Sylvia Wood's Books

An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders

The Alfred Bühler Collection, Museum Für Volkerkunde Basel

By: Sylvia Ohnemus

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An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders

The Alfred Bühler Collection, Museum Für Volkerkunde Basel

By: Sylvia Ohnemus

In 1931-32, Alfred Buhler (1900-81), who for many years was director of the Museum of Ethnology and the Swiss Museum of European Folklife, in Basel, assembled a unique collection documenting the culture of the Admiralty Islanders. The Admiralty Islands are located on the northern edge of the region of Melanesia, and today constitute the Manus province of the independent State of Papua New Guinea. In this book, commissioned by the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Sylvia Ohnemus for the first time presents the results of Alfred Buhler's collecting and study expedition, which she complements with her own contributions based on information gathered in the field.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824820843

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9780824820848

Multiculturalism and Magic Realism in Zadie Smith's Novel White Teeth: Between Fiction and Reality

By: Sylvia Hadjetian

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Multiculturalism and Magic Realism in Zadie Smith's Novel White Teeth: Between Fiction and Reality

By: Sylvia Hadjetian

Since the 1970s, there has been increasing concern with the impact of (post)colonialism on British identities and culture. White Teeth by Zadie Smith is the story of three families from three different cultural backgrounds, set mostly in multicultural London. The first part of this book provides an overview of the former British Empire, the Commonwealth and the history of Bangladesh, Jamaica and the Jews in England as relevant to White Teeth. Following this, the role of the (former) centre of London will be presented. Subsequently, definitions and postcolonial theories (Bhabha, Said etc.) shall be discussed.The focus of this book is on life in multicultural London. The main aspects analysed in these chapters deal with identity, the location where the novel is set and racism. A further aim of the book is a comparison between the fictional world of White Teeth and reality. One chapter is devoted to the question of magic realism and the novel's position between two worlds.In a summary, the writer hopes to convince the readers of the fascination felt when reading the novel and when plunging into the buzzing streets of contemporary multicultural London.

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Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)

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3954892421

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9783954892426

Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards

By: Sylvia E. Thornbush,Mary J. Thornbush

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Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards

By: Sylvia E. Thornbush,Mary J. Thornbush

his interdisciplinary reference work presents a linked consideration, to the reader, of physical- cultural (physicocultural) representations of headstones located in urban churchyards in England and Scotland. The geomorphology of landscapes relevant to these locations is explained with the help of detailed case studies from Oxford and Edinburgh. The integrated physicocultural approach addresses the conservation of the archaeological record and presents a cross-temporal perspective of landscape change – of the headstones as landforms in their landscape (as part of deathscapes). The physical record (of headstones) is examined in the context of both cultural representation and change. In this way, an integrated approach is employed that connects the physical (natural) and cultural (social) records kept by historians and archeologists over the years. Changing Landscapes in Urban British Churchyards is of interest to geomorphologists, historians and scholars interested in understanding landscaping studies and cultural nuance of specific historical urban sites in England and Scotland.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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9811441243

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9789811441240

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

By: Sylvia Plath

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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

By: Sylvia Plath

The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath—essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work. "A genuine literary event.... Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." —The New York Times Book Review Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. This new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life. Sixty percent of the book is material that has never before been made public, more fully revealing the intensity of the poet's personal and literary struggles, and providing fresh insight into both her frequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced down her demons.

