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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge

By: Sheila Weller

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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge

By: Sheila Weller

A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid—and brilliant—Carrie Fisher In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller—with heart and a profound feeling for the times—gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of our time: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher. Weller traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christmas 2016. Her mother was the spunky and adorable Debbie Reynolds; her father, the heartthrob crooner Eddie Fisher. When Eddie ran off with Elizabeth Taylor, the scandal thrust little Carrie Frances into a bizarre spotlight, gifting her with an irony and an aplomb that would resonate throughout her life. We follow Fisher’s acting career, from her debut in Shampoo, the hit movie that defined mid-1970s Hollywood, to her seizing of the plum female role in Star Wars, which catapulted her to instant fame. We explore her long, complex relationship with Paul Simon and her relatively peaceful years with the talent agent Bryan Lourd. We witness her startling leap—on the heels of a near-fatal overdose—from actress to highly praised, bestselling author, the Dorothy Parker of her place and time. Weller sympathetically reveals the conditions that Fisher lived with: serious bipolar disorder and an inherited drug addiction. Still, despite crises and overdoses, her life’s work—as an actor, a novelist and memoirist, a script doctor, a hostess, and a friend—was prodigious and unique. As one of her best friends said, “I almost wish the expression ‘one of a kind’ didn’t exist, because it applies to Carrie in a deeper way than it applies to others.” Sourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher’s life, Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge is an empathic and even-handed portrayal of a woman who—as Princess Leia, but mostly as herself—was a feminist heroine, one who died at a time when we need her blazing, healing honesty more than ever.

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Sarah Crichton Books

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0374717729

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9780374717728

Sir William Rooke Creswell and the Foundation of the Australian Navy

By: Sheila Dwyer

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Sir William Rooke Creswell and the Foundation of the Australian Navy

By: Sheila Dwyer

The six Australian colonies united on 1st January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia. One of the reasons given for this federation was that the Commonwealth could provide a common defence. William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without a navy. He saw no point in having a 70,000 strong army if only one enemy battleship could destroy port cities and disrupt maritime trade and sea communications. Creswell was not alone in his campaign to establish a navy for Australia but he was the one constant advocate throughout the years from his first proposals on a navy for Australia in 1886 to when the first ships of the Australian Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in October 1913.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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144385882X

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9781443858823

Black Valley Farm

An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller

By: Sheila Bugler

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Black Valley Farm

An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller

By: Sheila Bugler

The truth could ruin everything. A decade ago, the bodies of nine people were discovered at Black Valley Farm. The only suspect vanished without a trace. Clare has spent ten years living a lie, but a new podcast on the murders threatens to bring her carefully built life crashing down. Because someone else has listened to the podcast. Someone who knows Clare is lying, and who will stop at nothing to ensure the truth never comes to light. An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller. Perfect for fans of C. L. Taylor, Tim Weaver and T Orr. Munro. Praise for Black Valley Farm ‘Black Valley Farm kept me turning the pages and with intricate plotting and memorable characters this is a thrilling read.’ Patricia Gibney, author of the Detective Lottie Parker Series ‘Chilling and compulsive, this darkly menacing tale is full of suspense that keeps on building – everything you want from a crime thriller.’ Marion Todd, author of the DI Clare Mackay Series ‘A dark visceral thriller where nobody and nothing is what it seems. Bugler has evoked a terrifying world where power over the most needy leads to the most shocking outcomes.’ Graham Bartlett, author of Force of Hate ‘Twisting and shocking. A sinister community, dangerous politics and a host of complex characters make this heart-thumping thriller a truly engrossing read.’ Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved ‘The twists keep coming... The final resolution is so perfect it moved me to tears.’ Chris Curran, author of When the Lights go out ‘Wow! What a great book. I loved every moment of it. Just when I thought I had it all figured out (yet again) there was another twist.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Black Valley Farm is a fascinating read, and the plot kept me turning the pages well into the night. I thought I figured it out, but the author weaved in some good twists that proved me wrong!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A fresh new take on a thriller! I couldn’t put this one down and highly recommend it!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Fantastic! I thought the plot was excellent, and there are a couple of twists in the story that you don’t expect.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Completely mesmerising. I was hooked from the first page. You will think you have this figured out but it gets real twisty. Just fantastic.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

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Canelo

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1800327331

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9781800327337

What Are You Doing Here?

