Download or read book Underwriters of the United States written by Hannah Farber and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell state debts, and establish a single national bank. Afterward, they increased their influence by lending money to the federal government and to its citizens. Even as federal and state governments began to encroach on their domain, maritime insurers adapted, preserving their autonomy and authority through extensive involvement in the formation of commercial law. Leveraging their claims to unmatched expertise, they operated free from government interference while simultaneously embedding themselves into the nation's institutional fabric. By the early nineteenth century, insurers were no longer just risk assessors. They were nation builders and market makers. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era.
Download or read book Goodie One Shoes written by Roz Siegel and published by Hilliard & Harris Publishers. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Jimmy Choo Sandal. A Manolo Blahnik mule; a Sergio Rossi slide, a Prada sliver-heeled boot. As magic as Cinderella's glass slipper. Even when they don't fit, they can determine your life-or end it. Emily knows these things because she owns a discount shoe store on the colorful Upper West Side of Manhattan-Emily's Place a neighborhood hangout for shoe lovers, where customers could find a sympathetic ear, a hot cup of coffee and the perfect shoe. Unfortunately, someone has decided that a sexy stiletto-heeled shoe is an excellent murder weapon. A member of the Emily's Place "family"-the staff of women who run the store and love the shoes in it-is murdered with a red Jimmy Choo high-heeled shoe-sharp as an ice pick, the spiked heel is embedded in her head. Emily is still reeling from the shock of her friend's murder when a bag is shoved through her mail slot containing the mate to the shoe that was the murder weapon. Emily realizes that her store and everyone connected to it is a target and that a psycho killer is stalking them all. In fact the killer seems to particularly want Emily to suffer. She insists on working with the detective assigned to the case, Paul Murphy to find the killer-and she will do whatever it takes. It's personal.
Download or read book Tales of the Five Volume 1 written by Diane Duane and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battles are won. The King's returned. All's right with the world. ...Isn't it? Arguably the most eventful year in the Middle Kingdoms since the ancient downfall of the Dark has finally drawn to an end, with the defeat of the resurgent Shadow and the re-establishment of peace and the royal magics that protect humankind in the Kingdoms from evil. You could be excused for thinking that the Five most responsible for this outcome-swordsmith and Firebearer Herewiss Hearn's son, his lover Prince (now King) Freelorn of Arlen, their lady the Companion of Dragons Segnbora tai-Enraesi, the DragonChief Hasai ehs'Pheress, and the fire elemental called Sunspark-would be entitled to some time off. As if. Because in the wake of the triumph and anguish of the battles' aftermath, after the celebrations and the declarations of peace, after the enthronement of the new King-and his wedding to the rest of the Five-come the day-to-day details of working out what normal life will now become for them, and their people, in the wake of the near-destruction of their world. Now the heroes who kept the world from ending have to help build the new normal... assuming they can work out what that looks like. In the novelette The Levin-Gad, to keep his family safe at a perilous moment, Herewiss sets out alone to undertake a risky secret mission in a most unlikely venue. A dive bar in Darthis becomes the setting for a deadly struggle with an old opponent... and for the entrance of a most unexpected ally. In the novel The Landlady, Segnbora must leave the art of motherhood behind to juggle the politically and personally hazardous business of resuscitating the fortunes of her diminished noble house-and finds herself revisiting an old and dangerous role: monster-hunter... The remaining three Tales of the Five will appear during 2022. Meanwhile, welcome back to the Middle Kingdoms!
Download or read book Goody Two Shoes written by John Newbery and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goody Two-Shoes is a variation of the Cinderella story. The fable tells of Goody Two-Shoes, the nickname of a poor orphan girl named Margery Meanwell, who goes through life with only one shoe. When a rich gentleman gives her a complete pair, she is so happy that she tells everyone that she has "two shoes". Later, Margery becomes a teacher and marries a rich widower. This earning of wealth serves as proof that her virtue has been rewarded, a popular theme in children's literature of the era
Download or read book Twinkie Chan s Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies written by Twinkie Chan and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies, crocheters can have their cupcakes and wear them, too. The founder of her own popular line of food-inspired fashions, Twinkie Chan has whipped up a feast of head-turning scarves, mittens, hats, and more so that her many fans can learn to make her culinary creations at home. You'll find recipes for food-themed scarves that feature sushi, salad, gingerbread men, buttered toast, eggs and bacon, ice-cream cones, popcorn boxes, and more. You'll also learn how to make a pair of strawberry fingerless mittens, a chocolate cupcake hat complete with a cherry on top, and even a coconut-lemon cake tissue box cozy. Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies is divided into three chapters--Sweet Things, Fruits and Veggies, and Savory Stuff--and comes complete with an illustrated how-to section, lists of "ingredients" for each project, easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions, and full-color photos and illustrations. Beginning and experienced crafters alike will go wild for these quirky, colorful, wearable confections.
