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Alice in Shandehland: Scandal and Scorn in the Edelson/Horwitz Murder Case
ISBN: 9780773545595 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. By 1931, Ben and Alice Edelson had been married for two decades and had seven children, but for years Alice had been having an affair with the married Jack Horwitz. On the night of 24 November, Ben, Alice, and Jack met at Edelson Jewellers to "settle the thing." Words flew, a brawl erupted, and Jack was shot and killed. The tragedy marked the start of a sensational legal case that captured Ottawa headlines, with the prominent jeweller facing the gallows. Through a detailed examination of newspaper coverage, interviews with family and community members, and evocative archival photographs,...
By 1931, Ben and Alice Edelson had been married for two decades and had seven children, but for years Alice had been having an affair with the married...
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Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story
ISBN: 9781641774796 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Ulcer Free!: Nature's Safe & Effective Remedy for Ulcers
ISBN: 9780757002533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Over 4 million Americans are diagnosed annually with peptic ulcer disease. Many learn to live with the resulting heartburn, acid reflux, and stomach pain by taking over-the-counter antacids, but these products help only temporarily. Ulcer Free provides an unbiased review of the various treatments--both conventional and alternative--that can stop the symptoms and actually heal the ulcers. Finally, it introduces the breakthrough nutrient Zinc-Carnosine, which can be used in conjunction with other treatments or alone. Over 4 million Americans are diagnosed annually with peptic ulcer disease. Many learn to live with the resulting heartburn, acid reflux, and stomac... |
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The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality
ISBN: 9781541672987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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And on That Farm He Had a Wife : Ontario Farm Women and Feminism, 1900-1970
ISBN: 9780773521858 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Because men typically owned the "family farm," farm women's economic welfare depended largely on the smooth negotiation of their interconnected roles. Yet the women Halpern uncovers were surprisingly outspoken about their devaluation on the farm and about patriarchal traditions and institutions that mistreated women generally. And On That Farm He Had a Wife shows how Ontario farm wives and daughters sought to improve their lives, chiefly through the home economics movement and Women's Institutes. They committed themselves to personal development, to elevating the nature and status of their...
Because men typically owned the "family farm," farm women's economic welfare depended largely on the smooth negotiation of their interconnected roles....
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The Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond: Search for Ancient Secrets: The Shocking Revelations of a 12th Century Manuscript
ISBN: 9781544744513 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "We make landfall on an island of oaks." So reads a 12th century Templar manuscript recovered from a medieval Italian church. Two of history's great mysteries-the fate of the Knights Templar and the truth about the Oak Island treasure-reveal themselves in this fascinating saga of hidden history. "The book we've all been waiting for " says Rick Lagina, star of History Channel's Curse of Oak Island.
"We make landfall on an island of oaks." So reads a 12th century Templar manuscript recovered from a medieval Italian church. Two of history's great m...
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Bad Paper: Inside the Secret World of Debt Collectors
ISBN: 9781250076335 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "The book teems with eccentric characters and scenes that made my skin crawl.... Explained simply, read easily, Bad Paper defies expectations. It should also raise quite a few alarms."-Colin Dwyer, NPR The Federal Trade Commission receives more complaints about rogue debt collecting than it does about any activity besides identity theft. In Bad Paper, journalist Jake Halpern reveals why. He tells the story of Aaron Siegel, a former banking executive, and Brandon Wilson, a former armed robber, who become partners and go in quest of "paper"-the uncollected debts that are... "The book teems with eccentric characters and scenes that made my skin crawl.... Explained simply, read easily, Bad Paper defies expectation... |
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Transforming the Personal, Political, Historical and Sacred in Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9781589661783 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The eminent political scientist Manfred Halpern (1924 2001) viewed politics as belonging to each of us, as part of the nature of being human. In "A Comprehensive Philosophy of Transformation," his magnum opus, Halpern elucidates the interconnected four faces of our being: the political, personal, historical, and sacred. This momentous volume identifies several modes of political activity, warns against the dangers of leaving politics to professional politicians, and urges us to build networks of compassion that include everyone in a just society. Overall, Halpern calls for a transformative...
The eminent political scientist Manfred Halpern (1924 2001) viewed politics as belonging to each of us, as part of the nature of being human. In "A Co...
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The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
ISBN: 9780471741497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attempts to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe. The Great Beyond begins with Einstein's famous quarrel with Heisenberg and Bohr, whose theories of uncertainty threatened the order Einstein believed was essential to the universe, and it was his rejection of uncertainty that drove him to ponder the existence of a fifth dimension. Beginning with this famous disagreement and culminating with an explanation of the newest...