By: Sheila McNeill

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What Are You Doing Here?

By: Sheila McNeill

After my tenure as national president of the Navy League and after I think, perhaps, I have nothing to prove, I was wrong. I am asked to speak at the annual Thursday night dinner of the Submarine Veterans of WWII in November 2008. I came in at the last minute and sat down at the designated table full of submarine veterans and their wives. I was the last one to sit down. The submarine veteran next to me listens while we visit at the table for a few minutes and then turns to me and says, "What are you doing here? You don't know anything about us. You aren't a submariner. Why should you be speaking to us?" And I thought, Here we go again.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644249545

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9781644249543

Hanging Out

The Radical Power of Killing Time

By: Sheila Liming

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Hanging Out

The Radical Power of Killing Time

By: Sheila Liming

A smart and empowering book about the simple art of hanging out ... and of taking back our social lives from the deadening whirl of contemporary life. Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adults, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out—in groups, online, at parties, at work. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time makes an intelligent case for the importance of this most casual of social structures, and shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance all on its own.

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Melville House

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1685890059

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9781685890056

Dante's Sacred Poem

Flesh and the Centrality of the Eucharist to The Divine Comedy

By: Sheila J. Nayar

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Dante's Sacred Poem

Flesh and the Centrality of the Eucharist to The Divine Comedy

By: Sheila J. Nayar

Arguing that the consecrated body in the Eucharist is one of the central metaphors structuring The Divine Comedy, this book is the first comprehensive exploration of the theme of transubstantiation across Dante's epic poem. Drawing attention first to the historical and theological tensions inherent in ideas of transubstantiation that rippled through Western culture up to the early fourteenth century, Sheila Nayar engages in a Eucharistic reading of both the "flesh" allusions and "metamorphosis" motifs that thread through the entirety of Dante's poem. From the cannibalistic resonances of the Ugolino episode in the Inferno to the Corpus Christi-like procession seminal to Purgatory, Nayar demonstrates how these sacrifice- and Host-related metaphors, allusions, and tropes lead directly and intentionally to the Comedy's final vision, that of the Eucharist itself. Arguing that the final revelation in Paradise is analogically "the Bread of Life," Nayar brings to the fore Christ's centrality (as sacrament) to The Divine Comedy-a reading that is certain to alter current-day thinking about Dante's poem.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441157476

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9781441157478

Report of the United States Tax Court, July 1, 2015 to December 31 2015

By: Murphy, Sheila A.

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Report of the United States Tax Court, July 1, 2015 to December 31 2015

By: Murphy, Sheila A.

Report of the United States Tax Court, July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Volume 145

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Government Printing Office

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0160934575

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9780160934575

Autonomy, Consent and the Law

By: Sheila A.M. McLean

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Autonomy, Consent and the Law

By: Sheila A.M. McLean

The notion that consent based on the concept of autonomy, underpins a good or beneficent medical intervention is deeply rooted in the jurisprudence of most countries throughout the world. Autonomy, Consent and the Law examines these notions in the UK, Australia and the US, and critiques the way in which autonomy and consent are treated in bioethics and law.

