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Book Hannah Rose

    Book Details:
  • Author : Louise M. Gouge
  • Publisher : David C Cook
  • Release : 2004-12
  • ISBN : 9781589190405
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book Hannah Rose written by Louise M. Gouge and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical novel detailing the continuing adventures of Hannah Rose, widow of the infamous Captain Ahab of "Moby Dick" fame. Second book of the series.

Book Rule  Nostalgia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Rose Woods
  • Publisher : W H Allen
  • Release : 2023-03-02
  • ISBN : 9780753558744
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Rule Nostalgia written by Hannah Rose Woods and published by W H Allen. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** A FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR ** 'A must read for anyone wanting to understand where the roots of our sense of a nation originated' - Janina Ramirez, bestselling author of Femina 'A sharp new history of longing for the good old days' - Financial Times 'Our national story is so much stranger than we think- this book brilliantly insists that we look at it afresh' - James Hawes, bestselling author of The Shortest History of England ____________________________________________________ How has nostalgia shaped Britain? Modern politicians implore us to draw on the 'Blitz Spirit' of wartime Britain, post-war Britons mourned the lost innocence of Edwardian life, anxious Edwardians longed to return to a golden era of Victorian optimism, while Victorian artists dreamt of retreating to a medieval, pre-industrial age. Longing to go back to the 'good old days' is nothing new, but it's also not what it used to be. Rule, Nostalgia is an eye-opening history of Britain's perennial fixation with its own past that explores why nostalgia has been such an enduring and seductive emotion across hundreds of years of change. Cultural historian Hannah Rose Woods paints a novel picture of Britain, both strange and familiar, separating the fact from the fantasy, debunking pervasive myths and illuminating the remarkable influence that nostalgia's perpetual backwards glance has had on our history, politics and society over the last five hundred years. This is a timely and enlightening interrogation of national character, emotion, identity and myth making that explores how this nostalgic isle's history was written, re-written and (rightly or wrongly) remembered.

Book Shoddy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hanna Rose Shell
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2020-09-03
  • ISBN : 022669822X
  • Pages : 249 pages

Download or read book Shoddy written by Hanna Rose Shell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkable story that moves from nineteenth-century England to today’s global ecological concerns around fast fashion.” —Times Literary Supplement Starting in the early 1800s, shoddy was the name given to a new material made from reclaimed wool, and to one of the earliest forms of industrial recycling. Old rags and leftover fabric clippings were ground to bits by a machine known as “the devil” and then reused. Usually undisclosed, shoddy—also known as reworked wool—became suit jackets, army blankets, mattress stuffing, and much more. Shoddy is the afterlife of rags. And Shoddy, the book, reveals hidden worlds of textile intrigue. Hanna Rose Shell takes us on a journey from Haiti to the “shoddy towns” of West Yorkshire in England, to the United States, back in time to the British cholera epidemics and the American Civil War, and into agricultural fields, textile labs, and rag-shredding factories. The narrative is both literary and historical, drawing on an extraordinary range of sources from court cases to military uniforms, mattress labels to medical textbooks, political cartoons to high art, and bringing richly drawn characters and unexpected objects to life. Along the way, shoddy becomes equally an evocative object and a portal into another world. Shell exposes an interwoven tale of industrial espionage, political infighting, scientific inquiry, ethnic prejudices, and war profiteering, and shows how, over the past century, the shredding “devil” has moved from wool to synthetics such as nylon stockings and Kevlar. The use of the term “virgin” wool emerged as an effort by the wool industry to counter shoddy’s appeal: to make shoddy seem . . . well, shoddy. Over time, the word would become a synonym for “inferior” and describe a host of personal, ethical, commercial, and societal failings. And yet, there was always, within shoddy, the alluring concept of regeneration—of what we today think of as conscious clothing, eco-fashion, or sustainable textiles. “In a brilliantly quixotic, scholarly rich, fabulously illustrated trek, Shell guides readers through the history of the reprocessing of used clothing and textiles, reflecting on human ornament, fears of contagion (think of the associations of ‘shoddy’ versus ‘virgin’ wool), and the evolution of a vast industry.” —Harvard Magazine “The fascinating story of how a respectable textile product became synonymous with all things inferior . . . . a fun ride.” —Washington Independent Review of Books

Book Hide and Seek

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hanna Rose Shell
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2012-04-05
  • ISBN : 1935408224
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Hide and Seek written by Hanna Rose Shell and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history and theory of the drive to hide in plain sight.

Book Hannah Arendt

Download or read book Hannah Arendt written by Samantha Rose Hill and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Arendt is one of the most renowned political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her work has never been more relevant than it is today. Born in Germany in 1906, Arendt published her first book at the age of twenty-three, before turning away from the world of academic philosophy to reckon with the rise of the Third Reich. After World War II, Arendt became one of the most prominent—and controversial—public intellectuals of her time, publishing influential works such as The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, and Eichmann in Jerusalem. Samantha Rose Hill weaves together new biographical detail, archival documents, poems, and correspondence to reveal a woman whose passion for the life of the mind was nourished by her love of the world.

