An archaeological study of African American foodways in nineteenth-century AnnapolisIn Eating in the Side Room, Mark Warner uses the archaeological data of food remains recovered from excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Chesapeake to show how African Americans established identity in the face of pervasive racism and marginalization.By studying the meat purchasing habits of two African American families—the Maynards and the Burgesses—Warner ...

This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break the traditional mold of teacher education.Section I presents unique preservice teacher preparation programs and initiatives. These chapters offer compelling ideas to readers who seek chang...

Do you want to develop a more worry-free and predictable sales process?Do you want to systemize your Sales Funnel and remove the need for luck?Maybe you want to use Social Media to drive consistent sales, but you have no clue where to start?Then keep reading …As a small business owner, you're forced to juggle a lot of balls. You feel the days are too short.You see other Small Businesses increasing their profits using Social Me...

A guide on how to convert any gas- or diesel-powered vehicle to electric power. Includes ownership advantages, basic EV operation, subsystems, components, basic EV operation, project vehicles, and conversion kits.

Is your business ´The-Freddy-Mercury´a.k.a ´I am the invisible man on Facebook?Even clients with an academic grade in Information Science cannot find you there?Then keep reading...In Dec 2018 there were 1.52 billion people actively using Facebook daily. An increase of 9% since the year before.But the number of ads, messages, and posts are also rising.It becomes harder to reach your customers through all the noise.But you can learn from ...

You're no idiot, of course. You know there are moments when you have been creative, attractive, and even intelligent. But when it comes to sizing yourself up in the mirror, stepping onto a scale to get weighed, or socializing at a party full of extraverts, you feel like a wallflower that hasn't been watered in years.Don't just stand there with your head in the sand! 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem' shows you how to break through negativity, open yourself to ris...

All the Noise is in the Shallow End of the Pool is about you and Jesus. It's about following His lead, responding to His invitations, attending to His presence, and letting Him love you. It's about moving from familiarity to intimacy, about living out of your true identity, and learning to live freely and lightly as Jesus said you could. If that appeals to you, if you feel even the smallest spark of interest or desire rising within you, if you long for more, then this book is for ...

The Lion, the Witch, and the man behind it all. Now, more than ever, the works of C.S. Lewis enthrall and entertain listeners of all ages. But who was this man of intellect and imagination? The Everything Guide to C.S. Lewis and Narnia gives you an in-depth look at this master storyteller, his life and times, and his best-known works. You'll learn how he overcame his tragic childhood, journeyed from atheism to faith, created the magical world of Narnia, inspired other writers, philosophers...

Shape your leadership skills in the image of the greatest leader in history. With an investment of less than ten minutes a day, this audio shows how you can become a more inspiring, more effective, more successful leader by incorporating the Leadership Lessons of Jesus into your life. Want to convey your vision to the people you lead? Inspire them to own your message and uphold your standards? Jesus had no paid staff and no marketing department, yet He inspired others to carry His message ...

A satirical novel exposing corruption, materialism, and political ambition in post-Civil-War America.

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner satirizing greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. The term gilded age, commonly given to the era, comes from the title of this book. Twain and Warner got the name from Shakespeare's King John (1595): "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess." Gilding a lily, which is already beautiful and not in need of further adornment, is excessive and wasteful...

A brilliant blend of humor, social commentary, and political satire, The Gilded Age is a landmark novel that captures the ambitions, excesses, and contradictions of post–Civil War America. Co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this classic work follows a cast of memorable characters as they pursue wealth, influence, and success in a rapidly changing nation. Against a backdrop of land speculation, political maneuvering, and economic opportunity, the novel exposes the gap betw...