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Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee : a Biography, Tom Bleecker , 1996, 0965313204, 9780965313209. Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium, , 2004, 0691117802, 9780691117805. In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses--Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora--changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. In this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story of how these fascinating women exercised imperial sovereignty with consummate skill and sometimes ruthless tactics. Though they gained access to the all-pervasive authority of the Byzantine ruling dynasty through marriage, all three continued to wear the imperial purple and wield tremendous power as widows. From Constantinople, their own Queen City, the empresses undermined competitors and governed like men. They conducted diplomacy across the known world, negotiating with the likes of Charlemagne, Roman popes, and the great Arab caliph Harun al Rashid. Vehemently rejecting the ban on holy images instituted by their male relatives, Irene and Theodora used craft and power to reverse the official iconoclasm and restore icons to their place of adoration in the Eastern Church. In so doing, they profoundly altered the course of history. The art--and not only the art--of Byzantium, of Islam, and of the West would have been very different without them. As Judith Herrin traces the surviving evidence, she evokes the complex and deeply religious world of Constantinople in the aftermath of Arab conquest. She brings to life its monuments and palaces, its court ceremonies and rituals, the role of eunuchs (the "third sex"), bride shows, and the influence of warring monks and patriarchs. Based on new research and written for a general audience, Women in Purple reshapes our understanding of an empire that lasted a thousand years and splashes fresh light on the relationship of women to power. All Change: Managing Local Government Reorganisation and Beyond, , 1996, 0118864475, 9780118864473. Stereo-differentiating reactions: the nature of asymmetric reactions, Yoshiharu Izumi, Akira Tai , 1977, . Colorado Midland Damsel, Richard Banks , , . Cataloochee: A Novel, Wayne Caldwell , 2009, 0307516911, 9780307516916. A brilliant portrait of a community and a way of life long gone, a lost America.Charles FrazierAgainst the breathtaking backdrop of Appalachia comes a rich, multilayered postCivil War saga of three generations of familiestheir dreams, their downfalls, and their faith. Cataloochee is a slice of southern Americana told in the classic tradition of Flannery OConnor and William Faulkner.Nestled in the mountains of North Carolina sits Cataloochee. In a time when where you was born was where God wanted you, the Wrights and the Carters, both farming families, travel to the valley to escape the rapid growth of neighboring towns and to have a few hundred acres all to themselves. But progress eventually winds its way to Cataloochee, too, and year after year the population swells as more people come to the valley to stake their fortune. Never one to pass on opportunity, Ezra Banks, an ambitious young man seeking some land of his own, arrives in Cataloochee in the 1880s. His first order of business is to marry a Carter girl, Hannah, the daughter of the valleys largest landowner. From there Ezras brood grows, as do those of the Carters and the Wrights. With hard work and determination, the burgeouning community transforms wilderness into home, to be passed on through generations.But the idyll is not to last, nor to be inherited: The government takes steps to relocate folks to make room for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and tragedy will touch one of the clans in a single, unimaginable act.Wayne Caldwell brings to life the communitys historic struggles and close kinships over a span of six decades. Full of humor, darkness, beauty, and wisdom, Cataloochee is a classic novel of place and family.From the Hardcover edition. Cotswolds, Paul Rouse, Kate Rouse , 2006, 0955088046, 9780955088049. The Criminology of Place: Street Segments and Our Understanding of the Crime Problem, David L. Weisburd, Elizabeth R. Groff, Sue-Ming Yang , 2012, 0195369084, 9780195369083. The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place, David Weisburd, Elizabeth Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang present a new and different way of looking at the crime problem by examining why specific streets in a city have specific crime trends over time. Based on a 16-year longitudinal study of crime in Seattle, Washington, the book focuses our attention on small units of geographic analysis-micro communities, defined as street segments. Half of all Seattle crime each year occurs on just 5-6 percent of the city's street segments, yet these crime hot spots are not concentrated in a single neighborhood and street by street variability is tremendous. Weisburd, Groff, and Yang set out to explain why. The Criminology of Place shows how much essential information about crime is inevitably lost when we focus on larger units like neighborhoods or communities. Reorienting the study of crime by focusing on small units of geography, the authors identify a large group of possible crime risk and protective factors for street segments and an array of interventions that could be implemented to address them. The Criminology of Place is a groundbreaking book that radically alters traditional thinking about the crime problem and what we should do about it. "This is a very important book for policy-makers, practitioners and academics. The authors carefully and systematically build their case that effective crime prevention efforts must be focused first on a small number of high crime problem places. The detail of their arguments transforms hotspot policing and prevention in the same way keyhole surgery has transformed medical care. Their case is persuasive and, above all, evidence based" Peter Neyroud CBE QPM, University of Cambridge and Former Chief Constable and Chief Executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency The Gershwin Years: George and Ira, Edward Jablonski, Lawrence Delbert Stewart , 1958, 0306807394, 9780306807398. Both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied, The Gershwin Years celebrates the musical achievements of George (18981937) and Ira (18961983) while offering a revealing inside look at their lives. The brothers drew inspiration from its varied facesblack culture from Porgie and Bess, the frantic sophistication of the 1920s for such musical comedies as Funny Face and Girl Crazy, the tumult of American politics for the satirical Of Thee I Sing. From George's Tin Pan Alley days as a song plugger and Ira's first attempts at lyric writing to their conquest of Broadway and Hollywood, from their collaborations and George's solo compositions (Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F, and An American in Paris) to Georges death from a brain tumor and Ira's later work with Kern, Weill, and Arlen, The Gershwin Years presents an authoritative, visually stunning, and altogether delightful account of the "Wright Brothers" of American music. Speak & Win, MR Steven C. Hughes , 2011, 0987772805, 9780987772800. The message is a simple one. Verbal communication is a vital key to success in this new century. Highly developed verbal communication skills give you an edge to keep abreast with the fast pace of the times. Developing your public speaking skills will greatly improve your communication skills. We all admire people who can get ideas across in a clear manner, people who speak with knowledge and passion....these are the people who excel. My question to you is; would you like to be one of these people? Now let me ask you a few more questions; does the thought of getting up to speak in front of other people scare you almost witless? Is it hard to find the right words to convey your thoughts, or worse, do you get up to speak and draw a complete blank? Do you get sweaty palms, butterflies, and all those other wonderful anxiety symptoms when you are in front of others speaking? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then let me ask you this; do you want to learn how to create a confident and enthusiastic way to deliver presentations? Do you want to have the skills to get up in front of people and actually enjoy the moment? Do you want to have the audience excited to see you arrive on stage, and sorry to see you leave? Speak & Win is a book that I have created for you. The you who is afraid to deliver that speech; the you that's afraid to make that presentation, and most importantly, the you who wants to be more, and have more. So join me on this adventure, and learn how to SPEAK AND WIN! Investing in Louisiana, Edward Clarke , 2007, 0980106907, 9780980106909. Purbeck: The Ingrained Island, Paul HYLAND , 1989, . The Foundling: And Other Tales of Prydain, Lloyd Alexander , 2006, 142996197X, 9781429961974. Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig- keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the curmudgeonly Doli--all of whom become involved in an epic struggle between good and evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Prydain.Released over a period of five years, Lloyd Alexander's beautifully written tales not only captured children's imaginations but also garnered the highest critical praise.

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