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Fields of stone : the cemeteries of Jones County, Georgia / by Colvin, Earl.(CARDINAL)546797; Colvin, Beth.(CARDINAL)546798; Friends of Cemeteries of Middle Georgia.(CARDINAL)546799;
Subjects: Death registers.; Family histories.; Cemeteries; Inscriptions; Registers of births, etc.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Life on the Pamlico / by Colvin, Bill.;
Subjects: Knifesmiths; Meadowville Plantation:; Christenberry, Jonathan:;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Aubrey Beardsley : a slave to beauty / by Colvin, David.(CARDINAL)532182;
Subjects: Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898; Erotic drawing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Talent is overrated : what really separates world-class performers from everybody else / by Colvin, Geoffrey.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-226) and index.
Subjects: Performance.; Work;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Talent is overrated : what really separates world class performers from everybody else. by Colvin, Geoffrey.(CARDINAL)753016;
An expansion on the author's popular Fortune article, "What It Takes to Be Great," builds on his premise about success being linked to the practice and perseverance of specific efforts, in a full-length report that draws on scientific principles and real-world examples to demonstrate his systematic process at work.
Subjects: Performance.; Success in business.; Work;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Africaville [large print] / by Colvin, Jeffrey,author.(CARDINAL)814536;
"Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she struggles to conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannot help her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America. As it explores notions of identity, passing, cross-racial relationships, the importance of place, and the meaning of home, Africaville tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States. Vibrant and lyrical, filled with colorful details, and told in a powerful, haunting voice, this extraordinary novel--as atmospheric and steeped in history as The Known World, Barracoon, The Underground Railroad, and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie--is a landmark work from a sure-to-be major literary talent"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; African Americans; Sagas; Families;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Africaville : a novel / by Colvin, Jeffrey,author.(CARDINAL)814536;
"A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate. Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she struggles to conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannot help her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America. As it explores notions of identity, passing, cross-racial relationships, the importance of place, and the meaning of home, Africaville tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States. Vibrant and lyrical, filled with colorful details, and told in a powerful, haunting voice, this extraordinary novel--as atmospheric and steeped in history as The Known World, Barracoon, The Underground Railroad, and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie--is a landmark work from a sure-to-be major literary talent"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Enslaved persons; African Americans;
Available copies: 30 / Total copies: 43
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Humans are underrated : what high achievers know that brilliant machines never will / by Colvin, Geoffrey,author.(CARDINAL)753016;
Includes bibiliographical references (pages 217-240) and index."[T]he skills the economy values are changing in historic ways. The abilities that will prove most essential to our success are no longer the technical, classroom-taught left-brain skills that economic advances have demanded from workers in the past. Instead, our greatest advantage lies in what we humans are most powerfully driven to do for and with one another, arising from our deepest, most essentially human abilities--empathy, creativity, social sensitivity, storytelling, humor, building relationships, and expressing ourselves with greater power than logic can ever achieve. This is how we create durable value that is not easily replicated by technology--because we're hardwired to want it from humans. These high-value skills create tremendous competitive advantage--more devoted customers, stronger cultures, breakthrough ideas, and more effective teams. And while many of us regard these abilities as innate traits--"he's a real people person," "she's naturally creative"--it turns out they can all be developed" --Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Employees; Technological innovations.; Technology; Vocational qualifications.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The exquisite life of Oscar Wilde / by Calloway, Stephen.; Colvin, David.;
Includes index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.; Authors, Irish; Authors, English; English wit and humor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Letters from England, 1813-1844 / by Edgeworth, Maria,1768-1849.(CARDINAL)142337; Colvin, Christina.(CARDINAL)221086;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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