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Columbus Day (Read-About Holidays)
by Christina Mia GardeskiColumbus's three ships, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and the "Indians" are all part of this introduction to Columbus Day. Colorful photos and simple text encourage children to read on their own--as they explore this national holiday. Read these other Rookie Read-About® Holidays books: Chanukah Christmas Diwali Earth Day Easter Halloween Independence Day Kwanzaa Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day New Year's Day Passover Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Thanksgiving Valentine's Day
Columbus and Beyond (Views from Native Americans)
by Linda Hogan Ray A. Young Bear Simon J. Ortiz Paula Gunn Allen Carter C. RevardHow shall people of conscience knowing our history live today? This is the awkward practical question implicit in this volume of thoughtful essays by six highly respected Native American writers. As they address the European occupation of America a recurrent theme emerges: a sadness for opportunities lost -- a personal sadness for the loss of their cultures and people and a broader sadness for opportunities lost to entire nations in that failed chance for partnership. They also affirm those lost opportunities that can still be regained, those that await our diligent efforts to create work and a more society.
Columbus and Beyond: Views from Native Americans
by Randolph JorgenA collection of essays by Native American writers: Linda Hogan, Paula Gunn Allen, Simon Ortiz, Carter Revard, Lee Francis, and Ray A. Young Bear, who discuss their perspectives on the European conquest of the Americas.
Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism (revised edition)
by Jack D. ForbesIn this revised edition of his 1978 classic, Forbes (Native American studies emeritus, U. of California Davis) continues to examine the history of contact between European whites and indigenous peoples, a history riddled with fear, hatred and genocide. Groundbreaking when it was first published, and still compelling reading, this account has inspired some the most influential activists in America for decades. Forbes presents a radical critique of modern civilization, from its central problems of identity to questions about the genesis of the universe and the creation of love, consumption and the cannibal psychosis, the spread of greed as a disease, the structure of materialism, the process of becoming a predator and the process of corruption, fascination with evil, the destruction of Native authentic cultures, the loss of freedom, the perpetuation of aggressive violence, the healing concept that the universe is our holy book, and what Jesus will do when He comes back. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem: How Religion Drove The Voyages That Led To America
by Carol DelaneyFIVE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HE SET SAIL, the dominant understanding of Christopher Columbus holds him responsible for almost everything that went wrong in the New World. Here, finally, is a book that will radically change our interpretation of the man and his mission. Scholar Carol Delaney claims that the true motivation for Columbus's voyages is very different from what is commonly accepted. She argues that he was inspired to find a western route to the Orient not only to obtain vast sums of gold for the Spanish Crown but primarily to help fund a new crusade to take Jerusalem from the Muslims--a goal that sustained him until the day he died. Rather than an avaricious glory hunter, Delaney reveals Columbus as a man of deep passion, patience, and religious conviction. Delaney sets the stage by describing the tumultuous events that had beset Europe in the years leading up to Columbus's birth--the failure of multiple crusades to keep Jerusalem in Christian hands; the devastation of the Black Plague; and the schisms in the Church. Then, just two years after his birth, the sacking of Constantinople by the Ottomans barred Christians from the trade route to the East and the pilgrimage route to Jerusalem. Columbus's belief that he was destined to play a decisive role in the retaking of Jerusalem was the force that drove him to petition the Spanish monarchy to fund his journey, even in the face of ridicule about his idea of sailing west to reach the East. Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem is based on extensive archival research, trips to Spain and Italy to visit important sites in Columbus's life story, and a close reading of writings from his day. It recounts the drama of the four voyages, bringing the trials of ocean navigation vividly to life and showing Columbus for the master navigator that he was. Delaney offers not an apologist's take, but a clear-eyed, thought-provoking, and timely reappraisal of the man and his legacy. She depicts him as a thoughtful interpreter of the native cultures that he and his men encountered, and unfolds the tragic story of how his initial attempts to establish good relations with the natives turned badly sour, culminating in his being brought back to Spain as a prisoner in chains. Putting Columbus back into the context of his times, rather than viewing him through the prism of present-day perspectives on colonial conquests, Delaney shows him to have been neither a greedy imperialist nor a quixotic adventurer, as he has lately been depicted, but a man driven by an abiding religious passion.
