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Wonder Of Women - The Weird Stories - Volume 2

Celebrate the true pioneers of female literature

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Shelley, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Lettice Galbraith, Edith Nesbit, H D Everett writing as Theo Parker, Charlotte Riddell, Bessie Kyffin Taylor, Lady Eleanor Smith, Helen Simpson, Amelia Edwards, Sarah Orne Jewett, Vernon Lee ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross, George Irving ...

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8 hours 48 min

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on ... Read more

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Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on
... Read more
Society and History of Gujarat since 1800

A Select Bibliography of the English and European Language Sources

by Edward Simpson ...

This book consolidates scholarship on Gujarat in English and other European languages, notably, Dutch, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. It draws together well-known sources, as well as rare and under-exploited research material. Detailed bibliographical references are provided for books, chapters, periodical literature, dissertations, project reports, other materials published since 1800; ... Read more

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This book consolidates scholarship on Gujarat in English and other European languages, notably, Dutch, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. It draws together well-known sources, as well as rare and under-exploited research material. Detailed bibliographical references are provided for books, chapters, periodical literature, dissertations, project reports, other materials published since 1800;
... Read more
Highways to the End of the World

Roads, Roadmen and Power in South Asia

by Edward Simpson ...

This book argues that road-building was naturalized in the twentieth century to the point of common sense, integrating roadbuilding into a system of climate change denial hidden within a broad international development imperative. But if we can 'read' South Asian roads as forms of governance and knowledge, we can challenge the region's established geopolitical narratives, and the idea of a never ... Read more

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This book argues that road-building was naturalized in the twentieth century to the point of common sense, integrating roadbuilding into a system of climate change denial hidden within a broad international development imperative. But if we can 'read' South Asian roads as forms of governance and knowledge, we can challenge the region's established geopolitical narratives, and the idea of a never
... Read more
Ask a Policeman

by The Detection Club, Agatha Christie, Martin Edwards, John Rhode, Helen Simpson, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Milward Kennedy ...

Series series The Detection Club
With "a touch of genius," this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey ( The Times Literary Supplement).Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton—collaborated on a whodunit, six writers pooled their talents to ... Read more

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With "a touch of genius," this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey ( The Times Literary Supplement).Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton—collaborated on a whodunit, six writers pooled their talents to
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India’s Villages in the 21st Century

Revisits and Revisions

Edited by Surinder S. Jodhka, Edward Simpson ...

Post India’s economic liberalization in the 1990s, the village ceased to be central to ongoing sociological concerns. As a result, the period saw a marginalization of rural life and agrarian economy in the national imagination. However, in the 21st century as India transforms, so does its rural life. This book revisits the realities of contemporary rural India, exploring the trajectories of change ... Read more

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Post India’s economic liberalization in the 1990s, the village ceased to be central to ongoing sociological concerns. As a result, the period saw a marginalization of rural life and agrarian economy in the national imagination. However, in the 21st century as India transforms, so does its rural life. This book revisits the realities of contemporary rural India, exploring the trajectories of change
... Read more
Worldly Leadership

Alternative Wisdoms for a Complex World

Edited by S. Turnbull, P. Case, G. Edwards, D. Schedlitzki, P. Simpson ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book brings together non western, indigenous and eastern perspectives on leadership. Leadership theory has for too long been the exclusive domain of western academics developing leadership theories from the perspective of western institutions. Worldly leadership calls for pooling of the combined leadership wisdoms from all parts of the globe. ... Read more

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This book brings together non western, indigenous and eastern perspectives on leadership. Leadership theory has for too long been the exclusive domain of western academics developing leadership theories from the perspective of western institutions. Worldly leadership calls for pooling of the combined leadership wisdoms from all parts of the globe.
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Muslim Society and the Western Indian Ocean

The Seafarers of Kachchh

by Edward Simpson ...

Series series Routledge Indian Ocean Series
Based on substantial ethnographic, textual and archival research, this interesting book offers a new perspective on the anthropology of the western Indian Ocean. Writing in a clear, engaging style, and covering an impressive range of theoretical terrain, Simpson critically explores the relationships between people and things that give life to the region and drive shifting patterns of social change ... Read more

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Based on substantial ethnographic, textual and archival research, this interesting book offers a new perspective on the anthropology of the western Indian Ocean. Writing in a clear, engaging style, and covering an impressive range of theoretical terrain, Simpson critically explores the relationships between people and things that give life to the region and drive shifting patterns of social change
... Read more
Dream

Tales from the Pikes Peak Writers

by Pikes Peak Writers, Steven J. Anderson, T. R. Kerby, Cepa Onion, Matthew Heneghan, Barbara Preslier, Jean Alfieri, D.J. Davis, John Lewis, Tracy Mitchell, Rick Duffy, John M. Campbell, Princewill Uchechi, Benjamin X. Wretlind, Lawrence Good, Lou J. Berger, P. James Norris, Ronnie Graham, C.E. Barnes, Scott Kerby, Lauren Lang, John Christenson, Sandy Reay, Gregory Mattix, Karen Fox, Peter McQuade, Marlene Fabian Stiles, C.S. Simpson, Kathie Scrimgeour, Edward T. Raetz, Jenny Kate, Deborah L. Brewer ...

