Roberta James's Books

The Best Kept Secret

Single Black Fathers

By: Roberta L. Coles

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The Best Kept Secret

Single Black Fathers

By: Roberta L. Coles

The Best Kept Secret studies the often-overlooked group of single, African American custodial fathers. While the media focuses on the increase of single mothers and the decline in marriage in the black community, Roberta Coles paints a nuanced picture of single black dads. Based on qualitative research, the author looks at the parenting experience of these fathers, who may have become single parents through nonmarital births, divorce, widowhood and adoption. The fathers, ranging in age from 20 to 76, discuss their motivations for taking custody of their children, what roles they enact as parents, what they hope for their children, how they socialize their children in a diverse society, how parenting daughters differs from sons, and what parenting has done for them personally. Coles then recommends policy changes to improve the situations for children and single parents-particularly often-unseen fathers. Filled with dynamic interviews and intriguing case studies, The Best Kept Secret shows that single black custodial fathers do exist and looks at the ways raising children has shaped their lives.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0742566129

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9780742566125

Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

By: Roberta Florence Brinkley

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Arthurian Legend in the Seventeenth Century

By: Roberta Florence Brinkley

The study of the Arthurian legend in the 1600s has revealed almost no romance; the stories are more about the truth of Arthur’s existence and his exploits, with influence due to political bearing of the royalty versus parliament at the time. This fascinating study elucidates the differences between the stories of the seventeenth century and those more well-known now and looks at the development of the literature in line with the political climate and its links with Arthurian prophecy and lineage. Originally published 1932 and again in 1967.

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Routledge

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1317656881

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9781317656883

The Descendant Families of Frederick (Fritz) and Marianne (Maron) Hytrek

By: Roberta "Bobbi" King

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The Descendant Families of Frederick (Fritz) and Marianne (Maron) Hytrek

By: Roberta "Bobbi" King

Descendants of Anthony Maron, with emphasis on the descendants of Frederick (Fritz) Hytrek and Marianne (Maron) Hytrek. Families described include the John and Ida Hytreks, the Emanuel and Clara Strodas, the Rose Raschkas, and early Marons. Includes a narrative journal report and a descendancy chart.

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Lulu.com

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1105692280

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Bestiarium

Human and animal representations

By: Mariaelisa Dimino,Alessia Polatti,Roberta Zanoni

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Bestiarium

Human and animal representations

By: Mariaelisa Dimino,Alessia Polatti,Roberta Zanoni

The human-animal relationship has always been characterized by a wide net of interactions and exchanges. By providing an overview of the concept of animality – and of the several meanings attached to it – this book aims at rethinking the real nature of this notion, towards a new definition of both the human and the animal. The authors highlight the need to overcome the traditional tendency to read the animal merely as a symbol, a metaphor or an allegory, whose only purpose is that of representing and negotiating human power relations of race, class, and gender. Within this context, the edited collection Bestiarium intends to contribute to the present debate on Animal Studies, by focusing on literary texts and discursive practices, which reveal the epistemological and cultural dynamics that structure the very representation of the animal.

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Mimesis

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8869771873

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9788869771873

Maryland

The History of Maryland Colony, 1634-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

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Maryland

The History of Maryland Colony, 1634-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Maryland, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1634 and an epilogue on Maryland today.

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Heinemann-Raintree Library

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0739868802

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9780739868805

New Hampshire

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

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New Hampshire

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

Examines the early colonization of New Hampshire, discussing the struggles the colonists endured, their government, daily lives, and more.

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Heinemann-Raintree Library

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0739868829

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Connecticut

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

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Connecticut

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

Examines the early colonization of Connecticut, discussing the struggles the colonists endured, their government, and daily lives.

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Capstone Classroom

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141090301X

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Pennsylvania

The History of Pennsylvania Colony, 1681-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

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Pennsylvania

The History of Pennsylvania Colony, 1681-1776

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Pennsylvania, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1681 and an epilogue on Pennsylvania today.