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Anchor

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0307429504

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9780307429506

The British Soldier in America

A Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period

By: Sylvia R. Frey

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The British Soldier in America

A Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period

By: Sylvia R. Frey

This social history of the common British soldier in the American Revolution dispels myths and sheds new light on who fought for the Crown—and why. In this extensive study, Sylvia Frey surveys recruiting records, contemporary training manuals, statutes, and memoirs to provide insight into the soldier’s “life and mind.” In the process she reveals a great deal about the common soldier: his social origins and occupational background, his size, age, and general physical condition, his personal economics and daily existence. Her findings dispel the traditional assumption that the army was made up largely of criminals and social misfits. Special attention is given to soldiering as an occupation, and the moral and material factors which induced men to accept the high risks. Focusing on two of the major campaigns of the war—the Northern Campaign which culminated at Saratoga and the Southern Campaign which ended at Yorktown—Frey describes the human face of war, with particular emphasis on the physical and psychic strains of campaigning in the eighteenth century. Frey rejects the traditional assumption that soldiers were motivated to fight exclusively by fear and force and argues instead that the primary motivation to battle was generated by regimental esprit, which in the eighteenth century substituted for patriotism. After analyzing the sources of esprit, she concludes that it was the sustaining force for morale in a long and discouraging war.

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292749279

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9780292749276

Gender, Power and Political Speech

Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election

By: Deborah Cameron,Sylvia Shaw

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Gender, Power and Political Speech

Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election

By: Deborah Cameron,Sylvia Shaw

Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women and their male colleagues, as well as between the women themselves; it also discusses the way gender - and its relationship to language - was taken up as an issue in media coverage of the campaign.

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Springer

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1137587520

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9781137587527

The Milk of Birds

By: Sylvia Whitman

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The Milk of Birds

By: Sylvia Whitman

When a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs a fourteen-year-old Sudanese refugee with an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, the pen pals teach each other compassion and share a bond that bridges two continents.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442446838

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9781442446830

Perspectives on Play

Learning for Life

By: Avril Brock,Sylvia Dodds,Pam Jarvis,Yinka Olusoga

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Perspectives on Play

Learning for Life

By: Avril Brock,Sylvia Dodds,Pam Jarvis,Yinka Olusoga

This book presents a review and critical analysis of research in the field whilst exploring development in the early childhood years from a broad range of multi-disciplinary perspectives. Brock's approach will offer a dynamic perspective on the practice of play that will rival existing texts currently on the market, it will be a valuable asset for any student studying for an Early Childhood, Childhood, or Education Studies degree.

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Routledge

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1317864735

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9781317864738

Women of a Lesser Cost

Female Labour, Foreign Exchange and Philippine Dev

By: Sylvia Chant,Cathy McIlwaine

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Women of a Lesser Cost

Female Labour, Foreign Exchange and Philippine Dev

By: Sylvia Chant,Cathy McIlwaine

[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work

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Pluto Press

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0745309453

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9780745309453

Lichens of North America

By: Irwin M. Brodo,Sylvia Duran Sharnoff,Stephen Sharnoff,Canadian Museum of Nature

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Lichens of North America

By: Irwin M. Brodo,Sylvia Duran Sharnoff,Stephen Sharnoff,Canadian Museum of Nature

Lichens are a unique form of plant life, the product of a symbiotic association between an alga and a fungus. The beauty and importance of lichens have long been overlooked, despite their abundance and diversity in most parts of North America and elsewhere in the world. This stunning book--the first accessible and authoritative guidebook to lichens of the North American continent--fills the gap, presenting superb color photographs, descriptions, distribution maps, and keys for identifying the most common, conspicuous, or ecologically significant species. The book focuses on 805 foliose, fruticose, and crustose lichens (the latter rarely included in popular guidebooks) and presents information on another 700 species in the keys or notes; special attention is given to species endemic to North America. A comprehensive introduction discusses the biology, structure, uses, and ecological significance of lichens and is illustrated with 90 additional color photos and many line drawings. English names are provided for most species, and the book also includes a glossary that explains technical terms. This visually rich and informative book will open the eyes of nature lovers everywhere to the fascinating world of lichens.

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Yale University Press

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0300082495

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9780300082494

The Enchilada Queen Cookbook

Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens

By: Sylvia Casares,Dotty Griffith

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The Enchilada Queen Cookbook

Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens

By: Sylvia Casares,Dotty Griffith

Simple, flavor-changing tricks and 80 recipes for enchiladas, fajitas and classic side dishes for the home cook, by Silvia Casares, founder and chef of Texas' favorite Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen.