Columbus, Georgia in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History)
by Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.Founded in 1828 as a planned city by the Georgia Legislature, Columbus prospered due to its location on the Chattahoochee River. Industry sprang up along the shores of the Chattahoochee and shaped Columbus's identity as one of Georgia's premier cities. Today a thriving metropolis, it is the Columbus of yesteryear that is illuminated within these pages. Early postcard views reflect the city from around 1905 to 1942, showcasing many of its businesses, neighborhoods, and parks. Included are places virtually unknown to citizens today--the Bell Tower, the City Market, North Highlands Park, and Wildwood Park--as well as those that were landmarks a century ago and landmarks still: the Iron Bank, the Springer Opera House, the Union Depot, the YMCA, and Fort Benning.
Columbus, Indiana in Vintage Postcards
by Tamara Stone IorioFounded in 1821, Columbus, Indiana, had grown into a thriving manufacturing region by the end of the 19th century. Columbus might have remained a community like most other small towns, but a group of citizens with an extraordinary vision developed a program to bring world-renowned architects to the city. Beginning in the mid-20th century, Columbus was transformed into a center of modern architecture--ranked sixth in the United States in architectural innovation by the American Institute of Architects (after Chicago, New York, Washington, San Francisco, and Boston). This collection of more than 200 vintage postcards features some of Columbus's earliestimportant buildings and its later architectural gems.
Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504 (The\echo Falls Mystery Ser.)
by Laurence BergreenChristopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history. Yet Columbus made three more voyages within the span of only a decade, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. These later voyages were even more adventurous, violent, and ambiguous, but they revealed Columbus's uncanny sense of the sea, his mingled brilliance and delusion, and his superb navigational skills. In all these exploits he almost never lost a sailor. By their conclusion, however, Columbus was broken in body and spirit. If the first voyage illustrates the rewards of exploration, the latter voyages illustrate the tragic costs- political, moral, and economic. <P><P> In rich detail Laurence Bergreen re-creates each of these adventures as well as the historical background of Columbus's celebrated, controversial career. Written from the participants' vivid perspectives, this breathtakingly dramatic account will be embraced by readers of Bergreen's previous biographies of Marco Polo and Magellan and by fans of Nathaniel Philbrick, Simon Winchester, and Tony Horwitz.
Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story
by Said Hyder Akbar Susan BurtonBuilding on two acclaimed radio documentaries aired on "This American Life," this intimate and riveting chronicle is delivered by an extraordinarily courageous Afghan-American teenager coming of age in post 9/11 Afghanistan.
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Peggy ParishBecause she does exactly as she is told, Amelia is fried from one job after another.
Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar
by Ishmael Reed Malachy Mccourt Sean Manning Duff Mckagan Rosie Schaap"A fascinating look into drinking culture around the world" - Condé Nast Traveler"An intoxicating tour" - Time Out New York"Well-curated collection of anecdotes, stories and sorrowful remembrances ...A delightful collection that will surely inspire many bar-hopping tours." - Kirkus Reviews"Perfect holiday gift book. . . Between the bars, locales, themes and the writers themselves, there is something here for pretty much everyone." - Forbes.com"This delightful collection of stories takes readers on a journey to cherished watering holes across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia." - Fodor's Travel 2014 Holiday Gift Guide"A reminder that no matter where you are in the world there is always a place nearby that feels like home." - The Paris Review"Like a good bar, the book's clientele of writers and the bars, dives, lounges, and hooch parlors they write about are a diverse, talkative, friendly, serious and funny bunch." - Seattle Magazine"Emotionally resonant, diving well beyond simple stories about watering holes" - Bustle"The handsomely designed, 352-page book covers everything from dives to 'upscale joints,' from Antarctica to Paris. It's often funny, occasionally touching and definitely succeeds in making you thirsty" - The Missoula Independent"In this collection of essays, writers including Joe Meno, Rosie Schaap, and Craig Finn pay tribute to the bars that have shaped them. It's an outstanding and talented group, and a subject that's close to the hearts of many literary types." - Vol. 1 BrooklynA neighborhood bar can become as comfortable as a second home or a memory best avoided-a wild evening half remembered and better forgotten. But what makes a particular bar special, better than the one just down the street? The answers vary considerably as writers share personal stories of drinking establishments both local and exotic. Come Here Often is an intoxicating world tour from Antarctica to New York City, Kiribati to Minnesota, to the places that have inspired-and distracted- some of our favorite contemporary writers over many years and many more drinks.Funny, smart, and poignant, this anthology is a rare opportunity to do some serious armchair drinking with Andrew W.K., Rosie Schaap, Jack Hitt, Jim Shepard, Alissa Nutting, Duff McKagan, Laura Lippman, Craig Finn, Darin Strauss, Elissa Schappell, and many more.Sean Manning is the author of The Things That Need Doing: A Memoir (Broadway, 2010) and editor of four critically acclaimed anthologies including Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book. He has contributed to numerous publications and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Follow Sean on Twitter @talkingcovers.
