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A Bibliography of Northern Manitoba
by Richard A. EnnsMuch has been written about the history and the people of northern Manitoba, but until now this body of work has not been readily accessible to the researcher or teacher. This bibliography identifies published sources, such as books and magazine and journal articles, as well as unpublished sources that are available to the public, including academic theses and government pamphlets, reports, and studies. It includes primarily materials dealing with the area north of 53rd parallel of latitude, but it also includes material on the area east of Lake Winnipeg as far south as the 51st parallel, a region that is similar to the North. References are listed under seven topics: bibliographies and research aids; the fur trade; Aboriginal and Métis populations; exploration and travel accounts; church and mission histories; northern geography and resources; and community histories and twentieth century resource exploitation.
Bibliography of Publications by the Faculty, Staff and Students of the University of California, 1876-1980, on Grapes, Wines and Related Subjects (UC Publications in Catalogs and Bibliographies #2)
by Maynard A. Amerine Herman PhaffThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1986.
Bibliography On Economic Cooperation Among Developing Countries, 1981-1982: With Annotations
by Nada VerbicCovering the period 1981-1982 and containing more than 2, 000 entries of books, articles (from 283 periodicals in nine different languages), studies, reports, and official documents, this international bibliography on economic cooperation and regional integration among developing countries includes annotations for many entries, an alphabetical list
Bibliometrics in Social Work
by Gary Rosenberg Kathleen BarkerBibliometrics in Social Work examiness the cross-disciplinary field of bibliometrics, including the multiple techniques and applications that have been described in the scholarly literature. Moving beyond this general overview, the authors examine applications of bibliometrics in social work. Subsequent chapters detail how the technique can be used to demonstrate the eventual impact on the field of publications in selected journals. These analyses are conducted using the bibliometric technique referred to as citation analysis. The authors then move on to present what will be a controversial proposal to some in the field: using bibliometrics techniques in making academic personnel decisions. The authors propose that hiring, retention, tenure and promotion decisions could be made more uniform and fair by using citation analysis. A series of experts in bibliometric analyses then critically respond to these initial chapters. The authors conclude by weaving their responses to these commentators with new scholarship on bibliometrics that has recently appeared. This unique book is a valuable aid for social work scholars. Drawing on broad interdisciplinary streams of scholarship from around the world, the collection illuminates a field that is not well known to social workers. While cautiously advocating for a number of applications of the technique, the authors balance this position by presenting a comprehensive summary of the criticisms of the technique and by the inclusion of a series of critical commentaries by the leading experts on these issues in the field of social work. Bibliometrics in Social Work both summarizes what we know and pushes the field to think about how social work professionals can use this approach to improve our scholarship and the evaluation of scholars. Bibliometrics in Social Work addreses: theoretical and methodological issuess pros and cons from the view of numerous bibliometric scholars bibliometrics outside of social work applications within social work previously reported in the literature estimates that have been reported in the literature of how much social workers publish and how much impact those publications have had how citation analysis can be used to analyzed a selection of publications in a single journal and their subsequent impact how citation analysis might be used to improve academic employment decisions concerns regarding self-citation and multiple authorship measurement issues in bibliometrics (e.g., age adjustments; concentration citedness, and uncitedness; the Price Index; lag times; persistence; synchronous and diachronous self-citations; the Multiple Author Qualifier) Bibliometrics in Social Work critically examines these methods and their applications in social work. The book will be an enlightening read for social work scholars and those academic administrators involved in the evaluation of social work scholars, as well as academic librarians that support social work programs.
Bibliopegia: Or, The Art Of Bookbinding In All Its Branches; Illustrated With Engravings (Cambridge Library Collection - History Of Printing, Publishing And Libraries Ser.)
by John Hannett W. S. BrassingtonA part of the history of bookbinding collection-A series of reprint volumes, original monographs, and translations relating to the history of bookbinding. This volume includes a Bibliopegia of bookbinding in two parts- The ‘Books of the Ancients and History of the Art of Bookbinding’. and in part two, ‘The practical art of bookbinding’. This edition includes Brassington’s memoir of Hammett.