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Routledge

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1135219052

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9781135219055

Loss and Bereavement

By: Sheila Payne

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Loss and Bereavement

By: Sheila Payne

How have people sought to understand loss and bereavement? What are the current theoretical approaches to loss and bereavement? What are the implications of these approaches for interventions? This book aims to provide students with an understanding of important theoretical perspectives and specific models of adaptation to loss. It is assumed that loss and change are normal processes which occur within a social and cultural context, and the reader is introduced to historical and cultural perspectives which illustrate the diversity of approaches to loss. Major theoretical perspectives are explored to enable students to understand their origins and influence. The authors go on to review the development of common models used to conceptualise individual reactions to loss and provide a critique of these models, highlighting the assumptions that underpin them. Finally, they discuss how these conceptual models have actually been used in clinical and community interventions. This is a comprehensive text describing the variety of approaches available to understand the process of loss and bereavement.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335232523

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9780335232529

Bring Judgment Day

Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies

By: Sheila Curran Bernard

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Bring Judgment Day

Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies

By: Sheila Curran Bernard

Known worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889-1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous - as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent twice won him pardons. But, as this deeply researched book shows, these stories were shaped by the white folklorists who 'discovered' Lead Belly and, along with reporters, recording executives, and radio and film producers, introduced him to audiences beyond the South. Through a revelatory examination of arrest, trial, and prison records; sharecropping reports; oral histories; newspaper articles; and more, author Sheila Curran Bernard replaces myth with fact, offering a stunning indictment of systemic racism in the Jim Crow era of the United States and the power of narrative to erase and distort the past.

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1009117467

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9781009117463

Book-keeping and Accounts

By: Frank Wood,Sheila Robinson

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Book-keeping and Accounts

By: Frank Wood,Sheila Robinson

Now going into its 9th edition, the successful textbook Book-keeping and Accounts is a vital guide for students undertaking studies of book-keeping and accounting for the first time. Through its gradual introduction of topics, explanation of technical terminology in a clear, easy to understand way, this text provides an accessible and reliable guide for any student in their undergraduate career. New to this edition: · Fully compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with current IFRS terminology. · Questions and exercises to test your understanding and help with revision. · Selected chapters amended and re-structured. · Full explanation of HMRC changes in VAT relating to cash discounts. · Illustrations and diagrams to help explain key concepts. · Updated ‘learning objectives’ and ‘chapter summaries’, to reflect developments in the financial environment · Easy to understand to double entry book-keeping using the ‘IN’ and ‘OUT’ approach. With its highly regarded authorship this text is used by lecturers for teaching students undertaking the following qualifications and examinations; Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), International Association of Book-keepers (IAB), A Level Accounting, Oxford Cambridge and Royal Society of Arts (OCR), and as a general foundation text for personnel employed in the accountancy profession. Accompanying the text is a collection of resources to support both lecturers and students which can be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/wood - For instructors : Solution’s manual, and Powerpoint slides - For students : Opportunities to practise and additional support with our companion website

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Pearson UK

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1292129204

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9781292129204

Wicked Denver

Mile-High Misdeeds and Malfeasance

By: Sheila O'Hare,Alphild Dick

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Wicked Denver

Mile-High Misdeeds and Malfeasance

By: Sheila O'Hare,Alphild Dick

The Mile-High City was never above fatal bar brawls, poison plots or any of the other transgressions history would like to ignore. From the moment it sprang from the frontier, Denver was a hotbed of violent money disputes, acts of criminal insanity and every manner of wickedness associated with street and saloon life. Men posed as women while committing crimes, and murderous madams left trails of scarred girls and ruined lives. Some sordid tales are common Mile-High lore, like the case of the Denver Strangler, while others, like the Capitol Hill Slugger, who plagued the well-to-do neighborhood at the turn of the century, have disappeared from note...until now. Follow Sheila O'Hare and Alphild Dick through the tantalizing and wicked tales that undeniably sculpted the city.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614236674

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9781614236672

Insiders' Guide® to the Hudson River Valley

By: Sheila Buff

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Insiders' Guide® to the Hudson River Valley

By: Sheila Buff

The Hudson River Valley—rich in history, art and architecture, farms and towns - brings many people to its environs—to visit, but also to live. Insiders' Guide® to the Hudson River Valley is your comprehensive source and guide to the magnificent area of New York State north of New York City. The author's knowledge of the area gives you access to tips and facts essential to your experience. The publication of the first edition of this guide coincides with the 2009 Quadcentennial Celebration marking the voyages of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762755695

