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Double-Cross
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About the Author Stephen was born in Bend, Oregon, the son of Western author, Wayne D. Overholser. He grew up in Boulder, Colorado where he lives with his family.
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1477841989
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Auto Education for Bling-Bling Women
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About the Author As a sergeant in the United States Air Force, my last job was Diesel Mechanic for the Minuteman missile, and then I trained and became a Refrigeration and Air-conditioning mechanic. I've always enjoyed working with my hands I enjoy learning how things work which has helped me become a good mechanic. I wrote this book to help my friends when I'm not available as I'm always the go-to for car problems. Most of my girlfriends were divorced or single with children and income was a challenge so repairing their cars would cause stress getting it fixed. My friends knew that I could tell them what was wrong with the car and if I could I would fix it for them. Like when the Air-Conditioning doesn't blow cold air or something is leaking under their car. I didn't mind helping I enjoy doing it and I would like to help you. I wish I could come to your house and look at your car, and tell you what's wrong with it but I can't so I wrote this book so that I could be your girlfriend and help you with your car. Just because we're bling-bling women doesn't mean we have to be uneducated about our cars.
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1480876984
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An Invitation to the Spirit-Filled Life: The Promise, the Power, the Gifts, the Fruits
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About the Author Charles Whitehead has been involved in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for more than forty years and served as president of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Council for eleven years, until 2000. He is the author of the best-selling book Pentecost Is Always for Living . In July 2002, Pope St. John Paul II made him a Knight of St. Gregory in recognition of his international work in the Church. Charles and his wife, Sue, have four children and six grandchildren and live in Buckinghamshire, England.
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1593252897
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Eleanor, Arthur, and Claire
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From Publishers Weekly What to do when a cozy threesome becomes a lonesome twosome? That's the dilemma presented in this forthright picture book about death and the grieving process. For a young mouse named Claire, summers at her grandparents' country house are idyllic. But when Grandpa dies one autumn, an unshakable gloom descends on Grandma, an artist. Though she and Claire return to the country house the following summer, sadness reigns until Claire finally coaxes her grandmother back into her studio, where she picks up the threads of her creative life. Although Engel's muted watercolors occasionally err on the side of sentimentality, and the text lacks subtlety, young readers will no doubt find the matter-of-fact treatment of this emotional subject empowering. They will likewise be affected by Claire's example of how love and encouragement can help someone overcome grief. Ages 5-8. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2-- A little mouse, Claire, spends happy summers with her grandparents, Eleanor and Arthur, basking in their creative activities and mutual affection. Then one autumn, Arthur dies. Eleanor comes to live with Claire's family but keeps her house in the country. When summer comes, she asks her granddaughter to accompany her home. The elderly mouse tries hard, but becomes increasingly despondent until Claire discovers the perfect way to cheer her. This is a warm and sympathetic portrait of intergenerational family relationships and the loss of a loved one. Arthur's death and funeral are handled realistically without undue emotion. The pen-and-ink illustrations with pale, pastel watercolor washes contribute much to the mood of the story and give personality to the characters. A fine addition for general readers as well as for those dealing with the loss of a family member. --Valerie F. Patterson, Queens Borough Public Library, NYCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Knight and Chivalry: Revised edition
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Review A combination of scholarship with quite exemplary thoroughness. --SpectatorA profoundly intelligent book which combines the results of monumental research with elegance and lucidity --Daily TelegraphSplendidly presented... The book's great strength lies not only in its treatment of tournaments but also of literature; it also assuredly handles the interaction between chivalry and church and state... an excellent, comprehensive summary of medieval chivalry. Warmly recommended. --History Today About the Author Richard Barber has published widely on medieval history. The Knight and Chivalry won the 1971 Somerset Maugham Award. His other major interest is historical biography with books on Henry Plantagenet and the Black Prince.
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0851156630
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Planning for IPv6: IPv6 Is Now. Join the New Internet.
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About the Author In the networking industry since 1990, Silvia Hagen became a CNE (Certified Novell Engineer) and CNI (Certified Novell Instructor) in 1992. As a successful instructor, she has trained hundreds of system engineers. Today, Silvia is CEO of Sunny Connection AG in Switzerland and works as a senior consultant and analyst for many mid- and large-sized companies. Her expertise is in Directory Services and Protocol Analysis. --This text refers to the paperback edition. Book Description IPv6 Is Now. Join the New Internet. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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B005QED3MC
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Vasily Klyukin: Designing Legends
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About the Author Vasily Klyukin was born in Moscow in 1976. After getting a degree in economics, he became interested in the design and architecture of skyscrapers.
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Responsive Web Design with Adobe Photoshop
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About the Author Dan Rose is an interface designer, speaker, and writer who lives in Syracuse, NY. His affinity for workflow and Photoshoppery led him to create Photoshop Etiquette, a guide to discernible web design. Dan serves as the Graphics section editor for Smashing Magazine, and is the pioneer of events such as Syracuse Sync and Create Upstate.
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Transformation: Developing a Heart for God (Christian Basics Bible Studies)
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About the Author Pippert is an internationally known speaker who regularly lectures on spiritual renewal, evangelism and character formation for church conferences, at schools and colleges and in pastoral training seminars. She has also written several popular books on evangelism and Christian living. Her bestselling book Out of the Saltshaker has sold more than a half-million copies worldwide.
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0830820191
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The Triumph Trophy Bible
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About the Author After National Service in the Royal Air Force Harry Woolridge applied for a job in the Service Department at the Triumph Engineering Company, and was lucky enough to be selected. Thus began a working relationship with Triumph and its motorcycles that would last thirty years: an experience Harry says he would not have missed at any price. After a few years in the Service Department, Harry joined the team in the Experimental department until he was promoted to the position of Assistant Quality Control Manager. Later, in a reshuffle of titles, he became Inspection Foreman for Motorcycle Assembly and Production Development. With the formation of the Meriden Co-operative, Harry served as Warranty/Service Manager until the factory closed in 1983.
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1904788025
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The Ramseys at Swan Pond: The Archaeology and History of an East Tennessee Farm
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About the Author Charles H. Faulkner is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology and Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Tennessee. He is the author/editor of The Prehistoric Native American Art of Mud Glyph Cave, The Old Stone Fort: Exploring an Archaeological Mystery, Rock Art of the Eastern Woodlands, and numerous other essays.
