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England

An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600

By: Timothy Darvill,Jane Timby,Paul Stamper

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An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600

By: Timothy Darvill,Jane Timby,Paul Stamper

Travelling around England is in many senses a journey back in time. On all sides, and sometimes even under the road or footpath itself, there are fragments of the ancient past side by side with the clutter of the modern world. Medieval villages, castles, ancient churches, and Roman villas arecommonplace and take us back to the time of Christ. Far older, yet equally abundant, are the barrows, hillforts, stone circles, camps, standing stones, trackways, and other relics of prehistoric times that have survived for several thousand years.This Guide is all about these ancient remains: the prehistoric, Roman, and medieval sites which date from the time between the first appearance of people in what we now call England during the last Ice Age and the end of medieval times around 1600 AD.

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0192841017

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A Chronology of Medieval British History

1066–1307

By: Timothy Venning

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A Chronology of Medieval British History

1066–1307

By: Timothy Venning

A Chronology of Medieval British History 1066–1307 covers events in British history, starting with the arrival of the new Norman ruling dynasty which ‘connected’ British politics, culture, religion and society more closely to mainland Europe, and ending with Edward I’s death and Robert Bruce’s revolt in 1307. The book is designed as a year-by-year guide to political, military, religious and cultural developments, centred on the states within the British Isles – England, Scotland, the Welsh states until annexation in 1282, and Ireland until conquest in the 1170s. Throughout the book, a detailed but succinct narrative of events is provided, clearly explaining what happened and when. The relevant sources and the latest academic studies for each period are listed, and any difficulties relating to the dating, accuracy and interpretation of records are identified. Comprehensive and accessible, A Chronology of Medieval British History 1066–1307 will be of great use to students of medieval British and European history.

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Routledge

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1000042324

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9781000042320

Dumfriesshire in the Great War

By: Timothy McCracken

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Dumfriesshire in the Great War

By: Timothy McCracken

In Dumfriesshire, the most striking change during the Great War was to occur around Gretna. Here the largest cordite factory in the UK was established, work commencing on the factory in 1915, with completion in 1916.Throughout the region the impact of the First World War was felt greatly by the local communities, which were decimated by the losses suffered during the conflict. The huge influx of workers to H.M. Factory Gretna disrupted areas of daily life and caused an increase in crime. The population of Dumfriesshire supported those who directly suffered as a result of the war, in a number of ways, including the production of wound dressings, the provision of auxiliary hospitals and fundraising efforts to provide support to refugees.Thematic chapters, considering aspects such as recruitment, voluntary medical service and commemoration, illustrate experiences of the Dumfriesshire population, shaped by the First World War.The book contributes to wider understanding of the impact of the First World War, particularly in rural areas, and as such will be of relevance to readers with an interest in cultural and social history.

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Pen and Sword

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1473854415

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9781473854413

Cultural Heritage and Tourism

An Introduction

By: Dallen J. Timothy

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Cultural Heritage and Tourism

An Introduction

By: Dallen J. Timothy

One of the most salient forms of modern-day tourism is based on the heritage of humankind. The majority of all global travel entails some element of the cultural past, as hundreds of millions of people visit cultural attractions, heritage festivals, and historic places each year. The book delves into this vast form of tourism by providing a comprehensive examination of its issues, current debates, concepts and practices. It looks at the social, physical and economic impacts, which cause destinations, site managers and interpreters to consider not only how to plan and manage resources but also how to portray the past in ways that are acceptable, accurate, accessible and politically relevant. In the process, however, the depth of heritage politics, the authenticity and inauthenticity of place and experience, and the urgent need to protect living and built cultures are exposed. The book explores these and many other current issues surrounding the management of cultural resources for tourism. In order to help students relate concepts to real-world situations it combines theory and practice, is student learning oriented, is written accessibly for all readers and is empirically rich.

