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Some Day Been Dey Pbdirect

West African Pidgin Folktales

By: Loreto Todd

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Some Day Been Dey Pbdirect

West African Pidgin Folktales

By: Loreto Todd

Once upon a time' is the English translation of the title of this collection of twenty-eight Pidgin tales from Cameroon in West Africa, first published in 1979. These are richly illustrative of the various folklore genres of the region and are presented in a modified standard orthography, with an English translation facing the original Pidgin text. Notes are provided on each tale with the intention of illuminating some of their unique stylistic and linguistic patterns. The tales are often witty, never protracted, and are pleasurable in their own right. They also provide linguistic and folkloristic material not available elsewhere. In a lengthy introduction, Dr Todd discusses the history of Cameroon and the development and use of Pidgin English there. A simple grammar of Pidgin English is included to aid scholars not already familiar with the language to make full use of the Pidgin texts.

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1317549937

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9781317549932

Daughters of Ireland

The Rebellious Kingsborough Sisters and the Making of a Modern Nation

By: Janet Todd

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Daughters of Ireland

The Rebellious Kingsborough Sisters and the Making of a Modern Nation

By: Janet Todd

They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth century—and at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert King, Lord and Lady Kingsborough of Mitchelstown Castle. Heirs to ancient estates and a vast fortune, Lord and Lady Kingsborough appeared to be blessed with everything but marital love—which only made the scandal that tore through their family more shocking. In 1798, at the height of a rebellion that was setting Ireland ablaze, Robert King was tried for the murder of his wife’s cousin—a crime born of passion that proved to have extraordinary political implications. In her brilliant new book, Janet Todd unfolds the fascinating story of how this powerful Anglo-Irish family became entwined with the downfall not only of their class, but of their very way of life. Like Amanda Foreman’s bestselling Georgiana, Daughters of Ireland brings to life the world of a glittering elite in an age of international revolution. When her daughters, Margaret and Mary, were at their most impressionable, Lady Kingsborough hired the firebrand feminist Mary Wollstonecraft to be their governess, little realizing how radically this would alter both girls’ beliefs and characters. The tall, striking Margaret went on to provide crucial support to the United Irishmen in the days leading up to the Rebellion of 1798, while soft, pleasing Mary indulged in an illicit, and all but incestuous love affair that precipitated multiple tragedies. As the Kingsboroughs imploded, the most powerful and colorful figures of the day were swept up in their drama—the dashing aristocrat turned revolutionary Lord Edward Fitzgerald; the liberal, cultivated Countess of Moira, a terrible snob despite her support of Irish revolutionaires; the notorious philanderer Colonel George King, whose sexual debauchery was matched only by his appalling cruelty; Britain’s cold calculating prime minister William Pitt and its mad ruler King George III. With irresistible narrative drive and richly intimate historic detail, Daughters of Ireland an absolutely spellbinding work of history, biography, passion, and rebellion.

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Ballantine Books

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0307414930

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9780307414939

Even More Top Secret Recipes

More Amazing Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods: A Cookbook

By: Todd Wilbur

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Even More Top Secret Recipes

More Amazing Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods: A Cookbook

By: Todd Wilbur

#1 bestselling Top Secret Recipes series! With more than 1.5 million Top Secret Recipes books sold, Todd Wilbur is the reigning master of professional-quality clones of America’s best-loved, brand-name foods. In Even More Top Secret Recipes, Wilbur shares the secrets to making your own delicious versions of: • McDonald’s ® French Fries • KFC ® Extra Crispy™Chicken • Wendy’s ® Spicy Chicken Fillet Sandwich • Drake’s ® Devil Dogs ® • Taco Bell ® Burrito Supreme ® • Boston Market® Meatloaf • And many more! With a dash of humor, a tantalizing spoonful of food facts and trivia, and a hearty sprinkling of culinary curiosity, Even More Top Secret Recipes gives you the blueprints for reproducing the brand-name foods you love.

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Penguin

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0452283191

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9780452283190

A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats

By: Michael G. Becker,Robert J. Dilligan,Todd K. Bender

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A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats

By: Michael G. Becker,Robert J. Dilligan,Todd K. Bender

First published in 1981. A Concordance to the Poems of John Keats intended to provide the user with a volume suitable to the varying and increasingly specialised interests of scholarship. This title offers a high degree of inclusiveness that attends to the poems and plays, the emended and authoritative headings, and virtually all of the variant readings considered substantive in the riches of the Keats manuscript materials. This title will be of interest to students of literature.