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1410903109

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The Ashes of a Broken Life

By: Roberta Kennedy

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The Ashes of a Broken Life

By: Roberta Kennedy

When Flannery O’Connor Larkin, age thirty, returns to the Chicago area to spend time with her Granny Anne, who raised her, she also hopes to reconnect with her ex-fiancé. Derek is going through a messy divorce from his wife, Chloe—a vengeful, selfish, and abusive mother to their two children, Jack and Lucy. Derek never loved Chloe, but married her when she tricked him into believing she was pregnant with his child. Throughout their six-year marriage, Chloe has continued her affair with Derek’s brother, Sean, who is Jack’s biological father—and everyone knows that Derek has been caught in Chloe’s web of deception. When Derek and Flannery meet again, it’s clear their love for each other never waned. They are married only months after Derek’s divorce is finalized from Chloe, who is Flannery’s younger half-sister. But Chloe is furious and determined to tear them apart. And she will go to any lengths to satisfy her warped need for revenge…

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Outskirts Press

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1478739509

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9781478739500

Weaving a Malawi Sunrise

A Woman, A School, A People

By: Roberta Laurie

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Weaving a Malawi Sunrise

A Woman, A School, A People

By: Roberta Laurie

The women of Malawi, like many other women in developing countries, struggle to find their way out of poverty and build a better life for themselves and their families. Girls who receive an education feel empowered. They gain employment opportunities; are respected within their communities; and are able to make their own choices. Without education, women are often forced into early marriage and lives of extreme hardship. Weaving a Malawi Sunrise tells the story of Memory Chazeza's quest to get that education and build a school for girls. Roberta Laurie masterfully combines personal narratives with scholarly analyses of social and economic development issues. She captures, with ease, the voice of Malawian girls. Readers interested in Africa, global affairs, women's studies, development, and international education will give high marks to Weaving a Malawi Sunrise.

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University of Alberta

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1772120863

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Are We There Yet?

Bobbie's Memoirs Part I

By: Roberta Austin

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Are We There Yet?

Bobbie's Memoirs Part I

By: Roberta Austin

Are we there yet?" The answer should always be "Yes!" because the stated destination is a small part of the trip. Wherever we are, there is much to see and do and learn. We are always "there." Such it is with life. The author has written about being "there" for almost nine exciting decades from 1930 to 2020.

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Page Publishing Inc

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164544774X

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The Lamb’S Wife Makes Herself Ready

Love Is the Commitment Bible Study Workbook with Commentary

By: Kathe S. Rumsey,Roberta M. Wong

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The Lamb’S Wife Makes Herself Ready

Love Is the Commitment Bible Study Workbook with Commentary

By: Kathe S. Rumsey,Roberta M. Wong

If Jesus Christ is the priority of your life and you hunger and thirst to know him, this Bible study will help you get ready for his return. It doesnt matter when Jesus will return; each one of us has only one lifetime to prepare as the Lambs wife. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Redeem your time. The days are evil.

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WestBow Press

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1512757772

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Human Landscapes

Contributions to a Pragmatist Anthropology

By: Roberta Dreon

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Human Landscapes

Contributions to a Pragmatist Anthropology

By: Roberta Dreon

Human Landscapes works out a pragmatist anthropology which the Classical Pragmatists never put together in a comprehensive form—despite the many insights on the topic to be found in Dewey's, James's, and Mead's texts. Roberta Dreon retrieves and develops this material in its astonishing modernity concerning current debates on the mind as embodied and enacted, philosophy of the emotions, social theory, and studies about the origins of human language. By assuming a basic continuity between natural developments and human culture, this text highlights the qualitative, pre-personal, habitual features of human experience constituting the background to rational decision-making, normativity, and reflection. The book rests on three pillars: a reconceptualization of sensibility as a function of life, rather than as a primarily cognitive faculty; a focus on habits, understood as pervasive features of human behaviors acquired by attuning to the social environment; and an interpretation of human experience as "enlanguaged," namely as contingently yet irreversibly embedded in a linguistic environment that has important loop effects on human sensibility and habitual conduct.

