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A Spirit of Sacrifice

New York State in the First World War

By: Aaron Noble,Keith Swaney,Vicki Weiss

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A Spirit of Sacrifice

New York State in the First World War

By: Aaron Noble,Keith Swaney,Vicki Weiss

New York's pride is the pride of things done. Her leadership is no more due to her great wealth or her large population than to the patriotism of her citizens and the uses to which her wealth is put. In every war in which this country has engaged, she has shown a spirit of sacrifice that has made her preeminent among the States." It was with these words that New York State Governor Charles S. Whitman urged his fellow New Yorkers to purchase Liberty Bonds in support of the war effort on April 6, 1918. He reminded New Yorkers and the nation that the Empire State once again led all others in the numbers of men, the amount of money, and the tonnage of material supplied to American forces during World War I. A companion catalog to the New York State Museum exhibition of the same name, A Spirit of Sacrifice documents the statewide story of New York in World War I through the collections of the State's Office of Cultural Education comprised of the New York State Museum, Library, and Archives. Within these world-class collections are the nearly 3,600 posters of the Benjamin W. Arnold World War I Poster Collection at the New York State Library. By interweaving the story of New York in the Great War and utilizing the tremendous artifacts within the pictorial history revealed by the posters of the era and primary source documentation, this exhibition catalog serves as both a display of poster art and a more comprehensive examination of the primacy of the state's contributions to America's foray into World War I. Posters and objects from museums, libraries, and historical societies from across New York State as well as iconic artifacts and images are all included here. Brought together they tell the story of New York State's essential role in the First World War.

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State University of New York Press

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143846780X

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Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History

A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook

By: Vicki K. Janik

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Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History

A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook

By: Vicki K. Janik

Jesters and fools have existed as important and consistent figures in nearly all cultures. Sometimes referred to as clowns, they are typological characters who have conventional roles in the arts, often using nonsense to subvert existing order. But fools are also a part of social and religious history, and they frequently play key roles in the rituals that support and shape a society's system of beliefs. This reference book includes alphabetically arranged entries for approximately 60 fools and jesters from a wide range of cultures. Included are entries for performers from American popular culture, such as Woody Allen, Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, and the Marx Brothers; literary characters, such as Shakespeare's Falstaff, Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, and Singer's Gimpel; and cultural and mythological figures, such as India's Birbal, the American circus clown, the Native American Coyote, Taishu Engeki of Japan, Hephaestus, Loki the Norse fool, schlimiels and schlimazels, and the drag queen. The entries, written by expert contributors, are critical as well as informative. Each begins with a biographical, artistic, religious, or historical background section, which places the subject within a larger cultural and historical context. A description and analysis follow. This section may include a discussion of the fool's appearance, gender role, ethical and moral roles, social function, and relationship to such themes as nature, time, and mortality. The entry then discusses the critical reception of the subject and concludes with an extensive bibliography of general works.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313033579

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9780313033575

Finally, A Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Charles, by and for Locals, Neighborhood by Neighborhood, City and County

By: Vicki Berger Erwin,Justine Riggs

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Finally, A Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Charles, by and for Locals, Neighborhood by Neighborhood, City and County

By: Vicki Berger Erwin,Justine Riggs

A gateway to the west in its own right, St. Charles County is today one of the fastest growing counties in the country and encompasses a number of communities, each with its own charming character. Abundantly rich in history, it is home to the first state capitol, numerous sites on the National Register of Historic Places, the Daniel Boone home, and areas traveled by Lewis and Clark on their Expedition, including their starting point. In addition, the county boasts specialty shopping including antiquing, unique dining experiences, and beautiful parks to explore. A wide range of recreational activities, a large number of which are kid friendly, await at every corridor. St. Charles County is even home to numerous award winning majestic vineyards. This book, produced by authors familiar with the area, will guide you through neighborhoods, towns, attractions, and the countless options available to visitors and citizens alike in St. Charles County.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1935806939

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9781935806936

Hampshire County, (West) Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814

By: Vicki Bidinger Horton

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Hampshire County, (West) Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814

By: Vicki Bidinger Horton

This celebrated collection of pedigrees of notable Huguenot families bridges the gap between the family in France and the family in England, Holland, or America. With references to 1,500 names.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806348623