The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attemp...
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Shakespeare Among the Moderns: Toward a Mechanics of Modernist Fiction
ISBN: 9780801484186 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Modernist writers, critics, and artists sparked a fresh and distinctive interpretation of Shakespeare's plays which has proved remarkably tenacious, as Richard Halpern explains in this lively and provocative book. The preoccupations of such high modernists as T. S. Eliot, Wyndham Lewis, and James Joyce set the tone for the critical reception of Shakespeare in the twentieth century. Halpern contends their habits of thought continue to dominate "postmodern" schools of criticism that claim to have broken with the modernist legacy.
Halpern addresses such topics as imperialism and modernism's... Modernist writers, critics, and artists sparked a fresh and distinctive interpretation of Shakespeare's plays which has proved remarkably tenacious, a...
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Ancient Remedies for Modern Ailments
ISBN: 9780871319814 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses, including those that can help fight liver disorders, aging, cancer, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses...
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Two Sides of an Island: And Other Poems
ISBN: 9780807878651 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The poems in this first book by Halpern are diverse in form, style, and substance. Still the book as a whole has a central pattern: a movement back and forth between the polarities of experience. The poems are animated by a tension of conflict between these polarities.
Originally published in 1963. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in... The poems in this first book by Halpern are diverse in form, style, and substance. Still the book as a whole has a central pattern: a movement back an...
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Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction
ISBN: 9780618918713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Author and NPR commentator Halpern takes a critical look at Americans' infatuation with fame and determines that fame is elusive, desirable--and also possibly addictive.
Author and NPR commentator Halpern takes a critical look at Americans' infatuation with fame and determines that fame is elusive, desirable--and also ...
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The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar
ISBN: 9781681628073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Essential oils, known for their healing properties as far back as ancient Mesopotamia and Babylonia, have reached their zenith in Madagascar, says Dr. Georges M. Halpern, author of The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar. This interesting, informative, and clearly written new book is well-documented, with entertaining historical stories sprinkled throughout, including how eighteenth-century botanists succeeded in making this land a garden for botanical study. Madagascar, the planet's fourth largest island, has long been famous for the individuality of its flora and fauna, and for the...
Essential oils, known for their healing properties as far back as ancient Mesopotamia and Babylonia, have reached their zenith in Madagascar, says Dr....
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Social Capital
ISBN: 9780745625478 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The concept of 'social capital' is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action. This explosion of interest is driven by a growing body of evidence that social capital has enormous effects on economic growth, health, crime and even the effectiveness and functioning of governments.
David Halpern provides a guide through the many and sometimes confusing definitions of social capital. The various literatures examining the... The concept of 'social capital' is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research and policy community. It refers to the social netwo...
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The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919 1929
ISBN: 9781911423874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Youth, Education, and the Role of Society: Rethinking Learning in the High School Years
ISBN: 9781612505367 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Youth, Education, and the Role of Society examines the learning landscape currently available to American adolescents, arguing that we need to expand, enrich, and diversify the learning opportunities available to young people today.
Central to the book is Robert Halpern s view that we depend too exclusively on schools to meet the full range of young people s developmental needs. High school learning as typically structured is just too fragmented, isolated, and abstract to meet young people s developmental needs, he argues. It relies too much on century-old curriculum and... Youth, Education, and the Role of Society examines the learning landscape currently available to American adolescents, arguing that we need to ...
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Meatpackers: An Oral History of Black Packinghouse Workers and Their Struggle for Racial and Economic Equality
ISBN: 9781583670057 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Here is a piece of history not found in conventional textbooks. If ever there were a book our young needed, it is Meatpackers-it reveals an epoch in which trade unions fought and won whatever rights working people possess today. With these rights constantly imperiled, this book is mandatory reading." "The stories are dramatically and richly told, and they offer insights no scholarly study can quite adequately provide." Available for the first time in paperback, Meatpackers provides an important... "Here is a piece of history not found in conventional textbooks. If ever there were a book our young needed, it is Meatpackers-it reveals an epoch ... |
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The Afterlife of Sympathy: Reading American Literary Realism in the Wake of "Uncle Tom's Cabin
ISBN: 9781625347855 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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More Shit My Dad Says
ISBN: 9781447236849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The sequel to the million-selling international hit Sh*t My Dad Says
The sequel to the million-selling international hit Sh*t My Dad Says
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