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1621903036
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Scenic Road Trips of Arizona & Utah 32 Great Drives!
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Review Want to know where to go and what there is to see? I love this map because it does just that. I will be traveling later this summer and since I didn't know the area at all, I wanted to know what was where and how far to get to these places. My only suggestion to improve this would be to make it easier to fold up- as it a very traditional style road map. Love it though and can't wait to use it on my vacation. - By E. Nelson --http://www.amazon.com/review/R3ULM16VTI0QRM/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1933911468&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=283155&store=books About the Author Jenny Lefferts, the entrepreneurial force behind MAD Maps, learned her love of scenic road travel from her father, whose idea of a summer vacation was a family road trip in the '72 VW bus. In 1987, Jenny purchased her first motorcycle. She was instantly hooked and began searching the area for the best day trips around San Francisco. The seed for MAD Maps was planted. Now the company offers the best kept secrets of North American back roads with their Get Outta Town, US Regional Touring, and Rally Run series.
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NASB, Adventure Bible, Hardcover, Full Color Interior, Red Letter, 1995 Text, Comfort Print
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About the Author Lawrence O. Richards wrote over 200 Christian books, including commentaries on every book of the Bible, features for the bestselling Adventure Bible®, and features for the Teen Study Bible , which he wrote with his wife, Sue.
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Why Americans Still Don't Vote: And Why Politicians Want It That Way (New Democracy Forum)
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Review Intriguing and troubling. . . . A challenging and informative introduction to one of the burning questions of contemporary American politics.--T. R. Reid, The Washington Post Book World "It is hard to read [Piven-Cloward] without recognizing that our system, if not entirely 'broke,' has been historically skewed in favor of more privileged voters and vote influencers." --Garry Wills, The New York Review of Books "An important and fascinating analysis." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Genuinely illuminating, offering a clear picture to reformers of what they are up against, and why." --Walter Dean Burnham, The New Republic "Piven and Cloward have written the definitive work on voter registration and its implications for our politics, our elections and our government." --John W. Douglas, Philadelphia Inquirer About the Author Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward are coauthors of Regulating the Poor, The Politics of Turmoil, Poor People's Movements, and many other books. They are the corecipients of the 2000 American Sociological Association Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology.
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0807004499
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Retiring Without Risk
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Review This is one of the best books written for investors. It explains excellent investment strategies in simple to understand terms. --Michael SylkatisThis book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about securing their financial future. It will help readers create a roadmap to financial security. --Lawrence J. BedardThe constant frustration caused by conflicting advice about my retirement plan was killing me. Since reading Retiring Without Risk and following Roccy's advice, I feel confident about my retirement plan! --Emmett BryantThis book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about securing their financial future. It will help readers create a roadmap to financial security. --Lawrence J. BedardThe constant frustration caused by conflicting advice about my retirement plan was killing me. Since reading Retiring Without Risk and following Roccy's advice, I feel confident about my retirement plan! --Emmett Bryant About the Author Roccy DeFrancesco, JD, CWPP, CAPP, CMP, is the author of Peace of Mind Planning: Losing Money is No Longer an Option; Bad Advisors: How to Identify ¬them; How to Avoid them, Retiring Without Risk, The Home Equity Acceleration Plan, The Home Equity Management Guidebook: How to Achieve Maximum Wealth with Maximum Security, and ¬The Doctor s Wealth Preservation Guide. Roccy is the nation s leading trainer of financial, insurance, accounting, and legal professionals for advanced planning.
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097707708X
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Bread on the Table
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About the Author Renetta Burlage grew up on a farm in Iowa and particularly loved the summers spent outdoors in the country atmosphere. Having earned a degree in history from the University of Iowa, she wrote this family memoir with the historical significance of the era in mind. She currently resides on a small farm in Iowa with her husband and two children.
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the way we wound up being
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About the Author c.w.lee is a writer transplanted in los angeles after a lifetime of living in new york. an award winning slam poet in his youth, c.w.lee was first turned on to poetry through the dc writerscorps and has been published in various literary arts magazines and several poetry anthologies under his birth name. during his time in new york, c.w.lee was a regular performer at the bowery poetry club, the nuyorican poets cafe, and the sidewalk cafe. the love and loss he experienced in new york were critical to his development as a writer, providing his work a degree of longing that echoes in his everyday life. it is that sense of saudade that had c.w.lee move from new york to los angeles. in changing the context for his writing, c.w.lee discovered the landmark education and re-discovered his relationship to his word. with this new relationship to his work, c.w.lee has uncovered a newly found sense of freedom and authenticity in his writing. c.w.lee is presently working on an allegorical graphic novel and a science fiction book series based on the visions of a shamanic dreamer. as with his memoir, these works aim to illuminate a world deeper than the words written on the page.
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1986317641
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A Tradition of Purple: An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings
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About the Author James H. Bruton spent 35 years in the field of corrections. He retired as the warden of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights, the state's maximum-security prison. He was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team in 1965 and 1966. He signed professional football contracts with the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 and 1971 and the Dallas Cowboys in 1968. Bruton has been a Viking season-ticket holder for 40 years. He resides in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Past titles include The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison (Voyageur Press, 2004). --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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B0061LVHL8
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Miss Charming's Guide for Hip Bartenders and Wayout Wannabes: Your Ultimate One-Stop Bar and Cocktail Resource
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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Fun Uses for Vodka1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka-the alcohol dissolves the adhesive. 2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let it sit five minutes, and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew. 3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs. 4. Prolong the life of your razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your the blades soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blades and prevents rusting. 5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, then blot dry-gone. 6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
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Chilled Over Ice
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About the Author A native of New Orleans, La she is the mother of two daughters, Jamila Moody and Shauntae Jordan; four Sons Harold, Jermaine, Keenan and Carl Moody, and the proud grandmother of three, Ayana, Harrison and carl Jr. She currently lives in North Carolina.
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The Aspiring Adept
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Review "Principe is to be congratulated on bringing [Boyle] into a new focus." ---D. M. Knight, Nature " The Aspiring Adept is an audacious, enchanting, and deeply rewarding book, one that will be of equal interest to historians, chemists, and interested laypersons. It is a real treat." ---A. J. Rocke, Chemistry in Britain "Lawrence Principe's book goes a long way toward recovering the complexity of Boyle's mind and work. . . . [His] ability to reconstruct Boyle's laboratory practices, ascertain the relations between Boyle and a large community of like-minded practitioners, and retrieve, fully or partially, some of Boyle's alchemical writings is . . . remarkable." ---Mordechai Feingold, American Scientist "Principe has performed a great service by printing some of the choicer parts [of Boyle's unpublished works]. . . . [He] avoids the easy temptation to interpret Boyle's alchemical operations in terms of modern chemistry." ---Peter Dear, Physics World About the Author Lawrence M. Principe is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology at The Johns Hopkins University.