Book Fangirls

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Ewens
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2020-08-18
  • ISBN : 1477322094
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Fangirls written by Hannah Ewens and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To be a fan is to scream alone together." This is the discovery Hannah Ewens makes in Fangirls: how music fandom is at once a journey of self-definition and a conduit for connection and camaraderie; how it is both complicated and empowering; and how now, more than ever, fandoms composed of girls and young queer people create cultures that shape and change an entire industry. This book is about what it means to be a fangirl. Speaking to hundreds of fans from the UK, US, Europe, and Japan, Ewens tells the story of music fandom using its own voices, recounting previously untold or glossed-over scenes from modern pop and rock music history. In doing so, she uncovers the importance of fan devotion: how Ariana Grande represents both tragedy and resilience to her followers, or what it means to meet an artist like Lady Gaga in person. From One Directioners, to members of the Beyhive, to the author's own fandom experiences, this book reclaims the "fangirl" label for its young members, celebrating their purpose, their power, and, most of all, their passion for the music they love.

Book Terror in the Heart of Freedom

Download or read book Terror in the Heart of Freedom written by Hannah Rosén and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terror in the Heart of Freedom: Citizenship, Sexual Violence, and the Meaning of Race in the Postemancipation South

Book Firefly Lane

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kristin Hannah
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 2008-02-05
  • ISBN : 1429927844
  • Pages : 532 pages

Download or read book Firefly Lane written by Kristin Hannah and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

Book Advocates of Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah-Rose Murray
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2020-09-17
  • ISBN : 1108487513
  • Pages : 389 pages

Download or read book Advocates of Freedom written by Hannah-Rose Murray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transatlantic study focusing on African American resistance through unexplored oratorical and performative testimony in the British Isles.

Book Help Wanted  Must Love Books

Download or read book Help Wanted Must Love Books written by JANET SUMNER. JOHNSON and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2024-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shailey loves bedtime, especially reading with her dad. But her dad starts a new job, and it gets in the way of their bedtime routine. So Shailey takes action! She fires her dad, posts a Help Wanted sign, and starts interviews immediately. She is thrilled when her favorite characters from fairytales line up to apply. But Sleeping Beauty can't stay awake, the Gingerbread Man steals her book, and Snow White brings along her whole team. Shailey is running out of options. Is bedtime ruined forever?

Book Sweet Hannah Rose

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lori Copeland
  • Publisher : Dell
  • Release : 1991-03-02
  • ISBN : 9780440208426
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book Sweet Hannah Rose written by Lori Copeland and published by Dell. This book was released on 1991-03-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book One Minute After Sunrise

Download or read book One Minute After Sunrise written by John Hmurovic and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whiting, Indiana Saturday, August 27, 1955 Sunrise, 6:11 a.m. Its 80 degrees in the shade, and most of the citys residents are still trying to sleep off an airless, oppressive night. But inside the plant at Whitings biggest employer (and one of the worlds largest oil refineries), something has gone horribly wrongsomething that threatens to destroy the entire community. The clock changes. 6:12 a.m. This is the story of what happened at One Minute After Sunrise on that cataclysmic day in 1955, spoken in the words of the people who lived through it. Its the story of how, in the passing of a single instant, their lives and their community were changed forever.

Book Piggy and Pepper Get Pampered

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Rose Brown
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2020-06-27
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 34 pages

Download or read book Piggy and Pepper Get Pampered written by Hannah Rose Brown and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-27 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piggy and Pepper are muddy as ever. To keep themselves pampered, they must work together. How long can they keep their sneaky plan going without their owner, Miss Tillywink knowing? From mud baths to bubble baths, tasty treats all day, what will happen next, when they don't get their way?

Book Star Trek  The Next Generation   Best of Captain Picard

Download or read book Star Trek The Next Generation Best of Captain Picard written by Various and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisit some of the best adventures of Captain Picard in this extra-long collection! Featuring stories from across multiple Star Trek comic publishers, this issue is perfect for any fan wanting to learn more about the celebrated Starfleet officer.

Book Hannah Rose

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Rose
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-07-23
  • ISBN : 9780985966300
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Hannah Rose written by Hannah Rose and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Softcover

Book Hannah

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hannah Rose
  • Publisher : New Generation Publishing
  • Release : 2016-06-17
  • ISBN : 9781785078156
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Hannah written by Hannah Rose and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Rose had a loving, normal childhood and grew into a typical teenage girl. At the age of fifteen she developed a pain in her back and went into hospital. Within days she was completely paralysed from the neck down. In this lively and engaging memoir, Hannah relates her journey. Despite severe disability and periods of dark depression, she has been awarded a degree, found a job with the police and enjoyed an active social life. Hannah, Same Both Ways is her remarkable story.

Book Papa s Angels

    Book Details:
  • Author : Collin Wilcox Paxton
  • Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780573627491
  • Pages : 84 pages

Download or read book Papa s Angels written by Collin Wilcox Paxton and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: