Author: John ComlyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385609003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.
Friends' Miscellany
Author: John ComlyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385609003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.
Friends' Miscellany
Author: John ComlyThe Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends
Author: Ingo NiermannPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440651183
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Wacky but well-researched, unbiased and shameless, this informational book about drugs dares to take readers on a long, strange trivia trip. Following in the tradition of The Ultimate Book of Useless Information, The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends is a wry potpourri of interesting information about every conceivable kind of drug. Readers can feed their heads with anecdotes, facts, lists, statistics, and illustrations, including: • The test results of animals on LSD—cats lose their fear of dogs, and goats walk in geometric patterns • Drugs found in nature, from magic mushrooms to St. John’s wort to beaver secretions • Celebrities who overdosed at age 27—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones, and Jean Michel-Basquiat • Imaginary drugs in literature and film, from spice the mélange in Dune to Moloko plus in A Clockwork Orange • Nicknames for a joint—from doobie to giggly stick to Mr. Boom Bizzle • The global percentages of adults who have used cannabis—.004 percent in Singapore and 12.6 percent in the United States • The uses of opium in ancient Rome—from treatments for insomnia and epilepsy to colic and deafness • The most glamorous rehab clinics and their celebrity alumni • Mini-biographies of the biggest drug kingpins around the world
Friends' Intelligencer
Author: A Vivifying Spirit
Author: Janet Moore LindmanPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271094176
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
American Quakerism changed dramatically in the antebellum era owing to both internal and external forces, including schism, industrialization, western migration, and reform activism. With the “Great Separation” of the 1820s and subsequent divisions during the 1840s and 1850s, new Quaker sects emerged. Some maintained the quietism of the previous era; others became more austere; still others were heavily influenced by American evangelicalism and integration into modern culture. Examining this increasing complexity and highlighting a vital religiosity driven by deeply held convictions, Janet Moore Lindman focuses on the Friends of the mid-Atlantic and the Delaware Valley to explore how Friends’ piety affected their actions—not only in the evolution of religious practice and belief but also in response to a changing social and political context. Her analysis demonstrates how these Friends’ practical approach to piety embodied spiritual ideals that reformulated their religion and aided their participation in a burgeoning American republic. Based on extensive archival research, this book sheds new light on both the evolution of Quaker spiritual practice and the history of antebellum reform movements. It will be of interest to scholars and students of early American history, religious studies, and Quaker studies as well as general readers interested in the history of the Society of Friends.
The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society
Author: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Author: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Author: Johns Hopkins UniversityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Southern Quakers and Slavery
Author: Stephen Beauregard WeeksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Bulletin of Friends Historical Association
Author: Friends' Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description