Footprint England, 2nd Edition (Footprint England)

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From the Scilly Isles to Hadrian's wall. Getting around and the best places to stay. Where to eat, drink and be merry. Ancient henges and 21st-century angels. White cliffs and white horses, tearooms and tilting bridges...

Footprints at the Window (York Trilogy, 3)

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Reaching the end

Footprints at the Window (York Trilogy, 3)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Manufacturer: Aladdin
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Faces in the Water (York Trilogy, 2)

ASIN: 068984963X

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In this conclusion to the York Trilogy, is Dan closer to answering his questions, and discovering who left the footprints at the window?

Dan has had enough of the uncertainty surrounding his life these days. While he may not be able to change his family's troubling secret, he intends to put a stop to his encounters with mysterious gypsies -- both in the present and the past.

By summoning the gypsies to join him, Dan is once again propelled into the past, this time to the era of the Black Death. Will Dan survive the widespread disaster that threatens to destroy the world as he knows it? And if so, will it change him forever?

Dan's journey begins with Shadows on the Wall and continues with Faces in the Water.

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Reaching the end.......2002-07-08

Phyllis Ann Naylor's haunting York trilogy dips back into time travel and the haunting presence of the gypsy family. Though it doesn't answer all the questions, "Footprints at the Window" gives a note of finality to this trilogy.

It's been a stressful summer for Dan: He's found that Huntington's Disease runs in his family and may strike him down when he's in his forties, his father is being tested, and he is haunted by magpies and visions of the Faws, gypsies, whom he encountered in York -- even to the point of being drawn back into the waning days of the Roman Empire. Now a family of gypsies has come to the land near where his grandmother lives, and it's making Dan nervous.

What he finds is seemingly another Faw family, a few years down the line and with radically different names. And while trying to help the girl Oriole -- who bears a striking resemblance to Orlenda -- Dan is drawn back in time. Now it's the Middle-Ages, during the time of the Black Death, and he is the only person to recover from the disease. He encounters another incarnation of the Faw family, and for the second time tries to help the beautiful Orlenda escape to safety. What will happen will change Dan's life forever...

Perhaps the only flaw of this trilogy is that in the third book, some of the threads are left dangling. For example, I was never entirely sure why it is that Joe, Dan, and the Faws are repeatedly featured in the past; the implication seems to be that they were reincarnated, especially since Blossom refers to her grandfather being the exact image of Ambrose Faw.

Naylor hasn't lost her talent for atmosphere, either between the characters or in a given place. Dan shows a plausible growth in character, and a new philosophical bent that he did not have in the first book. This new maturity is reflected in his actions in the Middle-Ages and his increased acceptance of "what will come will come."

As the story progresses, we also see that it is less a story about gypsies, past lives or incarnations, or time travel, but rather a story about Dan and the inner struggles that are brought into focus and greater clarity by the events of the trilogy. Gratifyingly, there is also a note both of finality and of "starting again" in this book, a wistful acceptance, and a very real sense that sometimes a thing like Huntington's Disease can't be predicted.

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736pp. 18 maps. Index. 1996 (1977).

Esther Swift's immensely popular history of every conceivable place-name in Vermont has served well an entire generation of researchers. Not only is the history of each place-name given, Mrs. Swift gives you a capsule history of the town, village or settlement involved.

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From cutting-edge city nightlife to country house gardens, from lonely coasts to elegant cathedral towns, Footprint's England Handbook is packed with ideas on making the most of one of Europe's most accessible, diverse, and stimulating nations. British author Charlie Godfrey-Faussett combines lively and well-informed descriptions of major attractions and more eccentric places of interest with historical anecdotes and penetrating cultural commentary. Detailed listings identify the best places to stay, from cozy bed-and-breakfasts to sumptuous hotels, along with the best value spots for dining, from village pubs to gourmet restaurants. This guide offers suggestions for walks, outings, and irresistible shopping and sporting opportunities. An easy-to-use table of contents and a front map help readers plan visits to the best sights. Full-color maps cross-referenced with the text aid readers in deciding where to stay, eat, and take in the local culture, while evocative full-color photographs depict the highlights of the country. A section entitled "How Big Is Your Footprint?" presents the publisher's acclaimed "Responsible Travel" perspective.

Footprints In Time: A Walk Where New Hampshire Began (NH) (Gen)

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Footprints In Time: A Walk Where New Hampshire Began (NH) (Gen)
Howard S. Crosby , Wendy W. Lull , and Richard T. Macintyre
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
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Footprints of the Devil: Murder and Mystery in a Cornish Seaside Village

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Second Better than the First.

