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This book offers a critical look at celebrity and celebrities throughout history, emphasizing the development of celebrity as a concept, its relevance to individuals, and the role of the public and celebrities in popular culture.

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From the author of Strange Secretscomes a collection of never-before-seen secret government files on legendary celebrities - past and present - including Elvis, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, John Lennon, and many more.

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This title gives insight into the life of the Celtic warrior and his experience of battle - on foot, on horseback, and as a charioteer. It also details Celtic society and studies the vital ritual nature of Celtic warfare, from the naked gaesatae to the woad-painted warriors.

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Brings together the contemporary thinking from art historians, cultural theorists, legal scholars, and psychoanalysts, as well as first-person accounts by artists and advocates, to give us a comprehensive understanding of censorship.

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Presenting an overview of information control in America, this volume discusses why some works of art and literature are controversial, and examines the arguments of both those who advocate unlimited free speech and those who would impose some limits.

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In this pioneering and important book, Philippe Aries surveys children and their place in family life from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century.

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Conceived at the height of World War II, the British Centurion and the Soviet T-55 were initially expected to counter the formidable Panther and Tiger tanks of Germany. This book compares the design, development and deployment of these classic tanks, and analyses their battlefield performance.

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This memoir from Knowledge B, aka CEO Hood Square, covers the lessons, obstacles, and successes he's faced over the years, from a kid on the streets to a man incarcerated for the last twenty years.

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The author of this work has had access to de-classified material on the part the Challenger tank played in the Gulf War. Originally developed for the Iranian army in the mid-1970s, the British were reluctantly forced to accept it themselves after the revolution in 1979.

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The experiences of Muslim women in Australia cannot be typecast as a sisterhood of oppressed females. Challenging Identities questions the assumption of incompatible Australian values and Islamic values, and provides valuable first-person accounts from the lives of Muslim women in Australia.

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This study provides a political biography of Sakata Michita, a major figure in postwar Japanese politics who served as Japans minister of defense. The author focuses on Sakatas role in forging Japanese defense policy and managing relations with allies and examines how his legacy informs contemporary debates about the countrys security policy.

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In these pages, however, Neuman shows how the odds can be changed, how we can break the cycle of poverty and disadvantage for children at risk After laying the critical groundwork for the need for changeexcessive waste with little effectthis book provides a vivid portrait of changing the odds for high-poverty children.

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This collection provides teachers and librarians with Readers Theatre scripts to promote and reinforce character education. Readers Theatre scripts are grouped by grade level and age-appropriate theme.

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Heading to school for her very first day, Charlie Mae knows she will seem much different from the other kids. Hopeful they will notice she's not so different after all, will Charlie make new friends Will her classmates be kind even though she seems different Let's find out!

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A myth-shattering investigation into the true cost of America's pasion for finding a better bargain.

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A thorough handbook covering the facts, history, and controversies surrounding our most controversial and misunderstood unconventional weapons.

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"First published in... 2012."--T.p. verso.