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The Art of Carol Janeway

A Tile & Ceramics Career with Georg Jensen Inc. and Ossip Zadkine in 1940s Manhattan

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The Art of Carol Janeway

A Tile & Ceramics Career with Georg Jensen Inc. and Ossip Zadkine in 1940s Manhattan

By: Victoria Jenssen

The Art of Carol Janeway portrays the exotic life and artistic career of a woman whose commercial success as a tile decorator and ceramist in New York in the 1940s and later retirement due to lead poisoning offer a fascinating study. Victoria Jenssen presents the career of yet another previously unrecognized woman artist, Carol Janeway (1913-1989), who was an entrepreneur and a single mother. While Janeway often exhibited, twice at the MoMA for example, few museums today own Janeway ceramics. This book will appeal to those interested in the following artists and topics: Georg Jensen Inc. and Frederik Lunning, Jens Risom, Ossip Zadkine, Maya Deren, Leo Lerman and Richard Hunter, Harold Ambellan, Tusnelda Sanders, underglaze ceramic decoration both freehand and printed, Lisette Model, Catherine Yarrow, Ed Wiener, Madeleine Turner, Stalin’s Moscow of the early 1930s, syndicated woman journalists of the 1940s, Ralph Ingersoll and Charles Marsh, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Lou Block, Doris Lee, Walter Duranty, Eliot Janeway, Julien Levy’s The Imagery of Chess, preservation of Greenwich Village. Among several celebrity owners, Marilyn Monroe owned five Janeway doorknobs.

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FriesenPress

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1039130887

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9781039130883

The Border of Truth: A Novel (Large Print 16pt)

By: Victoria Redel

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The Border of Truth: A Novel (Large Print 16pt)

By: Victoria Redel

what Kirkus called a powerful look into the instinct to both keep and reveal family secrets, the acclaimed author of Loverboy tells the stories of Sara Leader and her father, Richard. As he flees the Holocaust aboard the Quanza, we hear her ta...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458759652

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9781458759658

Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World

From Buzkashi to Zorbing

By: Victoria R. Williams

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Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World

From Buzkashi to Zorbing

By: Victoria R. Williams

With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience. Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing focuses on what many would consider abnormal activities from across the globe. Spanning subjects that include individual games, team sports, games for men and women, and contests involving animal competitors, there is something for every reader. Whether researching a particular country or region's traditions or wanting an interesting read for pleasure, this book offers an array of uses and benefits. Though the book focuses on games and sporting activities, the examination of these topics gives readers insight into unfamiliar places and peoples through their recreation—an essential part of the human experience that occurs in all cultures. Such activities are not only embedded in everyday life but also indelibly interconnected with social customs, war, politics, commerce, education, and national identity, making the whimsical topic of the book an appealing gateway to insightful, highly relevant information.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216163992

The Curse of Deadman's Forest

By: Victoria Laurie

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The Curse of Deadman's Forest