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1845412265

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Virtual Play and the Victorian Novel

The Ethics and Aesthetics of Fictional Experience

By: Timothy Gao

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Virtual Play and the Victorian Novel

The Ethics and Aesthetics of Fictional Experience

By: Timothy Gao

Pondering the town he had invented in his novels, Anthony Trollope had 'so realised the place, and the people, and the facts' of Barset that 'the pavement of the city ways are familiar to my footsteps'. After his novels end, William Thackeray wonders where his characters now live, and misses their conversation. How can we understand the novel as a form of artificial reality? Timothy Gao proposes a history of virtual realities, stemming from the imaginary worlds created by novelists like Trollope, Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte, and Charles Dickens. Departing from established historical or didactic understandings of Victorian fiction, Virtual Play and the Victorian Novel recovers the period's fascination with imagined places, people, and facts. This text provides a short history of virtual experiences in literature, four studies of major novelists, and an innovative approach for scholars and students to interpret realist fictions and fictional realities from before the digital age. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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1108944892

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Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages

Essays Presented to Karl Leyser

By: Timothy Reuter

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Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages

Essays Presented to Karl Leyser

By: Timothy Reuter

While Karl Leyser was pre-eminent in the English-speaking world as the historian of medieval Germany, his work has increased our understanding of European society as a whole. In particular, he brought to life nobles and ecclesiastics, by combining a profound knowledge of the primary sources with an imaginative ability to understand motives and attitudes. Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages brings together essays by Karl Leyser's pupils, many of them distinguished historians in their own right, on subjects which he himself illuminated.

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A&C Black

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0826426751

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A Resurrection In Bonners Ferry

By: Timothy L. Kabel

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A Resurrection In Bonners Ferry

By: Timothy L. Kabel

A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is the story of Lawrence Greenwood, a federal parole officer living in Connecticut who has reached a crossroads in his life. He is turning fifty, his marriage to Nilda is in its death throes, and his career is winding down. Lawrence finds joy and comfort in the strong relationships he has built with his three children, Thomasina, Meredith, and Nathan, who is about to make his Major League debut as a pitcher for the expansion Kentucky Colonels. However, a twist of fate sends Lawrence's life in a completely unexpected direction. Lawrence forges a new beginning as a farmer in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He is surrounded by odd and quirky characters, including Martin "Soaring Hawk" Tuttle, an unwelcome squatter on Lawrence's land, and Abraham and Doreen Redfeather, a divorced Native American couple who become Lawrence's closest friends. He also meets the enigmatic Jasper Crowley, who appears at the most unexpected times. Lawrence encounters multiple complications in trying to live a simple life in the country. He explores a potential romance with his former protégé, Kelly Larson, and forms an unlikely friendship with Catalina de la Huerta, a former beauty queen who is now a veterinarian, as well as the younger sister of Nilda, who has her own mysterious past. A Resurrection in Bonners Ferry is about second chances, new possibilities, unexpected romance, a return to a bucolic life, friendship, and baseball. Above all things, it is a tale of the enduring love between a father and his son.

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1662425988

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9781662425981

Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period

By: Timothy Venning

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Royal Mysteries of the Tudor Period

By: Timothy Venning

The Tudor period is familiar to British public in reading and viewing in books, TV series and film - the list is endless, from Shakespeare and Fletcher in the 1600s to Hilary Mantel et al, and involving internationally famous authors and actors. This is backdrop to the 'Royal Mysteries' which reflect aspects of enduring modern interest. These include royal family drama, sex, scandal, violence, tragedy, murder both judicial and from personal rivalry. The period is dominated and overshadowed by the gigantic and brutal figure of Henry VIII , the 'British Stalin', with his six wives with two got rid of by judicial murder. Royal Mysteries occur throughout the period. The battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 did not end the Wars of the Roses, Henry VII's claim was disputed by Pretenders, and following the unresolved disappearance of the 'Princes in the Tower', Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck with considerable and allegedly Yorkist support. Then came Anne Boleyn, who to many, including modern writers and top historians, a religious reformer, idealist and gifted woman, ruthlessly put down and maligned and executed by the brutal Henry VIII and victim of manipulating figures like Cromwell in a royal court full of 'spin' and 'fake news'. And the stories Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots are similarly packed with mystery and scandal. Elizabeth's possible suitor and potential husband was Robert Dudley and his ailing wife died in suspicious circumstances. And the long saga of Elizabeth and Mary involved Mary's tangled affairs involving murder and conspiracy to replace Elizabeth on the English throne.