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9780762755691

Canadian Cultural Poesis

Essays on Canadian Culture

By: Garry Sherbert,Sheila Petty,Annie Gérin

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Canadian Cultural Poesis

Essays on Canadian Culture

By: Garry Sherbert,Sheila Petty,Annie Gérin

Annotation Examining culture as social identity, this collection explores issues such as gender, technology, cultural ethnicity, and regionalism in four general areas: the media, individual and national identity, languages, and cultural dissent.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889204861

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9780889204867

Markets and the Environment, Second Edition

By: Nathaniel O. Keohane,Sheila M. Olmstead

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Markets and the Environment, Second Edition

By: Nathaniel O. Keohane,Sheila M. Olmstead

A clear grasp of economics is essential to understanding why environmental problems arise and how we can address them. ... Now thoroughly revised with updated information on current environmental policy and real-world examples of market-based instruments .... The authors provide a concise yet thorough introduction to the economic theory of environmental policy and natural resource management. They begin with an overview of environmental economics before exploring topics including cost-benefit analysis, market failures and successes, and economic growth and sustainability. Readers of the first edition will notice new analysis of cost estimation as well as specific market instruments, including municipal water pricing and waste disposal. Particular attention is paid to behavioral economics and cap-and-trade programs for carbon."--Publisher's web site.

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Island Press

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1610916077

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9781610916073

Unconditional Love in Sun Valley

Pets and Their People

By: Sheila Liermann

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Unconditional Love in Sun Valley

Pets and Their People

By: Sheila Liermann

Read interviews with people about there beloved pets.

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0964942828

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9780964942820

The Development of Children

By: Cynthia Lightfoot,Michael Cole,Sheila R. Cole

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The Development of Children

By: Cynthia Lightfoot,Michael Cole,Sheila R. Cole

Rev. ed. of: Development of children / Michael Cole, Sheila R. Cole, Cynthia Lightfoot. c2005. 5th ed.

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Macmillan

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1429202254

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9781429202251

Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Third Edition

By: David B. Oppenheimer,Sheila R. Foster,Sora Y. Han,Richard T. Ford

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Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Third Edition

By: David B. Oppenheimer,Sheila R. Foster,Sora Y. Han,Richard T. Ford

This revised and updated casebook comprehensively compares the U.S. legal approach to problems of inequality and discrimination with the approaches of a variety of other legal systems around the world.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1788979214

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9781788979214

Zoo Animals

Behaviour, Management, and Welfare

By: Geoff Hosey,Vicky Melfi,Sheila Pankhurst

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Zoo Animals

Behaviour, Management, and Welfare

By: Geoff Hosey,Vicky Melfi,Sheila Pankhurst

Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject, whether as a student or as a zoo professional.

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Oxford University Press

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0199693528

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9780199693528

Navigating Argument: A Guidebook to Academic Writing

By: Sheila Morton

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Navigating Argument: A Guidebook to Academic Writing

By: Sheila Morton

Written for Tusculum College students, this guidebook will help you to navigate the often-confusing and tangled paths of academic writing. From your freshman composition sequence through your senior seminar course, you should plan to use the strategies taught in this book to complete a variety of writing assignments including rhetorical analyses, standard arguments, research papers, annotated bibliographies, and proposals. Each chapter will walk you through the steps necessary to navigate these different writing types. Additionally, you will be introduced to the writing process, including methods of prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. This process will help you in any kind of writing you undertake.

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Lulu.com

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1312253843

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9781312253841

Ramlin Rose

The Boatwoman's Story

By: Sheila Stewart

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Ramlin Rose

The Boatwoman's Story

By: Sheila Stewart

From the turn of the century to the late 1950s, horse-drawn narrow boats were a familiar sight on Britain's canals. Carrying a wide variety of cargoes to such destinations as the Potteries, the textile mills of Lancashire, the papermills of London, the colleges of Oxford, they struggled on against increasing competition from rail and road traffic to maintain their place in the country's economy. Yet, little has been recorded about the lives of the canal families, and in particular, the women.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192853023

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9780192853028

North Carolina

By: Sheila Turnage

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North Carolina

By: Sheila Turnage

Covering cities, states, and regions of the United States, these richly illustrated handbooks capture the character and culture of important American destinations, along with topical essays, color maps, and capsule reviews of restaurants and hotels.