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State University of New York Press

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1438488238

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Blessings and Curses in the Midst of the Land

By: Roberta Wright

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Blessings and Curses in the Midst of the Land

By: Roberta Wright

Samuel Wesley Gathing: A Closer Look is the moving true story of Sam and Beatrice Gathing and the struggles they faced rearing their fourteen children during the era of the Jim Crow laws. These laws meant that both society and the system enforced the damaging view that their children were just stupid black kids. In this climate of institutionalized discrimination, Sam had to maneuver his way through a massive minefield of irrational hatred intended to destroy him and his family. Sam and Beatrice began their life together in December 1929, in Desoto County, Mississippi, taking the gift of a mule named Rock and a big red cow to start their farm. Over the years, as their family expanded, so did the land that they farmed. Sam learned to live by the rules of the day but was always a true leader to both his family and to his friends. Through all the challenges that Sam encountered, his faith in God never waveredhe believed that the truth could be found in Gods words and actions, not in the laws that were meant to harm him and his people.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490717986

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9781490717982

Tales from Bush Graves

By: Anne Alloway,Roberta Morrison

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Tales from Bush Graves

By: Anne Alloway,Roberta Morrison

It will never be known just how many men, women and children have died and lie buried in the bush. Many of the deaths were not registered, and they are known only because the local paper reported on them. It was not the selector who lost his life, but usually men who had no idea how harsh the country could be, and consequently took risks by walking between stations looking for work, most times with very little water, and not much idea of where they were going. Many of the men were suffering from alcohol related problems. Most deaths were caused by fever, accidents, suicide, and murder. The women followed their men, enduring the harsh conditions and sometimes not seeing another white woman for years. They died during child birth, usually the baby died as well. Young children succumbed to the harsh conditions, dying of convulsions, poisoning, and accidents.

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Boolarong Press

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0646569244

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9780646569246

Tales from Bush Graves – Winton

A Study of Bush Grave Sites in West Queensland

By: Anne Alloway,Roberta Morrison,Peter Russell

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Tales from Bush Graves – Winton

A Study of Bush Grave Sites in West Queensland

By: Anne Alloway,Roberta Morrison,Peter Russell

As the country to the north of Australia was being explored and taken up by men from Victoria and New South Wales hoping to make their fortune, other men were making their way out west, also keen to make good. Sesbania was one of the earliest selections taken up by John and James Nisbett. Douglas Harper was working on Sesbania, when he shot himself, whether accidentally or purposely is unknown. He was an Overseer, and died on 12th November, 1878. This is the earliest recorded death in this book. William Russel Myers was a shearer probably working on Manuka, or making his way there. He died from exhaustion and thirst on 3rd December, 1878. George Laxton who was a blacksmith, died at Mills Creek, also from thirst and exhaustion. He was probably walking to the next job, but died on 16th February, 1879, and was buried at Mills Creek, on Manuka. These three were just the beginning of dozens of men, women and children who lost their lives through thirst, exhaustion, accident, fever and murder. This book was written to record their lives and deaths in the Winton area of western Queensland.

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0994494610

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Jobs Aren't Enough

Toward a New Economic Mobility for Low-income Families

By: Roberta Rehner Iversen,Annie Laurie Armstrong

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Jobs Aren't Enough

Toward a New Economic Mobility for Low-income Families

By: Roberta Rehner Iversen,Annie Laurie Armstrong

Job opportunity is a myth for 25% of U.S. wage earners.

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Temple University Press

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1592133576

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Writing the Modern Family

Contemporary Literature, Motherhood and Neoliberal Culture

By: Roberta Garrett

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Writing the Modern Family

Contemporary Literature, Motherhood and Neoliberal Culture

By: Roberta Garrett

Although a large body of work has emerged which addresses neoliberal representations of the family in other cultural forms (such as parenting advice programmes) little has been written specifically on the family and contemporary literature. This book examines the growing body of autobiographical and fictional writing on family and parenting issues in Anglo-American culture from the late 1990s to the present day. The book looks closely at six distinct genres which have arisen during this time frame: the misery memoir, the mum’s lit popular novel, the maternal confessional, ‘dads’ lit, the dysfunctional domestic novel and the family noir. Writing the Modern Family will examine the way these burgeoning areas of British and American writing respond to a neoliberal public discourse in which a ‘parenting deficit’ rather than economic and structural disadvantage, is responsible for increasing inequality in child welfare and achievement. In evaluating these forms and their relationship to neoliberal culture, the book will also consider the complex interrelationship between these genres.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1786605198

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9781786605191

Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925

The Anglo-American Relationship

By: Roberta Allbert Dayer

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Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925

The Anglo-American Relationship

By: Roberta Allbert Dayer

First Published in 1981. Contrary to Chairman Mao's assertion that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, this study contends that political power in China in the early 1920s emanated from the boardrooms of foreign banks. The author's interest in the way financial concerns have shaped foreign policy began with the discovery that the Lloyd George government attempted to influence the American government's policy on the British war debts by offering concessions concerning the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. This study should provide understanding concerning the causes of Chinese bitterness as well as suggest the conflicts experienced by diplomats in balancing public and private interests.

