwell

For every major feast,saint's day and commemoration in the calendars of the Anglican churches in the UK, this liturgical resource and spiritual companion offers a feast of readings that reflects the richness,depth and variety of the Christian tradition.

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Canterbury Press

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1848259565

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9781848259560

Book's by Robert Laurence

Nuclear Bodies

Nuclear Bodies

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels

Elvis: The Siege of Graceland and Other Stories

Elvis: The Siege of Graceland and Other Stories

Carnival

Carnival

Provenance

Provenance

Antiquities of Shropshire

Antiquities of Shropshire

The Nature of Salvation

The Nature of Salvation

Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660–1832

Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660–1832

War Is Here

War Is Here

The Osier Cage

The Osier Cage

Glasgow's Hard Men

Glasgow's Hard Men

The Dalton Family Adventures

The Dalton Family Adventures

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

Celebrating the Saints

Celebrating the Saints

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