Biblioteca Alberto Granados (Pack 2 ebooks): ¿Es eso cierto? + La historia más curiosa
by Alberto GranadosDisfruta leyendo y descubriendo las curiosidades científicas e históricas más asombrosas de la mano de Alberto Granados. Este pack contiene los siguientes títulos: - ¿Es eso cierto? - La historia más curiosa ¿Es eso cierto? Fraudes, errores, experimentos inauditos... Todas las respuestas a tus preguntas sobre el mundo científico. Desde los albores del mundo el ser humano ha satisfecho sus ansias de conocimiento con la experimentación y la observación de su entorno para encontrar respuestas a preguntas aparentemente obvias que marcarían el rumbo de su existencia, para hacer realidad sus propios sueños o para entender el legado de los pueblos antiguos. A partir de ese impulso, de esa curiosidad inherente surgen incógnitas, teorías, fórmulas, hallazgos, experimentos... ciencia, y gracias a esta pulsión el hombre ha sido capaz de volar, de conquistar el espacio, de mejorar su calidad de vida... Pero toda cara posee una cruz y a veces el ardor científico se empaña de ambición o de fama y se convierte en generador de historias escabrosas que es mejor olvidar. Granados, autor de éxito de Leyendas urbanas, ha reunido para su «mundo curioso», un recorrido por los errores, los fraudes y las curiosidades científicas a través del tiempo, que no nos dejará indiferentes y que nos hará experimentar momentos irrepetibles. ¿Es eso cierto? demuestra que ciencia y entretenimiento son en ocasiones un binomio perfecto. La historia más curiosa Toda la Historia que no se encuentra en los libros de texto a tu alcance, los grandes momentos y los personajes que debes conocer. Desde tiempos inmemoriales el ser humano ha sentido curiosidad por los acontecimientos que acaecieron a sus ancestros y que han contribuido a que el mundo sea tal y como lo conocemos. Pero con el transcurso de los años las historias han sido manipuladas, muchos personajes han caído en el olvido y la ficción ha enturbiado los detalles. Los historiadores modernos han sacado a la luz nuevos testimonios que entroncan con los que siempre hemos aceptado como ciertos. ¿Viajó Cristóbal Colón en tres carabelas? ¿Fue Cleopatra la reina más bella de Egipto? ¿Consiguió algún preso fugarse de Alcatraz? ¿George Washington fue el primer presidente de los Estados Unidos de América? Estas y otras cuestiones se responden en La historia más curiosa, el libro que recoge los episodios más peculiares, insólitos y truculentos que no aparecen en los anales de la historia. Muertes inauditas, batallas surrealistas, asesinos despiadados, espías históricos, monstruos y animales de leyenda... Un apasionante mundo curioso desfilará a través de las páginas de esta sorprendente obra. Alberto Granados recopila una serie de leyendas, mitos y personajes desconocidos hasta ahora que despertarán nuestro ansia de conocimiento y harán de este libro una obra imprescindible para los amantes de la historia.
Bibliothèques et archives dans les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire: Enjeux et devenir (Études canadiennes)
by Alain Roy Lucie Hotte Hélène Carrier Linda SavoieComment les bibliothèques et les archives contribuent-elles à préserver l’histoire et le patrimoine des communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM)? Cet ouvrage examine leur rôle clé dans la préservation de la mémoire collective et leur impact sur la vitalité culturelle de ces communautés. Cette analyse s’articule autour de plusieurs dimensions essentielles. Elle examine d’abord comment le patrimoine documentaire soutient la mémoire collective et met en lumière les efforts déployés par les bibliothèques et les centres d’archives pour la promouvoir et la rendre accessible. Elle s’intéresse ensuite aux politiques nécessaires pour lever les barrières linguistiques et renforcer l’accès aux ressources culturelles. Enfin, elle s’attarde à l’état et au développement des collections, en portant une attention particulière à la représentation des CLOSM.Structuré en deux grandes sections, cet ouvrage offre une riche réflexion sur les bibliothèques et leur rôle dans le soutien aux communautés linguistiques minoritaires, tout en adoptant une perspective nationale et internationale. Il explore également l’apport essentiel des archives communautaires à la vitalité des CLOSM à travers le pays, soulignant leur importance dans la préservation et le dynamisme des identités collectives.Avec son approche unique et éclairante, ce livre s’adresse à celles et ceux qui s’intéressent à la préservation du patrimoine et au rôle des institutions culturelles dans le développement des communautés linguistiques minoritaires.
