Search Results - "anecdote"

The Indian tribes of North America with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. by McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859

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The Indian tribes of North America with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. by McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859

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Selections from the art of party-crashing in medieval Iraq by Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1002-1071

Table of Contents: “…al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's introduction -- The meaning of "party-crashing" in the language and the first person named after it -- Early party-crashing -- Going to a meal without being invited is deemed rude -- Those who cast aspersions on party-crashing and its practitioners and satirize and denounce them -- Those who praise, make excuses for, or speak well of party-crashing -- Party-crashers from among the notables, the noble, the learned, and the cultured -- Those who engage in very subtle acts of party-crashing -- Those who love people to sponge and facilitate it -- Anecdotes about party-crashers who exert themselves in party-crashing and make it a trade and occupation -- Accounts of the ones that the guards would refuse, but who outwit the guards with a lie or a ruse -- Mention of the party-crashers' conversations, advice, and poetry -- Accounts of Bunan, the party-crasher -- A document pertaining to party-crashing.…”
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Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / by Dann, Jim

Subjects: “…Civil rights movements Mississippi History 20th century Anecdotes.…”
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Selections from the art of party-crashing in medieval Iraq by Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī, Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1002-1071

Table of Contents: “…al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's introduction -- The meaning of "party-crashing" in the language and the first person named after it -- Early party-crashing -- Going to a meal without being invited is deemed rude -- Those who cast aspersions on party-crashing and its practitioners and satirize and denounce them -- Those who praise, make excuses for, or speak well of party-crashing -- Party-crashers from among the notables, the noble, the learned, and the cultured -- Those who engage in very subtle acts of party-crashing -- Those who love people to sponge and facilitate it -- Anecdotes about party-crashers who exert themselves in party-crashing and make it a trade and occupation -- Accounts of the ones that the guards would refuse, but who outwit the guards with a lie or a ruse -- Mention of the party-crashers' conversations, advice, and poetry -- Accounts of Bunan, the party-crasher -- A document pertaining to party-crashing.…”
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Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / by Dann, Jim

Subjects: “…Civil rights movements Mississippi History 20th century Anecdotes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body by Chiu, Lisa Seachrist

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Gaining control over home downsizing inspirational stories / by Martin, Karen J.

Subjects: “…Moving, Household Anecdotes.…”
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When doctors become patients by Klitzman, Robert

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Travels with George in search of Ben Hur and other meanderings by Ruffin, Paul

Subjects: “…Ruffin, Paul Anecdotes.…”
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Israeli humor the content and structure of the chizbat of the Palmah / by Oring, Elliott, 1945-

Subjects: “…Palmaḥ Anecdotes.…”
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Gaining control over home downsizing inspirational stories / by Martin, Karen J.

Subjects: “…Moving, Household Anecdotes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

When doctors become patients by Klitzman, Robert

Subjects: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Travels with George in search of Ben Hur and other meanderings by Ruffin, Paul

Subjects: “…Ruffin, Paul Anecdotes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Israeli humor the content and structure of the chizbat of the Palmah / by Oring, Elliott, 1945-

Subjects: “…Palmaḥ Anecdotes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

In pursuit of Alaska : an anthology of travelers' tales, 1879-1909 / by Meaux, Jean Morgan

Subjects: “…Frontier and pioneer life Alaska Anecdotes.…”
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God uses cracked pots / by Clairmont, Patsy

Subjects: “…Christian life Anecdotes. 128518…”

Three churches and a Model T / by Cleveland, Philip Jerome

Subjects: “…Pastoral theology Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 134131…”

When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body by Chiu, Lisa Seachrist

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In pursuit of Alaska : an anthology of travelers' tales, 1879-1909 / by Meaux, Jean Morgan

Subjects: “…Frontier and pioneer life Alaska Anecdotes.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view