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Routledge

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1135167656

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9781135167653

In Lincoln's Shadow

The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois

By: Roberta Senechal de la Roche

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In Lincoln's Shadow

The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois

By: Roberta Senechal de la Roche

Winner of the Gustavus Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in the United States! Winner of the Illinois State Historical Society Superior Achievement Award! This detailed case study of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, which began only a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln’s family home, explores the social origins of rioting by whites against the city’s African American community after a white woman alleged that a black man had raped her. Over two days rioters wrecked black-owned businesses, burned neighborhoods to the ground, killed two black men, and injured many others. Author Roberta Senechal de la Roche draws from a wide range of sources to describe the riot, identify the rioters and their victims, and challenge previous interpretations that attribute rioting to interracial competition for jobs, housing, or political influence. Written in a direct and clear style, In Lincoln’s Shadow documents a violent explosion of racial hatred that shocked the nation and reveals the complexity of white racial attitudes in the early twentieth century.

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SIU Press

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0809329093

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9780809329090

D'Oyly Carte

The Inside Story

By: Roberta Morrell

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D'Oyly Carte

The Inside Story

By: Roberta Morrell

D'Oyly Carte: The Inside Story' looks at the life of the historic D'Oyly Carte Opera Company between 1950 and its sad demise in 1982. After thrilling audiences on both sides of the Atlantic from the time of Queen Victoria with its productions of Gilbert and Sullivan, the last great touring repertory company said farewell to its audiences after 107 years. Although many books have been written about the company founded by Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1875, none has been from the perspective of its members. This book details the working life of every department of the famous company, from its London management to the wardrobe department, as told by Roberta Morrell, herself a performer with the company for 10 years. Having travelled all over the UK to interview her former colleagues, Roberta uses their stories and recollections to present an insight into the world of a theatre company on tour for 48 weeks of every year. Personal tales of travel, theatrical digs, mad-cap parties, on-stage disasters, overseas tours and glamorous occasions are told by singers, musicians, back-stage staff and senior managers proud to have been a part of the D'Oyly Carte story. Hilarious anecdotes are mingled with serious fact, from eccentric landladies of the 1950s, to the logistics of presenting a Royal Command Performance at Windsor Castle. Mix in a little intrigue over the ownership of the Savoy Hotel and you have an entertaining account of a unique theatrical institution that will appeal to any reader.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1785893807

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9781785893803

How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days

Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating and Publishing Your Personal Story

By: Roberta PHD Temes

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How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days

Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating and Publishing Your Personal Story

By: Roberta PHD Temes

How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days provides the framework for writers enthusiastic about telling their story, but wondering how to begin. Step-by-step techniques, culled from writers’ workshops taught by the author, are presented in a welcoming, non-intimidating style. The prospect of writing a book is not daunting when compartmentalized into thirty discrete assignments: Days 1 – 5 include exercises to identify major themes. Days 6 – 10 include exercises about plot. Days 11 – 15 include exercises about personalities. Days 16 – 20 include exercises about experiences. Days 21 – 25 include exercises that analyze responses to events. Days 26 – 30 include exercises that structure the story of the memoir. The book also includes information about publishers and literary agents, as well as information and resources about self-publishing. It also includes quick “clear communication” lessons about spelling and grammar. Perfect for today’s society, where we are all accustomed to celebrating each of life’s passages with a blog post and comfortable sharing our innermost feelings, How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days is a fun, easy guide to writing the next great memoir.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621451526

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9781621451525

Fire in the Sky

Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science

By: Roberta J. M. Olson,Jay M. Pasachoff

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Fire in the Sky

Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science

By: Roberta J. M. Olson,Jay M. Pasachoff

An accessible and interesting presentation of the diverse range of historical material about comets.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521663598

