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Enemy Lines

By: Vanessa Lind

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Inspired by the spellbinding adventures of female Civil War spies, a sweeping epic of women whose courage and resilience helped turn the tide of war. March 1863. As the Civil War rages on, Union spy Hattie Logan makes a harrowing escape from Libby Prison. Now she’s determined to track down double agent Luke Blackstone and make him pay for betraying her and the man she loves. Her desire for vengeance takes her to Tennessee, where she teams up with fiery, unpredictable Pauline Carlton, an actress turned spy. With the help of a Nashville prostitute, Hattie uncovers a treacherous plot involving Blackstone and one of the South’s meanest guerrilla fighters. But John Elliott, the handsome soldier who oversees her spying, doesn’t believe her. Only when Pauline is captured and Hattie defies him does the lieutenant relent. Forging an uneasy truce, Hattie and Elliott go together behind enemy lines, where Hattie must decide how far she’ll go to get her revenge. Drawn in part from real hidden histories, this moving story of friendship, love, and courage will capture your heart.

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1940320216

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Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature

By: Vanessa B Gorman,Robert Gorman

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Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature

By: Vanessa B Gorman,Robert Gorman

A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris remains the model for destructive opulence. This volume demonstrates the scarcity of evidence for Sybarite luxury, and examines the vocabulary of luxury used by the Hellenic world. Focus on the word truphe reveals it means an attitude of entitlement: not necessarily a bad trait, unless in extreme form. This pattern holds for all Classical evidence, even the historian Herodotus, where the idea of pernicious luxury is commonly thought to be thematic. Advancing a new method to evaluate this fragmentary evidence, the authors argue that almost all relevant ancient testimony is liable to have been distorted during transmission. They present two conclusions: first, that there exists no principle of pernicious luxury as a force of historical causation in Hellenic or Hellenistic literature. Rather, that idea is derived from early Latin prose historiography and introduced from that genre into the Greek writers of the Roman period, who in turn project the process back in time to explain events such as the fall of Sybaris. The second conclusion is methodological. The authors lay down a strategy to determine the content and extent of fragments of earlier authors found in cover texts such as Athenaeus, by examining the diction along synchronic and diachronic lines. This book will appeal to scholars of intellectual history, the history of morality, and historiographical methodology.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472120468

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9780472120468

You, the People

American National Identity in Presidential Rhetoric

By: Vanessa B. Beasley

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You, the People

American National Identity in Presidential Rhetoric

By: Vanessa B. Beasley

New in paperback As we ask anew in these troubled times what it means to be an American, You, the People provides perspective by casting its eye over the answers given by past U.S. presidents in their addresses to the public. Who is an American, and who is not? And yet, as Vanessa Beasley demonstrates in this eloquent exploration of a century of presidential speeches, the questions are not new. Since the Founders first identified the nation as “we, the people,” the faces and accents of U.S. citizens have changed dramatically due to immigration and other constitutive changes. U.S. presidents have often spoken as if there were one monolithic American people. Here Beasley traces rhetorical constructions of American national identity in presidents’ inaugural addresses and state of the union messages from 1885 through 2000. She argues convincingly that while the demographics of the voting citizenry changed rapidly during this period, presidential definitions of American national identity did not. Chief executives have consistently employed a rhetoric of American nationalism that is simultaneously inclusive and exclusive; Beasley examines both the genius and the limitations of this language.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603442987

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Captain Cook

By: Vanessa Collingridge

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Captain Cook

By: Vanessa Collingridge

A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which signalled the end of his revered reputation. One hundred years on from the death of Cook, another great man, George Collingridge begins his own adventure. He, like Cook was oblivious to the implications his journey would have. Along the way he unfolds ancient maps, secret tales and unearths hidden lands and buried treasure. He is also said to have realised that it was not Cook who discovered Australia - it was the Portugese. This firm belief was the eventual cause of his self-destruction. Another hundred years later Vanessa Collingridge, is searching for books on her lifelong hero Captain Cook in a university library. She discovers the name of a distant cousin, George Collingridge, in a dusty card index. And so a new journey of discovery begins - in the footsteps of her hero and his nemesis.