By: Victoria Laurie

The Curse of Deadman's Forest is the second book in the Oracles of Delphi Keep—a series with all the timeless charm of classics like the Chronicles of Narnia and all the action-packed adventure of a modern middle-grade blockbuster. Since Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, found the silver treasure box and the prophecy within it, their world has changed. There's no denying what they discovered in Morocco: a powerful evil is budding, and to defeat it, and save the world from darkness, six uniquely gifted children must be gathered. According to prophecy, a trip through the magical portal near the castle will bring them to the third Oracle--a child with extraordinary powers to heal. But the very same prophecy foretells Ian's death should he venture through the portal again. Everyone agrees: to risk Ian's life is too great a gamble. But when a terrible curse enters the keep, it becomes clear that there is no other choice. If Ian and Theo stay in Dover, all will surely be lost, but to follow the prophecy, they will risk their lives and everything they have ever held dear. According to prophecy, a trip through the magical portal near the castle will bring them to the third Oracle—a child with extraordinary powers to heal. But the very same prophecy foretells Ian's death should he venture through the portal again. Everyone agrees: to risk Ian's life is too great a gamble. But when a terrible curse enters the keep, it becomes clear that there is no other choice. If Ian and Theo stay in Dover, all will surely be lost, but to follow the prophecy, they will risk their lives and everything they have ever held dear. Since Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, found the silver treasure box and the prophecy within it, their world has changed. There's no denying what they discovered in Morocco: a powerful evil is building, and to defeat it, and save the world from darkness, six uniquely gifted children must be gathered. According to prophecy, a trip through the magical portal near the castle will bring them to the third Oracle—a child with extraordinary powers to heal. But the very same prophecy foretells Ian's death should he venture through the portal again. Everyone agrees: to risk Ian's life is too great a gamble. But when a terrible curse enters the keep, it becomes clear that there is no other choice. If Ian and Theo stay in Dover, all will surely be lost, but to follow the prophecy, they will risk their lives and everything they have ever held dear. Since Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, found the silver treasure box and the prophecy within it, their world has changed. There's no denying what they discovered in Morocco: a powerful evil is building, and to defeat it, and save the world from darkness, six uniquely gifted children must be gathered.According to prophecy, a trip through the magical portal near the castle will bring them to the third Oracle—a child with extraordinary powers to heal. But the very same prophecy foretells Ian's death should he venture through the portal again.Everyone agrees: to risk Ian's life is too great a gamble. But when a terrible curse enters the keep, it becomes clear that there is no other choice.If Ian and Theo stay in Dover, all will surely be lost, but to follow the prophecy, they will risk their lives and everything they have ever held dear.

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Delacorte Press

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037589649X

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9780375896491

Harlequin Special Edition September 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Brenda Harlen,Victoria Pade,Christine Wenger

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Harlequin Special Edition September 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Brenda Harlen,Victoria Pade,Christine Wenger

Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: The Bachelor Takes a Bride Those Engaging Garretts! by Brenda Harlen Marco Palermo believes in love at first sight—now, if only he could get Jordyn Garrett to agree with him! A wager leads to a date and a sizzling kiss, but can Marco open Jordyn up to love and make make her his forever? A Sweetheart for the Single Dad The Camdens of Colorado by Victoria Pade Tender-hearted Lindie Camden is making up for her family's misdeeds by helping out the Camdens' archrival, Sawyer Huffman, on a community project. Sawyer's good heart and even better looks soon have her dreaming of happily-ever-after with the sexy single dad… The Rancher's Surprise Son Gold Buckle Cowboys by Christine Wenger Cowboy Cody Masters has only ever loved one woman—Laura, the beautiful daughter of his arrogant neighbor. So when he finds out that Laura had their child, he's shocked. Can Cody reclaim what's his and build the family he's always dreamed of with Laura and their son? Look for Harlequin Special Edition’s September 2015 Box Set 1 of 2, filled with even more stories of life, love and family! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Special Edition!

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1460394216

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Quest for the Secret Keeper

By: Victoria Laurie

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Quest for the Secret Keeper

By: Victoria Laurie

Fearing that they will be sent away with the rest of the orphans when the Royal Navy takes over Delphi Keep, Ian, Theo and Carl race against time to decipher the third prophecy, which makes reference to an important quest to rescue the mysterious Secret Keeper.

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Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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0385738617

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9780385738613

Their Holiday Together

The Bachelor's Christmas Bride the Son He Never Knew

By: Victoria Pade,Kristi Gold

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Their Holiday Together

The Bachelor's Christmas Bride the Son He Never Knew

By: Victoria Pade,Kristi Gold

The bachelor's Christmas bride: When Shannon Duffy comes to Northbridge, Montana, she doesn't expect to find the man of her dreams--wearing a Santa suit, no less! Although former pro hockey player Dag McKendrick is irresistible, the newly disengaged Shannon has to at least try to resist him. Or will she cave in to temptation--just in time for Christmas?"--Page 4 of cover.

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0373609647

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9780373609642

The Border of Truth

A Novel

By: Victoria Redel

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The Border of Truth

A Novel

By: Victoria Redel

At 41, single professor Sara Leader decides to create a family by adopting a child. After the adoption agency asks for details about her background, Sara reluctantly begins to probe her father's secret history — in particular, his flight as a 17–year–old Holocaust refugee aboard a ship denied entry into America. The more she learns about her father's past, the more Sara feels the need to question him about what happened — and the more she realizes how her father's secrets have shaped her own life. Alternating between a teenage boy's energetic letters to Eleanor Roosevelt and a daughter's sifting through the fragments of her father's traumatic wartime choices, Victoria Redel brilliantly imbues her characters with not only bravery and strength but with the humor to survive the pain of the past and the uncertainty of what lies ahead.

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Catapult

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1582439206

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9781582439204

The World's Worst Jokes

By: Victoria Fremont,Larry Daste

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The World's Worst Jokes

By: Victoria Fremont,Larry Daste

When is a car not a car? When it turns into a driveway. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems. 61 zany teeth-gritters. Amusing illustrations by Larry Daste.

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0486803074

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The Fall of Kings and Princes

Structure and Destruction in Arthurian Tragedy

By: M. Victoria Guerin

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The Fall of Kings and Princes

Structure and Destruction in Arthurian Tragedy

By: M. Victoria Guerin

At the heart of the book is Mordred, King Arthur's incestuous son, shown by Guerin to be an integral part of the Arthurian tradition from the very beginning. Mordred is seen as the tangible proof of the king's sin, committed in all innocence in his youth but resulting in a living incarnation of evil who will kill his father on Salisbury Plain, putting an end to the Arthurian world. But in the early stages of Arthurian romance, because this story cannot be told without the death of Arthur, it cannot be told at all, for Arthur's existence is the necessary condition of the genre: the story of his death would entail authorial suicide and the impossibility of further literary creation. Guerin argues that the authors of the texts examined in this study - Chretien de Troyes's Le Chevalier de la Charrete and Le Conte du Graal and the anonymous Middle English Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - deliberately use the medieval reader's extra-textual knowledge of the Mordred story to create a second level of reading: behind Lancelot, Perceval, and Gawain is the shadowy figure of Mordred (never explicitly mentioned), and the modern reader must learn to see this shadow in order fully to appreciate the authors' purpose. Taking into account this hidden framework not only sheds a surprising new light on these texts, it also gives a convincing solution to the much-discussed question of why Chretien left two of his romances, Le Chevalier de la Charrete and Le Conte du Graal, unfinished. The first chapter, which deals with Arthurian tragedy in the thirteenth century Prose Cycle, is particularly timely as it coincides with the publication of the first English translation of the cycle, to which Guerin's study serves as an excellent introduction.

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Stanford University Press

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0804722900

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9780804722902

Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 6th Edition

By: Victoria Goldman

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Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, 6th Edition

By: Victoria Goldman

This guide, written by a parent for parents, is a perennial seller. Expanded and extensively revised in this sixth edition, it is the first, last, and only word for parents on choosing the best private and selective public schools for children. Including information on admissions procedures, programs, diversity, school size, staff, tuition, and scholarships, this essential reference guide lists over eighty elementary and high schools located in Manhattan and the adjacent boroughs, including special needs schools and selective public schools and programs. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Soho Press

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1569479089

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9781569479087

Oracles of Delphi Keep

By: Victoria Laurie

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Oracles of Delphi Keep

By: Victoria Laurie

Ian Wigby is about to find out that he is a very special boy. Along the southern coast of England, atop the White Cliffs of Dover, stands a castle. And at that castle’s old keep is an orphanage. Delphi Keep has seen many youngsters come and go through its gates, and Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, are happy to call it home. Life has always been simple at the Keep, and the orphanage safe, until one day, Ian and Theo find a silver treasure box. And within the box, a prophesy. Three thousand years ago a great Greek oracle wrote of a quest. A quest on which the fate of the world depends. A quest that names two children—Ian and Theodosia. Suddenly Delphi Keep is no longer safe. And Ian and Theo, along with a very special group of friends, realize they must unravel the meaning behind the scroll of Dover cavern before darkness falls on the world. And before an unfathomable evil catches up with them.

