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This reference work on Boris Karloff presents a comprehensive record of the life and career of this famous performer. The remaining chapters overview Karloff's broad career. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography of books and articles about Karloff, along with a comprehensive index.

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Students in grades 6-12 assume the roles of authors of classic literature and characters from their books, as well as of storytellers who react to the subject matter and clarify the times.

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Despite the popular perception that genetic explanations of the causes of crime are new, biological determinism dates back to the birth of criminology, and the ideas of the man widely regarded as its founder, Cesare Lombroso.

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Harrison's extraordinarily long and impressive performing career spanned more than half a century, from the days when Brahms was still alive and Stravinsky had not yet composed The Rite of Spring to the time of the civil rights struggle in the deep South.

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This book deals with the influence of specific Arabic materials on English Romantic poetry during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It reflects on philosophers and literary and cultural critics neglect of the influence of Arabs and Muslims on British Romantic poets.

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Americans are awash in debt, and the U.S. economy is in trouble. Credit undergirds daily life more than ever it has become one of the defining aspects of American life, and the ramifications are becoming clearer by the day.

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This work examines the role of peacekeeping and related operations in managing nontraditional crises, and the international community's response to the recent conflict in Bosnia. It explains the changing nature of international involvement and draws out lessons for the future.

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Providing an indispensable resource for students and policy makers investigating the Bosnian catastrophes of the 1990s, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the leaders, ideas, movements, and events pertaining to one of the most devastating conflicts of contemporary times.

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This book studies refugee migration through the experiences of Bosnian women displaced by the 1990s wars in former Yugoslavia and analyzes themes of gender, performance, political economy, and citizenship in womens diverse postwar lives.

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This is a study of politics in New York City in the 1860s and 1870s, and of William Marcy Tweed, a classic example of the municipal machine boss.

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The term 'Boston Marriage' is 19th-century slang for the implied relationship between women who lived together, independent of men. Mamet's play, which premiered in Boston in 1999, examines the shifting and ambiguous friendship between two such women, Claire and Anna.

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The Battle of Bosworth put an end to the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the Roses, and planted the Tudor house on the throne of England. Since his death in battle against Henry Tudor argument has raged around King Richard III, Christopher Gravett details the course of his campaign.

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Across the world hundreds of botanic gardens combine scientific research, conservation and beauty with public access, with Kew Gardens alone attracting around one million visitors a year. The author explains the gardens' design and architecture, the personalities and institutions associated with them, and their role in research and conservation.

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The post-'post-modern' period seems to be characterized by the assault of fear. Markets crash, addiction and obesity rates soar, nature suffers and we have lost confidence in nations and government. This book offers an analysis of our dystopian situation that is both realistic and hopeful.

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A collection of works by one of Germany's leading contemporary playwrights. This title features three plays such as: "The Park is Strauss'", "Seven Doors", and "Time and the Room".