In the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs families neighborhoods & the tools utilities & size of their kitchens--along with their cultural heritage How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian & lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented & thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines--history economics sociology urban studies women's studies & food studies--this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food & cooking during the so-called age of abundance Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how America's working class in a multitude of ways has shaped the foods we eat today ...

How Police Generate False Confessions explores the research on & controversy around false confessions & helps the reader understand what really happens in the interrogation room 328 pages 2 Tables unspecified Trainum James L ...

Once upon a time the rhinoceros had beautifully smooth skin So how did it end up so saggy & baggy & wrinkly? Find out in this delightful picture book illustrated by John Joven & adapted especially for young children from one of Rudyard Kipling&s famous Just So Stories ...

Once at the centre of the American conservative movement bestselling author & radio host Charles Sykes is a fierce opponent of Donald Trump & the right-wing media that enabled his rise Sykes presents an impassioned regretful & deeply thoughtful account of how the American conservative movement came to lose its values How did a movement that was defined by its belief in limited government individual liberty free markets traditional values & civility find itself embracing bigotry political intransigence demagoguery & outright falsehood? How the Right Lost its Mind addresses key issues that face American conservatives under a Trump presidency It asks why so many voters are apparently credulous & immune to factual information reported by responsible media & why did conservatives decide to overlook even embrace so many of Trump's outrages gaffes conspiracy theories falsehoods & smears? Can conservatives govern or are they content merely to rage? & central to Sykes's discourse is the question of how can the right recover its traditional values & persuade a new generation of their worth ...

Since the very first publication of The Secret a decade ago Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book has brought forth an explosion of real people sharing real stories of how their lives have miraculously changed for the better How The Secret Changed My Life presents a selection of the most heartwarming & moving stories in one inspirational volume Each story provides an authentic real-life illustration of the pathway that leads to success in every area of life money health relationships love family & career The people in How The Secret Changed My Life show time & again that no one is excluded from living the life of their dreams ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Every Christmas Eve Granny Rose (Mary Tyler Moore) helps Santa deliver toys to little girls & boys Except this year Granny Rose gets sick & asks Mr Grimm (Tony Randall) to take over this most important job When the toys overhear his plans to wait until morning & sell them to the highest bidder the toys decide to deliver themselves! But there&s danger & surprises around every corner as they try to find the children they&re meant to be with -- without getting caught by Mr Grimm! A magical holiday adventure HOW THE TOYS SAVED CHRISTMAS is a delightfully toy-riffic movie children of all ages will want to watch again & again ...

Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries--behind the camera as well as in front of it--combined talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family The film divided into three chapters--' The Civil War' (directed by John Ford) ' The Railroad' (directed by George Marshall) & ' The River the Plains the Outlaws' (directed by Henry Hathaway)--tells the story of the Prescotts a spirited group of easterners who make a declaration to migrate west When their parents are lost in a tragic river accident Eve (Carroll Baker) & Lilith (Debbie Reynolds) go their separate ways Eve remains on the land that took her parents settling down with the well-intentioned Linus Rawlings (James Stewart) while Lilith becomes a singer who is courted by the conniving Cleve Van Valen (Gregory Peck) when he learns that she has inherited a fortune in California As time passes & the Civil War takes the life of Linus the newest generation of Prescott offspring struggles with even greater danger & loss in the form of fierce Indians as well as family archrivals Top-notch production values & an endless string of solid performances have earned HOW THE WEST WAS WON the well-deserved label as one of Hollywood's most revered classics ...

This collection of eleven evocative accessible & funny stories for children of 5 tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now The Whale grew up in God's vegetable patch but was banished to sea when he became too large & crushed all His carrots; the Polar Bear was lured to the North Pole by the other animals who were jealous that she always won the annual beauty contest; the Hare has asked the moon to marry him but can never stretch his ears high enough to hear her reply; the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins each story is a delight for reading alone or aloud ...

The lovely story from Kipling adapted for younger readers Rudyard Kipling's classic ' Just So' story retold for young readers According to this much-loved fable whales could eat anything they wanted
- find out what happens when the whale finds out that man tastes very nice indeed Part of the Usborne Reading Programme Illustrations Full colour throughout
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How did life begin? Is the earth moving beneath our feet? Why does it rain? Encompassing all of these questions & many more this fun engaging interactive book introduces the Earth&s important cycles & encourages children to think about the impact of human actions on our world inspiring respect for the natural world & all its harmonies ...