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A genealogy of the southern Jacobs, Redd, Dawson and Fussell
families from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Other surnames
include Adams, Cargill and Covington
"For more than 40 years, Cal Thomas had a front row seat to some of
America's most contentious public policy debates. And for more than
four decades, Cal wielded his pen to speak truth to power and to
advance traditional conservative values. Cal's stories and tales
from that front row-as the watchman-are sure to entertain!" -
Former Vice President Mike Pence "This is what I have done-and am
continuing to do-as I seek to serve God first and then my
country."-Cal Thomas Cal Thomas-one of the most popular syndicated
columnists in the country-is America's "Watchman" in the night. In
A Watchman in the Night, Cal Thomas takes the reader on a "road
trip" through over fifty years of journalism and American life,
serving as a "watchman" on culture and politics and seeking to
conform it to a standard that never changes. A watchman "keeps
guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals,
or thieves." Thomas is a believer that certain values and
principles never change and has critiqued misbehavior and
wrong-headedness by people on "his side" from the start. "If values
and Truth mean anything," Thomas says, "they must be applied
equally. Hypocrisy and heresy cannot be ignored no matter the
source." In the book, Thomas does not stigmatize labels, such as
"conservative" and "religious," because Thomas says: "It allows
people to define me and others by their perception of those labels.
Ask me a question and I will give you my answer. For over fifty
years in journalism, Thomas has offered incisive, humorous and
often corrective commentary to our social, political, and religious
conversations. An early commitment to addressing publicly what he
sees has marked Thomas' entire career. Cal has always called both
parties, both sides of the American political divide, to account,
to take the high road and to honor our civic and religious ideals
with compatible behavior to the very best of our ability. This
increasingly "radical" approach to public life has won him many
friends on both sides of the political aisle, hundreds of thousands
of faithful readers of his columns, and a continuous barrage of
accolades and "hate mail," much of it charming when it is not too
foul to repeat. Cal came to the Christian faith while a young
journalist at a dinner led by Dr. Richard Halverson, Pastor at
Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD, and later, Chaplain of
the United States Senate. This experience informed the rest of
Cal's life as he hosted his own private dinners for members of the
press and members of Congress from both parties leading to deep
friendships with Senator Ted Kennedy and many others, friendships
which became a hallmark of Cal's life despite wide political
differences. For over two decades, Cal has hosted the National
Prayer Breakfast Media Dinner as a continuation of his commitment
to the reality that a relationship with Jesus Christ can change a
person's life and ultimately change a nation, and that things of
such import are best discussed over dinner. The book includes tones
about faith, but focuses on American social, cultural and political
currents. A Watchman in the Night: What I've Seen Over 50 Years
Reporting on America is a living history of our times, of who we
were then and who we are now and who we might become (for better or
worse) in the future, and a remarkable chronicle of modern American
life.
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Fiercely Loyal
Deborah Ettinger, Tom Johnson
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Towards Sustainable Rural Regions in Europe - Exploring Inter-Relationships Between Rural Policies, Farming, Environment, Demographics, Regional Economies and Quality of Life Using System Dynamics (Paperback)
John M. Bryden, Sophia Efstratoglou, Tibor Ferenczi, Karlheinz Knickel, Tom Johnson, …
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This book presents the methodology and results of a three-year,
eleven-country science-to-policy research project - Toward a Policy
Model of Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development -
undertaken between 2005 and 2008 and financed under the European
Union's Sixth Framework program. It deals with an important
contemporary policy issue: how best to ensure that an
agriculturally-based policy can contribute to the development of
rural regions. It tackles this problem in a number of different but
complementary ways, primarily by the development of a unique and
innovative dynamic systems model, POMMARD (a Policy Model of
Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development).
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Towards Sustainable Rural Regions in Europe - Exploring Inter-Relationships Between Rural Policies, Farming, Environment, Demographics, Regional Economies and Quality of Life Using System Dynamics (Hardcover)
John M. Bryden, Sophia Efstratoglou, Tibor Ferenczi, Karlheinz Knickel, Tom Johnson, …
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This book presents the methodology and results of a three-year,
eleven-country science-to-policy research project, Toward a Policy
Model of Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development,
undertaken between 2005 and 2008 and financed under the European
Union's Sixth Framework program. It deals with an important
contemporary policy issue, how best to ensure that an
agriculturally-based policy can contribute to the development of
rural regions. It tackles this problem in a number of different but
complementary ways, primarily by the development of a unique and
innovative dynamic systems model, POMMARD (a Policy Model of
Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development).
As ""Dracula"" (1931) and ""Frankenstein"" (1931) ushered in the
golden age of horror films in the United States, studios and
distributors were faced with a major problem in their number one
overseas market: the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) were
demanding extensive cuts, enforcing age restrictions, and banning
outright many of Hollywood's horror movies. The issue most often
used to limit the showing of horror films was their
""unsuitability"" to children. With that in mind, the BBFC
developed specific film codes - the ""A"" (for adults) and the
""H"" (for horrific), both of which restricted viewing to those 16
or older - and then applied them liberally. This work examines how
and why horror films were censored or banned in the United Kingdom,
and the part these actions played in ending Hollywood's golden age
of horror.
From his film debut in ""The Man in the Iron Mask"" (1939) through
""Biggles"" (1985), the career and the movies of Peter Cushing,
known as 'the gentle man of horror', are examined. Using interviews
and extensive personal correspondence, the authors provide
Cushing's own views on many of his 91 films. A plot synopsis for
each film is followed by production and cast credits, year produced
and alternate titles. Also included are contemporary reviews of
Cushing's work.
Galileo Galilei said he was reading the book of nature as he
observed pendulums swinging, but he might also simply have tried to
draw the numbers themselves as they fall into networks of
permutations or form loops that synchronize at different speeds, or
attach themselves to balls passing in and out of the hands of good
jugglers. Numbers are, after all, a part of nature. As such,
looking at and thinking about them is a way of understanding our
relationship to nature. But when we do so in a technical,
professional way, we tend to overlook their basic attributes, the
things we can understand by simply looking at numbers.
Tom Johnson is a composer who uses logic and mathematical models,
such as combinatorics of numbers, in his music. The patterns he
finds while looking at numbers can also be explored in drawings.
This book focuses on such drawings, their beauty and their
mathematical meaning. The accompanying comments were written in
collaboration with the mathematician Franck Jedrzejewski.
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Fiercely Loyal
Deborah Ettinger, Tom Johnson
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Though best known for its horror films, Hammer produced a wide
variety of movies in many genres. The British studio was famous for
its exciting stories and expert action--all on very small budgets
and short shooting schedules. From The Public Life of Henry the
Ninth (1935) to The Lady Vanishes (1978), this is the definitive
work on Hammer's 165 films. Complete filmographic data are provided
for each film, including release dates in both the United Kingdom
and the United States, running time, length, distributor, complete
cast and production credits, and alternate titles. These data are
followed by an extensive plot synopsis, including contemporary
critical commentary and behind-the-scenes information from many of
the players and crew members.
In 1922, when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb
of Tutankhamen, much of what was then known about mummies came from
the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on
the walls of Egyptian tombs. Even before 1922, the mummy had been
the subject of fiction, with such writers as Bram Stoker and Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle tackling the subject, and early films dating
back to 1901. In this work, the authors present the religious,
social and scientific aspects of mummies as well as an in-depth
discussion of facts about them (largely Egyptian, but including
other kinds of mummies). Then, how mummies are portrayed in fiction
and in the movies is discussed, and stories and films in which the
mummy is a focal character are listed.
In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene
Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. Despite its
riveting production history, charismatic lead actors, and classic
musical moments, the movie has not received the same attention as
other musicals from MGM’s storied dream factory. In C’mon, Get
Happy: The Making of "Summer Stock," authors David Fantle and Tom
Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture,
from start to finish and after its release. The production
coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an
emotionally spent Garland. Kelly, who starred in An American in
Paris just one year later, was at the peak of his abilities. On the
other hand, Summer Stock was Garland’s final film at MGM, and she
gamely completed it despite her own personal struggles. Summer
Stock includes Kelly’s favorite solo dance routine and
Garland’s signature number "Get Happy." The authors discuss in
rich detail the contributions of the cast (which included Gloria
DeHaven, Eddie Bracken, Phil Silvers, and Marjorie Main); the
director (Charles Walters); the producer (Joe Pasternak); the
script writers (George Wells and Sy Gomberg); the songwriters
(which included Harry Warren and Mack Gordon); and top MGM
executives (Louis B. Mayer and Dore Schary). The volume features
extensive interviews, conducted by the authors, with Kelly,
Walters, Warren, and others, who shared their recollections of
making the movie. Deeply researched, C’mon, Get Happy reveals the
studio system at work during Hollywood’s Golden Era.
