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Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits

Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits

Jay Jacobs

The Music and Myth of Tom Waits Jay Jacobs. 10. WHO. ARE. YOU. NOW? It wouldn't take long for Waits to come through. Hot on the heels of the Night on Earth soundtrack, in August 1992, came Bone Machine. Waits was working on Bram ...
The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs

The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs

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Divided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city, the professions ...
Jane Jacobs: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

Jane Jacobs: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

Jane Jacobs

These interviews capture Jacobs at her very best and are an essential reminder of why Jacobs was—and remains—unrivaled in her analyses and her ability to cut through cant and received wisdom. From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Working Press of the Nation

The Working Press of the Nation

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Paul M. Sheptow Publisher Bruce Anderson Managing Editor Joanne Jacobs _ New Products Editor Joanne Jacobs News Editor Joanne Jacobs . Joanne Jacobs . Joanne Jacobs . . Book Review Editor Photo Editor Associate Editor ...
A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living ...

A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living ...

A. J. Jacobs

An eBook boxed set that features the first three of A.J. Jacobs's riotous—and surprisingly informative—ventures into experiential journalism.
A Study Guide for W. W. Jacobs's "Monkey's Paw"

A Study Guide for W. W. Jacobs's "Monkey's Paw"

Gale, Cengage Learning

“W. W. Jacobs,” in Supernatural Fiction Writers, Vol. I, edited by E. F. Bleiler, Scribner, 1985, pp. 38387. Donaldson writes a brief description of Jacobs's supernatural tales, including “The Monkey's Paw,” which he calls Jacobs's best. Harding ...
Delphi Complete Works of W. W. Jacobs (Illustrated):

Delphi Complete Works of W. W. Jacobs (Illustrated):

W. W. Jacobs

W. W. Jacobs. The Complete Works of W. W. JACOBS By Delphi Classics, 2016 COPYRIGHT Complete Works of W. W. Jacobs First published in.
Gastronomy

Gastronomy

Jay Jacobs

Gastronomy is also the story of the central role that dining has played in history .
Contemporary Perspectives on Jane Jacobs: Reassessing the ...

Contemporary Perspectives on Jane Jacobs: Reassessing the ...

Dirk Schubert

The Battle for Gotham, New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs. New York, NY: Nation Books; Klemek, C., 2007. Jane Jacobs' Urban Village: Well Preserved or Cast Adrift? Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, ...
Search for Peace: The Story of the United Nations

Search for Peace: The Story of the United Nations

William Jay Jacobs

An overview of the United Nations: its formation, its successes and failures as international peacekeeper, the prospects for the future.
Ellis Island: New Hope in a New Land

Ellis Island: New Hope in a New Land

William Jay Jacobs

Traces the history of Ellis Island and immigration to America and describes the experiences of immigrants arriving in 1907.
The Horizon Book of Great Cathedrals

The Horizon Book of Great Cathedrals

Jay Jacobs

A detailed look at 43 of the world's greatest cathedrals: their histories, their unique features, their faults and their treasures. Attention is foucused on the cathedrals of France, England, Germany, Spain and Italy.
War with Mexico

War with Mexico

William Jay Jacobs

Discusses the issues, including the concept of manifest destiny, that led to war between the United States and Mexico in 1846, the events of the war, and the impact of its outcome.
Many Cargoes

Many Cargoes

W. W. Jacobs

This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Mother Teresa: Helping the Poor

Mother Teresa: Helping the Poor

William Jay Jacobs

A biography of Mother Teresa, a nun working in Calcutta, India, who has dedicated her life to doing what she could to help those who suffered from loneliness or poverty. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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... TAPEATHON, JAY, AMPEX & MANY OTHER MACHINES. CINE-SONIC SOUND INC. 485 Eighth Ave., N. Y., N. Y. 212—563-0540 10001 UNITED FAMILY: from left, Mr. Russ and Carole Townsend, Harry and LaVerne Jacobs and son Paul.
Sailors' Knots

Sailors' Knots

W. W. Jacobs

This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1909 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
The Lady of the Barge

The Lady of the Barge

W. W. Jacobs

This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
Short Cruises

Short Cruises

W. W. Jacobs

This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1906 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
One-Minute Devotions for Dads

One-Minute Devotions for Dads

Jay Payleitner

Enter Jay Payleitner, exit terror. Father of five and bestselling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad (over 75,000 sold), Jay knows how regular guys think because he is one.
Sea Urchins

Sea Urchins

W. W. Jacobs

W. W. Jacobs was a very popular English author of short stories at the turn of the 20th-century. Most of his tales had a humorous edge, though he revealed his dark side in one or two works.
Anchorboy

Anchorboy

Jay Onrait

Top Ten Things You’ll Learn When You Read This Book: 10) Jay was beaten up by an MMA fighter on live television 9) Interviewing Will Ferrell can be a harrowing experience 8) Jay once ruined a perfectly good pair of underwear on Christmas ...
Anchorboy

Anchorboy

Jay Onrait

Top Ten Things You’ll Learn When You Read This Book: 10) Jay was beaten up by an MMA fighter on live television 9) Interviewing Will Ferrell can be a harrowing experience 8) Jay once ruined a perfectly good pair of underwear on Christmas ...
The descendants of Henry Dominick, Senior

The descendants of Henry Dominick, Senior

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She married Jay Gary Webb (July 27, 1891 -Oct. 29, 1969) in Sept. 1923. Bonnie and Jay are buried in Harmony Cemetery in Richland, Georgia. Jay Gary Webb was previously married to Annie Lee Gordy. The parents of Jay Gary Webb are ...
Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big ...

Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big ...

Joanne Jacobs

The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea, and the School That Beat the Odds Joanne Jacobs. "A bold story about a gutsy pair of education reformers . . . Jacobs takes the reader into the lives of the struggling students as they shed ...
The Year of Living Biblically

The Year of Living Biblically

A J Jacobs

The resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal, and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes. 'A.J. Jacobs has written a -- how else to put it?
Disrupt Yourself

Disrupt Yourself

Jay Samit

'As Jay teaches in this book . . . disruption can propel you toward new opportunities, new creative challenges and prosperity' Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn 'Jay Samit offers sage advice for launching products, building businesses and ...
Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards

Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards

Jay Jacobs

... R. Warnes, Ben Bolker, Gregor Gorjanc, Gabor Grothendieck, Ales Korosec, Thomas Lumley, Don MacQueen, Arni Magnusson,Jim Rogers, et al. ... R-project. org/package=maps maptools: Roger Bivand and Nicholas Lewin-Koh.

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