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"The Inside Light": New Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston

"The Inside Light": New Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston

Deborah G. Plant

In ''Folk Tales,'' chapter seven of Mules and Men, the dispute between Big Sweet and Joe Willard exposes differing expectations and perspectives regarding gender roles, even in relation to leisure activities. Joe Willard, for instance, assumes ...
Zora Neale Hurston: New Edition

Zora Neale Hurston: New Edition

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The interchange between her and Joe Willard that follows highlights Big Sweet's verbal dexterity in asserting her own interests: Joe snatched his pole out of the water with a jerk and glared at Big Sweet, who stood sidewise looking at him most ...
Five of Us: A Handful

Five of Us: A Handful

Bettyjane Heller

Willard Douglas (Hess) Mohn Willard was my youngest brother and was adopted by a family by the name of Mohn. I think I was about thirteen years old before I met him again. I don't even know if Willard ever came to see me and Shirley at ...
Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Clubs

Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Clubs

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... Michael Bob Lemon 1994 70–43 Buck Showalter 1996 92–70 Joe Torre 1998 114–48 Joe Torre 1999 98–64 Joe Torre 2000 87–74 Joe Torre 2001 95–65 Joe Torre 2002 103–58 Joe Torre 2003 101–61 Joe Torre 2004 101–61 Joe Torre ...
A Dallas Willard Dictionary

A Dallas Willard Dictionary

Elane O'Rourke

Words shouldn't get in the way of wisdom. "A Dallas Willard Dictionary" helps readers of Dallas Willard's books understand his more complex concepts.
The Theology of Dallas Willard: Discovering Protoevangelical ...

The Theology of Dallas Willard: Discovering Protoevangelical ...

Gary Black

“Finally . . . a work by Gary Black about Dallas Willard! Are you kidding me? This is great. Dallas Willard has impacted countless numbers of us looking for a fresh perspective on the dynamic, surprising, compelling life Jesus invites us into.
Vermont Year Book

Vermont Year Book

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Miss Mary Sprague; Listers, Willard Shepard, Alonzo Wheeler, Ebenezer Allen; Overseer, E. Allen; Agent, Willard Shepard. Postmaster— Lafayette Sheldon. Church— Union, A. L. Martin, p. o. ad. Wardsboro. Hotel— Stratton Hotel, Willard  ...
Public Purpose

Public Purpose

Tom Kent

By early June, thanks to the dedicated and professional leadership of Joe Willard , as Deputy Minister of Welfare, this had been done to the point that the plan could be described in credible detail to Parliament and to the provinces and we ...
Joe-Joe the Wizard Brews Up Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Joe-Joe the Wizard Brews Up Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Eric Braun

Introduces the states of matter by following the adventures of Joe-Joe, a student who tries to turn his homework into chocolate bars but instead transforms it into syrup.
Picker's Bible: How to Pick Antiques Like the Pros

Picker's Bible: How to Pick Antiques Like the Pros

Joe Willard

A fun and quick read, the book explains the ins and outs of negotiating price, things to avoid, secrets to success, and how to do it all better than the other guy. There is hidden treasure out there . . .
Joe

Joe

Larry Brown

These latter Joe did not respect; a killing for honor was something else again. Yet why all this talk about honor and about the rather special character of Joe? How is it relevant to this novel? Because, in the latter part of this novel, Joe does ...
Waiting for Joe: A Novel

Waiting for Joe: A Novel

Sandra Birdsell

Pushed to figure out what to do next, Joe simply takes off hitchhiking, leaving Laurie waiting for Joe, and Joe wondering how he will ever find meaning in a world that has disappointed his every expectation.
The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

Charles V. Mauro

They were first taken to Centreville before being transferred to the Old Capitol Prison in Washington under the escort of Major Joe Willard.222 Interestingly both of these Southern loyalists married Northerners—a destitute Miss Ratcliffe after the ...
Paterno

Paterno

Joe Posnanski

Joe Posnanski’s biography of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno follows in the tradition of works by Richard Ben Cramer on Joe DiMaggio and David Maraniss on Vince Lombardi.
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women's ...

Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women's ...

Houston A. Baker, Jr.

