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  Women and the Gallows 1797–1837...

  Naomi Clifford

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  This true crime history of Georgian England reveals the scandalous lives—and unceremonious deaths—of more than 100 women who faced execution. 
   
  In the last four decades of the Georgian era, 131 women were sent to the gallows. Unlike most convicted felons, none of them were spared by an official reprieve. Historian Naomi Clifford examines the crimes these women committed and asks why their grim sentences were carried out. 
   
  Women and the Gallows, 1797–1837 reveals the harsh and unequal treatment women could expect from the criminal justice system of the time. It also brings new insight into the lives and the events that led these women to their deaths. Clifford explores cases of infanticide among domestic servants, counterfeiting, husband poisoning, as well as the infamous Eliza Fenning case. 
   
  This volume also includes a complete chronology of the executed women and their crimes.

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  The Everything Grammar and Style...

  Susan Thurman

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  Good grammar is as critical to a successful personal and professional life as good grooming. Yet many struggle to master the basics. Enter this straightforward and entertaining book, which will teach even the worst grammarphobes how to write crystal-clear emails, professional-sounding letters, or articulate term papers.Completely revised and updated, this edition of an Everything bestseller includes:Steps to mastering difficult punctuationEffective revision techniquesTips for clear and concise writing It also includes new material on:Lists of commonly misspelled and misused wordsBrand-new exercises, called Checkpoint, at the end of each chapterE-Links: Web sites for spelling rules, style help, and interactive quizzes The perfect desk reference, The Everything Grammar and Style Book, 2nd Edition has all the ingredients anyone needs to conquer their fear of grammar and become a great communicator.

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  The National System of Political...

  Friedrich List

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  "The National System of Political Economy" by Friedrich List, first published in 1841, is a seminal work that advocates for economic nationalism and the strategic use of protectionist policies to foster a country's economic development. List argues against the prevailing doctrine of free trade and presents a comprehensive framework for promoting domestic industry and infrastructure. His ideas have had a lasting impact on the development of industrial policy and international trade theory. The book remains a significant contribution to the understanding of economic development and the role of the state in shaping national economies

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  Learn while you sleep Quickly...

  Tony Gaschler

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  Everything that you want to or have to learn can be learned for the most part while you sleep, whether learning languages or any other kind of knowledge. 
  
  Usually we allow ourselves eight hours' sleep a night. By the time you are celebrating your 60th birthday, you will have spent about 20 years in bed. 
  
  Don't restrict your learning to the daytime - use the night for learning, too! 
  
  Without damaging your health or your well-being, you can now use part of this time to deepen and strengthen your knowledge and skills considerably. 
  
  There are no limits placed on your learning objectives, here are just a few examples:
  
  - learn foreign languages and vocabulary 
  - improve your grammatical knowledge 
  - prepare for exams 
  - practise formulas 
  - deepen your specialist knowledge 
  
  Learning more, for example in the area of foreign languages, is also of great importance for advanced learners. You can perfect your language knowledge of style, expression, grammatical combinations and word order. 
  
  When it is possible to store texts to be learnt in your subconscious while you are asleep, it is also possible to fix suggestions there. In a specific sleep sequence, receptivity for suggestions is particularly good. This sequence is optimally used to remove negative habits and inhibitory patterns of behaviour and to replace these with positive characteristics. The possibilities here are also very varied, here are just some examples:
  
  - improving memory 
  - weight loss in the case of overweight 
  - strengthening self-confidence and self-awareness 
  - improving performance and stamina 
  - strength, relaxation and inner peace
  
  The text book "Learn while you sleep" provides you with the most useful examples of pre-defined sleep suggestions for your individual adaptation.

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  Breach of Promise to Marry - A...

  Denise Bates

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  A look back through the history of women who were about to be married only to be left at the altar—and left with no choice but to take their revenge.   A wedding day is supposed to be the happiest, most special and blessed event in a bride’s life. And most of the time, it is. But sometimes, it is not.   In this fun, fascinating look at betrothals that went bust before anyone even said “I do,” the authors have collected the true stories of what happened when the groom suddenly decided “I don’t.”   From the 1780s right up to the 1970s, jilted women (and the occasional crushed suitor) employed a range of tactics to bring false lovers to book. Here is a full wedding party of cases in which women found very different kinds of happy endings, such as Mary Elizabeth Smith who forged evidence of a courtship to entrap an Earl, Catherine Kempsall who shot the man who denied their engagement, Gladys Knowles who was awarded a record £10,000 in damages by a jury in 1890, and Daisy Mons who discreetly negotiated a £50,000 settlement from a nobleman.   Based on original research, this social history of breach of promise shows that when men behaved badly, hell had no fury like a woman scorned.

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  The British Admirals of the...

  T. A. Heathcote

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  A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736–1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context. The actions recorded include major fleet battles under sail or steam, single-ship duels, encounters with pirates on the Spanish Main and up the rivers of Borneo, the suppression of the Slave Trade (for which the Navy receives little gratitude), landing parties to deal with local dictators and revolutionaries, and the services of naval brigades in China, Egypt and South Africa.

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