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Saigon to San Diego - Trinh Do - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Saigon to San Diego - Trinh Do - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"When I was 12, I didn''t think I would get past ninth grade. When I was 14, I didn''t think I would live to my twentieth birthday. For me to be here today is a dream beyond my comprehension." Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War''s aftermath, this memoir tells the story of Trinh Do, a boy fighting for survival in newly unified communist Vietnam. Trinh Do was born in Saigon in 1964. His father, a soldier in the South Vietnam Army, was taken to a re-education camp after the communist victory in 1975. His family was thrown out of their home, and Do took care of his mother and younger brothers. He struggled to stay in school; because of his father, Do faced constant prejudice from the communist administration. He was expelled for refusing to betray his classmates in 1978; soon after, his mother arranged for him to escape Vietnam in a fishing boat. After a perilous journey, he landed in Malaysia, where he spent six months in a refugee camp, and then made his way to the United States. His parents attempted a similar escape four years later and were lost to the South China Sea. This memoir tells the story of Do''s generation coming of age in a brutal period of Vietnam''s history and is illustrated with family photographs. Framed within a complex historical setting, it reveals the cruelty inflicted upon the populace by the Vietnamese communists for the purpose of "internal security." An intimate portrait of daily life under communist rule and an examination of the political and military situation, Do''s memoir describes the propaganda and repression through the words of a Vietnamese schoolboy.

DKK 191.00
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Saints and Sinners in Queen Victoria's Courts - Tom Zaniello - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Saints and Sinners in Queen Victoria's Courts - Tom Zaniello - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This chronicle of ten controversial mid-Victorian trials features brother versus brother, aristocrats fighting commoners, an imposter to a family''s fortune, and an ex-priest suing his ex-wife, a nun. Most of these trials--never before analyzed in depth--assailed a culture that frowned upon public displays of bad taste, revealing fault lines in what is traditionally seen as a moral and regimented society. The author examines religious scandals, embarrassments about shaky family trees, and even arguments about which architecture is most likely to convert people from one faith to another.

DKK 280.00
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Syd Chaplin - Lisa K. Stein - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Syd Chaplin - Lisa K. Stein - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is the first study of the life and art of Sydney Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin''s brother, a person notable not only for his importance in establishing his brother''s career, but in several other early Hollywood enterprises, including the founding of United Artists and the Syd Chaplin Aircraft Corporation, America''s first domestic airline. Sydney also had a successful film career, beginning in 1914 with Keystone and culminating with a string of popular films for Warner Bros. in the 1920s. Sydney''s film career ended in 1929 because of an assault charge by an actress. This incident proved to be only the last in a string of scandals, each causing him to move to another place, another studio, or another business venture.

DKK 429.00
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Pennies from Vietnam - Larry Ray Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pennies from Vietnam - Larry Ray Smith - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In this family story that includes more than 70 letters from Vietnam, the raw honesty of one homesick teenage boy speaks for every lonely soldier at war. Huey crew chief Larry Smith grew into a hardened man in his First Cavalry helicopter while his little sister Tracy started kindergarten back in New Jersey and learned of war from the family television. As Larry turned 19 in December 1967, battles intensified and his letters darkened, casting doubt on his promise to return home. Decades after the war, as he lay in a coma, Tracy read her brother''s letters in full and vowed to uncover the whole truth of his war. What she learned makes the case for generational trauma in the mental health realm: children do not belong in war, nor should they watch one unfold on television.

DKK 347.00
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Holy Bingo, the Lingo of Eden, Jumpin' Jehosophat and the Land of Nod - Les Harding - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Holy Bingo, the Lingo of Eden, Jumpin' Jehosophat and the Land of Nod - Les Harding - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Christianity abounds with fascinating, little-known trivia. Gas station attendants, for example, enjoy their own patron saint. So do stamp collectors, truss makers and sailors in the Bolivian navy. Jesus and Judas were common names in the biblical period, and Jesus of Nazareth had a brother named Judas. The forbidden fruit was more likely an apricot than an apple, and Delilah hired a barber to cut Sampson''s hair. This dictionary of miscellany combs the annals of Christian esoterica, offering the most intriguing facts that are often forgotten, overlooked or ignored. Departing from the standard subject matter, this work serves as an unruly companion to the typical Bible dictionary. Nearly 1500 entries range from Aaron''s beard (a popular name for Saint John''s wort) to zounds (an antiquated Christian swear word). Information is cross-referenced and includes numerous quotations.