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069101678X
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Fist me!
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About the Author Stephan Niederwieser is the bestselling author of several sex guides and five novels. He studied German language and literature, is trained as a natural healer and psychotherapist, and conducts family constellation workshops. He lives in Berlin, Germany. Available in English are his sex guides Bend Over! The Complete Guide to Anal Sex, Blow Me! The Complete Guide to Oral Sex and Do It Yourself! The Complete Guide to Masturbation.
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3867875278
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Money Slave
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About the Author Tausha Ware is a self-proclaimed financial consultant living in Kentucky. Her experiences are being shared with all her readers because she believes she has used best practices to dig out from underneath years of debt to become financially free from it. She is a graduate of Murray State University with a B.S. in History and a M.A. in Middle School Education. She is currently teaching in a middle school setting and has been teaching for eight years. This is her first publication, but she intends to complete other writing projects in the future. Mrs. Ware and her family reside in a small town in Western Kentucky. "I am a forty-one year old wife and mother of two wonderful children. I am of the Christian faith and a believer in God's Holy word. I want to help others in any way I can and I believe this is one of the ways that God is using me to help His people. In my life I have experienced the loss of my mother, who was instrumental in what I am today. As I stand on the backs of my mother, grandmother, and other important family members who have gone on before me, I must be obedient to the word of God and not just be ordinary or satisfied with my own accomplishments. I must help others reach a higher standard of life spiritually, physically, and financially. As I am finding faith, strength and encouragement to write this book, I am using that same faith, strength and encouragement to fight a second breast cancer diagnosis. I can only think it is my destiny to leave a legacy of sharing, caring and giving to others. My life changed when I decided to take a serious look at my financial situation. I decided to make some changes to my lifestyle that would free my family and I from financial burdens. I believe this book will help ordinary middle-class people, like myself, transform their lives by becoming debt free".
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To Change Them Forever: Indian Education at the Rainy Mountain Boarding School, 1893–1920
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Review “A welcome addition to the study of cultural transformation and Indian struggle for survival.” ―Southern Historian About the Author Clyde Ellis is Professor of History at Elon University, Elon, North Carolina. He is author of A Dancing People: Powwow Culture on the Southern Plains. To Change Them Forever was the winner of the 1997 Gustavus Myers Award for the Outstanding Work on Intolerance in North America.
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0806139919
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Murder by Accident (Ellie Quicke Mystery Series #4)
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About the Author Veronica Heley (www.veronicaheley.com) has published more than fifty books, including crime fiction, historical, and children's titles. She is currently involved in the Ellie Quicke series of crime stories and a variety of other projects. A full-time writer, she has been married to a London probation officer since 1964, and has one musician daughter.
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0727859943
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Brawl & Jag: Poems
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Review "It is as if the poet set fire to all her earlier work and wrote these new ones in the light of those flames." ― Mark Wunderlich "April Bernard brings as deep, as concentrated and imaginative, an attention as it is possible to bring to reality, history, the self, and to their triple intersection in our living language. This is a miraculously balanced, refreshing, and startling book." ― Vijay Seshadri, winner of the Pulitzer Prize "Each poem in Brawl & Jag tells a little―or not so little―story that needed telling. About violence, essentially, as the title suggests, and its opposite… Bernard’s gracious ‘Let me taste it first for you’ might make you think of Siegfried Sassoon, or of William Blake." ― Elizabeth Macklin "April Bernard has the best ear in the business. She harmonizes the raucous and the classic, the songful and the wry, the courtly and the quick. These new poems are the most powerful, intimate, lucid, and indelible she’s ever written." ― Wayne Koestenbaum About the Author April Bernard is the author of five previous poetry collections and two novels. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books . The recipient of a Walt Whitman Award, the Stover Memorial Prize in Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Whitney Humanities Center, she lives in Upstate New York and teaches at Skidmore College and the Bennington College MFA writing seminars.
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Crash Course In Beating Texas Hold'em
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About the Author Avery Cardoza, the world’s foremost authority on gambling and a million-selling author of more than 21 books and advanced strategies, is the founder of Cardoza Publishing, (publisher of more than 200 gaming titles). Millions of players have learned how to play and win money at gambling following his no-nonsense practical advice.
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1580421652
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The Voice of the Buddha: The Dhammapada and other key Buddhist teachings
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From AudioFile A compilation of Buddhist writings is presented in an accessible format. Each section of text is introduced with a short statement by narrator Sean Barrett, followed by the text itself, presented by Kulananda or Anton Lesser--or in the case of dialogues with the Buddha, both of these two narrators. Each narrator reads with reference and respect. The recording is broken into separate tracks on the CD for each introduction and each section of text. A booklet enclosed with the recording provides a key to the tracks. This post-production care enhances the use of the collection as an introduction to Buddhist teachings and/or a meditation tool. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Between the Sheets (Delphine Publications Presents)
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About the Author Published Authors with several novels in print. Visit delphinepublications.com for information on each person.
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098214556X
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La Decimocuarta: La Champions de las remontadas
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Book Description La Champions de las remontadas. About the Author Nacido en Madrid el 1 de diciembre de 1956, Enrique Ortego Rey es, en la actualidad, comentarista de Radio Estadio (Onda Cero) y analista del diario deportivo digital Relevo. Ha trabajado en medios escritos como El Imparcial, Ya, Diario 16, Marca (en dos etapas), Claro, ABC (como redactor jefe de deportes y adjunto al director), Mundo Deportivo, As (también en dos etapas) y El País. Colaboró también en televisión (Tele5, Bein Sports y Gol) y en diversas emisoras (Radiocadena, Ser y Cope). Ha vivido en directo 9 Mundiales, 9 Eurocopas y 38 finales de la Copa de Europa, además de otras finales de la Recopa, la Copa de la UEFA y la Europa League. Ha publicado los libros oficiales del Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo. Sueños cumplidos; Raúl. El triunfo de los valores; Alfredo Di Stéfano. Historias de una leyenda; Zidane. La elegancia del héroe sencillo; Iker Casillas. La humildad del campeón; La Liga del 110; Sergio Ramos. Corazón, carácter y pasión; Corazones blancos. Ronaldo, Butragueño, Amancio, Gento; La Décima; La Undécima; La leyenda continúa y La Decimotercera. También es autor de Real Madrid, campeón de Europa (ABC); 60 años de Liga; 60 años del Campeonato Mundial; Un Mundial de once estrellas; Gracias, vieja; España en la Copa del Mundo; La Roja cumple 100 años y 90 años, 90 latidos, sobre el Campeonato Nacional de Liga.
