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The last resort of the eccentric, the antiquarian book trade is rich in colourful and entertaining characters. Since 1991, Sheila Markham has been interviewing some of its most influential figures about their life and work in perhaps the most humane, sociable and absorbing branch of commerce to be found anywhere. This is the second collection of interviews to be published following the success of A Book of Booksellers, which appeared in a limited hardback edition in 2004 and was reprinted in paperback in 2007.
German environmental organizations have doggedly pursued environmental protection through difficult times: hyperinflation and war, National Socialist rule, postwar devastation, state socialism in the GDR, and confrontation with the authorities during the 1970s and 1980s. The author recounts the fascinating and sometimes dramatic story of these organizations from their origins at the end of the nineteenth century to the present, not only describing how they reacted to powerful social movements, including the homeland protection and socialist movements in the early years of the twentieth century, the Nazi movement, and the anti-nuclear and new social movements of the 1970s and 1980s, but also ...
When Melanie Forbes is found murdered in the basement of the Markham Institute, a graduate school for diplomats, Sheila Travis, wife of a famous diplomat is determined to investigate.
Miss Kansas City Kitty: Doris Markham’s Story By: Deborah Dilks Doris Markham’s Story takes you back to Kansas City in the 1930s and 1940s as well as rural Missouri living at the turn of the twentieth century. Join Doris on her escapades through three marriages and a dozen boyfriends. Miss Kansas City Kitty Doris Markham’s Story is based on a true story about one spirited country girl’s struggles to survive in the Kansas City when it was a wild town; some called it “The Paris of the Plains” with illegal gambling, speakeasies, gangsters, barbecue and jazz. Her story is a love story, okay several love stories mixed with drama and comedy. People described Doris Markham as a pistol, a free spirit and stubborn. She could be called an early woman’s rights activist because she often said “What’s right for the goose, is right for the gander”. In this book you will see Kansas City from a working girl’s view and find gangsters, kidnapping, murder, prostitution, speakeasies, supper clubs, bars and even a famous person or two. When Doris won a Kansas City Kitty competition, her life changed.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The key to a healthy, fun-filled, and satisfying relationship between your children is not their behavior or temperament, but you. The role you play is the most important factor in how well they get along with each other. #2 A parent who wants more peace in their family and home practices three things: they stay connected to their children, they prioritize their children’s feelings and needs, and they coach rather than control them. #3 Parents who don’t punish their children don’t raise children who don’t want to hit or hurt others. They raise children who are better people, and who want to help others. #4 Parents always want to be more calm, but that’s impossible. You can, however, work on returning to calm by noticing when you’re starting to get upset, and developing a repertoire of strategies to return yourself to calm.
Warren Commission Report is the result of the investigation regarding the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. The U.S. Congress passed Senate Joint Resolution 137 authorizing the Presidential appointed Commission to report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, mandating the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. After eleven months of the investigation the Commission presented its findings in 888-page final report. The key findings presented in this report were that President Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, that Oswald acted entirely alone and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald two days later. The Commission's findings have proven controversial and have been both challenged and supported by later studies.
Fires have broken out. At first they appear to be natural disasters, but they are spreading globally and into cities. Now, an ultimatum from Faustus has been issued. Dr. Palfrey is completely discredited, but is not prepared to take the situation lying down and is determined to get to Faustus and unlock the secret behind the fires.
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