Biculturalism at New Zealand’s National Museum: An Ethnography of Te Papa (Routledge Research in Museum Studies)
by Tanja Schubert-McArthurThe Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has been celebrated as an international leader for its bicultural concept and partnership with Māori in all aspects of the museum, but how does this relationship with the indigenous partner work in practice? Biculturalism at New Zealand’s National Museum reveals the challenges, benefits and politics of implementing a bicultural framework in everyday museum practice. Providing an analysis of the voices of museum employees, the book reflects their multifaceted understandings of biculturalism and collaboration. Based on a year of intensive fieldwork behind the scenes at New Zealand’s national museum and drawing on 68 interviews and participant observations with 18 different teams across the organisation, this book examines the interactions and cultural clashes between Māori and non-Māori museum professionals in their day-to-day work. Documenting and analysing contemporary museum practices, this account explores how biculturalism is enacted, negotiated, practised and envisioned on different stages within the complex social institution that is the museum. Lessons learnt from Te Papa will be valuable for other museums, NGOs, the public service and organisations facing similar issues around the world. Biculturalism at New Zealand’s National Museum addresses a gap in the literature on biculturalism and reaffirms the importance of ethnography to the anthropological enterprise and museum studies research. As such, it will be essential reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of cultural anthropology, museum anthropology, museum studies, and Māori studies or indigenous studies. It should also be of great interest to museum professionals.
Bicycle Citizens: The Political World of the Japanese Housewife (Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes #1)
by Robin M. LeBlancWhile the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. In this first ethnographic study of the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, Robin LeBlanc argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society.To study the relationship between gender and liberal democratic citizenship, LeBlanc conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in suburban Tokyo among housewives, volunteer groups, consumer cooperative movements, and the members of a committee to reelect a female Diet member who used her own housewife status as the key to victory. LeBlanc argues that contrary to popular perception, Japanese housewives are ultimately not without a political world.Full of new and stimulating material, engagingly written, and deft in its weaving of theoretical perspectives with field research, this study will not only open up new dialogues between gender theory and broader social science concerns but also provide a superb introduction to politics in Japan as a whole.
Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance
by Adonia E. LugoBicycle/Race paints an unforgettable picture of Los Angeles—and the United States—from the perspective of two wheels. This is a book of borderlands and intersections, a cautionary tale about the dangers of putting infrastructure before culture, and a coming-of-age story about power and identity. The colonial history of southern California is interwoven through Adonia Lugo's story of growing up Chicana in Orange County, becoming a bicycle anthropologist, and co-founding Los Angeles's hallmark open streets cycling event, CicLAvia, along the way. When she takes on racism in the world of national bicycle advocacy in Washington, DC, she finds her voice and heads back to LA to organize the movement for environmental justice in active transportation.In the tradition of City of Quartz, this book will forever change the way you see Los Angeles, race and class in the United States, and the streets and people around you wherever you live.
Bicycle Utopias: Imagining Fast and Slow Cycling Futures (Changing Mobilities)
by Cosmin PopanBicycle Utopias investigates the future of urban mobilities and post-car societies, arguing that the bicycle can become the nexus around which most human movement will revolve. Drawing on literature on post-car futures (Urry 2007; Dennis and Urry 2009), transition theory (Geels et al. 2012) and utopian studies (Levitas 2010, 2013), this book imagines a slow bicycle system as a necessary means to achieving more sustainable mobility futures. The imagination of a slow bicycle system is done in three ways: Scenario building to anticipate how cycling mobilities will look in the year 2050. A critique of the system of automobility and of fast cycling futures. An investigation of the cycling senses and sociabilities to describe the type of societies that such a slow bicycle system will enable. Bicycle Utopias will appeal to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, mobilities studies, human geography and urban and transport studies. This work may also be of interest to advocates, activists and professionals in the domains of cycling and sustainable mobilities.