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8467067535
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Unleash Your Inner Health!: Harness Your Body's Desire to be Healthy & Fit in 21 Days!
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About the Author Dr. Jeffrey Blair, PhD has been studying nutrition and herbal medicine for over 25 years. He is Board Certified by the AAMA and is a Fellow of The Naturopathic Research Foundation. He is the author of 4 books, Health: An American Crisis, Dear God, Why Am I So Tired?, Runology, and Unleash Your Inner Health! He has been a guest on radio and television shows around the world and is a sought after speaker. Dr. Blair has been a consultant to the nutritional supplement industry for many years and has a passion for research and teaching. He is blessed to have a wonderful wife, Patty...daughter Ashley...three step-daughters, Lauren, Allison, and Molly...two dogs, Lucy and Mack...and a Bearded Dragon lizard named Ricky! Dr. Blair is not afraid to take on the controversial topics of the day including medical cannabis, the failures of modern medicine, and failed diets! Dr. Blair is an avid hiker and competitive runner.
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1545321957
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Herodotus: Persian Wars: A Companion to the Penguin Translation of Histories V-IX (Classical Studies)
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About the Author Stephen Usher was Senior Lecturer in Classics, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London
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1853990302
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College Writing Skills with Readings MLA 2016 Update
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About the Author John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Cape Community College for more than 25 years. The author of a popular series of college textbooks on both writing and reading, John enjoys the challenge of developing instructive materials that are clear and lively. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Rowan University. He also spent a year writing fiction that “is now at the back of a drawer waiting to be discovered and acclaimed posthumously.” While in school, he supported himself by working as a truck driver, a machinist, a battery assembler, a hospital attendant, and an apple packer. In addition to his wife and Philly sports teams, his passions include reading and conveying to nonreaders the pleasure and power of books. Through Townsend Press, his educational publishing company, he has developed the nonprofit “Townsend Library”―a collection of more than 100 new and classic stories that appeal to readers of any age.
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Trailers
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About the Author Mark Kneece has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark . In 1993, he came to Savannah College of Art and Design and helped found the Sequential Art and Animation Department, where he teaches comics writing.
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Rice: Poems
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Review “ Rice feeds readers who are hungry for the deep love and lyricism that imbues Black life. Nikky Finney is a writer who carries the traditions of her ancestors with the exquisite care they deserve.” —Evelyn C. White “Her voice is stronger, clearer, and yet more gentle than ever. I essentially think a meal should consist of meat and potatoes. After reading Finney I find myself longing for the smell, the taste, the comfort of rice.” —Nikki Giovanni “Be Warned: This collection is not simply a bowl of steamed Carolina Gold rice. This pot is well seasoned, rice boiled in pot liquor from greens, tomatoes, and okra—with a lovely edge of sweetness.” —Bernice Johnston Reagon "It is my conviction that Nikky Finney brings a distinctive voice to American letters that needs to be heard." —Kwame Dawes, African American Review "While Rice is a deeply personal book, as the family photographs accompanying the poems make clear, it also situates the personal within a larger history, reminding us that personal history is already social, and that history is personal." —Jonathan Butler, The Jasper Project About the Author Nikiky finney holds the John H. Bennett Jr. Chair of Southern LetterS and Creative Writing at the University of South Carolina. She is editor of the anthology The Ringing Ear: Black poets Lean South and the author of a short story collectioN, Heartwood. Her fourth collection of poetry, Head Off & Split, won the National Book Award for Poetry (Northwestern University Press, 2011).
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0810152320
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Mariah: A Horse Whisperer Novel (MARIAH and SHANE Series) (Volume 1)
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About the Author This book series has it all: suspense, romance and a quirky hometown vibe...a new kind of story about a Rodeo and Horse Whisperer, and the FBI agent turned Private Eye, who makes him believe in life-long love. Carol Devine was born in NY, NY and raised in Hawaii. She now lives with her husband in Colorado. The other men in her life include her three sons and her faithful writing buddy, a Chi-weenie mutt.
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Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada (Spanish Edition)
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Review Pocos libros -y menos aun tratandose de poesia- han alcanzado la difusion de Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada. Expresion de sentimientos universales y perennes, de una pluralidad de expresiones amorosas, esta obra de Pablo Neruda, pese a haberse convertido con el curso de los anos en una obra clasica, conserva intacta, como afirma certeramente en el prologo Jorge Edwards, ""su magia secreta, contagiosa y peligrosa"". --Los editores About the Author Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), one of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, was born in Parral, Chile. ?He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. Pablo Neruda (1904 1973), uno de los poetas mas renombrados del siglo veinte, nacio en Parral, Chile. En 1950 compartio el Premio Internacional de la Paz con Paul Robeson y Pablo Picasso, y en 1971 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura.
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Lovers and Liars
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Review 2014 Rainbow Award Finalist! "Skill is demonstrated in word and story...written by someone who has control of the narrative. The characters are superb. A prominent female character, Caroline, rises above the male protagonists in her dramatic, comedic nature...Intrigue, all three offer puzzled plots needing to be ferreted out, and while there are clues to lead the reader, the story is not ruined by making the clues so easy that the endings don't come as a surprise."__ DJ Adamson, Le Coeur de l'Artiste
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1494361973
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Amor and Psyche (Mythos Books)
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Review "Here we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience." ― The Journal of Pastoral Care
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La fête au Bouc
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Book Description Un grand roman sur la dictature et les coulisses du pouvoir, par l'un des écrivains les plus importants de notre époque.
