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Seventy Years of Issues

Historical Vocal 78 rpm Pressings from Original Masters 1931-2001

Edited by Tom Peel, John Stratton ...

Short-listed for the 2002 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchIn the seventy years since 1931, various organizations large and small, including several semi-private ones, have issued or re-issued various original 78 rpm recordings from original metal plates. No comprehensive listing of these has ever before appeared; this is the first, and gathers together all the various ... Read more

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Short-listed for the 2002 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchIn the seventy years since 1931, various organizations large and small, including several semi-private ones, have issued or re-issued various original 78 rpm recordings from original metal plates. No comprehensive listing of these has ever before appeared; this is the first, and gathers together all the various
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The Life of Hinduism

Edited by John Stratton Hawley, Vasudha Narayanan ...

Series Book 3 - The Life of Religion
The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays—many recognized as classics in the field—that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays—many recognized as classics in the field—that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the "new India" of Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a
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A Storm of Songs

India and the Idea of the Bhakti Movement

by John Stratton Hawley ...

India celebrates itself as a nation of unity in diversity, but where does that sense of unity come from? One important source is a widely-accepted narrative called the “bhakti movement.” Bhakti is the religion of the heart, of song, of common participation, of inner peace, of anguished protest. The idea known as the bhakti movement asserts that between 600 and 1600 CE, poet-saints sang bhakti from ... Read more

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India celebrates itself as a nation of unity in diversity, but where does that sense of unity come from? One important source is a widely-accepted narrative called the “bhakti movement.” Bhakti is the religion of the heart, of song, of common participation, of inner peace, of anguished protest. The idea known as the bhakti movement asserts that between 600 and 1600 CE, poet-saints sang bhakti from
... Read more
A Storm of Songs

India and the Idea of the Bhakti Movement

by John Stratton Hawley ...

India celebrates itself as a nation of unity in diversity, but where does that sense of unity come from? One important source is a widely-accepted narrative called the “bhakti movement.” Bhakti is the religion of the heart, of song, of common participation, of inner peace, of anguished protest. The idea known as the bhakti movement asserts that between 600 and 1600 CE, poet-saints sang bhakti from ... Read more

$53.99 USD

India celebrates itself as a nation of unity in diversity, but where does that sense of unity come from? One important source is a widely-accepted narrative called the “bhakti movement.” Bhakti is the religion of the heart, of song, of common participation, of inner peace, of anguished protest. The idea known as the bhakti movement asserts that between 600 and 1600 CE, poet-saints sang bhakti from
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The Memory of Love

Surdas Sings to Krishna

by John Stratton Hawley ...

No Hindu god is closer to the soul of poetry than Krishna, and in North India no poet ever sang of Krishna more famously than SūrdD^=as-or Sūr, for short. He lived in the sixteenth century and became so influential that for centuries afterward aspiring Krishna poets signed their compositions orally with his name. This book takes us back to the source, offering a selection of Sūrdās's poems that ... Read more

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No Hindu god is closer to the soul of poetry than Krishna, and in North India no poet ever sang of Krishna more famously than SūrdD^=as-or Sūr, for short. He lived in the sixteenth century and became so influential that for centuries afterward aspiring Krishna poets signed their compositions orally with his name. This book takes us back to the source, offering a selection of Sūrdās's poems that
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Krishna’s Playground

Vrindavan in the 21st Century

by John Stratton Hawley ...

This is a book about a deeply beloved place—many call it the spiritual capital of India. Located at a dramatic bend in the River Yamuna, a hundred miles from the center of Delhi, Vrindavan is the spot where the god Krishna is believed to have spent his childhood and youth. For Hindus it has always stood for youth writ large—a realm of love and beauty that enables one to retreat from the weight and ... Read more

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This is a book about a deeply beloved place—many call it the spiritual capital of India. Located at a dramatic bend in the River Yamuna, a hundred miles from the center of Delhi, Vrindavan is the spot where the god Krishna is believed to have spent his childhood and youth. For Hindus it has always stood for youth writ large—a realm of love and beauty that enables one to retreat from the weight and
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The Use of Words in Context

The Vocabulary of Collage Students

by John W. Black, Cleavonne S. Stratton, Alan C. Nichols, Marian Ausherman Chavez ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
The Speech Situation is a term worn with age in the teaching of public speaking in America. That it is comprised of occasion, speaker, and topic is a gross oversimplification. It also includes challenge, anxiety, emotion, fear, responsibility, faults of memory, and instants of pride. Out of the circumstances arise an increase in heart rate, a change in blood pressure, an abnormal pattern of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The Speech Situation is a term worn with age in the teaching of public speaking in America. That it is comprised of occasion, speaker, and topic is a gross oversimplification. It also includes challenge, anxiety, emotion, fear, responsibility, faults of memory, and instants of pride. Out of the circumstances arise an increase in heart rate, a change in blood pressure, an abnormal pattern of
... Read more
Sur’s Ocean

Classic Hindi Poetry in Translation

by Surdas ...

Translated by John Stratton Hawley ...