DKK 429.00
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The Man Who Made Babe Ruth - Brian Martin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Man Who Made Babe Ruth - Brian Martin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutilier (1872-1944) was hard to miss. Yet the many books written about Babe Ruth relegate the soft-spoken teacher and coach to the shadows. Ruth credited Boutilier--known as Brother Matthias in the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier--with making him the man and the baseball player he became. Matthias saw something in the troubled seven-year old and nurtured his athletic ability. Spending many extra hours on the ballfield with him over a dozen years, he taught Ruth how to hit and converted the young left-handed catcher into a formidable pitcher. Overshadowed by a fellow Xavierian brother who was given the credit for discovering the baseball prodigy, Matthias never received his due from the public but didn''t complain. Ruth never forgot the father figure who continued to provide valuable counsel in later life. This is the first telling of the full story of the man who gave the world its most famous baseball star.

DKK 334.00
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They Rode with Forrest and Wheeler - John E. Fisher - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

They Rode with Forrest and Wheeler - John E. Fisher - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Thomas Burr Fisher was one of five brothers who served, between them, in the Fourth and Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry Regiments, Confederate States Army, with remarkable devotion. Using Fisher''s two memoirs (one untitled, written in 1915, and "Life on the Common Level," written in 1921), his correspondence, records, and other material, along with the wartime diary of his brother William Fisher and extensive original research, the history of the Western Cavalry is recounted here.

DKK 334.00
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For Cuba--for Freedom! - Raul Andres Villamia - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For Cuba--for Freedom! - Raul Andres Villamia - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Raul Villamia''s childhood in Cuba revolved around baseball and bloodshed. The violence that he witnessed led him to support Castro''s revolution, and his brother Mario introduced him to Castro''s 26th of July Movement (M267). Minor league baseball brought him to the United States, where he hoped to pursue a career in the majors, and left Villamia uniquely placed to aid Castro''s revolution from abroad. From Tampa, New York City, Bridgeport, Union City, Miami, and Key West, the Villamias, Angel Perez-Vidal, Howard K. Davis and others supported Castro through fundraising, collecting supplies for the revolutionaries, propaganda campaigns, and arms smuggling. Raul rubbed elbows with Castro and his top men and with American gangsters who did business in Cuba. He was hounded by the FBI, and his brother Mario is mentioned in the Warren Commission Report. This memoir recalls Villamia''s experience as an advocate for Castro in the United States and tells the story of those in America whose efforts helped to oust Batista.

DKK 325.00
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Do Not Open - Katheryn Krotzer Laborde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do Not Open - Katheryn Krotzer Laborde - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

When the floodwaters that swamped New Orleans finally receded in September 2005, the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery began. One of the most common sights was the discarded home refrigerator, perched on the curb and ready for disposal. For months, thousands upon thousands of ruined refrigerators still awaited pick-up. Many had messages scribbled with markers or blurted with spray paint, rendered by owners and passersby alike, ranging from practical to sentimental, the angry to the darkly humorous. This book, featuring hundreds of black-and-white photographs, presents the communiques that transformed appliances into message boards, and explores the post-disaster environment that inspired their creation.

DKK 283.00
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For the Union and the Catholic Church - Max Longley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For the Union and the Catholic Church - Max Longley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Four men joined the Catholic Church in the mid-1840s: a soldier, his bishop brother, a priest born a slave and an editor. For the next two decades they were in the thick of the battles of the era--Catholicism versus Know-Nothingism, slavery versus abolition, North versus South. Much has been written about the Catholic Church and about the Civil War. This book is the first in more than half a century to focus exclusively on the intersection of these two topics.