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Macmillan

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1250082919

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9781250082916

Pennsylvania Impressionism

By: William H. Gerdts,Sylvia Yount

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Pennsylvania Impressionism

By: William H. Gerdts,Sylvia Yount

This magnificent new book . . . has assembled a definitive collection of impressionistic works from the Bucks Country region of eastern Pennsylvania. . . . Excellent!"—Bloomsbury Review

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812237005

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9780812237009

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

Unlikely Champion of Women's Rights

By: Sylvia D. Hoffert

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Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

Unlikely Champion of Women's Rights

By: Sylvia D. Hoffert

A fascinating biography of the New York socialite who played a surprising role in the fight for suffrage. Born in the middle of the nineteenth century, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was known to be domineering, temperamental, and opinionated. She married two millionaires, and pressured her daughter to wed an aristocrat. This resolve to get her own way regardless of the consequences stood her in good stead when she joined the American woman suffrage movement in 1909. Thereafter, she used her wealth, her administrative expertise, and her social celebrity to help convince Congress to pass the 19th Amendment and then to persuade the exhausted leaders of the National Woman’s Party to initiate a worldwide equal rights campaign. In this book, Sylvia D. Hoffert argues that Belmont was a feminist visionary and that her financial support was crucial to the success of the suffrage and equal rights movements. She also shows how Belmont’s activism, and the money she used to support it, enriches our understanding of the personal dynamics of the American woman’s rights movement. Drawing upon and analyzing Belmont’s own memoirs, she illustrates how this determined woman went about the complex and collaborative process of creating her public self. “Engaging . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice

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Indiana University Press

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0253005604

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9780253005601

Globes

400 Years of Exploration, Navigation, and Power

By: Sylvia Sumira

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Globes

400 Years of Exploration, Navigation, and Power

By: Sylvia Sumira

The concept of the earth as a sphere has been around for centuries, emerging around the time of Pythagoras in the sixth century BC, and eventually becoming dominant as other thinkers of the ancient world, including Plato and Aristotle, accepted the idea. The first record of an actual globe being made is found in verse, written by the poet Aratus of Soli, who describes a celestial sphere of the stars by Greek astronomer Eudoxus of Cnidus (ca. 408–355 BC). The oldest surviving globe—a celestial globe held up by Atlas’s shoulders—dates back to 150 AD, but in the West, globes were not made again for about a thousand years. It was not until the fifteenth century that terrestrial globes gained importance, culminating when German geographer Martin Behaim created what is thought to be the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. In Globes: 400 Years of Exploration, Navigation, and Power, Sylvia Sumira, beginning with Behaim’s globe, offers a authoritative and striking illustrated history of the subsequent four hundred years of globe making. Showcasing the impressive collection of globes held by the British Library, Sumira traces the inception and progression of globes during the period in which they were most widely used—from the late fifteenth century to the late nineteenth century—shedding light on their purpose, function, influence, and manufacture, as well as the cartographers, printers, and instrument makers who created them. She takes readers on a chronological journey around the world to examine a wide variety of globes, from those of the Renaissance that demonstrated a renewed interest in classical thinkers; to those of James Wilson, the first successful commercial globe maker in America; to those mass-produced in Boston and New York beginning in the 1800s. Along the way, Sumira not only details the historical significance of each globe, but also pays special attention to their materials and methods of manufacture and how these evolved over the centuries. A stunning and accessible guide to one of the great tools of human exploration, Globes will appeal to historians, collectors, and anyone who has ever examined this classroom accessory and wondered when, why, and how they came to be made.