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Pen and Sword History

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1399054317

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Point of Rupture

By: Timothy N. Cole

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Point of Rupture

By: Timothy N. Cole

The Crowe family has inherited a rustic winery complete with a castle as their living quarters, but here; nothing is as it seems. They find themselves caught in the middle of a battle between poltergeists. The haunting is threatening to rip their already dysfunctional family apart. No one can be trusted, and alliances are proving to be fatal. An evening is coming when their lives will erupt in terror and tragedy; all to ensure that this seasons vintage will be fermented in blood. Trillions of souls have departed the plane of the living, all waiting for judgment day. What do you imagine that looks like? - Vincent Wright

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1524673099

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A Chronology of the Crusades

By: Timothy Venning,Peter Frankopan

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A Chronology of the Crusades

By: Timothy Venning,Peter Frankopan

A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating on the Near East, but also those Christian expeditions sanctioned by the Papacy as ‘Crusades’ in the medieval era. As well as clashes between Christians and Muslims in the Latin States, Timothy Venning also chronicles the Albigensian Crusade, clashes in Anatolia and the Balkans and the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula. Both detailed and accessible, this chronology draws together material from contemporary Latin/Frankish, Byzantine and Arab/Muslim sources with assessment and explanation to produce a readable narrative which gives students an in-depth overview of one of the most enduringly fascinating periods in medieval history. Including an introduction by Peter Frankopan which summarises and contextualises the period, this book is an essential resource for students and academics alike.

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1317496426

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The Kings & Queens of Scotland

By: Timothy Venning

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The Kings & Queens of Scotland

By: Timothy Venning

A tale of triumph, tragedy and the tenacity of a nation.

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1445613247

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The Grammar Book

Understanding and teaching primary grammar

By: Zoë Paramour,Timothy Paramour

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The Grammar Book

Understanding and teaching primary grammar

By: Zoë Paramour,Timothy Paramour

Shortlisted for Educational Book of the Year at the Education Resources Awards 2021. Everything you need to teach grammar in the primary classroom. What is the subjunctive mood? And when do you use a semi-colon? Are these questions that you, as a teacher, are afraid to ask? Cue this book! Written by two experienced teachers, The Grammar Book provides everything you need to teach grammar at primary level. Covering what you need to know as well as practical ideas to enliven your teaching, this book will make grammar fun and engaging – for both the pupils and for you too! Written in Zoë and Timothy Paramour's funny, frank and reassuring style, this definitive guide is all about the importance of teaching grammar as a tool for writing, not as an 'extra' and certainly not as a boring lesson. Instead, the ideas presented are linked to a range of National Curriculum units, with original short texts through which the teaching of grammar is used to support the delivery of the wider English curriculum and prepare children for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) assessments. All teaching resources can also be downloaded from the companion website. Each chapter covers a different element of grammar and provides you with everything you need to know as well as teaching ideas, cross-curricular links and resources, making The Grammar Book a must-have resource for teaching primary grammar effectively in the classroom or as part of homeschooling.

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1472972309

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9781472972309

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

By: Timothy Slonosky

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Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

By: Timothy Slonosky

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland's townspeople in the dramatic Protestant Reformation of 1560. It shows that Scottish Protestants were much more successful than their counterparts in France and the Netherlands at introducing religious change because they had the acquiescence of urban populations. As town councils controlled critical aspects of civic religion, their explicit cooperation was vital to ensuring that the reforms introduced at the national level by the military and political victory of the Protestants were actually implemented. Focusing on the towns of Dundee, Stirling and Haddington, this book argues that the councillors and inhabitants gave this support because successive crises of plague, war and economic collapse shook their faith in the existing Catholic order and left them fearful of further conflict. As a result, the Protestants faced little popular opposition, and Scotland avoided the popular religious violence and division which occurred elsewhere in Europe.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1399510258

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9781399510257

The Rough Guide to Syria

By: Andrew Beattie,Timothy Pepper

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The Rough Guide to Syria

By: Andrew Beattie,Timothy Pepper

The Rough Guide to Syria is the essential guide to this compact but culturally rich Middle Eastern country. Features include: Thorough accounts of all the monuments, from the ancient remains at Palmyra and Ugarit to stately mosques and hilltop crusader castles. Practical advice on shopping in the souks of Damascus and Aleppo and exploring the desert plains. Informed guidance on how to travel independently, and where to eat and sleep, in every price range. Detailed background on the country's history, culture, architecture and politics.

