Death In The Garden City

Author : Jeanne M. Dams
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448303533

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Death in the Garden City by Jeanne M. Dams Pdf

American Anglophile Dorothy Martin heads to the picturesque city of Victoria on Vancouver Island to investigate a series of petty crimes – that soon turn deadly. When Dorothy Martin and her ex-policeman husband Alan are asked by some good friends to look into a series of petty crimes that are perplexing the local Mounties in the picturesque Canadian city of Victoria, they immediately jump on a plane to British Columbia and settle themselves into the heart of the local community. Drinking champagne with the local businessman and would-be politician as well as cups of tea with the local recluse, they infiltrate all ranks of Victoria society. But when a young woman goes missing and a body is discovered, it would appear that the petty crimes have turned deadly. With their ability to get to the root of a crime and dig out the culprit, it’s not long before Dorothy and Alan realize they have embarked on a trip that will become far more dangerous than they ever envisaged...

Author : Jane Jacobs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : City planning
ISBN : OCLC:244302808

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Pdf

Author : John Berendt
Publisher : Random House
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-13
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780679429227

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.

Author : Mervyn Miller
Publisher : Historic England
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781848023208

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English Garden Cities by Mervyn Miller Pdf

The Garden City Movement provided a radical new model for the design and layout of housing at the turn of the nineteenth century and set standards for the twentieth century which were of international significance. The vision of the movement's founder, Ebenezer Howard, drew on many strands of political and utopian thought, and initially aimed at addressing the problems of an increasingly urban and dysfunctional society along 'the peaceful path to real reform'. It took only five years, from 1898 to 1903 for the idea to take root in the open fields of North Hertfordshire, when Earl Grey proclaimed the Letchworth Garden City Estate open. Letchworth was followed by Hampstead Garden Suburb, Welwyn Garden City and numerous smaller developments, and Garden City ideas informed both inter-war housing policy and New Town planning after the Second World War. Present-day issues such as sustainable development and eco-settlements have their roots in the Garden City. Written by the leading authority in the field, this book tells the story of a major development in England's urban and planning history and provides a timely popular survey of the achievements of the Garden City Movement and the challenge of change. This will not only appeal to planners and conservation professionals, but also residents of the garden cities.

Author : Mildred H. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-28
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780486406695

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Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919 by Mildred H. Smith Pdf

Handsome treasury of 118 vintage pictures, accompanied by captions, document the Garden City Hotel fire (1899), the Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908), the first airmail flight departing from the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome (1911), more.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042028272

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Dying and Death by Anonim Pdf

Death is a topic people are reluctant to ponder. Neither is dying a process that is usually being openly discussed. However, on a variety of occasions, dying and death are on a person’s minds, under some sensitive circumstances, he or she are eager to discuss with a close person, a friend, a professional. The present volume, the second in the Series on Dying and Death, is meant to enrich personal experience of dying or death by providing its reader with knowledge and understanding of some aspects of dying or death. Section 1 describes practices of mourning, in different times and places: USA during the Civil War (Ashley Byock), the Island of Viz, between Croatia and Italy (Kathleen Young), present day Israel (Asa Kasher), medieval Serbia (Mira Crouch) and post-Holocaust USA (Paula David). Section 2 consists of reflections on mourning. It includes philosophical discussions of Friendship (Gary Peters), Grace (Dana Freibach-Heifetz), and the Other (Havi Carel), all in the context of mourning, as well as Mourning itself as a skill (Marguerite Peggy Flynn). Section 3 brings papers on culture and suicide, in early modern Holland (Laura Cruz), in historical Japan (Lawrence Fouraker), as well as in the Jazz age (Kathleen Jones). Section 4 discusses different predicaments of medics facing death and dying: terminal diagnosis (Angela Armstrong-Coster), palliative patients (Anna Taube), and the hospice setting (Elizabeth Gill).