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University of Chicago Press

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022613914X

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9780226139142

The Sawdust Festival

By: Sylvia Snyder

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The Sawdust Festival

By: Sylvia Snyder

The Sawdust Festival is a real art festival in Laguna Beach. This is the setting for Sylvia Snyder's hilarious novel. Here are only a few of the artists in THE SAWDUST FESTIVAL. TERRENCE RUBEN, who has made himself an art studio in one of Laguna's numerous caves. He beach combs and makes collages of driftabilia. He also makes "Shmuck" buttons and gives them out as a way of dealing with his angers. ED HINKLE, whose wife left him with five children. He is overwhelmed until he learns that the Laguna Ballet Company trains boys free. Ed makes chairs out of trees. NATHAN MALACARO, the high school philosophy teacher who is trying to pick up some extra cash by selling ceramic frogs. MARVIN KELLY, a handsome gay man who erects Ferris wheels, etc out of metal rods. His partner is JEROME WICKET, who can never make up his mind about anything. Three teens are up to no good and steal from Terrence and Ed. They hide the art works on their family's yacht and send a ransom note to the artists. In a funny scene all the characters go to catch the thieves. You will laugh all the way through.

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iUniverse

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0595287247

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9780595287246

Too Far South

By: Sylvia Thomson

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Too Far South

By: Sylvia Thomson

From a bluff overlooking Mobile Bay, Caroline Colson reflects on a troubling and disturbing summer, filled with rumors of war. Although threats and rumors about the Yankees and secession from the Union continue to plague her village, Caroline still believes she lives too far south to be touched by war. Unfortunately, she could not be more wrong. When their young son dies in a tragic accident, Caroline's husband, Cameron, is lost within the darkness of overwhelming grief and blames a young slave named Edmund for the death. The boy is sent away from the house and from his mother, Bertha, a household slave, after the accident. The boy soon goes missing, which sends Bertha down a heartbreaking path to search for him, examine her life, and question her self-worth. Meanwhile, Caroline is left to battle her own grief and deal with Cameron, who has transformed into an angry, bitter man. As war begins, Cameron, a respected maritime lawyer and patriot, boards the CSS Alabama where his fate awaits. Too Far South tells the story of a Southern Alabama family's determination to survive the Civil War despite the blockade of Mobile Bay. The anxiety and apprehension of an invasion by the Federal fleet to encounter Confederate Forces in a battle for Mobile Bay, affected all.

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Archway Publishing

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1480804509

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9781480804500

The Woman Writer

The History of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists

By: Sylvia Kent

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The Woman Writer

The History of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists

By: Sylvia Kent

Since its creation in 1894 by Joseph Snell Wood, the Society of Women Writers & Journalists has attracted the company of many famous women writers, journalists, poets and playwrights. From its early days when at least 200 women applied to join, the Society has expanded to become a world-renowned body, with members both in the United Kingdom and abroad. To celebrate the centenary of the birth of the SWWJ's much-loved President of twenty-two years, Joyce Grenfell, the Society's archivist, Sylvia Kent, reveals the long and fascinating history of the Society. Not only is the evolution of the Society fully explored, but also the lives of many of its members have been thoroughly researched to paint a vivid picture of how the Society has gone from strength to strength. Accompanied by images of the Society's members, both past and present, this book will interest not only members of the SWWJ, but is a must-read for women writers everywhere.

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The History Press

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0750952628

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9780750952620

Lolly Willowes

By: Sylvia Townsend Warner

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Lolly Willowes

By: Sylvia Townsend Warner

THE WITCHY FEMINIST CLASSIC: The “beautifully written . . . extraordinary” story of an English spinster who rejects the life society has given her—and becomes a witch instead (Helen McDonald, New York Times Book Review). “Witty, eerie, tender.” —John Updike In Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner tells of an aging spinster’s struggle to break away from her controlling family—a classic story that she treats with cool feminist intelligence, while adding a dimension of the supernatural and strange. Warner is one of the outstanding and indispensable mavericks of 20th-century literature, a writer to set beside Djuna Barnes and Jane Bowles, with a subversive genius that anticipates the fantastic flights of such contemporaries as Angela Carter and Jeanette Winterson.

