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by Valerie Byron
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Horace Green was not a handsome man. His life was dull and boring and didn't look as if it was going to improve....until he ran into the most beautiful woman in the world....in the park.
Unleashed
Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
One scientist's account of the poltergeist case that made headlines across the country -- and the riveting examination of a child's mysterious murder.
When she was just fourteen years old, Tina Resch became the center of the best-documented case of poltergeist activity of the twentieth century....
Above Stairs
Social Life in Upper-Class Victoria 1843–1918
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
When Fort Victoria was first established in the mid-nineteenth century, eight pioneer families of Europe’s upper class formed the social elite of the modest colony. The self-named aristocracy of this new land, these families shaped a world suited to their proper tastes on the upper floors of the...
by Alan Sikes, Andrew Gibb, Nicole Berkin
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Volume 34 of Theatre History Studies revisits the foundations of theatre, explores the boundaries and definitions of theatre, and illuminates how writing about the history of theatre is itself a form of historiography.
The five essays are arranged chronologically, starting with Alan Sikes’s discussion...
In Too Deep
A Shelby Belgarden Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
When Shelby Belgarden's peaceful hometown of Little River is shaken by a series of robberies, suspicion falls on Amber Chapman, a new girl in town who has alienated others with her standoffish attitude. Shelby's own dislike of the newcomer is fed by jealousy as she begins to suspect a relationship...
Novel Ideas
Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with candor and insight into the complex process by which a novel is made. This edition includes new and updated interviews as well as writing exercises to...
A Kid's Guide to Latino History
More than 50 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Featuring hands-on activities, games, and crafts that introduce children to the diversity of Latino culture, this guide teaches them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Hispanic American history. Broken down into sections covering descendants from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico,...
Race and Power in British India
Anglo-Indians, Class and Identity in the Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
By the nineteenth century the British had ruled India for over a hundred years, and had consolidated their power over the sub-continent. Until 1858, when Queen Victoria assumed sovereignty following the Indian Rebellion, the country was run by the East India Company - by this time a hybrid of state...
by Valerie Koning-Keelan
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
And Babies Make Seven is the story of a warm and courageous young woman overcoming great odds and, with intelligence and fortitude, living a full and giving life. Val Koning survived a car accident in 1970 that killed nine young people, but she was in a coma for eight weeks.
After recovering...
Mama Rock's Rules
Ten Lessons for Raising Ten (or less) Su
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Rose Rock—child advocate, educator, and mother of ten-plus children, including comedian Chris Rock—shares her heartfelt and no-nonsense advice on parenting
Uber-mom Rose Rock raised ten children and seventeen foster children. She did it by never shying away from hard conversations and...
Burnin' Down the House
Home in African American Literature
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2004
Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. While scholars have given considerable attention to the Great Migration and the role of the northern city as well as to the place of the South in African American literature, few have given specific...
by T. S. Eliot, Valerie Eliot, Faber & Faber Ltd
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Latino Lives in America
Making It Home
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, with increased levels of political mobilization and influence. In the timely and thoroughgoing Latino Lives in America*,* six prominent Latino scholars explore the profound implications of Latinos’ population growth and...
by Valerie Hockert, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Eliminate writers’ block and creatively express one’s thoughts through creative writingDo you need some yawn-proof and sleep-proof writing exercises to get your students to actively participate? Then this book is for you, as it is very complete and is designed to be taught over 16 weeks....