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1000 tulosta hakusanalla James Houstoun

Dr. Houstoun's Memoirs of his own Life-time. Containing, Among Other Curious Particulars, During Upwards of Thirty Years Travels, an Account of I. The Scotch Settlement at Darien.

Dr. Houstoun's Memoirs of his own Life-time. Containing, Among Other Curious Particulars, During Upwards of Thirty Years Travels, an Account of I. The Scotch Settlement at Darien.

James Houstoun

Gale Ecco, Print Editions
2018
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT114818Reissued in the same year with a different imprint as: 'Memoirs of the life and travels of James Houstoun', and again, with additional material, in 1753 as: 'The works of James Houstoun'. Another edition has "Lawton Gilliver" in imprint.London: printed for Laiston Gilliver, and sold by W. Owen, 1747. 4],435, 1]p.; 8
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Some new and Accurate Observations Geographical, Natural and Historical. Containing a True and Impartial Account of the Situation, Product, and Natural History of the Coast of Guinea,

Some new and Accurate Observations Geographical, Natural and Historical. Containing a True and Impartial Account of the Situation, Product, and Natural History of the Coast of Guinea,

James Houstoun

Gale Ecco, Print Editions
2018
sidottu
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT049307London: printed for J. Peele, 1725. 4],62, 2]p.; 8
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RIDE OF A LIFETIME The Life and Times of James Houston. Book Two

RIDE OF A LIFETIME The Life and Times of James Houston. Book Two

James Houston

www.katefrancisdesign.com
2023
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Continuing the Life and Times of James Houston, Book Two focuses on 38 years in Melbourne, where James worked initially as a research officer for the Victorian Council of Churches' project aimed at promoting a multicultural approach to the training of clergy. Though intending to return to Canberra when the program was completed, an association with the then Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, the Rev Dr David Penman, who supported multiculturalism and other justice issues, led to a suggestion to consider ordination to the Anglican ministry. At the age of 55 James eventually took this step, and after appropriate theological training was appointed to the parish of St Mary Magdalene in Dallas, Broadmeadows, where he and his wife Marjorie spent seven fulfilling years. The journey from academic writer to pastoral carer had begun.This continued when he was invited to become the Director of Cross-Cultural Ministry for the Diocese of Melbourne. During the three years he served in this position, he sought to encourage Anglicans generally to broaden their essentially mono-cultural identity, given that the city itself was arguably the most multicultural in the country, as well as supporting the few cross-cultural parishes existing at the time. After retiring from that position James joined forces with Chinese priest Rick Cheung and served together with him in a bilingual parish. This was a heartwarming venture and one which subsequently opened doors to ministry in China. This book is written in exquisite prose: it tells the story of a beautiful man who loved life and lived it to the full, who also loved Jesus and sought to follow in his way. Passionate about travel and the splendour of creation, he respected and valued human life in all its diversity, hating injustice and all forms of discrimination. It is a personal story but also a social commentary on the issues of its time, and well worth the reading.
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James Houston and the Making of Inuit Art

James Houston and the Making of Inuit Art

John Ayre

MCFARLAND CO INC
2022
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In 1954, eager buyers lined up three abreast for over half a block to get into the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in Montreal where, once inside, they wrestled and argued to purchase stone sculptures carved by Inuit artists. In a short span, interest in Inuit carving became a worldwide phenomenon and a major source of income for the Inuit. Their sculptures, tapestries and prints later became the unofficial national art of Canada, gracing homes, corporate offices, postage stamps and international art showcases. This is the story of how Inuit art came to be regarded as some of the best Indigenous art of the twentieth century. James Houston, an artist as well as a brilliant raconteur and lecturer, was unquestionably instrumental in its development. His enthralling Arctic stories were a gift to journalists, but his inconsistencies became a major hurdle for historians. This book portrays the unusual alliance between James Houston and early Inuit art enthusiasts, the Canadian Handicrafts Guild and the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs. Through painstaking research, it presents their adventures, management, concerns and successes.
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A Multicultural Odyssey

A Multicultural Odyssey

James Houston

Coventry Press
2018
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This is the story of the part one man played in the origins, development and general acceptance of Australia's policy of Multiculturalism.James Houston traces his role in Multiculturalism's earliest formulation. In 1973, strategically located in the Immigration Department - and contrary to the views of its officials - he distilled his vision for Australia's future into a speech written for Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam Government. He drew on the convictions of some visionary academics and Melbourne migrant activists, as well as his own four-year Australia-wide field research with ethnic community leaders.Following the Dismissal, in the face of the Fraser Government's disinterest and grudging funding, he recounts the heroic seven-year struggle by the puny Office of Community Relations to implement the new Racial Discrimination Act. Houston's 'simple' role was to reshape community attitudes towards the discrimination experienced by Aborigines and migrants In the process, his Christian convictions about social justice would be sharpened.So how did the son of an unemployed labourer, born during the Great Depression, find himself in this role? Benefiting from quality education in NSW for gifted but poorer students and accessing Sydney University through scholarships, he became a modern languages teacher - in NSW, UK and Germany.On a lighter note, the book evokes a 1940s childhood, a dawning awareness of the wider world and a fascination with language, culture and travel - each a lifelong passion. It traces a long and purposeful life marked by creative endeavours, delight in travels worldwide and a love for tutoring university students in China. Ordained to the Anglican ministry in later life, he served as vicar in Melbourne's neediest parish and, later, as Director of Cross-Cultural Ministry for the Diocese.The closing chapters offer a Christian commentary on life in Australia today and the search for meaning in a fractured world. The Memoir describes a life-embracing journey of faith and self-discovery with God as gracious companion.
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Frozen Fire