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9780521663595

Nothing but Trouble

By: Roberta Kray

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Nothing but Trouble

By: Roberta Kray

On the surface there was nothing different about that dull August day in 1998, and yet it was to change all our lives for ever. A wild gang of girls live for terrorising their estate in London's East End. When they bully the weakest of their group into breaking in to a house, they expect her to nick some cash, not disappear completely. Two days later, her broken body is found under a bed in one of the rooms, and the loner who lives there is charged with murder. It's an open and shut case. Isn't it? Nearly fifteen years later, journalist Jess Vaughan senses something doesn't add up about what really happened that afternoon. Roping in detective Harry Lind, Jess starts stirring up all kinds of trouble, asking questions that someone will kill to leave unanswered.

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Sphere

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0748123016

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Gold-Mining Boomtown

People of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory

By: Roberta Key Haldane

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Gold-Mining Boomtown

People of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory

By: Roberta Key Haldane

The town of White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, was born in 1879 when prospectors discovered gold at nearby Baxter Mountain. In Gold-Mining Boomtown, Roberta Key Haldane offers an intimate portrait of the southeastern New Mexico community by profiling more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its heyday. Today, fewer than a hundred people live in White Oaks. Its frontier incarnation, located a scant twenty-eight miles from the notorious Lincoln, is remembered largely because of its association with famous westerners. Billy the Kid and his gang were familiar visitors to the town. When a popular deputy was gunned down in 1880, the citizens resolved to rid their community of outlaws. Pat Garrett, running for sheriff of Lincoln County, was soon campaigning in White Oaks. But there was more to the town than gold mining and frontier violence. In addition to outlaws, lawmen, and miners, Haldane introduces readers to ranchers, doctors, saloonkeepers, and stagecoach owners. José Aguayo, a lawyer from an old Spanish family, defended Billy the Kid, survived the Lincoln County War, and moved to the White Oaks vicinity in 1890, where his family became famous for the goat cheese they sold to the town’s elite. Readers also meet a New England sea captain and his wife (a Samoan princess, no less), a black entrepreneur, Chinese miners, the “Cattle Queen of New Mexico,” and an undertaker with an international criminal past. The White Oaks that Haldane uncovers—and depicts with lively prose and more than 250 photographs—is a microcosm of the Old West in its diversity and evolution from mining camp to thriving burg to the near–ghost town it is today. Anyone interested in the history of the Southwest will enjoy this richly detailed account.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806188308

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9780806188300

New Jersey

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

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New Jersey

By: Roberta Wiener,James R. Arnold

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of New Jersey, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1664 and an epilogue on New Jersey today.

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Heinemann-Raintree Library

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0739868837

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Historic Saginaw Club

By: Roberta Morey and John Morey

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Historic Saginaw Club

By: Roberta Morey and John Morey

On April 18, 1889, a meeting was held for the purpose of organizing a social club for the local businessmen in Saginaw, Michigan. The organization was named the East Saginaw Club, and stock was sold at $100 a share. Bids were then submitted for property on which to build the clubhouse, and a site on Washington Avenue in downtown Saginaw was selected. The three-story building was to be an elegant setting for functions, with beautiful surroundings and walls that displayed wonderful and valuable artwork. In 1919, the original charter expired, the new articles of association were ratified, and a new name was chosen: the Saginaw Club. Today, the Saginaw Club has over 300 members and is known for its many traditions, particularly the club's annual toast to the office of the president of the United States.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467104116

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9781467104111

Reframing Culture

The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

By: William Uricchio,Roberta E. Pearson

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Reframing Culture

The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

By: William Uricchio,Roberta E. Pearson

The works of Shakespeare and Dante or the figures of George Washington and Moses do not often enter into popular conceptions of the silent cinema, yet, between 1907 and 1910, the Vitagraph Company frequently used such material in producing "quality" films that promulgated "respectable" culture. William Uricchio and Roberta Pearson situate these films in an era of immigration, labor unrest, and mainstream American xenophobia, in order to explore the cultural views promoted by the films and the ways the audiences--the middle classes as well as workers and immigrants--related to what they saw. The authors associate the production of quality films with a top-down forging of cultural consensus on issues such as patriotism and morality, and reveal the surprising bottom-up negotiations of these films' "meanings.". Devoting chapters to the literary, historical, and biblical subjects used by Vitagraph, this book draws upon plays, pageants, school textbooks, and even product advertisements to illuminate the conditions of cinematic production and reception. It provides a detailed look at one aspect of the film industry's transformation from "despised cheap amusement" to the nation's dominant mass medium, while showing how cultural elites engaged in a struggle similar to that of today's American academy over the literary canon and national value systems. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400863635