Your climate control is broken, the engine is overheating again, and the traffic has come to a dead stop amidst a swarm of horns. To top it off you're late for work. In a heartbeat, you find yourself in another place, another time. Just for a moment, your mind takes a break. Your subconscious decides to get out of the traffic and set sail along a coast of white sand beaches and palm trees. Later ... Read more

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Your climate control is broken, the engine is overheating again, and the traffic has come to a dead stop amidst a swarm of horns. To top it off you're late for work. In a heartbeat, you find yourself in another place, another time. Just for a moment, your mind takes a break. Your subconscious decides to get out of the traffic and set sail along a coast of white sand beaches and palm trees. Later
... Read more
Modern ships of war

by Edward J. Sir Reed, Edward Simpson ...

Modern Ships of War is a compelling anthology that deftly navigates the intricate waters of military and maritime literature. Its carefully curated stories traverse an ocean of human experience witnessed through the mechanized lens of war. From breathtaking battles at sea to the philosophical musings of mariners caught in the crosswinds of duty and morality, this collection offers a panoramic view ... Read more

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Modern Ships of War is a compelling anthology that deftly navigates the intricate waters of military and maritime literature. Its carefully curated stories traverse an ocean of human experience witnessed through the mechanized lens of war. From breathtaking battles at sea to the philosophical musings of mariners caught in the crosswinds of duty and morality, this collection offers a panoramic view
... Read more
The Only Game That Matters

The Harvard/Yale Rivalry

by Bernard M. Corbett, Paul Simpson ...

As Harvard graduate Roger Angell once said, “The Game picks us up each November and holds us for two hours and...all of us, homeward bound, sense that we are different yet still the same. It is magic.”For hundreds of thousands of alumni and fans, the annual clash between Harvard and Yale inspires a sense of nostalgia and pride unequaled anywhere in sports. For much of the year Ivy League football ... Read more

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As Harvard graduate Roger Angell once said, “The Game picks us up each November and holds us for two hours and...all of us, homeward bound, sense that we are different yet still the same. It is magic.”For hundreds of thousands of alumni and fans, the annual clash between Harvard and Yale inspires a sense of nostalgia and pride unequaled anywhere in sports. For much of the year Ivy League football
... Read more
At the Top of the Grand Staircase

The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah

by L. Barry Albright, Michael A. Arthur, Richard Barclay, Clint Boyd, Donald B. Brinkman, Michael E. Burns, Richard L. Cidelli, Leon P. Claessens, Walter E. Dean, Don DeBlieux, Jeffrey G. Eaton, Andrew A. Farke, James D. Gardner, Terry A. Gates, Gerard D. Gierlinski, David D. Gillette, Martha C. Hayden, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Randall Irmis, Zubair Ali Jinnah, Kirk Johnson, Gy-Su Kim, James I. Kirkland, Douglas Kline, Lindsay Zanno, Michael Knell, Eric K. Lund, Ian M. Miller, Andrew G. Neuman, Michael Newbrey, Randall L. Nyoam, Patrick M. O’Connor, Tomas Prikryl, Eric M. Roberts, Zbynek Rocek, Scott D. Sampson, Joseph Sertich, Leif Tapanila, Edward L. Simpson, Matthew K. Vickaryous, Jelle Wiersma, Thomas E. Williamson, Michael Wizevich, Sarah E. Tindall ...

Series series Life of the Past
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new radiometric dates, and identified five new genera of ceratopsids, two new species of hadrosaur, a probable new genus of hypsilophodontid, new ... Read more

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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new radiometric dates, and identified five new genera of ceratopsids, two new species of hadrosaur, a probable new genus of hypsilophodontid, new
... Read more
The World's Great Sermons

Volume V—Guthrie to Mozley

by Kleiser Grenville, Thomas Guthrie, Fredrick Denison Maurice, James Martineau, Henry Edward Manning, Edwards Amasa Park, Matthew Simpson, Theodore Parker, Norman Macleod, James Bowling Mozley ...

Collections of sermons by noted preachers of different periods are not an altogether uncommon contribution to literature. Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Great Britain and the United States have in this way furnished copious illustrations of the gifts of their illustrious preachers. Such treasures are found in the Latin and even in the Greek Church. Protestant communions especially, in line with ... Read more

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Collections of sermons by noted preachers of different periods are not an altogether uncommon contribution to literature. Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Great Britain and the United States have in this way furnished copious illustrations of the gifts of their illustrious preachers. Such treasures are found in the Latin and even in the Greek Church. Protestant communions especially, in line with
... Read more

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