02737nam 2200673 a 450 991097382690332120240313093751.09781283875196128387519597816116821681611682169(CKB)2550000000054569(EBL)1085020(OCoLC)823388653(SSID)ssj0000537832(PQKBManifestationID)11360757(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537832(PQKBWorkID)10556656(PQKB)11005085(MiAaPQ)EBC1085020(OCoLC)798295801(MdBmJHUP)muse17242(Au-PeEL)EBL1085020(CaPaEBR)ebr10497682(CaONFJC)MIL418769(Perlego)4366935(EXLCZ)99255000000005456920110408d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImprobable patriot the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution /Harlow Giles Unger1st ed.Hanover [N.H.] University Press of New Englandc20111 online resource (255 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781584659259 1584659254 Includes bibliographical references and index.We must help the Americans -- Gold by god! : the fuel of life! -- Last night poor, wealthy today! -- So you mistreat some poor devil-- till he trembles in disgrace! -- I'm the busiest, cleverest fellow I know -- Plotting and pocketing -- I wish to serve your country as if it were my own -- Figaro here, figaro there -- Bright people are so stupid -- What did you do to earn so many rewards? -- Tout finit par des chansons = Everything ends in song -- All of which proves that a son of a clod can be worth his weight in gold.The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it allDramatists, French18th centuryBiographyDiplomatsFranceBiographyFranceHistory18th centuryUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Participation, FrenchDramatists, FrenchDiplomats842/.5BUnger Harlow G.1931-1812361MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973826903321Improbable patriot4364750UNINA02456nam 2200685 a 450 991097510500332120251117005804.0978145228058514522805849781412961363141296136X978145221467214522146709781441653970144165397X(CKB)2670000000039097(EBL)1157277(SSID)ssj0000424342(PQKBManifestationID)12173757(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424342(PQKBWorkID)10471189(PQKB)11256365(MiAaPQ)EBC1157277(MiAaPQ)EBC1993644(Au-PeEL)EBL1993644(OCoLC)958507280(EXLCZ)99267000000003909720080214d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNurturing the gifted female a guide for educators and parents /Joy L. Navan ; foreword by Elizabeth A. Meckstroth1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Corwin Pressc20091 online resource (145 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781412961370 1412961378 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : gifted voices -- Giftedness : a qualitative difference -- The gifted female -- Voice -- The resilient self -- Autonomy and affiliation -- Achieving efficacy -- Agency : the destination -- Conclusion : a celebration of the female spirit. Strengthen gifted girls' potential by exploring characteristics of girls' giftedness; factors affecting development; issues of resilience, self-efficacy, and personal ethics; and the importance of supportive adults. Gifted girlsEducationGifted girlsPsychologyParental influencesSelf-actualization (Psychology)Gifted girlsEducation.Gifted girlsPsychology.Parental influences.Self-actualization (Psychology)371.95082Navan Joy L1860360MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910975105003321Nurturing the gifted female4465181UNINA