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9781400863631

Seize the Moment, Share the Message

And God Will Change Lives

By: Roberta Kuhne

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Seize the Moment, Share the Message

And God Will Change Lives

By: Roberta Kuhne

Primarily for women, this book sensitively addresses Christians' fears of not having the right personality, spiritual gifts or circumstances to share the Gospel. Helps readers tap into God-given gifts/talents and witness to others.

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Multnomah

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159052859X

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Rider Haggard and the Fiction of Empire

A Critical Study of British Imperial Fiction

By: Wendy Roberta Katz,Wendy R. Katz

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Rider Haggard and the Fiction of Empire

A Critical Study of British Imperial Fiction

By: Wendy Roberta Katz,Wendy R. Katz

imperial history and politics, as well as to readers of Haggard. --Book Jacket.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521131138

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Ambiguous Locks

An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature

By: Roberta Milliken

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Ambiguous Locks

An Iconology of Hair in Medieval Art and Literature

By: Roberta Milliken

It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context the ways in which hair participates in construction of the female identity.

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McFarland

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0786487925

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9780786487929

Moving Into Adolescence

The Impact of Pubertal Change and School Context

By: Roberta G. Simmons,Dale A. Blyth

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Moving Into Adolescence

The Impact of Pubertal Change and School Context

By: Roberta G. Simmons,Dale A. Blyth

From the sociological point of view, adolescence traditionally has been described as a period of physical maturity and social immaturity. Adolescents reach physical adulthood before they are capable of functioning well in adult social roles. The disjunction between physical capabilities and socially allowed independence and power and the concurrent status ambiguities are viewed as stressful for the adolescent in modern Western society. It has been assumed that the need to disengage from parents during these years will result in high levels of rebellion and parent-child conflict. Moving into Adolescence follows students as they make a major life course transition from childhood into early adolescence. Substantial controversy has been generated within the behavioral sciences concerning the difficulty of adolescence as a transitional period. On the one hand, there are those who characterize the period as an exceptionally and necessarily stressful time in the life course. On the other hand, many investigators treat this view of adolescence as their straw man. To them, the supposed tumult of adolescence is just that--supposed and mythical. The purpose of this book is to study the transition from childhood into early and middle adolescence in order to investigate change along a wide variety of psychosocial dimensions with a particular focus on the self-image. The authors investigate the impact of timing of pubertal change and also the movement from an intimate, elementary school context into a large-scale secondary school environment. The first major movement into a large-scale organizational context may cause difficulty for the child, as may the dramatic changes of puberty. In addition, gender differences and changes in gender differences are studied. Both short- and long-term consequences of transition are examined focusing on is the role of pubertal change and school transition.

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AldineTransaction

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0202303284

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Sacred Tropes: Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur'an as Literature and Culture

By: Roberta Sabbath

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Sacred Tropes: Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur'an as Literature and Culture

By: Roberta Sabbath

Contemporary sacred text scholarship has been stimulated by a number of intersecting trends: a surging interest in religion, sacred texts, and inspirational issues; burgeoning developments in and applications of literary theories; intensifying academic focus on diverse cultures whether for education or scholarship. Although much has been written individually about Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur’an, no collection combines an examination of all three. Sacred Tropes interweaves Tanakh, New Testament, and Qur’an essays. Contributors collectively and also often individually use mixed literary approaches instead of the older single theory strategy. Appropriate for classroom or research, the essays utilize a variety of literary theoretical lenses including environmental, cultural studies, gender, psychoanalytic, ideological, economic, historicism, law, and rhetorical criticisms through which to examine these sacred works.