The Bid Manager's Handbook
by David NicksonThis title was first published in 2003. Winning significant business on the right terms is an increasingly complex, challenging and time-consuming task, and a successful bid is a vital part of any business offering its services or products to another. This book aims to help you to enhance the probability of success in winning bids at the desired margins and to set-up and run effectively a bid management team. Aimed at two main groups of readers (sales staff managing multi-disciplinary bid teams and project and technical managers who find themselves managing a bid to support a sales campaign) it's a resource for the battle to win new business. Taking an extremely practical approach and using real life examples David Nickson leads the reader through every stage of planning for, producing and delivering a bid: knowing what needs to be done; knowing how to present the information to the prospective client effectively; gaining the writing and editorial skills needed to put a sales case across; identifying the skills that are needed to manage a bid. It also shows how to save time - the most important commodity in any bid as it is always a scarce resource - without affecting quality.
Bien que te gustó: Un manifiesto para partos insumisos
by Julieta SauloEl primer libro de Julieta Saulo, psicóloga social, puericultora, doula, madre y feminista, y una de las mayores expertas en violencia obstétrica y parto respetado de Argentina. ¿Es posible parir y nacer de una manera respetada en un mundo machista? La búsqueda que Julieta Saulo inició como mujer, madre y feminista a partir de sus experiencias personales se transforma en este libro y en su vida en una íntima, poderosa e irrenunciable orden de batalla. Una militancia destinada a romper uno de los mandatos más perversos de la sociedad: el que manda a las mujeres a parir quietas, obedientes y mudas. El que las obliga a partirse para parir. Bien que te gustó es un título sumamente provocador. Julieta Saulo se apropia de una de las frases que más se escuchan en las maternidades cuando estamos con las piernas abiertas haciendo fuerza entre un montón de extraños y no nos está permitido ni gritar. Te gustó el sexo y este es tu castigo, y rezá por encontrar la redención prometida en este sufrimiento. Este libro es una herramienta de liberación y va a hacer de esa frase una remera: para correr la voz, para volver a acuerparnos entre nosotras, para no sentirnos solas, locas y exageradas nunca más, y para advertir a otras que están a tiempo de que sus partos y por ende los nacimientos de sus bebés sean amorosos y placenteros. Es un libro que sana y a la vez es, como toda obra disruptiva y contrahegemónica, un arma de batalla. Entonces, finalmente es una invitación para que la transformación humana hacia una sociedad feminista, sensible y conectada sea posible; para entregarnos al saber del cuerpo, a ese animal increíble que somos y que nos guía hacia el cuidado; para permitirnos nada menos que entregarnos al enredo con esos otros cuerpos que se crearon dentro de los nuestros, y a ese amor descomunal y salvaje que nace con la potencia inmensa que solo tiene lo que está preciosa y poderosamente vivo.Del prólogo de Soledad Barruti «Este libro nos cobija y nos expulsa, nos enfrenta de cara a la crudeza del sinsentido, la violencia sorda y naturalizada que recae sobre las personas gestantes y las niñas y los niños en el momento de su nacimiento.Este libro nos recorre, nos incomoda y da voz a quienes quieren parir de otra forma y a quienes queremos acompañar amorosamente, respetuosamente, desde un lugar secundario, cediendo el protagonismo y el poder a las que son las verdaderas protagonistas, las mujeres».Del epílogo de Patricia Rosemberg, exdirectora de la Maternidad de Moreno Estela de Carlotto
Big and Small: A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies
by Lynne ValloneA groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought Author, scholar, and editor Lynne Vallone has an international reputation in the field of child studies. In this analytical tour-de-force, she explores bodily size difference—particularly unusual bodies, big and small—as an overlooked yet crucial marker that informs human identity and culture. Exploring miniaturism, giganticism, obesity, and the lived experiences of actual big and small people, Vallone boldly addresses the uncomfortable implications of using physical measures to judge normalcy, goodness, gender identity, and beauty. This wide-ranging work surveys the lives and contexts of both real and imagined persons with extraordinary bodies from the seventeenth century to the present day through close examinations of art, literature, folklore, and cultural practices, as well as scientific and pseudo-scientific discourses. Generously illustrated and written in a lively and accessible style, Vallone’s provocative study encourages readers to look with care at extraordinary bodies and the cultures that created, depicted, loved, and dominated them.