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9780806348629

Taney County, Missouri

By: Vicki Layton Cobb

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Taney County, Missouri

By: Vicki Layton Cobb

Taney County, Missouri obtained its name from Roger B. Taney, who married Anne Key, sister of the author of America's national anthem, Francis Scott Key. With roots already embedded in Americana, this once fledgling area in southwestern Missouri would become home to hearty pioneers and entrepunearal miners, who would, over the centuries, transform it into the major tourist region it is today.Captured here in almost 200 vintage photographs are the lives and spirits of those souls who founded Taney County and fostered its growth throughout the years. These images span two centuries to include the pioneers and early farming families of the 19th century, as well as the hometown heroes of the World Wars. Pictured here are the one-room school houses, early photos of life on the Buffalo and White Rivers, the miners of the Turkey Creek Mining Company, and various events and residents of Kirbyville, Oak Grove, Mildred, and Branson, also known as the Nashville of the Ozarks.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738518506

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9780738518503

Live & be Well

A Celebration of Yiddish Culture in America from the First Immigrants to the Second World War

By: Richard F. Shepard,Vicki Gold Levi

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Live & be Well

A Celebration of Yiddish Culture in America from the First Immigrants to the Second World War

By: Richard F. Shepard,Vicki Gold Levi

This book heralds and documents the rich and vibrant traditions of Yiddish-speaking immigrants and their children in the golden land, from the first arrivals until World War II. It presents the famous, infamous and the unknown and is illustrated with photographs, cartoons and theatre posters.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813528127

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9780813528120

True Genius

The Life and Science of John Bardeen: The Only Winner of Two Nobel Prizes in Physics

By: Vicki Daitch,Lillian Hoddeson

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True Genius

The Life and Science of John Bardeen: The Only Winner of Two Nobel Prizes in Physics

By: Vicki Daitch,Lillian Hoddeson

What is genius? Define it. Now think of scientists who embody the concept of genius. Does the name John Bardeen spring to mind? Indeed, have you ever heard of him? Like so much in modern life, immediate name recognition often rests on a cult of personality. We know Einstein, for example, not just for his tremendous contributions to science, but also because he was a character, who loved to mug for the camera. And our continuing fascination with Richard Feynman is not exclusively based on his body of work; it is in large measure tied to his flamboyant nature and offbeat sense of humor. These men, and their outsize personalities, have come to erroneously symbolize the true nature of genius and creativity. We picture them born brilliant, instantly larger than life. But is that an accurate picture of genius? What of others who are equal in stature to these icons of science, but whom history has awarded only a nod because they did not readily engage the public? Could a person qualify as a bona fide genius if he was a regular Joe? The answer may rest in the story of John Bardeen. John Bardeen was the first person to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in the same field. He shared one with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for the invention of the transistor. But it was the charismatic Shockley who garnered all the attention, primarily for his Hollywood ways and notorious views on race and intelligence. Bardeen's second Nobel Prize was awarded for the development of a theory of superconductivity, a feat that had eluded the best efforts of leading theorists-including Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Richard Feynman. Arguably, Bardeen's work changed the world in more ways than that of any other scientific genius of his time. Yet while every school child knows of Einstein, few people have heard of John Bardeen. Why is this the case? Perhaps because Bardeen differs radically from the popular stereotype of genius. He was a modest, mumbling Midwesterner, an ordinary person who worked hard and had a knack for physics and mathematics. He liked to picnic with his family, collaborate quietly with colleagues, or play a round of golf. None of that was newsworthy, so the media, and consequently the public, ignored him. John Bardeen simply fits a new profile of genius. Through an exploration of his science as well as his life, a fresh and thoroughly engaging portrait of genius and the nature of creativity emerges. This perspective will have readers looking anew at what it truly means to be a genius.

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Joseph Henry Press

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0309084083

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9780309084086

From Out of the Shadows

Mexican Women in Twentieth-century America

By: Vicki L. Ruiz,Vicki Ruíz

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From Out of the Shadows

Mexican Women in Twentieth-century America

By: Vicki L. Ruiz,Vicki Ruíz

Vicki L. Ruiz provides the first full study of Mexican-American women in the 20th century, in a narrative enhanced by interviews and personal stories that capture a vivid sense of the Mexicana experience in the United States. Beginning with the first wave of women crossing the border early this century, Ruiz reveals the struggles they have faced, the communities they have built, and also highlights the various forms of political protest they have initiated. What emerges from the book is a portrait of a distinctive culture in America that has slowly gathered strength in the last 95 years.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195130995