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Random House

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144811716X

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A Fond Hope

A novel of the Civil War and female spies

By: Vanessa Lind

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A Fond Hope

A novel of the Civil War and female spies

By: Vanessa Lind

A fascinating historical novel of grit, valor, and resilience October 1864. After years of spying for the Union, Hattie Logan longs for victory and a chance to start a new life with Lieutenant John Elliott. But when her brother, George, summons her to Canada, she discovers how desperate the Rebels are to prevail. When the famous actor John Wilkes Booth and a mysterious veiled lady rouse Hattie’s suspicions, she tells herself she’s only imagining trouble. But then George is poisoned, and Hattie finds herself embroiled in a web involving some of the South’s most powerful figures. Joining forces with Booth’s former lover Alice Gray, she tracks down the dangerous men—and women—who’ll stop at nothing to have their way. The trails Hattie follows lead her to a startling revelation: there’s a plot afoot involving President Abraham Lincoln. The logical course—and the easiest—is to discount her suspicions. But if she ignores what her heart says is true, the future she envisions may well be lost. A gripping tale of courage, devotion, and hope during the turbulent final months of America’s Civil War. Perfect for readers of Lisa Wingate, Martha Hall Kelly, and Glen Craney.

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Vanessa Lind Books

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1940320291

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Financing the Green Transformation

How to Make Green Finance Work in Indonesia

By: U. Volz,Judith Böhnke,Laura Knierim,Katharina Richert,Greta-Maria Roeber,Vanessa Eidt

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Financing the Green Transformation

How to Make Green Finance Work in Indonesia

By: U. Volz,Judith Böhnke,Laura Knierim,Katharina Richert,Greta-Maria Roeber,Vanessa Eidt

Explores challenges for developing and emerging economies for enhancing green financing for sustainable, low-carbon investment, looking at Indonesia. Based on surveys in the Indonesian banking and corporate sectors and expert interviews, it devises innovative policy recommendations to develop a framework conducive to fostering green investments.

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Springer

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1137486120

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Sex-Positive Criminology

By: Aimee Wodda,Vanessa R. Panfil

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Sex-Positive Criminology

By: Aimee Wodda,Vanessa R. Panfil

Sex-Positive Criminology proposes a new way to think about sexuality in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Sex-positivity is framed as a humanizing approach to sexuality that supports the well-being of self and others. It is rooted in the principle of active and ongoing consent, and it encourages perspectives that value bodily autonomy, the right to access education, and respect for sexual difference. In this book, the authors argue that institutions such as prisons, schools, and healthcare facilities, as well as agents of governments, such as law enforcement, correctional officers, and politicians, can unduly cause harm and perpetuate stigma through the regulation and criminalization of sexuality. In order to critique institutions that criminalize and regulate sexuality, the authors of Sex-Positive Criminology examine case studies exploring the criminalization of commercial sex and related harm (at the hands of law enforcement) experienced by those who sell sex. They investigate sex education in schools, reproductive justice in communities and institutions, and restrictions on sexuality in places like prisons, jails, juvenile detention, and immigrant detention facilities. They look into the criminalization of BDSM practices and address concerns about young people’s sexuality connected to age of consent and privacy violations. The authors demonstrate how a sex-positive perspective could help criminologists, policymakers, and educators understand not only how to move away from sex-negative frameworks in theory, policy, and practice, but how sex-positive criminological frameworks can be a useful tool to reduce harm and increase personal agency. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, sexuality studies, cultural studies, criminal justice, social theory, and all those interested in the relationship between sexuality and the crimino-legal system.

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Routledge

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0429624247

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Enlightenment Orpheus

The Power of Music in Other Worlds

By: Vanessa Agnew

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Enlightenment Orpheus

The Power of Music in Other Worlds

By: Vanessa Agnew

The Enlightenment saw a critical engagement with the ancient idea that music carries certain powers - it heals and pacifies, civilizes and educates. Yet this interest in musical utility seems to conflict with larger notions of aesthetic autonomy that emerged at the same time. In Enlightenment Orpheus, Vanessa Agnew examines this apparent conflict, and provocatively questions the notion of an aesthetic-philosophical break between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.Agnew persuasively connects the English traveler and music scholar Charles Burney with the ancient myth of Orpheus. She uses Burney as a guide through wide-ranging discussions of eighteenth-century musical travel, views on music's curative powers, interest in non-European music, and concerns about cultural identity. Arguing that what people said about music was central to some of the great Enlightenment debates surrounding such issues as human agency, cultural difference, and national identity, Agnew adds a new dimension to postcolonial studies, which has typically emphasized the literary and visual at the expense of the aural. She also demonstrates that these discussions must be viewed in context at the era's broad and well-entrenched transnational network, and emphasizes the importance of travel literature in generating knowledge at the time.A new and radically interdisciplinary approach to the question of the power of music - its aesthetic and historical interpretations and political uses - Enlightenment Orpheus will appeal to students and scholars in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, German studies, eighteenth-century history, and comparative studies.

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Oxford University Press

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0195336666

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Higher and Colder

A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration

By: Vanessa Heggie

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Higher and Colder

A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration

By: Vanessa Heggie

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentieth-century scientific thinking. Unlike most books on modern biomedicine, Higher and Colder focuses on fieldwork, expeditions, and exploration, and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to laboratory-dominated accounts of the history of modern life sciences. Though centered on male-dominated practices—science and exploration—it recovers the stories of women’s contributions that were sometimes accidentally, and sometimes deliberately, erased. Engaging and provocative, this book is a history of the scientists and physiologists who face challenges that are physically demanding, frequently dangerous, and sometimes fatal, in the interest of advancing modern science and pushing the boundaries of human ability.

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University of Chicago Press

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022665088X

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9780226650883

Strange Little Band

By: Nancy Brauer,Vanessa Brooks

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Strange Little Band

By: Nancy Brauer,Vanessa Brooks

Addison and Shane, two self-centered psychics, work for the cut-throat Triptych Corporation. Their insular lives are disrupted when, due to Triptych's machinations, they become unlikely parents. How can they raise a child when they can't trust each other?

