A vocal group without peer, The Browns were central artists in the changing sound of country and American popular music at mid-century. They were part of major...... mehr

A vocal group without peer, The Browns were central artists in the changing sound of country and American popular music at mid-century. They were part of major changes in the entertainment business and American culture, participated in the folk music movement in the A[a¬E60A[a¬a[s, and saw the steady birth of rock A[a¬EnA[a¬a[ roll up close as they worked with Presley and others. Illustrated with many never-before-published photographs, Looking Back to See is a remarkable story told here for the first time.

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New Urban Development traces how locally induced housing cost increases led federal policy-makers to toss out the safeguards against lending excesses...... mehr

New Urban Development traces how locally induced housing cost increases led federal policy-makers to toss out the safeguards against lending excesses that had been put in place during the 1930s. But the story begins much earlier, during the colonial era, continuing up through the mortgage collapse that ushered in the recession of 2008. This history of these issues considers gentrification, environmentalism, sprawl, anti-sprawl movements, and more, and specifies thirteen changes to policies at the federal, state, and local levels to provide better and less expensive urban housing, desirable neighborhoods, and thriving workplaces across the country.

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If looking back represents a reluctance to leave the known for the unknown, if it expresses a fear of present prospects, if it is a...... mehr

If looking back represents a reluctance to leave the known for the unknown, if it expresses a fear of present prospects, if it is a temptation to escape the here-and-now reality and thus becomes a deterrent to looking ahead with courage, it is to be deplored. If, however, it is a way of gaining perspective, a means by which we may recognize and thus avoid earlier errors of judgment and action, or if, in reverse, it is a means by which to identify and preserve what is still to be developed further, if, in short, we look to the past as way of seeing more clearly and penetratingly its meanings and uses for our immediate present and near-future, then it may serve as well.

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Described as 'the music Nashville has forgotten to make', Australias Bill & Audrey busted in with this superb production of down to earth, just...... mehr

Described as 'the music Nashville has forgotten to make', Australias Bill & Audrey busted in with this superb production of down to earth, just wonderful simply Country album - our winner of the cataloge ! Absolut geniale Scheibe aus Australien . Bill & Audrey bringen uns ein Superalbum mit tollen Harmonien und dezenter, aber wirkungsvoller Instrumentierung. Selbstproduziertes Meisterwerk für alle Freunde von zeitloser Country Musik ala Louvins, Browns, Carters ect. (1998/RECKLESS) 14 tracks, produced by Bill Chambers & Audrey Auld - back in stock 1-Looking Back To See 2-Sugar Daddy 3-Kiss The Children 4-Honky Tonk Fool 5-Searching 6-We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning 7-It Was The Whiskey Talking (Not Me) 8-Road Of Regret 9-Losing Side Of Love 10-You Opened My Eyes 11-Honky Tonk Merry Go Round 12-You Are My Sunshine 13-What's In Our Hearts 14-Meet Me Up There

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In over sixty years of involvement in social work--as practitioner, supervisor, teacher, consultant, and author--Helen Harris Perlman has become all but a...... mehr

In over sixty years of involvement in social work--as practitioner, supervisor, teacher, consultant, and author--Helen Harris Perlman has become all but a legend. She has served on national policy committees, lectured around the world, and participated in pioneering social work programs and research. Her wide-ranging experiences enrich her vision of the social work profession: typically she is able to see the forest and the trees. Grounded in psychodynamic and social theory, lucid, forthright, and compassionate, her writings serve to inspire and guide experienced practitioners, teachers, and present-day students. "Looking Back to See Ahead offers pieces chosen for their centrality to Perlman's thinking on some of the major problems of social work practice and education. To each essay she has added her current, informal comments. Refreshingly original is the section "After Hours," in which she captures, in sketches and verse, the humor and heartache that are inevitable in any profession that deals with hurt and troubled people.

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Described as 'the music Nashville has forgotten to make', Australias Bill & Audrey busted in with this superb production of down to earth, just...... mehr

Described as 'the music Nashville has forgotten to make', Australias Bill & Audrey busted in with this superb production of down to earth, just wonderful simply Country album - our winner of the cataloge ! Absolut geniale Scheibe aus Australien . Bill & Audrey bringen uns ein Superalbum mit tollen Harmonien und dezenter, aber wirkungsvoller Instrumentierung. Selbstproduziertes Meisterwerk für alle Freunde von zeitloser Country Musik ala Louvins, Browns, Carters ect. (1998/RECKLESS) 14 tracks, produced by Bill Chambers & Audrey Auld - back in stock 1-Looking Back To See 2-Sugar Daddy 3-Kiss The Children 4-Honky Tonk Fool 5-Searching 6-We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning 7-It Was The Whiskey Talking (Not Me) 8-Road Of Regret 9-Losing Side Of Love 10-You Opened My Eyes 11-Honky Tonk Merry Go Round 12-You Are My Sunshine 13-What's In Our Hearts 14-Meet Me Up There

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Since I was a small child I have loved storytelling. The right words could make you see things in your mind. I want my short stories to open...... mehr

Since I was a small child I have loved storytelling. The right words could make you see things in your mind. I want my short stories to open your mind to what it was like growing up in the 1950's and 1960's in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. So we will be "Looking Back" at my Barnes family in Whitehaven after WWII, pre-Graceland, Yes, we grew up two miles from Graceland as the Rock and Roll age began, through the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the early Beatle Years and what life was like back then.

