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What Miss Mitchell Saw

Author : Hayley Barrett

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 39,49 MB

Release : 2019-09-03

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1481487604

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Discover the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, America’s first professional female astronomer. Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual—a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell’s extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America’s first professional female astronomer. Gorgeously illustrated by Diana Sudyka, this moving picture book about a girl from humble beginnings who became a star in the field of astronomy is sure to inspire budding scientists everywhere.



Chase's Calendar of Events 2020

Author : Editors of Chase's

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 753 pages

File Size : 29,92 MB

Release : 2019-09-24

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1641433167

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth The total solar eclipse The 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed) The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven The 100th birth anniversary of Ray Bradbury The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break up The Tokyo Olympic Games Scores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release Day Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."



Holy Ground

Author : Michael Dinwiddie

Publisher : Theatre Communications Group

Page : 282 pages

File Size : 47,32 MB

Release : 2022-09-20

Category : Drama

ISBN : 1636700047

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This new collection brings together plays and monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, one of the most historic and culturally significant events—not only in the history of Black theater but in American theater. Held every two years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this gathering of Black theater companies and artists from around the country and across the globe features an extraordinary array of performances, workshops, films, spoken-word poetry, and more. Established in 1989 by Larry Leon Hamlin and the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, this volume includes three full-length plays produced at the Festival: Maid’s Door by Cheryl L. Davis Berta, Berta by Angelica Chéri Looking for Leroy by Larry Muhammad This collection also includes seventeen monologues and scenes selected from each year of the Festival, featuring the artists and playwrights: Jackie Alexander, Ifa Bayeza, Pearl Cleage, Kamilah Forbes, Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Javon Johnson, Rhodessa Jones, and others.



Harlequin Presents - November 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2

Author : Caitlin Crews

Publisher : Harlequin

Page : 705 pages

File Size : 21,79 MB

Release : 2020-11-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 148806900X

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Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: HIS SCANDALOUS CHRISTMAS PRINCESS (A Royal Christmas Weddings novel) By USA Today bestselling author Caitlin Crews Melody Skyros lives in the shadows of her notorious family. Until it’s her turn to step into the spotlight — as Prince Griffin of Idylla’s convenient princess. The only problem? He’s a walking scandal! Who she finds obnoxiously, outrageously tempting… THE ROYAL PREGNANCY TEST (A Christmas Princess Swap novel) By USA Today bestselling author Heidi Rice A night of electrifying pleasure with playboy King Leonardo wasn’t part of Princess Juno’s plan to save her twin sister from a convenient marriage. Neither was the realization that it may have had shocking consequences…! INNOCENT IN THE SHEIKH’S PALACE By USA Today bestselling author Dani Collins Plain librarian Hannah Meeks decided to start the family she’s desperately wanted — on her own. Only to discover that her miracle baby is actually the heir to Sheikh Akin Sarraf’s desert throne… THE VOWS HE MUST KEEP (An Avelar Family Scandals novel) By Amanda Cinelli Tycoon Valerio Marchesi swore to keep Daniela Avelar safe. Discovering she’s in grave danger he insists she becomes his bride! But their engagement of convenience is a red-hot fire burning out of control! For more stories filled with passion and drama, look for Harlequin Presents November 2020 Box Set — 1 of 2



Music in Black American Life, 1945-2020

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press

Page : 537 pages

File Size : 20,80 MB

Release : 2022-08-23

Category : Music

ISBN : 0252053591

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This second volume of Music in Black American Life offers research and analysis that originally appeared in the journals American Music and Black Music Research Journal, and in two book series published by the University of Illinois Press: Music in American Life, and African American Music in Global Perspective. In this collection, a group of predominately Black scholars explores a variety of topics with works that pioneered new methodologies and modes of inquiry for hearing and studying Black music. These extracts and articles examine the World War II jazz scene; look at female artists like gospel star Shirley Caesar and jazz musician-arranger Melba Liston; illuminate the South Bronx milieu that folded many forms of black expressive culture into rap; and explain Hamilton's massive success as part of the "tanning" of American culture that began when Black music entered the mainstream. Part sourcebook and part survey of historic music scholarship, Music in Black American Life, 1945–2020 collects groundbreaking work that redefines our view of Black music and its place in American music history. Contributors: Nelson George, Wayne Everett Goins, Claudrena N. Harold, Eileen M. Hayes, Loren Kajikawa, Robin D. G. Kelley, Tammy L. Kernodle, Cheryl L. Keyes, Gwendolyn Pough, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Mark Tucker, and Sherrie Tucker