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1858287189

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9781858287188

Lord of the North

By: Timothy LaPlant

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Lord of the North

By: Timothy LaPlant

Lord of the North By: Timothy LaPlant Set in the time of the Norman conquest of Great Britain, Lord of the North is a story of self-determination and redemption. It follows Wilfred, an orphan bastard saved from the gallows by William, Duke of Normandy in 1054. Years at William’s side, transforms Wilfred into a professional soldier who is fiercely loyal to William’s cause and bonded in friendship to his lord. He is tasked with securing and protecting the Northern District of Great Britain. While in New Castle, he meets and falls in love Lady Anne McCallester, finding family and happiness just as he must battle a formidable invading enemy. This is a story of the transformation of a man who rises from murderous mercenary to loving father and friend fighting to protect his home and lands.

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1649571089

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The Lincoln Conspiracy

A Novel

By: Timothy L. O'Brien

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The Lincoln Conspiracy

A Novel

By: Timothy L. O'Brien

A nation shattered by its president's murder Two diaries that reveal the true scope of an American conspiracy A detective determined to bring the truth to light, no matter what it costs him From award-winning journalist Timothy L. O'Brien comes a gripping historical thriller that poses a provocative question: What if the plot to assassinate President Lincoln was wider and more sinister than we ever imagined? In late spring of 1865, as America mourns the death of its leader, Washington, D.C., police detective Temple McFadden makes a startling discovery. Strapped to the body of a dead man at the B&O Railroad station are two diaries, two documents that together reveal the true depth of the Lincoln conspiracy. Securing the diaries will put Temple's life in jeopardy--and will endanger the fragile peace of a nation still torn by war. Temple's quest to bring the conspirators to justice takes him on a perilous journey through the gaslit streets of the Civil War-era capital, into bawdy houses and back alleys where ruthless enemies await him in every shadowed corner. Aided by an underground network of friends--and by his wife, Fiona, a nurse who possesses a formidable arsenal of medicinal potions--Temple must stay one step ahead of Lafayette Baker, head of the Union Army's spy service. Along the way, he'll run from or rely on Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's fearsome secretary of war; the legendary Scottish spymaster Allan Pinkerton; abolitionist Sojourner Truth; the photographer Alexander Gardner; and many others. Bristling with twists and building to a climax that will leave readers gasping, The Lincoln Conspiracy offers a riveting new account of what truly motivated the assassination of one of America's most beloved presidents--and who participated in the plot to derail the train of liberty that Lincoln set in motion. Praise for The Lincoln Conspiracy "History as a dangerous, inventive game . . . fascinating."--Martin Cruz Smith "A notable fiction debut with an appealing detective hero and plenty of action. It gets off to a fast start and never stops."--Library Journal "A historical puzzle as labyrinthine and grandiose as Scheherazade's tales . . . As clever as Sherlock Holmes, as wily as Pendergast in Preston and Child's series, and wickedly funny on top of it all, the irresistible McFadden is due to return in a sequel--thank goodness!"--Booklist (starred review) "[A] fast-paced, well-conceived adventure . . . There is nothing more fun than losing oneself in O'Brien's rich and riotous mixture of reimagination and fact."--Historical Novels Review "Gripping . . . The history and overall arc of the novel are superb . . . and Temple McFadden proves to be a worthwhile hero."--Associated Press

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Ballantine Books

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0345496787

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Poems for Word Study

By: Timothy Rasinski

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Poems for Word Study

By: Timothy Rasinski

Co-authored by fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this resource aids in teaching literacy skills through poetry with word study activities based on poems that develop phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and spelling skills.