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9780195130997

The Way Out

By: Vicki Jarrett

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The Way Out

By: Vicki Jarrett

A girl on a paper round gets more than she bargained for. A couple feels the strain when the money runs out. Life plays out in the call centre, the bingo hall and at the bus stop. Vicki Jarrett's debut collection – reissued here with the bonus story 'Up Dog Down Dog' – is a deftly observed insight into the lives of people just trying to get by. Jarrett, whose first novel, Nothing is Heavy, was shortlisted for Scottish First Book of the Year, is drawn to the absurdity of everyday life. The characters in The Way Out dream of escape from jobs, relationships and disappointments, yet these darker tones are finely balanced by a natural lightness of touch. These stories are at once heart-breaking, tender, devastatingly honest and brimming with black comedy. 'There is heart here... a very impressive collection.' – Rodge Glass, author of Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs 'These stories are warm yet chilling, barbed but sensuous, gruesome then tender, funny and wistful. In her accounts of men, women, children and arseholes, Jarrett serves up a platter of dilemmas, desires and disappointments. This is a collection full of style and control.' – Anneliese Mackintsoh, author of Any Other Mouth

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Structo Press

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0995632057

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9780995632059

Computer Education for Teachers

Integrating Technology into Classroom Teaching

By: Vicki F. Sharp

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Computer Education for Teachers

Integrating Technology into Classroom Teaching

By: Vicki F. Sharp

COMPUTER EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS In today’s world, technology is changing quickly—and so are the ways teachers use that technology. From serving as a library resource to helping students with special needs, computer technology continues to be one of the most powerful tools in a teacher’s arsenal. In this new edition of Computer Education for Teachers, Vicki Sharp introduces teachers to computter technology in a meaningful, practical way. She helps readers gain the knowledge and skills necessary to integrate computers into the classroom in ways that will best serve both the teacher and the student. In this Sixth Edition you will find: Online tutorials demonstrating projects such as creating a newsletter and producing a podcast A new Digital Photography chapter and an expanded section on using a video camera Coverage of the latest innovations, including podcasts, social networking sites, blogs, wikis, open journaling, course management systems, virtual reality communities, personal response systems and more Online project templates and examples Numerous evaluations and checklists in PDF format for easy downloading, interactive self-study tests, and PowerPoint™ presentations Software reviews, an online hardware reference guide, and practical classroom activities

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470141107

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9780470141106

Deadly Offer

By: Vicki Doudera

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Deadly Offer

By: Vicki Doudera

When Darby Farr's assistant, E.T., learns that his sister, Selena, has suddenly (and suspiciously) died in her hot tub, Darby and E.T. travel to Selena's magnificent vineyard estate nestled in the heart of California wine country. There, Darby discovers that Selena was entertaining offers from three different prospective buyers—each one of whom is desperate to be the new owner of the winery. As a saboteur wreaks havoc on the property, Darby risks her life to crack the case and close the sale in a valley ripe with jealousy, greed, and danger. Book 3 in the Darby Farr Mystery series Praise: "[Darby Farr] goes West, and it's wild all the way."—Portland Press Herald "Darby's third appearance is just the property for those who want a fast, entertaining read with a diverse cast and appealing setting."—Library Journal "Darby's third enlarges on her love life and real-estate skills while providing a complex mystery."—Kirkus Reviews "Sexy, savvy, and entertaining."—Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of One Was a Soldier "Real estate brings real trouble to this smart and savvy heroine."—Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Agatha, and Macavity Award-winning author "Doudera masterfully uses the backdrop of high-stakes realty as a great setting for a murder mystery."—Bangor Daily News

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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073873036X

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9780738730363

Halos, Hollers, and Hell

By: Vicki Blair

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Halos, Hollers, and Hell

By: Vicki Blair

McWhorter, Kentucky, had undergone not only a facelift with new matching storefront windows but a much-needed heart transplant as well. The townsfolk were ready to bury the past and move on after many of their elected officials met an untimely death over a year ago. Sheriff Tillie Grant especially wanted to turn the page on the past. She stopped pining for Daniel Brooks, the father of her son, to return to her after leaving McWhorter to find his childhood sweetheart. She was now dating Lowell Evans, the handsome commonwealth’s attorney, and life seemed good in McWhorter until the day Jock Ledford returned. Jock Ledford had caused the town so much trouble when he was alive that now even from the grave he was causing problems. When his decaying body was found at the center of the town, it set in motion a series of crimes that took the town’s sleuths from the hollers of Kentucky to hell and back to solve. The secrets that Tillie and the town had so carefully concealed were about to be uncovered. With Daniel Brooks’s return to McWhorter, Tillie once again was faced with her feelings for Daniel. Tillie knew it was going to take a touch from heaven to not only heal her heart but to hold the town together. Her answer would be found in Halos, Hollers, and Hell.

