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  The American Transportation...

  Aaron W. Marrs

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  In the first half of the nineteenth century, transportation in the United States underwent an extraordinary transformation. In The American Transportation Revolution, Aaron W. Marrs explores the cultural influence of steamboats and railroads, which fascinated Americans across the country. 
   
   
   
  Demonstrating the wide cultural reach of steam transit, Marrs draws from an eclectic set of sources, including children's books, comic almanacs, musical works, sermons, etiquette guides, cartoons, and employee rulebooks. This rich tapestry of cultural production helped "naturalize" steam technology for Americans before they ever encountered steam transit in person. Before ever seeing a railroad, Americans could read a novel that took place on a railroad, see an image of a train on currency, or purchase piano music imitating a train. These cultural artifacts made these new forms of transport feel familiar and natural. 
   
   
   
  Marrs examines how cultural norms about travel emerged through the prescriptions of etiquette authors and the actions of travelers themselves, how enslaved people made innovative use of transportation networks to escape from slavery, and much more. Marrs convincingly demonstrates steam transportation's broad cultural impact on the United States, and how Americans, in turn, imprinted their own meaning on this new technology.

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  School's Out - Truants...

  James Thellusson

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  'An utter delight. 10 out of 10!' Harry Mount, editor of The Oldie
  A charming gift book of pleas, put downs, misplaced career guidance and character assessments collected from the school reports and memoirs of celebrities and ordinary people from across the UK and Ireland.
  Featuring household names such as Benedict Cumberbatch, David Bowie, Sandi Toksvig, Sir Billy Connolly, and even members of the Royal family, this collection will have readers laughing and digging out their own school reports.

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  Five Coimbra Poets

  Dinis Dom, Sá de Miranda, Antero...

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  Five Coimbra Poets takes historical contingency—the accident—as a pretext that would seem to unify profoundly different poetical voices from diverse centuries. Its chronological range is ample, starting in late medieval Portugal with Dom Dinis and ending with Fernando Assis Pacheco in the last half of the 20th century. To this historical contingency a contingency of choices is added—an accident of choices. A dual opportunity, a dual purpose: firstly, to bring together certain poets who were either born or lived in Coimbra and who were touched in a way—more or less asymmetrically, more or less explicitly—by the city, by the surrounding countryside and the region; secondly, to offer up poets and poems, some more canonical than others, whose occasion here reflects a personal and subjective choice that is tailored towards both initiation and concision.
  Dom Dinis and Sá de Miranda are joined by the two 19th century poets who most marked the memory of literature which the city keeps alive and which the poems themselves keep alive of the city. Both Antero de Quental and Camilo Pessanha are, in this sense, crucial. The lyrical intensity of landscape and cityscape is alive as well in Fernando Assis Pacheco, who perhaps wrote the most penetrating and moving poems about Coimbra and its worlds, which were those of his childhood, adolescence and early manhood.

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  Swimming Pool Ideas - The...

  Owen Jones

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  A swimming pool is the ultimate home improvement for billions of people around the world. However, it needn’t be as expensive as you might think, if you take the DIY approach. I know many families that have installed their own swimming pool 
  However, this manual is not about siting, digging out creating a pool. It is more about enhancing the pool after you have put in the effort of installing one. 
  I hope that it will interest those who would like to do something about enhancing and making the most of their domestic swimming pool. 
  I am also allowing you to use the articles in your own publication.

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  Wizardry Unleashed: A Journey...

  Quentin Hathersage

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  "Wizardry Unleashed: A Journey Through Magic and Mayhem" 
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  Are you eager to advance your skills and deepen your knowledge by diving into the magical realm? 
  Looking for a complete guide that provides everything you need for your magical journey? 
  Your quest ends here! 
  This audiobook is your ultimate companion for exploring new dimensions, applying your mystical abilities, and engaging in magical exercises. Get ready for an enchanting adventure. 
  Fully updated for the latest magical trends. 
  Key features of this expansive guide: 
  - In-depth revelations about the secrets of magic 
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  Our audiobook sets itself apart with comprehensive coverage, vital for mastering the mystical arts. Concepts are thoroughly explored and presented with clarity. 
  Please note that this guide is an independent resource for your magical exploration. 
  Structured logically with simple, easy-to-follow language, our guide ensures seamless transitions through captivating concepts. Embrace clarity and precise insights without dense mysticism. 
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  Stories from the cockpit

  audio4you, Michael Weber

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  Exciting and funny stories from the cockpit collected by a pilot during his 30 year flying career. Michael Weber, an experienced pilot, tells stories from the cockpit from the perspective of a pilot. Numerous incidents remain hidden from passengers because the door to the cockpit is closed. Pilots are only human and mistakes happen in the cockpit like everywhere else. In this book, experience the perspective from the cockpit on an entertaining and funny way.

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