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1317275756

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Revelation Confidential

By: Pastor Emeritus Todd W. Allen

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Revelation Confidential

By: Pastor Emeritus Todd W. Allen

This book sets forth God's purpose revealed in His Word to choose for Himself a family of human beings to spend eternity with Him in His holy heaven. God's choosing depends upon a person having faith in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who atoned for their sins in dying a criminal's death on the cross and, three days later, rising from the dead. Men are saved by grace through faith alone and not by any works or efforts done by them.God's purpose was opposed

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1642985953

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9781642985955

Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith

Reading God's Word for God's People

By: Todd R. Hains

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Martin Luther and the Rule of Faith

Reading God's Word for God's People

By: Todd R. Hains

Martin Luther is known for challenging the Roman Catholic church; yet reading God's Word was what Luther considered his primary task. Though he is often portrayed as reading the Bible with a bare approach, Todd R. Hains considers how Luther's interpretation of the text was actually guided by the church's established practice of hermeneutics.

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InterVarsity Press

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1514002973

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9781514002971

The Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Vol 4

By: Marilyn Butler,Janet Todd

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The Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Vol 4

By: Marilyn Butler,Janet Todd

A seven volume set of books containing all the known published writings and translations of Mary Wollstonecraft, who is generally recognised as the mother of the feminist movement. She was also an acute observer of the political upheavals of the French revolution and advocated educational reform.

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1000749630

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Sinai and the Saints

Reading Old Covenant Laws for the New Covenant Community

By: James M. Todd III

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Sinai and the Saints

Reading Old Covenant Laws for the New Covenant Community

By: James M. Todd III

What should Christians do with all the laws in the Old Testament? James Todd makes a bold claim by contending that as followers of Jesus Christ who stand under a new covenant, Christians are no longer subject to any of the Old Testament laws. With wit and insight, Todd helps us understand how the laws given at Mount Sinai should be read by those called to live as saints.

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0830891765

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9780830891764

Arvan. Or, The Story of the Sword. A Poem

By: Herbert Todd

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Arvan. Or, The Story of the Sword. A Poem

By: Herbert Todd

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385377072

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We Are Power

How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

By: Todd Hasak-Lowy

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We Are Power

How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

By: Todd Hasak-Lowy

A stirring look at nonviolent activism, from American suffragists to civil rights to the climate change movementWe Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as, what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements as well as people such as Gandhi, Alice Paul, Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez, and Václav Havel, this book discusses the components of nonviolent resistance. It answers the question “Why nonviolence?” by showing how nonviolent movements have succeeded again and again in a variety of ways, in all sorts of places, and always in the face of overwhelming odds. The book includes endnotes, a bibliography, and an index.

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Abrams

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1683358457

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Arvan

By: Herbert Todd

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Arvan

By: Herbert Todd

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382824124

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9783382824129

5th Grade English Language Arts Volume 5

Author's Purpose, Making Inferences

By: Todd Deluca

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5th Grade English Language Arts Volume 5

Author's Purpose, Making Inferences

By: Todd Deluca

Interactive and printable workbook complete with quiz. Topics include: Author's Purpose Summarize and Paraphrase Making Inferences Complete Sentences

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1630960187

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9781630960186

Broadening Jewish History

By: Todd M. Endelman

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Broadening Jewish History

By: Todd M. Endelman

Key themes and issues relevant to writing the social history of the Jews in the modern period are brought to the fore here in a way that is accessible both to professional historians and to educated readers with an interest in Jewish history. Some of the articles are programmatic and argumentative, others are case studies. Together they create a strong, coherent volume that demonstrates the advantages of the social historical perspective as a tool for interpreting the Jewish world.

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Liverpool University Press

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180034533X

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9781800345331

Practice Book; Leland Powers School

in large print

By: Leland Todd Powers

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Practice Book; Leland Powers School

in large print

By: Leland Todd Powers

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387340494

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9783387340495

Moderating Masculinity in Early Modern Culture

By: Todd W. Reeser

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Moderating Masculinity in Early Modern Culture

By: Todd W. Reeser

Moderating Masculinity in Early Modern Culture proposes a definition of gender based on a ternary model in which moderation and masculinity are inextricably linked. Like the Aristotelian virtue of moderation, which requires the presence of excess a

