James Morrison
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English
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In The Lost Girl, James Morrison finds a compelling lens through the eyes of a young person trying to understand the world and her place in it. In stylized prose both elegant and spare, saturated with irony but fraught with tenderness, Morrison raises questions about modern life that become more pressing by the day.
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Français
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La référence internationale incontestable en matière d'entretien clinique.
Avec plus de 100 000 exemplaires vendus à ce jour, cet ouvrage du Pr. James Morrison est la référence internationale incontestable en matière d'entretien clinique. Pour de nombreux praticiens et professionnels qui mènent ces entretiens — psychiatres, psychologues, travailleurs sociaux, infirmiers, auxiliaires médicaux et conseillers d'éducation entre autres —,...
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English
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From Rat Pants to Eagles and Tweeds is a firsthand account of James Morrison's experiences growing up in the segregated South, his attitudes and approaches to the military as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, and his years as a history teacher at York College in Pennsylvania. Morrison attended several army service schools; served as a midshipman before and after World War II; completed several overseas tours, including service as an American...
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On the 29 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo triggering events leading to the outbreak of the First World War. Less well known is that the car he was in was a borrowed Graf + Stift Double Phaeton, that the route was published in advance, and the decision to lower the hood was only taken at the last minute. As with the other events in this book, the car played a central role, yet its history is largely unknown. These cars...
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English
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'The Left Behind' is a defining motif of contemporary British political discourse. It is the thread that knits together the 2016 Brexit referendum, the crumbling of the fabled 'Red Wall' in the North, and the pernicious culture war being waged today. But who are the Left Behind?
James Morrison goes in search of the reality behind the rhetoric, offering the first comprehensive, historical analysis of the origins, uses and meanings of the term. He...
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English
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In “England's Cross of Gold”, James Ashley Morrison challenges the conventional view that the UK's ruinous return to gold in 1925 was inevitable. Instead, he offers a new perspective on the struggles among elites in London to define and redefine the gold standard-from the first discussions during the Great War; through the titanic ideological clash between Winston Churchill and John Maynard Keynes; to the final, ill-fated implementation of the...
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English
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Life is just like walking through the rain whether you dance through it (and have fun) or just try to avoid the puddles you still get wet. Your life has a God-authored plan that can be exciting or can be drudgery it all depends on how you choose to see each circumstance in your day. Each day, you can be surrounded by circumstances that test who you say you are. Those are circumstances that test your character. Circumstances like financial hardship,...
10) Doubting Thomas
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When a black baby is inexplicably born to white parents, a family's life is torn apart as secrets are revealed, their love is tested, and the legacy of racism in America hits home.
11) 24. Season six
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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After twenty months in a Chinese prison, Jack Bauer is suddenly returned to the United States. But instead of being free, Jack's release is part of a secret deal: his life in return for the location of Hamri Al-Assad, the leader of a terrorist organization that has unleashed a wave of terror across the country. A broken man, physically and mentally, Jack agrees to the exchange. But when he learns that his new captor, Abu Fayed, is actually the man...
12) The one
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], ©2001
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English
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Sometimes, the difference between good and evil is only a matter of degrees. Officer Yulaw is on the trail of a diabolical mirror image of himself that has escaped from a parallel universe. Each time he kills his likeness he grows stronger and more powerful. Now, he is the only one standing in his way of becoming "the one."