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Nancy Brauer

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145630125X

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Book Nooks

Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays

By: Vanessa Dina,Claire Gilhuly

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Book Nooks

Inspired Ideas for Cozy Reading Corners and Stylish Book Displays

By: Vanessa Dina,Claire Gilhuly

Home is where the books are. This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home. For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this covetable home décor book merges the literary appeal of Jane Mount’s bestselling Bibliophile with the aspirational allure of Emily Henderson’s bestselling Styled. Discover beautiful bookshelves adorned with lovely objets d’art, handsome home libraries with snug armchairs, reading areas for kids that ignite the imagination, and cookbook corners in quaint kitchens—and learn to replicate these in your own space. From bedside tables to bar carts, leather-bound collections to color-coded shelves, here are book nooks and styling techniques for every room and aesthetic. Reading lists from Gillian Flynn, Jasmine Guillory, Alex Elle, Joanna Goddard, Nik Sharma, and more offer plenty of recommendations for stocking your shelves (and your TBR list). In a stunning package with a tasteful hint of gold foil on the case, this sumptuous book is perfect for browsing, displaying on a coffee table, or gifting to the reader, book lover, designer, or creative in your life. Filled with clever design ideas and dreamy spaces, Book Nooks is an irresistible invitation to curl up with a book, whether this one or another. BOOK NOOKS FOR EVERYONE: Organized by type of book nook—from cookbook nooks to kid nooks, gardener nooks to neutral nooks—and featuring a range of home aesthetics, including colorful, contemporary, cozy, and whimsical, there is plenty of inspiration here for all readers. BEAUTIFUL TO GIFT AND DISPLAY: Book Nooks makes a lovely gift for design enthusiasts and book lovers. Not only is it filled with original ideas for styling your book collection, but it acts as an eye-catching décor object itself. Display it on a coffee table alongside a candle, decorative tray, or book-themed vase. INSPIRING AND EASY-TO-ACHIEVE: The styling ideas included in these pages are original yet easy to recreate at home: Fill a nonworking fireplace with paperbacks; stack oversized books to create a stool or end table; turn your book pages out for a neutral shelf; frame vintage cookbook pages for one-of-a-kind artwork. Discover tons of ideas that can be incorporated into your home, no matter the aesthetic or budget. READING LISTS FROM LUMINOUS VOICES: In addition to beautiful interior shots, you’ll find book lists, including Gillian Flynn’s favorite mysteries, Alex Elle’s most trusted books on healing and self love, Jasmine Guillory’s must-have romance novels, Nik Sharma’s most used cookbooks, PEN America’s recommended banned books, and more. Fill your shelves with their book recs and discover a new favorite! Perfect for: Reading enthusiasts, book lovers, and book club members Design aficionados, stylists, people interested in home decor Followers of BookTok and people who post "shelfies" Fans of Bibliophile, Bibliostyle, Styled, or Art of the Bar Cart Shoppers looking for a birthday, housewarming, or anytime gift for a bookish friend Readers of Cup of Jo, Book Riot, Downtime on Substack, Design*Sponge, or Dwell

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Chronicle Books

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179722588X

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Ellipses

A Novel

By: Vanessa Lawrence

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Ellipses

A Novel

By: Vanessa Lawrence

Set in the glossy world of New York City media, this sharp and witty debut novel follows a young woman caught in a toxic mentorship with an older, powerful executive as she grapples with career, belonging, and the complexity of modern relationships in the digital age. Named a Best Book of 2024 So Far by Vogue, Elle, and Electric Lit One of Autostraddle's Most Anticipated Queer Books for Spring 2024 One of Chill Subs's 38 Books We Can't Wait to Read When cosmetics mogul Billie rolls down her town car window and offers Lily a ride home from a glitzy Manhattan gala, Lily figures this could be a useful professional connection. She’s heard of Billie’s storied rise as a business titan, the product of white New England privilege and one of the few queer women in a corner suite. Billie could be just the jolt Lily needs to manifest her next step. A magazine writer, Lily interviews influencers, actresses, and fashion designers for her publication’s stylish pages, all while navigating office microaggressions. Stalled at work, she worries that her dream print career will soon succumb to the rise of social media. She is at a standstill, too, in her relationship with her girlfriend Alison. And Lily feels unable to voice her authenticity when others’ sliding perceptions of her mixed race and bisexual identity repeatedly drown her out. Charming and hyperconfident, Billie seems invested in mentoring Lily out of her slump, from the screen of her phone. But their text exchanges and Billie’s relentless worldview begin to consume Lily’s life. Eager to impress her powerful guide, Lily is perpetually suspended in an ellipsis, waiting for those three gray dots to bloom into a new message from Billie. Ellipses explores one woman’s struggle for wholeness, in a world shaped by digital half-lives and aspirational fantasies. In the end, this stunning debut novel reveals the rewards and challenges of forging an uncharted path on one’s own terms.