Come Out Swinging: The Changing World of Boxing in Gleason's Gym
by Lucia TrimburA nuanced insider's account of everyday life in the last remaining institution of New York's golden age of boxingGleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing. Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Mike Tyson—the alumni of Gleason's are a roster of boxing greats. Founded in the Bronx in 1937, Gleason's moved in the mid-1980s to what has since become one of New York's wealthiest residential areas—Brooklyn's DUMBO. Gleason's has also transformed, opening its doors to new members, particularly women and white-collar men. Come Out Swinging is Lucia Trimbur's nuanced insider's account of a place that was once the domain of poor and working-class men of color but is now shared by rich and poor, male and female, black and white, and young and old.Come Out Swinging chronicles the everyday world of the gym. Its diverse members train, fight, talk, and socialize together. We meet amateurs for whom boxing is a full-time, unpaid job. We get to know the trainers who act as their father figures and mentors. We are introduced to women who empower themselves physically and mentally. And we encounter the male urban professionals who pay handsomely to learn to box, and to access a form of masculinity missing from their office-bound lives. Ultimately, Come Out Swinging reveals how Gleason's meets the needs of a variety of people who, despite their differences, are connected through discipline and sport.
Come What May: The Autobiography
by Dónal Óg CusackDónal Óg Cusack has been one of Ireland's leading hurlers for the past decade, winning five Munster titles and three All-Ireland medals with Cork, and establishing himself as one of the game's most compelling and articulate figures. In this book, he tells the story of his life and extraordinary career.'This is not simply one of the best and most readable sports books to be published anywhere this year, it is one of the best and most important books to be published in Ireland this year' Sunday Tribune'Certain to become a sports classic' The Times'Certainly the book of the year' Irish Times'The engine of the book is truthfulness: raw, compelling and uncomfortable' Sunday Times
Come in, We're Closed: An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World's Best Restaurants
by Christine Carroll Jody EddyPeer behind the "closed" sign in the world's greatest restaurants, and you may glimpse a packed table whose seats are elusive even to the most in-the-know diner: the daily staff meal. This insider's look goes behind the scenes to share the one-of-a-kind dishes professional cooks feed each other. Join authors Christine Carroll and Jody Eddy as they share these intimate staff meal traditions, including exclusive interviews and never-before-recorded recipes, from twenty-five iconic restaurants including: Ad Hoc in Napa, California; Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain; The Fat Duck in London, England; McCrady's in Charleston, South Carolina; Uchi in Austin, Texas; Michel et Sébastien Bras in Laguiole, France; wd~50 in New York City, New York, and many more. Enjoy more than 100 creative and comforting dishes made to sate hunger and nourish spirits, like skirt steak stuffed with charred scallions; duck and shrimp paella; beef heart and watermelon salad; steamed chicken with lily buds; Turkish red pepper and bulgur soup; homemade tarragon and cherry soda; and buttermilk doughnut holes with apple-honey caramel glaze. It's finally time to come in from the cold and explore the meals that fuel the hospitality industry; your place has been set.
Comer See
by Enrico Massetti Andrea LenzBuchbeschreibung: Dieser Reiseführer beschreibt den Comer See mit den Orten Como, Bellagio, Menaggio und Varenna. Zusätzlich stellt er Informationen über Tagesausflüge nach Piona und zu den Villen Carlotta und del Balbianello bereit. Weiterhin finden Sie ausführliche Darstellungen sowie Fotos der Touristenattraktionen. Dieser Fremdenführer lässt sich auch optimal auf Ihrem Smartphone oder Ihrem Tablet nutzen. Er beinhaltet aktive Links über die Websites von Bahn- und Schiffsunternehmen. Daher können Sie mit nur einem Klick die aktuellen Fahrpläne einsehen und sogar Tickets erwerben. Sie bekommen eine Übersicht über Hotels, Villen, Apartments und Jugendherbergen in der Umgebung. Ebenfalls aufgeführt sind viele Bewertungen der besten Restaurants, die in fußläufiger Entfernung zur Bootsanlegestelle und zum Bahnhof liegen. Dort finden Sie auch zahlreiche, aktive Links, die bei einer bestehenden Internetverbindung zusätzlich von Nutzen sein können. Falls Sie unterwegs nicht ins Netz gehen können, haben Sie immer noch die Eckdaten wie Name, Adresse und Telefonnummer parat.
