Intimate Voices from the First World War

Intimate Voices from the First World War
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 9780060584207
ISBN-13 : 0060584203
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Intimate Voices from the First World War by : Svetlana Palmer

The story of World War I is brought to life through the gripping personal narratives of those at the center of the storm. World War I was waged by young people from twenty-eight countries in an era without the advantages of military "embeds," satellite phones, and streaming media coverage. Intimate Voices from the First World War fills in the gaps in the history of the world's first global confrontation with excerpts from recently uncovered letters and diaries of those on the front lines and their friends at home. In their reflections on the vastness of the enterprise of war, these combatants, victims, and eyewitnesses re-create the scope of the conflict with immediacy and tenderness. Written with the frankness and intimacy of words not intended for public eyes -- full of private passions, prejudices, humor, and vivid insights -- these communiqués speak to us directly from within the war itself and from all sides of the conflict. These marvelous historical narratives not only immerse readers in an ongoing dialogue about the meaning of human conflict but also serve as reminders of the individual perspectives and beliefs that sometimes get overlooked during times of global strife.

First Voices

First Voices
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Publisher : Inanna Publications & Education
Total Pages : 560
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89106627565
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis First Voices by : Patricia Anne Monture

A collection of articles that examine many of the struggles that Aboriginal women have faced, and continue to face, in Canada. Sections include: Profiles of Aboriginal Women; Identity; Territory; Activism; Confronting Colonialism; the Canadian Legal System; and Indigenous Knowledges. Photographs and poetry are also included. There are few books on Aboriginal women in Canada; this anthology provides a valuable addition to the literature and fills a critical gap in the fields of Native Studies, Cultural Studies and Women's Studies.

First Voices, Part One: Adam Eber

First Voices, Part One: Adam Eber
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 422
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595207336
ISBN-13 : 0595207332
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis First Voices, Part One: Adam Eber by : Walter J. Schenck

First Voices is an amazingly good work with impressive writing skills that immediately places it as a valuable work to own. It puts Biblical characters and events in a fresh perspective. This is an impressive work that appears to be another Testament. First Voices tells the story of Adam and Eve, Shem and Eber, Noah and the Flood, Sarah, Keturah, Hagar and Abraham, The Minos of Crete, Nimrod and Canaan, Chedorlaomer and the city of Babylon, Esau and Jacob Judah and Shua, the Pharoah and Joseph, the Tower of Babel, the great war of Abraham, the tragedy of Lot, the thinker Jacob and independent Judah. Many other stories presents an uncanny insight into the world's first personalities. This book transcends intelligence and religious narrative. It is a master's craft at its best. First Voices is a great achievement into the world of Biblical literature. Historic events are rendered in grand depictions in epic proportions. It offers an insightful penetration into the word of God and seems to be a separate Testament speaking to the world how God interacts with mankind in real life. First Voices is a beautiful, wonderful, poetic work. And perhaps, the greatest Biblical epic ever written!

First Voices, Part Three: Jacob Judah

First Voices, Part Three: Jacob Judah
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 290
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595207350
ISBN-13 : 0595207359
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis First Voices, Part Three: Jacob Judah by : Walter J. Schenck

First Voices is an amazingly good work with impressive writing skills that immediately places it as a valuable work to own. It puts Biblical characters and events in a fresh perspective. This is an impressive work that appears to be another Testament. First Voices tells the story of Adam and Eve, Shem and Eber, Noah and the Flood, Sarah, Keturah, Hagar and Abraham, The Minos of Crete, Nimrod and Canaan, Chedorlaomer and the city of Babylon, Esau and Jacob Judah and Shua, the Pharoah and Joseph, the Tower of Babel, the great war of Abraham, the tragedy of Lot, the thinker Jacob and independent Judah. Many other stories presents an uncanny insight into the world's first personalities. This book transcends intelligence and religious narrative. It is a master's craft at its best. First Voices is a great achievement into the world of Biblical literature. Historic events are rendered in grand depictions in epic porportions. It offers an insightful penetration into the word of God and seems to be a separate Testament speaking to the world how God interacts with mankind in real life. First Voices is a beautiful, wonderful, poetic work. And perhaps, the greatest Biblical epic ever written!

