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Virtually unknown outside of her adopted hometown of Cleveland,
Ohio, Jane Edna Harris Hunter was one of the most influential
African American social activists of the early-to mid-twentieth
century. In her autobiography A Nickel and a Prayer, Hunter
presents an enlightening two-part narrative that recollects her
formative years in post-Civil War South and her activist years in
Cleveland. First published in 1940, Hunter's autobiography recalls
a childhood filled with the pleasures and pains of family life on
the former plantation where her ancestors had toiled, adventures
and achievements in schools for African American children, tests
and trials during her brief marriage, and recognition and respect
while completing nursing training and law school. When sharing the
story of her life as an activist, Hunter describes the immense
obstacles she overcame while developing an interracial coalition to
support the Phillis Wheatley Association and nurturing its growth
from a rented home that provided accommodation for twenty-two women
to a nine-story building that featured one hundred and thirty-five
rooms. This new and annotated edition of A Nickel and a Prayer
includes the final chapter, ""Fireside Musings,"" that Hunter added
to the second, limited printing of her autobiography and an
introduction that lauds her as a multifaceted social activist who
not only engaged in racial uplift work, but impacted African
American cultural production, increased higher education
opportunities for women, and invigorated African American
philanthropy. This important text restores Jane Edna Harris Hunter
to her rightful place among prominent African American race leaders
of the twentieth century.
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Deep Blue Sea (DVD)
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows)
team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by
injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three
sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to
demonstrate signs of intelligent behaviour. When pharmaceuticals'
president Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives with funding
in mind, one of the sharks attacks scientist Jim Whitlock, biting
off his arm. However, the helicopter taking Whitlock to surgery
crashes into the research centre and disables the protective
security systems which keeps the killer sharks at bay...
After delivering parts for the atomic bomb that would later be dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, the naval cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine while patrolling the Philippine Sea.
Left with no option but to abandon ship, Captain Charles McVay and hundreds of his crew are left stranded in open seas with no food or water. Enduring extreme hunger and thirst for days, things soon go from bad to worse as a group of sharks begin to prey on the men as they sit helplessly awaiting rescue.
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Magnolia (Blu-ray disc)
John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, …
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On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of one story.
Through coinddence, chance, human action, past history and divine intervention they will weave through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
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Deep Blue Sea (Blu-ray disc)
Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, …
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R298
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Ships in 15 - 30 working days
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows)
team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by
injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three
sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to
demonstrate signs of intelligent behaviour. When pharmaceuticals'
president Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives with funding
in mind, one of the sharks attacks scientist Jim Whitlock, biting
off his arm. However, the helicopter taking Whitlock to surgery
crashes into the research centre and disables the protective
security systems which keeps the killer sharks at bay...
Hundreds of years in the future, humans have colonized the solar system. The U.N. controls Earth. Mars is an independent military power.
The planets rely on the resources of the Asteroid Belt, where air and water are more precious than gold. For decades, tensions have been rising between these three places.
Earth, Mars and the Belt are now on the brink of war. And all it will take is a single spark.
Title: The Angel of the Revolution: a tale of the coming Terror.
... With illustrations by F. T. Janes.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
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industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
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British Library Jones, George Chetwynd; Jane, Frederick Thomas;
1893. viii. 393 p.; 8 . 012630.h.1.
Title: The Lordship, The Passen, and We. A tale.]Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
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Jane, Frederick Thomas; 1897. viii. 312 p.; 8 . 012623.e.6.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Title: Blake of the "Rattlesnake"; or, the Man who Saved England. A
story of torpedo warfare in 189-... Illustrated by the
author.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION &
PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a
perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's
most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these
works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the
world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works
the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of
satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification
fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is
provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition
identification: ++++ British Library Jane, Frederick Thomas; 1895.
269 p.; 8 . 012628.n.7.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ The Beauties Of The Poets Thomas Janes Poetry; American;
General; Poetry / American / General; Poetry / English, Irish,
Scottish, Welsh; Poetry / General
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Virtually unknown outside of her adopted hometown of Cleveland,
Ohio, Jane Edna Harris Hunter was one of the most influential
African American social activists of the early-to mid-twentieth
century. In her autobiography "A Nickel and a Prayer," Hunter
presents an enlightening two-part narrative that recollects her
formative years in post-Civil War South and her activist years in
Cleveland. First published in 1940, Hunter's autobiography recalls
a childhood filled with the pleasures and pains of family life on
the former plantation where her ancestors had toiled, adventures
and achievements in schools for African American children, tests
and trials during her brief marriage, and recognition and respect
while completing nursing training and law school. When sharing the
story of her life as an activist, Hunter describes the immense
obstacles she overcame while developing an interracial coalition to
support the Phillis Wheatley Association and nurturing its growth
from a rented home that provided accommodation for twenty-two women
to a nine-story building that featured one hundred and thirty-five
rooms.
This new and annotated edition of "A Nickel and a Prayer" includes
the final chapter, "Fireside Musings," that Hunter added to the
second, limited printing of her autobiography and an introduction
that lauds her as a multifaceted social activist who not only
engaged in racial uplift work, but impacted African American
cultural production, increased higher education opportunities for
women, and invigorated African American philanthropy. This
important text restores Jane Edna Harris Hunter to her rightful
place among prominent African American race leaders of the
twentieth century.
Title: How the Jubilee Fleet escaped Destruction, and The Battle of
Ushant: or, two episodes in the career of a naval officer. Second
edition. (Illustrated by F. T. Jane.).Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The MILITARY HISTORY & WARFARE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
This series offers titles on warfare from ancient to modern times.
It includes detailed accounts of campaigns, battles, weapons, as
well as the soldiers and commanders who devised, initiated, and
supported war efforts throughout history. Specific analyses discuss
the impact of war on societies, cultures, economies, and changing
international relationships. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Stevenson,
Philip L.; Jane, Frederick Thomas; 1899. 68 p.; 8 . 012624.k.18.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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