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UNC Press Books

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0807892874

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9780807892879

Common Ground

Lessons and Legends from the World's Great Faiths

By: Todd Outcalt

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Common Ground

Lessons and Legends from the World's Great Faiths

By: Todd Outcalt

As the spice maker’s cabinet is full of many herbs, so should a scholar be full of Scripture, Talmud, and Legend—an ancient Jewish proverb This reference to legend—or the teaching tales used by the sages—is a remarkable testimony to the power of story and its place in the history, development, and culture of a people. Legends have helped people understand one another, and offer a context for utilizing ancient beliefs in new ways. A Common Ground is an eclectic volume of the greatest legends of the world including those from Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and more, along with a discussion on why these stories still matter today. The tales featured demonstrate how seemingly disparate beliefs share common ideas and concerns that are more similar than they are different, helping readers to see the world around them with a fresh perspective. These stories and parables attributed to saints and sages will offer inspiration for those who desire to live a life of generosity, understanding, and hope. As the book brings together the most marvelous teachings of the world’s great faiths, readers will discover new points of conversation and understanding. Likewise, this collection of stories from voices as diverse as Tolstoy and Lao Tzu, from Buddha to Jesus, create a beautiful tapestry of teaching that can be applied to contemporary problems and personal choices

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Simon and Schuster

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1632209691

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9781632209696

Israel Biblical Sites Bible Companion

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

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Israel Biblical Sites Bible Companion

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

This book gives you eyes to see what most people don't. It uncovers the riches and treasures of the Holy Land, so you can experience and be transformed by it. At each biblical site, this book will provide you with information about the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, a faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. This book will bring the Holy Land to life as you understand more fully the biblical context in which it took place.

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Selah Book Press

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1944601325

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9781944601324

Israel Biblical Sites Travel Guide

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

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Israel Biblical Sites Travel Guide

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

The Holy Land is much more than places and historical artifacts; it’s an experience . . . an experience that is spiritual in nature for those with eyes to see. This book is designed to give you eyes to see what most people don't. It uncovers the riches and treasures of the Holy Land, so you can experience and be transformed by it. At each biblical site, this book will provide you with information about the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, a faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. This book will bring the Holy Land to life as you understand more fully the biblical context in which it took place. It also provides helpful travel orientation info at the end.

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194460135X

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Dr. Todd M. Fink

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

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Dr. Todd M. Fink

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

A biblical guide to all the Christian holy sites in the Negev and Southern Israel. Each biblical site in the book provides information on the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. At each biblical site, this book will provide you with information about the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, a faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. This book will bring the Holy Land to life as you understand more fully the biblical context in which it took place.

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1944601430

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Letters from Jonathan

If You Find This House Empty...

By: Todd A. Johnson

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Letters from Jonathan

If You Find This House Empty...

By: Todd A. Johnson

What if one day while waiting at a restaurant for your pizza, you found yourself in a world where a large percentage of the population, including your girlfriend across the table, suddenly vanished? Mayhem and chaos are the new-normal. What just happened? Where would you go? How would you live? That is where Michael Thomas finds himself on an early fall day in the not so distant future. With no real knowledge of where he came from, growing up orphaned, few decisions had been up to him and unpredictability the norm. Michael is about to experience a life that will make the one he knew seem wholly predictable by comparison. None of it makes any sense. The apparent randomness of it all... Who could have expected this? As it turns out, someone did. Several someone’s in fact. Enter the letters from Jonathan, as well as new companions Eddie, Sam, Jane and MessBox Ranch. Compelled to go North, Michael finds a new purpose to his life with new friends and enemies. Most importantly he finds another Someone and something else he never expected by this time in his life, a family. Of those that remain, the coming darkness will leave no one untouched. Still, it won’t last forever. Find out how they were protected and provided for in spite of the encroaching evil just outside their door. There will be surprises. You also will have a role in this.

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WestBow Press

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1664248927

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9781664248922

Jerusalem and Central Israel Biblical Sites Guide

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

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Jerusalem and Central Israel Biblical Sites Guide

By: Dr. Todd M. Fink

A biblical guide to all the Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Central Israel. Each biblical site in the book provides information on the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. At each biblical site, this book will provide you with information about the location, historical background, places of interest, Bible verses, Bible teaching, a faith lesson, and a place for journaling and note-taking. This book will bring the Holy Land to life as you understand more fully the biblical context in which it took place.

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1944601376

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9781944601379

Starting with Shakespeare

Successfully Introducing Shakespeare to Children

By: Todd Daubert,Pauline Nelson

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Starting with Shakespeare

Successfully Introducing Shakespeare to Children

By: Todd Daubert,Pauline Nelson

William Shakespeare comes alive for students with these engaging activities. Immersing students in his life and times and characters, this book introduces elementary students to four plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. A complete historical background, an introduction to the characters, a retelling of the story, a variety of integrated activities, verses for memorization, a complete script for class performance, and a list of resources accompany each play. Activities extend learning to history, geography, science, art, music, movement, math, and language arts. Grades K-5 (adaptable to higher levels).