Footprints of the Devil: Murder and Mystery in a Cornish Seaside Village
Olive Etchells
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
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ASIN: 0786717351

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Championship surfer Dave Treganza returns to his native Cornwall for a visit, only to find his sister-in-law and aunt in turmoil because Jonathan, his brother, has disappeared without trace. Before long Jonathan’s body is discovered down a derelict tin mine. Another murder soon follows, and DCI Channon and his assistant, Sergeant Bowles — two men with clashing personalities — must work together to unmask a ruthless killer.

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Second Better than the First........2006-07-31

I liked "No Corners for the Devil" and hoped the next book would live up to expectations. It has and then some. I would recommend it to anyone. I hope this series continues as it is certainly one of the better "village" mysteries going.

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The Cleveland Way
Footprint
Manufacturer: Footprint
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Binding: Map

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Footprints Across Connecticut From Simsbury 1930 Census

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Footprints Across Connecticut From Simsbury 1930 Census
Jean E. Perreault
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing
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Footprints beside him
Lois I Hartman
Manufacturer: Hillcrest Book
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007B3QRQ

Footprints of former men in far Cornwall,

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Footprints of former men in far Cornwall,
Robert Stephen Hawker
Manufacturer: J. Lane; [etc., etc.]
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Out walking with his wife, Lauren, beside the river Tyne, Tom Seymour instinctively risks his life to save a young man who they happen to notice just before he jumps into the icy current. Tom's spontaneous act saves the life of someone whose past, as well as his future, he feels a sense of responsibility towards. Recently released from prison, and living under an assumed name, Danny Miller was tried for murder as a ten-year-old on the basis of Tom's testimony, and assessment of him as a psychologist and an expert witness. When Danny asks Tom to help him sort out his life—beginning with his past—Tom is drawn into a lonely, soul-searching reinvestigation of the child murderer's case.

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From the Booker Prize-winning author of the *Regeneration* trilogy comes a probing, suspenseful portrait of a pyschologist entranced by his subject: a young man who has grown up guilty of murder.

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excellent job - format may be improved.......2007-04-08

I have loved this engrossing novel ever since reading the book one year ago (hurrah for Pat Barker). The audiobook format offers new possibilities of enjoying it when hands are busy but brains are not. And, of course James Wilby's voice adds a lot of pleasure. I was going to give it 5 stars, but the only thing spoiling the picture is the audiocassette format - a CD would have been easier to use.

Psychological thriller.......2004-10-03

The only other Pat Barker novels I've read were those of the Regeneration trilogy, and it's easy to recognize her style in "Border Crossing", once again the reader is taken into the intimate relationship between a psychologist and his patient. This one does not have the same scope as the trilogy, really just a novella or extra long short story with only 216 pages, a page turning psychological thriller that's easy to read in a night..

One day while walking by a river Tom witnesses an accident and rescues a man from drowning. Coincidentally this man turns out to be Danny, a child murderer now released who once was evaluated by Tom to judge if he was fit to stand trial in an adult court. Tom decides to begin therapy sessions with Danny to help him understand his past, and more questions are raised than answered. Readers that like nice clear cut endings might be disappointed with this, what is good and what is evil are very ambiguous in this story; and certainly will give pause for thought about child criminals, especially children who kill.

I gave this a 4 star rating because of the plot line involving his wife - while interesting this was somewhat disconnected from the story. The ending has been left wide open for a sequel and I wouldn't mind hearing what becomes of Danny Miller.

Two person play as a novel.......2004-05-27

I will admit that I listened to this Audio Book on drive to and from Las Angeles to Los Vegas. I thought it a good chance to be introduced to Pat Barker who seems to get such rave reviews. This is basically a two person character study in the guise of a psychological thriller that is not all that thrilling. I found the store interesting enough and the writing crisp, but the
secondary plot of Tom Seymour and his wife seems lost as she walks out of his life just when he is consumed with this former child patient who returns to extract his revenge. Or does he? I will give this a marginal thumbs up because the two main characters are well written and vivid, with Danny Miller the tormented child murderer an excellent character. But in the end I did not find this very satisfying to listen to and doubt I would have finished it if I had picked it up as a book.

"Regeneration" revamped.......2004-03-08

When child psychologist Tom Seymour pulls a would-be suicide from a river, he recognises the young man as Danny Miller, the child whom Tom's assessment had helped imprison for the brutal murder of an old woman thirteen years ago. Now out of prison and supposedly starting a new life, Danny has hunted Tom down in the hope that he might be able to help him understand the killing. With his own life troubled and his marriage collapsing, Tom succumbs to the temptation to travel into Danny's past.

