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Anatomy of a Lynching

The Killing of Claude Neal

by James R. McGovern ...

"A sensitive and forthright analysis of one of the most gruesome episodes in Florida history... McGovern has produced a richly detailed case study that should enhance our general understanding of mob violence and vigilantism." -- Florida Historical Quarterly"[McGovern] has succeeded in writing more than a narrative account of this bloodcurdling story; he has explored its causes and ramifications." ... Read more

$18.99 USD

"A sensitive and forthright analysis of one of the most gruesome episodes in Florida history... McGovern has produced a richly detailed case study that should enhance our general understanding of mob violence and vigilantism." -- Florida Historical Quarterly"[McGovern] has succeeded in writing more than a narrative account of this bloodcurdling story; he has explored its causes and ramifications."
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Yankee Family

by James McGovern ...

The voluminous records of the Pierce and Poor families weave a story that runs from the late eighteenth century until World War I. The extent and qual-ity of their source materials, and their positions as representative middle-class to upper-middle-class New England families, make these subjects of Yankee Family particularly well suited for analyzing processes of continuity and change. McGovern ... Read more

$69.99 USD

The voluminous records of the Pierce and Poor families weave a story that runs from the late eighteenth century until World War I. The extent and qual-ity of their source materials, and their positions as representative middle-class to upper-middle-class New England families, make these subjects of Yankee Family particularly well suited for analyzing processes of continuity and change. McGovern
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Java Web Services Architecture

by James McGovern, Sameer Tyagi, Michael Stevens, Sunil Mathew ...

Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems
Written by industry thought leaders, Java Web Services Architecture is a no-nonsense guide to web services technologies including SOAP, WSDL, UDDI and the JAX APIs. This book is useful for systems architects and provides many of the practical considerations for implementing web services including authorization, encryption, transactions and the future of Web Services. - Covers all the standards, ... Read more

$78.99 USD

Written by industry thought leaders, Java Web Services Architecture is a no-nonsense guide to web services technologies including SOAP, WSDL, UDDI and the JAX APIs. This book is useful for systems architects and provides many of the practical considerations for implementing web services including authorization, encryption, transactions and the future of Web Services. - Covers all the standards,
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The Celtic Laborer

by James I. McGovern ...

The events that shape one's heritage extend far into the past, as do the evolving values of one's forebears. For Colm, the laborer of the title work, awareness of his people's history is especially vivid. Their struggles form a pattern for his own, with inherent strengths to be drawn on and old vexations to be dealt with. He rises above his station with help from Tara, his main love, but then must ... Read more

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The events that shape one's heritage extend far into the past, as do the evolving values of one's forebears. For Colm, the laborer of the title work, awareness of his people's history is especially vivid. Their struggles form a pattern for his own, with inherent strengths to be drawn on and old vexations to be dealt with. He rises above his station with help from Tara, his main love, but then must
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Black Eagle

General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.

by James R. Mcgovern ...

The success story of a much-decorated fighter pilot who overcame poverty and racism to become America's first African-American four-star general.Born in Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of seventeen children in a relatively poor family, "Chappie" James (1920-1978) rose to attain the rank of four-star general-the highest rank of the peacetime American military. His parents had early on imbued him ... Read more

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The success story of a much-decorated fighter pilot who overcame poverty and racism to become America's first African-American four-star general.Born in Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of seventeen children in a relatively poor family, "Chappie" James (1920-1978) rose to attain the rank of four-star general-the highest rank of the peacetime American military. His parents had early on imbued him
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Finnegans Wake

by James Joyce, Barry McGovern ...

Narrated by Barry McGovern ...

Unabridged

29 hours 18 min

‘Riverrun past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs…’ So starts Finnegans Wake, the greatest challenge in 20th-century literature. Who is Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker? And what did he get up to in Phoenix Park? And what did Anna Livia Plurabelle have to say about it? In the rich nighttime and the ... Read more

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‘Riverrun past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs…’ So starts Finnegans Wake, the greatest challenge in 20th-century literature. Who is Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker? And what did he get up to in Phoenix Park? And what did Anna Livia Plurabelle have to say about it? In the rich nighttime and the
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Edges of Existence

3 Shorter Works

by James I. McGovern ...