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Compass America Guides

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1400009049

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9781400009046

How to Grow as a Musician

What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed

By: Sheila E. Anderson

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How to Grow as a Musician

What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed

By: Sheila E. Anderson

Professional musicians tell how they developed as artists, how they approach performance, and how they handle the business side of the business—offering solace and heartfelt inspiration along the way. How to Grow as a Musician is packed with candid advice on everything from overcoming failure to the art of writing a song to doing that all—important "ego check." It also covers such vital practical areas as the role of contracts, self—promotion, getting and keeping gigs, and managing money. A special self—evaluation lets readers assess whether they have what they need to succeed in the music business.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621531090

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9781621531098

JMP Start Statistics

A Guide to Statistics and Data Analysis Using JMP, Sixth Edition

By: John Sall,Mia L. Stephens,Ann Lehman,Sheila Loring

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JMP Start Statistics

A Guide to Statistics and Data Analysis Using JMP, Sixth Edition

By: John Sall,Mia L. Stephens,Ann Lehman,Sheila Loring

This book provides hands-on tutorials with just the right amount of conceptual and motivational material to illustrate how to use the intuitive interface for data analysis in JMP. Each chapter features concept-specific tutorials, examples, brief reviews of concepts, step-by-step illustrations, and exercises. Updated for JMP 13, JMP Start Statistics, Sixth Edition includes many new features, including: The redesigned Formula Editor. New and improved ways to create formulas in JMP directly from the data table or dialogs. Interface updates, including improved menu layout. Updates and enhancements in many analysis platforms. New ways to get data into JMP and to save and share JMP results. Many new features that make it easier to use JMP.

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SAS Institute

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1629608769

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9781629608761

The Women of Faith Daily Devotional

By: Patsy Clairmont,Barbara Johnson,Marilyn Meberg,Luci Swindoll,Sheila Walsh,Thelma Wells

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The Women of Faith Daily Devotional

By: Patsy Clairmont,Barbara Johnson,Marilyn Meberg,Luci Swindoll,Sheila Walsh,Thelma Wells

A Year-Long Celebration of Faith Sometimes an encouraging word can turn your whole day around. Other times, all you need is a good laugh. Then there are times a personal insight lets you know that you are not alone. Or a bit of wisdom connects God's Word to your everyday life. You'll find them all in the Women of Faith Daily Devotional. This beautiful, warmly written book illuminates twelve aspects of faith that will help you start the year with hope and finish it in peace. With 366 brand new devotions, the Women of Faith Daily Devotional is filled with the best heart-to-heart writings of six women who have strengthened and inspired thousands of readers. Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Thelma Wells open up their lives to share with you the bright, the amusing, the painful, and the hard-won wisdom they contain. You'll treasure this wise and encouraging book. Spend a quiet moment with it each day to renew your spirit and connect with God.

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Zondervan

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0310864860

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9780310864868

Purely Positive Training

Companion to Competition

By: Sheila Booth

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Purely Positive Training

Companion to Competition

By: Sheila Booth

Train your dog the positive way. Includes how to raise a puppy positively, how to build a strong relationship, manners training, teaching a really reliable recall, and how to train effectively without force. Special instructions in each section for companion dogs, competition obedience, agility and Schutzhund. Clearly explains both theory and technique, including The Golden Rule and The Ten Commandments of positive training. Easy-to-follow directions to teach sit, down, stand, heel, recall, finish, retrieving, jumping and send away. Special chapter on preparing for successful competition. Written with love of dogs and an understanding of training.

