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Tracing Your Birmingham Ancestors

A Guide for Family & Local Historians

by Michael Sharpe ...

Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
An informative guide to researching family and local history in Britain's Second City.Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all ... Read more

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An informative guide to researching family and local history in Britain's Second City.Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all
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Family Matters

A History of Genealogy

by Michael Sharpe ...

Family history is one of Britain's most popular pastimes. Around six million people in Britain are researching their family trees, and genealogy is one of the top categories for online searches. The opening up of public records, the growth of family history societies and the introduction of computers and the internet have made the subject accessible to everyone. Yet, while there is no shortage of ... Read more

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Family history is one of Britain's most popular pastimes. Around six million people in Britain are researching their family trees, and genealogy is one of the top categories for online searches. The opening up of public records, the growth of family history societies and the introduction of computers and the internet have made the subject accessible to everyone. Yet, while there is no shortage of
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Twin-Shadowed Knight Parts One and Two [Dramatized Adaptation]

Vampire Hunter D Volume 13

by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Amano ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Scott McCormick, David Cui Cui, Emlyn McFarland, Terence Aselford, Drew Kopas, Michael Glenn, Jenna Sharpe, Christopher Williams, Ryan Dalusung, Matthew Pauli, Kay Elúvian ...

Series series Vampire Hunter D
Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

"When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire's last words: ""Find Muma."" But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses, compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking ... Read more

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"When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire's last words: ""Find Muma."" But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses, compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking
... Read more
Diversity of Aesthetics

by Claire Fontaine, Iman Ganji, Saidiya Hartman, Vicky Osterweil, Christina Sharpe, Stevphen Shukaitis, Michael Rakowitz, Shellyne Rodriguez, Rinaldo Walcott ...

Critical conversations and reflections about lessons learned at the intersection of social movements and artist production.Diversity of Aesthetics collects powerful and timely conversations among leading cultural critics, artists, and organizers to connect the threads between some of the most pressing social struggles and conflicts of our time: policing, war, borders and migration, economic crisis ... Read more

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Critical conversations and reflections about lessons learned at the intersection of social movements and artist production.Diversity of Aesthetics collects powerful and timely conversations among leading cultural critics, artists, and organizers to connect the threads between some of the most pressing social struggles and conflicts of our time: policing, war, borders and migration, economic crisis
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Stand Together

by A L Butcher, Diana L Wicker, Colene Allen, Marta Moran Bishop, Roman Nyle, Joe Bonadonna, Vickie Johnstone, Victoria Zigler, Rebecca Miller, Michael H. Hanson, Richard Groller, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Fields, Inge-Lise Goss, Sean Poage, Rebecca Lacy, KL Rhavensfyre, Andrew P. Weston, Charles E. Yallowitz ...

An eclectic collection of poetry and short prose, proceeds will go to supporting a Ukraine charity.Poetry about war, warriors, hope, and sunflowers; multi-genre stories from:Part 1 PoetryThe War That Was Not a War – A.L. ButcherMaybe Then – Roman Nyle (Marta Moran Bishop)Hope – Charles E.YallowitzSunflowers – Vickie JohnstoneThe Science of Communication – Andrew P. WestonCourage Personified – A.L. ... Read more

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An eclectic collection of poetry and short prose, proceeds will go to supporting a Ukraine charity.Poetry about war, warriors, hope, and sunflowers; multi-genre stories from:Part 1 PoetryThe War That Was Not a War – A.L. ButcherMaybe Then – Roman Nyle (Marta Moran Bishop)Hope – Charles E.YallowitzSunflowers – Vickie JohnstoneThe Science of Communication – Andrew P. WestonCourage Personified – A.L.
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The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

Edited by Michael Dobson, Stanley Wells, Will Sharpe, Erin Sullivan ...

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each of Shakespeare's works. Tying in with the 400th ... Read more

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The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each of Shakespeare's works. Tying in with the 400th
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Fiction River: Hidden in Crime

by Fiction River, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Annie Reed, Patrick O'Sullivan, Kelly Washington, Kris Nelscott, Tonya D. Price, Michele Lang, Cindie Geddes, Mario Milosevic, Debbie Mumford, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Angela Penrose, Michael Kowal, Anthea Sharp, Paul Eckheart, Bill Beatty, Dan C. Duval, M. Elizabeth Castle, Ron Collins ...