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New York Review of Books

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1590174054

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9781590174050

Encounters With Materials in Early Childhood Education

By: Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw,Sylvia Kind,Laurie L. M. Kocher

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Encounters With Materials in Early Childhood Education

By: Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw,Sylvia Kind,Laurie L. M. Kocher

Encounters with Materials in Early Childhood Education rearticulates understandings of materials—blocks of clay, sheets of paper, brushes and paints—to formulate what happens when we think with materials and apply them to early childhood development and classrooms. The book develops ways of thinking about materials that are more sustainable and insightful than what most children in the Western world experience today through capitalist narratives. Through a series of ethnographic events and engagement with existing ideas of relationality in the visual arts, feminist ethics, science studies, philosophy, and anthropology, Encounters with Materials in Early Childhood Education highlights how materials can be conceptualized as active participants in early childhood education and generators of human insight. A variety of examples show how educators, young children, and researchers have engaged in thinking with materials in early years classrooms and explore what materials are capable of in their encounters with other materials and with children. Please visit the companion website at www.encounterswithmaterials.com for additional features, including interviews with the authors and the teachers featured in the book, videos and photographs of the classroom narratives described in these pages, and an ongoing blog of the authors’ ethnographic notes.

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Routledge

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1317588576

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9781317588573

The Improbable Shepherd

Letters to my Grandkids

Sharing GodaEUR(tm)s Stories from the book of Genesis

By: Dr. Sylvia Galvez

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Letters to my Grandkids

Sharing GodaEUR(tm)s Stories from the book of Genesis

By: Dr. Sylvia Galvez

Letters to My Grandkids depicts the stories in the book of Genesis. The chapter letters are written in plain English and critiques to help my grandkids and others understand that our forefathers' family problems are still evident in our families today! Family issues are nothing new in the book of Genesis. Family separation in Genesis was prevalent because parents favored one child over another, there was sibling jealousy, greed among family members, and betrayal, which caused divisions in the families. Our world is suffering today because of the same problems that occurred in the book of Genesis. It is a sin to be stuck in anger toward a family member that causes division. The devil loves it! Family separation has become typical in our world. It is a crucial problem with families today. Families do not have to be separated and angry because of unresolved issues. If you say you love the Lord with all your heart and soul but hate your brother, sister, parents, and neighbors, then who do you think you are fooling? Yourselves! God said to love your neighbors, your family, and then yourself last. You will be rewarded. This book will share the stories and life problems in Genesis. God promised Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph that he would care for them and their families because they were faithful and loved unconditionally. And that promise also applies to you if you continue to be faithful like our patriarchs. This book will have you think before you decide to cause family separation. It will help you uncover past hurt and pain. It will humble your heart to forgive the ones that have hurt you!

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1639614613

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9781639614615

Arms Around Frank Richardson

By: Sylvia Colley

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Arms Around Frank Richardson

By: Sylvia Colley

The impact of traumatic childhood experience reverberates into the grown-up world of Frank, Alice and Henry – children from three families suffering the fall-out from their early life. Frank, a working-class boy abused by his step-father, Alice, physically disabled and frustrated, Henry, the less clever son of wealthy ambitious parents. From a rundown estate in Eastleigh, a small town in Darlington and an affluent Cotswold home, each character grapples with the life fate has handed them. Until by chance they all come together in adulthood, the repercussions are explosive. Spanning 30 years the scope of this novel is ambitious and the writing beautifully honed. Character and sense of place are masterfully achieved.