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172830055X

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9781728300559

Modernist Literature

Challenging Fictions?

By: Vicki Mahaffey

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Modernist Literature

Challenging Fictions?

By: Vicki Mahaffey

This inclusive guide to Modernist literature considers the ‘high’ Modernist writers such as Eliot, Joyce, Pound and Yeats alongside women writers and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Challenges the idea that Modernism was conservative and reactionary. Relates the modernist impulse to broader cultural and historical crises and movements. Covers a wide range of authors up to the outbreak of World War II, among them Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Henry James, Langston Hughes, Samuel Beckett, HD, Virginia Woolf, Djuna Barnes, and Jean Rhys. Includes coverage of women writers and gay and lesbian writers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470776862

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9780470776865

Frank Finds Grace

By: Vicki Machoian

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Frank Finds Grace

By: Vicki Machoian

He saw the young woman up the street as he came out of the bank. His attention was drawn to her when he noticed the graceful way she walked. He felt compelled to watch her. There was an elegance about the way she moved. She brought back the memory of a girl in Richmond. Was it possible she could be that girl? When she stopped at the curb, she turned her face his way. His breath caught. He felt a strong desire to get acquainted. It was more than a desire, it was a deep need in the very core of his being. Frank Madison was born and raised in Philadelphia, the son of a carriage maker. Grace Saulsby was the daughter of a wealthy Richmond, Virginia bank owner. Frank Finds Grace is the story of fate turning ashes to beauty in the lives of two people who were destined to be together.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1644680181

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9781644680186

Acting on Impulse

Harlequin Comics

By: Vicki Lewis Thompson,Natsue Ogoshi

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Acting on Impulse

Harlequin Comics

By: Vicki Lewis Thompson,Natsue Ogoshi

Enjoying a gorgeous single lifestyle with lots of encounters in the big city! That was Trudy the country girl's reason for coming to New York. To have metropolitan romances with all the men that aren't around in her small town. To keep her from getting into trouble, her friends introduce Linc as a "bodyguard" until she gets used to life in the city. As a playboy who's grown tired of the romantic chase, he's the perfect practice boyfriend who'll make her into a confident, sophisticated cosmopolitan!

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Harlequin / SB Creative

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4596831726

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9784596831729

The Big Conversation on Dismantling Racism and Privilege

By: Vicki and Dusty Rhoades

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The Big Conversation on Dismantling Racism and Privilege

By: Vicki and Dusty Rhoades

This guide is an attempt to document the long journey to arrive at a place where community members were willing to gather to discuss the very difficult and uncomfortable topic of race and privilege. . This guide offers a step by step process on how to devlop a program such as this.

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Lulu.com

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0359506186

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9780359506187

[Bundle] Independent women Selection Vol.2

Harlequin Comics

By: Darcy Maguire,Lass Small,Vicki Lewis Thompson

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[Bundle] Independent women Selection Vol.2

Harlequin Comics

By: Darcy Maguire,Lass Small,Vicki Lewis Thompson

This bundle contains : THE FIANCEE CHARADE,Possibles , and Acting on Impulse. "Your bangs are too long. They hide your beautiful face." So says Alex as he brushes back Jess's hair, coming far too close to her lips for comfort. Could Alex Calahan, heartthrob to every woman in town, really be this close to her? It’s all Jess can do to keep her wits about her—even though he’s only using her to make the others jealous. And she has her own reasons to act the part of his lover, as well. But it isn't long before their relationship becomes something more…

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4596249997

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9784596249999

Not Too Old for That

How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging

By: Vicki Larson

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Not Too Old for That

How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging

By: Vicki Larson

Helps women break through the tired and hurtful stereotypes of aging to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age. Who hasn’t heard the stereotypes about women of a "certain age?” That’s the age when women become invisible, irrelevant, undesirable, asexual, unhinged, dried-up, hormonal messes. It’s when women quickly slide into fragility and become forgetful, passive, weak, feeble, debilitated, disabled, dependent, and depressed. Or so the story goes. Not only are those outdated narratives sexist and ageist, they are also damaging to women’s physical, emotional, financial, romantic, and sexual health. It’s time to change them. In Not Too Old for That, Vicki Larson helps change the narrative about being a woman at midlife and older. She questions what we’ve been told aging would be like and encourages us to instead ask ourselves, what do we want it to be like, and how can we get there? The key is to be curious, open-minded, and intentional about the ways we are becoming our future selves.We have an opportunity to create new narratives of aging as a woman, ones that value women at all stages of life, not just youth, and it starts with us. Once the stereotypes that have held women back are broken down, women can move past them and rather than feel helpless as the years add up, they can discover and tap into just how much agency they have. Not only will this book help to create a less-ageist, less-sexist, more-inclusive future, it will release our daughters and all young women from a similar future.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538155621

