A Hubbub

Author : Emily Cockayne
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300177089
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hubbub written by Emily Cockayne and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences—traffic jams, noisy neighbors, pollution, food scares—but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, noses, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants of England's pre-Industrial Revolution cities, Hubbub transports us to a world in which residents were scarred by smallpox, refuse rotted in the streets, pigs and dogs roamed free, and food hygiene consisted of little more than spit and polish. Through the stories of a large cast of characters from varied walks of life, the book compares what daily life was like in different cities across England from 1600 to 1770. Using a vast array of sources, from novels to records of urban administration to diaries, Emily Cockayne populates her book with anecdotes from the quirky lives of the famous and the obscure—all of whom confronted urban nuisances and physical ailments. Each chapter addresses an unpleasant aspect of city life (noise, violence, moldy food, smelly streets, poor air quality), and the volume is enhanced with a rich array of illustrations. Awakening both our senses and our imaginations, Cockayne creates a nuanced portrait of early modern English city life, unparalleled in breadth and unforgettable in detail.

Author : Brigitte Luciani
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1467772526
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Hubbub written by Brigitte Luciani and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Ginger Fox and her mother are living with the Badgers, life just isn't the same. Ginger's new badger brothers like to argue. Her new badger baby sister takes up all of Mrs. Fox's time. And Mr. Badger has a lot of rules about keeping the house tidy. That's not how they used to do things back at the Fox home. Maybe Ginger should live with her father instead. But Mr. Fox travels all the time. And Ginger really likes the new clubhouse she and her brothers built. If only they could keep those mean cats from taking over the clubhouse... Maybe belonging to a big family has some benefits after all!

Author : Brigitte Luciani
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1467726257
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book #02 A Hubbub written by Brigitte Luciani and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginger the fox learns that, even though life with just her mother was very different, being part of a family can be a good thing, such as when some unwanted cats try to take over the children's clubhouse.

Author : Arthur Howard
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152045920
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hubbub Above written by Arthur Howard and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Sydney, a little girl with a BIG problem.

Author : Connie Willis
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345540689
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crosstalk written by Connie Willis and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk—a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase empathy between romantic partners has become all the rage. And Briddey Flannigan is delighted when her boyfriend, Trent, suggests undergoing the operation prior to a marriage proposal—to enjoy better emotional connection and a perfect relationship with complete communication and understanding. But things don’t quite work out as planned, and Briddey finds herself connected to someone else entirely—in a way far beyond what she signed up for. It is almost more than she can handle—especially when the stress of managing her all-too-eager-to-communicate-at-all-times family is already burdening her brain. But that’s only the beginning. As things go from bad to worse, she begins to see the dark side of too much information, and to realize that love—and communication—are far more complicated than she ever imagined. Praise for Crosstalk “A rollicking send-up of obsessive cell phone usage in too-near-future America . . . [Connie] Willis’s canny incorporation of scientific lore, and a riotous cast . . . make for an engaging girl-finally-finds-right-boy story that’s unveiled with tact and humor. Willis juxtaposes glimpses of claimed historical telepaths with important reflections about the ubiquity of cell phones and the menace that unscrupulous developers of technology pose to privacy, morality, and emotional stability.”—Publishers Weekly “An exhilarating and laugh-inducing read . . . one of those rare books that will keep you up all night long because you can’t bear to put it down.”—Portland Book Review “A fun technological fairy tale.”—BookPage “One of the funniest SF novels in years.”—Locus

Author : Chisom Achigbule
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530297344
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After the Hubbub written by Chisom Achigbule and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage girl, Nwerenda is harassed by a deity, Okenneoshimini who wants her to accept him as her spirit husband, but she won't give in to his demand. Okenneoshimini frustrates Nwerenda to such an extent that she decides to take her own life. in other to achieve this, Nwerenda takes an overdose of Vitamin B complex mistaking it for Valium. instead of feeling sleepy, Nwerenda feels very hungry, hungrier than she had never been. she heads to the bank to withdraw all her money, which she decides to will to her youngest sister, Ahuruale. On her way back, she ran into Udeme, someone she knows nothing good can come out of. surprisingly, while they argue, Udeme's words penetrates her mind, it soon dawns on her that she is suffering in the hands of Okenneoshimini out of ignorance. she decides to confronts her tormentor.

Author : John Bunyan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brigitte Luciani
Publisher : Graphic Universe
ISBN 13 : 0761356320
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Hubbub written by Brigitte Luciani and published by Graphic Universe. This book was released on 2010 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginger the fox learns that, even though life with just her mother was very different, being part of a family can be a good thing, such as when some unwanted cats try to take over the children's clubhouse.

Author : James Harbeck
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105617335
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of Love and Grammar written by James Harbeck and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I met a buxom grammatician / and said I'd like her out to take; / back she came with proposition: / in let's stay and out let's make..." Who can look at punctuation mark or idiom and not think of romantic frustration? Clearly, what the world needs most is flippant poems that combine points of English grammar with a salacious sensibility. And here it is: Songs of Love and Grammar, some five-dozen-odd poems on romantic and grammatical entanglements. Is it reference? Is it poetry? Well, yes, but above all, it's funny.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harvard Classics: Pilgrim's progress written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: