Priscilla: 406 books

The “Happiest Place on Earth” opened in 1955 during a trying time in American life—the Cold War. Disneyland was envisioned as a utopian resort where families could play together and escape the tension of the “real world.” Since its construction, the park has continually been updated to reflect...

Ever since Norman Lear remade the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part into All in the Family, American remakes of British television shows have become part of the American cultural fabric. Indeed, some of the programs currently said to exemplify American tastes and attitudes, from reality programs like...

Women are the unsung heroes of their communities, often using minimal resources to challenge oppressive structures and create powerful alternatives in the arts, education, and the workplace. The stories included here are by women with vision, who inspire and lead those who have lived in their midst....

The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching Spanish. Not only will pupils learn the Spanish words for sports, we also give you ideas to reinforce vocabulary and sentence structures for a range of topics, from colours and weather to numbers and travel. In...

Historic Freedmen's Town is a breif history of remaining buildings and structures in Houston'a Fourth Ward Historical Freedmen's Town District.

Agriculture--not mining--brought the first pioneers to Webb City. In 1856, John C. Webb moved his family from Tennessee to southwest Missouri. On the first day of June in 1859, he purchased 240 acres at the General Land Office in Springfield, Missouri. He farmed this land until 1873, when he found...

On January 7, 2009, the employees of Satyam Computer Services were shocked to learn that the founder and chairman of their company, Ramalinga Raju, had resigned after confessing to a massive accounting scandal that had been percolating for years. In Raju's words, "It was like riding a...

Medina County was founded in 1848 by settlers from Europe and the eastern United States. At the time, Native Americans still lived on that land, which they called �Comancheria.� Full of hope for a better life, settlers tamed an unfamiliar landscape that was filled with prickly pear cactus, rattlesnakes,...

WARNING! Millions will be transformed through Touched by a Galilean. Are you next? Hopefully, this book, complete with Reflect and Respond exercises, will serve as a powerful launch pad for introspection, discourse, inspiration, and ultimately victory through Jesus Christ. Touched by a Galilean is...

Take a peek into the line of communication between 2 friends as they send texts back and forth to encourage each other through struggles and disappointments. Created in a contemporary format and clever interior design with dialogue in texting bubbles, this book presents scripture and truth sure to catch the attention of readers.

The book is a childrens book to help understand children who have been placed in homes away from their family of origin. It aims to help caregivers understand the displaced childrens perspective, hence the dog pound and foster care and authorities and ASPCA.

Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science is designed to help new librarians begin to manage a successful and satisfying career in the library and information science profession. Although the first years are often overwhelming, they can be the key to creating a successful career as...

This collection of personal essays and newspaper columns is the result of decades of putting thoughts on paper. The author writes about ordinary life experiences which have far-reaching meaning and appeal. Some humorous, some poignant, others self-deprecating, they have enough universality...

Our global food system is undergoing rapid change. Since the global food crisis of 2007-2008, a range of new issues have come to public attention, such as land grabbing, food prices volatility, agrofuels and climate change. Peasant social movements are trying to respond to these challenges by organizing...