Products

With this year's 2021 Summer Olympics hosted in Tokyo, Japan, skateboarding will make its Olympic debut; augmenting both park and street competitions for men and women. As this book is a culmination and photographic collection of the past three decade's growth of skateboarding throughout...

Author: Steve CiprianoISBN-13: 9798218815103Publisher: Misterc TV BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d

Oak Cliff in Dallas, Texas. 1995.Fifteen-year-old Steven is caught between the pull of the streets and the rhythm of hip-hop that won't let him go. His brothers pass letters that carry more weight than they realize. Friends chase respect in circles, protection on credit,...

The Shelf2Life Irish Folklore and History Collection is a unique set of materials focused on Irish history, people and culture in the late 18th to early 20th centuries. Firsthand accounts tell of life during Ireland's tumultuous 19th century, offering vivid depictions of the tithe...

A deep dive into the Treaty of Waitangi and its impact on New Zealand society.Bain Attwood explores the life and work of historian Ruth Ross, whose research transformed understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi. This book examines the historical context, legal interpretations, and cultural...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

John Wesley's Primitive Physic (1747) achieved twenty-three editions in his lifetime, ensuring its popular - and controversial - status in eighteenth-century medicine. This is the first full-length study to examine the theological, intellectual and cultural background to one of the period's most successful medical...

Taking Grainger's views as his starting point and heading each chapter with a quotation from Grainger's writings, John Blacking restates and reflects upon observations and attitudes relevant to contemporary problems of ethnomusicology and music education. Professor Blacking discusses these issues in the light of...

The artist Francis Bacon (1909-1992) and the writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) both convey in their work a sense of foreboding and confinement in bleak, ritualistic spaces. This book identifies many similarities between the spaces and activities they evoke and the initiatory practices of fraternal...

The good Kentish mead ran through my veins and deepened my dream of things past, present, and to come . . .John Ball encounters strangeness after strangeness, waking from his modern-day slumber . . . to find himself beside a quiet country road, garbed...

Charles Haughey maintained one of the most controversial and brilliant careers in the history of Irish politics, but for every stage in his mounting success there was one issue that complicated, and almost devastated, his ambitions to lead Irish politics: Northern Ireland. Stephen Kelly...

'A Feast That Lasts a Year or Two' analyzes conceptualizations of the magazine serial as a format bound to the demands of the literary market in juxtaposition to the serial as a medium whose allure lies in its long form, slowly unfolding narrative, and...

In the British army of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars soldiers of many ranks were hungry, dressed in tattered uniforms and slept in the open. This is a contrast with the image of the effective, victorious force that had driven the French from Spain...

Bringing the existence and significance of the lost riches of Henry VIII back to life, this book sheds new light on Henrician and Tudor court culture. Henry VIII amassed the most spectacular collection of gold and silver of any British monarch. Plate and jewels...

In November 1972 Gough Whitlam promised land rights to Aboriginal People in the Northern Territory. The legislation he introduced was substantially enacted by the Fraser Government in 1976. For 24 years between 1979 and 2002 Ross Howie SC acted for Aboriginal claimants in twenty-two...

Author: James M. PerryISBN-10: 1456891839ISBN-13: 9781456891831Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2011Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: James M. PerryISBN-10: 1456891847ISBN-13: 9781456891848Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2011Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

The Elizabethan popular audience had a natural love of clowning, slapstick and the mayhem that was released when the rules of society were relaxed, broken or subverted. A play set on Midsummer Night and structured as a dream was going to be fun and...

Author: Alan JamesISBN-10: 1483696960ISBN-13: 9781483696966Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2013Pages: 382Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d

"A Mother's Memoir" offers a poignant glimpse into the life of E.E. Pym, as lovingly sketched by H.N.P, presumably her son, Horatio Noble Pym. This intimate biography provides a window into the daily experiences, values, and relationships that defined a 19th-century mother's existence. The...

Set in the frontier of Michigan int he 1830s, A New Home is the first realistic portrayal of western village life in the United States. Based on Caroline Kirkland's own experiences - and written from a woman's perspective - it narrates with a keen...

Considering the fact that Charles Pigott's satirical A Political Dictionary (1795) is regularly quoted and referred to in analyses of late eighteenth-century radical culture, it is surprising that until now it has remained unavailable to readers outside of a few specialised research libraries. Until...

General George Monck once described the Royalist horse as "a rabble of gentility". Modern research has largely dispelled this image of the King's cavalry. However the description seems at first sight appropriate to the body of cavalry known as the "Northern Horse". Formed from...

The hillfort is predominately viewed as an Iron Age structure, however (re)occupation and de novo constructions began to appear in Scotland between the 5th and 8th centuries AD. The re-emergence of hillforts coincided with drastic upheaval of societal and cultural changes in Early Medieval...

With implications for the war in Ukraine, a surprising history of the Crimean Tatars from the fifteenth century to the present day. The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who established a powerful khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power...

'A Stranger in Paradise' is set in the 1980's/90's in Italy and U.S. of A. Perhaps it will revive memories of another true to life story of Charles and Diane; read of the ups and downs of the romance of Gabriella Anderson and the...

This volume is the complete trilogy of 'A String of Pearls' it tells of the life and loves of Bethan Edwards from her girlhood during World War 1 to her old age in the 1970's. Her first love is her childhood friend Mark who...