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Yearling

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0440422582

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9780440422587

Yummy

A History of Desserts (A Graphic Novel)

By: Victoria Grace Elliott

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Yummy

A History of Desserts (A Graphic Novel)

By: Victoria Grace Elliott

Cake is delicious, and comics are awesome: this exciting nonfiction graphic novel for kids combines both! Explore the history of desserts through a fun adventure with facts, legends, and recipes for readers to try at home. Have you ever wondered who first thought to freeze cream? Or when people began making sweet pastry shells to encase fruity fillings? Peri is excited to show you the delicious history of sweets while taking you around the world and back! The team-up that made ice cream cones! The mistake that made brownies! Learn about and taste the true stories behind everyone’s favorite treats, paired with fun and easy recipes to try at home. After all, sweets—and their stories—are always better when they’re shared!

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Random House Graphic

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0593124383

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9780593124383

A Sweetheart for the Single Dad

By: Victoria Pade

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A Sweetheart for the Single Dad

By: Victoria Pade

All Is Fair In Love And War! How can a woman complete a task when the subject looks like him? Lindie Camden must keep her eyes on the prize to win Sawyer Huffman as a client and amend their familial dispute that dates back generations. But when she's hit with the single dad's gentle heart and his oh-too-kissable mouth, her idea of "the prize" shifts all too easily... She expects to volunteer in the community center wearing that? There was no denying Sawyer's appreciation of seeing Lindie in her figure-hugging clothes, but he's less impressed with the reason behind the outfits. Despite the initial success of their seductive ploy, he won't allow the Camdens to weasel themselves into business with him. Because the only kind of deal he wanted to make with Lindie involved white lace...and promises...

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Harlequin

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0373659105

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9780373659104

Caged in Chaos

A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free Updated Edition

By: Victoria Biggs

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Caged in Chaos

A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free Updated Edition

By: Victoria Biggs

Written by a teenager with dyspraxia, this is a humorous and inspiring practical guide for young adults with dyspraxia and those around them trying to get to grips with the physical, social and psychological chaos caused by developmental co-ordination disorders (DCDs). In her own conversational style, Victoria Biggs explains the primary effects of dyspraxia - disorganization, clumsiness and poor short-term memory - as well as other difficulties that dyspraxic teenagers encounter, such as bullying and low self-esteem. Peppered with personal stories from other teens, this award-winning book offers down-to-earth advice on a wide range of adolescent issues, from puberty, health and hygiene to family life and making friends. The new edition includes an update from the author on her university and work experiences and how dyspraxia affects her now as an adult. Her positive approach and profound empathy with others in her situation make this book a must-read.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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0857008730

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9780857008732

Trager′s The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Victoria Smith Ekstrand,Caitlin Ring Carlson,Erin Coyle,Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds

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Trager′s The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication

By: Victoria Smith Ekstrand,Caitlin Ring Carlson,Erin Coyle,Susan Dente Ross,Amy Reynolds

Trager′s The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication provides a clear and engaging introduction to media law with comprehensive coverage and analysis for future journalists and media professionals. Grounded in the traditions and rules of law, along with fresh facts and examples, the authors demonstrate how the law functions in everyday life. The Eighth Edition of this bestselling text offers students a new breadth and diversity of material and brings the law to life with cutting-edge research, the latest court and legislative rulings, and a wealth of new content. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title′s instructor resources into your school′s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don′t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

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SAGE Publications

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1071857908

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9781071857908

The Trousseau

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

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The Trousseau

A Historical Romance

By: Victoria Staat

A boy or a girl? That’s the question Cole Renfew must answer in The Trousseau Gen is taking care of her younger sister the best way she can—survival by robbery. The girls conceal their identities as young boys, all while running from a cruel father. But one day, they choose the wrong men to steal from—Cole and Merrick—and without warning, the tables are turned on them. To Gen’s surprise, Lord Cole puts Gen to work on rebuilding his castle wall while Cal, her sister, whom they have discovered is a girl, works in the kitchens. Gen’s days start and end with carrying brick and rock and using her knowledge of weaponry to help build catapults to protect Lord Cole’s castle. Gen tries to keep her identity secret and does a good job of it until Cole finds out and demands the truth about the two girls. It isn’t long, before Cole is barraged with surprise after surprise, until he finds himself giving up a Trousseau that is meant for his bride.