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Dogwise Publishing

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0966302001

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9780966302004

Fife Folk Tales

By: Sheila Kinninmonth

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Fife Folk Tales

By: Sheila Kinninmonth

Storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Scottish Kings and Queens, saints and sinners, witches and wizards, ghosts and giants, broonies, fools and tricksters – all as fantastical and powerful as the landscape they inhabit. Retold in an engaging style, and richly illustrated with unique line drawings, these humorous, clever and enchanting folk tales are sure to be enjoyed and shared time and again.

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The History Press

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075098192X

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9780750981927

Collaborative Law

A New Model for Dispute Resolution

By: Sheila M. Gutterman

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Collaborative Law

A New Model for Dispute Resolution

By: Sheila M. Gutterman

Collaborative Law: A New Model for Dispute Resolution is the most comprehensive book available on this innovative process. Created for attorneys and professionals who want to learn more about this alternative method of resolving disputes, it is filled with practical information that will enhance your understanding and give you the tools you need to successfully implement the collaborative law process in your business. Book jacket.

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Bradford Publishing Company

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1883726956

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9781883726959

Islamic Calligraphy

By: Blair Sheila Blair

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Islamic Calligraphy

By: Blair Sheila Blair

Joint Winner of the 2007 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize for Middle Eastern StudiesThis stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western art, being the first reference work on the art of beautiful writing in Arabic script.The extensive use of writing is a hallmark of Islamic civilization. Calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing, became one of the main methods of artistic expression from the seventh century to the present in almost all regions from the far Maghrib, or Islamic West, to India and beyond. Arabic script was adopted for other languages from Persian and Turkish to Kanembu and Malay. Sheila S. Blair's groundbreaking book explains this art form to modern readers and shows them how to identify, understand and appreciate its varied styles and modes. The book is designed to offer a standardized terminology for identifying and describing various styles of Islamic calligraphy and to help Westerners appreciate why calligraphy has long been so important in Islamic civilization.The argument is enhanced by the inclusion of more than 150 colour illustrations, as well as over a hundred black-and-white details that highlight the salient features of the individual scripts and hands. Examples are chosen from dated or datable examples with secure provenance, for the problem of forgeries and copies (both medieval and modern) is rampant. The illustrations are accompanied by detailed analyses telling the reader what to look for in determining both style and quality of script.This beautiful new book is an ideal reference for anyone with an interest in Islamic art.Key Features* Written by the world's leading expert on Islamic calligraphy* Includes c.150 colour illustrations* Comprehensive: covers the art of calligraphy throughout Islamic civilisation, from the 7thc. to the present* The first volume to explain this art form to modern readers, guiding them in the identification, understanding and appreciation of its varied style

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Hallucinogens: Unreal Visions

By: Sheila Nelson

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Hallucinogens: Unreal Visions

By: Sheila Nelson

Seeing things that aren't really there, thinking thoughts you would never normally have thought— hallucinogenic drugs work on the body by altering the way a person thinks, feels, or experiences reality. Some of these drugs are found in nature, while others are created in laboratories. All of them can have dangerous short-term and long-term effects. Hallucinogens: Unreal Visions tells the long history of these drugs. Because of the effects hallucinogens have on perceptions, people have often believed these drugs were showing them deeper meanings about the world or helping them connect with gods or their own unconscious minds. Hallucinogens, however, can be extremely dangerous. While legitimate medical or therapeutic uses may be found for these drugs in the future, taking them with friends or alone could be extremely dangerous or even deadly. This book will tell you more.