Series Book 16 - Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine
Imagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine says Fiction River’s crime volumes have “high quality throughout,” and why Publishers Weekly states “… fans of the unconventional will ... Read more

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Imagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine says Fiction River’s crime volumes have “high quality throughout,” and why Publishers Weekly states “… fans of the unconventional will
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The Last Drop of Sunshine

by Michael M. Sharpe ...

Illustrated by Niki Key ...

Guilou lives on the top floor of a large apartment building; from her bedroom window high in the sky she can hear the buzz of the city and the musical voices of her neighbors' accents of Haitian, Spanish, and German, as well as plain ol' English. The sounds of her neighborhood make her happy. On Saturdays Guilou is all smiles because her mother does not have to work, and she and her mother can ... Read more

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Guilou lives on the top floor of a large apartment building; from her bedroom window high in the sky she can hear the buzz of the city and the musical voices of her neighbors' accents of Haitian, Spanish, and German, as well as plain ol' English. The sounds of her neighborhood make her happy. On Saturdays Guilou is all smiles because her mother does not have to work, and she and her mother can
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Crocodile on the Sandbank [Dramatized Adaptation]

Amelia Peabody 1

by Elizabeth Peters ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn, Jenna Sharpe, Nathaniel Priestley, Stewart Crank, Keval Shah, Elias Khalil, Peter Holdway, Christopher Davenport, Colleen Delany, Niusha Nawab ...

Series series Amelia Peabody Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

From a New York Times bestselling author, a Victorian-era thriller featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster and heiress who's unrattled by anyone–including mummies.The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course–a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn ... Read more

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From a New York Times bestselling author, a Victorian-era thriller featuring Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster and heiress who's unrattled by anyone–including mummies.The unshakeable Amelia Peabody embarks on an Egyptian adventure armed with self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course–a sturdy umbrella. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn
... Read more
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Ambrosia [Dramatized Adaptation]

Frost & Nectar 2

by C.N. Crawford ...

Narrated by Taylor Coan, Alex Hill-Knight, Nazia Chaudhry, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delaney, John Kielty, Jenna Sharpe, Zeke Alton, Michael John Casey, Torian Brackett, Stephanie Németh-Parker ...

Series series Frost & Nectar
Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

"After the Seelie king Torin nearly froze me to death, I plunged through a portal into my true home. Turns out, my hometown is a wild Unseelie kingdom known as the Court of Sorrows. When Torin follows me and sees my new horns, he quickly realizes that his intended bride is an enemy of his realm. In fact, his name for my kind is ""demon.""But even if I have the horns of an Unseelie, I'm not welcome ... Read more

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"After the Seelie king Torin nearly froze me to death, I plunged through a portal into my true home. Turns out, my hometown is a wild Unseelie kingdom known as the Court of Sorrows. When Torin follows me and sees my new horns, he quickly realizes that his intended bride is an enemy of his realm. In fact, his name for my kind is ""demon.""But even if I have the horns of an Unseelie, I'm not welcome
... Read more
Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors

A Guide for Family & Local Historians

by Michael Sharpe ...

Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
An easy-to-use reference for those looking to trace English ancestry connected to the North Staffordshire pottery industry.Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands, which was for so long dominated by ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An easy-to-use reference for those looking to trace English ancestry connected to the North Staffordshire pottery industry.Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands, which was for so long dominated by
... Read more
The Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories

Neoliberalism Since The French Antillean Uprisings of 2009

by Rose Mary Allen, Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken, Malcom Ferdinand, Louise Hardwick, Paget Henry, Vincent Joos, Jacqueline Lazú, Alix Pierre, Michael Sharpe, Hanétha Vété-Congolo ...

Series series Critical Caribbean Studies
The Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories is an essay collection made up of two sections; in the first, a group of anglophone and francophone scholars examines the roots, effects and implications of the major social upheaval that shook Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Réunion in February and March of 2009. They clearly demonstrate the critical role played by community activism, ... Read more

$56.99 CAD

The Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories is an essay collection made up of two sections; in the first, a group of anglophone and francophone scholars examines the roots, effects and implications of the major social upheaval that shook Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Réunion in February and March of 2009. They clearly demonstrate the critical role played by community activism,
... Read more

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