The Early History of Tennessee: From Frontier to Statehood by John Whitfield features detailed accounts of the state’s formation, contributing citizens, land and agriculture, the state’s greater roles in the nation, and much more. A perfect resource for Tennesseans, scholars, students, and history buffs alike.

How to get a good reputation—deserved or not!—and why we care what other people thinkWhy does a fish only bite another fish if no one else is watching? Why do people overshare online? Why do some people meet trivial insults with extreme violence? Why do so many gods have multiple eyes? In People Will Talk, science writer John Whitfield shows how reputation helps answer all of these questions, and more. What is the secret to getting get a good reputation? U...

A travel journal to the Scilly Islands written in the Nineteenth Century. It records Scillonian legends and folklore. There are brief diversions into period racism. -Summary by Timothy Ferguson

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To many, an association between Jews and sports seems almost oxymoronic--yet Jews have been prominent in boxing, basketball, and fencing, and some would argue that hurler Sandy Koufax is America's greatest athlete ever. In Jews, Sports, and the Rites of Citizenship, Jack Kugelmass shows that sports--significant in constructing nations and in determining their degree of exclusivity--also figures prominently in the Jewish imaginary. This interdisciplinary collection brings together the persp...

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Calvin Thompson spent countless years mastering Time Travel Technology and just when he is finally about to become the first official time traveler, a jealous co-worker, Eric Seabright, sends him back in time to the year 1831 in the deep south at the height of slavery. With 4 months to make it to a Backlash zone (a safety component within the Time Machine that may transport him back to the future), Calvin struggles to overcome slavery, futuristic hit-men, and the demons inside of him that ...

The authors offer a fun-to-read perspective on natural history, ecology as a field of study, and the current environmental issues that face our communities and the world.This lively and entertaining book provides a fascinating and thought-provoking look at the ecology of animals, plants, and their habitats and promotes awareness of pressing environmental issues. The eight informative chapters deliver effective environmental messages and supply compelling insight in...

Three charming comedy series starring the dear ladies of a musical bent, Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda BracketMeet Hinge and Bracket, the delightful double act brought to sublime life by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe. Lifelong companions and musical collaborators, they enjoy nothing more than performing around the piano together, and trading light-hearted banter spiced with comic innuendo and a double entendre or two.Coll...

All 18 episodes of the BBC radio series based on J. B. Morton's surreally comic 'Beachcomber' column'As schoolboys, my brother and I worshipped Beachcomber... and that led to the birth of The Goon Show*'* Spike MilliganJ.B. Morton took over the 'By The Way' column in the Daily Express in 1924 - succeeding his friend D.B. Wyndham-Lewis as Beachcomber - and continued writing it for over 50 years. Anarchic, absurdist...

Our own lives are possible because of fathers. It may be as limited as a procreational act and we never see them again. But more hopefully these are kind, caring and protective relationships that are central to our lives helping us to explore and achieve the people we want to be. From the childhood dependency of early years to sometimes troublesome teens to independence thereafter they help guide, advise, cajole and share their lives with those they most love.Our classic poets who ...

An immersive collection of radio plays from the ‘Godmother of black British playwrights’Multiple award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock was the first Black woman to have a play performed at the National Theatre in 1994 (Leave Taking), where she later became a writer in residence. This stunning collection, featuring performances from Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Line of Duty) and Ayesha Antoine (...