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Encountering the Global in Early Modern Germany

Microhistories of Mobility, Materiality, and Belonging

Edited by Renate Dürr, Philip Hahn, Anne Sophie Overkamp, Christina Brauner ...

Series Book 30 - Studies in German History
Global history has come of age but has had little impact on the historiography of early modern Germany. This volume seeks to bring a global perspective to the history of Central Europe by addressing understudied global and colonial entanglements. Exploring the impact of these interactions on court life and home towns, labor migration, material culture, and religious communities, the microhistories ... Read more

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Global history has come of age but has had little impact on the historiography of early modern Germany. This volume seeks to bring a global perspective to the history of Central Europe by addressing understudied global and colonial entanglements. Exploring the impact of these interactions on court life and home towns, labor migration, material culture, and religious communities, the microhistories
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

A Novel

by Helen Simonson ...

**NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERA GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR“A modern-day story of love that takes everyone—grown children, villagers, and the main participants—by surprise, as real love stories tend to do.” —Elizabeth StroutWritten with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERA GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR“A modern-day story of love that takes everyone—grown children, villagers, and the main participants—by surprise, as real love stories tend to do.” —Elizabeth StroutWritten with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing
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The Runaround Rumor

by Louise Simonson ...

Illustrated by Sumin Cho ...

Series series Junior High Drama
Allie's world is turned upside down when she's diagnosed with diabetes. Her over-protective parents are driving her crazy, and she's desperate to keep her condition a secret from her friends. But her secretive ways are awfully suspicious and soon the rumors are flying. Is Allie's reputation ruined for good? With a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts, this Junior High Drama story ... Read more

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Allie's world is turned upside down when she's diagnosed with diabetes. Her over-protective parents are driving her crazy, and she's desperate to keep her condition a secret from her friends. But her secretive ways are awfully suspicious and soon the rumors are flying. Is Allie's reputation ruined for good? With a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts, this Junior High Drama story
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The Summer Before the War

A Novel

by Helen Simonson ...

**“Simonson is like a Jane Austen for our day and age—she is that good.” —Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris WifeInternationally bestselling author Helen Simonson returns with a splendid historical novel full of the same wit, romance and insight into the manners and morals of small-town British life as her beloved Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.**East Sussex, 1914. It is ... Read more

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**“Simonson is like a Jane Austen for our day and age—she is that good.” —Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris WifeInternationally bestselling author Helen Simonson returns with a splendid historical novel full of the same wit, romance and insight into the manners and morals of small-town British life as her beloved Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.**East Sussex, 1914. It is
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The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

A Novel

by Helen Simonson ...

**A young woman's life is forever changed in the summer after World War I when she befriends a group of independent, motorcycle-riding women in a seaside town on the English coast—a captivating novel from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand"You may find you've fallen head over heels for Ms. Simonson's funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling" —The New York TimesIt is the ... Read more

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**A young woman's life is forever changed in the summer after World War I when she befriends a group of independent, motorcycle-riding women in a seaside town on the English coast—a captivating novel from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand"You may find you've fallen head over heels for Ms. Simonson's funny, barbed, delightfully winsome storytelling" —The New York TimesIt is the
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The Bremen Town Musicians

A Grimm Graphic Novel

by Louise Simonson ...

Illustrated by Lisa K. Weber ...

Series series Graphic Spin
A cranky, clever donkey. A grumpy, chubby cat. An old, loyal hound dog. A kooky, eager rooster. What do these four animals have in common? They can sing! Well, kind of. The quartet of yowling outcasts take their musical troupe on the road to Bremen Town, but along the way, they spot some robbers counting their ill-gotten treasures in an abandoned house. Hungry and tired, the creatures hatch a plan ... Read more

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A cranky, clever donkey. A grumpy, chubby cat. An old, loyal hound dog. A kooky, eager rooster. What do these four animals have in common? They can sing! Well, kind of. The quartet of yowling outcasts take their musical troupe on the road to Bremen Town, but along the way, they spot some robbers counting their ill-gotten treasures in an abandoned house. Hungry and tired, the creatures hatch a plan
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Snow White and the Seven Robots

A Graphic Novel

by Louise Simonson ...

Illustrated by Jimena S. Sanchez ...