Big Bad-Ass Book of Bar Bets & Drinking Games: Hundreds of Tricks and Tips to Keep the Party Going
by Jordana TusmanSpice up a night out (or in) with hundreds of classics and 100% new drinking games and bar bets. "Big Bad-Ass Book of Bar Tricks and Drinking Games" is a handy, illustrated guide to 100 bar bets involving flying bottle caps, disappearing coins, animated cocktail napkins, and much more. Following the bar bets are 100 drinking games that keep the party going, with intriguing names such as Flip OCynOCO Strip, Snake Eyes, Shipwreck, and Death by Doubles. Easy-to-follow instructionsOCocomplete with illustrationsOCoguarantee readers will be prepared to impress while having a great time. "
Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942 (American Made Music Series)
by Christopher WilkinsonAssociation of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for ExcellenceBest Research in Recorded Jazz Music–Certificate of Merit (2013)The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who toured the state would recall, "All the bands were goin' to West Virginia."The comparative prosperity of the coal miners, thanks to New Deal industrial policies, was what attracted the bands to the state. This study discusses that prosperity as well as the larger political environment that provided black Mountaineers with a degree of autonomy not experienced further south. Author Christopher Wilkinson demonstrates the importance of radio and the black press both in introducing this music and in keeping black West Virginians up to date with its latest developments. The book explores connections between local entrepreneurs who staged the dances and the national management of the bands that played those engagements. In analyzing black audiences' aesthetic preferences, the author reveals that many black West Virginians preferred dancing to a variety of music, not just jazz. Finally, the book shows bands now associated almost exclusively with jazz were more than willing to satisfy those audience preferences with arrangements in other styles of dance music.
Big Bangs
by Howard GoodallThe dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?What do we mean by "in tune"?Looking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five seismic developments in the history of Western music. His "big bangs" may not be the ones we expect - some are surprising and some are so obvious we overlook them - but all have had an extraordinary impact. Goodall starts with the invention of notation by an 11th-century Italian monk, which removed the creation of music from the hands of the players to the pens of the composers; moves on to the first opera; then to the invention of the piano, and ends with the story of the first recording made in history. Howard Goodall has the gift of making these complicated musical advances both clear and utterly fascinating. Racy and vivid in a narrative full of colourful characters and graphic illustrations of technical processes, he also gives a wonderful sense of the culture of trial and error and competition, be it in 11th-century Italy or 19th-century America, in which all progress takes place. Big Bangs opens a window on the crucial moments in our musical culture - discoveries that made possible everything from Bach to the Beatles - and tells us a riveting story of a millennium of endeavour.
Big Black Penis: Misadventures in Race and Masculinity
by Shawn TaylorBeing black and male is serious business, but its absurd contradictions are often too funny for words. In this award-winning book, Shawn Taylor deftly leads us on a no-holds-barred tour of his masculine development, acknowledging some deep but often hilarious truths about black men. This raw and spellbinding narrative, full of unexpected turns of phrase and shocking displays of vulnerability, contains powerful meditations on sexuality, romance, fatherhood, and violence. Unapologetic and sharply critical of the hatred and fear that American society harbors toward black men, Taylor brings the subject of black masculinity into the 21st century.
The Big Book for Peace
by Lloyd Alexander Yoshiko Uchida Jean Fritz Charlotte Zolotow Natalie Babbitt John Bierhorst Thacher Hurd Steven Kellogg Myra Cohn Livingston Lois Lowry Milton Meltzer Katherine Paterson Marilyn Sachs Mildred Pitts Walter Nancy Willard Jean Craighead GeorgeThe wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard.
The Big Book of Conspiracy Theories: History's Biggest Delusions and Speculations, From JFK to Area 51, the Illuminati, 9/11, and the Moon Landings
by Tim RaybornDid America fake the moon landing? Was 9/11 an inside job? What is the government hiding at Area 51? From secret societies to aliens and assassinations, decode history's greatest cover-ups and decide for yourself.Humanity has long been obsessed with the unexplained, and we have ascribed many mysteries to underground groups and secret schemes. With seeming coincidences piling up around significant events, it's no wonder so many theories have emerged over the years. But how many coincidences are too many before it becomes a conspiracy? That's for you to decide. Explore this compelling collection of unexplained circumstances and uncover hidden agendas, startling allegations, and baffling evidence. Unmask the remarkable origins and implications of these theories, including:The JFK assassinationThe IlluminatiThe Flat Earth SocietyLizard people seeking world dominationRoswellMind control labs in AlaskaThe New World OrderThe FreemasonsConnect the dots between suspicious coincidences and discover the craziest mysteries in the world with The Big Book of Conspiracy Theories.