Musical Courier

Author :

Publisher :

Page : 1460 pages

File Size : 32,66 MB

Release : 1922

Category : Drama

ISBN :

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Vols. for 1957-61 include an additional (mid-January) no. called Directory issue, 1st-5th ed. The 6th ed. was published as the Dec. 1961 issue.





It's Christmas Again: 550+ Tales, Legends & Myths for Holiday Season

Author : Louisa May Alcott

Publisher : e-artnow

Page : 9047 pages

File Size : 28,14 MB

Release : 2020-11-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas novels and stories, myths, carols and the poetry dedicated to this magical holiday by the masters of literature: _x000D_ Mr. Pickwick's Christmas (Charles Dickens) _x000D_ The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)_x000D_ The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf)_x000D_ A Merry Christmas (Louisa May Alcott)_x000D_ A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain)_x000D_ Silent Night_x000D_ The Night After Christmas_x000D_ The Child Born at Bethlehem_x000D_ The Adoration of the Shepherds_x000D_ The Visit of the Wise Men_x000D_ As Joseph Was A-Walking_x000D_ The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)_x000D_ Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) _x000D_ The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) _x000D_ A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) _x000D_ Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum)_x000D_ Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson)_x000D_ The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson)_x000D_ The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoevsky)_x000D_ The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford)_x000D_ The First Christmas Of New England (Harriet Beecher Stowe)_x000D_ Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott)_x000D_ Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling)_x000D_ A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) _x000D_ The Twelve Days of Christmas_x000D_ The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum)_x000D_ Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson)_x000D_ Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)_x000D_ Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)_x000D_ The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton)_x000D_ Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne)_x000D_ The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin)_x000D_ Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)_x000D_ The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton)_x000D_ The Christmas Angel (A. Brown)_x000D_ Christmas at Thompson Hall (Anthony Trollope)_x000D_ Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells)_x000D_ The Lost Word (Henry van Dyke)_x000D_ The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann)_x000D_ The Little Match Girl_x000D_ The Elves and the Shoemaker_x000D_ Mother Holle _x000D_ The Star Talers_x000D_ Snow-White_x000D_ The Christmas Hirelings_x000D_ The Blue Carbuncle_x000D_ An Exciting Christmas Eve_x000D_ The Spirit of Christmas…



Missing Voice?

Author : Wilkinson, Adrian

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 16,95 MB

Release : 2022-10-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1839105542

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This timely book addresses the key debates and challenges surrounding the future of work, covering the macro, meso and micro levels of gig work. It provides a consideration of the ways in which technology is shaping the lives of those working in the gig and digital platform economy within the 21st century.



Sky Songs

Author : Jennifer Sinor

Publisher : U of Nebraska Press

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 43,42 MB

Release : 2020-10

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1496224043

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Sky Songs is a collection of essays that takes inspiration from the ancient seabed in which Jennifer Sinor lives, an elemental landscape that reminds her that our lives are shaped by all that has passed through. Beginning with the conception of her first son, which coincided with the tragic death of her uncle on an Alaskan river, and ending a decade later in the Himalayan home of the Dalai Lama, Sinor offers a lyric exploration of language, love, and the promise inherent in the stories we tell: to remember. In these essays, Sinor takes us through the mountains, deserts, and rivers of the West and along with her on her travels to India. Whether rooted in the dailiness of raising children or practicing yoga, Sinor searches for the places where grace resides. The essays often weave several narrative threads together in the search for relationship and connection. A mother, writer, teacher, and yoga instructor, Sinor ultimately tackles the most difficult question: how to live in a broken world filled with both suffering and grace.