10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIFFRAFF»
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riffraff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
riffraff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
" In this striking collection, shards and scraps of the impoverished, overlooked, and distasteful -- badgering crows, a prostitute, the speaker's own forgotten dreams, toothless dogs rolling in deer offal -- become occasions to meditate the ...
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Working stiffs, union maids, reds, and
riffraff: an expanded ...
The revised and expanded edition of Working Stiffs, Union Maids, Reds, and Riffraff offers 350 titles compared to the original edition's 150. The new book is global in scope, with examples of labor films from around the world.
An eccentric writer brings about a friendship between two unusual nine-year-olds, rowdy forceful Sophia and shy artistic Sam.
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From the Margins: A Celebration of the Theological Work of ...
onald W. Dayton must be numbered among the riffraff. For that matter, so must I.
Riffraff are, of course, people that one might as- sociate with flotsam and jetsam,
or possibly even with flimflam. None of these nouns are particularly flattering.
Christian T. Collins Winn, 2007
Riffraff. Redeemed. It is always of great pleasure to think on and to write about
the life of my father. As so masterfully portrayed in an earlier book I have
authored, “Footprints of a Faithful Father,” also published by Trafford Publishing
Company, ...
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A Social History of Racial Violence
nationalists, incited the riffraff and thereby provoked the rioting. And third, that the
overwhelming majority of the Negro population — the law-abiding and
respectable 98 or 99 per cent who did not join in the rioting — unequivocally
opposed ...
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From Metaphysics to Midrash: Myth, History, and the ...
Midrash Tanhuma, a late midrashic collection, still records a rabbinic
disagreement about the idencctity of these “riffraff.” “The riffraff in their midst felt a
gluttonous craving. Who are these riffraff? Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahmani and Rabbi
...
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Bulletin of the National Association of Credit Men: 1919
P. O. Eitel, Pittsburgh — I would like to recommend here that in friendly
adjustment the small creditor be paid in full, for I say, get rid of the riffraff and let
the bigger fellows take care of the matter in all cases. Secretary Tregoe— How do
you like ...
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Framing Friction: Media and Social Conflict
Government officials, however, blamed outside agitators for stirring up local "
riffraff" who then engaged in rioting, burning, and looting. Black leaders pointed
to the deprivations of ghetto life as the underlying cause of the riots.68 Making
Sense ...
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Why Rattlesnakes Rattle: ...And 250 Other Things You Should Know
What Is Riffraff? Riffraff(also spelled riff-raff) is a disparaging term used to refer to
a person or group of persons deemed disreputable, useless, or of low social
standing. Riffraff is taken from the fifteenth-century Old French rif et raf, shortened
...
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2012
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIFFRAFF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
riffraff is used in the context of the following news items.
Celebrating Riffraff
Today, that business — a clothing boutique called Riffraff — is a million-dollar operation with storefront locations in Fayetteville and Dallas and a strong online ... «The City Wire, Jun 15»
Carr: Deval Patrick's devotion to riffraff is disturbing
What is it with Gov. Deval Patrick and his soft spot for criminals — especially rapists? Imagine if a Republican governor had fired the two female chiefs of the Sex ... «Boston Herald, Sep 14»
Weeding Out the Riffraff
Sheila Bridges played the cancer card only once, when a state trooper stopped her for speeding on the Taconic Parkway. At the time, Ms. Bridges, the interior ... «New York Times, Jul 13»
