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Simple Social Graces: Recapturing the Lost Art of Gracious Victorian Living by Linda S. Lichter Simple Social Graces: Recapturing the Lost Art of Gracious Victorian Living by Linda S. Lichter PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad If you randomly stopped people on the street and asked them to assess their lives, most would wonder, "Am I happy?" A Victorian would wonder, "Am I a good person?" National pride, self-respect, hard work, self-reliance, family, neighborliness -- these ideals were the embodiment of Victorian living. At a time when the national spotlight is cast on the demise of cultural decency and the disintegration of family, Victorian scholar Linda Lichter presents an invaluable guide that demonstrates how the ideals of character and civility that formed the bedrock of community during this bygone age can breathe new life and dignity into the troubled '90s. Illustrated with period black-and-white drawings, this engaging, enlightening text explores the fascinati...

What the Apothecary Ordered: Questionable Cures Through the Ages (Old House) by Caroline Rance What the Apothecary Ordered: Questionable Cures Through the Ages (Old House) by Caroline Rance PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This pocket handbook of medical advice draws together the most bizarre and disgusting cures recommended by healers to their patients from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. It features such delightful treatments as gargling sugared snail juice for a sore throat (from 1920s Lincolnshire), soothing a child's teething pains with a dab of cocaine (c19th), and curing a lovesick man by dressing as a haggard version of his beloved and hurling abuse at him. Covering disease, surgery, cosmetics, keeping fit and curing madness, it offers a fascinating - and undeniably grim - view of the tortuous ways in which our ancestors tried to stay in shape. From reader reviews: Beatrice Rogers: Here thing why this kind of What the Apothecary Ordered: Questionable Cures Through the A...

Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls by Matt Ruff Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls by Matt Ruff PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it died, it broke in pieces. Then the pieces became souls in their own right, coinheritors of Andy Gage's life. . . . While Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly coexistence: Aaron, the father figure; Adam, the mischievous teenager; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. Andy's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality, a fact that Penny is only ...

Historic Preservation: Caring for Our Expanding Legacy by Michael A. Tomlan Historic Preservation: Caring for Our Expanding Legacy by Michael A. Tomlan PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This well-illustrated book offers an up-to-date synthesis of the field of historic preservation, cast as a social campaign concerned with the condition, treatment and use of the legacy of existing properties in the United States. Drawing on a wide range of research, experience and scholarship over the last fifty years, it allows us to re-think past and current ideas in preservation, challenging readers to explore how their own interests lie within the cognitive framework of the activities taking place with people who care. “Who” is involved is explored first, in such a way as to explore “why”, before examining “what” is deemed important. After that the questions of “when” and “how” to proceed are given attention. The major topics are introduced in an historical review through the mid-1980s, after which the broad...

THE DIRE ELEGIES: 59 Poets on Endangered Species of North America by William Heyen, Maxine Kumin, W. S. Merwin, Enid Shomer, James E. Smelcer, Gary Snyder, Brian Swann, Lewis Turco THE DIRE ELEGIES: 59 Poets on Endangered Species of North America by William Heyen, Maxine Kumin, W. S. Merwin, Enid Shomer, James E. Smelcer, Gary Snyder, Brian Swann, Lewis Turco PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Dr. Edward O. Wilson, world-renowned Harvard entomologist and two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning author, points out in the epigraph to this unique collection of poetry, "...the better an ecosystem is known, the less likely it will be destroyed."This is the premise of "THE DIRE ELEGIES: 59 Poets on Endangered Species of North America" and why author Bill McKibben says in the book's foreword, "These magnificent poems work as a chant to summon more" of the love to save the endangered from extinction. It's also why writer Susan Cerulean has called the book an "important ...

The Book of Saints by Michael Walsh The Book of Saints by Michael Walsh PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Many of these saints have given us famous prayers or hymns: others had their own prayers and thoughts which we can share, and which can equally well be used by any Christian today. From reader reviews: Michelle Beltran: In this 21st millennium, people become competitive in every way. By being competitive currently, people have do something to make these individuals survives, being in the middle of the particular crowded place and notice by simply surrounding. One thing that oftentimes many people have underestimated the idea for a while is reading. That's why, by reading a book your ability to survive enhance then having chance to stand up than other is high. To suit your needs who want to start reading some sort of book, we give you that The Book of Saints book as nice and daily reading reserve. Why, because this book is greater than just a book. Kathryn Patterson: As people who live i...

The Public Mirror: Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction by Larry F. Norman The Public Mirror: Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction by Larry F. Norman PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Though much beloved and widely produced, Molière's satirical comedies pose a problem for those reading or staging his works today: how can a genre associated with biting caricature and castigation deliver engaging theater? Instead of simply dismissing social satire as a foundation for Molière's theater, as many have done, Larry F. Norman takes seriously Molière's claim that his satires are first and foremost effective theater. Pairing close readings of Molière's comedies with insightful accounts of French social history and aesthetics, Norman shows how Molière conceived of satire as a "public mirror" provoking dynamic exchange and conflict with audience members obsessed with their own images. Drawing on these tensions, Molière portrays characters satirizing one anothe...

The Conceptual Framework of Quantum Field Theory by Anthony Duncan The Conceptual Framework of Quantum Field Theory by Anthony Duncan PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad The book attempts to provide an introduction to quantum field theory emphasizing conceptual issues frequently neglected in more "utilitarian" treatments of the subject. The book is divided into four parts, entitled respectively "Origins", "Dynamics", "Symmetries", and "Scales". The emphasis is conceptual - the aim is to build the theory up systematically from some clearly stated foundational concepts - and therefore to a large extent anti-historical, but two historical Chapters ("Origins") are included to situate quantum field theory in the larger context of modern physical theories. The three remaining sections of the book follow a step by step reconstruction of this framework beginning with just a few basic assumptions: relativistic invariance, the basic principles of...

Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health by Thomas Hanna Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health by Thomas Hanna PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad In the revolutionary Somatics , Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time-chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood pressure -need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness. This gentle, lifelong program can help almost anyone maintain the pleasures of a supple, healthy body indefinitely, with only a five-minute routine once a day. From reader reviews: Warren Damron: Have you spare time for a day? What do you do when you have much more or little spare time? Yes, you can choose the suitable activity to get spend your time. Any person spent their spare time to take a wander, shopping, or went to the Mall. How about open or...

The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Court by Bryan A. Garner The Winning Brief: 100 Tips for Persuasive Briefing in Trial and Appellate Court by Bryan A. Garner PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Good writing wins court cases. Now, one of America's most sought-after experts on legal writing offers a tested guide to preparing successful briefs - the written arguments lawyers present to judges and juries. In 100 concise, practical, easy-to-use sections, Bryan A. Garner goes step by step through the art of effective legal writing. He covers it all - from the rules for planning and organizing a brief to openers that can capture a judge's attention from the first few words. "Never write a sentence that you couldn't easily speak," Garner warns - and he shows how to do that. He gives masterly advice on building sound paragraphs, drafting crisp sentences, choosing the best words ("Strike pursuant to from your vocabulary."), quoting...

When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You: Finding God's Patterns for Healthy Relationships by David Hawkins When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You: Finding God's Patterns for Healthy Relationships by David Hawkins PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad A fresh new cover introduces the proven principles in this popular title―more than 75,000 copies sold―to a new group of readers. Christians are called to be servants. But people who forfeit their God-given calling and identity in order to please others move from servanthood to codependency. How can they get back on track? Clinical psychologist David Hawkins offers a Christian perspective on healthy relationships and the pitfalls of being a people pleaser. He answers such important questions as… Where does Christian service end and codependency begin? What emotional needs lead to codependency, and how can those needs be met in healthier ways? How can parents help their children avoid codependent behavior? Readers will resonate with the real-life...

Death To The Starving Artist: Art Marketing Strategies for a Killer Creative Career by Nikolas Allen Death To The Starving Artist: Art Marketing Strategies for a Killer Creative Career by Nikolas Allen PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Death To The Starving Artist - Art Marketing Strategies for a Killer Creative Career outlines a comprehensive marketing model for ambitious artists who are ready to reach a wider audience and turn their art hobby into an art career.   Each year, art schools across the country spit countless artists into society who have been trained well at their craft but lack the tactical, strategic knowledge necessary to turn their craft into a sustainable business. Too many artists accept the flawed maxim that art and commerce don't mix. They adopt the antiquated "starving artist" paradigm, which is a lie that only perpetuates self-limiting beliefs.   Contemporary pop artist and marketing expert Nikolas Allen aims to kill this outmoded paradigm once and for a...

The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a story of balls and strikes, but a richly detailed history of Cuba told from the unique cultural perch of the baseball diamond. Filling a void created by Cuba's rejection of bullfighting and Spanish hegemony, baseball quickly became a crucial stitch in the complex social fabric of the island. By the early 1940s Cuba had become major conduit in spreading the game throughout Latin America, and a proving ground for some of the greatest ...

Semiprecious Salvage: Creating Found-Art Jewelry by Stephanie Lee Semiprecious Salvage: Creating Found-Art Jewelry by Stephanie Lee PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Unearth treasures of the past to create stunning found-object jewelry. Embark on a journey back in time to uncover tattered silk, faceted stones and other forgotten items, and learn how to give them new life as a pendant, ring or brooch. Found objects can be beautiful both for the unique, unexpected look they add to your work and for the stories we imagine them to tell. In the pages of Semiprecious Salvage , you will discover the excitement of reclaiming remnants of the past and reinterpreting their beauty in wearable works of mixed-media art. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the basics of wirework and creating basic jewelry findings, then encourage you to don your boots and get digging as you mix and match elements to create one-of-a-kind treasures. You'll learn to: Age modern "flashy" objects to create th...

Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, Volumes I and II: Principles of Philosophy and Elements of Logic (Volume II) by Charles Sanders Peirce Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, Volumes I and II: Principles of Philosophy and Elements of Logic (Volume II) by Charles Sanders Peirce PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Volumes 1-VI of the Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce are being reissued in response to a growing interest in Peirce's thought - a development that was prophesied by John Dewey when he reviewed the first volume of these papers on their appearance in 1931. Writing in The New Republic , Mr. Dewey said, "Nothing much will happen in philosophy as long as a main object among philosophers is defense of some formulated historical position. I do not know of any other thinker more calculated than Peirce to give emancipation from the intellectual fortifications of the past and to arouse a fresh imagination." Originally published as six separate volumes, the P...

Business Continuity Management System: A Complete Guide to Implementing ISO 22301 by Wei Ning Zechariah Wong, Jianping Shi Business Continuity Management System: A Complete Guide to Implementing ISO 22301 by Wei Ning Zechariah Wong, Jianping Shi PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad A Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) is a management framework that creates controls to address risks and measure an organization's ability to manage disruptions. The International Standard, ISO 22301, helps protect against the threats, including natural disaster, IT failure, staff illness, terrorist threat or a disruption in the supply chain. It provides a framework for assessing critical suppliers and their associated risks, assessing current business practices and planning contingency measures, so when disruptions happen, businesses are prepared and able to respond effectively. Business Continuity Management System offers a complete guide to implementing a fit-for-purpose resilience capability in an...