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John Henrik Clarke and Other Selections on Pan-AfricanismJohn Henrik Clarke was a prolific Pan-African scholar who committed his life to the upliftment and unification of African people. This volume contains essays on John Henrik Clarke and the Pan-African movement of which he was a part of.Author: Restoring The Afric Research CollectionPublisher:...
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John Colter, Discoverer of Yellowstone ParkIn 1807, John Colter became the first European-American to enter the Yellowstone region. This book tells the thrilling story of his adventures, from his harrowing escape from the Blackfeet Indians to his extraordinary survival in the wilderness. Vinton's biography of Colter is a classic...
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James Baldwin. Steve Schapiro. the Fire Next TimeFirst published in 1963, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called "Negro problem." As remarkable for its masterful prose as for its frank and personal account of the black experience in the United States, it is considered one...
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Jack Montgomery: World War II: Gallantry at AnzioJack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery's rifle platoon was under fire by three echelons of enemy forces when he single-handedly attacked all three positions,...
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Iranian Art from the Sasanians to the Islamic Republic: Essays in Honour of Linda KomaroffLinda Komaroff, long-time curator of the Art of the Middle East at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), has pioneered in the study and exhibition of Islamic art to include contemporary works. Her interests have long focused on the arts of Iran....
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Involving Readers: Practices of Reading, Use, and Interaction in Early Modern Dutch Bibles (1522-1546)This volume explores how and by whom early modern Dutch Bibles were used. Through a detailed analysis of paratextual features and readers' traces in over 180 surviving Bible copies, Renske Hoff displays how individuals manifested their faith in owning, reading, and personalising the Bible,...
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In the Mind, in the Body, in the World: Emotions in Early China and Ancient GreeceThis volume of newly commissioned essays marks a collaborative effort among scholars of ancient Greece and early China to investigate discourses of emotions in ancient philosophy, medicine, and literature from c. 5th century BCE-2nd century CE. The aim is to bring scholars working in...
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In Their Own Words - Testimony from the Students of Canada's Indigenous Residential School ProgramAuthor: Darren GrimesPublisher: Adultbrain PublishingPublished: 09/11/2024Pages: 338Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9781069049520
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In the Beginning: The Early Days of Religious BeliefsIt is 40,000 BCE, and Neanderthals believe in spirit gods. Og is an ancient, exceptionally intelligent Neanderthal. As he sits in his cave sheltered from the vicious storm that rages outside, he knows there must be a better way to survive. Now all he...
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In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School LibrariesLibrarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked--even ignored--its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on...
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Inside Osca: The Bolognese Miracle That Amazed the WorldThis book draws on an extraordinary archive of beautiful images, the work of Walter Breveglieri, the famous Bolognese photographer. Breveglieri was renowned in Italy for his work with film and sports stars, but his great passion was motor racing. As an amateur racing driver,...
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In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875-1974In Search of Admiration and Respect examines the institutionalization of Chinese cultural diplomacy in the period between high imperialism and the international ascendance of the People's Republic of China. During these years, Chinese intellectuals and officials tried to promote the idea of China's cultural...
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In Pursuit of Unicorns: A Journey Through 50 Years of BiotechnologyModern biotechnology--genetic engineering and cell manipulation--originated with the 1973 demonstration that genes from different organisms could be recombined and propagated in Escherichia coli. More than 50 years on, biotech is now a science that defines the 21st century. While still a young scientist, Tim...
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Impressionism and Post-Impressionism 2025 Mini Wall CalendarAuthor: The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublisher: ABRAMSPublished: 07/09/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: MiniWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.04h x 6.98w x 0.26dISBN: 9781419773013About the AuthorFounded in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located in New York City's Central Park, along Fifth Avenue. The Met presents over 5,000 years...
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I Love Baseball: Players, Managers, Sportswriters, and Fans Talk about Their Love for the GameFrom zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball. It's all here: the inspirational men and moments that enliven the sport players' thoughts on...
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If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor RooseveltExperience the "heartwarming, smart, and at times even humorous" (Woman's World) wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt in this annotated collection of the candid advice columns that she wrote for more than twenty years. In 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on a new career as an advice...
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Hollywood Dream, the Thunderclap Newman Story: Pete Townshend, a Band of Outsiders, and the Birth of British Indie Music"We were the best worst band. We died but we died in style." - Speedy Keen Thunderclap Newman stunned the music world in the summer of 1969 with the success of their wonderfully odd debut single 'Something In The Air', which ousted none other...
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Hollywood and the Nazis on the Eve of War: The Case of the Mortal StormThis book establishes the profound significance of MGM's 1940 film The Mortal Storm, the first major Hollywood production to depict the plight of Jews in Germany before the Holocaust.Based on Phyllis Bottome's best seller, also titled The Mortal Storm, the film was made amidst...
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Hell is being Republican in Virginia: The Post-War Relationship between John Singleton Mosby and Ulysses S. GrantAuthor: David GoetzPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 06/05/2012Pages: 452Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13dISBN: 9781462890811This title is not returnable
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Haunted Puget SoundThe Puget Sound region is known for its idyllic scenery--and for harboring the paranormal. From the spirits of frontiersmen and adventurers to specters of soldiers and sailors, chilling tales abound. Ghostly full body apparitions are said to endlessly travel the Oregon Trail, and the...
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