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Simon and Schuster

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1422292967

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Difficult Conversations

How to Discuss What Matters Most

By: Douglas Stone,Bruce Patton,Sheila Heen

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Difficult Conversations

How to Discuss What Matters Most

By: Douglas Stone,Bruce Patton,Sheila Heen

From the Harvard Negotiation Project—which brought you the megabestseller GETTING TO YES—this practical guide will help you handle your most difficult conversations with confidence and skill Whether dealing with an underperforming employee or a challenging colleague, disagreeing with your spouse about money or child-rearing, negotiating with a client, or simply saying "No," "I'm sorry," or "I love you," we attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day. No matter how competent we are, we all have conversations that cause anxiety and frustration. This book can help. Based on almost thirty years of research, Difficult Conversations walks you through a step-by-step approach for how to have your toughest conversations with less stress and more success. You'll learn how to: • Decipher the underlying structure and challenge of every difficult conversation • Raise tough issues without triggering defensiveness • Manage strong emotions—yours and theirs • Keep your balance no matter how the other person responds • Get to the heart of the matter in ways that promote learning and build relationships Filled with examples from everyday life, this third edition is thoroughly updated and addresses issues such as race, culture, gender, power, social media, and communicating via technology as we talk to one another across the world—and across worldviews. With constructive communication an ever more critical need in personal, professional, and public life, Difficult Conversations is a classic you will turn to again and again for powerful, practical advice.

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Penguin

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014313759X

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Martello Towers

By: Sheila Sutcliffe

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Martello Towers

By: Sheila Sutcliffe

Martello Towers--those squat, circular buildings on lonely stretches of coastline--have been part of the seaside scene for over 150 years. This book describes how and why they were built, their history, and what they are used for today.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838613136

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The Nazi Symbiosis

Human Genetics and Politics in the Third Reich

By: Sheila Faith Weiss

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The Nazi Symbiosis

Human Genetics and Politics in the Third Reich

By: Sheila Faith Weiss

The Faustian bargain—in which an individual or group collaborates with an evil entity in order to obtain knowledge, power, or material gain—is perhaps best exemplified by the alliance between world-renowned human geneticists and the Nazi state. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? The Nazi Symbiosis offers a nuanced account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Exploring the ethical and professional consequences for the scientists involved as well as the political ramifications for Nazi racial policies, Sheila Faith Weiss places genetics and eugenics in their larger international context. In questioning whether the motives that propelled German geneticists were different from the compromises that researchers from other countries and eras face, Weiss extends her argument into our modern moment, as we confront the promises and perils of genomic medicine today.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226891798

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9780226891798

London 1753

By: Sheila O'Connell

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London 1753

By: Sheila O'Connell

Published to accompany a major exhibition celebrating the 250th birthday of the British Museum, a portrait of London in 1753 reveals the city's life through its objects--prints and coins, paintings and trade cards, pub signs and drawings--and explores the characteristics and idiosyncracies of London in three essays by leading scholars.

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David R. Godine Publisher

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1567922473

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9781567922479

Timbuktu

The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold

By: Marq De Villiers,Sheila Hirtle

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Timbuktu

The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold

By: Marq De Villiers,Sheila Hirtle

The first book for general readers about the storied past of one of the world’s most fabled cities. Timbuktu — the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place, even though the city’s glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind’s treasures. Founded in the early 1100s by Tuareg nomads who called their camp “Tin Buktu,” it became, within two centuries, a wealthy metropolis and a nexus of the trans-Saharan trade. Salt from the deep Sahara, gold from Ghana, and money from slave markets made it rich. In part because of its wealth, Timbuktu also became a centre of Islamic learning and religion, boasting impressive schools and libraries that attracted scholars from Alexandria, Baghdad, Mecca, and Marrakech. The arts flourished, and Timbuktu gained near-mythic stature around the world, capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more. The ancient city was invaded by a Moroccan army in 1600, beginning its long decline; since then, it has been seized by Tuareg nomads and a variety of jihadists, in addition to enduring a terrible earthquake, several epidemics, and numerous famines. Perhaps no other city in the world has been as golden — and as deeply tarnished — as Timbuktu. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu’s fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551992779

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Glorious Incomprehensible

The Development of Blake's Kabbalistic Language

By: Sheila A. Spector

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Glorious Incomprehensible

The Development of Blake's Kabbalistic Language

By: Sheila A. Spector

Traces the evolution of hebraic etymologies and mystical grammars as indicators of a profound shift in Blake's subjective consciousness from the earliest prose tracts, worked on before 1790, to the last years of his life, when he was still completing 'Jerusalem'.

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Bucknell University Press

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0838754694

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