No country for eight-spot butterflies : a lyric essay / by Aguon, Julian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / by Arundhati Roy -- The properties of perpetual light -- Go with the moon -- No country for eight-spot butterflies -- My mother's bamboo bracelets : a handful of lessons on saving the world -- A handful of lessons on saving the world -- Sherman Alexie looked me dead in the eye once -- More right -- Birthday cakes mean birthdays -- Yugu means yoke -- A crowbar and a conch shell -- The gift Anne gave me -- Nirmal Hriday -- Mugo' -- The ocean within -- We have no need for scientists -- We reach for you -- Reflections while driving -- Nikki and me -- Onion and garlic -- Fighting words -- Yeye tere -- Our father -- Gaosåli -- Curved sticks and cowry shells : a conversation between Julian Aguon & Desiree Taimanglo-Ventura.…”
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The values of nighttime in classical antiquity : between dusk and dawn

Table of Contents: “…Better safe than sorry: nocturnal divinatory signs from a first-century BCE Roman perspective / Kim Beerden -- Through the eyes of the night: Ecphrasis of nocturnal ambush scenes in Roman epic and historiography / Selina Weissmantel -- Nocturnal negotiations: experiencing the night scenes from the Iliad at the house of Octavius Quartio, PompeiiII 2.2 / Barbara Kellum -- Persius' nocturnal inspiration in the light of day / Jennifer Ferriss-Hill.…”
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Fighting for democracy Black veterans and the struggle against white supremacy in the postwar South / by Parker, Christopher S., 1963-

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Fighting for democracy : Black veterans and the struggle against white supremacy in the postwar South / by Parker, Christopher S., 1963-

Subjects: “…Civil rights movements Southern States History 20th century.…”
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In the Watches of the Night : Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930. by Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…1. Making Night Hideous; 2. Lighting the Heart of Darkness; 3. …”
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In the watches of the night life in the nocturnal city, 1820-1930 / by Baldwin, Peter C., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Making night hideous -- Lighting the heart of darkness -- Quitting time -- Recreations and dissipations -- After midnight -- Nightmen -- Incessance -- Mashers, owl cars, and night hawks -- Night life in the electric city -- Regulated night.…”
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Cluny A Light in the Night /

Table of Contents: “…Illuminating the Dark Ages (1:15) -- Search for Salvation (1:36) -- Cluny Origins (1:11) -- Cluny Political Influence (1:39) -- Cluny Prayer (1:24) -- Cluny Social Influence (0:46) -- Building the Cluny Economy (1:34) -- Cluny Farming Innovations (2:02) -- Cluny Finances (1:33) -- Spreading Cluny Power (1:10) -- Cluny Relics (1:22) -- Santiago de Compostela (2:41) -- Cluny Pilgrims (1:47) -- Encouraging Salvation (2:26) -- Cluny Spiritual Reforms (2:18) -- La Charite sue Loire (1:30) -- Notre Dame de Randol (6:42) -- Cluny Manuscripts (2:43) -- Moissac Cloisters (2:23) -- Paray-Le-Monial Basilica (2:54) -- Cluny III Architecture (4:27) -- Cluny's Decline (1:59) -- Recreating Cluny (2:31) -- Credits: Cluny: A Light in the Night (2:06)…”
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Doing the right thing for children : eight qualities of leadership / by Sykes, Maurice

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Sleep right in five nights : a clear and effective guide for conquering insomnia / by Perl, James

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Flights / by Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962-

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The fright of real tears : Krzysztof Kieślowski between theory and post-theory / by Žižek, Slavoj

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The darkness is light enough : the field journal of a night naturalist / by Ferris, Chris

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The universe. Roman engineering

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Saving the Starry Night Light Pollution and Its Effects on Science, Culture and Nature / by Caraveo, Patrizia

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 - The sky as a cultural heritage -- Chapter 2 - The fascination of light - And that of darkness -- Chapter 3 - Earth at Night -- Chapter 4 - Artificial lights as a health hazard -- Chapter 5 - Artificial lights’ impact on flora and fauna -- Chapter 6 - How do we measure the sky darkness?.…”
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Taking the fight South : chronicle of a Jew's battle for civil rights in Mississippi / by Ball, Howard, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Defending the 1965 Voting Rights Act --…”
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Shaolin : journey to the West

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Thaddeus Stevens and the fight for Negro rights / by Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009

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Moyers & Company : The Fight-and the Right-to Vote /

Table of Contents: “…Credits: Moyers & Company: The Fight-and the Right-to Vote…”
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Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 26, Aviation - The "Wright" Time for Flight.

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FRONTLINE - Rape on the Night Shift.

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