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Records conversations with thirteen children's book illustrators, including Floyd Cooper, Brian Pinkney, Vera B. Williams, Julie Downing, Kevin Henkes, Denise Fleming, and David Wisniewski. ... Read more

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Not Just for Kids!!
I got this book at the library for my children, but I think I enjoyed it as much as they did! (I plan to buy a copy of my own!) Instead of a cool, impersonal presentation of artists and their work, this book provides a refreshingly personal view. The artists talk about their childhoods, how they spend their days (the answers are fun & honest!), their families, and best of all, they give us peeks inside their studios. I don't know about you, but I love seeing inside of an artist's private workspace! It's like a glimpse inside his/her mind.
The styles of the artists are very diverse and they use many different techniques that kids and adults alike would like to try out. I highly recommend this book! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Presents easy recipes that use basic cooking techniques and need little adult supervision. ... Read more

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Wonderful motivator for young cooks
This is one of the best cookbooks written for kids that I have ever seen. The recipies are more than your typical grilled cheese and PBJ:kids are shown how to make such items as yogurt cheese, caramel sauce, and otherunique snack items.In addition, the book is filled with basic cookinginformation presented with humor and many illustrations.This was thefirst cookbook I ever read, and I still believe it to be a superiorchildrens' cookbook. ... Read more

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Filled with tips on buying, setting up, cleaning, and enjoying a woodstove with breakfast, dinner, and dessert recipes from Cooper's eclectic collection. ... Read more

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Woodstove Cookery
I love this book. It fills lots of gaps in the general info that you usually find.

Very Pleased
This is a unique book that is fit for the "woodstove" enthusiast. It gives great tips on the CARE of the stove, which our great grandmothers may have not told us OR it passed in one ear & out the other. Great recipes to try.
There are not many WELL WRITTEN woodstove books to choose from, for one that has little experience with this antique. It is a must for the woodstove owner.

Excellent, Complete
This book covers about everything one would need to know including buying a stove (new or used), caring for it, using it. A very practical and very readable guide. I found it held my interest as well as giving me much valuable information.

Woodstove Cookery: At Home on the Range
I feel very fortunate to have come across such a nice book. A good book to add to your library of knowledge,
it is well written with a wealth of information.

Everything you need to know
I bought this book in March 2000, right after we purchased a refurbished Elmira Sweetheart style wood cookstove.It is the perfect companion to using the woodstove for heating, cooking, or both.There are detailed descriptions of all the components of the stove, plus how to clean it and what type of wood to use for best results.It also has a bit of amusing history, and lots of tasty recipes.This is the only book you need for learning to use your wood cookstove efficiently. ... Read more

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Observing that poetry is a natural part of our pastimes and rituals, Rukeyser opposes elitist attitudes and confronts Americans' fear of feeling. Multicultural and interdisciplinary, this volume makes an irrefutable case for the centrality of poetry in American life.Amazon.com Review
In an era in which art is increasingly dictated by marketers,and publishers and filmmakers don't seem to make a move without firstconsulting focus groups, poetry might seem, at first, a bitsuperfluous. It's "difficult," for one thing, subject tomany interpretations; it's also deeply personal, unsuited to creationby committee. So what possible use does the modern world have forpoetry? Muriel Rukeyser answers this question in The Life ofPoetry, a book that just keeps coming back in time for each newgeneration. First published in 1949, it was reissued in 1974 andreturns to print again in 1997, courtesy of Paris Press. Rukeyser'spresents many definitions of poetry: it is an exchange of energy, arecord of the emotional meaning of every moment, a concentration ofuniversal joys and sorrows. It is a thing "in which we may liveand which will save us."

Rukeyser, herself a poet, was a womanwho understood that poetry alone was not enough to save the world. Anactivist on behalf of West Virginia coal miners and later censoredSouth Korean writers, Rukeyser had an intimate understanding of theplace principle and action occupy in saving the world. But the worldneeds a soul as well as a mind and a will, and for Rukeyser, poetryfills that role. The Life of Poetry is about poetry, but withinthat realm fall subjects as varied as musicals; war; and the works ofWhitman, Dickinson, and Lorca, among others. Rukeyser died in 1980,but her fierce intelligence and great heart live on in this marvelousmeditation on the universal applications of poetry. ... Read more

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A must-read for poets, authors, and fans of the arts!
Ever wonder why people actively loathe poetry?

Ever wonder why youshould continue writing/painting/acting/reading?

Rukeyser's book moveswell beyond therange of traditional literary theory, incorporatingphilosophy, social theory, and science to present a world view unlike any Ihad ever encountered before. ... Read more

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Although the themes of women's complicity in and resistance to war have been part of literature from early times, they have not been fully integrated into conventional conceptions of the war narrative.Combining feminist literary criticism with the emerging field of feminist war theory, this collection explores the role of gender as an organizing principle in the war system and reveals how literature perpetuates the ancient myth of "arms and the man."

The volume shows how the gendered conception of war has both shaped literary texts and formed the literary canon.It identifies and interrogates the conventional war text, with its culturally determined split between warlike men and peaceful women, and it confirms that women's role in relation to war is much more complex and complicitous than such essentializing suggests.The contributors examine a wide range of familiar texts from fresh perspectives and bring new texts to light.Collectively, these essays range in time from the Trojan War to the nuclear age.

The contributors are June Jordan, Lorraine Helms, Patricia Francis Cholakian, Jane E. Schultz, Margaret R. Higonnet, James Longenbach, Laura Stempel Mumford, Sharon O'Brien, Jane Marcus, Sara Friedrichsmeyer, Susan Schweik, Carol J. Adams, Esther Fuchs, Barbara Freeman, Gillian Brown, Helen M. Cooper, Adrienne Auslander Munich, and Susan Merrill Squier. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Jane (Marvel) Cooper, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 987 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

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This book is the perfect companion to using a woodstove for heating, cooking, or both.You'll learn how to buy a stove, new or used, how to set it up, fuel it for various uses, keep it clean and in peak operating condition. There's a bit of amusing history, and dozens of tasty recipes that would make even Grandma envious. The only book you need for learning to use your wood cookstove efficiently. Paperback 6" x 9", 208 PagesAbout the Author: Jane CooperJane Cooper is a professional writer with much experience using a wood range. Before writing Woodstone Cookery, she advised other wood cookstove cooks and gained many recipes, ideas, warnings and tips to include in her book. Jane says, "In the past century, technology has accelerated at a dizzying rate freeing us from countless laborsome tasks but some tasks, though they take more effort, offer greater rewards when done the old-fashioned way."Table of Contents:IntroductionParts of the StoveGetting the StoveSetting UpFuel SupplyCare and CleaningGetting the Fire GoingOther Uses of the StoveNow You're CookingRecipesBreakfastsSoups and StewsMain Dishes: Top-Of-The-Stove, Wok, and BakedCheese and EggsBroiling and RoastingAccompanimentsBreadsDessertsDairyPreservesDryingHomemade Soap and Other SundriesBibliographyIndex ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict.
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John Rylands University Library of Manchester

N019968



London : printed and sold at the New Chapel, City-Road; and at the Rev. Mr. Wesley's preaching-houses, in town and country, 1789. 41,[1]p. ; 12° ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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British Library

T135249



Bristol : printed by William Pine, 1764. 40p. ; 12° ... Read more

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1974 PAPERBACK EDITION. SOME WEAR AND CREASE AND CURL ON BOOK. OVER ALL A GOOD CLEAN READING COPY. WE SHIP DAILY. ... Read more