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Shell Education

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1425892531

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Tourism and Trails

Cultural, Ecological and Management Issues

By: Dallen J. Timothy,Stephen W. Boyd

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Tourism and Trails

Cultural, Ecological and Management Issues

By: Dallen J. Timothy,Stephen W. Boyd

This book provides a comprehensive overview of trails and routes from a tourism and recreation perspective. This cutting-edge volume addresses conceptual and management issues systematically, examining supply, demand, development and impacts associated with trails and routes.

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Channel View Publications

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1845414780

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The Restorative Poetics of a Geological Age

Stifter, Viollet-le-Duc, and the Aesthetic Practices of Geohistoricism

By: Timothy Attanucci

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The Restorative Poetics of a Geological Age

Stifter, Viollet-le-Duc, and the Aesthetic Practices of Geohistoricism

By: Timothy Attanucci

At this moment, the concept of the Anthropocene is challenging us to rethink our relationship to the earth and its history, but we have not yet fully understood the extent to which our knowledge of earth history has shaped the historical culture of modernity. This study examines the relationship of geology — including its central narratives, metaphors, topoi, and other imaginative tools — to the broader historical imagination that has until now been called “historicism.” Two major figures in the rise of historical conservationism and aesthetic historicism in nineteenth-century Europe guide this study of geohistoricism: the Austrian writer, painter, and art conservator Adalbert Stifter, whose novel Der Nachsommer (Indian Summer, 1857) narrates the rise of geohistoricism through the friendship of a geologist and his art-historian mentor; and French architect and conservator Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, whose theoretical/abstract/imaginative understanding of “restoration,” based on the geology of Georges Cuvier, informed his practical approach. These authors reveal how geological thought provides a powerful new way to envision and reconstruct past worlds, even as it also demonstrates the erosive precariousness of our present.

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3110689510

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9783110689518

The Japanese Samurai

By: Louise Park,Timothy Love

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The Japanese Samurai

By: Louise Park,Timothy Love

Ancient and Medieval People profiles some of the fiercest warriors in history. Learn about their lives and times, notorious battles, and daring feats! In The Japanese Samurai, read about famous samurai battles in Japan. Learn about samurai swords, the Bushido code, and the decline of the ancient samurai. Book jacket.

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0761444483

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A Secret Book

Free Will and Occult Prophecy in Shakespeare's History Plays

By: Timothy Horan

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A Secret Book

Free Will and Occult Prophecy in Shakespeare's History Plays

By: Timothy Horan

This book explores the supernatural and prophetic elements within Shakespeare's ten plays of English history: King John, Richard II, Henry IV (Parts One and Two), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts One, Two and Three), Richard III, and Henry VIII. Treating each as a form of nonfiction, it analyzes these plays and their prophecies through the lens of free will or fate, demonstrating how Shakespeare's characters are entangled with cosmic forces and the occult. The author makes several intriguing discoveries regarding Shakespeare's plays, beliefs, and the world he lived in.

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McFarland

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1476650195

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Apocalypse's Orphan

Book One of the Fractured Earth Saga

By: Timothy Ford Allen

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Apocalypse's Orphan

Book One of the Fractured Earth Saga

By: Timothy Ford Allen

Some two hundred miles above Earth, Commander Orlando Iron Wolf is ready to complete his final orbit of the day aboard the International Space Station. As he peers out the window and counts down the minutes until his shift ends, he suddenly sees a blinking light in the distance. Wolf has no idea that what he is seeing is a rogue comet headed straight on a collision course with Earth. Now it is up to him to try to stop it before the planet is destroyed. As NASA frantically moves the Hubble, Wolf is assigned to travel on the Atlantis shuttle to observe the comet. As the world prepares to save as many people as possible, Wolf ignores his foreboding feelings and heads toward the comet, where his mission inevitably fails and he is placed in suspended animation. Now cryogenically frozen, Wolf is watched through the centuries by an onboard computer. When Wolf is finally released from the comet's grip, thousands of years have passed, the earth has been fractured into two nearly identical planets, and humankind has reverted to living amid medieval times. In this exciting science fiction tale, a man must use his newly discovered superpowers and the female voice of a computer to stem the oppressive tide of those who want nothing more than to see him and the future annihilated forever.