First Voices, Part Two: Abraham - Jacob

First Voices, Part Two: Abraham - Jacob
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 434
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595207343
ISBN-13 : 0595207340
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis First Voices, Part Two: Abraham - Jacob by : Walter J. Schenck

First Voices is an amazingly good work with impressive writing skills that immediately places it as a valuable work to own. It puts Biblical characters and events in a fresh perspective. This is an impressive work that appears to be another Testament. First Voices tells the story of Adam and Eve, Shem and Eber, Noah and the Flood, Sarah, Keturah, Hagar and Abraham, The Minos of Crete, Nimrod and Canaan, Chedorlaomer and the city of Babylon, Esau and Jacob Judah and Shua, the Pharoah and Joseph, the Tower of Babel, the great war of Abraham, the tragedy of Lot, the thinker Jacob and independent Judah. Many other stories presents an uncanny insight into the world’s first personalities. This book transcends intelligence and religious narrative. It is a master’s craft at its best. First Voices is a great achievement into the world of Biblical literature. Historic events are rendered in grand depictions in epic porportions. It offers an insightful penetration into the word of God and seems to be a separate Testament speaking to the world how God interacts with mankind in real life. First Voices is a beautiful, wonderful, poetic work. And perhaps, the greatest Biblical epic ever written!

First People, First Voices

First People, First Voices
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 258
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0802065627
ISBN-13 : 9780802065629
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis First People, First Voices by : Penny Petrone

Speeches, letters, diaries, journals, petitions, prayers, songs, poems, drama and stories covering Indian writing and oratory in Canada from the 1630s to the 1980s. Generally arranged chronologically, also provides the Indian view of Canadian history.

The First Fire: A Cherokee Story

The First Fire: A Cherokee Story
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Publisher : 7th Generation
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9781939053510
ISBN-13 : 193905351X
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The First Fire: A Cherokee Story by : Bradley Wagnon

First Fire is an ageless Cherokee myth about the revered water spider in their culture. The story happens in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spider, then volunteered. Curious, the animals said to her “We know you could get there safely, but how would you bring the fire back without getting burned?” Water Spider was successful and to this day, the water spider is revered in Cherokee culture.

Pilgrim Voices

Pilgrim Voices
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 65
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ISBN-10 : 9781504010160
ISBN-13 : 1504010167
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Pilgrim Voices by : Peter Roop

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and a C. S. Lewis Noteworthy book: A rich history of the pilgrim experience, as recorded in real diaries Nearly four hundred years after the pilgrims left England in search of a better life, their stories still resonate with Americans today. In this account, the pilgrims’ own writings of their adventures and hardships are brought to life for young readers. This touching account shows the pilgrims’ voyage on the Mayflower, their first meeting with the native people, and the hardships of hunger, illness, and death that they faced during their first winter. Finally, after more than a year in the New World, they celebrate the harvest and truly give thanks.

Voices of Color

Voices of Color
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 404
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0761928901
ISBN-13 : 9780761928904
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices of Color by : Mudita Rastogi

Using real cases, narratives, and biographical material, this text examines issues related to the mental health intersect with race and ethnicity. It draws on the experiences of ethnic minority therapists.

Voices of the First Day

Voices of the First Day
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Publisher : Inner Traditions
Total Pages : 432
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0892813555
ISBN-13 : 9780892813551
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices of the First Day by : Robert Lawlor

Australian aboriginal people have lived in harmony with the earth for perhaps as long as 100,000 years; in their words, since the First Day. In this absorbing work, Lawlor explores the essence of their culture as a source of and guide to transforming our own world view. While not romanticizing the past or suggesting a return to the life of the hunter/gatherer, Voices of the First Day enables us to enter into the mentality of the oldest continuous culture on earth and gain insight into our own relationship with the earth and to each other. This book offers an opportunity to suspend our values, prejudices, and Eurocentrism and step into the Dreaming to discover: • A people who rejected agriculture, architecture, writing, clothing, and the subjugation of animals • A lifestyle of hunting and gathering that provided abundant food of unsurpassed nutritional value • Initiatic and ritual practices that hold the origins of all esoteric, yogic, magical, and shamanistic traditions • A sexual and emotional life that afforded diversity and fluidity as well as marital and social stability • A people who valued kinship, community, and the law of the Dreamtime as their greatest "possessions." • Language whose richness of structure and vocabulary reveals new worlds of perception and comprehension. • A people balanced between the Dreaming and the perceivable world, in harmony with all species and living each day as the First Day. Voices of the First Day is illustrated throughout with more than 100 extraordinary photographs, bark paintings, line drawings and engravings. Many of these photographs are among the earliest ever made of the Aboriginal people and are shown here for the first time.