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313079587

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9780313079580

Plain Truth

The “What’S Missing” of the Protestant Faith

By: Todd D. Utley

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Plain Truth

The “What’S Missing” of the Protestant Faith

By: Todd D. Utley

Plain Truth For many generations modern Christians have sat in church week after week while ministers pound the pulpits telling them what horrible sinners they are. In many cases doctrines have been handed down from parents to children, professor to student, and pastor to assistant, with little or no study of the scriptures on a personal basis. It should come as no surprise that we are missing some important pieces. If you are ready for real growth then you should read the Bible for yourself and fi nd out what it says to you fi rst hand. Reading this book you have in your hand is a good place to start. In this book we will explore provocative truths that you may not have heard of before. We will look at topics the average minister will rarely if ever speak of. We will discuss things that the protestant church simply cannot accept in spite of it being right in front of them in black and white and even in red and white. We will also look at a few scientifi c discoveries that support the word and spark our imaginations. Christ came to set us free from the bondage of the old law, yet many churches today are riddled with legalism, bickering, envy, hate, all the things that contradict what Christ came to promote, that being love and forgiveness. Christ himself said that he came into the world not to condemn it but instead to save it and to give each person eternal life. Plain Truth is a fresh look at some of the most interesting scriptures on the most controversial topics. I have shared it with the world in an effort to promote the Kingdom of God along with peace and personal growth for those that seek it. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have enjoyed creating it. It may not be inspirational on every point to every reader, but if it helps each reader discover even one small truth for them, then my mission is accomplished. Author: Todd D. Utley

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1477204199

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The Works of Aphra Behn: v. 4: Seneca Unmask'd and Other Prose Translated

By: Janet Todd

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The Works of Aphra Behn: v. 4: Seneca Unmask'd and Other Prose Translated

By: Janet Todd

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet. This is the fourth volume in a set of seven which comprises a complete edition of all her works.

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1351259180

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Far From Worries

A Year In The King's Town

By: Todd Crowell

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Far From Worries

A Year In The King's Town

By: Todd Crowell

A couple of years ago, the author moved next door to the King of Thailand working as an editor of an online magazine published in Hua Hin, a seaside town. At the time, the king lived there permanently in his summer palace known in Thai as the Klang Kangnon palace, which delightfully translates as ‘Far from Worries’. The book is a chronicle of the author’s year there, but in a larger sense, it is a portrait of contemporary Thailand; part memoir, part history and part travel book.

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1398467812

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The Police in a Free Society

Safeguarding Rights While Enforcing the Law

By: Todd Douglas

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The Police in a Free Society

Safeguarding Rights While Enforcing the Law

By: Todd Douglas

An unprecedented look at the evolution of American police, from filling their intended role as peacekeepers and guardians of citizen rights to calling themselves-and acting primarily as-"law enforcement officers." As accusations of police misconduct and racial bias increasingly dominate the media, The Police in a Free Society: Safeguarding Rights While Enforcing the Law takes an unflinching look at the police, the communities they serve, and the politicians who direct them. Author Todd Douglas, a veteran state police commander, exposes the occurrences of police misconduct and incompetence as well as incidences of charlatans who intentionally inflame racial tensions with the police for their own political or financial gain. Readers will better understand what police officers must deal with on a daily basis, grasp the role of lawmakers in keeping faith with the public, and appreciate the tremendous challenges that police leaders face in attempting to reverse recent trends and shore up public confidence in police officers. This is a rare glimpse into the often-ugly reality of what happens on America's streets, with insights gained from the perspective of the cop and suspect alike.

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964

By: Todd S. Purdum

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964

By: Todd S. Purdum

A top Washington journalist recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America, on the fiftieth anniversary of its passage It was a turbulent time in America—a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor standing in the schoolhouse door—when John F. Kennedy sent Congress a bill to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations. Countless civil rights measures had died on Capitol Hill in the past. But this one was different because, as one influential senator put it, it was "an idea whose time has come." In a powerful narrative layered with revealing detail, Todd S. Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the larger-than-life characters who made its passage possible. From the Kennedy brothers to Lyndon Johnson, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen, Purdum shows how these all-too-human figures managed, in just over a year, to create a bill that prompted the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate yet was ultimately adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support. He evokes the high purpose and low dealings that marked the creation of this monumental law, drawing on extensive archival research and dozens of new interviews that bring to life this signal achievement in American history. Often hailed as the most important law of the past century, the Civil Rights Act stands as a lesson for our own troubled times about what is possible when patience, bipartisanship, and decency rule the day.

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0805096736

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