Author: Thomas Jr. MoodyISBN-10: 1479748625ISBN-13: 9781479748624Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2013Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d

Author: Thomas Jr. MoodyISBN-10: 1479748633ISBN-13: 9781479748631Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2013Pages: 290Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Patchwork quilt experience, memories to record, Ordinary living but never, ever bored. World around and seasons not to overlook, Just some of the reasons for this little book.Author: E. Doreen SimmISBN-10: 1456788159ISBN-13: 9781456788155Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2011Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x...

By turns witty and inane, crude and learned, scurrilous and moralistic, jestbooks offer an important and often overlooked viewpoint on the lives of women in early modern England. This volume reproduces seven jestbooks with connections to early modern Englishwomen as well as showing something...

Synthesizes Welsh history of science during the long eighteenth century. '" World of New Ideas" 1650The Isles--centers on the contribution made in Wales particularly but also includes England, Scotland, and Ireland. By presenting a synthesis of published material and original research in three sections...

How to Use 'A' and 'The' is a reference and practice book for students of English who want to understand more about 'a/an', 'the' and 'no article'. It provides a comprehensive collection of usage guidelines as well as clear and detailed explanations of a...

This book is aimed at 'A' Level students of English Literature who are studying Ian McEwan's Enduring Love. The focus will be on what examiners are looking for and, here you will find each chapter and the appendices covered in detail. We hope this...

This textbook is designed for students studying Kate Atkinson's 'When Will There Be Good News' at 'A' level. Useful quotations are selected and each page is analysed to provide students with a useful study guide to accompany the original text.Author: Joe BroadfootISBN-10: 1537283804ISBN-13: 9781537283807Publisher:...

Students of Senior High Schools frequently encounter difficulties when solving mathematical problems. The Author's principal concern has been clarity and simplicity in dealing with all the topics. This book covers the Senior High School syllabus in Core Mathematics and the student has been provided,...

In this unique look at a key figure in the 'Islamic enlightenment', Samer Akkach examines the life and works of 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731). Often characterized solely as a Sufi saint, his thought and teachings were of a much wider remit, and symptomatic of...

'Abd al-Mu'min (c.1094-1163) did not establish the first caliphate in the Islamic West, but his encompassed more territory than any that had preceded it. As leader of the Almohads, a politico-religious movement grounded in an uncompromising belief in the unity of God, he unified...

'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Amr al-Awza'i (c.707-774) was Umayyad Syria's most influential jurist, part of a generation of scholars who began establishing the first formal structures for the preservation and dissemination of religious knowledge. Following the Abbasid revolution, they provided a point of stability in...

Of all the historical, religious and cultural events in the history of the United States, the arrival of 'Abdu'l-Bah in 1912 was the most important one of all. Many people-from all facets of society-had the honor to meet Him, attend His talks, benefit from...

If the believers . . . establish, in a befitting manner, union and harmony with spirit, tongue, heart and body, suddenly they shall find 'Abdu'l-Bah? in their midst. 'Abdu'l-Bah?'Abdu'l-Bah? in Their Midst is the story of the journeys of 'Abdu'l-Bah? to Europe and North...

'Abdu'l-Bahā 'Abbās: Servant Leader of the Bahā'ī Faith offers a vivid portrait of one of the most influential spiritual figures of the modern Middle East.Exiled from Iran and imprisoned in Ottoman Acre, 'Abdu'l-Bahā--son of Bahā'u'llāh, prophet-founder of the Bahā'ī Faith--emerged as a powerful voice...

Of all the historical, religious and cultural events in the history of the United States, the arrival of 'Abdu'l-Bah in 1912 was the most important one of all. Many people-from all facets of society-had the honor to meet Him, attend His talks, benefit from...

Of all the historical, religious and cultural events in the history of the United States, the arrival of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912 was the most important one of all. Many people-from all facets of society-had the honor to meet Him, attend His talks, benefit from...

The City of the Covenant'Abdu'l-Bah , also known as the Master, was the eldest son of Bah 'u'll h, the Prophet Founder of the Bah ' Faith. The Master, who was nine years old when he accompanied his father into years of exile and...

This edited volume of specially commissioned essays written for the anniversary of Abdu'l-Baha's journey to America tells the story of this former prisoner's interactions with the white upper echelon of American society as well as his impact on the lives and writings of important...

This edited volume of specially commissioned essays written for the anniversary of Abdu'l-Baha's journey to America tells the story of this former prisoner's interactions with the white upper echelon of American society as well as his impact on the lives and writings of important...

This is a story for children of all ages in commemoration of the centenary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in November 1921. All people and events in the story are historical, verified with relevant references and sources. It's clear from contemporary records that 'Abdu'l-Bahá...

Here is a fun, fact-packed journey through modern science - from the clockwork cosmos of Newton, through the four-dimensional "spacetime" of Einstein, to the quirky microverse of Heisenberg and Bohr. Tour guide Gary L. Matthews explains, in simple layman's language, how 'Abdu'l-Baha's comments on...

'Abdu'l-Baha, The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah was the first comprehensive biography of this 'magnetic figure' and 'perfect Exemplar' of Baha'i life, and remains the foremost source for subsequent accounts. Over 250 pages describe 'Abdu'l-Baha's journey to the West, the places He visited...