DKK 421.00
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Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Since its release in 1971, Don McLean''s song "American Pie" has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about the references within the lyrics; been celebrated as a chronicle of American life from the late 1950s through the early 1970s; and has become iconic itself as it has been remade, parodied, and referenced within numerous texts and forums. This volume offers a set of new essays that focus on the cultural and historical significance of the song. Representing a variety of perspectives and fields of study, the essays address such topics as historical and literary interpretations of the song''s lyrics, its musical qualities, the commentary the song offers on rock and roll history, the continuing significance of the song, and the ways in which the song has been used by various writers and artists. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

DKK 334.00
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Bracali and the Revolution in Tuscan Cuisine - Roberto Curti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bracali and the Revolution in Tuscan Cuisine - Roberto Curti - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A self-taught culinary virtuoso, Francesco Bracali is one of Italy''s top chefs. He and his brother, Luca, a sommelier, own the two-Michelin-stars restaurant Bracali in Massa Marittima, Tuscany. Once an unpretentious tavern run by their parents, the brothers turned it into a fine dining place where they revisited the region''s rich gastronomic traditions in an innovative way. Their revolutionary approach--a novelty at first--today boasts international recognition. This book examines Tuscany''s culinary history and analyzes the Bracali brothers'' interpretation of traditional dishes and fine wine.

DKK 240.00
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What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me? - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The United States government is one of the world''s largest publishers, printing and distributing a wealth of information including resources on American history, crime and justice data, contextualized government images, census data, genealogy research and much more. To serve patrons, library personnel must remain knowledgeable about U.S. government resources, agencies, departments, and websites. Aimed at librarians and library personnel from all types of libraries, and at researchers, this practical, hands-on volume is a useful resource for learning how to find and apply information from the wealth of U.S. government resources. It aids in answering various types of patron questions, performing community outreach, engaging in civic activities, serving business patrons, and providing classroom instruction. Readers will learn to discover the government''s "hidden" information treasures and how to implement and adapt these resources in any library environment.

DKK 551.00
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He Cheated, She Cheated, We Cheated - Ebony A. Utley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

He Cheated, She Cheated, We Cheated - Ebony A. Utley - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Infidelity raises questions: Why do women stay with a cheater? Why do women cheat? Why do women become "the Other Woman"? How do past experiences with infidelity impact future relationships? Drawing on interviews with U.S. women of various ages, racial backgrounds, educational attainments, and sexual orientations, this insightful study examines their personal experiences of being cheated on, cheating, being the Other Woman, or some combination of the three. Always engaging and equal parts uplifting and dispiriting, their narratives range from all-too-familiar stories to unconventional perspectives on love, life, and interpersonal communication.

DKK 334.00
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Tony Scott - Larry Taylor - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tony Scott - Larry Taylor - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tony Scott got his start as a film director when he joined his brother at the lucrative commercial directing company Ridley Scott Associates. After directing Top Gun --his second film, which changed not only the trajectory of his own life but of the entire action-movie industry--Scott''s career would be a roller coaster of blockbuster hits, personal films and confounding failures. With extensive research and original interviews with actors, cinematographers and writers, this book documents Tony Scott''s larger-than-life persona from his early days to his untimely death, which left a hole in genre filmmaking yet to be filled.

DKK 421.00
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Raul Castro and the New Cuba - Harlan Abrahams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Raul Castro and the New Cuba - Harlan Abrahams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 2006, Fidel Castro yielded power over Cuba to his younger brother Raul, making him the first new president of the island nation in nearly five decades. Raul has ushered in many changes and reforms, including allowing open criticism of the government, lifting the ban on personal electronics, and allowing farmers to purchase their own equipment. This timely work weaves together expert analysis with narrative accounts from current Cuban citizens to explore the economic, political, legal, and social changes occurring in Cuba under Raul Castro''s presidency. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

DKK 259.00
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Eros and Power in English Renaissance Drama - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Eros and Power in English Renaissance Drama - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book features five plays from the English Renaissance that explore political questions and developments by telling stories about the erotic impulses of a ruler. The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe''s Edward II , Shakespeare''s Measure for Measure , Massinger''s The Duke of Milan , Davenant''s The Cruel Brother , and Ford''s Love''s Sacrifice . The editor provides an introduction, initial discussion, and selected illustration(s) for each play, along with an introduction to erotic politics and the Renaissance-era political mentality. A bibliography includes suggestions for further reading and a list of useful websites for students.

DKK 523.00
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Lust for Fame - Gordon Samples - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lust for Fame - Gordon Samples - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The first book on Booth''s ten tumultuous years on the stage, with a wealth of rare period illustrations reproduced with special techniques yielding results of better quality than the originals. The book evaluates his performances through newspaper reviews and the recorded opinions of his contemporaries; it also separates Booth the actor from Booth the assassin. Previously unpublished letters are included, some in facsimile. John Wilkes'' famous brother Edwin was not necessarily the leading actor of his era: this book indicates why John Wilkes Booth might claim that distinction. One of the appendices is an exhaustive chronology of all his performances, and all fellow cast members.