Additionally, the authors have written a special section called
"Taking Stock" that buttonholes numerous contemporary dancers,
singers, choreographers, musicians, and even Garland impersonators
for their take on Summer Stock, its stars, and any enduring legacy
they think the film might have. Artists from Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Ben Vereen, and Tommy Tune to Garland’s and Kelly’s daughters,
Lorna Luft and Kerry Kelly Novick, respectively, offer their unique
perspective on the film and its stars.
The career of towering, handsome actor Christopher Lee has
stretched over half a century in every sort of film from comedy to
horror. He has assumed such diverse roles as the Man With the
Golden Gun, Frankenstein's monster, Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, and
Dr. Catheter (from ""Gremlins 2""). From ""Corridor of Mirrors"" in
1948 to ""Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones"" in 2002,
this reference book covers 166 of Lee's theatrical feature films in
detail. Each entry provides all production information (including
year of release, studio, running time, and location), full credits
for cast and crew, a synopsis of the film, and a critical analysis
of the film and Lee's involvement, with a detailed account of its
making and commentary drawn from some thirty hours of interviews
with Lee himself. Each entry also places the film within the
context of Lee's career and discusses the director and other
significant figures. Two appendices list Lee's television feature
films and miniseries and Lee's short films, with brief credits and
Lee's role in each. The work concludes with an afterword by
Christopher Lee. Photographs from the actor's private collection
are included in the title.
"What audacity!" exclaimed Robert Wagner when he heard about the
authors' adolescent exploits in nabbing interviews with celebrities
of Hollywood's Golden Age. In 1978, David Fantle and Tom Johnson,
St. Paul teenagers fresh out of high school, boarded a plane to
meet with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. On a lark, they had written
the two stars requesting interviews-to their amazement, both had
agreed. Over the years, more than 250 other stars also
agreed-Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Debbie
Reynolds, George Burns, Rod Steiger, Milton Berle, Frank Capra and
Hoagy Carmichael, to name a few. Published for the first time and
with exclusive photos, this selection of 75 interviews chronicles
the authors' 40-year quest for wisdom, insights and anecdotes from
iconic artists who defined 20th century American popular culture.
There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in
late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the
working out of disputes and the making of decisions about local
governance. While historians have long studied these institutions,
there have been very few attempts to understand this complex
institutional form of 'legal pluralism'. Law in Common provides a
way of understanding this complexity by drawing out broader
patterns of legal engagement. Tom Johnson first explores four
'local legal cultures' - in the countryside, in forests, in towns
and cities, and in the maritime world- that grew up around legal
institutions, landscapes, and forms of socio-economic practice in
these places, and produced distinctive senses of law. Johnson then
turns to examine 'common legalities', widespread forms of social
practice that emerge across these different localities, through
which people aimed to invoke the power of law. Through studies of
the physical landscape, the production of legitimate knowledge, the
emergence of English as a legal vernacular, and the proliferation
of legal documents, the volume offers a new way to understand how
common people engaged with law in the course of their everyday
lives. Drawing on a huge body of archival research from the
plenitude of different local institutions, Law in Common offers a
new social history of law that aims to explain how common people
negotiated the transformational changes of the long fifteenth
century with, and through legality.
The Black Ghost is my homage to Walter B. Gibson and his famous
character The Shadow. Volume 1 contains the first four novelettes,
Murder Town, Calling The Black Ghost, The Black Ghost At Bay! And
Dark Night of The Black Ghost. Set in contemporary times, Jimmy
Malone dons a black hood and cape sending fear into the hearts of
evildoers, as he battles the underworld in the tradition of a
modern day Shadow or Spider. Volume 2 contains four novelettes,
Town of Fear, Death And The Black Ghost, Highways In Hiding &
Bullets of Terror. Set in contemporary times, Jimmy Malone dons a
black hood and cape sending fear into the hearts of evildoers, as
he battles the underworld in the tradition of a modern day Shadow
or Spider. Burning eyes, a mocking laugh, and blazing automatics
announce his entrance into an affray. Gangsters cringe when they
come up against the guns of the Black Ghost!
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