Download or read book Going Away Shoes written by Jill McCorkle and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven ...stories about women and love and the complications therein.
Download or read book Eli Michaels Rule Breaker written by Charley Pickle and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Michaels is the school "goody two-shoes." As the son of a well-known pastor, Eli is expected to do the right thing at all times. But when Eli tries out for the football team, he's expected to go along with team traditions. And one of the traditions means breaking school rules and defacing school property. Will Eli try to break out of his goody two-shoes role to join the team?
Download or read book I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag written by Jennifer Gilbert and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm, wise, and wholly original memoir of survival, renewal, and transformation, by one of New York City’s most successful and respected special events coordinators With her top-level events company, Save the Date, Jennifer Gilbert has worked with Fortune 500 companies, broadcast media giants, international nonprofit organizations, and celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Bill Gates and beyond. Yet few of her clients or colleagues have known, until now, that Jennifer not only a self-made success: she’s also a survivor. After a random, near-fatal attack left her body in critical condition on a crowded city street, and left her with emotional wounds that would take years to heal, Jennifer embarked upon a journey to reclaim her life. This is her story, in her own words: I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag, an intimate, poignant, inspiring memoir of perseverance, rediscovery, and hope.
Download or read book Goody Two Shoes written by John Newbery and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farmer Meanwell was at one time a very rich man. He owned large fields, and had fine flocks of sheep, and plenty of money. But all at once his good fortune seemed to desert him. Year after year his crops failed, his sheep died off, and he was obliged to borrow money to pay his rent and the wages of those who worked on the farm. At last he had to sell his farm, but even this did not bring him in money enough to pay his debts, and he was worse off than ever...
Download or read book Gooney Bird Greene written by Lois Lowry and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second-graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene. And that suits her just fine, because, as it turns out, Gooney Bird has quite a few interesting and “absolutely true” stories to tell. Through Gooney Bird and her tales, acclaimed author Lois Lowry introduces young readers to the concepts and elements of storytelling. By demonstrating some of the simple techniques that reveal the extraordinary in everyday events, this book will encourage the storyteller in everyone.
Download or read book Will Work for Shoes written by Susan Ashbrook and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Let s Make Rabbits written by Leo Lionni and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1993-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two rabbits made with a pencil and scissors become real after eating a real carrot.
Download or read book Goody O Grumpity written by Carol Ryrie Brink and published by NorthSouth (NY). This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children come from far and near to taste Goody O'Grumpity's wonderful spice cake.
Download or read book Gross Goodies written by Tina Vilicich-Solomon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides recipes for such sweets as earwax on a swab, brain transplants, road-kill bar cookies, and blood clot cake.
Download or read book The Culture of Flowers written by Jack Goody and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Goody's new book takes as its theme the symbolic and transactional uses of flowers in secular life and religious ritual from ancient Egypt to modern times. He links the use of flowers to the rise of advanced systems of agriculture, the growth of social stratification, and the spread of luxury goods, looking at the history of aesthetic horticulture in Europe and Asia. Other themes which emerge are the role of written texts in building up a culture of flowers; the importance of trade and communications in disseminating and transforming attitudes to flowers; the rejection on puritanical grounds of flowers and their artistic representation, and the multiplicity of meanings which flowers possess. Written from a broad temporal and geographical perspective, this original and wide-ranging book will appeal not only to anthropologists and social historians but also to anyone interested in flowers and their symbolic function across the centuries.
Download or read book Creating Historical Clothes written by Elizabeth Friendship and published by Costume & Fashion Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitle on cover: Pattern cutting from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Download or read book Mr Abe s Goody Book written by Kenny Sylvester and published by . This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart Healthy cook book with simple everyday recipies that the average person could use. Recipies contain no added sugar, no added salt, no added trans-fat and no red meat. Recipies photographed by the author so that the average person can see what food actually looks like prepared at home. There are no fake or orchestrated food in the photographs. Pages opposite the recipe are left blank so that the consumer can add or change recipies to suit their own individual needs and taste.