DKK 334.00
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The Boys of Diamond Hill - J. Keith Jones - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Boys of Diamond Hill - J. Keith Jones - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 1861, brothers Daniel and Pressley Boyd left their farm in Abbeville County, South Carolina to join the Confederate army. William, Thomas and Andrew soon followed, along with brother-in-law Fenton Hall. During the Civil War, they collectively fought in almost every theater of the conflict and saw firsthand every aspect of soldier life--from death and illness to friendly fire and desertion. By war''s end only Daniel survived. Based on their extensive personal correspondence, this updated edition includes 30 never before published letters, along with new research revealing additional family background and undiscovered information about the fates of the Boyd brothers and other family members.

DKK 429.00
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Holding Television Accountable - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Holding Television Accountable - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This work discusses the impact of television show audience participation and expectations in the age of social media through reception theory, content analysis, and primary research on social media platforms. It explores how audience reception can influence creative decisions and initiatives, such as "cancel culture" and diversity efforts, by thoroughly and critically analyzing shows like Girls, The 100, Big Brother , and Southern Charm to illustrate this phenomenon. Various types of television are examined, including reality TV, network and cable TV, and streaming TV, to explore the influence of audience reception on creative ownership and accountability, thus demonstrating the power of social media in the hands of viewers.

DKK 486.00
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Edwin Booth - Arthur W. Bloom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Edwin Booth - Arthur W. Bloom - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The great nineteenth-century stage actor Edwin Booth began his long career in 1849 as a young teenager, following in his father''s footsteps. This biography traces his life and career as a tragic actor, including his childhood; his early acting tours of California, Australia and Hawaii; his rise to fame as a touring star; his two marriages; his relationship with his brother John Wilkes Booth; his disastrous management of Booth''s Theatre in New York City; and his death in 1891. The book includes an extensive performance history detailing every known Edwin Booth performance during his more than 30 years on the stage, with reviews and other supplementary materials.

DKK 382.00
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A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman - Lynnette Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Year in the Life of a "Dead" Woman - Lynnette Porter - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

" Perhaps I should have realized that cancer runs in my family. After all, three grandparents and my father and brother perished from this disease. Yet, when I received my colorectal cancer diagnosis, I was surprised. I never expected to be primarily identified as a cancer patient. Following a typical combination of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and more chemo, I was presumably cancer-free when my post-treatment scans looked clean. Nonetheless, within a year I received a terminal diagnosis; cancer had metastasized in my lungs. Thus began my year as a dead woman--a time of chaotic emotions, new priorities, and rapid-fire plans and changes. Expecting the unexpected became a theme in my life, but the things that turned out to be most shocking are social, familial, and even my expectations about what is realistic for a dead woman to be or do. " Preconceptions about a terminal cancer diagnosis frequently are based on popular culture depictions of cancer and dying, which can be misleading as a guide for knowing what to expect when you''re expecting to die. This memoir provides one woman''s often-irreverent, pop culture-illustrated guide to life that deconstructs some common preconceptions about living with a terminal diagnosis.

DKK 240.00
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The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Scott Allen Nollen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Making and Influence of I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Scott Allen Nollen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Robert E. Burns, a World War I veteran coerced into taking part in a petty crime in Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to hard labor on a chain gang in 1922. Twice escaping and on the lam for decades, he was aided only by his minister-poet brother, Vincent G. Burns. Their collaborative work, I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! was the basis for Darryl F. Zanuck''s and Mervyn Leroy''s hard-hitting 1932 film adaptation from Warner Bros. This book traces the making and influence of the film--which launched a string of imitators--and the Burns brothers'' efforts to obtain a pardon for Robert, which never came.

DKK 334.00
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The Psychology of Moviegoing - Ashton D. Trice - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Psychology of Moviegoing - Ashton D. Trice - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

How do we choose what movies to go see? How do we process the sounds and images of those films? How do they influence our behaviors, attitudes and beliefs after we leave the theater? Using psychology theory, this book answers these questions while considering the effects of relatively permanent personality variables, our changeable moods and the people we are with in such scenarios. It also points out areas of the study in which further work is necessary and where new concepts, such as awe and aesthetic pleasure, may further understanding.

DKK 334.00
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