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Penguin

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0593472780

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Surviving Southampton

African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner's Community

By: Vanessa M. Holden

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Surviving Southampton

African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner's Community

By: Vanessa M. Holden

The local community around the Nat Turner rebellion The 1831 Southampton Rebellion led by Nat Turner involved an entire community. Vanessa M. Holden rediscovers the women and children, free and enslaved, who lived in Southampton County before, during, and after the revolt. Mapping the region's multilayered human geography, Holden draws a fuller picture of the inhabitants, revealing not only their interactions with physical locations but also their social relationships in space and time. Her analysis recasts the Southampton Rebellion as one event that reveals the continuum of practices that sustained resistance and survival among local Black people. Holden follows how African Americans continued those practices through the rebellion’s immediate aftermath and into the future, showing how Black women and communities raised children who remembered and heeded the lessons absorbed during the calamitous events of 1831. A bold challenge to traditional accounts, Surviving Southampton sheds new light on the places and people surrounding Americas most famous rebellion against slavery.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252052765

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9780252052767

Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order

Walling the Welfare State

By: Vanessa Barker

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Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order

Walling the Welfare State

By: Vanessa Barker

In late summer 2015, Sweden embarked on one of the largest self-described humanitarian efforts in its history, opening its borders to 163,000 asylum seekers fleeing the war in Syria. Six months later this massive effort was over. On January 4, 2016, Sweden closed its border with Denmark. This closure makes a startling reversal of Sweden’s open borders to refugees and contravenes free movement in the Schengen Area, a founding principle of the European Union. What happened? This book sets out to explain this reversal. In her new and compelling book, Vanessa Barker explores the Swedish case study to challenge several key paradigms for understanding penal order in the twenty-first century and makes an important contribution to our understanding of punishment and welfare states. She questions the dominance of neoliberalism and political economy as the main explanation for the penalization of others, migrants and foreign nationals, and develops an alternative theoretical framework based on the internal logic of the welfare state and democratic theory about citizenship, incorporation, and difference, paying particular attention to questions of belonging, worthiness, and ethnic and gender hierarchies. Her book develops the concept of penal nationalism as an important form of penal power in the twenty-first century, providing a bridge between border control and punishment studies.

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Routledge

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1351980149

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The Turning Pointe

By: Vanessa L. Torres

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The Turning Pointe

By: Vanessa L. Torres

A bold and emotionally gripping novel about a teenage Latinx girl finding freedom through dance and breaking expectations in 1980s Minnesota. When sixteen-year-old Rosa Dominguez pirouettes, she is poetry in pointe shoes. And as the daughter of a tyrant ballet Master, Rosa seems destined to become the star principal dancer of her studio. But Rosa would do anything for one hour in the dance studio upstairs where Prince, the Purple One himself, is in the house. After her father announces their upcoming auditions for a concert with Prince, Rosa is more determined than ever to succeed. Then Nikki--the cross-dressing, funky boy who works in the dance shop--leaps into her life. Weighed down by family expectations, Rosa is at a crossroads, desperate to escape so she can show everyone what she can do when freed of her pointe shoes. Now is her chance to break away from a life in tulle, grooving to that unmistakable Minneapolis sound reverberating through every bone in her body.

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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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0593426134

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9780593426135

Age in David Almond’s Oeuvre

A Multi-Method Approach to Studying Age and the Life Course in Children’s Literature

By: Vanessa Joosen,Michelle Anya Anjirbag,Leander Duthoy,Lindsey Geybels,Frauke Pauwels,Emma-Louise Silva

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Age in David Almond’s Oeuvre

A Multi-Method Approach to Studying Age and the Life Course in Children’s Literature

By: Vanessa Joosen,Michelle Anya Anjirbag,Leander Duthoy,Lindsey Geybels,Frauke Pauwels,Emma-Louise Silva

In recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children’s literature. This book builds on that scholarship but also significantly extends it by exploring age in various aspects of children’s literature: the age of the author, the characters, the writing style, the intended readership and the real reader. Moreover, the authors explore what different theories and methods can be used to study age in children’s literature, and what their affordances and limits are. The analyses combine age studies with life writing studies, cognitive narratology, digital humanities, comparative literary studies, reader-response research and media studies. To ensure coherence, the book offers an in-depth exploration of the oeuvre of a single author, David Almond. The aesthetic and thematic richness of Almond’s works has been widely recognised. This book adds to the understanding of his oeuvre by offering a multi-faceted analysis of age. In addition to discussing the film adaptation of his best-known novel Skellig, this book also offers analyses of works that have received less attention, such as Counting Stars, Clay and Bone Music. Readers will also get a fuller understanding of Almond as a crosswriter of literature for children, adolescents and adults.