The problem is that what he finds there is not particularly riveting, and certainly not unusual enough to account for an act which society regards with horror as completely beyond the boundaries of "normality". Unlike, say, Peter Shaffer's "Equus", when Danny finally remembers the murder there is little depth, no sense of climax, no sense of a mystery unravelled, not even much horror. The novel sets up the idea of a journey into the mind of an outcast, the child who kills, but never lives up to what it promises.

The second problem is the characterisation. Danny Miller is a pale reworking of Billy Prior, Barker's brilliant creation in "Regeneration", complete with Prior's unpleasant father, manipulative charm and "wintry smile", but nowhere near as interesting (especially once you recognise him as Prior). Tom isn't even a shadow of "Regeneration"'s Dr Rivers, and there is even less substance to the supporting cast, his wife, his colleagues, and the people whose lives Danny has passed through. Although there are hints that there will be trouble between Tom and Danny, since Danny seems to blame Tom for his imprisonment and is renowned for getting people who deal with him to "cross the invisible line", the relationship barely develops, again being a lack-lustre echo of the intense but still professional relationship between Rivers and Prior.

Barker is capable of extraordinary writing, as evidenced in her superb "Regeneration" trilogy, a remarkable exploration of people who kill and what it does to their psyches. It's a pity that she seems to have been rewriting it ever since.

Surprising page-turner!.......2004-03-07

Pat Barker has won many awards for her fiction & here it's easy to see why. It's the story of a psychiatrist who accidentally meets a young man he once evaluated...evaluated to say whether he could stand trial. The patient has grown up and wants to talk about his childhood. Meanwhile, the therapist's personal life is falling to pieces. American bestsellers in the genre of your choice are fun reads. Reading a book by an excellent storyteller and writer like Barker points up just how flimsy, vapid, and bland many of those NYT bestsellers are. She has an amazing facillity with language and story construction. Her World War 2 "Regeneration" trilogy won all the awards and got press (mostly in Britain) but try this page turner or "Blow Your House Down." I had to read the latter in one sitting!

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Border Crossing : A Novel

Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000C4SPOM

Crossing Borders Through Folklore: African American Women's Fiction and Art

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Entering The Creative Space Of Toni Morrison
Folklore--"the boiled down juice of human living"
This book enlightens and forces the reader to engage in it.

Crossing Borders Through Folklore: African American Women's Fiction and Art
Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown
Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0826211992

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Entering The Creative Space Of Toni Morrison.......2004-02-13

This book is for anyone who craves a deeper
comprehension of Morrison's seminal work. In
fact, it's indispensable for the "active" reader or
student who wants to observe how Morrison has seamlessly
interwoven myth and folklore into a complex
tapestry which reflects the afro-american experience
in America. CROSSING BORDERS deftly unravels each thread
for the reader, but paradoxically and exquistely leaves the
tapestry in tact. Kudos to Dr. Brown!

Folklore--"the boiled down juice of human living".......1999-10-23

Folklore--"the boiled down juice of human living," as the writer Zora Neale Hurston defined it--has always been employed by displaced African people to reaffirm their identity within the dominant culture. In the 1960s, when the separation of the black and white worlds was challenged, black artists began to use folklore as a means of "crossing the borders" that maginalized African Americans. By embracing folk idioms (legends and tales, quilts and dolls, and even archetypes and steretypes like Aunt Jemima and Sambo), these artists, who were frequently women, devised a new aesthetic that reclaimed and redefined their multiple identities. In this study, Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown, an associate professor of English at Spelman College, takes a close look at how four African American female artists--writers Toni Morrison and Paule Marshall and visual artists Faith Ringgold and Betye Saar--have mined folklore for the evocative images that have enabled their work to transgress social, cultural, and political borders from the 1960s until today.

This book enlightens and forces the reader to engage in it........1999-05-05

In "Crossing Borders" Dr. Billinglsea-Brown gives the reader an in-depth analysis of the components that surround borderlines. Anyone who reads this book will become enraptured with Dr. Billinglsea-Brown use of language to convey the ideas that surround a complex identity such as the African American woman. Her book is reflective of historical, cultural, and social movements. Through this book I have gained the knowledge to come to a point where I can understand part of the meaning and significance of folklore and its connection to the Afrcian American literary tradition. I enjoyed this book not only for its light language but the author's ability to weave the reader into the world of Morrison, Satyr, and other African American women writers that influenced our history and cultural outlook.

Las crónicas de Jackson Heights (Jackson Heights Chronicles): Cuando no basta cruzar la frontera (When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough)

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Bravo!