Author : Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : CORNELL:31924002274409

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Proceedings by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Pdf

Author : Sara Rosett
Publisher : Sara Rosett
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Death in an English Garden by Sara Rosett Pdf

Author : Ebenezer Howard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135678074

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Garden Cities of To-Morrow by Ebenezer Howard Pdf

Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A peaceful path to reform, "the book", writes F.J. Osborn "holds a unique place in town planning literature, is cited in all planning bibliographies, stands on the shelves of the more important libraries, and is alluded to in most books on planning; yet most of the popular writers on planning do not seem to have read it - or if they have read it, to remember what it says." The book led directly to two experiments in town-founding that by imitation, and imitation of imitation, have had a profound influence on practical urban development throughout the world. The book was responsible for the introduction of the term Garden City in numbers of languages - Cite-Jardin, Gartenstadt, Ciudad-jardin, Tuinstad - and set into motion ideas that have helped transform the scientific and political outlook on town structure and town growth. With urban renewal and the development of suburban communities as features of the contemoprary American scene, Garden cities of To-Morrow becomes "must" reading. In the words of Lewis Mumford: "This is not merely a book for Technicians: above all it is a book for citizens, for the people whose actively expressed needs, desires and interests should guide the planner and administrator at every turn." This book was first published in it's current form in 1965.

Author : John D Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351843034

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The Impact of Art and Culture on Caregiving by John D Morgan Pdf

"Meeting the Needs of Our Clients Creatively: The Impact of Art and Culture on Caregiving" is an important new work which integrates traditional understandings of care of the dying and bereaved with the use of arts and other forms of cultural creativity in therapy and funeralization. Twenty-one authors give us cutting-edge insights into the practical aspects of caring for the dying and bereaved as well as new understandings of creativity.

Author : John E. Welshons
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781577319887

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Awakening from Grief by John E. Welshons Pdf

In this remarkable book, John Welshons weaves together his own personal awakening with those of others he’s counseled to create a deeply felt and beautifully expressed primer on dealing with grief. Grieving, says Welshons, offers a unique opportunity to develop deeper and fuller life experiences, to embrace pain in order to open the heart to joy. Written for those who have experienced any kind of loss — death, divorce, or disappointment — this book offers reasonable, reassuring thinking on dealing with the death of loved ones and ourselves, finding the inner gifts that promote healing, and much more. Awakening from Grief takes a rare and compelling positive look at a subject needlessly viewed as one of the most negative in life. This is a persuasive primer on drawing the joy out of grief.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Capital punishment
ISBN : UOM:39015013770592

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Imposition of Capital Punishment by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures Pdf

Author : Hodgson B.F.
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9785521055067

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The Secret Garden by Hodgson B.F. Pdf

«Таинственный сад» – любимая классика для читателей всех возрастов, жемчужина творчества Фрэнсис Ходжсон Бернетт, роман о заново открытой радости жизни и магии силы. Мэри Леннокс, жестокое и испорченное дитя высшего света, потеряв родителей в Индии, возвращается в Англию, на воспитание к дяде-затворнику в его поместье. Однако дядя находится в постоянных отъездах, и Мэри начинает исследовать округу, в ходе чего делает много открытий, в том числе находит удивительный маленький сад, огороженный стеной, вход в который почему-то запрещен. Отыскав ключ и потайную дверцу, девочка попадает внутрь. Но чьи тайны хранит этот загадочный садик? И нужно ли знать то, что находится под запретом?.. Впрочем, это не единственный секрет в поместье...

Author : Myra Bluebond-Langner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691213088

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The Private Worlds of Dying Children by Myra Bluebond-Langner Pdf

Winner of the Margaret Mead Award A classic, moving study of terminally ill children that emphasizes their agency and shows how we can relate to dying children more honestly “The death of a child,” writes Myra Bluebond-Langner, “poignantly underlines the impact of social and cultural factors on the way that we die and the way that we permit others to die.” In a moving drama constructed from her observations of leukemic children, aged three to nine, in a hospital ward, she shows how the children come to know they are dying, how and why they attempt to conceal this knowledge from their parents and the medical staff, and how these adults in turn try to conceal from the children their awareness of the child’s impending death. In contrast to many parents, doctors, nurses, and social scientists who regard the children as passive recipients of adult actions, Bluebond-Langner emphasizes the children’s role in initiating and maintaining the social order. Her sensitive and stirring portrait shows the children to be willful, purposeful individuals capable of creating their own worlds. The result suggests better ways of relating to dying children and enriches our understanding of the ritual behavior surrounding death.

Author : Philip Kapleau
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834800090

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The Zen of Living and Dying by Philip Kapleau Pdf

To live life fully and die serenely—surely we all share these goals, so inextricably entwined. Yet a spiritual dimension is too often lacking in the attitudes, circumstances, and rites of death in modern society. Kapleau explores the subject of death and dying on a deeply personal level, interweaving the writings of Western religions with insights from his own Zen practice, and offers practical advice for the dying and their families.