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Taylor & Francis

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100093490X

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Something Good

By: Vanessa Miller

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Something Good

By: Vanessa Miller

When three women find their lives inextricably linked after a terrible mistake, they must work together to make the most of their futures. Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed—but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes to put the past behind them. After all, he’s in the middle of selling a tech business—and if Alexis admits to texting while driving, the deal could collapse and cost them millions. Meanwhile, Alexis’s life is not as shiny and perfect as it may seem from the outside. She has secrets of her own. As she becomes consumed with thoughts of the young man she hit, can she reconcile her mistake with her husband’s expectations? Trish Robinson is just trying to hold it together after the accident that left Jon-Jon dependent and depressed. As the bills pile up, Trish and her husband, Dwayne, find themselves at odds. Trish wants to forgive and move on, but Dwayne is filled with rage toward the entitled woman who altered their lives forever. Trish can’t see how anything good can come from so much hate and strife, so she determines to pray until God intervenes. Then one afternoon Marquita Lewis rings their doorbell with a baby in her arms and changes everything. Vanessa Miller’s latest inspirational novel reminds readers that differences may separate us, but if we cling to each other, God can bring something good out of our very worst moments. Praise for Something Good: “This real-to-life story doesn't shy away from some hard issues of the modern world, but Miller is a master storyteller, who brings healing and redemption to her characters, and thus the reader, through the power of love and faith. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” —Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author Inspiring contemporary fiction Stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs

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Thomas Nelson

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0785256733

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9780785256731

The Courier's Wife

By: Vanessa Lind

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The Courier's Wife

By: Vanessa Lind

In a nation divided, no secret is safe… September 1862. As war tears the country apart, Hattie Logan is running from her past. Escaping a dull life of wealth and privilege, she joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Stationed in the Civil War hotbed of Washington City, she intercepts Confederate mail and puzzles out ciphers. But she longs to do more. Passed over for an enticing assignment, she jumps at the chance to spy with Thom Welton, the courier who runs mail between North and South. Posing as his wife, she crosses into enemy territory, where she finds herself falling in love. A decoded letter revealing a family secret forces Hattie to confront a devious double agent. Betrayed by a fellow spy, she and Thom come into Confederate crosshairs. Could the past she’s running from be the key to saving them? A sweeping story of courage and resilience inspired by the authentic adventures of historical women spies.

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Vanessa Lind Books

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1940320186

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9781940320182

Connecticut

By: Vanessa Brown

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Connecticut

By: Vanessa Brown

Gives an overview of the state of Colorado.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1404230718

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Enemy Lines

By: Vanessa Lind

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Enemy Lines

By: Vanessa Lind

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1940320216

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Gray Waters

By: Vanessa Lind

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Gray Waters

By: Vanessa Lind

Inspired by the gripping adventures of actual female Civil War spies, an irresistible tale of strength, bravery, and love that will win over your heart. March 1864. During a perilous and uncertain time of war, a dark secret pushes Union spy Hattie Logan deeper into her work. With her feelings for Lieutenant John Elliott more confused than ever, she’s determined to prove herself on her own terms. Paired with former Confederate spy Mollie Pitman, Hattie defies the men in charge, insisting they shouldn’t trust Mollie. But when Hattie dares to uncover a dangerous plot to highjack a ferry and raid a Lake Erie island prison, she finds her own powerful loyalties put to the test. The closer she gets to the truth, the murkier the waters. How far will she go to keep a devoted friend’s trust? Inspired by stunning history, this unrivaled historical fiction novel of hope and resilience will tug at your heart. Perfect for readers of Lisa Wingate, Martha Hall Kelly, and Glen Craney. Book Three of the Secrets of the Blue and Gray series featuring women spies in the American Civil War.

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