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Trapped: A Mei-hua Adventure
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Review I really liked this book. It was nominated for an Agatha award which is why I read it. The book takes place in China in 1380 and is a great historical novel for middle school students studying Ancient China. by Sheila J. Martin, Amazon review The Mei-Hua trilogy books are all well-conceived and give any reader--young adult or fully adult--a look at the different levels of Chinese life in the early Ming dynasty. This book is the most exciting as the young woman, Mei-Hua, walks into danger to try to identify her father's enemies. In the process, she discovers what we might call the organized crime of the late 1300s. Each book in the series stands alone, but prepare to read all three once you start the first (HIDDEN) because you'll want to know how Mei-Hua's adventures end. by Linda, Amazon review About the Author P.A. De Voe is an award winning author, an anthropologist, and an Asian specialist. Her first published mystery, A Tangled Yarn, came out in 2013 and is a contemporary cozy. However, since then she has jumped back in time and place and her stories are now immersed in the Ming Dynasty. She's published several historical short stories, From Judge Lu's Ming Dynasty Case Files, in anthologies and online. Her newly published adventure/mystery trilogy, Hidden, Warned, and Trapped, take place in 1380 China. For more on P.A. De Voe and to get a free short story go to padevoe.com. Pam is married to an educational anthropologist and they have one daughter, who, with her husband, live almost close enough to visit often
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Kill It & Grill It: A Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish
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About the Author The list of Regnery authors reads like a "who's who" of conservative thought, action, and history.
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1621575829
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Introductory Technical Mathematics (2nd Edition)
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From the Publisher This intuitive introduction to technical arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry stresses applications and problem solving throughout. From the Back Cover M->CREATED
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0134856651
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Fast Facts for Evidence-Based Practice: Implementing EBP in a Nutshell
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From the Back Cover 240 About the Author Maryann Godshall, PhD, CNE, CCRN, CPN Associate Clinical Professor Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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082610567X
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The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush
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About the Author Robert L. Brown is the author of several other books. Three are concerned with ghost towns and are titled JEEP TRAILS TO THE COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, GHOST TOWNS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES, AND COLORADO GHOST TOWNS-PAST AND PRESENT. Another one concerning Colorado's hiking trails is titled UPHILL BOTH WAYS. His teaching experiences include Denver's Abraham Lincoln High School, the University of Denver and the University of Colorado.
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The Three Laws of International Investment: National, Contractual, and International Frameworks for Foreign Capital
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About the Author Jeswald W. Salacuse is the Henry J. Braker Professor of Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Professor Salacuse has practiced law with a Wall Street firm, advised numerous governments and multinational corporations on investment law, and has taught at universities throughout the world. He has also served as president and a member of international arbitration tribunals under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ( ICSID). Professor Salacuse is a former dean of the Fletcher School and of the School of Law of Southern Methodist University. He is a member of the American Law Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Allamanda
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From Kirkus Reviews The fantasy saga of the Hawken family continues, ten years after the events of Arcady (1996). Drunken old Endymion skulks in the huge, rambling, decaying house, Arcady, until his son Garrick discovers an Absence--a terrifying, wandering, formless, all- consuming blob of space--beneath it. So the Hawkens must abandon Arcady and head for their last estate, Allamanda, presently occupied by Allegra and family--who are none too pleased to see the refugees. Along the way they've picked up Solomon, who, despite a tarring and feathering, remains convinced that his version of the holy writ, the New Text, will defeat the Absences. While Allegra schemes over the fate of Allamanda and recruits her son Miles as a spy, Garrick shows an interest in Miles's sister Flora. But the girl becomes trapped inside an Absence. So Garrick, troubled by dreamlike blackouts, must brave the Absence and its horrid inhabitants--filthy, ragged, feral children known as Blights--to rescue her. What with the sumptuous backdrop, gaps in logic, glacially slow pace, and plethora of poetry, fans of the previous book should feel right at home. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Benny Gets Bugged
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About the Author Sharon Garcia spent over 25 years in elementary education getting an education on what kind of literature could light up the imagination of young readers. Her first book, Benny Gets Bugged, came out of Sharon's imagination when she was dealing with her own feelings of anger. Out of frustration she stepped on a beetle and after a moment of guilt she was relieved to see the insect run out from under her foot, alive and well. Sharon was fortunate to have the illustrator, Steve Ferchaud, bring her imaginative story to life through his lively illustrations.
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Reaching Teens
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Review Proud recipient of Digital Health Awards, Spring 2021. About the Author Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Zachary Brett Ramirez McClain is a general pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. McClain is one of CHOP’s leaders in promoting the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Additionally, he is the Medical Director of the Center for Young Men’s Health at CHOP, which supports the healthy development and growth for young men, and provides a place where boys and young men can talk about their body, mind, emotions, and relationships.
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Green Lantern The Silver Age 4
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About the Author Born in 1913, John Broome started out his writing career selling science fiction stories to the pulp magazines of the 1930s. His agent for those stories was Julius Schwartz, who in 1945 would join DC Comics' staff as an editor and, over the next 40 years, be responsible for some of the most innovative comics of his time. Broome's first comic book sale was to Fawcett Comics for the South Seas adventure strip Lance O'Casey. More work for Fawcett followed, including on Captain Marvel, before World War II interrupted his writing career. When he was released from the service, he looked up his old friend Julius Schwartz at DC and, for more than 20 years, made his creative home there, writing countless scripts for numerous features, including the Golden Age Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Captain Comet, the Silver Age revival of Green Lantern, the Atomic Knights, Star Hawkins, Rex the Wonder Dog, Detective Chimp and a variety of science fiction tales. Broome retired from comic books in the 1970s and settled in Japan, where he taught English. John Broome died in Thailand in March 1999.
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Coventry
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About the Author David Davis, originally from Brooklyn, NY, currently resides in Santa Cruz, CA. He enjoys, writing, math games, bike riding, and has dedicated the current decade to working with the homeless population in his adopted hometown.
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The Fashionable Fan (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers)
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About the Author Bella Veksler is a professor of Fashion History and Fashion Design at Drexel University and Art Institute in Philadelphia. She is also the author of Lace: The Poetry of Fashion**.
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076431100X
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Wonders Grade 5 Literature Anthology (ELEMENTARY CORE READING)
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About the Author McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
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0079018289
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Mark Twain - Interactive Math Notebook Resource Book, Math Workbook, 64 Pages, Grade 7
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From the Back Cover Correlated to current national, state, and provincial standards CD-405044 Mark Twain Media/Carson Dellosa Education, carsondellosa.com, Printed in the U.S.A.
