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The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

By: Shirley Freitas

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The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

By: Shirley Freitas

As disaster bears down on a rural California county, sordid truths about century-old crimes threaten a community in crisis . . . Like much of rural California in 1985, Piñon County is on the brink of ecological and economic disaster. The forests are overgrown and frighteningly dry, the mill at the center of the community is closing, and real estate moguls plan to take full advantage. Furthermore, relationships are strained when historical records reveal shameful details about arson and murder committed in 1888 . . . And as a wildfire bears down, the past and present collide, and this tight knit community desperately tries to cope with spousal abuse, racism, bigotry, adultery . . . and the imminent threat both to and from nature. But who will survive to tell their tale, and who will fall victim to fate? The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight is a beautifully told and evocative novel rich in atmosphere, depicting devastating dangers to both the human spirit and the environment—while leaving us hopeful for the future by showing what love and friendship can do. “A revealing and deeply personal novel . . . Freitas deftly brings the reader into the heart of the political and emotional relationships, a saga of Hardy-esque proportions, and the slow, intense build of the plot. . . . A must-read!” —Roccie Hill, author of The Blood of My Mother

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150409963X

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The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

By: Shirley Freitas

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Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde

By: Shirley Mangini

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Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde

By: Shirley Mangini

The first book in English on Maruja Mallo, this volume is an insightful examination of the life and work of this seminal artist of the Spanish avant-garde. Previously sidelined by a culture that treated women as "insider-outsiders" and by her own mythmaking, Mallo no longer can be viewed as simply a muse to famous counterparts such as Salvador Dal?nd Federico Garc?Lorca; her role has been re-contextualized to demonstrate that she was a driving force in the flowering of Spanish culture through the 1920s and 1930s. The analysis of Mallo's unique life and extraordinary art is set against the complicated social and political backdrop of interwar Madrid. This book highlights the struggle of Mallo and other women artists against the rampant misogyny of both Spanish culture and the avant-garde community of the time. The effects of the Spanish Civil War are also analyzed-in Mallo's case, Franco's victory forced her into exile in South America for almost 30 years, with profound effects on her art and her life. Added to this rich context, the author's numerous interviews with members of the Mallo family provide essential new background material. Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde recasts this artist as a vital figure in the heretofore all-male establishment of the Spanish artistic vanguard.

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273

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Routledge

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1351559095

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Futures of Anti-Racism

Paradoxes of Deracialization in Brazil, South Africa, Sweden, and the UK

By: Nikolay Zakharov,Shirley Anne Tate,Ian Law,Joaze Bernardino-Costa

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Futures of Anti-Racism

Paradoxes of Deracialization in Brazil, South Africa, Sweden, and the UK

By: Nikolay Zakharov,Shirley Anne Tate,Ian Law,Joaze Bernardino-Costa

This book assesses the nature and extent of the project of deracialisation required to counter the contemporary dynamics of racialisation across four varieties of modernity: Sweden, South Africa, Brazil and the UK, based on original research on each of the four country contexts. Since racism began to be recognised or identified as a problem, an assemblage of supra-national initiatives have been devised in the name of combatting, dismantling or reducing it. There has been a recent shift whereby such supra-national bodies move toward embedding strategies against racism within the framework of human rights and devolving such responsibility to other bodies at a national level. The authors bring together a team of international experts in this field, in order to compare the priorities and effectiveness of current strategic approaches in each national context, examining their relationalities and connecting these cases within a joint theoretical and methodological framework. Thus, this book contributes to theoretical knowledge on racialisation and deracialisation, produce a new data set on contemporary interventions and institutions and establish new principles and practice for national projects of deracialisation and anti-racism, building on cross-national learning.

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303

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Springer Nature

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3031144066

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9783031144066

The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, Second Edition

By: Sat Bir Khalsa,Lorenzo Cohen,Timothy McCall,Shirley Telles,Holger Cramer

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The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, Second Edition

By: Sat Bir Khalsa,Lorenzo Cohen,Timothy McCall,Shirley Telles,Holger Cramer

This fully updated compendium of research, history, scientific theory, and practice amalgamates various evidence-based research findings and their practical implications for professionals who use yoga or refer patients to yoga practice. Chapters cover the implementation of yoga for various illnesses and conditions from paediatrics to geriatrics. The expanded second edition includes updated contributions from leading biomedical researchers and therapists, brand new research on telemedicine, chronic pain, and mental health conditions, and a new chapter specifically on the implementation of yoga therapy in medical systems and healthcare with a focus on international perspectives and public perceptions. This second edition now includes a more narrative tone, a 'How to Read the Book' section, and a significantly expanded index to increase accessibility.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1839976616

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9781839976612

The Magic of Shirley Jackson

The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, Raising Demons, and Eleven Short Stories, including The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

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The Magic of Shirley Jackson

The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, Raising Demons, and Eleven Short Stories, including The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

This collection is a generous selection of Shirley Jackson's work, consisting of three complete books: The Bird's Nest, Life Among the Savages, Raising Demons, and eleven short stories--including the world-famous "The Lottery.

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753

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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146680050X

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9781466800502

Selected Works of Shirley Burke Oaks Vol.1

By: Shirley Burke Oaks

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Selected Works of Shirley Burke Oaks Vol.1

By: Shirley Burke Oaks

The short stories captured on these pages are snippets of a well-lived life. I gathered information like a thief through the years and then one lovely and sunny day, I put pen to paper, filled my mouth with ink and spat it all on paper. What fun I had with these, my precious little stories. I have a Blue Million more to write.

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Lulu.com

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1365785319

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9781365785313

Book's by Shirley Freitas

The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight

Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde

Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde

Futures of Anti-Racism

Futures of Anti-Racism

The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, Second Edition

The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care, Second Edition

The Magic of Shirley Jackson

The Magic of Shirley Jackson

Selected Works of Shirley Burke Oaks Vol.1

Selected Works of Shirley Burke Oaks Vol.1

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