The latent violence and threatened disharmony between men and women that surface most patently in the Big Sweet/ Joe Willard exchange seem to receive ominous reinforcement through a shift in folktale content that appears at the ...
Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, ...

Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, ...

H. Donald Winkler

For the next six months Antonia and Joe Willard carried on a steamy correspondence. She continued to ask why he hadn't resigned and why he hadn't secured a divorce, but he dodged both issues. In 2009, attorney Charles W. Vernon III of ...
Sessional Papers ... of the ... Parliament of the Dominion ...

Sessional Papers ... of the ... Parliament of the Dominion ...

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Just My Joe

Just My Joe

Joan Elliott Pickart

SOMETHING ABOUT JOE… Tall, dark…and arrogant—that was Polly Chapman's first impression of Joe Dillon.
Complete Joe Pass

Complete Joe Pass

Joe Pass

This book effectively combines five previously published books by Joe Pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony, melody, and phrasing as well as transcriptions of recorded solos and Joe Pass/Herb Ellis duets.
Mrs. Joe's Housekeeping Guide

Mrs. Joe's Housekeeping Guide

Joe Mitchell Chapple

Joe," asked readers to submit their household hints to the newsp
Joe Quinn Among the Rowdies: The Life of Baseball's Honest ...

Joe Quinn Among the Rowdies: The Life of Baseball's Honest ...

Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls

“Joe Quinn” (1887).IndianapolisHerald, Wednesday,June 15, p. 3. “Joe Quinn” ( 1888). The SportingLife, Wednesday, December 5, p. 5. “Joe Quinn” (1889). The SportingNews, Saturday,June 22, p. 5. “Joe Quinn Chats” (1888). St. PaulDaily ...
The Assertive Woman in Zora Neale Hurston's Fiction, ...

The Assertive Woman in Zora Neale Hurston's Fiction, ...

Pearlie Mae Fisher Peters

This is one reason why friction develops at times during the storytelling between her and Sam, Joe Willard, Jim Allen and Arthur. In one instance, Big Sweet aims not to be exploited or disrespected by Sam as she establishes her verbal territory  ...
Hitting A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Race and ...

Hitting A Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Race and ...

Susan E Meisenhelder

Nobody can't fool dogs much' ” (133).17 Recognizing Gene's “by-word” reference to men, Big Sweet changes the direction of the conversation with her own “ ' signify[ing] (133) comment: “ 'And speakin' 'bout hams, . . . if Joe Willard don't stay  ...
Poverty Reform in Canada, 1958-1978: State and Class ...

Poverty Reform in Canada, 1958-1978: State and Class ...

Rodney S. Haddow

In 1961, for example, 62 of the 77 members of the division's key "National Committee" were welfare officials,12 including a substantial representation from the higher levels of the federal and provincial welfare bureaucracies. Joe Willard, who ...
Gay Fictions: Wilde to Stonewall : Studies in a Male ...

Gay Fictions: Wilde to Stonewall : Studies in a Male ...

Claude J. Summers

As Robert Kiernan comments, Jim Willard is Everyman and yet he is V Stranger. . . . The net effect is paradoxical but appropriate, for it decrees that in the last analysis we cannot patronize Jim Willard, sympathize with him entirely, or even claim ...
The Civil War and Yadkin County, North Carolina: A History, ...

The Civil War and Yadkin County, North Carolina: A History, ...

Frances H. Casstevens

Only a condensed version of Willard's account has ever been made available to anyone outside the Willard family. The “Col. Ham” letter was located and copied by Lewis Brumfield in ¡984 while going through some old issues of the Yadkin ...
Joe: The Only Boy in the World

Joe: The Only Boy in the World

Michael Blastland

What are we to make of Joe and how should we treat him? These pages have invited reflection on a range of commonplace but amazing human capacities – all described in direct contrast to Joe. Allow me a deep breath, for having chased that ...
Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional

Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional

Dallas Willard

The second half of this conversation is so important—and so difficult. How do we hear God? In these daily devotionals Dallas Willard helps us understand how we can know the voice of God and act on it.
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Dallas Willard

In this updated and expanded edition of Willard's beloved book, originally published as In Search of Guidance, you'll gain rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the ...

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