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9781538155622

More Than Sorrow

By: Vicki Delany

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More Than Sorrow

By: Vicki Delany

Once, Hannah Manning was an internationally-renowned journalist and war correspondent. Today, she’s a woman suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Unable to read, unable to concentrate, full of pain, lost and confused, haunted by her memories, Hannah goes to her sister’s small-scale vegetable farm in Prince Edward County, Ontario to recover. As summer settles on the farm, she finds comfort in the soft rolling hills and neat fields as well as friendship in the company of Hila Popalzai, an Afghan woman also traumatized by war. Unable to read the printed word, Hannah retreats into the attic and boxes of moldy letters that have accumulated for more than two centuries. As she learns about the original settlers of this land, Loyalist refugees fleeing the United States in 1784, she is increasingly drawn to the space beneath the old house. More than carrots and potatoes, soups and jams, are down in the dark damp root cellar. Hannah experiences visions of a woman, emerging from the icy cold mist. Is the woman real? Or the product of a severely damaged brain? Which would be worse? Then Hila disappears. When Hannah cannot account for her time, not even to herself, old enemies begin to circle. In this modern Gothic novel of heart-wrenching suspense, past and present merge into a terrifying threat to the only thing Hannah still holds dear – her ten-year-old niece, Lily.

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Poisoned Pen Press Inc

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1615953973

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9781615953974

From Main Street to Mall

The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store

By: Vicki Howard

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From Main Street to Mall

The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store

By: Vicki Howard

The geography of American retail has changed dramatically since the first luxurious department stores sprang up in nineteenth-century cities. Introducing light, color, and music to dry-goods emporia, these "palaces of consumption" transformed mere trade into occasions for pleasure and spectacle. Through the early twentieth century, department stores remained centers of social activity in local communities. But after World War II, suburban growth and the ubiquity of automobiles shifted the seat of economic prosperity to malls and shopping centers. The subsequent rise of discount big-box stores and electronic shopping accelerated the pace at which local department stores were shuttered or absorbed by national chains. But as the outpouring of nostalgia for lost downtown stores and historic shopping districts would indicate, these vibrant social institutions were intimately connected to American political, cultural, and economic identities. The first national study of the department store industry, From Main Street to Mall traces the changing economic and political contexts that transformed the American shopping experience in the twentieth century. With careful attention to small-town stores as well as glamorous landmarks such as Marshall Field's in Chicago and Wanamaker's in Philadelphia, historian Vicki Howard offers a comprehensive account of the uneven trajectory that brought about the loss of locally identified department store firms and the rise of national chains like Macy's and J. C. Penney. She draws on a wealth of primary source evidence to demonstrate how the decisions of consumers, government policy makers, and department store industry leaders culminated in today's Wal-Mart world. Richly illustrated with archival photographs of the nation's beloved downtown business centers, From Main Street to Mall shows that department stores were more than just places to shop.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812291484

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9780812291483

The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland

By: Vicki Cummings

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The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland

By: Vicki Cummings

The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland provides a synthesis of this dynamic period of prehistory from the end of the Mesolithic through to the early Beaker period. Drawing on new excavations and the application of new scientific approaches to data from this period, this book considers both life and death in the Neolithic. It offers a clear and concise introduction to this period but with an emphasis on the wider and on-going research questions. It is an important text for students new to the study of this period of prehistory as well as acting as a reference for students and scholars already researching this area. The book begins by considering the Mesolithic prelude, specifically the millennium prior to the start of the Neolithic in Britain and Ireland. It then goes on to consider what life was like for people at the time, alongside the monumental record and how people treated the dead. This is presented chronologically, with separate chapters on the early Neolithic, middle Neolithic, late Neolithic and early Beaker periods. Finally it considers future research priorities for the study of the Neolithic.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317514270

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9781317514275

BROKEN BONES

Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma (2nd Ed.)

By: Vicki L. Wedel,Alison Galloway

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BROKEN BONES

Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma (2nd Ed.)