The three works in this volume concern people either slipping from or trying to grasp needed levels in life. In The Case of Arlene, a mental patient will only reveal her traumatic past to an itinerant part-time worker, creating intrigues within their facility. The Lightweight, written in verse, is essentially an epic poem about a regular guy. His story offers meaning in its commonality with the ... Read more

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The three works in this volume concern people either slipping from or trying to grasp needed levels in life. In The Case of Arlene, a mental patient will only reveal her traumatic past to an itinerant part-time worker, creating intrigues within their facility. The Lightweight, written in verse, is essentially an epic poem about a regular guy. His story offers meaning in its commonality with the
... Read more
The Twin Fortunes and Other Stories

by James I. McGovern ...

The thirteen stories in this collection concern people from a wide variety of backgrounds. As they struggle with the problems they meetphysical, emotional, or spiritualthey become conscious of past failures and missing necessities for their futures. While they have various degrees of success or failure, its the awareness of the reasons for ones fate that emerges as the central value. This ... Read more

$8.99 USD

The thirteen stories in this collection concern people from a wide variety of backgrounds. As they struggle with the problems they meetphysical, emotional, or spiritualthey become conscious of past failures and missing necessities for their futures. While they have various degrees of success or failure, its the awareness of the reasons for ones fate that emerges as the central value. This
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The Wine Cork Collector

by James I. McGovern ...

The ten stories in this collection concern people from a variety of backgrounds, and sometimes from past or future eras. As they struggle with challenges they meet, they often encounter conflicting values, requiring them to fashion standards for their actions. Limitations and weaknesses play their parts in this, but also the small successes that raise confidence in one’s identity.In one story, a ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The ten stories in this collection concern people from a variety of backgrounds, and sometimes from past or future eras. As they struggle with challenges they meet, they often encounter conflicting values, requiring them to fashion standards for their actions. Limitations and weaknesses play their parts in this, but also the small successes that raise confidence in one’s identity.In one story, a
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After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built City in Another World Part 2

Full cast, dramatized

by NispedanaSan ...

Narrated by Mana T. Johnson, Erin Kress, Sean Oblak, Brandon Barlow, Adam McLaughlin, Taylor Shaye, Rebecca Olivia Hodges, Dawn Dangwa, Jiezl V. Chua, Thomas Barker, Henry Schrader, Jake Vance McGovern, Thomas Mirgiannis, James Takahashi, Ross Feeback, Alexander Moore ...

Series Audiobook 2.0 - After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built City in Another World
Abridged

4 hours 8 min

In the untamed wilds of the Xeno Continent, Althea Witt is no longer just a survivor—she is a visionary. While the remnants of humanity struggle against bloodthirsty beasts and a "protection period" that offers little peace, Althea uncovers the hidden potential of the world’s alien flora. Armed with her newly awakened Appraisal skill and her portable lab, she begins to bridge the gap between ... Read more

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In the untamed wilds of the Xeno Continent, Althea Witt is no longer just a survivor—she is a visionary. While the remnants of humanity struggle against bloodthirsty beasts and a "protection period" that offers little peace, Althea uncovers the hidden potential of the world’s alien flora. Armed with her newly awakened Appraisal skill and her portable lab, she begins to bridge the gap between
... Read more
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The Portrait of a Lady

by Henry James ...

Narrated by Elizabeth McGovern ...

Abridged

5 hours 12 min

The Portrait of a Lady tells the compelling and ultimately tragic tale of a beautiful young American woman’s encounter with European sophistication. Set principally in England and Italy, we follow Isabel Archer’s fortunes as a variety of admirers vie for her hand. Her choice will be crucial, and she is not wanting for advice, whether from the generous-spirited Ralph Touchett or the charming but ... Read more

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The Portrait of a Lady tells the compelling and ultimately tragic tale of a beautiful young American woman’s encounter with European sophistication. Set principally in England and Italy, we follow Isabel Archer’s fortunes as a variety of admirers vie for her hand. Her choice will be crucial, and she is not wanting for advice, whether from the generous-spirited Ralph Touchett or the charming but
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Washington Square

by Henry James, Kieran McGovern ...

Narrated by Multiple Narrators ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Oxford Bookworms Library
Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her ... Read more

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When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her
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