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Peripheral Citizenship

Popular Movements and the Progressive Catholic Church in Urban Brazil

by Daniel McDonald ...

How is citizenship constructed from the margins? Peripheral Citizenship examines this question by placing the urban outskirts of South America’s most populous city, São Paulo, amid processes that transformed twentieth-century Latin America: rural-urban migration and rapid urbanization, the advent of liberation theology, and the rise and fall of military dictatorships. Drawing on oral histories and ... Read more

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How is citizenship constructed from the margins? Peripheral Citizenship examines this question by placing the urban outskirts of South America’s most populous city, São Paulo, amid processes that transformed twentieth-century Latin America: rural-urban migration and rapid urbanization, the advent of liberation theology, and the rise and fall of military dictatorships. Drawing on oral histories and
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I Like to Ride

A TransAmerican Journey

by Daniel McDonald ...

A man on an epic journey across America with his family. Riding his bicycle from YorkTown, Virginia to Astoria, Oregon in 66 days over 4,228 miles. Summiting mountain passes, crossing deserts, and passing through multitudes of National Forests/Parks. Join him as he recounts the tale from his resignation as a Director of IT Services to his final dip of the front tire in the Pacific Ocean. This is a ... Read more

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A man on an epic journey across America with his family. Riding his bicycle from YorkTown, Virginia to Astoria, Oregon in 66 days over 4,228 miles. Summiting mountain passes, crossing deserts, and passing through multitudes of National Forests/Parks. Join him as he recounts the tale from his resignation as a Director of IT Services to his final dip of the front tire in the Pacific Ocean. This is a
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GORDY LEARNS TO GOLF

by Paula Miller ...

Illustrated by Daniel McDonald ...

It’s a birthday wish come true for ten-year-old Gordy, who received golf clubs for his birthday. He can’t wait to play a round of golf with his dad. Besides rules, Gordy is surprised to learn there is something called golf etiquette as well. And he quickly discovers driving and putting are not quite as easy as the pros make it look on TV. But Gordy is determined to practice and beat his father at ... Read more

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It’s a birthday wish come true for ten-year-old Gordy, who received golf clubs for his birthday. He can’t wait to play a round of golf with his dad. Besides rules, Gordy is surprised to learn there is something called golf etiquette as well. And he quickly discovers driving and putting are not quite as easy as the pros make it look on TV. But Gordy is determined to practice and beat his father at
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Fanny Lear

Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia

by Daniel McDonald, Eva McDonald ...

Fanny Lear: Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia>/i> tells the story of Harriet Clarissima Ely Blackford, also known as Fanny Lear. She was an American courtesan in the late nineteenth century, a strong, independent woman who refused to accept the restrictions placed on women by society at the time. In her short, adventure-filled life, her travels took her from Philadelphia to the social heights of ... Read more

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Fanny Lear: Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia>/i> tells the story of Harriet Clarissima Ely Blackford, also known as Fanny Lear. She was an American courtesan in the late nineteenth century, a strong, independent woman who refused to accept the restrictions placed on women by society at the time. In her short, adventure-filled life, her travels took her from Philadelphia to the social heights of
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Risk in The New York Times (1987–2014)

A corpus-based exploration of sociological theories

by Jens O. Zinn, Daniel McDonald ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book investigates to what extent claims of common social science risk theories such as risk society, governmentality, risk and culture, risk colonisation and culture of fear are reflected in linguistic changes in print news media. The authors provide a corpus-based investigation of risk words in The New York Times (1987-2014) and a case study of the health domain.The book presents results ... Read more

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This book investigates to what extent claims of common social science risk theories such as risk society, governmentality, risk and culture, risk colonisation and culture of fear are reflected in linguistic changes in print news media. The authors provide a corpus-based investigation of risk words in The New York Times (1987-2014) and a case study of the health domain.The book presents results
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Just a Horse of Mine

by Alan LeMay ...

Narrated by Daniel McDonald ...

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31 min

All Tip Roddy knew about High Wind MacDowell, other than that his cattle were the best range stock in the Southwest, was a rumor picked up in Redregon to the effect that old High Wind was having a concrete statue made of himself and that he was setting it up at the Dog Wolf water hole that had been fought over for so many years. Without being invited, Roddy rode out to see High Wind. ... Read more

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All Tip Roddy knew about High Wind MacDowell, other than that his cattle were the best range stock in the Southwest, was a rumor picked up in Redregon to the effect that old High Wind was having a concrete statue made of himself and that he was setting it up at the Dog Wolf water hole that had been fought over for so many years. Without being invited, Roddy rode out to see High Wind.
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Boomerang Bounty

by Peter Dawson ...

Narrated by Daniel McDonald ...

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43 min

Lonesome Jim Barkley had once been a town-taming law man. Now he was a man with a reward on his head, wanted for robbery and murder. The banker, Tade Wardow, knows this and thinks he can turn it to his advantage in a way that will also make Barkley money. Yet, for Barkley, there is another consideration, one more urgent than robbing Wardow's bank. ... Read more

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Lonesome Jim Barkley had once been a town-taming law man. Now he was a man with a reward on his head, wanted for robbery and murder. The banker, Tade Wardow, knows this and thinks he can turn it to his advantage in a way that will also make Barkley money. Yet, for Barkley, there is another consideration, one more urgent than robbing Wardow's bank.
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Standoff at Tinajas Altas

by Tim Champlin ...

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Caswell McCarthy was no hero. The very idea of such a thing had never crossed his mind. Yet he had cheated to give himself the short straw when the five exhausted men had drawn to see who would stay behind. He felt he was the only one who had the slightest chance of slowing down the pursuing war party of Chiricahua Apaches. ... Read more

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Caswell McCarthy was no hero. The very idea of such a thing had never crossed his mind. Yet he had cheated to give himself the short straw when the five exhausted men had drawn to see who would stay behind. He felt he was the only one who had the slightest chance of slowing down the pursuing war party of Chiricahua Apaches.
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Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition

Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

by Rich Roll ...

An incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations everOn the night before he was to turn forty, Rich Roll experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary life was taking him—and he woke up.Plunging into a new routine that ... Read more

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An incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations everOn the night before he was to turn forty, Rich Roll experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary life was taking him—and he woke up.Plunging into a new routine that
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That Woman

The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

by Anne Sebba ...

The first full scale biography of Wallis Simpson to be written by a woman, exploring the mind of one of the most glamorous and reviled figures of the Twentieth Century, a character who played prominently in the blockbuster film The King's Speech.This is the story of the American divorcee notorious for allegedly seducing a British king off his throne. "That woman," so called by Queen Elizabeth, The ... Read more

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The first full scale biography of Wallis Simpson to be written by a woman, exploring the mind of one of the most glamorous and reviled figures of the Twentieth Century, a character who played prominently in the blockbuster film The King's Speech.This is the story of the American divorcee notorious for allegedly seducing a British king off his throne. "That woman," so called by Queen Elizabeth, The
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The Healing of America

A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

by T. R. Reid ...

A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform BillBringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. ... Read more

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A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform BillBringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems.
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle

by The Countess of Carnarvon ...

The real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey, Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon.Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady ... Read more

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The real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey, Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon.Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady
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