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The battle of Newbury was the turning point of the English Civil War. By August 1643 the King’s cause was very much in the ascendant. Parliament armies had been crushed at Adwalton Moor and Roundway Down and the Royalists had taken Bristol. When they summoned Gloucester to surrender on 10 August the city’s only hope was a Parliament relief army. The London Trained Bands joined the Earl of Essex’s expedition and when battle was joined at Newbur...

THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY- WRIGHTS ON THE SCREEN: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO TV & VIDEO

pollution, NAFTA, toxic pollution in maquiladoras, headline grabbing environmental disasters, drug trafficking, and the 1992 Rio Earth Conference, this book will be a must read for anyone interested in the future of Latin America or world ecology.

The graves and gravesite locations of more than 300 famous and not so famous Welsh are presented along with brief biographical sketches. Individuals are grouped together by location, offering intriguing juxtapositions as, in death, strange next-door neighbors are created. Instructions on how to find the locations are provided.

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Here is a drawer full of musical snippets, sound-bites, and knowledge gems that will expand your appreciation of music. They will introduce you to new music outside of your usual interests.

Sherlock Holmes falls in love with this passionate young widow--as much as his cold nature will allow him to love. She is an intellectual sparring partner for him, and his match in deduction. She foils villains using common household objects and tools--much to the amazement of Scotland Yard and to the gratitude of Shelock Holmes, whose life she saves.

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When antiques dealer Dora Conroy becomes the target of a ruthless smuggler after she purchases a few curiosities at an auction, she turns to her new neighbor, ex-cop Jed Skimmerhorn, for help.

In the early days of the Roman Empire, Augustus was keen to present himself as the head of the family, even receiving the title Pater Patriae in 2 BCE, whilst imperial power came to be inherited through the emperor's natural and adopted heirs. The notion of family was clearly central to the ideals and image that Augustus sought to promote, most particularly in his programme of social legislation designed to encourage greater numbers of Roman c...

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With Love from Heaven" is a true story of a mother's struggle to survive the loss of a son. The memoir recounts the anguish of a sometimes crazy, often heart-wrenching search for the strength and peace of mind to go on living after the death of a child. The narrative deals in a very straightforward way with the age-old topic of life after death. Again and again signs are asked for, and proof sought and given, for the continued existence in the...

Roberts pens a revealing view of America and its people at the turn of the century and masterfully creates a compelling guided tour of the places, personalities, and politics that will shape 21st-century America.

This valuable resource from one of the founding fathers of the black theology movement discusses how to minister to the black community. Using an interdisciplinary approach, J. Deotis Toberts shows how theological concepts can be applied to education, pastoral care, and political and economic issues.

This book combines several strands of my work, both individually and in collaboration with various people, over the last couple of years. To a very large extent, I have been inspired by the many talks, classes, appointments and other interactions that took place in the exciting intellectual environ­ ment that grew up among the linguists working in Geneva in the period 1989-90. It is impossible to mention by name everyone who influenced the dev...