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The Whipping Boy
For kids to get their dose of action and thrills, they need not always go to the local multiplex for the latest bang 'em up film. They could try such books as The Whipping Boy, which relies not on exploding spaceships and demonic robots but mythic story, humorous characters and, ready or not, a moral. The plot involves the orphan Jemmy, who must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Jemmy plans to flee this arrangement until Prince Brat beats him to it, and takes Jemmy along. Jemmy then hears he's charged with the Prince's abduction as this Newbery Medal winning book turns toward a surprising close..
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations — both pre- and post-transition — to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole. Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. She exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and appease male desire. In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that today's feminists and transgender activist must work to embrace and empower femininity — in all of its wondrous forms. .
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A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens
It's easy to forget that the British won most of the battles during the American Revolution. The Americans certainly carried the day at Saratoga and Yorktown, but they were beaten again and again by their enemy elsewhere--and often badly. So it's especially odd that the Battle of Cowpens, fought in South Carolina on January 17, 1781, isn't better remembered in American imagination. As author Lawrence E. Babits shows, Cowpens was the Continental troops' greatest tactical moment--and it marked a crucial turning point in the war. The fight itself was fairly brief, and the outcome lopsided--it was "a devil of a whipping," as American leader Daniel Morgan said at the time. Babits provides a richly detailed account of the battle, including an especially good overview of the weapons and tactics used by troops of the time. An archaeologist by training, Babits approaches Cowpens with the familiar meticulousness of his profession; this is an important piece of scholarship on the military history of the American Revolution. --John J. Miller.
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A Guide for Using The Whipping Boy in the Classroom
This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! It includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating and extending the novel..
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Gir"l is a book that was published in 1861 by a former Harriet Jacobs, using the pen name "Linda Brent." It chronicles the experiences of Harriet Jacobs as a slave, and the various humiliations she had to endure in that unhappy state, and especially the abuse that a young woman must face while still on the cusp of girlhood. The book is not only a chronicle of the struggle between owners and slaves but between men and women..
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Whipping Girl (Nexus)
The convent of St Quay is an unforgiving institution. Its devotees are subject to a harsh regime of corporal punishment and humiliation, for the good of their souls. For Lalage Vergelesses, the torment is double, for she is a whipping girl, assigned to take the punishments otherwise due to an errant, minx-like noble's daughter. But the demure Demoiselle is not who she seems, and behind the supplication and arcane SM rituals, the convent hides some sinister secrets too. .
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The Slave Chroniques Book 1 Slave island (The Slave Chroniques)
"I've really done it now! NO ESCAPE for 12 weeks, no setting a timer, this is REAL!" With these thoughts, still echoing through her head, she felt a tug on the line that was attached to her collar. She was attached to a "Slave chain" and was being led to wherever this Apollo warrior, who now controlled her life and body, wanted to take and do with her. Thoughts of not being allowed to return home, being impaled for a failure, as described in the some of the books she had read, flooded her mind as she followed the girl in front of her. A gate opened in the fence and the slave chain of young females passed through in into another world, a world of total male dominance and female Slavery. I have combined Part 1 and 2 of book 1 and clarify the ending chapter. I had done the same to Book 2, adding several Chapters to make the ending of Book 2 flow better toward book 3. .
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The Essential Knot Book: Knots, Bends, Hitches, Whippings, Splices
Completely revised and updated, the second edition of this popular and handy reference book covers all the most useful and practical knots, bends, hitches, whippings, and splices in everyday use by mariners. It also covers the most modern high-tech rope materials and constructions, which require special knotting and splicing techniques. Each knot, bend, and hitch is described, illustrated, and photographed in actual use. With one knot per page, the user never has to turn a page while tying. Soundings magazine said, This small book lives up to its title. It covers all the average boater will ever need. From the bowline and figure eight to the trucker's hitch and the fisherman's bend, here are the 27 knots, 5 whippings, and 12 splices every boater should know. Sailor's Gazette calls it the first book you should reach for right after you learn to throw a clockwise hitch on a cleat..
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Whipping Triangle (Nexus)
Rhonda, Paul and Muriel form a love triangle with a difference - they are drawn together by their love of bondage There lives are spent in and out of one another's beds, changing roles as the mood strikes Rhonda is the true dominant and Paul is attracted to her as his mistress. Yet he is also drawn to Muriel, the submissive bank manager, who loves to be restrained and ravaged. They plan a trip to Rhonda's country house, where they fulfill their mutual desires for domination, submission, pain and pleasure. .
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The story of a orphan hunchback named Quasimodo (semi-human) that lives in the Paris cathedral Notre Dame. Quasimodo watches in the streets below as the thieves and the street people hold a small revolution against the authority of the church..
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