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Oracle Performance Tuning and Optimization
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From the Publisher As today's IS departments move toward Client/Server environments, the demand and need for RDBMS performance tuning rapidly increases. This book is written to address that need and provide system administrators the detailed information they need to effectively maintain an efficient RDBMS. - Shows readers how to design an efficient client/server environment - Teaches ways to fine tune legacy systems - CD-ROM includes source code from the book and various powerful utilities
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067230886X
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Participatory Action Research (Pocket Guide to Social Work Research Methods)
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Review "A very helpful pocket guide! The authors articulate the key principles and phases of PAR in a compelling way. The real-world examples of how researchers, practitioners, and community members have used PAR showcase the value of this unique methodology in social work research. I highly recommend this guide to those interested in using PAR to understand and problem-solve complex social issues." --Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD., LISW-S; Professor, The Ohio State University "This is an excellent theoretical and practical text on participatory research and a valuable resource for any researcher or student interested in conducting this type of research. This is an excellent addition to any library." --Charles Auerbach, Ph.D, Professor, Wurzweiler School of Social Work "This book is a timely text from research to macro-practice classes, as well as the change agent's indispensable tool in the field. A brilliant and accessible combination of theory with a practitioner's eye to how things really work 'on the ground' in organizations and systems. It will never be far from my reach."--Carenlee Barkdull, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota About the Author Hal A. Lawson, PhD , is a Professor of Social Welfare and Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. James Caringi, PhD , is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Montana.
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0190204389
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Craft of Political Research, The (Longman Classics in Political Science) (8th Edition)
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Review “ The Craft of Political Research is just what one hopes for in an undergraduate methods course. It is more theoretically engaged than most such texts, and the conceptual discussion is non-sectarian. Marx and Duverger make an appearance; so do Mancur Olson and Anthony Downs; so do Philip Converse and Robert Putnam. Students will learn that ideas matter, not the statistical software; and they will see that theoretical narrowness is the antithesis of good science.”–from Christopher H. Achen’s Foreword About the Author W. Phillips Shively is Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota.
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Electric Circuits
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About the Author Professor James W. Nilsson taught at Iowa State University for 39 years. Since retiring from Iowa State, he has been a visiting professor at Notre Dame, California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo, and the United States Air Force Academy.
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Arguments Within English Marxism
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Review “Anderson evaluates the entire corpus of Thompson’s work as a historian and as a socialist ... The result is a fascinating assessment of the man Anderson claims to be ‘our finest socialist writer today.’ ... In so doing Anderson provides a superb essay in historiography as well as an important chapter of the history of the left in England.”— Time Out “An excellent book—exemplary in its tone, coverage, consistency and, an important point this, in its accessibility.”— Sociological Review “[Anderson] is an exceptionally determined, diligent, careful and intellectually capable thinker.”— New Society “His argument ... takes on an exceptional fluency and subtlety, touching many of the key points of socialist morality, socialist history and the socialist future. Its core is a very elegant restatement of the undogmatic essence of Marx.”— New Statesman “Despite the immense erudition it reads lightly and restores the most diverse theoretical debates to the concrete realities of socialist strategic thinking about contemporary issues.”— Chartist About the Author Perry Anderson is the author of, among other books, Spectrum, Lineages of the Absolutist State, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Considerations on Western Marxism, English Questions, The Origins of Postmodernity , and The New Old World . He teaches history at UCLA and is on the editorial board of New Left Review .
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0860917274
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Lost Treasures of Omaha
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About the Author Tim and Lisa Trudell, residents of southwest Omaha, own the travel blog The Walking Tourists. Lisa was a travel professional for more than 16 years. Tim was a journalist at local papers for several years and is currently the photographer, editor, and author of their blog. When not traveling, they love to continue to explore the unique areas of Omaha including their favorites, the Old Market, Benson, and Dundee. You can follow them at @100ThingsOmaha or thewalkingtourists.com.
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Horse Woman's Dream (Isabel)
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About the Author Hi, I'm Pat Langness. My pen name is Patricia G. Steele, and I am a caregiver. Isabel Gyongyossy is my dear friend and client when I am living in her vicinity. We go for "joy rides" in the country side along with Isabel's errands. I have three daughters and they have all blessed me with grandsons in the last year. I've been traveling between grandsons so that I can get to know them. My friendship with Isabel Gyongyossy has been the high point in my career of taking care of people.
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Please Don't Swat!
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About the Author K. Turner is a multi-genre author who enjoys writing both children's books and horror. She has written several children's books that not only teach valuable lessons, but also allows them to use their imagination. When not writing, she is caring for her family or enjoying the scenic beauty that Florida has to offer. For more information, please visit kturnerauthor.com
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Organic Chemistry (4th Edition)
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From the Back Cover In a highly accessible and unintimidating fashion, this book bridges the gap between conceptual understanding and actual application while strongly emphasizing the development of problem-solving skills. All aspects of spectroscopy have been updated and enhanced, relevant photographs have been added, and many applications to polymer chemistry have been integrated throughout. Increased focus on and discussions of thiols and sulfides, stereochemistry, and mechanisms. More biological applications throughout.
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Real Analysis through Modern Infinitesimals (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 140)
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Review "The book is written in a very clear style, with many examples and exercises. On the whole, this book is commendable and will provide the reader with a clear introduction to analysis, and to the use of nonstandard analysis for learning analysis." Antoine Delcroix, Mathematical Reviews"Nader Vakil has shown with his text that advanced calculus and much of related abstract analysis can be explained and simplified within the context of internal set theory." Peter Loeb, University of Illinois, SIAM Review"Real Analysis through Modern Infinitesimals intends to be used and to be useful. Nonstandard methods are deployed alongside standard methods. The emphasis is on bringing all tools to bear on questions of analysis. The exercises are interesting and abundant." James M. Henle and Michael G. Henle, MAA Reviews Book Description A coherent, self-contained treatment of the central topics of real analysis employing modern infinitesimals. About the Author Nader Vakil is a Professor of Mathematics at Western Illinois University. He received his PhD from the University of Washington, Seattle, where he worked with Edwin Hewitt. His research interests centre on the foundation of mathematical analysis and applications of the theory of modern infinitesimals to topology and functional analysis. Read more
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Day Without Lying: A Glossed Edition for Intermediate-level Students of Russian (English and Russian Edition)
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About the Author William J. Comer is Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Kansas, where he coordinates the Russian language program and prepares graduate students to teach in the language classroom. His areas of scholarly specialization include Russian language pedagogy and Russian culture. This edition of Tokareva's story is broadly informed by recent research into second language reading instruction and represents a fresh approach to using a literary text in the intermediate-level language classroom.
