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Excerpt from Another Man's ShoesYou're about right, answered Billy. Unless you roll up in a frock-coat with introductions, the average Britisher's got no manner of use for you. You'll do better in the States. When are you going?As soon as I can get a ship, I replied. I've hung on here till I've got ...

This interdisciplinary case study invokes historical, sociological, and anthropological means to examine the ascendance of the United States to a world power in its first imperial venture. In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898 the U.S. acquired and occupied the Philippine Islands for ...

Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the state of Indiana, and includes Internet links to Web sites....

In Racism and Cultural Studies E. San Juan Jr. offers a historical-materialist critique of practices in multiculturalism and cultural studies. Rejecting contemporary theories of inclusion as affirmations of the capitalist status quo, San Juan envisions a future of politically equal and economically ...

A 15-year-old girl embarks on a journey from 18th century Toronto to New Orleans via the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River accompanied by enigmatic Mr. d'Arcy. On the way they face storms, pirates, Indians, tornadoes, alligators, snakes, hunger, disease and winter gales. They get stranded on uni...

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Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry takes us inside the mind of a diehard Mets fan, who uses poetry as the means to express his love, angst and suicidal delirium for America's favorite pastime...and particularly for his team, the New York Mets. From sheer panic to utter joy, this action-packed volum...

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-opt...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Der Lehrer / Pädagoge, Note: 1,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Diskussion über Kriterien für guten Unterricht ist seit Jahrzehnten ein scheinbar nicht lösbarer Streitpunkt zwischen verschiedenen Bildung...

In the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as From Dawn To Decadence, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and A History of God, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from So...

Will Melanie save Image?Image is wild--perhaps too wild to train for the track. But she' s fast, and Melanie Graham wants nothing more than to be her jockey. If only Image's owner and trainer would let her work with the temperamental filly.Melanie isn't the only one interested in Image. Greedy Brad ...

Adrian Bloom explains how to make the best use of conifers in any garden landscape, large or small, and provides a directory of over 200 of the best cultivars. First looking closely at their attributes - colour and texture, flowers and cones - Bloom reveals their wide diversity. He describes and ill...

Threads of Destiny embraces the coastal paradise of Santa Barbara, California, and the beautiful, romantic scenery of its virgin wine country. It's the story of the powerful Cara Vittore Cipriano and Jacquelyn Lee Biscayne. Cara is a lawyer and Padrone of the prestigious Cipriano Vineyards and Jake,...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally impor...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa...

Excerpt from Thirty-Sixth Annual Report of the State Board of Health of MassachusettsFour of these deaths, which occurred in the first days of January, 1903, were those of cases reported in December, 1902, and in reckoning the fatality of cases should be classed with the deaths of 1902.The total num...

Technology is changing not only how people write, but also how they learn to write. These profound changes require teachers to reconsider their pedagogical practices in the teaching of writing. This books shares instructional approaches from experienced teacher educators in the areas of writing, tea...

Bunny! Bunny Brown! There's a wagon stoppin' in front of our house! "Is there? What kind of a wagon is it, Sue?" The little girl, who had called to her brother about the wagon, stood with her nose pressed flat against the glass of the window, look...

When Bob and Omi Cummings retired, they purchased a Sprinter van, affectionately named “Big Red,” and converted it into a self-contained “home on wheels.” Roaming the back roads of North America without a specific destination turned into a grand adventure. Omi shares vignettes describing the mishaps...

When our young hero heads to the basement in search of ice cream, he gets the surprise of his life instead! There's a geezer in the freezer, all right―huddled in among the ice cream and leftover turkey. From this simple premise, Randall Wright's rollicking rhyme unfolds a silly story that will tickl...

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Author, Andy Lloyd, demonstrates in his book, The Dark Star, that a planet beyond Pluto need not be cold and lifeless! He says that astronomers know this. This is not controversial for them. They understand what brown dwarfs are, and they realize that these brown dwarfs provide enough heat and light...

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-opt...

"An anecdotal reminiscence of America’s chief living genius by his son — short, unconventional, amusing and on the whole revealing." — Book Week.Frank Lloyd Wright is widely regarded as the twentieth century’s greatest architect — an unconventional genius who transformed both residential and commerc...