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Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia

Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia

D. Lea Jacobs

Jacobs offers the story of FBI undercover agent Edgar Robb and his 20 years of experience as a member of the Mafia.
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.
The Book on Equity Vol. Maxims

The Book on Equity Vol. Maxims

Micheal Gaboury

(19) 19 Patton v. McClure, Mart. & Yerg., 339; Moses v. Sanford, 2 Lea, 655. (20) 20 Pilcher v. Smith, 2 Head, 211; Latimer v. Rogers, 3 Head, 692. (21) 21 Galbraith v. Lunsford, 3 Pick., 89; Howell v. Hale, 5 Lea, 405; Hanks v. Polsom, 11 Lea ...
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.
The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s

The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s

Lea Jacobs

Seeking to characterise the radical shifts in taste that changed American life in the Jazz Age, Jacob documents the fims and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those considered more innovative, and looks closely at ...
Film Rhythm after Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance

Film Rhythm after Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance

Lea Jacobs

Film Rhythm after Sound analyzes this evolution via close examination of important prototypes of early sound filmmaking, as well as contemporary discussions of rhythm, tempo, and pacing.
Film Rhythm After Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance

Film Rhythm After Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance

Lea Jacobs

For a discussion of silent-film-accompaniment practices for animation see Daniel Goldmark, “Before Willie: Reconsidering Music and the Animated Cartoon of the 1920s,” in Beyond the Soundtrack: Representing Music In Cinema, ed. Daniel ...
The Wages of Sin: Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, ...

The Wages of Sin: Censorship and the Fallen Woman Film, ...

Lea Jacobs

Examines how film censors and producers treated the "fallen woman" or "sex picture" subject.
Brunette Ambition

Brunette Ambition

Lea Michele

Supplemented with never-before-seen photos and revealing anecdotes, it’s the book Lea wishes she’d had in her teens and early twenties: A practical and inspirational guide to harnessing tenacity and passion and living the fullest life, ...
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, ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Lea: an Architect of Principle

David Lea: an Architect of Principle

Adam Voelcker

One of the most principled architects of his generation, and peer of Edward Cullinan and Richard MacCormac,Lea's quiet but substantial influence has reached a number of similarly thoughtful and sensitive architects, including MJ Long, ...
Learning the Joy of Prayer

Learning the Joy of Prayer

Larry Lea

A re-issue in B format of Larry Lea's book about the Lord's Prayer.
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.
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?
Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary

Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary

Alice Sparberg Alexiou

This book tells how without any formal training in planning, Jacobs became a prominent spokesperson for sensible urban change.
Point of honor

Point of honor

David Gethin

The two witnesses who appeared were Kelly and Stuart Jacobs. Jacobs is dead. Heroin overdose. Someone wanted him out of the way. That someone was Ives. He didn't want it known he'd been at the party." Daniels' eyes flickered for a ...
You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life

You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life

Lea Michele

Lea Michele shows how keeping a journal and asking yourself the hard questions about what you want out of life is the best way to achieve your dreams.
Dark Age Ahead

Dark Age Ahead

Jane Jacobs

In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we’re at risk of cultural collapse.
The weapons of your warfare: equipping yourself to defeat ...

The weapons of your warfare: equipping yourself to defeat ...

Larry Lea

Larry Lea shows readers the reality of their daily struggle against the forces of darkness. He describes the spiritual weapons they have been given to defeat the enemy and instructs readers in their use.

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