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The year after the riots - american responses to the palestine crisis 0f 1929-1930 Naomi W. Cohen

The year after the riots - american responses to the palestine crisis 0f 1929-1930 מאת Naomi W. Cohen

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American jewry and the holocaust Yehuda Bauer

American jewry and the holocaust מאת Yehuda Bauer

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The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit (Made in Michigan) מאת Michael Zadoorian This is a quirky and compelling collection of short stories set in and around Detroit, by award-winning local writer Michael Zadoorian. In "The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit" Michael Zadoorian follows characters coming to terms with the past and the present in a broken city. Rusty, ornery, and down a...

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Unwitting Zionists: The Jewish Community of Zakho in Iraqi Kurdistan (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) מאת Haya Gavish This is a study of the Iraqi Jewish community of Zakho that investigates the community's attachment to the Land of Israel, the effects of Zionist activity, and immigration to Palestine and Israel. "Unwitting Zionists" examines the Jewish community in the northern Kurdistan town of Zakho from the end...

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Little Machinery: A Critical Facsimile Edition (Landscapes of Childhood) מאת Mary Liddell This is an updated edition that situates a landmark 1920s children's picture book in its historical and social context. When it was published in 1926, Mary Liddell's picture book "Little Machinery" was both favorably reviewed and well advertised, but it faded quickly from store shelves. Yet the book...

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Angel (TV Milestones) מאת Stacey Abbott This title examines the innovative approach to genre, aesthetics, narrative, and the representation of masculinity in the television series "Angel". Following the phenomenal success of the first three seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on the WB Network, writers and producers Joss Whedon and Davi...

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Travelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes With Bob Seger (Painted Turtle) מאת Tom Weschler A photo-driven insider's look at Bob Seger's career from the early days to his breakthrough as a world-famous musician. Tom Weschler spent more than ten years from the late 1960s through the 1970s in the Bob Seger camp, working as tour manager and photographer during Seger's hard-gigging, heavy-trav...

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The Honeymooners (TV Milestones) מאת David Sterritt This title examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of the Honeymooners in the context of postwar American values. "The Honeymooners" chronicles the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his wife, Alice, as they search for domestic happiness inside a confining Brook...

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Long night's journey into day - life and faith after the holocaust Roy A.; Eckardt Eckardt

Long night's journey into day - life and faith after the holocaust מאת Roy A.; Eckardt Eckardt

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The Slasher Killings: A Canadian Sex-Crime Panic, 1945-1946 (Painted Turtle) מאת Patrick Brode This title examines the postwar Windsor slasher killings and the social consequences of the public paranoia that followed. As the city of Windsor, Ontario, celebrated the end of World War II and the return of its troops with parades and public revelry, the industrial city in the south of Canada was ...

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Enterprising Images: The Goodridge Brothers, African American Photographers, 1847-1922 (Great Lakes Books) מאת John Vincent Jezierski The story of one of America's first families of photography, documenting the history of the Goodridge studio for three-quarters of a century. It weaves photographic and regional history with the narrative of a family whose lives paralleled the social and political happenings of the country....

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A Motor City Year (Painted Turtle) מאת John Sobczak This title contains photographs of the unique people, places, and events that make up a year in the life of Metropolitan Detroit. In "A Motor City Year", award-winning photographer John Sobczak captures everyday life in Metro Detroit in 365 images. His photographs showcase the familiar - the Thanksg...

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Workbook for Reasoning Skills: Exercises for Functional Reasoning And Reading Comprehenson (William Beaumont Hospital Speech and Language Pathology Ser.) מאת Susan Howell Brubaker Second edition of this widely used tool for reasoning and reading exercises....

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Workbook for Language Skills: Exercises for Reading, Writing, and Retrieval (William Beaumont Hospital Series in Speech and Language) מאת Susan Howell Brubaker This is the revised and updated 'tan book' of functional, easy-to-read exercises for spelling, writing, word retrieval, and reading comprehension skills. Since its original publication in 1984, the "Workbook for Language Skills" has sold thousands of copies to clinicians and individuals looking for ...

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The Golden Underground (African American Life) מאת Anthony Butts New from accomplished poet Anthony Butts, this is a collection of modern free verse with an attention to formal syntax and a keen religious sensibility. "The Golden Underground" takes its title from a section of Wallace Stevens' poem "Sunday Morning". Like "Sunday Morning", "The Golden Underground" ...

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Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors (Great Lakes Books) מאת Charles K. Hyde This book explores the business history of three major independent American automakers - Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company - that faced fierce competition from the 'Big Three'. With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, Nas...

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The political world of american zionsim Samuel Halperin

The political world of american zionsim מאת Samuel Halperin

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Maxwell Motor: And the Making of the Chrysler Corporation (Great Lake Books) מאת Anthony J. Yanik This is a detailed history of Maxwell Motor Company, a medium-sized Detroit automaker that became the foundation of the Chrysler Corporation. Though usually regarded as a footnote in automotive history, Maxwell Motor was one of the leading automobile producers in the United States during the first q...

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Journey to a Nineteenth-Century Shtetl - The Memoirs of Yekhezkel Kotik מאת Yekhezkel Kotik Originally published in Warsaw in 1913, this beautifully written memoir offers a panoramic description of the author's experiences growing up in Kamieniec Litewski, a Polish shtetl connected with many important events in the history of nineteenth-century Eastern European Jewry. Although the way of life portrayed in this memoir has disappeared, the historical, cultural, and folkoric material it contains will be of major interest to historians and general readers alike. Kotik's story is the saga of a wealthy and influential family through four generations. Masterfully interwoven in this ta...