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Evi, a teacher and Laurenz, a failed businessman go and see their friends Manhold, a commercial photographer and his wife Ira, a former model. The...... mehr

Evi, a teacher and Laurenz, a failed businessman go and see their friends Manhold, a commercial photographer and his wife Ira, a former model. The evening gets out of hand and turns into a general showdown. Lyaman, the au-pair, manages to change this in a memorable, though unintended way.

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Four nostalgic playscripts with brief introductions and music. OLD SEASIDE-time travel back to a fun-loving old seaside resort of yesteryear....... mehr

Four nostalgic playscripts with brief introductions and music. OLD SEASIDE-time travel back to a fun-loving old seaside resort of yesteryear. WHEN OLD FRIENDS MEET-a parable of the human journey through life. ROSES RED-gossip ruins a young girl's life. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BIGRIVER-an old horserider reaches the end of his earthly tra

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In 'Looking Back' Clive Scott tells the story of his life. We see a snapshot of an upper class existence in pre-war Malaya, where...... mehr

In 'Looking Back' Clive Scott tells the story of his life. We see a snapshot of an upper class existence in pre-war Malaya, where Scott's father was a well-respected Lieutenant and bandleader. When the war comes and Penang is invaded, the family escape and make their way to Singapore. Eventually, when victory is declared, they are repatriated to England but they fail to fit into their former lives and they return to Malaya.Clive goes his own way, first as a travelling salesman, then as a sailor on a ship. His pace is hectic as he weaves his way through job changes, different countries and culminating with the accidental discovery of his musical talents, with which he rises to some prominence in Norway.A great story, vividly told and very true to life. Clive Scott cannot help but catch the mood in everything he relates.

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The HMCS Haida is the most decorated ship in Canadian naval history. She won many Battle Orders during her life. She was active at D Day and in Korea. It is...... mehr

The HMCS Haida is the most decorated ship in Canadian naval history. She won many Battle Orders during her life. She was active at D Day and in Korea. It is therefore appropriate that she became one of the very few ships to be saved from the wrecking yard and to become a first class museum. Many visitors come annually to see this grand destroyer located in Hamilton harbour. Mostly looked after by veterans and other volunteers, the ship is a unique opportunity for visitors, young and old, to find out what a warship looks like from the inside as well as get a first hand understanding of what life would be like on the high seas or perhaps in battle. Dr. Barry Gough, the historian of the HMCS Haida and a well-known author on naval topics, shows through the use of pictures and short captions what this historical and unique ship is all about. Close up pictures of her interior, armaments and life during her active time bring to life this wonderful ship.

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bTitle:/b Looking Back; a Memory of Two Lives.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the...... mehr

bTitle:/b Looking Back; a Memory of Two Lives.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Shipley, Mary Elizabeth.; br/b/b 1879 [1878].br/b/b 8º.br/b/b 12641.bb.16.br/

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1901. The book begins: Where are the children? They can't be far away, replied my wife, looking up from her preparations for supper. Bobbsey was here a...... mehr

1901. The book begins: Where are the children? They can't be far away, replied my wife, looking up from her preparations for supper. Bobbsey was here a moment ago. As soon as my back's turned he's out and away. I haven't seen Merton since he brought his books from school, and I suppose Winnie is upstairs with the Daggetts. I wish my dear, you could keep the children at home more, I said, a little petulantly. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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The local movie theater is hosting Horrorfesttwo days of back-to-back monster movies. Malcolm and Dandy cant wait to see...... mehr

The local movie theater is hosting Horrorfesttwo days of back-to-back monster movies. Malcolm and Dandy cant wait to see their favorite horror classics up on the big screen. But the spine-tingling chills continue even after the movies end. The Wolfman, The Fly, and King Kong have escaped their black and white films and are after Malcolm and Dandy! After much ducking and dodging, the boys discover that its more than cinema magic. The secret lies behind the small window of the theaters projection booth.

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"It is silent now, the blizzard has paused and left the moment still. I think about them both at such times -- roaming the shadowlands of remembrance amidst the...... mehr

"It is silent now, the blizzard has paused and left the moment still. I think about them both at such times -- roaming the shadowlands of remembrance amidst the shards of my broken heart." --Exerpt from Hunter Bell's diaryThe winter storms of the wide-open frontier reflect the anguish raging in Hunter Bell, a minister who heads to Utah's gold-mining towns after his wife dies in childbirth. A man with nothing left ot loose, he plays the card tables for money to care for his youngs daughter back home. But in the heart of a driving blizzard, Hunter makes a shocking discovery --and begins to see that a life tested by unthinkable cruelty can still be rich with faith, love, and hope for a better tomorrow...#1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans steps back to the American Old West with this powerful novel of love and redemption, part of a trilogy that includes The Locket and The Carousel.

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Good manners at home do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to show respect for everyone who lives with you. Then...... mehr

Good manners at home do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to show respect for everyone who lives with you. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades preK-3.

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Good manners at school do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to make learning fun for everyone. Then see...... mehr

Good manners at school do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to make learning fun for everyone. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades preK-3.

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Good manners on the playground do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to make playing on the playground fun for...... mehr

Good manners on the playground do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to make playing on the playground fun for everyone. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades preK-3.

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Good manners in public do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to be respectful in public. Then see how these...... mehr

Good manners in public do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to be respectful in public. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades preK-3.

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