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1475982658

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Historical Style

Fashion and the New Mode of History, 1740-1830

By: Timothy Campbell

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Fashion and the New Mode of History, 1740-1830

By: Timothy Campbell

In Historical Style, Timothy Campbell argues that the eighteenth-century fashion press shaped British perception of time and history by producing new curiosity about the very recent past and a new self-consciousness about the means by which the past could be understood.

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0812248325

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Surviving Conquest

A History of the Yavapai Peoples

By: Timothy Braatz

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Surviving Conquest

A History of the Yavapai Peoples

By: Timothy Braatz

Surviving Conquest is a history of the Yavapai Indians, who have lived for centuries in central Arizona. Although primarily concerned with survival in a desert environment, early Yavapais were also involved in a complex network of alliances, rivalries, and trade. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries European missionaries and colonizers moved into the region, bringing diseases, livestock, and a desire for Indian labor. Beginning in 1863, U.S. settlers and soldiers invaded Yavapai lands, established farms, towns, and forts, and initiated murderous campaigns against Yavapai families. Historian Timothy Braatz shows how Yavapais responded in a variety of ways to the violations that disrupted their hunting and gathering economies and threatened their survival. In the 1860s, some stole from American settlements and some turned to wage work. Yavapais also asked U.S. officials to establish reservations where they could live, safe from attack, in their homelands. Despite the Yavapais? successful efforts to become sedentary farmers, in 1875 U.S. officials relocated them across Arizona to the San Carlos Apache Reservation. For the next twenty-five years, they remained in exile but were determined to return home. They joined the commercial Arizona economy, repeatedly requested permission to leave San Carlos, and, repeatedly denied, left anyway, a few families at a time. By 1901 nearly all had returned to Yavapai lands, and through persistence and savvy lobbying eventually received three federally recognized reservations. Drawing on in-depth archival research and accounts recorded in the early twentieth century by a Yavapai named Mike Burns, Braatz tells the story of the Yavapais and their changing world.

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U of Nebraska Press

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080321331X

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9780803213319

Dysfunctional Practices

By: Timothy Ludwig

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Dysfunctional Practices

By: Timothy Ludwig

Our tendency is to blame workers and label their personal failings as the cause of safety errors. Labeling does not solve problems that cause error. It is an illusion of human perception leading us to false conclusions resulting in dysfunctional practices that hurt the safety of our workers and the effectiveness of the systems we put in place to protect them. Learn a better way to analyze the behaviors of your employees to understand how they were put in a position to take the risk in the first place.

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0999861603

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The Bergdoll Boys

America’s Most Notorious Millionaire Draft Dodgers

By: Timothy W. Lake

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America’s Most Notorious Millionaire Draft Dodgers

By: Timothy W. Lake

A biography of a German American family who grew wealthy from their Philadelphia beer brewing company in the late nineteenth century. Heirs to the renowned German-American Bergdoll Beer fortune at a young age, the Bergdoll boys used their millions to become champion race car drivers and pioneer aviation heroes in the early 1900s. Grover, the most notorious, is celebrated for his daring record-setting flights in a Wright Brothers airplane. Erwin drives a powerful Benz to win a prestigious motor car race, the equivalent of the Daytona 500. Then, just as Grover is trying to buy a bigger plane to set more records and attempt to fly to Europe a decade before Lindbergh, they’re snared by vengeful local military draft officials. Running and hiding from their war duty, the fugitives are so reviled by nationalistic Americans that two older brothers change their names to avoid infamy. Eluding capture for years with financial help from their wealthy German Mutter, the Bergdoll boys are entangled with kidnapping and murder, federal agents and bounty hunters, Nazis, and Congressional investigators, and an incredible story of release and escape from an Army jail with bribery, all the way up to the White House to search for buried gold. Hounded by the unsympathetic press and public, and congress, the Bergdoll fortune is confiscated by the federal government. Their doting mother gets into pistol shootouts with agents trying to search their mansions and country estates. Grover remains one step ahead of bungling lawmen by hiding in Germany and secretly traveling into and out of America on fake passports and producing kinderreiche Familie with his attractive German wife.