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Satin Romance

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1680469886

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9781680469882

Misreading Law, Misreading Democracy

By: Victoria Nourse

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Misreading Law, Misreading Democracy

By: Victoria Nourse

Victoria Nourse argues that lawyers must be educated on the basic procedures that define how Congress operates today. Lawmaking creates winners and losers. If lawyers and judges do not understand this, they may embrace the meanings of those who opposed legislation, turning legislative losers into judicial winners and standing democracy on its head.

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Harvard University Press

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0674971418

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9780674971417

The Secret Mother

By: Victoria Dalerfield

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The Secret Mother

By: Victoria Dalerfield

Mai Ling is chasing the Chinese dream. She’s escaping to the city, seeking a new life, running away from the old customs of arranged marriage and domestic drudgery.

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Simon and Schuster

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1682994481

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9781682994481

Million-Dollar Passion

How to Turn Your Idea Into a Multimillion-Dollar Business

By: Victoria Wieck

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Million-Dollar Passion

How to Turn Your Idea Into a Multimillion-Dollar Business

By: Victoria Wieck

Victoria Wieck details her journey starting a business from scratch and building it into a multi-million dollar success story. She offers practical, actionable, and accessible advice for starting your business, building it, avoiding the pitfalls, and making it successful.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538180936

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9781538180938

Cabin Fever

By: Victoria Archer

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Cabin Fever

By: Victoria Archer

Driving her semi through Kentucky's worst blizzard in 30 years, Charlene Westgate collides with James Adler Sullivan, heir to one of the state's wealthiest and most influential political families. Three days in a cabin together changes everything, but will their newfound love be strong enough to survive?

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Wheatmark, Inc.

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1604940352

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9781604940350

The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selected Public Schools, Seventh Edition

By: Victoria Goldman

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The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selected Public Schools, Seventh Edition

By: Victoria Goldman

This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Manhattan’s private schools, including Brooklyn and Riverdale. Written by a parent who is also an expert on school admissions, this guide has been helping New York City parents choose the best private and selective public schools for their children for over 20 years. The new edition has been completely revised and expanded to include the latest information on admissions procedures, programs, diversity, school size, staff, tuition, and scholarships. It now lists over 75 elementary and high schools, including schools for special needs children. Book Features: Factors to consider when selecting a school, such as location, single sex versus coed, school size, after-school programs, and academic pace. Preparing your child for admissions interviews. Resources for test preparation. School profiles that include key information on school tours and applications, tuition, financial aid and scholarships, staff, class size, homework, diversity, educational approach, atmosphere, and more. “The information is on the mark and insightful. . . . Parents will pass The Manhattan Family Guide to parents as gleefully as they once passed notes in class.” —New York Magazine (for a previous edition)

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Teachers College Press

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0807774588

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9780807774588

Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625

By: Victoria Brownlee

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Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625

By: Victoria Brownlee

The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings, as well as sermons and biblical commentaries. This volume provides an account of the how the Bible was read and applied in early modern England. It maps the connection between these readings and various forms of writing and argues that literary writings bear the hallmarks of the period's dominant exegetical practices, and do interpretative work. Tracing the impact of biblical reading across a range of genres and writers, the discussion demonstrates that literary reimaginings of, and allusions to, the Bible were common, varied, and ideologically evocative. The book explores how a series of popularly interpreted biblical narratives were recapitulated in the work of a diverse selection of writers, some of whom remain relatively unknown. In early modern England, the figures of Solomon, Job, and Christ's mother, Mary, and the books of Song of Songs and Revelation, are enmeshed in different ways with contemporary concerns, and their usage illustrates how the Bible's narratives could be turned to a fascinating array of debates. In showing the multifarious contexts in which biblical narratives were deployed, this book argues that Protestant interpretative practices contribute to, and problematize, literary constructions of a range of theological, political, and social debates.

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Oxford University Press

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0192540572

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9780192540577

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