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Brazil under Construction: Fiction and Public Works

Brazil under Construction: Fiction and Public Works

S. Beal

I am also grateful to the many people who read and commented on various drafts of the book: Rebecca Atencio, Justin Beal, Thaddeus Beal, Daniel Block, Chris Dunn, Sara Fine, Allison Fong, Erica Funkhouser, Ghenwa Hayek, Hilary Kaplan,  ...
English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas ...

English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas ...

Joan C. Beal

It differs from its contemporaries firstly in that it was intended primarily for the lower classes, and secondlyin that it is the only eighteenth-century pronouncing dictionary of English to use a truly 'phonetic' script in the sense of one ...
Multiple Perspectives on Language Play

Multiple Perspectives on Language Play

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Béal, Christine & Kerry Mullan. 2013. Issues in conversational humour from a crosscultural perspective: comparing French and Australian corpora. In Christine Béal, Kerry Mullan & Bert Peeters (eds.), Crossculturally speaking, speaking ...
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Marina Warner

Examines the life of Joan of Arc and explores the meaning of Joan both to her contemporaries and succeeding generations--Joan as hero, prophet, heretic, androgyne, harlot, and saint
Law Times, the Journal and Record of the Law and Lawyers

Law Times, the Journal and Record of the Law and Lawyers

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EXCHEQUER. sou and Old Bill, were found not guilty on the fifth, sixth and eighth counts. RobL Ruck, Hy. Beal, Josh. Hobbs the elder, Jas. Hobbs the elder, Josh. Beal and Old Bill were found guilty on one offence charged in the seventh ...
Wayne Thiebaud Painting

Wayne Thiebaud Painting

Graham William John Beal

Graham William John Beal, Wayne Thiebaud. Ripley Ridge (Bernal Heights Ridge) 1977 oil on canvas 48x36 Collection the artist Pennsylvania Downgrade 1979 watercolor on paper 10/8x8 Collection the artist.
The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny

The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny

Chandra Moira Beal

In The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny, professional Massage Therapist Chandra Moira Beal and her mini-lop rabbit, Maia, share basic massage strokes specifically designed for pet rabbits.
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Marina Warner

The night Joan spent with Catherine de La Rochelle in the winter of 1429, trying to discover if there were any truth in her, is one of the most interesting and extraordinary incidents in the whole of Joan's career. When Catherine said that her ...
Cross-culturally Speaking, Speaking Cross-culturally

Cross-culturally Speaking, Speaking Cross-culturally

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Bert Peeters, Kerry Mullan, Christine Béal. Cross-culturally Speaking, Speaking Cross-culturally, Edited by Bert Peeters, Kerry Mullan and Christine Béal This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, ...
Visions of the Maid: Joan of Arc in American Film and Culture

Visions of the Maid: Joan of Arc in American Film and Culture

Robin Blaetz

In Visions of the Maid, Blaetz examines three pivotal films—Cecil B. DeMille's 1916 Joan the Woman, Victor Fleming's 1948 Joan of Arc, and Otto Preminger's 1957 Saint Joan—as well as addressing a broad array of popular culture ...
Joan Robinson

Joan Robinson

G. Harcourt

This section is based on Pervez Tahir's monograph, Making Sense of Joan Robinson on China, which he wrote when he was the 1990 Joan Robinson Memorial Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge.
Joan of Arc: The Early Debate

Joan of Arc: The Early Debate

Deborah A. Fraioli

(Does) an immense service to anyone interested in Joan of Arc... skillfully disentangles countless textual threads, all centered around one problem: the nature of Joan's mission as it was examined in the early theological debates.
Joan of Arc: Reality and Myth

Joan of Arc: Reality and Myth

Dirk Arend Berents

The appearance of Joan of Arc JAN VAN HERWAARDEN The available documents have enabled us to learn to know the true Joan of Arc as a real person: of flesh and blood, intent on a mission and authoritarian, purposeful and arrogant, ...
Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc

Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc

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I am indebted to three earlier discussions of the cinematic treatment of Joan of Arc: a special issue of Etudes cine'matographiques 18— 19 (1962) devoted to “ Jeanne d'Arc a l'e'cran”; Robin Blaetz, “Strategies of Containment: Joan of Arc in  ...
Shark Island

Shark Island

Joan Druett

Praise for Joan Druett and A Watery Grave "What a terrific idea New Zealand naval historian Joan Druett had for a mystery series."—Chicago Tribune "This impressive debut will appeal both to fans of historical mysteries and to Patrick O' ...
Just Keep Breathing. At 44, he died. She didn’t.:

Just Keep Breathing. At 44, he died. She didn’t.:

Joan Scott Curtis

She didn't. by Joan Scott Curtis © 2013 Joan Scott Curtis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or by any ...
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Marina Warner

clothing, see knight, Joan of Arc as: clothing; transvestism cult of [after her death] attempted suppression of, 4 centered on Domremy, 237 early promoters of, 181 growth of, 19th cent, 181 see also Joan of Arc: veneration of death of, see death:  ...
Business Week

Business Week

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Liam Roberts; 54, Liam Roberts; 55, (left) Joan Sydlow, (right Ron Joan Sydlow; 58. (left) Joan Sydlow, (right) Hunt Food & Industries, Inc.; 60, (left) The Toledo Blade. Appelbe; 67, Ray Fisher; 68,70, Coleman Co.; 72, (left) Ernest Reshovsky,  ...
A Watery Grave

A Watery Grave

Joan Druett

Joan Druett. A WATERY GRAVE JOAN DRUETT A WATERY GRAVE JOAN DRUETT INTI-L; g BUOKS. Front Cover.
Frequency of Use and the Organization of Language

Frequency of Use and the Organization of Language

Joan Bybee

This volume collects three decades of articles by the distinguished linguist Joan Bybee.
Squashed

Squashed

Joan Bauer

Humor, agriculture and young love all come together in Joan Bauer's first novel, set in rural Iowa.
From Prevention to Wellness Through Group Work

From Prevention to Wellness Through Group Work

Joan K Parry

Joan K Parry. First published 1997 by The Haworth Press, Inc. Published 2013 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, ... Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Parry, Joan K. From prevention to wellness through group work  ...
Joan Bauer

Joan Bauer

Alleen Pace Nilsen

Examines the short stories and novels of young adult literature author Joan Bauer.
Joan of Arc: Her Story

Joan of Arc: Her Story

Regine Pernoud

In a distinguished English translation, the bestselling French book now considered the standard biography of Joan published just in time for the upcoming film by Luc Besson.
Reading Joan Didion

Reading Joan Didion

Lynn Marie Houston

This book is a compelling reference guide for book clubs on the work of Joan Didion, with summaries of her major works and discussion questions. * Discussion questions on Joan Didion's works, literary movements, and literary analysis * An ...
Tell Me

Tell Me

Joan Bauer

Luckily, a take-charge girl like Anna is not going to give up. Told with Joan Bauer's trademark mixture of humor and heart, Tell Me will enthrall her many fans and win her new ones.

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