American Star

Author : Jackie Collins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780671023492

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American Star by Jackie Collins Pdf

Jackie Collins' American Star is a love story for the nineties. At its heart are two extraordinary lovers, separated by tragic circumstances, yearning for each other, yet seemingly never able to be together again. Nick and Lauren can never forget each other. Teenage small-town lovers -- he from the wrong side of the tracks, she the prettiest girl in town -- their love was the town scandal, forbidden, sizzling and unforgettable, ending abruptly in a tragedy that sent them into separate orbits. Nick pursues his dream of acting, and after a series of wild adventures begins the slow rise that will make him one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Lauren goes to New York and enters the modeling world, surprising everyone with a career that takes off in a direction she never expected. American Star follows them both on their trips to fame, as Nick and Lauren, haunted by the secret they share, try to live without each other -- only to find they can't. American Star is a compelling story of love, sex and murder, set against the glamorous backgrounds of New York and Hollywood, as only Jackie Collins can tell it.

Author : Vivian Morris,Curtis Morris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313001673

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Creating Caring and Nurturing Educational Environments for African American Children by Vivian Morris,Curtis Morris Pdf

The history of the education of African American children in one Alabama town is reconstructed over a period of 100 years, from the First Reconstruction period to the Second Reconstruction period (Governor George Wallace's stand in the schoolhouse door). Lessons learned from this case study, in addition to 15 years of desegregated education in the community, provides a perspective for educational policymakers to consider, as they attempt to plan effective schools in the 21st century for all children in America. Many have viewed segregated schools for African American students as dens of educational pathology with poor teachers and administrators, poorly operated academic programs and activities, dilapidated school buildings, and scarce resources. Until the last two decades, little had been written about the internal functioning of these schools or the positive impact of their efforts from the perspective of their students, families, teachers, or administrators. Despite being underfunded, understaffed, and issued second-hand books and equipment, this school and community worked together, as did many other African American schools and communities, to create effective schooling for children. This study addresses four major questions: (1) What kinds of educational experiences did teachers and principals view as important for the successful education of African American children? (2) How did the school interact with parents and the community? (3) How did the educational environment change when African American children began attending desegregated schools? (4) What can we learn from this successful school for African American children as well as their experiences in the desegregated setting that will provide a perspective for educational policymakers as we plan effective schools for all children in this country? The findings from this case study present a perspective on which educational policymakers can build as we plan caring, nurturing, and equitable learning environments for children in schools in all communities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1154 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : California
ISBN : NYPL:33433008712477

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Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : California. Legislature. Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2398 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : California
ISBN : UCD:31175032134507

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The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California by California. Legislature. Senate Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0618809120

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They Dance in the Sky by Anonim Pdf

A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper.

Author : Frances Putnam Pogle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Delsarte system
ISBN : OSU:32435079204665

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New Century American Star Speaker by Frances Putnam Pogle Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Horse racing
ISBN : NYPL:33433066617204

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Wallace's Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Benjamin J Swenson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399053730

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The Dawn of Guerrilla Warfare by Benjamin J Swenson Pdf

While one military empire in Europe lay in ruins, another awakened in North America. During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the Spanish launched an unprecedented guerrilla insurgency undermining Napoleon’s grip on that state and ultimately hastening the destruction of the French Army in Europe. The advent of this novel “system” of warfare ushered in an era of military studies on the use of unconventional strategies in military campaigns and changed the modern rules of war. A generation later during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), Winfield Scott and Henry Halleck used the knowledge from the Peninsular War to implement an innovative counterinsurgency program designed to conciliate Mexicans living in areas controlled by the U.S. Army, which set the standard informing a growing international consensus on the proper conduct for occupation. In this first transnational history of the Mexican-American War, historian Benjamin J. Swenson chronicles the emergence of guerrilla warfare in the Atlantic World. He demonstrates how the Napoleonic War in Spain informed the U.S. Army’s 1847 campaign in the heart of Mexico, romantic perceptions of the war among both Americans and Mexicans, the disparate resistance to invasion and occupation, foreign influence on the war from monarchists intent on bringing Mexico back into the European orbit, and the danger of disastrous imperial overreach exemplified by the French in Spain.

Author : John Caldwell,Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque,Dale T. Johnson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1 by John Caldwell,Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque,Dale T. Johnson Pdf

Author : Maria M. Delgado,Stephen M. Hart,Randal Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118557525

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A Companion to Latin American Cinema by Maria M. Delgado,Stephen M. Hart,Randal Johnson Pdf

A Companion to Latin American Cinema offers a wide-ranging collection of newly commissioned essays and interviews that explore the ways in which Latin American cinema has established itself on the international film scene in the twenty-first century. Features contributions from international critics, historians, and scholars, along with interviews with acclaimed Latin American film directors Includes essays on the Latin American film industry, as well as the interactions between TV and documentary production with feature film culture Covers several up-and-coming regions of film activity such as nations in Central America Offers novel insights into Latin American cinema based on new methodologies, such as the quantitative approach, and essays contributed by practitioners as well as theorists

Author : Nick Kanas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030136130

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Star Maps by Nick Kanas Pdf

Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between different star maps and atlases, and relates these notions to our changing ideas about humanity’s place in the universe. Also covered in this book are more contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances. The text is enriched with 226 images (141 in color) from actual, antiquarian celestial books and atlases, each one with an explanation of unique astronomical and cartographic features. This never-before-available hardcover edition includes two new chapters on pictorial style maps and celestial images in art, as well over 50 new images. Additionally, the color plates are now incorporated directly into the text, providing readers with a vibrant, immersive look into the history of star maps.

Author : Dorcas S. Miller
Publisher : Westwinds Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : IND:30000053395574

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Stars of the First People by Dorcas S. Miller Pdf

Presents a brief introduction to star lore in Native American beliefs and culture; describes and provides illustrations of classical Greek constellations; and features information about the cultures and star lore of various Native American tribes, organized by culture area.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UOM:39015082627640

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American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500 Gross Tons and Over by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1903364027

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The Star System by Paul McDonald Pdf

Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early "cinema of attractions" to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.

Author : Mary Beltrán
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252076510

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Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes by Mary Beltrán Pdf

A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s