Comfort
by Ruth Kiel Frank KielErnst Altgelt and people from what is now Germany founded Comfort in 1854 in the Guadalupe Valley of the Texas Hill Country. When the Civil War began, many of these freethinking people opposed secession. Some attempted to go to Mexico and were surprised by Confederates near the Nueces River. A few Unionists escaped; some were killed, and others were wounded and later killed. In 1865, friends and relatives retrieved their remains, and they now lie under the Treue der Union Monument. The first school was built in 1856, but not until 1892 did Comfort build a church. Charles Apelt created the Armadillo Farm, which made lamps, purses, and baskets from armadillo shells. Today descendants of original settlers live on family ranches and in houses built by their ancestors. Comfort is unincorporated to this day, and it retains a sense of its freethinking independence.
Coming Home to Tibet: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Belonging
by Tsering Wangmo DhompaIn this beautifully written memoir, a daughter travels to her mother's Tibetan homeland and finds both her own deep connections to her heritage and a people trying to maintain its cultural integrity despite Chinese occupation.After her mother dies in a car accident in India, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa decides to take a handful of her ashes back to her homeland in Tibet. Her mother left Tibet in her youth as a refugee and lived in exile the rest of her life, always yearning to return home. When the author arrives at the foothills of her mother's ancestral home in a nomadic village in East Tibet, she realizes that she had been preparing for this homecoming her whole life. Coming Home to Tibet is Dhompa's evocative tribute to her mother and a homeland that she knew little about.Dhompa's story is interlaced with poetic prose describing the land, people, and spirit of the country as experienced by a refugee seeing her country for the first time. It's an intriguing memoir and also an unusual inside view of life in contemporary Tibet, among ordinary people trying to negotiate the changes enforced on it by Chinese rule and modern society.
Coming into the Country
by John Mcphee"Coming into the Country" is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush. Readers of McPhee' s earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene and ordering of events, brilliantly combined into an organic whole. In the course of this volume we are made acquainted with the lore and techniques of placer mining, the habits and legends of the barren-ground grizzly, the outlook of a young Athapaskan chief, and tales of the fortitude of settlers-- ordinary people compelled by extraordinary dreams. "Coming into the Country" unites a vast region of America with one of America's notable literary craftsmen, singularly qualified to do justice to the scale and grandeur of the design.
Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe
by Joep Leerssen Ann RigneyThis volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of centenary fever across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the interaction between literature and cultural memory, and the entanglement between local, national and European identities at the highpoint of nation-building.
Commemorative Events: Memory, Identities, Conflict (Routledge Advances in Event Research Series)
by Warwick Frost Jennifer LaingCommemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why. This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to societies and how they are used by governments as well as impacts on other stakeholders. The book fully explores these issues by reviewing all the major types of commemorative events including, nationhood or independence, wars, battles, famous people and cultural milestones from varying geographical regions and stakeholder perspectives. By doing so the book furthers understanding of these types of events in society as well as furthering knowledge of social and political uses and impacts of events. This thought provoking volume will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in events.
Comment Voyager à Temps Plein, Travailler à Temps Partiel et Vivre Une Vie d'Aventure
by Sarah GoldbergVous cherchez un moyen de voyager à travers le monde et de le financer en travaillant de manière indépendante? Ne cherchez plus, j'ai les réponses dont vous aurez besoin pour vivre la vie de vos rêves! Voyager dans le monde et vivre dans de nouveaux pays est une expérience fantastique et avec la montée en puissance du travail indépendant en ligne, les gens quittent maintenant leur domicile pour vivre et travailler à l'étranger, pas dans un bureau, mais dans des cybercafés et des cafétérias. Vous vivez la vie de vos rêves pour vraiment faire l'expérience du monde et vous le pouvez aussi. Je vous montre comment faire Dans ce livre: 1. Vous comprendrez les bases pour devenir voyageur éternel 2. Vous verrez les points pour voyager, explorer et gagner 3. Vous pouvez créer un guide utile pour devenir un travailleur indépendant 4. Vous verrez une liste de sites utiles pour les travailleurs indépendant 5. Vous serez comment rétablir sa maison après voyage(si toutefois vous décidez de retourner à la maison) Explorez le monde, vivez et découvrez de nouvelles cultures. Rendre tout cela possible en tant que travailleur indépendant. Apprenez à acheter mon livre aujourd'hui!
