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books on: Shaw Henry Wheeler  - 169 results

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1.
Performing the Music of Henry Purcell
Book by Michael Burden; Clarendon Press, 1996
Subjects: Music--England--17th Century--History And Criticism, Performance Practice (Music)--17th Century, Purcell, Henry--1659-1695--Criticism And Interpretation
...marked M r Trapp and M r Soans, and a second violin part marked M r Wheeler and M r Banester; this last was probably John Banister the younger...ibid. 161-2 . 9 J. Blow, Awake, Awake my Lyre , ed. H. W. Shaw London, 1941 .
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Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw: Containing as Well a Word on the Dramatic Opinions and Essays, of G. Bernard Shaw - Vol. 2
Book by James Huneker; Brentanos, 1906
Subjects: Drama--History And Criticism, Theater
...the good lines, but worrying some into the bad ones. Mr. Wheeler, as Charles, catches the professional manner very happily...whole representation. Mr. Edward German has rearranged his "Henry VIII." music for the masque of Hymen at the end. Hymen...
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Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific
Book by Chas. S. Nichols Jr., Henry I. Shaw Jr.; Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1955
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
...James G. Triebel To 28A Maj Henry G. Baron, Jr. 18M- Capt Henry J. Guinivan, Jr. 9J 30A...Morton 21- S-3 1stLt Harry E. Wheeler To 23A 18J 1stLt Robert W...Paul C. Beardslee, Jr. Capt Henry J. Guinivan, Jr. KIA 1A 16...
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Phototruth or Photofiction? Ethics and Media Imagery in the Digital Age
Book by Tom Wheeler; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002
Subjects: Image Processing--Digital Techniques--Moral And Ethical Aspects, Mass Media Criticism, Photojournalism--Moral And Ethical Aspects
...Roberts, Cokie, 34 Robinson, Henry, 17 Rogers, E., 125 n7 Rothenberg...n23 Shandler, Jeffrey, 116 Shaw, George Bernard, 9 Sheppard...David, xxii Talbot, William Henry Fox, 4 , 6-8 Taylor, Elizabeth...154 Wedding, George, 38 n5 Wheeler, Tom, 132 n7, 139 n2, 139n7...
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Regional Climates of the British Isles
Book by Dennis Wheeler, Julian Mayes; Routledge, 1997
...dedication. Observatioins of rainfall were begun in 1859 by a Mr Henry Southall, with temperatures being recorded from 1875. A separate...available focuses on Nottingham Barnes 1966 , Keele Beaver and Shaw 1970 , Leicester Pye 1972 , Birmingham Kings 1985; Giles and...
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journal articles on: Shaw Henry Wheeler  - 86 results

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Textual Ambiguities and Cinematic Certainties in Henry V
Journal article by William P. Shaw; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 22, 1994
Subjects: Critics, Motion pictures, Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
...Cinematic Certainties in Henry V by William P. Shaw I Most twentieth...characterization of Henry V is unequivocally...Barber and R.P. Wheeler argue that it is...involves. (Barber Wheeler 221-22) Some...characterization of Henry simultaneously points...
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What Will Mrs. Grundy Say? Women and Comedy
Journal article by Annette Wheeler Cafarelli; Criticism, Vol. 38, 1996
Subjects: Comedy--Social aspects, English literature--Social aspects, Women authors--Social aspects
...Women and Comedy. by Annette Wheeler Cafarelli My title borrows the...panegyric."(32) George Bernard Shaw was to affirm a century later...for all her precautions, Henry James, "The Lesson of Balzac...33.) George Bernard Shaw, 1919 preface, "Heartbreak...
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From Vernacular Humor to Middlebrow Modernism: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the Creation of Literary Value
Journal article by Daniel Tracy; The Arizona Quarterly, Vol. 66, 2010
Subjects: Jewelry stores, Magazines, Modernism
...group - Charles Farrar Browne ("Artemus Ward"), Henry Wheeler Shaw ("Josh Billings"), and David Ross Locke ("Petroleum...needs (so exploiting them does not seem so bad), and Henry Spoffard, the man Lorelei finally marries, censors...
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"The Pulpit Leads the World": Preachers and Preaching in Nineteenth-Century America
Journal article by William D. Howden; ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), Vol. 14, 2000
Subjects: Preaching--History, Sermons--History
...setting, the sermons of Henry Ward Beecher (1813...at his command!" ("Henry Ward Beecher" 862-63...nineteenth century; Wayne Shaw reports how Henry Ward Beecher used his...the career of Leonard Wheeler, a missionary preacher...
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The Myth of Inmate Lawlessness: The Perceived Contradiction Between Self and Other in Inmates' Support for Criminal Justice Sanctioning Norms
Journal article by Lucia Benaquisto, Peter J. Freed; Law & Society Review, Vol. 30, 1996
Subjects: Sociological Jurisprudence
...New York: John Wiley Sons. Shaw, Clifford R. ( 1929 ) Delinquency...Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. Shaw, Clifford R., Henry D. McKay ( 1942 ) Juvenile Delinquency...American Sociological Rev. 492. Wheeler, Stanton ( 1961a ) "Socialization...
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magazine articles on: Shaw Henry Wheeler  - 81 results

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Forget the Myth of Overpopulation
Magazine article by Sheldon Richman; Insight on the News, Vol. 9, December 20, 1993
Subjects: Agricultural resources--Management, Natural resources--Management, Population--International aspects, Resource allocation--Management
...and the quality of life on Earth." Everyone knows that the world has too many people. But as American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw wrote in Josh Billings Encyclopedia of Wit and Wisdom in 1874, "The trouble with people is not that they dont know...
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The Medicalization of Suicide
Magazine article by Thomas Szasz; Freeman, Vol. 60, October 2010
Subjects: College presidents, Colleges & universities, Crime, Critical thinking, Health services, Illnesses, Mental disorders, Mental health care, Suicides & suicide attempts
...knowledge, the human mind is a sponge for absorbing and magnifying error. The great American humorist Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818-1885) said a mouthful when he opined, "The trouble aint that people are ignorant: its that they know...
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DV Delight: Movie Madness for the Living Room: From Clark Gable and James Stewart to Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise, from Merry Old England to Modern America, Here Are over 20 Films Worth Watching
Magazine article by Robert S. Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 132, May 2004
Subjects: Columbia TriStar Home Video--Product information, DVDs (Digital videodisks)--Bibliography, Digital video disk--Bibliography, Motion picture industry--Product information, Movie industry--Product information
...based on his play), though Robert Shaw as Henry lost out to Walter Matthau ("The...1982 best actor Oscar, losing to Henry Fonda ("On Golden Pond"), while...provost marshal out to catch the wheeler-dealer in the act and clap him...
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On Stage September 11
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 28, September 2011
Subjects: Theater
...dir: Adrian Noble. Thru Sep 22. Engaging Shaw, Shaw, John Morogiello; dir: Henry Wishcamper. Thru Sep 4. The Rocky Horror Show...adapt: Mary Zimmerman (also dir) from Hugh Wheeler and Voltaire; lyrics: Richard Wilbur and others...
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Making the Flash Gordon Serials
Magazine article by George Turner; American Cinematographer, Vol. 64, June 1983
...and such old-timers as Wheeler Oakman, Warner Richmond...Clifford Work, restored Henry MacRae to his old position...fli/ King, C. Montague Shaw; Prince Barin, Richard Alexander; Tarnak, Wheeler Oakman; Pi/of Captain...
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newspaper articles on: Shaw Henry Wheeler  - 42 results

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Rory Handle Limelight? He Was Born to Bask in It
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 7, 2011
Subjects: McDowell, Graeme, McIlroy, Rory
...easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. Even if he isnt familiar with the musings of American humourist Henry Wheeler Shaw, Rory McIlroy will appreciate the sentiment behind the words. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what hes going...
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Edward & Sophie: The Royal Wedding - the Golden Guest List
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), June 20, 1999
...Nicholas Mellish and wife Joanne, Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler and husband Robert. Sophies mothers relations...Lucinda Sowerbutts, Ruthie Henshall, Samantha Shaw (wedding dress designer) and husband Henry Keswick and Charlotte Wolsey Brinton (wedding...
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FOOTBALL SPY SPECIAL: Your Premiership Club-by-Club Guide to Who'll Be Chasing Who in the January Transfer Window; Just Three Days to the Transfer Deadline
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), December 29, 2006
...following the injury to Thierry Henry. Wenger has declared he has...Lauren back and the return of Henry will have the impact of new...Robertson*, Kevan Hurst*, Paul Shaw, Stephen Quinn*, Lilian Nalis...Marrison*, Jonathan Forte* Wheeler-dealer Neil Warnock wants...
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Square's Spandau Bully; MARTIN OUT TO BREAK HEARTS
Newspaper article by Matthew Wright; The Mirror (London, England), September 29, 1998
...of patching things up with fiancee Tracy Shaw, Darren Day has been showing off his ridiculous...and consigned him to a Sunday slot. FREE WHEELER NICE to see that Liz Hurley hasnt forgotten...gave her her first big break. Director Henry Cole picked her for a film role in Mad...
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50 for Fun
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), March 30, 2006
...code of bushido? 43 Which light two-wheeler horse-drawn cab took its name from its...Birmingham Town Hall)? 44 George Bernard Shaw once wrote to a newspaper objecting to...Simon Greul 5 Cesc Fabregas and Thierry Henry 6 Tennessee Williams 7 pounds 1m 8 Def...
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encyclopedia articles on: Shaw Henry Wheeler  - 2 results

 
 
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Shaw, Henry Wheeler
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHAW, HENRY WHEELER see Billings, Josh . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Billings, Josh
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BILLINGS, JOSH pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818 85, American humorist and lecturer, b. Lanesboro, Mass. After a roving life as farmer, explorer, and coal miner...


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