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    Series series Blacks in the Diaspora
    " . . . pioneering. . . . This history, as Hine vividly depicts it, sheds light on the development of African-American professionals and offers as well the opportunity to analyze the intersection of race and gender." —The Nation" . . . well-researched and innovative . . . Highly recommended." —Library Journal"The book is full of poignant and sympathetic portraits of black nurses in their ... Read more

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    Autumnal Tints

    Narrated by Brett Barry ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    From the purple grasses of August, to the yellow elms of October, to the scarlet oak leaves of November, Henry David Thoreau casts his eye on the brilliant colors of autumn and guides us on a journey through the season’s bounty. In this classic essay, first published in 1862, Thoreau delights in fall’s foliage and reveals both a practical and philosophical understanding of the changing environment ... Read more

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  • Nowhere Killer

    by David Barry ...
    Who can you trust when you can't trust family?Three months after her wedding day, Carol no longer trusts the man she married. Tony, a self-proclaimed entrepreneur, works as a travel agent out of a single shop, yet somehow has the means to live extravagantly: The new BMW, high-end restaurants, designer clothes - only the best for him. Whenever Carol reflects on their relationship, she realises she ... Read more

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  • Tales from Soho - Special Edition

    Eighteen Short Stories Set in London's Other Square Mile

    by David Barry ...
    Known as a red-light district with a reputation for sleaze and crime, Soho is also a diverse area, a bohemian location which has been an adult playground for hundreds of years.This is David Barry's Tales from Soho, eighteen entertaining stories set in London's other square mile. Within the stories live countless motley characters who have inhabited or frequented the area over the decades. In The ... Read more

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  • Addressing Stress With Self-Compassion

    A Guide for Early Childhood Teachers

    Series series Early Childhood Education Series
    This interactive guide is designed to help preservice early childhood educators use self-compassion to mitigate the stress of teaching. Barry argues that learning healthy stress-management strategies while enrolled in teacher education programs will equip students with the resilience needed to manage stress when they enter their own classrooms. The goal is to beat the odds of attrition with higher ... Read more

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  • The Ice Cream Time Machine

    by David Barry ...
    When they visit their Uncle Vince, little do Bridget and her younger brother Robert know that today will be a day like no other as they join him in hair-raising escapades, travelling across infinite space and thousands of years, accompanied by Leonardo, their uncle's Irish wolfhound, the coolest dog in the universe! During this adventure of a lifetime, they soon discover how dangerous life can be ... Read more

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    Black Women and Slavery in the Americas

    Series series Blacks in the Diaspora
    Essays exploring Black women's experiences with slavery in the Americas.Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities. The women did not figure prominently in revolts, because they engaged in less confrontational resistance, emphasizing creative struggle to ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about the Great War Poets

    by David Barry ...
    Series Book 166 - 101 Amazing Facts
    In Westminster Abbey at Poet's Corner sixteen Great War Poets are commemorated on a slate stone.The inscription on the stone is taken from Wilfred Owen's 'Preface' to his poems and reads 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.' Of the sixteen poets commemorated, six of them died during active service in the First World War, and ten of them survived the war, many of them ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about Dylan Thomas

    by David Barry ...
    Series Book 167 - 101 Amazing Facts
    **New edition with colour photographs**Dylan Thomas is a much-loved Welsh poet, well known for creating the wonderful radio drama Under Milk Wood; initially commissioned for BBC Radio, it was subsequently performed in theatres both nationally and internationally and has been revived on multiple occasions.But did you know that Thomas also wrote the screenplay for a horror film about Burke and Hare, ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about Ancient Greece

    by David Barry ...
    Series Book 164 - 101 Amazing Facts
    Do you know why the ancient Greeks refused to eat beans? How many rowers were required for the largest Greek warships? What is the meaning behind the story of Narcissus? And how many Sophoclean tragedies have survived in complete form to this day?All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating easy-to-read guide to ancient Greece. Whether you are studying the subject and need access ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about Edinburgh

    by David Barry ...
    Series Book 165 - 101 Amazing Facts
    Do you know where in Edinburgh you can find a book bound in leather made from human skin? Who was Half-Hangit Maggie? What museums, theatres and concert halls can you visit in the city? And where will you find the most incredible panoramic view Edinburgh has to offer?All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating easy-to-read guide to Edinburgh. Whether you are planning a visit to ... Read more

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  • Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh

    The Final Curtain

    by David Barry ...
    After decades of theatrical ventures and performing together, 1957 would be the last time Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh would work together, with a European tour and London season of Shakespeare's seldom-performed Titus Andronicus. Strangely, not much has been written about one of the most prestigious touring theatre productions of all time, which visited six European capitals and became the ... Read more

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