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Muswell Press

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1739966074

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9781739966072

Nano Materials

in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design

By: Sylvia Leydecker

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Nano Materials

in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design

By: Sylvia Leydecker

Nanotechnology is widely regarded as one of the twenty-first century’s key technologies, and its economic importance is sharply on the rise. In architecture and the construction industry it has potentials that are already usable today, especially the coating of surfaces to lend them functional characteristics such as increased tensile strength, self-cleaning capacity, fire resistance, and others. Additives based on nanomaterials make common materials lighter, more permeable, and more resistant to wear. Nanomaterials are not only extremely useful for roofs and facades; they also expand design possibilities for interior and exterior rooms and spaces. Nano–insulating materials open up new possibilities for ecologically oriented architects. In this book, with a foreword by nobel prize winner Harold Kroto, architects, interior designers and designers will find an introduction to the scientific background specifically tailored to their needs, a critical discussion of the advantages and limits of the technology, and above all a comprehensive presentation of sixteen characteristics and functions of nanomaterials that are specially relevant for building and design, illustrated by numerous international project examples. Dipl.-Ing. interior designer BDIA Sylvia Leydecker is a practicing interior designer with her own firm in Cologne, 100% Interior. She represents the BDIA (Bund Deutscher Innenarchitekten, or Union of German Interior Architects/Designers) on the Architektenkammer Nordrhein-Westfalen (Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia), serves as an instructor for a number of Architektenkammer academies, and is a member of the Kompetenzzentrum Nanotechnologie CC-NanoChem (Competence Center for Chemical Nanotechnology, or CC-NanoChem) and the Institute of Nanotechnology, or IoN, in Scotland. Numerous lectures and journal publications on the subject of nanotechnology in architecture, interior design, and design.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3764383216

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9783764383213

Water from the Rock

Black Resistance in a Revolutionary Age

By: Sylvia R. Frey

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Water from the Rock

Black Resistance in a Revolutionary Age

By: Sylvia R. Frey

The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. Sylvia Frey contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle--two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. She reveals the dialectical relationships between slave resistance and Britain's Southern Strategy and between slave resistance and the white independence movement among Southerners, and shows how how these relationships transformed religion, law, and the economy during the postwar years.

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Princeton University Press

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0691216223

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9780691216225

Static Electricity

Understanding, Controlling, Applying

By: Günter Lüttgens,Sylvia Lüttgens,Wolfgang Schubert

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Static Electricity

Understanding, Controlling, Applying

By: Günter Lüttgens,Sylvia Lüttgens,Wolfgang Schubert

Dieses Buch, geschrieben von Autoren mit langjähriger Forschungs- und Beratungserfahrung, bietet den Leserinnen und Lesern einen Überblick über Gefahren - und Nutzen - statischer Elektrizität im industriellen Umfeld. Nach einer Diskussion der Grundlagen zum Verständnis insbesondere von Zündungen infolge elektrostatischer Entladungen untersucht das Buch die Ursachen derartiger Entladungen in der Industrie, wie sie etwa beim Transport von Schüttgütern, Flüssigkeiten oder Kunststoffbahnen auftreten. Der größte Teil des Buches behandelt die Messung statischer Elektrizität, die Vermeidung unerwünschter Entladungen und Gefahrenabwehr unter verschiedenen Bedingungen. Fallstudien aus der Praxis untermauern die Darlegungen, und zusätzliche Videos, erhältlich unter www.wiley-vch.de/ISBN9783527341283, illustrieren die teils drastischen Effekte statischer Entladungen. Die Interessenten: - Studenten aller Fachrichtungen, in denen Elektrostatik zu beachten ist - Konstrukteure und Betreiber von Anlagen im Bereich der Chemie und der Mineralölverarbeitung - Hersteller und Anwender von Kunststoffen - Alle, die mit empfindlichen elektronischen Geräten umgehen - Präsumtive Erfinder, die elektrostatische Möglichkeiten nutzen wollen - Lehrkräfte an Schulen und Hochschulen - Prüfstellen, aufsichtsführende Behörden, Berufsgenossenschaften, Sachversicherer

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3527803343

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9783527803347

Tatterdemalion

By: Sylvia Linsteadt

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Tatterdemalion

By: Sylvia Linsteadt

In a ruined world, what survives are the stories we tell Poppy, who speaks the languages of wild things, travels east to the mountains with the wheeled and elephantine beast Lyoobov. He’s seeking answers to the mysteries of his birth, and the origins of the fallen world in which he lives. Up in the glacial peaks, among a strange, mountainous people, a Juniper Tree takes Poppy deep into her roots and shows him the true stories of the people who made his world, people he thought were only myths. Their tales span centuries, from three hundred years in the future all the way back to our present day. It is through this feral but redemptive folklore that Poppy begins to understand the story of his own past and his place in the present. Tatterdemalion is a stunning collaboration between writer Sylvia V. Linsteadt and artist Rima Staines, featuring the fourteen original paintings that inspired the narrative.