Frozen Fire

James Houston

Atheneum Books for Young Readers
1992
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Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic
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November Echo

November Echo

James Houston Turner

Regis books
2013
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Every spy has a beginning, and for Colonel Aleksandr Talanov of the KGB, that moment occurs one summery night in 1985 on the Costa del Sol, at the height of Cold War tensions between the Americans and Soviets.As a signatory to the Biological Weapons Treaty of 1972, the United States had already destroyed its military stockpiles of weaponized pathogens. The Soviet Union, however, responded differently to the signing of that treaty. They created a network of forty-seven top-secret production facilities spread across Russia. Called Biopreparat, it was the largest biological weapons program in history.So when a scientist from one of those facilities decides to defect, Talanov has the assigned task of bringing him back. But after tracking the scientist and his family to Spain, Talanov is betrayed and the scientist and his family are murdered.The only survivor is their teenage daughter, Noya -- short for Noyabr -- in English, "November" -- and what happens in an impulsive moment changes the course of Talanov's life by placing him in a desperate race to save Noya from the deadliest and most vicious adversary he will ever encounter: the KGB."Ludlumesque ... Talanov is a wonderful character " --The Dallas Morning News
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Greco's Game: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

Greco's Game: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

James Houston Turner

Ruby Rock Films LLC
2017
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Colonel Aleksandr Talanov is married to a woman he wishes he could love. But he can't, and it's an ugly consequence of his former training with the KGB. Even so, no one should have to experience what Talanov experiences: the brutal murder of his wife in front of his eyes.Wracked with guilt, Talanov spirals downward on a path of self-destruction. He should have been killed, not her. He was the one whose violent past would not leave them alone. Months tick by and Talanov hits rock bottom on the mean streets of modern-day Los Angeles, where he meets a hooker named Larisa, who drugs and robs him.But Larisa made the big mistake of stealing Talanov's wallet. In it was his sole possession of value: his wedding photo. Talanov tracks Larisa down to get that photo because it reminds him of everything that should have been but never was, and never would be because an assassin's bullet had mistakenly killed his wife.Or was it a mistake?The answer lies in Greco's Game, a chess match played in 1619 that is famous for its queen sacrifice and checkmate in only eight moves. In an unusual alliance, Talanov and Larisa team up to begin unraveling the mystery of what Talanov's old KGB instructor regarded as the most brilliant example of how to trap and kill an opponent. The question is, who was the target?
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Dragon Head: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

Dragon Head: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

James Houston Turner

Ruby Rock Films LLC
2020
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One and a half billion dollars vanishes out of a numbered account into a cyberspace maze. But the thief who stole it lies dead on the tracks of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway, his access codes having perished with him.If this were simply an issue of missing money, the United States would not be concerned. But a Hong Kong crime boss named Dragon Head wants the money to fund an army of hackers, one of whom has already penetrated America's GPS network. The result: a midair collision that kills more than a thousand people.With national security at stake, the Director of National Intelligence becomes very interested in the whereabouts of that money. He wants the funds to remain lost. But Dragon Head wants them found. And Colonel Aleksandr Talanov is caught in the middle.Both sides think Talanov knows where the money is. But Talanov doesn't have a clue. So both sides threaten to kill his closest friends unless he locates and surrenders the money. It's an impossible situation when impossible is not an option, because whatever choice Talanov makes, someone will die.
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Department Thirteen: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

Department Thirteen: An Aleksandr Talanov thriller

James Houston Turner

Ruby Rock Films LLC
2020
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Department Thirteen - the assassination and sabotage unit of the KGB - never officially existed. But former KGB colonel Aleksandr Talanov knows that it did, and it's but one of the many secrets he's worked hard to forget.Now living in Australia, Talanov and dozens of dinner guests are suddenly the target of assassins. On a midnight stroll to the beach, Talanov and his wife are mistakenly spared, but soon find themselves running for their lives: hunted by the killers, blamed by the police, increasingly pivotal to an invisible network of death about which they know nothing.But someone thinks they know.For in 1983, a second Department Thirteen was created, and Talanov discovers they have but one purpose: to kill him, whatever the cost.###Gold Medal (Thriller) Best Book Awards Gold Medal (Thriller) "IPPY" Book Awards Gold Medal (Action/Adventure) Indie Book Awards
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The Identity Factor

The Identity Factor

James Houston Turner

Regis books
2020
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Abu Nazer is the world's most elusive terrorist. His identity is unknown ... his list of crimes unimaginable. But Abu Nazer knows the CIA is closing in. Which is why he must change identities. He devises a strategy involving an ancient stone tablet discovered in the Sinai Peninsula in 1919. The tablet makes a shocking declaration about Jerusalem that has the CIA running scared. They fear he will use it to ignite Armageddon, and Abu Nazer has been using that fear against them because someone at the agency has been leaking him information. Journalist Rutherford Tyler smells a story and travels to Cairo to view the tablet. But analyst Zoe Gustaves suspects Tyler has deeper motives that link him to Abu Nazer, the CIA, and someone or something named Nightingale. But the more she digs for answers, the more she discovers the danger of asking too many questions. Seeking answers can be deadly when everyone has secrets.
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Whiteout

Whiteout

James Houston

FITZHENRY WHITESIDE
2002
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Jonathan Arid, a rebellious 17-year-old city boy, is sent to live with his uncle at a remote Arctic settlement on Baffin Island, a World away from his passion: leading and playing in a small jazz group. Angry at his mother and relatives, he must come to terms with new ways - and with the harsh reality of an environment where one small mistake can mean certain death.
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