By: Vicki L. Wedel,Alison Galloway

The editors, along with 15 outstanding contributors, comprehensively explore and provide an overview of the principles behind the interpretation of skeletal blunt force trauma. This expanded second edition provides a discussion on how to train for a career in forensic anthropology and offers guidance on how to complete a thorough trauma analysis. It also provides the labels given to different kinds of fractures and the biomechanical forces required to cause bone to fail and fracture. The text provides a theoretical framework for both evaluating published trauma studies and designing new ones. Experimental trauma research is an area ripe for research, and criteria to consider in choosing which non-human species to use in an actualistic study are offered. Common circumstances in which blunt force trauma is encountered are described. Information is provided on a variety of causes of death due to blunt force trauma. These causes range from accidental deaths to homicides due to blunt force from motor vehicle accidents, falls, strangulation, child and elder abuse, among others. Epidemiological information on whom is most likely affected by these various kinds of blunt force trauma is drawn from both the clinical and forensic literature. The most fundamental elements of the text are offered in four chapters where, bone by bone, fracture by fracture, the authors describe what to call each kind of fracture, what is known about how much force is required to break the bone that way, and fracture specific epidemiological information. This particular section of the text provides an invaluable reference source for forensic anthropologists and other osteologists to consult when looking at and trying to classify a bone fracture. Case studies are included to bring the book full circle back to considering the micro and macro bone changes that are seen when bone fails and fractures. The case studies are illustrative both of the concepts described through the book and of the high quality analyses forensic anthropologists contribute to medicolegal investigations of death every day. The text is further enhanced by 150 illustrations, some in color. This completely updated and expanded new volume is an essential reference for the forensic anthropology professional.

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Charles C Thomas Publisher

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0398087695

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Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea

Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic

By: Vicki E. Szabo

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Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea

Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic

By: Vicki E. Szabo

Medieval people viewed whales in complex and contradictory ways, from marvelous to monstrous to mundane, heaven-sent or hell-bent. Despite this, whales are conspicuous in their absence from most historical and archaeological dialogues on the Middle Ages. Drawing upon a wealth of legal, literary and material evidence, this work details the ways in which whales were sought out and scavenged at sea and shore, fought over in legal and physical battles, and prized for meat, bone and fuel. Using Old Norse sagas, laws and material culture, alongside comparative historical and ethnographic evidence, Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea reexamines the value of whales in the medieval North Atlantic world.

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Gaga Aesthetics

Art, Fashion, Popular Culture, and the Up-Ending of Tradition

By: Adam Geczy,Vicki Karaminas

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Gaga Aesthetics

Art, Fashion, Popular Culture, and the Up-Ending of Tradition

By: Adam Geczy,Vicki Karaminas

Pop art has traditionally been the most visible visual art within popular culture because its main transgression is easy to understand: the infiltration of the “low” into the “high”. The same cannot be said of contemporary art of the 21st century, where the term “Gaga Aesthetics” characterizes the condition of popular culture being extensively imbricated in high culture, and vice-versa. Taking Adorno and Horkheimer's "The Culture Industry" and Adorno's Aesthetic Theory as key touchstones, this book explores the dialectic of high and low that forms the foundation of Adornian aesthetics and the extent to which it still applied, and the extent to which it has radically shifted, thereby 'upending tradition'. In the tradition of philosophical aesthetics that Adorno began with Lukács, this explores the ever-urgent notion that high culture has become deeply enmeshed with popular culture. This is “Gaga Aesthetics”: aesthetics that no longer follows clear fields of activity, where “fine art” is but one area of critical activity. Indeed, Adorno's concepts of alienation and the tragic, which inform his reading of the modernist experiment, are now no longer confined to art. Rather, stirring examples can be found in phenomena such as fashion and music video. In addition to dealing with Lady Gaga herself, this book traverses examples ranging from Madonna's Madam X to Moschino and Vetements, to deliberate on the strategies of subversion in the culture industry.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350102717

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Pittsford

By: Audrey Maxfield Johnson,Vicki Masters Profitt

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Pittsford

By: Audrey Maxfield Johnson,Vicki Masters Profitt

The rich history of Pittsford began in 1789, when Revolutionary War veterans Simon and Israel Stone purchased 13,298 acres of land in Western New York. Early settlers Stephen Lusk and Caleb Hopkins, a War of 1812 hero, established prosperous farms in Pittsford that have flourished for 200 years. These men created a bustling community that enticed other families to settle here. While agriculture has been a mainstay of many area families who have resided and farmed in Pittsford for generations, others have made their marks in business and industry. Many of the photographs contained within Pittsford were shared by descendants of these early families. Through the years, the town and village of Pittsford have grown due to the desirable rolling topography, the fertile farmland, the excellence of its school system, and the quaint charm of this historic community.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073859900X

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Gravy, Grits, and Graves

1St Book of the Mcwhorter Trilogy

By: Vicki Blair

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Gravy, Grits, and Graves

1St Book of the Mcwhorter Trilogy

By: Vicki Blair

Underneath the squeaky clean surface of the town of McWhorter, Kentucky, lies a secret club. Controlled by Jock, the town’s mayor, this club decides the fate of McWhorter over servings of sausage gravy and cathead biscuits during Tuesday morning breakfast meetings. No one who dares cross Jock survives long. So when a Baptist housewife decides to run against Mayor Ledford in the May primary, neither she nor the mayor have any idea of the hornet’s nest being stirred up. When hometown basketball hero Trooper Daniel Brooks returns to McWhorter, he’s assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of many of the mayor’s Tuesday Club members. During the investigations, Daniel renews his relationship with the mayor’s daughter, Caroline Ledford, whom he has been planning to marry since he was ten years old. When a feisty blond FBI agent named Tillie Grant arrives in McWhorter, Daniel finds himself entrapped in a love triangle. His life is further complicated when he realizes both women have motive and means to commit the very murders he is investigating. He soon finds out that the recipe for small town justice includes Gravy, Grits, and Graves.

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1546277560

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From Out of the Shadows

Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America

By: Vicki Ruíz

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From Out of the Shadows

Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America

By: Vicki Ruíz

An anniversary edition of the first full study of Mexican American women in the twentieth century, with new preface

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OUP USA

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0195374770

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Why Buddhism?

Westerners in search of wisdom

By: Vicki Mackenzie

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Why Buddhism?

Westerners in search of wisdom

By: Vicki Mackenzie

Why Buddhism? is a series of interviews through which Vicki McKenzie (author of Cave in the Snow) explores the reason for Buddhism's growing appeal in western society. Through personal examples, this book will reveal what Buddhism means to a wide range of people in the UK, Australia and US. The interviews are inspiring and informative, covering the process each person went through in becoming involved in Buddhism, as well as the effect it has had on their lives and any difficulties they've encountered. The subjects interviewed in Why Buddhism? range from the famous, like composer Phillip Glass, actor Tracy Mann, and author/teacher Robert Thurman, to the heroic, such as the nun who brings Buddhist teachings to hardened criminals in jail, the extraordinary - like the Buddhist diamond merchant, and the ordinary made remarkable - like the woman Queensland woman dying a good Buddhist death. Popular rather than scholarly in tone, Why Buddhism? should appeal to those of us who are keen to know more about a religion that is much talked about but little understood.

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Allen & Unwin

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1741154278

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9781741154276

Night Fishing

Stingrays, Goya and the singular life

By: Vicki Hastrich

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Night Fishing

Stingrays, Goya and the singular life

By: Vicki Hastrich

A luminous and remarkable memoir of a singular life in art and nature. 'Deft, ambitious, tender and humane, Night Fishing is the most breathtakingly original memoir you will ever read. In this "natural history" of the author herself, we travel gently through childhood and family, grief, love and solitude - and her spellbinding twin obsessions with art and the natural world. It is the work of a questing, roving intellect and a rare humility, and Hastrich's sheer joy in language infuses the whole with a deliciously sly, intelligent humour. I'd liken her to an antipodean Annie Dillard with a fishing rod in one hand and the whole of western art history in the other - except there simply is no other writer like Hastrich. This book will tell you things you never knew about your world and yourself, and you will never forget it. Night Fishing is a masterpiece, and Vicki Hastrich is a world-class writer.' - Charlotte Wood, author of The Natural Way of Things Vicki Hastrich takes the reader on a stunning voyage through her writer's life and across her chosen patch: the private byways of Brisbane Water, north of Sydney, where she has spent much of her life. Hastrich fuses her intimate, loving knowledge of a tiny arena of Australia's natural world with the grand influence of ideas from throughout civilisation - from the baroque to the American Western, and artists as diverse as Zane Grey, Tiepolo and Goya - to create a truly original and deeply pleasurable collection. Night Fishing unfolds as a series of expeditions or essays, undertaken in the spirit of the philosopher scientist. All the while, slowly, thoughtfully, Hastrich reveals the ordinary and remarkable detail of her life, from her childhood by the sea to her life as a camera operator for the ABC, as a historian and amateur marine biologist, and as a single woman exploring her small stretch of water. The result is entirely new, entirely fresh and profoundly captivating. Night Fishing is a tonic for those of us who have forgotten how to slow down, how to look around, how to be part of our natural world. It will take its place alongside classics of observation and nature by David Malouf, Tim Winton and Annie Dillard.

