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Sadie gets involved with Charles at a young age not knowing Charles is following in his father¿s alcoholic ways. Charles goes off to war to defend his country. Sadie gets involved with the shop steward and finds herself pregnant. Charles loves her so much he is willing to accept the baby. But it is not enough, with Charles attention to his beer bottle and supporting his 5 children. Sadie is neglected while she try to make everyone beautiful in...

From one of Canada's brightest literary stars - a startling and beautiful novel about abandonment, poverty, and violence, as well as loyalty, love, and hope, as seen through the eyes of a young homeless boy. It is 1993 and Bombay is on the verge of being torn apart by racial violence. Ten-year-old Chamdi has rarely ventured outside his orphanage, and entertains an idyllic fantasy of what the city is like beyond its garden walls - a paradise he...

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This collection presents one previously unpublished essay and harvests some of the best of Clifford Davidson's shorter writings, published in a wide range of journals and monographs not always readily accessible today.

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The third edition of this successful textbook has been completely updated throughout and includes new chapters on electrophysiological tests, biological markers, global staging measures, and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms. There has been steady progress in our understanding of the natural history, prognostic factors and treatments for Alzheimer 's disease since the previous edition of this textbook was published in 1999. The chapters ...

Native American literature underwent a Renaissance around 1968. This book offers an approach to contemporary Native American literature. It provides a grounding in the subject for those with an interest in American and twentieth century literature more generally.

This is the first biography of Angami Zapuphizo, the great patriot leader of Nagaland in the north-eastern hills of South Asia, who died in exile in England in 1990. A central figure in the turbulent recent history of the region, Zapuphizo was the mastermind behind the Nagas' Demand for sovereign independence in 1947, the year when the British government transferred control to India and Pakistan. Steyn's book focuses on Zapuphizo's life, looki...

Rheology of Particulate Dispersions and Composites provides comprehensive coverage of the rheology of particulate dispersions and two-phase solid composites. This book introduces applications, definitions, and important concepts such as bulk stress and dipole strength. Then it examines the rheology of dispersions for rigid and non-rigid particles, addresses elastic properties of particle- and fiber-reinforced solid composites, and discusses th...

Volatile Places was written to provide both students and faculty with a case study approach to the investigation of community and environmental controversies. Key Features:Case Studies in every chapter: creates a dramatic and telling story around certain features of the controversy. The case studies are written to capture studentsÆ attention. Making Connections with previous chapters: students and instructors are encouraged to read and discuss...

The Mary Poppins that many people know - a stern, but sweet, lovable, and reassuring British nanny - is a far cry from the character created by Pamela Lyndon Travers in the 1930's. This book looks at the original Mary Poppins, drawing important parallels between the character and the life of her creator, who worked as a governess herself.

Like its predecessors, this volume offers a provocative glimpse into the lives of early major psychological figures. Twenty-one pre-eminent men and women whose lives spanned the 19th and 20th centuries - such as Evelyn Hooker, Francis Cecil Sumner and Roger W. Sperry - are presented.

This sensitive and candid portrayal of loss brings together experiences from famous and ordinary grief-stricken sons and daughters who have lost both parents and explores the regrets, heartache, and sometimes relief that accompany pain and healing.

The Boeing XF8B-1 "Five-in-One" fighter was the last piston engine fighter built by Boeing and very nearly the last fighter built by the company until its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Conceived in 1943, the XF8B-1 was unusual for a naval fighter in having an internal bomb bay, tremendous range, and counter-rotating propellers, the latter necessitated by its huge Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" engine, a 28-cylinder air-cooled rad...

Introduces heterogeneity and paradox into our understanding of political ecology, critiquing 'modernist ecologies' and emphasizing transnational, place-based ones.

Reisen, Romanschreiben, Rosenzüchten? Nur wer seine Auszeit perfekt plant, kann sie auch genießen. Ob man sich leer und ausgebrannt fühlt, nach Orientierung, Abstand oder Veränderung sucht - oder schlicht abenteuerlustig ist: Jede Art des Ausstiegs will gründlich organisiert sein. Was es alles zu beachten gilt, weiß Christa Langheiter, die selbst mal

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An in-depth analysis of the most infamous lo-fi album of the 90s.>