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1955041091

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Vethia

Lords of Ralk

By: Timothy Welch

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Vethia

Lords of Ralk

By: Timothy Welch

Step into the unique and magical realm called Vethia. It was the first realm created as a prototype for all other worlds. Each new being was created in Vethia, before they were given a land to rule. Therefore this massive world is filled with many different creatures. In the frozen northlands of Vethia exists an ancient city called Ralk. Ralk has been savagely attacked by demons whose true motive is unclearly. It is now up to the Lords of the city to decide the fate of their kingdom which has been threatened by a species of lizard men. Blake Cathel and his family are blacksmiths of Ralk who are caught up in the oncoming conflict with the lizard men. Blake and his brothers eventually prove their skills to the Lords of Ralk and are asked to join the council of Lords. This story follows their incredible journey from, blacksmiths, to knights and eventually Lords of the most powerful city in the north.

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0595501273

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Turbulence and Restoration

The Book of Drachma Book 3

By: Timothy H. Cook

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Turbulence and Restoration

The Book of Drachma Book 3

By: Timothy H. Cook

...in my dream, I was right here, and by that, I mean I was sitting exactly where I'm sitting now, and I was enjoying the ale and bread that was on the table. And Craycroft was right there with what looked like a gathering of young men, and he was telling a tale; but let me tell you, it was no ordinary tale. It was of a book with men of power seeking it out; but it was eventually found by a young friar who lost everything to obtain this book. And Craycroft told us that there was one on this island who had seen this book, someone called Drachma." In Turbulence and Restoration, the third installment in the Drachma series, a riveting compilation of fantasy, magic, and medical discovery, Bob Gilsen and Judy continue in their quest in search of the only man who has all the answers to their mysterious circumstances. How did they travel through time and through the ages back to the fifteenth century? Why were they there, and would they ever go back? Who was this elder of the forest responsible for their travel back in time? Would they ever meet him? And what secrets lay written in the pages of the elusive Book of Drachma? Find out the fate of Bob, Judy, and their medieval entourage as they journey through the island of Shepperton in search for the answers that will surely only bring more questions about their fate in a history that could forever change their future.

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Tate Publishing

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1621478262

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9781621478263

Youth Culture in Global Cinema

By: Timothy Shary,Alexandra Seibel

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Youth Culture in Global Cinema

By: Timothy Shary,Alexandra Seibel

Coming of age is a pivotal experience for everyone. So it is no surprise that filmmakers around the globe explore the experiences of growing up in their work. From blockbuster U.S. movies such as the Harry Potter series to thought-provoking foreign films such as Bend It Like Beckham and Whale Rider, films about youth delve into young people's attitudes, styles, sexuality, race, families, cultures, class, psychology, and ideas. These cinematic representations of youth also reflect perceptions about youth in their respective cultures, as well as young people's worth to the larger society. Indeed, as the contributors to this volume make plain, films about young people open a very revealing window on the attitudes and values of cultures across the globe. Youth Culture in Global Cinema offers the first comprehensive investigation of how young people are portrayed in film around the world. Eighteen established film scholars from eleven different national backgrounds discuss a wide range of films that illuminate the varied conditions in which youth live. The essays are grouped thematically around the issues of youthful resistance and rebellion; cultural and national identity, including religion and politics; and sexual maturation, including gender distinctions and coming-of-age queer. Some essays engage in close readings of films, while others examine the advertising and reception of films or investigate psychological issues. The volume concludes with filmographies of over 700 youth-related titles arranged by nation and theme.

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University of Texas Press

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0292709307

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9780292709300

Crow Indian Rock Art

Indigenous Perspectives and Interpretations

By: Timothy P McCleary

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Crow Indian Rock Art

Indigenous Perspectives and Interpretations

By: Timothy P McCleary

This absorbing volume examines cultural role of rock art for the Apsáalooke, or Crow, people of the northern Great Plains by examining collective concepts of landscape as well as shared memories of historic Crow culture.

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1315431122

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