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Highly readable anthology of Confederate women.
Valor and Lace, edited by Mauriel Phillips Joslyn, is an anthology of eleven short histories of women that lived during the War Between the States and contributed to the side of the South during that conflict. Each of the anthologies is readable and most are well researched.As withany book containing material from several authors, there are some chaptersthat are better researched and written than others.However, in generalthe book is concise and presents various aspects of the Southern woman'slife during the War.The title and subtitle (The Roles of ConfederateWomen 1861-1865) are somewhat misleading.The book does not present acomprehensive history of women in general during the war but ratherpresents the reader with eleven specific cases of extraordinary women whofelt the need to commit themselves to the cause for which they believed, beit the Southern cause for independence or the moral cause to care for thewounded, regardless of their political affiliation. While it would beerroneous for the reader to assume this is a true picture of every Southernwoman, it is an appropriate portrayal of certain aspects of life both athome and on or near the battlefield and the role that some women playedduring the Civil War.This reveiwer recommends the book to any studentof the War as well as to those readers interested in the social roles ofwomen during that period of American history. ... Read more

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This is an exploration of London and gothic representation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through a variety of media. London has taken a central role in urban Gothic, from key canonic texts like "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Dracula" through modern Gothic texts to the 'tourist gothic' of rebranded gastropubs and ghost tours. As a specific category, London Gothic is becoming as important for understanding ourselves today as it has been for thinking about the cultural productions of the late-nineteenth century. This is the first book to focus on Gothic representations of London, offering a range of essays from established and new scholars reading London Gothic as it is manifested in a variety of media and through varied critical approaches. ... Read more

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By covering all of the tasks associated with creating a Web page with HTML, Using HTML 4provides the perfect reference for readers who need quick answers to their HTML questions.The key features of this book are: -Creating The Basic Web Page. -Including Images and Multimedia. -Controlling Presentation. -Adding Interactivity. -Advanced Topics. -HTML Publishing.Amazon.com Review
Lee Anne Phillips proves that you don't have to be aprogrammer or even technically minded to put together an interestingand professional-looking Web site. All you need is a little taste,some common sense, and a bit of guidance. This book takes users bythe hand--even those who haven't purchased their first computeryet.

Her first chapter is elementary, covering everything fromselecting a computer to choosing an Internet service provider. Next,she launches into how to create your first Web page, using simple butrealistic examples to turn seemingly daunting code into a simple setof instructions for building a basic and attractive Web site. Phillipsdemystifies the process, showing how to use the simple text editorsthat come with each computer.

Gradually Phillips moves into moreadvanced topics, such as images and multimedia, how to control thepresentation, how to add interactivity, and more. She summarizes keypoints and additional tips in quick side notes on the borders of eachpage.

Using HTML 4 is not an exhaustive exploration of HTML4, but it highlights the most important and useful features fornewbies who want to build a Web site for family, hobbies, or smallbusiness. --Elizabeth Lewis ... Read more

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Excellent Book
Starts off at the very beginning, and leads the reader to learn html with lots of pictures and examples.This book is very organized.

Terrible as an HTML companion book
Although this book covers pretty much all the elements of HTML, I discovered a significant number of incomplete syntax specifications. I was especially disappointed in its coverage of forms. The chapter just breezedthrough all the different types of form elements and didn't explain howdata from these elements are handled when submitting a form. Because ofthe inadequacy of this book, I often find myself having to surf on the Netto find answers to my HTML questions.

Outstanding Reference Guide
QUE's "Unsing HTML 4" was and continues to be a great reference quide. It also has easy indexing for new HTML authors. This book is definitely the best choice for either experienced authors or beginners.

The BEST HTML book I have read yet !
Before buying this book, I was wondering what could have been packed in it to make it around 600 pages more than the average HTML books I have read so far.....When I got it in my hands and started perusing its pages, I got thefeeling that I have got back every penny spent on it ! The best book onHTML I have come across and it should be your HTML's reference book fromnow on.