Series series Far Out Fairy Tales
Far, far away, on a distant planet called Techworld, a little girl named Snow White is born. Created by the planet's smartest minds to be the perfect scientist, Snow immediately shows a knack for working with electronics. The Queen, fearing for her crown, exiles Snow White so she cannot grow up and take the Queen's place as the most intelligent person on the planet. However, Snow White's ... Read more

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Far, far away, on a distant planet called Techworld, a little girl named Snow White is born. Created by the planet's smartest minds to be the perfect scientist, Snow immediately shows a knack for working with electronics. The Queen, fearing for her crown, exiles Snow White so she cannot grow up and take the Queen's place as the most intelligent person on the planet. However, Snow White's
... Read more
The Middle School Mean Queens

by Louise Simonson ...

Illustrated by Sumin Cho ...

Series series Junior High Drama
Lilly wants to hang out with the popular girls, so when queen bee Tania invites Lilly to her birthday party, she can't wait. What she doesn't realize is that Tania is hoping to go through Lilly to get to her cute older brother, Hank. When Tania's plan fails, she blames Lilly, making her life a nightmare. Will Lilly survive the mean queens of middle school? Strong themes of character education and ... Read more

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Lilly wants to hang out with the popular girls, so when queen bee Tania invites Lilly to her birthday party, she can't wait. What she doesn't realize is that Tania is hoping to go through Lilly to get to her cute older brother, Hank. When Tania's plan fails, she blames Lilly, making her life a nightmare. Will Lilly survive the mean queens of middle school? Strong themes of character education and
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Junior High Drama

A Graphic Novel

by Louise Simonson ...

Illustrated by Sumin Cho ...

Series series Junior High Drama
Welcome to Memorial Middle School, where drama fills the classrooms and follows students home on the bus. Social awkwardness. Mean girls. Hallway gossip. It's all part of life in junior high, but maybe it helps to know you aren't alone. Can Lucia avoid the boy-girl party? Will Kamilla overcome her self-consciousness and try out for the play? Can Allie keep anyone from finding out her secret? Told ... Read more

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Welcome to Memorial Middle School, where drama fills the classrooms and follows students home on the bus. Social awkwardness. Mean girls. Hallway gossip. It's all part of life in junior high, but maybe it helps to know you aren't alone. Can Lucia avoid the boy-girl party? Will Kamilla overcome her self-consciousness and try out for the play? Can Allie keep anyone from finding out her secret? Told
... Read more
Murder on the Lake

by Paul Simonson ...

This newly discovered author comes out of the gate with a deep and fast-moving tale of love, lust, revenge, and crime. Set in Northern Minnesota on two of it's largest bodies of water, it's winding trail leads the reader aggressively through a tale that comes together so smoothly at the end. An intriguing read from start to finish. ... Read more

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This newly discovered author comes out of the gate with a deep and fast-moving tale of love, lust, revenge, and crime. Set in Northern Minnesota on two of it's largest bodies of water, it's winding trail leads the reader aggressively through a tale that comes together so smoothly at the end. An intriguing read from start to finish.
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The Road Back To You; Finding Your Way After Losing a Child to Suicide

by Trish Simonson ...

Losing a child to suicide is devastating. Your life is turned upside down. There is no closure and no answers to all your questions. You may feel guilt and shame that your child died by suicide and what it has done to your family. The thought of finding joy again seems out of reach. This was me. No joy, no purpose, no hope and no faith - just anger, bitterness and sadness. I'm here to tell you ... Read more

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Losing a child to suicide is devastating. Your life is turned upside down. There is no closure and no answers to all your questions. You may feel guilt and shame that your child died by suicide and what it has done to your family. The thought of finding joy again seems out of reach. This was me. No joy, no purpose, no hope and no faith - just anger, bitterness and sadness. I'm here to tell you
... Read more
Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails

Mixed Drinks for the Golden Age of Agave [A Cocktail Recipe Book]

by Robert Simonson ...

IACP AWARD WINNER • Indulge your thirst for new ways to enjoy tequila and mezcal with 60+ recipes for agave cocktails from a James Beard Award–nominated author and New York Times spirits writer.From riffs on classics such as the Mezcal Mule and Oaxaca Old-Fashioned to new favorites such as Naked and Famous or Smoke and Ice, discover how to use mezcal and tequila to create cocktails in nearly every ... Read more

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IACP AWARD WINNER • Indulge your thirst for new ways to enjoy tequila and mezcal with 60+ recipes for agave cocktails from a James Beard Award–nominated author and New York Times spirits writer.From riffs on classics such as the Mezcal Mule and Oaxaca Old-Fashioned to new favorites such as Naked and Famous or Smoke and Ice, discover how to use mezcal and tequila to create cocktails in nearly every
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