Ruth: 3308 books
Sweatshop Strife
Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Jewish Labour Movement of Toronto, 1900-1939
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 1992
In the first half of the twentieth century, many of Toronto's immigrant Jews eked out a living in the needle-trade sweatshops of Spadina Avenue. In response to their expliotation on the shop floor, immigrant Jewish garment workers built one of the most advanced sections of the Canadian and American...
by Sandra Ruth Penro
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Revealed is a collection of poems by Sandra Ruth Penro. These poems consist of scriptural acrostics, bible characters, childhood memories, and personal expressions of the emotions and trials of everyday living. This book of poems is the result of the authors personal conversation with God. What is...
The Children's Table
Childhood Studies and the Humanities
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Like the occupants of the children's table at a family dinner, scholars working in childhood studies can seem sidelined from the "adult" labor of humanities scholarship. The Children's Table brings together scholars from architecture, philosophy, law, and literary and cultural criticism to provide...
Girl On A Roll
Memoir of a Model and Actress in 1950‘s New York
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
Experience the excitement of NewYork in the late1950’s through the eyes of an ingénue who becomes a model and actress. Learn how her path leading to college. . . . takes a detour from beauty pageants to New York City and into a modeling and acting career that leads to the famous Rehearsal Club where...
Bliss Is It!
The Teachers of the Higher Planes
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Bliss is It! The Teachers of the Higher Planes What is bliss? Some believe Bliss is a myth, but we do not. Who are we? We are The Teachers of the Higher Planes, back one last time to help human beings survive the world you created, as well as save your host, Earth. Bliss is It! takes you beyond what...
The X Club
Power and Authority in Victorian Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2018
In 1864, amid headline-grabbing heresy trials, members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were asked to sign a declaration affirming that science and scripture were in agreement. Many criticized the new test of orthodoxy; nine decided that collaborative action was required....
by Willard Gaylin, Ruth Macklin, Tabitha M. Powledge
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
This volume is one outcome of a two-year study conducted by the Behavioral Studies Research Group of The Hastings 1 Center. It is divided into three parts to reflect the several facets of the interdisciplinary project from which it stems. In the opening chapter Willard Gaylin and Ruth Macklin, who...
Community In-Between / Urur Dhex Dhexad Ah
Portraits of Somali-Americans in Columbus
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
*Community In-Between / Urur Dhex Dhexad Ah: Portraits of Somali-Americans in Columbus *by Qorsho Hassan and Ruth M. Smith is a collection of stories and portraits of fifteen young Somali Americans involved in community building in Columbus, Ohio. By using their unique skills, these individuals...
by Ruth Glover
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2001
Each novel in Ruth Glover's Saskatchewan Saga is filled with enchanting characters, surprising plots, and fascinating historical detail. Set in the late 1800s, the stories introduce Scottish and English emigrants who bravely journey to the wild Canadian frontier.
In Journey to Bliss, Glover's...
Coaching in the Library
A Management Strategy for Achieving Excellence,
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented plan for achieving the best results from staff members through a coaching style of management. Real-world examples and coaching scenarios specific to library work will help you * Be both a coach and a player by learning...
Musical Exodus
Al-Andalus and Its Jewish Diasporas
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
For nearly eight centuries — from the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711 to the final expulsion of the Jews in 1492 — Muslims, Jews and Christians shared a common Andalusian culture under alternating Muslim and Christian rule. Following their expulsion, the Spanish and Arabic- speaking Jews joined...
Everyday Music Listening
Absorption, Dissociation and Trancing
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
In what ways does listening to music shape everyday perception? Is music particularly effective in promoting shifts in consciousness? Is there any difference perceptually between contemplating one's surroundings and experiencing a work of art? Everyday Music Listening is the first book to focus in...
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them
Words of Encouragement for Those Who Wait
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Ruth Bell Graham knew about prodigals--two of her five children were spiritual wanderers. This is not a "how to" book that dispenses easy advice on ways to win back a prodigal. Instead, it is a collection of readings one woman turned to for comfort when her children wandered from God. It...
by David Karsner, Eugene V. Debs, Ruth Le Prade
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This ebook is about the subject of socialism in America and, especially, the American Socialist Party. It includes the work of David Karsner, a leading socialist. It also includes some works of Eugene V. Debs, perhaps the best-known of the nineteenth and early twentieth century socialists...