This book should be required text for all future HTML'ers
I bought this book before I had a computer in my home. However, by the time I had finished the second chapter, I was already composing web pages in my head. Lee Anne does an excellent job of introducing the ins and outsof correct HTML coding. Not only does she bring you up to par with todayscoding standards but, she uses keen far-sight to prepare you for thenuances and ever evolving standards of the web. If you are searching for astraight-as-an-arrow approach to web page building, then I highly recommendthis book. ... Read more

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If you’ve ever wondered what it is like to change your sex, A Transgender Diary will give you the experience.From the first day of hormone therapy through sex reassignment surgery, transgender community pioneer Melanie Anne Phillips kept this daily journal of every physical, mental and emotional change.

You’ll join her every step of the way as she musters the courage to tell friends and family, experiments with hormones and learns to “pass” in the everyday world.You’ll meet her wife and children as they struggle to survive as a family.

Filled with humor and tears, A Transgender Diary captures all the raw emotions of changing gender yet transcends the bare mechanics to capture an almost Zen-like vision of the real differences between the sexes and the duality of all our natures.

A Transgender Diary is the one essential book for anyone contemplating transition, and a stunningly insightful journey for all. ... Read more

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Counting
"Counting" is a typically brilliant work by a talented author.The reader should not be discouraged to discover that "Counting" ultimately adds up to nothing at all.After all, what matters here is style, not substance. ... Read more

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A 672 page autobiographical acocunt of a transformative journey from husband and father to confident young woman.Written by the founder of the world's very first transgender support web site in 1994, this book includes all three volumes of Melanie Anne Phillips' Transition Trilogy.

Volume One, "Raised by Wolves" begins with Melanie's first day of hormone therapy and contiues through sex reassignement surgery.

Volume Two, "Boiled in Oil" documents Melanie's struggle to fit in to her new role and come to terms with her family, friends and business associates.

Volume Three, "Skinned Alive" records Melanie's angstful exploration of self in search of who she really is beyond the physical, concluding with a positive and inspiring understanding and acceptance. ... Read more

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Celebrate each month of the year with a stunning crocheted afghan! Catch a flurry of snowflakes in January and pick a dramatic bouquet for April. July brings us a breezy, star-spangled flag, and December is brightened by red-and-white granny blocks ... Read more

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Ten years after Melanie Anne Philips concluded her epic "Transition Trilogy" she was compelled to continue her autobiographical account of her experiences as a transgendered woman.

In this volume (fourth in the series), the shoe is on the other foot when Melanie's life partner, also a transgendered woman, decides to undergo radical facial feminization surgery in which the bones of her face are removed, reshaped and replaced in order to fully transform her face permanently from male to female structure.

Melanie must come to terms with issues of identity, loss of the face of her lover, and personal issues of being left behind and the realization that her own transition, even years after sex reassignment surgery, may still not be complete. ... Read more

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“Raised by Wolves”, the most widely read transgender diary, is written by a pioneer in the transgender community, Melanie Anne Phillips.Founder of the first transgender support web site in 1994 and creator of the most popular method of developing a female voice, Melanie documented her entire transition in this daily journal.

Beginning with her first day of hormone therapy, “Raised by Wolves” continues through transition to her new gender role, the effects of her changing life style on her family (a wife and two children) and friends, and concludes with sex reassignment surgery itself.

This is the first book in Melanie’s “Transition, Transformation & Transcendence” series, each written as it was happening, filled with insight, passion, humor and courage in the face of the emotional wrecking ball called sex change that took apart her life.

“Raised by Wolves” is essential reading for anyone considering transition or any major life change, and for all those interested in the beginnings and growth of the transgender community on the internet. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Presbyterian Record, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2332 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mission is the message.(Presbyterian Church in Canada's community health programs)(Cover story)
Author: Amy MacLachlan
Publication: Presbyterian Record (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 130Issue: 10Page: 18(5)

Article Type: Cover story

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This digital document is an article from American History Through Literature 1820-1870, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 3071 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.This set presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is new historicist in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history. ... Read more

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Ten years after she began her autobiographical account of sex change from husband and father to confident young woman, Melanie Anne Phillips looks outward toward the transgender community in this volume (fifth in the series) of insightful essays about the nature of men, women and those trapped in between.

Controversial and sure to open up startling new perspectives, Melanie's essays challenge conventional wisdom and present a whole new way of understanding the nature of human sexuality itself.

The essential fifth volume in her ongoing Transgender Diary series. ... Read more