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Author: Jack Santino Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press ISBN: 9780870498138 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 312
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However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.
Author: Jack Santino Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press ISBN: 9780870498138 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 312
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However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.
Author: Sarah Vogel Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1635575257 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 433
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With a new foreword by Willie Nelson "An exquisitely written American saga." --Sarah Smarsh The "remarkably well told and heartfelt" (John Grisham) story of a young lawyer's impossible legal battle to stop the federal government from foreclosing on thousands of family farmers. In the early 1980s, farmers were suffering through the worst economic crisis to hit rural America since the Great Depression. Land prices were down, operating costs and interest rates were up, and severe weather devastated crops. Instead of receiving assistance from the government as they had in the 1930s, these hardworking family farmers were threatened with foreclosure by the very agency that Franklin Delano Roosevelt created to help them. Desperate, they called Sarah Vogel in North Dakota. Sarah, a young lawyer and single mother, listened to farmers who were on the verge of losing everything and, inspired by the politicians who had helped farmers in the '30s, she naively built a solo practice of clients who couldn't afford to pay her. Sarah began drowning in debt and soon her own home was facing foreclosure. In a David and Goliath legal battle reminiscent of A Civil Action or Erin Brockovich, Sarah brought a national class action lawsuit, which pitted her against the Reagan administration's Department of Justice, in her fight for family farmers' Constitutional rights. It was her first case. A courageous American story about justice and holding the powerful to account, The Farmer's Lawyer shows how the farm economy we all depend on for our daily bread almost fell apart due to the willful neglect of those charged to protect it, and what we can learn from Sarah's battle as a similar calamity looms large on our horizon once again.
Author: Sarah Jo Burke Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 9780879109875 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 392
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And they were there to witness the anguish of the Montgomery, Alabama racial uprising." "Sarah Jo Burke, the youngest of the daughters, recalls the events of those years of touring with honesty, warmth, vigor and irresistible charm. Her book celebrates American values in the best sense and demonstrates that the family that sings together stays together."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Marlene Chabot Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1469763079 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 178
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Private Investigator Matt Malone is on the prowl again. This time he is looking for Brad Harper, a missing husband, who left his wife and kids with nothing but tons of debt. Unfortunately, the hunt for Harper is put on hold when Margaret Grimshaw, an elderly neighbor, drags the investigator into another case. Skeletal remains are uncovered on land that Evan Cox, a philanthropist and friend of Margaret's, recently donated to the Anoka-Hennepin School District. A new middle school may never get built unless Malone can prove the property wasn't used as an Indian burial site. Discussions with Dr. Ted Raines, head of the University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department and Dr. Russell, an Anoka County Coroner, don't reveal much. Relying on his instincts, Malone embarks on a journey to Bismark, North Dakota to seek a professor of Indian culture who may be able to unravel the mystery. Getting more than he bargained for, Malone comes to terms with a Native American Indian belief, life is a circle. It is woven together by thin threads and all things being connected. Now, he must return to Minnesota, the place where both his cases began, to finish one unbelievable circle of life.
Author: Sandra Danneil Publisher: Schüren Verlag ISBN: 3741001457 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 316
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The Simpsons are not only the world's most famous TV family; they are also the protagonists of one of the longest-lasting animation programs in US television. Over the course of the past thirty years, the yellow five from Springfield have become an indispensable part of American popular culture which still turns academics into fans and inspires fans to research the objects of their fascination. This book focuses on the Halloween Special TREEHOUSE OF HORROR, a part of THE SIMPSONS which research has largely left unnoticed. If THE SIMPSONS revolutionized how we look through television at US-American culture and society, TREEHOUSE OF HORROR has changed the way we re-member popular-culture history by way of horror traditions. This study demonstrates how Matt Groening's cartoon shows have painted a yellow archive of the digital age.
Author: Elton John Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 1476819165 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 99
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(Piano Play-Along). Play 8 of your favorite songs with sound-alike audio tracks. Each volume in this series comes with audio of orchestrated arrangements. The music in this book matches these recorded orchestrations. There are two tracks for each a full performance for listening, plus a separate backing track which lets you be the soloist! The music even includes a separate vocal staff, plus guitar frames, so you or your friends can also sing or strum along! Songs: Bennie and the Jets * Blue Eyes * Don't Go Breaking My Heart * Don't Let the Sun Go down on Me * Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long Long Time) * Sacrifice * Someone Saved My Life Tonight * Tiny Dancer.
Author: Janet McNulty Publisher: MMP Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 95
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Book 8 in the Mellow Summers Series College Student Candle Shoppe Employee Amateur Sleuth Ghost Magnet A murder on Halloween? Who would have thought that? Halloween has arrived and so has everyone’s favorite ghost: Rachel. Invited to a Halloween party, Mel and her friends hope to enjoy a night of fun. The party soon turns sour when a man turns up dead during a murder mystery game. While Detective Shorts is busy questioning everyone who attended the party, Mel and her friends start their own investigation. Soon they find themselves digging into secrets best forgotten—the hostess’ mysterious sister and a lost will—and an underground tunnel that the murderer used to sneak into the mansion. Will Mel be able to solve this case before the night ends and the killer disappears? Other books in the series. Sugar And Spice And Not So Nice Frogs, Snails, And A Lot Of Wails An Apple A Day Keeps Murder Away Three Little Ghosts Oh Holy Ghost Where Trouble Roams Two Ghosts Haunt a Grove
Author: Amy E. Sklansky Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1534492674 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 18
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Knock, knock, trick or treat! Knock on the doors and lift the flaps to see who’s hiding inside this spooky haunted house! Come with me, right down my street. Who knows what creatures we might meet? “Knock knock, trick-or-treat! Give us something good to eat.” Knock on this haunted house to find out what kind of Halloween monsters are waiting inside...if you dare! From a ghost to a witch to a skeleton and more, little ones will love lifting the die-cut flaps to reveal the spooky surprises behind each door.
Author: Publisher: Workman Publishing Company ISBN: 1523506237 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 11
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The sky is blue—and so are blueberries! Tomatoes are red, just like ladybugs and stop signs! Flowers and giraffes are yellow—school buses, too! See all the colors in a book that’s indestructible! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are: Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed! Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards
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