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BRILL

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9047430964

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9789047430964

From Hell to Salvation

One Girl's Journey

By: Roberta M. Heck

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From Hell to Salvation

One Girl's Journey

By: Roberta M. Heck

Cheryl's childhood is full of love. Raised on the farm and the youngest of ten siblings, she worships God every Sunday and basks under the praise of her mother. But she has a tendency to look at the other side of life and wonder what it's like. The popular crowd is so glamorous and full of fun. Could their way of living be better than hers? When Cheryl moves into her first apartment, things begin to fall apart. No longer under the protection of her mother, she is independent now and that means she is in charge of making her own decisions. She starts hanging out with old schoolmates. When she realizes they are doing drugs, she throws caution to the wind and decides to try them. But drug addiction is not a pretty thing. Cheryl's life spirals out of control as she becomes not only a user, but a dealer. She thinks she can get herself out of this mess alone, yet those years of Sunday school and church worship tell her she needs to turn to the Lord. Listening to that small voice proves more difficult than she imagined, however, and her partying lifestyle may just lead her in the opposite direction.

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iUniverse

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1475940432

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9781475940435

Setting the Agenda

Jean Royce and the Shaping of Queen's University

By: Roberta Hamilton

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Setting the Agenda

Jean Royce and the Shaping of Queen's University

By: Roberta Hamilton

The biography of Jean Royce, Registrar of Queen's University for thrity-five years, provides a close look at the development and politics of a major Canadian university.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802036716

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9780802036711

The Treatment of Stuttering in the Young School Aged Child

By: Roberta Lees

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The Treatment of Stuttering in the Young School Aged Child

By: Roberta Lees

This practical text brings together well-known writers from the UK, USA and Australia. It sets out to discuss the assessment and treatment of the young school aged child who stutters, aged approx. 7 to 12 years. A number of differing treatment approaches for this client group are presented in the one volume. The contributors, as well as describing their treatment approaches, have considered the theoretical models on which their approaches are based and ways of measuring outcomes, an important topic in an age of evidence based practice. In order to gain a more comprehensive view of the school aged child, one chapter considers epidemiology of stuttering, whilst two chapters address the issue of concomitant problems such as other language problems and ADHD. This text is written for students and clinicians working with children who stutter. It will also be of interest to researchers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1861564864

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9781861564863

Twain, Alcott, and the Birth of the Adolescent Reform Novel

By: Roberta S. Trites

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Twain, Alcott, and the Birth of the Adolescent Reform Novel

By: Roberta S. Trites

Trites argues that Twain and Alcott wrote on similar topics because they were so deeply affected by the Civil War, by cataclysmic emotional and financial losses in their families, by their cultural immersion in the tenets of Protestant philosophy, and by sexual tensions that may have stimulated their interest in writing for adolescents, Trites demonstrates how the authors participated in a cultural dynamic that marked the changing nature of adolescence in America, provoking a literary sentiment that continues to inform young adult literature. Both intuited that the transitory nature of adolescence makes it ripe for expression about human potential for change and reform.

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University of Iowa Press

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1587297701

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9781587297700

Spookiest Stories Ever

Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts

By: Roberta Simpson Brown,Lonnie E. Brown

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Spookiest Stories Ever

Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts

By: Roberta Simpson Brown,Lonnie E. Brown

A collection of haunting tales set among the landscapes and landmarks of the Bluegrass State. Tree branches scratching at your window on a stormy April night . . . The hot, sticky oppression of a stifling summer’s day . . . November leaves rustling as a chill sneaks into your bones . . . The darkened days of winter . . . No matter what the season, it’s always a good time for a ghost story. From masterful storytelling duo Roberta and Lonnie Brown comes Spookiest Stories Ever: Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts, a creepy collection of tales from their home state. Featuring familiar Kentucky landmarks such as the Palace Theater and the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, these accounts from across the commonwealth are sure to put a tingle in the reader’s spine. These notable stories, including tales of the “chime child” who can see and talk to ghosts, graveside appearances, and the Spurlington Witch of Taylor County, occur in all four seasons and come from every corner of Kentucky. An essential part of the American storytelling tradition, these ghost stories will delight those who love getting goose bumps all year long.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813139473

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9780813139470

Eloquent Gestures

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

By: Roberta Pearson

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Eloquent Gestures

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

By: Roberta Pearson

Pearson writes beautifully, clearly, and entertainingly (with a touch of sardonic sarcasm here and there). This is the single best work centering on performance in film that I have read."—Thomas Gunning, author of D. W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film

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0520073665

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