Series series Murty Classical Library of India
“John Stratton Hawley miraculously manages to braid the charged erotic and divine qualities of Krishna, the many-named god, while introducing us—with subtle occasional rhyme—to a vividly particularized world of prayers and crocodile earrings, spiritual longing and love-struck bees.”—Forrest Gander, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAn award-winning translation of Hindi verses composed by one ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“John Stratton Hawley miraculously manages to braid the charged erotic and divine qualities of Krishna, the many-named god, while introducing us—with subtle occasional rhyme—to a vividly particularized world of prayers and crocodile earrings, spiritual longing and love-struck bees.”—Forrest Gander, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAn award-winning translation of Hindi verses composed by one
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Bhakti and Power

Debating India's Religion of the Heart

by K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal, Anand A. Yang ...

Series series Global South Asia
Bhakti, a term ubiquitous in the religious life of South Asia, has meanings that shift dramatically according to context and sentiment. Sometimes translated as “personal devotion,” bhakti nonetheless implies and fosters public interaction. It is often associated with the marginalized voices of women and lower castes, yet it has also played a role in perpetuating injustice. Barriers have been torn ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Bhakti, a term ubiquitous in the religious life of South Asia, has meanings that shift dramatically according to context and sentiment. Sometimes translated as “personal devotion,” bhakti nonetheless implies and fosters public interaction. It is often associated with the marginalized voices of women and lower castes, yet it has also played a role in perpetuating injustice. Barriers have been torn
... Read more
Symbolic Interaction

An Introduction to Social Psychology

by Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler, Leon Anderson, Herbert Blumer, David G. Bromley, Richard A. Brymer, Steven L. Buban, Spencer Cahill, Charles H. Cooley, Carl Couch0, John Dewey1, Mary Lorenz Dietz2, Andrea Fontana3, George M. Gmelch4, Erving Goffman5, Peter M. Hall6, Bill Hanson7, Michael A. Katovich8, Lewis M. Killian9, David R. Maines0, Jerome Manis1, Joseph Marolla2, Don Martindale3, Bernard N. Meltzer4, Charlene Miall5, Dan E. Miller6, Warren R. Paap7, C Eddie Palmer8, Robert Perinbanayagam9, John W.Petras0, Robert Prus1, Larry T. Reynolds2, Laurel Richardson4, Diana Scully5, William Shaffir6, Tamotsu Shibutani7, Anson D. Shupe Jr8, David A. Snow9, Stephan Spitzer0, John Stratton1, W.I Thomas2, Scott Thumma3, Ruth A. Wallace4, Alison Wolf5 ...

Series series The Reynolds Series in Sociology
This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory. ... Read more

$129.99 USD

This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.
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Death Rides a Chestnut Mare [Dramatized Adaptation]

Danny Duggin 1

by Ralph Compton ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Dani Stoller, Nick DePinto, Eric Messner, Patrick Bussink, David Jourdan, Dylan Lynch, Chris Scheeren, Andy Brownstein, Gregory Gorton, Ken Jackson, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Mort Shelby, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Scott McCormick, Richard Rohan, Tony Nam, Yasmin Tuazon, Michael John Casey, Laura Harris, James Konicek, Eva Wilhelm, Colleen Delany, Evan Casey, Joel David Santner, James Lewis, Todd Scofield, Thomas Penny, Scott Graham, Alyssa Wilmoth, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, David Harris, Elizabeth Jernigan, Gary Telles, Michael Glenn, Matthew Schleigh, Nanette Savard, Nathanial Perry, Justin Wortz, John Glennon, Patrick Stratton, Matthew Webb ...

Series series Danny Duggin
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6 hours 10 min

WHERE THE LIVING IS HARD AND THE KILLING IS EASY...It's in the lawless Indian Territory that Daniel Strange meets his demise. Riding his chestnut mare to Texas to buy himself some cattle, the best gunsmith in St. Joseph, Missouri, gets waylaid by a pack of murdering outlaws. His lifeless body is left dangling at the end of a rope -- robbing his family of a loving husband and father....DEATH CAN'T ... Read more

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WHERE THE LIVING IS HARD AND THE KILLING IS EASY...It's in the lawless Indian Territory that Daniel Strange meets his demise. Riding his chestnut mare to Texas to buy himself some cattle, the best gunsmith in St. Joseph, Missouri, gets waylaid by a pack of murdering outlaws. His lifeless body is left dangling at the end of a rope -- robbing his family of a loving husband and father....DEATH CAN'T
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Buddhism

A Very Short Introduction

by Damien Keown ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the workings of Buddhism in daily life. Damien Keown looks at the distinctive features of Buddhism, examining who the Buddha was and what his teachings were. By considering how Buddhist thought has developed over the centuries, Keown considers how contemporary dilemmas can be faced from a Buddhist ... Read more

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Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the workings of Buddhism in daily life. Damien Keown looks at the distinctive features of Buddhism, examining who the Buddha was and what his teachings were. By considering how Buddhist thought has developed over the centuries, Keown considers how contemporary dilemmas can be faced from a Buddhist
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