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0893573469
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The One Who Threw from Kalamazoo: The 1st Inning (Kalamazoo Baseball Series)
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About the Author Gregg Love is an elementary school teacher from New Jersey and is dedicated to improving the lives of children and people of all ages.
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The Garbage King
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About the Author Elizabeth Laird has had a love affair with Ethiopia – it’s people’s, culture, language and history – all her life. She lived and taught there for several years and returns often. The stories she learned from street children in Addis led directly to the writing of THE GARBAGE KING. Her critically acclaimed children’s books include KISS THE DUST (winner of the Children’s Book Award), SECRET FRIENDS (nominated for the Carnegie Medal), RED SKY IN THE MORNING (0 330 39867 9, Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Children’s Book Award), and JAKE’S TOWER (0 330 39803 2, shortlisted for the 2001 Carnegie Medal). She lives on the edge of Richmond Park, Surrey with her husband.
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0330415026
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The Camel Driver (A Harry Przewalski Novel)
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Review "A fiercely intelligent crime drama as emotionally sharp as it is historically inventive. Krishtalka's prose is powerfully versatile, alternating between the sort of terse, unsentimental phrasing that one would expect from a detective story and poetical elegance." Kirkus Reviews About the Author Leonard Krishtalka is the author of award-winning essays and the acclaimed book, Dinosaur Plots. As a paleontologist, he has worked throughout the fossil-rich badlands of the American west, Canada, Patagonia, China, the Afar region of Ethiopia, and the Turkana region of Kenya. In his Przewalski mystery series, beginning with The Bone Field, Pittsburgh private detective Harry Przewalski unearths sex, treachery, and murder buried beneath the science of petrified shards, skin, and bones. The third novel in the series is The Camel Driver, due summer 2020. Coming soon: The Body on the Bed, a historical murder mystery.
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Whiteless Thoughts: Bits of darkness and love (POEMS)
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Review "The word is more powerful than the sword. Words can change us, transform us, make us angry, happy or sad. Words create love or hate, or can stir and galvanize the crowd. The author lets us accompany her through her life's transformation. She wants us to see and feel life in its totality, its love and hate, its sorrow and joy, its fall and rise.Lavi Picu is the voice of a woman that screams loudly and whispers quietly. She gives many voices to her words and they fly away to places where words have neither voice nor power. She seems angry, yet her words soothe your heart. She tells about love, yet she makes you wonder. She makes you feel angry, yet you smile. Her words are warm, yet they make you shiver. Her poems are well written and powerful, her words are simply structured, yet they are ambiguous."Dana Caban_ Kurds, a nation frozen in time About the Author Lavi Picu is a Canadian writer, majored in Linguistics, with a background in translations and writing. She's also a blogger and an artist with a focus on health and arts. After being diagnosed with Lyme disease, she decided to ignite awareness and pursue her life dreams: travel the world, paint, write and illustrate children's books, publish her work.
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A History of India
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Review "Kulke and Rothermund's work provides an authoritative and detailed account of the structural pattern of Indian history. Through first rate scholarship, the authors have done a fabulous work in delineating the various nuances of India's glorius historical past while presenting readers with a much needed and highly readable survey." Mohammed Badrul Alam, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi About the Author Hermann Kulke holds the Chair in Asian History at the University of Kiel. Dietmar Rothermund is Professor and Head of History at the South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg.
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0415154820
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Heinle & Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test, CBT Edition
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About the Author Bruce Rogers is a materials writer, editor, and teacher from Boulder, Colorado, USA. He taught at the Economics Institute, University of Colorado Boulder for over 20 years. He has also taught in Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and the Czech Republic. He is the author of The Complete Guide to TOEFL and the co-author of The Complete Guide to IELTS and Reading Explorer 5 (all published by National Geographic Learning). He has also written several other ESL textbooks and provided materials for online courses. �
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0838402348
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True Connection (The Soul Mate Series)
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About the Author Rachel Walter is a wife and mother first and a coffee-addicted, chuck-wearing, hockey-watching, snark-spewing author second. She primarily writes Young Adult, but enjoys challenging herself in other genres, like Adult Contemporary. In 2012, Rachel began writing her first novel, True Connection, which she published in 2013. True Connection was re-released in 2014 as part of a boxed set, Pandora, which landed on USA Today's Best Seller list. When she's not writing, she can be found doing almost anything in south central Pennsylvania, where she lives, to avoid washing dishes.
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Jdbc: Java Database Connectivity
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Amazon.com Review This valuable guide provides both the academic side--designing databases--and the practical side--coding interfaces--of enterprise applications involving JDBC. Van Haecke goes into much detail on designing database applications, a process he calls identifying the "business logic" of a program. He talks a little bit about three-tier database design (though dbAnywhere and similar programs get glossed over) and discusses CORBA from a conceptual point of view. Van Haecke also covers Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and security in more depth than most books offer; the automotive-flavored sample application included for RMI is hardly typical of the usual dry fare employed to explain the subject. Van Haecke, a Sun Microsystems consultant, shines when he explains complicated database topics. This book includes a great discussion of serving multimedia from a database, including a complete sample application for that purpose. All the source code appears on the companion CD-ROM along with Bongo 1.0, JDK 1.1.1, and some other tools. If you already have a decent grasp of JDBC and want guidance through the hairier aspects of Java database work, this is the book for you.
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AmericanGirlIsrael
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From the Author RB, author of AmericanGirlIsrael, published this small collection of poems with the hope of encouraging readers to seek peace in a land which is often misunderstood. About the Author RB, author of AmericanGirlIsrael, began writing at the age of six. She published this small collection of poems with the hope of encouraging readers to seek peace in a land which is often misunderstood. The poems typify inner and outer conversations of a speaker who questions the possibility of peace. In this sense, peace takes on many forms. Each poem either speaks to achieving peace in the land, peace in love, peace within oneself, or peace from a higher power. RB credits Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as her inspiration for AmericanGirlIsrael. If you enjoyed the collection and would like to read more poems on additional topics, visit:Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/rb Website: americangirlisrael.netFacebook: facebook.com/AmericanGirlIsraelThank you for your purchase, continued support, and feedback!
