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  • H.M.S. Pinafore

    A Delightful Blend of Music, Humor, and Social Commentary Aboard a British Naval Ship in Victorian Era Comic Opera

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    H.M.S. Pinafore is a quintessential comic opera characterized by its witty dialogue, charming melodies, and satirical commentary on the British class system and naval life. Written in 1878, Gilbert's work employs a unique blend of humor and social critique, showcasing his trademark use of clever rhyme and puns. The opera unfolds on the British ship H.M.S. Pinafore, where the love story between a ... Read more

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  • The Ornithologist's Archive: 35 Classic Books in Bird Studies

    Classic Writings on Bird Migration, Taxonomy, Field Ecology, and Early Conservation

    by Frank M. Chapman, Thomas Bingley, Edmund Selous, Joseph Grinnell, Elizabeth Grinnell, J. Lewis Bonhote, Charles K. Reed, Harrison Bruce Tordoff, Chester A. Reed, Lionel Walter Rothschild Baron Rothschild, W. H. Hudson, Erwin E. Klaas, Charles Dixon, Emil K. Urban, Frederick Charles Lincoln, Steven R. Peterson, Peter A. Anastasi, P. M. C. Kermode, J. A. Harvie-Brown, John Cordeaux, M. Dale Arvey, Edward Harrison Taylor, Henry Higgins Lane, E. Raymond Hall, Henry S. Fitch, Jr. George H. Lowery, Alexander Goodman More, Richard Manliffe Barrington, James W. Bee, John Albert Leach, T. Gilbert Pearson, Leander S. Keyser, Robert L. Merz, Robert Morrow Mengel, Jon C. Barlow, Douglas Dewar, Jack Miner, Austin Loomer Rand, Rollin H. Baker ...
    The Ornithologist's Archive gathers thirty-five classic works that chart bird study's passage from attentive natural history to systematic ecology, distributional science, and conservation-minded observation. Its selections range across field notes, regional avifaunas, identification manuals, taxonomic discussions, and reflective prose, revealing ornithology as both a literary and scientific ... Read more

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  • Revelations of the Golden Dawn

    by R A Gilbert ...
    Even today, the cult of the Golden Dawn generates an obsessive fascination. It is a rock-solid niche in the Mind, Body and Spirit market. In this exposé of the cult, the present day Archivist of the Society reveals its intimate history warts and all. In an anecdotal style and through its members and their volatile relationships, its history unfolds. The book is packed with photographs never ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Military Culture in Imperial China

    by Robin D. S. Yates, Ralph D. Sawyer, Michael Loewe, Rafe de Crespigny, Edward L. Dreyer, David A. Graff, Jonathan Karam Skaff, Don J. Wyatt, Kathleen Ryor, S. R. Gilbert, Grace S. Fong, Joanna Waley-Cohen, Yingcong Dai, Peter C. Perdue ...
    This volume explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics.The book critically investigates the perception that, due to the influence of Confucianism, ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty - An Entirely Original Comic Opera in Two Acts (Vocal Score)

    by W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan ...
    “The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty” is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1879. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). Together they collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896 which are still performed and loved today. ... Read more

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  • Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society

    by Gilbert R. Cadena, Janie Filoteo, Elizabeth Flores, Lara Medina, Robert P. Moreno, Maria C. Morales, Gilda L. Ochoa, Eric Romero, Rogelio Saenz, Armando Trujillo, Elsa O. Valdez, Raul H. Villa ...
    This book deals with a broad range of social issues facing Mexican-origin people in the United States. The studies presented in this volume are brought together by two main themes: (1) social inequalities-cultural, educational, and economic-endured by the Chicano/Mexicano community in the United States and (2) the community's efforts to eradicate the source of those inequalities.The second edition ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Original Plays [First Series]

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    The plays in this volume reflect Gilbert's versatility and range in handling various themes, from social satire to absurd comedy. One of the key works in this series is "The Wicked World", which is a satirical play that touches on the moral and social issues of Victorian society. The plot typically revolves around misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and the humorous consequences of social ... Read more

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  • Original Plays Second Series

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    One of the prominent plays in this volume is "The Palace of Truth", a comedy that imagines a world where people cannot lie. This fantastical scenario leads to a series of comical situations where characters' hidden truths are revealed, often causing chaos and embarrassment. The play highlights Gilbert's satirical perspective on the Victorian obsession with social propriety and the consequences of ... Read more

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  • Growing up Absorbed

    Religious Education Among the Unitarian Universalists

    by Richard S. Gilbert ...
    How long does it take to grow a soul, to love and to be loved, and to help repair the world? One lifetime, so it is best to be totally engaged in the process. Growing Up Absorbed follows the journey from cradle to grave through an education focus. There are no shortcuts in this spiritual pilgrimage. It can be hard, but we are companioned along the way. What happens is what Gilbert calls spiritual ... Read more

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  • True for the Cause of Liberty

    The Second Spartan Regiment in the American Revolution

    by Oscar E. Gilbert, Catherine R. Gilbert ...
    "Persuasively tells the savage partisan war in the Carolina backcountry . . . [during] the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution" ( Military Review ).Following their defeat at Saratoga in New York in 1777, the British decided to implement a southern strategy against the American insurgents, a plan to "roll up" the rebellious colonies from Georgia through the Carolinas to Virginia. Untrained ... Read more

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    Houses under the Sea

    Mythos Tales

    by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Michael Cisco ...
    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert, Neil Hellegers, Suzanne Toren, Kevin Kenerly, Lauren Ezzo, Xe Sands, Bronson Pinchot, Robert Fass, various narrators, Chelsea Stephens ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 5 min

    Since H. P. Lovecraft first invited colleagues such as Frank Belknap Long and Robert Bloch (among others) to join in his creation of what has come to be known as the “Cthulhu Mythos” (over Lovecraft’s less invocative name of “Yog-Sothery”), dozens of authors have tried their hand at adding to this vast tapestry with varying degrees of success. Some, like the then teenage Ramsey Campbell, used the ... Read more

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  • A Quick Guide to Health and Safety

    by R Gilbert ...
    Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part of business life. The system of enforcement is managed and implemented in the UK by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – but at times it can be difficult to know exactly which bits of this elaborate spider's web should be applied in a given instance, and which are most important. This Quick Guide puts the subject into context, providing ... Read more

    $65.69 USD