The Silent History

The Silent History
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780374710941
ISBN-13 : 0374710945
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Silent History by : Eli Horowitz

Both a bold storytelling experiment and a propulsive reading experience, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, and Kevin Moffett's The Silent History is at once thrilling, timely, and timeless. A generation of children forced to live without words. It begins as a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own. The Silent History unfolds in a series of brief testimonials from parents, teachers, friends, doctors, cult leaders, profiteers, and impostors (everyone except, of course, the children themselves), documenting the growth of the so-called silent community into an elusive, enigmatic force in itself—alluring to some, threatening to others.

The Silent House (Paige Northwood, Book 1)

The Silent House (Paige Northwood, Book 1)
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 356
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780008390914
ISBN-13 : 0008390916
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Silent House (Paige Northwood, Book 1) by : Nell Pattison

Don’t miss the USA Today bestseller If someone was in your house, you’d know ... Wouldn’t you?

Silent History

Silent History
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780773555488
ISBN-13 : 077355548X
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent History by : Peter K. Andersson

The written and verbal traces of the past have been extensively studied by historians, but what about the nonverbal traces? In recent years, historians have expanded their attention to other kinds of sources, but seldom have they taken into account the most vital and omnipresent nonverbal aspect of life – body language. Silent History explores the potential of early photography to uncover the structure and nature of everyday body language in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through a close study of street photography by pioneering photographers who were the first to document urban everyday life with hidden cameras, Peter Andersson examines a key period of history in a new light. By focusing on a number of body poses and gestures common to the nonverbal communication of the fin de siècle, he reveals the identifications and connotations of daily social interaction beyond the written word. Andersson also depicts a broader picture of the body and its relationship to popular culture by placing photographic analysis within a context of magazine illustration, caricature, music-hall entertainment, and the elusive urban subcultures of the day. Studying archival photographs from Austria, England, and Sweden, Silent History provides a clear picture of the emergence of the modern bodily conventions that still define us.

Silent Conflict

Silent Conflict
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 479
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ISBN-10 : 9781442225862
ISBN-13 : 1442225866
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent Conflict by : Michael Jabara Carley

This deeply informed book traces the dramatic history of early Soviet-western relations after World War I. Michael Jabara Carley provides a lively exploration of the formative years of Soviet foreign policy making after the Bolshevik Revolution, especially focusing on Soviet relations with the West during the 1920s. Carley demonstrates beyond doubt that this seminal period—termed the “silent conflict” by one Soviet diplomat—launched the Cold War. He shows that Soviet-western relations, at best grudging and mistrustful, were almost always hostile. Concentrating on the major western powers—Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States—the author also examines the ongoing political upheaval in China that began with the May Fourth Movement in 1919 as a critical influence on western-Soviet relations. Carley draws on twenty-five years of research in recently declassified Soviet and western archives to present an authoritative history of the foreign policy of the Soviet state. From the earliest days of the Bolshevik Revolution, deeply anti-communist western powers attempted to overthrow the newly formed Soviet government. As the weaker party, Soviet Russia waged war when it had to, but it preferred negotiations and agreements with the West rather than armed confrontation. Equally embattled by internal struggles for power after the death of V. I. Lenin, the Soviet government was torn between its revolutionary ideals and the pragmatic need to come to terms with its capitalist adversaries. The West too had its ideologues and pragmatists. This illuminating window into the overt and covert struggle and ultimate standoff between the USSR and the West during the 1920s will be invaluable for all readers interested in the formative years of the Cold War.

The Silent History

The Silent History
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 529
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780374534479
ISBN-13 : 0374534470
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Silent History by : Eli Horowitz

A generation of children forced to live without words. It begins as a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own. The Silent History unfolds in a series of brief testimonials from parents, teachers, friends, doctors, cult leaders, profiteers, and impostors (everyone except, of course, the children themselves), documenting the growth of the so-called silent community into an elusive, enigmatic force in itself--alluring to some, threatening to others. Both a bold storytelling experiment and a propulsive reading experience, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, and Kevin Moffett's The Silent History is at once thrilling, timely, and timeless.

Silent Hills Speak

Silent Hills Speak
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 562
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0972060804
ISBN-13 : 9780972060806
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent Hills Speak by : William E. Ramsey

History of Council Bluffs, Iowa from 1800 to 2002. Text includes brief summaries of some townships in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen

A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen
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Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 1015283675
ISBN-13 : 9781015283671
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by : Daniel C Blum

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Silent Maid

Silent Maid
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 0692289755
ISBN-13 : 9780692289754
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Silent Maid by : Kent Mountford

Although there were hundreds of catboats on Barnegat Bay in the early 20th century, none were quite like Silent Maid. She was built in 1924 at Bay Head, New Jersey, for Philadelphia businessman Edwin J. Schoettle. Silent Maid's sailing life stretches across eight decades. This book is as much about the people who sailed her and where they came from as it is about the wood, iron, bronze, cordage, and canvas that fleshed out her frames. It was through their lives she moved. With over 470 illustrations, this book recounts how Silent Maid's owners came to shape, nurture, and, ultimately, preserve her . . . and in return, how she influenced their lives.

A Silent Fury

A Silent Fury
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1911508792
ISBN-13 : 9781911508793
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis A Silent Fury by : Yuri Herrera

SBS - Silent Warriors

SBS - Silent Warriors
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Publisher : William Collins
Total Pages :
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0008513368
ISBN-13 : 9780008513368
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis SBS - Silent Warriors by : Saul David