Comment surmonter votre peur de l’avion: Dites adieu à l’aviophobie
by James ChristiansenCHAQUE JOUR, vous passez à côté de votre vie à cause de l’aviophobie Vous êtes malade à l’idée de monter dans un avion ? Vous passez à côté de votre vie parce que vous avez peur de voyager en avion ? Apprenez à vaincre votre phobie dès aujourd’hui ! La peur de l’avion est extrêmement courante. La dernière fois que vous avez pris l’avion, vous pouvez être sûr que vous n’étiez pas la seule personne à avoir peur ! À cause de cette phobie, vous finirez par voyager en bus et à ne jamais vous aventurer hors de votre pays. Même si vous en souffrez modérément, l’aérodromophobie (la peur de voyager en avion) peut gâcher vos vacances et vos voyages. Grâce à ce livre, vous en viendrez à bout et pourrez à nouveau croquer la vie à pleines dents ! Ne souffrez plus ! La peur de l’avion est surmontable ! Ce livre électronique vous aidera à surmonter votre phobie en : 1.Vous informant : le transport aérien est extrêmement sûr. Le savoir, c’est le pouvoir 2. Trouvant des techniques de distraction pour vous focaliser sur autre chose que votre peur 3. Apprenant à faire confiance aux professionnels qui s’occupent de vous à bord 4. Découvrant des astuces pour optimiser votre expérience (opter pour les meilleurs sièges, les plus gros avions possibles pour réduire les turbulences, etc.), y compris le meilleur outil pour choisir votre place, disponible en ligne dès aujourd’hui ! 5. Vous confrontant à votre peur pour vous en débarrasser Besoin d’une autre excuse pour acheter ce livre ? En voici une : pour moi, l’alphabétisation des enfants est fondamentale. C’est pourquoi je verse 5 % des recettes de mes ventes à Reading Is Fundamental, le plus grand organisme à but non-lucratif d’alphabétisation des enfants aux États-Unis. CHAQUE JOUR, vous passez à côté de votre vie à cause de l’aviophobie. Ne vous laissez plus dominer
Commentaries of Ruy Freyre de Andrada
by Ruy Freyre De AndradaFirst published in 1930. 'The Broadway Travellers consolidates its already high reputation by issuing this volume...' SpectatorThis is the first translation of the Commentarios since original publication in 1647. Copies of the original are very rare yet the work covers an historically significant period, describing the operations leading up to the capture from the Portuguese of Ormuz, in the Persian Gulf, by an Anglo-Persian force. Of importance in the history of the rise of the Indian Empire, this is the first printed account of the Portuguese version of the affair.The appendices include many previously unpublished Portuguese documents, the most important of which is the full Journal of Edward Monnox, who was present throughout the operations.
Commerce City
by Debra BullockAmong Colorado's fastest growing cities in the 21st century, Commerce City was settled in the 1850s, located today 8 miles northeast of Denver's capitol building. Known for hog farms, truck farms, and dairies, as well as refineries and grain elevators, Commerce City was, during World War II, the site of the enormous Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a U.S. Army weapons manufacturing facility. Incorporated in 1952 as Commerce Town, the name was changed to Commerce City in 1962, which adopted home rule in 1970. Commerce City is regionally famous and nationally recognized for parks and recreation, Buffalo Run Golf Course, Mile High Kennel Club (dog racing), and nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The new Commerce City Civic Center and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, which is home to pro soccer's Colorado Rapids, were completed in 2007. Commerce City remains a speedily changing municipality with a diverse cultural mix and generations of residents with strong community roots.
Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective (Routledge Critical Studies in Tourism, Business and Management)
by Hazel Tucker Paul A. Lynch Alison J. McIntoshThis volume is the first to examine the commercial home from an international perspective, paying attention to the frequently occurring but often neglected forms of commercial accommodation including farmstays, historic houses, and self-catering accommodation. Conceptually, it helps to explain a range of behaviours and practices, for example the importance of setting and the nature of the host/guest exchange. The idea of home provides a conceptual bridge to related themes, for example identity, gender, emotional management and cultural mobilities whose investigation in a commercial home context offers fascinating insights into hospitality, tourism and society. This book is structured around three themes. The first is dimensions of the commercial home and includes discussion of issues pertaining to forms and characteristics and female entrepreneurship. The second theme considers the commercial home as an investigative lens to examine wider issues of society, hospitality and tourism such as the commercial home as a tool for rural economic development. The third theme, extending the commercial home paradigm, looks at new areas of development, including the Malaysian Muslim home as a site for economic and political action and the use of the home in marketing regional localities. Commercial Homes in Tourism is the first book to give recognition to this distinct, economically important and expanding form of tourism business by bringing together recent, international research on this common form of commercial tourism accommodation. Given the global nature of the commercial home phenomenon, and owing to the originality of its theoretical contributions and practical insights, this book will be of interest across a broad range of subjects and disciplines interested in the examination of the home phenomenon, including students, academics and business practitioners.