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and if you fall --
no worry --
soft hay will catch you.

In this striking companion to Ten-Second Rainshowers one hundred young people, from ages 8 to 18, share their thoughts and feelings about the world they live in. These pages include poems about friends and solitude, work and play, home and school, and the journey toward adulthood. Ranging in tone from funny to wise, from eloquent to irreverent to matter-of-fact, the original voices in this book demonstrate poetry's ability to express the triumphs, and soften the hardships, of everyday life. These poems will inspire young writers for years to come. Fourteen lush interior illustrations by Julie Monks enhance the book's appeal. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The administration of prison regimes in modern Britain has remained a subject of intense debate and controversy for a number of years. In this book, based on pioneering empirical research, three leading authorities examine the character of social life within two maximum-security prisons. By systematic comparison of the two prisons the authors compare the institutional structures and strategies they deploy for control of inmates. The material is set within the framework of a broader, social theory context. Original, scholarly, and carefully argued, this study will be of central interest to all those with an interest in prisons and their control mechanisms. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Activist, author teacher, and visionary Harry Hay is an American original. He has left his mark on some of the most significant social and cultural movements of the 20th century, from trade unionism to New Age spirituality. In 1948, Hay founded the Mattachine Society, devoted to the welfare of gay people. This first collection of Hay's own words--speeches, papers, and interviews--offers invaluable insight into the vision of one man who made it possible for millions to live in freedom and with self-respect.Amazon.com Review
Harry Hay is the acknowledged father (or mother, as he mightprefer) of the modern gay liberation movement. As a Communist Partyorganizer and historian who founded the Mattachine Society in 1949,Hay began turning out essays, position papers, critical studies, andmanifestos concerning what it means to be gay in theworld. Radically Gay is a collection of those writings, editedby historian Will Rosco, and its breadth and depth isamazing. Radically Gay is an important contribution to gayhistory and letters; it tells us not only where we have been, but,more importantly, where we might be going. ... Read more

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Great and original contribution to both gay rights and gender identity literature
One of Hay's strengths, to me, is the fact that he comes out of a different tradition than the post-structuralist philosophical one which is prevalent these days. Hay was able to talk about the experience of being queer and of what the possible social implications of that might be by taking the philosophical material he got as an instructor in Marxism for the Communist Party, particularly that deriving from Engel's work "On Private Property and the Family", and extending and extending it, modifying it here, dropping some of the dogmatic features of that type of Marxist thought along the way and instead integrating the lived experience of being queer and spirituality into a heady mix which gives insight both for queer people, focussing on queer men, themselves about themselves and of the role that gays and lesbians play and have played in society throughout history, how capitalism shapes the queer experience, looking athomophobia as being a reinforcer of patriarchy and ultimately patriarchal capitalism, and what non-western parallels for homosexuality are.

Quite a powerful and interesting mix. Highly recommended.

2nd only to Oscar Wilde
Harry Hay is one of the fathers of American gay rights.But this is not essentialist idol-praising.Hay was a big part of the big pre-Stonewall organization, Mattachine Society.He was a strong Communist, back when it was risky to be one.In addition, Hay knows a lot about gender theory and gay history and such.He's a sage.Will Roscoe has written a number of important gay books, especially concerning gay Native Americans.Basically, this is an important historical subject written by a strong gay author.You should peep this book if you can. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 - 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England to William R. Hay and his wife Elizabeth but moved to Suffolk at an early age. Hay was educated at Gardner Street Higher Grade School in Pendleton, a suburb of Salford - then in Lancashire, but now within Greater Manchester. ... Read more

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Chapters: Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, Thomas Bertie, Neal Bishop, Jimmy James, Will Hay, Andrew Davies, William Long, Lee Cattermole, Oshor Williams, Richard Hope, Trevelyan Thomson, Margaret Nicholson, Richard Anthony Hewson, Matthew Bates, Rob Jones, Mark Davies, Phil Gilchrist, C. J. Bolland, Stephen Tompkinson, Tommy Thompson, Keith Edwards, Ashley Winn, Brian Wake, Oonagh Mcdonald, Antony Sweeney, Pauline Wales, Bruce Thomas, Thomas Nossiter, Charles Foulkes, Paul Butler, Don Heath, Micky Fenton, Darren Collier, Ken Furphy, Marcus Bentley, Charlotte Riley, Martin Gray, Geoff Parling, John Pickering, Stan Rickaby, Lee Turnbull, Dennis Clarke, Thomas Sheraton, David Currie, Bob Pailor, Malcolm Smith, Dennis Thwaites, James Beaumont, George Elcoat, Edward Cooper, Elizabeth Estensen, Jonathan Franks, Lesley Duncan, John Walker, Bryan Stewart, William Whitwell, Kevin Forster, Barney Mole, Jimmy Lindsay, Thomas Darnton, Paul Henderson, Arton Beleci, Peter Smithson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 215. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir Thomas Bertie RSO (3 July 1758 13 June 1825), born Thomas Hoar, was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. His career began in the East Indies, where he served aboard the frigate HMS Seahorse with two fellow youths Horatio Nelson and Thomas Troubridge who he would remain in contact with as they each rose through the ranks in the navy. He eventually spent most of his youth serving in the West Indies and off the American coasts during the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles with the French. He was a commander by the end of the war, but peace left him without a ship or promotion prospects. He married during the pe...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23258967 ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Every British comic actor that followed Will Hay owes Hay a debt of gratitude - for it was Hay who defined the modern essence of British comedy. Working closely with Hay's family, Graham Rinaldi's definitive tribute to the respected comic actor, takes a close look into Hay's on and off-screen personae. Drawing upon Hay's own writings; - newspaper articles, notes from his astronomy observations and pilot's logbooks and extracts from his unfinished and previously unpublished autobiography I Enjoyed Every Minute - the book gives a unique insight into Hay's childhood, his continuous thirst for knowledge and his passion for aviation, astronomy and comedy.This book is illustrated throughout with previously unpublished photographs from Hay's family albums including a rare photograph of Hay with Amy Johnson, plus memorabilia from his performing career. Extensive research into Hay's stage work includes extracts from his original "Fourth Form at St Michael's" sketches, "The Will Hay Radio Programme" and, for the first time, from all of his revue and variety shows including "Nosey Knows" and "Moonstruck for Fred Karno". ... Read more