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1783523301

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9781783523306

Stone's Revenge

By: Sylvia Hubbard

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Stone's Revenge

By: Sylvia Hubbard

There is a copycat killer in Davenport and William is the number one suspect. William is the son of a serial killer; Therefore William's nemesis, prosecuting attorney Ramsey McPherson feels the apple does not fall too far from the tree. Ramsey makes it his number one mission to put William behind bars. William vows revenge against Ramsey with every intention to hurt what Ramsey holds dear in his life and that is the prosecuting attorney's daughter Abigail, who thinks someone is trying to frame William. Abigail and William fall in love and they keep their love affair a secret from Ramsey. Yet with a murder so gruesome happening on a night when Abigail and William are together, Abigail is forced to choose between not telling where William was or revealing to her father that she is truly in love with William. Only question remains: Who's the real killer?

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Lulu.com

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1411624491

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9781411624498

The Life of Brian: a Boy and Man in the Royal Navy

By: Sylvia Martin Reed

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The Life of Brian: a Boy and Man in the Royal Navy

By: Sylvia Martin Reed

Sylvia having had two of her books published and would now like to see Brians book published that he wrote several years ago. Brian passed away in 2012, and he was always writing to Naval Magazines after serving in the Royal Navy for twenty-six years. I used to say that he swallowed the anchor. He talked all the time about the navy! Sylvia has taken notes from the book he wrote those many years ago with lots of corrections. I really enjoyed doing this book and so hope readers will enjoy it too!

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Xlibris Corporation

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150350753X

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9781503507531

Darkness Yielding

Liturgies, Prayers and Reflections for Christmas, Holy Week and Easter

By: Jim Cotter,Martyn Percy,Sylvia Sands,W. H. Vanstone,Rowan Williams

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Darkness Yielding

Liturgies, Prayers and Reflections for Christmas, Holy Week and Easter

By: Jim Cotter,Martyn Percy,Sylvia Sands,W. H. Vanstone,Rowan Williams

Darkness Yielding is an imaginative and engaging collection of ready-to-use liturgies, prayers and reflections for the richest seasons of the Christian year - Advent and Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, for all looking for fresh and striking ways of expressing what the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus mean for human life.

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Canterbury Press

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1853119865

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9781853119866

Delphi Complete Works of Sylvia Plath (Illustrated)

By: Sylvia Plath

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Delphi Complete Works of Sylvia Plath (Illustrated)

By: Sylvia Plath

An American poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. She is best known for her groundbreaking poetry collections, ‘The Colossus and Other Poems’ and ‘Ariel’, as well as her semi-autobiographical novel, published shortly before her suicide in 1963. A classic of modern fiction, ‘The Bell Jar’ starkly expresses a sense of alienation and self-destruction closely tied to the author’s personal experiences, exploring the societal restraints of women in mid-twentieth-century America. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. For the first time in publishing history, this volume presents Plath’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Plath’s life and works * Detailed introduction to Plath’s life and poetry * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Plath’s complete fiction — ‘The Bell Jar’ and her rare short stories * Features rare essays and letters — discover Plath’s literary breadth * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Sylvia Plath Brief Introduction: Sylvia Plath The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) Ariel (1965) Fiesta Melons (1971) Crossing the Water (1971) Winter Trees (1972) Uncollected Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Verse Drama Three Women (1968) The Novel The Bell Jar (1963) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Sylvia Plath The Essays Miscellaneous Essays The Letters Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963 (1975)

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Delphi Classics

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1801701474

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9781801701471

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