The storm before the calm : America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / by Friedman, George

Breakdown, breakup, breakthrough : Germany's difficult passage to modernity /

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William G. Brownlow : fighting parson of the Southern Highlands / by Coulter, E. Merton 1890-1981

Table of Contents: “…Ash -- Crusading in the Southern Highlands -- A new parson rides the circuit -- Personal journalism -- Religious warfare renewed -- Black slaves and mountain whites -- Ante-bellum politics -- Secession -- East Tennesseeans rebel against rebellion -- In jail and out -- A tour of the North -- Back in Tennessee -- A new governor seeks vengeance -- The minority establishes itself -- The reign of the Tennessee radicals?-- The storm before the calm -- The like shall not be seen again -- Bibliography -- Index.…”

Reading series fiction : from Arthur Ransome to Gene Kemp / by Watson, Victor

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: a room full of friends; Innocence aboard: Swallows and Amazons; A fellowship of innocence; The storm before the calm; Nancy Blackett champion of goodness; Series galore; Camping and tramping fiction, 1920 1960; The great Nanny-Narrator and the children of the War; Malcolm Saville: the price paid; Fantasy; The Borrowers: brief encounters and a little air; Watching passionately: Lucy Boston and the Green Knowe series; The sun inside the window, shining out: The Dark Is Rising quintet; In and out of school.…”
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Pulitzer's gold : behind the prize for public service journalism / by Harris, Roy J., Jr., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…1: Gold for a new century -- The storm before the calm -- The most prized Pulitzer -- Spotlight on the church -- A newsroom challenged -- Epiphany in Boston -- From Times to Times -- 2: Coming of age -- First gold -- Reporting on the roaring -- From depression to wartime -- A handful of gold -- A new stew of issues -- 3: The golden seventies -- Secret papers, secret reporting -- All the editor's men -- Two types of teaming -- Davids and Goliaths -- Mightier than the snake -- Pulitzer, reform thyself -- 4: challenges for a new era -- Everybody's business -- The nature of things -- The Post rings twice -- Covering "de-Portland" -- Back to the future -- The gold medal in history.…”
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Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / by Madeira, Jody Lyneé

Table of Contents: “…"A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship -- "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship -- Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term -- "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups -- "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage -- "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability -- Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.…”
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Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / by Madeira, Jody Lyneé

Table of Contents: “…The road to execution -- Emotion on trial : prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits : trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm : awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world : McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death : the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.…”

The jewel hunter / by Gooddie, Chris

Table of Contents: “…High Wycombe, UK; Chapter 2: The Storm Before the Calm. Southern Thailand; Chapter 3: Dry Country Blues. …”
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The Treaty on the ground : where we are headed, and why it matters /

Table of Contents: “…Williams -- The storm before the calm : the Treaty of Waitangi since the 1960s / Michael Belgrave -- From human rights to Māori sovereignty : Māori radicalism and trade unions, 1967-86 / Cybèle Locke -- Political utility : 'privilege' without end / Peter Meihana -- Coming of age : transformation and the Treaty settlement process / Michael Dreaver -- Te ara whanaunga : relations on the ground at Waitangi Tribunal hearings / Te Kawehau Hoskins -- New grounds, old battles : the Kurahaupō settlement / Peter Meihana with Richard Bradley, Mark Moses and Judith Macdonald -- Unconditional rather than reciprocal : the Treaty and the state sector / Kim Workman -- Change and inertia : 40 years of Māori struggle to protect the environment / April Bennett -- Towards Treaty-based management : Treaty discourses and 'everyday work' in planning / Biddy Livesey -- The Treaty of Waitangi and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum / Elizabeth Cotton and Edwina Merito -- Schools and the Treaty : the courage to step up / Richard Green -- Measuring progress : reflections on the Treaty on the ground / Margaret Kawharu -- Kia kaha, e hoa mā : the Treaty in the Pākehā everyday / Damian Skinner.…”
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A user guide to the GF/CF diet : for autism, Asperger syndrome and AD/HD / by Jackson, Luke, 1988-

Table of Contents: “…(iv) Withdrawals -- the storm before the calm (v) Coping with withdrawals -- a few helpful hints. …”
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Pulitzer's gold : a century of public service journalism / by Harris, Roy J., Jr., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…From Times to Times, 2004-2005: rivals win in New York and Los Angeles -- 6. The storm before the calm, 2006: the Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald's summer of Katrina -- 7. …”
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