The Big Book of Mars: From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into Our Obsession with the Red Planet
by Marc HartzmanFilled with entertaining history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists, The Big Book of Mars is the most comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars—yesterday, today, and tomorrow.Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the Ancient Sumerians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn't until 1877, when "canals" were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there's life on Mars. In The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells suggested that we wouldn't need to make contact with Martians—they'd come for us—while, many years later, Nikola Tesla claimed that he did make contact. Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture. It has its own day of the week (Tuesday, or martis in Latin), candy bar, and iconic Looney Tunes character. It has been the subject of novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles to Mars Attacks! to The Martian. And it has sparked a space-race feud between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who both hope to send a manned mission to Mars in the near future.
The Big Book of Restorative Justice: Four Classic Justice & Peacebuilding Books in One Volume (Justice and Peacebuilding)
by Howard Zehr Allan Macrae Kay Pranis Lorraine AmstutzFor the first time, the four most popular restorative justice books in the Justice & Peacebuilding series—The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated, The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing, The Little Book of Family Group Conferences, and The Little Book of Circle Processes—are available in one affordable volume. Restorative justice, with its emphasis on identifying the justice needs of everyone involved in a crime, is a worldwide movement of growing influence that is helping victims and communities heal while holding criminals accountable for their actions. This is not a soft-on-crime, feel-good philosophy, but rather a concrete effort to bring justice and healing to everyone involved in a crime. Circle processes draw from the Native American tradition of gathering in a circle to solve problems as a community. Peacemaking circles are used in neighborhoods, in schools, in the workplace, and in social services to support victims of all kinds, resolve behavior problems, and create positive climates. Each book is written by a scholar at the forefront of these movements, making this important reading for classrooms, community leaders, and anyone involved with conflict resolution.
Big Book Of Social Studies North Carolina
by Herman J. Viola Sarah Witham Bednarz Cheryl Jennings Mark C. Schug Charles S. White Carlos E. CortésNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Big Book of the Dead
by Marion WinikMarion Wink is esteemed for bringing humor and wit to that most unavoidable of subjects: death. At last, Winik's critically acclaimed, cult favorites, Glen Rock Book of the Dead and Baltimore Book of the Dead, have been carefully combined in their proper chronological order, revealing more clearly than ever before the character hidden throughout these stories: Winik herself. Featuring twelve additional vignettes along with a brand–new introduction, The Big Book of the Dead continues Winik's work as an empathetic, witty chronicler of life.
Big Bosses: A Working Girl’s Memoir of Jazz Age America
by Robin F. Bachin Althea Mcdowell AltemusSharp, resourceful, and with a style all her own, Althea Altemus embodied the spirit of the independent working woman of the Jazz Age. In her memoir, Big Bosses, she vividly recounts her life as a secretary for prominent (but thinly disguised) employers in Chicago, Miami, and New York during the late teens and 1920s. Alongside her we rub elbows with movie stars, artists, and high-profile businessmen, and experience lavish estate parties that routinely defied the laws of Prohibition. Beginning with her employment as a private secretary to James Deering of International Harvester, whom she describes as "probably the world's oldest and wealthiest bachelor playboy," Altemus tells us much about high society during the time, taking us inside Deering's glamorous Miami estate, Vizcaya, an Italianate mansion worthy of Gatsby himself. Later, we meet her other notable employers, including Samuel Insull, president of Chicago Edison; New York banker S. W. Straus; and real estate developer Fred F. French. We cinch up our trenchcoats and head out sleuthing in Chicago, hired by the wife of a big boss to find out how he spends his evenings (with, it turns out, a mistress hidden in an apartment within his office, no less). Altemus was also a struggling single mother, a fact she had to keep secret from her employers, and she reveals the difficulties of being a working woman at the time through glimpses into women's apartments, their friendships, and the dangers--sexual and otherwise--that she and others faced. Throughout, Altemus entertains with a tart and self-aware voice that combines the knowledge of an insider with the wit and clarity of someone on the fringe. Anchored by extensive annotation and an afterword from historian Robin F. Bachin, which contextualizes Altemus's narrative, Big Bosses provides a one-of-a-kind peek inside the excitement, extravagances, and the challenges of being a working woman roaring through the '20s.