Las crónicas de Jackson Heights (Jackson Heights Chronicles): Cuando no basta cruzar la frontera (When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough)
Orlando Tobon
Manufacturer: Atria
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Binding: Paperback

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Jackson Heights Chronicles: When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough

ASIN: 0743286596

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Bravo!.......2007-04-04

After having lived in Jackson Heights for nine years, i enjoyed reading about the characters in this book. Some I probably know. I liked Mr. Tobon's writng style, it was original and kept me interested and focused throughout the book.
I can't wait to read it again and share with a friend!

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Breathless
Riveting
Survival of the Fittest
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Crossing

Crossing
Manuel Luis Martinez
Manufacturer: Bilingual Review Press.
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Drift: A Novel

ASIN: 0927534800

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Novel. In CROSSING, Manuel Luis Martinez explores the American obsession with mobility, the irrepressible hope that there must be something better somewhere and the relentless desire to move on in search of this elusive goal. Inspired by a newspaper account of thirteen undocumented workers left to suffocate in a boxcar outside El Paso, CROSSING tells the story of Luis, a boy who leaves his small town in Mexico to seek his fortune in the United States. Martinez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and is now an assistant professor in the English department at Indiana University in Bloomington.

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Breathless.......2006-03-13

I felt like I was in the smoldering box car with the characters. Could hardly breath! Made me want to do something, anything to help.A very timely story.

Riveting.......2002-11-27

This novel keeps your eyes glued to the page in white-knuckled suspense. Can't wait to get ahold of Martinez's much anticipated second novel, _Drift_, due out from Picador in April 2003.

Survival of the Fittest.......2001-04-18

Intrigued by an actual news story relating the deaths of undocumented workers found in a railroad boxcar, Martinez envisions what prompted these deaths in this book. This is an intense story about Luis' crossing to the United States and the unexpected events that take place in the boxcar. Here, Luis must deal with his personal demons and yet stay strong in body and mind in order to survive. Martinez does an outstanding job relating the story with detail and emotion. He gives readers insight to what desperate immigrants attempt at doing in search of a better life and yet no know the risks involved. I agree, this book was hard to put down.

Great Story.......2000-12-18

Martinez does a great job bring you into the story and making you feel like you are on inside the cramped boxcar with the other men. Martinez also uses his superior talent to use dreams to describe past events.-New York Times Book Review

Crossing.......2000-07-06

This book is exceptional. The author really puts you where the story is being held, in a box car. It is so well written that I could not put it down. I read this book in 3 days. I recommend this book to anyone who just reads ordinary novels. This book is not a novel, it will take you on a journey most people never even think about.

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Border Crossing: A Novel
Maria Colleen Cruz
Manufacturer: Pinata Books
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ASIN: 1558854053

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An entertaining novel about a young girl's search for her Mexican roots

When Ceci Alvarez decides to spend time thinking about who she is—and avoid taking yoga or reading books out of the "Self-Help" section when she grows up—she knows certain things. She is twelve going on thirteen. She is four feet and nine inches tall. She is named Cecilia Maryann Alvarez after her grandmothers, one name English and one name Spanish, which "made sense, since one of my grandmas spoke English and one spoke Spanish." But the things the teenager does not know will send her riding the rails from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico to learn about her father's family.

One day while in her Nana's room, Ceci discovers a table brimming with old photographs of people she does not know and places she has never been. "Those pictures were probably the first things in the whole house which had ever interested me." This extraordinary find and the rapid Spanish of her grandmother's accusation that her father is embarrassed to be Mexican, propel Ceci on an odyssey that leads her from the trail of photographs to a new discovery.

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Thomas King is the first Native writer to generate widespread interest in both Canada and the United States. He has been nominated twice for Governor General's Awards, and his first novel, Medicine River, has been transformed into a CBC movie. His books have been reviewed in publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Globe and Mail, and People magazine. King is also the author of the serialized radio series The Dead Dog Café and is an accomplished photographer. Border Crossings is the first full-length study to explore King's art.

Davidson, Walton, and Andrews employ a framework of postcolonial and border studies theory to examine the concepts of nation, race, and sexuality in King's work. They examine how King's art routinely explores cross-cultural dynamics, including Native rights and race relations, American and Canadian cultural interaction, and the artistic traditions of Europe and North America. The authors argue that, by situating these concepts within a comic framework, King avoids the polemics that often surface in cultural critiques. His writing engages, entertains, and educates. This provocative analysis of King's art reads across cultures and between borders, and makes an important contribution to the study of Native writing, Canadian and American literature, border studies, and humour studies.

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