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Allen & Unwin

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1760872121

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9781760872120

Just Stop Doing That!

The Simple and Quick Way to Get Rid of Any Bad Habit

By: Vicki Carpel Miller,Ellie Izzo

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Just Stop Doing That!

The Simple and Quick Way to Get Rid of Any Bad Habit

By: Vicki Carpel Miller,Ellie Izzo

Just Stop Doing That! provides a strategy to rid yourself of bad habits stealing your energy and peace of mind.

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Unhooked Books

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1936268221

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9781936268221

Rethinking ADHD

Integrated Approaches to Helping Children at Home and at School

By: Ruth Schmidt Neven,Vicki Anderson,Tim Godber

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Rethinking ADHD

Integrated Approaches to Helping Children at Home and at School

By: Ruth Schmidt Neven,Vicki Anderson,Tim Godber

An integrated understanding of the causes of ADHD and a total approach to helping children

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Allen & Unwin

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1865088161

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9781865088167

Careers With Horses

The Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Dream Job

By: Vicki Hogue-Davies

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Careers With Horses

The Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Dream Job

By: Vicki Hogue-Davies

The comprehensive guide to finding your dream job.

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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193704985X

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Austerity, Women and the Role of the State

Lived Experiences of the Crisis

By: Dabrowski, Vicki

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Austerity, Women and the Role of the State

Lived Experiences of the Crisis

By: Dabrowski, Vicki

Using interviews with women from diverse backgrounds, Dabrowski makes an invaluable contribution to the debates around the gendered politics of austerity in the UK. Exploring the symbiotic relationship between the state’s legitimization of austerity and women’s everyday experiences, she reveals how unjust policies are produced, how alternatives are silenced and highlights the different ways in which women are used or blamed. By understanding austerity as more than simply an economic project, this book fills important gaps in existing knowledge on state, gender and class relations in the context of UK austerity.

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Bristol University Press

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1529210526

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The New I Do

Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels

By: Susan Pease Gadoua,Vicki Larson

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The New I Do

Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels

By: Susan Pease Gadoua,Vicki Larson

If half of all cars bought in America each year broke down, there would be a national uproar. But when people suggest that maybe every single marriage doesn't look like the next and isn't meant to last until death, there's nothing but a rash of proposed laws trying to force it to do just that. In The New I Do, therapist Susan Pease Gadoua and journalist Vicki Larson take a groundbreaking look at the modern shape of marriage to help readers open their minds to marrying more consciously and creatively. Offering actual models of less-traditional marriages, including everything from a parenting marriage (intended for the sake of raising and nurturing children) to a comfort or safety marriage (where people marry for financial security or companionship), the book covers unique options for couples interested in forging their own paths. With advice and quizzes to help readers decide what works for them, The New I Do acts as a guide to thinking outside the marital box and the framework for a new debate on marriage in the 21st century.

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Seal Press

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1580055451

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9781580055451

Nurse Educator's Guide to Best Teaching Practice

A Case-Based Approach

By: Keeley C. Harmon,Joe Ann Clark,Jeffery M. Dyck,Vicki Moran

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Nurse Educator's Guide to Best Teaching Practice

A Case-Based Approach

By: Keeley C. Harmon,Joe Ann Clark,Jeffery M. Dyck,Vicki Moran

This book presents essential teaching skills and tools for nurse educators. It begins with a discussion of the trends in nursing education and the principles of teaching and learning. The book then explores topics such as classroom teaching, clinical experiences, teaching in the simulation laboratory, and online learning. Each chapter discusses the basics of teaching and learning in the specific environment, followed by scenarios that focus on the issues encountered by nursing faculty in these settings. The scenarios present the key issues under consideration, recommend actions that faculty members can institute to address the issues, and describe rationales and solutions based on best evidence. The book also includes specific tools designed to assist nurse educators in preparation for the teaching role, such as examples of course syllabi, program outcomes, clinical contracts, and action plans. Nurse Educator’s Guide to Best Teaching Practice is a valuable resource for novice and experienced educators in managing the challenges inherent in nursing education.

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Springer

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3319425390

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9783319425399

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