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Promenade... Through the Present Future: City of Culture of Galicia
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About the Author Maxwell L. Anderson is director of The Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Center and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Lawrence Chua is a professor at Cornell University. Peter Eisenman is an architect. Rachel Healy is director of performing arts of Sydney Opera House. Andrés Perea is an architect. Ramón Villares is president of Galician Culture Council. Ismail Serageldin is director of the Library of Alexandria.
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Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales for Readers Theatre
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About the Author ANTHONY D. FREDERICKS has written more than 20 books for Teacher Ideas Press . A former reading specialist and classroom teacher, he is currently professor of education, York College, York, Pennsylvania. Tony is the author of more than 65 teacher resource books, over 30 award-winning children's books, and several trade books on effective teaching.
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Saint Augustine: Select Letters (Loeb Classical Library #239)
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About the Author James Houston Baxter (1894–1973) was Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of St Andrews.
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Escape to Freedom
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About the Author Roland Haertl is a serial entrepreneur. During his early education years, he strove to develop himself into a polymath. He studied and acquired skills, knowledge, and expertise in several languages, mathematics, world history, history of art, reading of literature and philosophy, and engineering. At age 19 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to in the US before obtaining a graduate degree in structural and civil engineering in Germany. He holds several patents. His design of the Fremont bridge in Portland Oregon was selected from several for construction in 1966.Before this he was born a German ethnic in Czechoslovakia and lived there during World War II. The occupation by the Russian army and concurrent ethnic cleansing by the Czech nation state necessitated his family's flight to the West.He lives with his wife, Leslie Kolisch, in the Pacific Northwest.
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Adjustments: The Making of a Chiropractor
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From Publishers Weekly Dr. Joseph has a sense of timing, humor and drama in telling the story of his chiropractic practice. What he lacks is a sense of humility. The tales of his training and of patients he has treated are laced with frequent put-downs of mainstream medicine, experimental psychology and even patients (some of whom "just don't want to get better"). He claims to have effected miracle cures for everything from impotence and infertility to Bell's Palsy; praises his own ability to diagnose ailments; and elevates himself above the law by performing acupuncture, although state law forbade him from doing so. His myopia even affects his private life--so obsessed is he with his fantasy of the "perfect doctor's wife" that he is unable to understand the needs of his flesh-and-blood wife. Both Joseph and his autobiography are most appealing when he recognizes his flaws and, when he serves as a reporter, observing his patients' lives (and deaths). Indeed the single most heartfelt anecdote relates his experiences treating the symptoms of an AIDS patient, largely because he confines himself to reporting that patient's comments. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Drocoft
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About the Author Leanna Cloud is a native Texan. She is married to an MMA fighter, and they have three sons and one daughter. She went to school and received her associates degree in Business Management, but couldn't set aside the dream of publishing a book. At 23 years old, Leanna has accomplished her dream.
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I, Sniper (Center Point Platinum Mystery)
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Review "[ I, Sniper ] will leave even unsympathetic readers gasping." --Bill Ott, Booklist (Starred Review)"[ I, Sniper ] will leave even unsympathetic readers gasping." --Bill Ott, Booklist (Starred Review) About the Author Stephen Hunter has written 16 novels. The retired chief film critic for The Washington Post , where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, American Gunfight . He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Bedtime Prayers
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Review There are prayers for all sorts of needs in a child's life. Catholic Parent From the Inside Flap Bedtime Prayers offers two collections of prayer, one that is for parents or caregivers to pray with babies and toddlers as they fall asleep and the other is for children themselves to pray at bedtime. The prayers pertain to common moments in a family?s daily life. The bedtime prayers thank God for blessings received or call upon God to remember them, their relatives, friends, and those in the greater community who are sick or who are in need. The prayers include those for the safety of the baby, for the baby?s caregivers, that the baby will sleep well, and always be loved. Prayers for older children include those for the child?s grandparents, for a parent or sibling who is ill, for teachers, and for friends.?There are prayers for all sorts of needs in a child?s life.? Catholic Parent
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0814628907
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Daughter of the King: Growing Up in Gangland
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About the Author Sandra Lansky is the only daughter of mobster Meyer Lansky. Daughter of the King is her first book. She lives in Florida.William Stadiem is the New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of many books, including Jet Set, Moneywood, Dear Senator, and Mr. S. He lives in Santa Monica, California.Laural Merlington has recorded well over one hundred audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards, including one for Never Say Die by Susan Jacoby.
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Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say They Are... That's What They're Not
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About the Author Veteran writer, musician, club and radio DJ and music journalist, Ben Osborne was one of the original radio presenters for London's XFM. He has written extensively for The Guardian, Music Week, DJ Magazine and contributed to The Times , independent on Sunday and many other publications. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Birdkill
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About the Author ALEXANDER MCNABB Alexander McNabb has been working in, living in and travelling around the Middle East for some 30 years. Formerly a journalist, editor and magazine publisher, today he is a consultant on media, publishing and digital communications. Alexander is a frequent conference speaker, chair and moderator - as well as commentator in broadcast and print media - particularly around technology, media and online issues. When he's not writing books, he's posting half-thoughts and snippets on his blog, Fake Plastic Souks, which he started in 2007 during the Arab Media Forum. The title refers to the 'new' souks of Dubai, so much more convenient and classy than the real thing. Alexander's first serious novel was the critically acclaimed Olives - A Violent Romance, a work that explores the attitudes, perceptions and conflicts of the Middle East, exposing a European sensibility to the strange and multi-layered world of life on the borders of Palestine. Self-published in 2011, the book found a receptive audience and triggered wide controversy. This was followed by testosterone-soaked international spy thriller Beirut - An Explosive Thriller, which was self-published in the UAE in 2012. He published his third Middle East based novel, Shemlan - A Deadly Tragedy, a thriller about a dying man unearthing his past, in 2013. A Decent Bomber, set in Ireland, published in 2015 and Birdkill published on March 1st 2016. You can find Alexander and his books at www.alexandermcnabb.com.
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Americatown (1)
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About the Author Bradford Winters is a screenwriter, known for his work on OZ and The Americans . Larry Cohen is a screenwriter and producer for shows including Borgia .
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The Trouble with Mum
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From the Publisher The endearingly loony The Trouble With… stories from Babette Cole have now been published in a new miniature format. As always, her vibrant, outrageously funny depictions will have kids—and parents—roaring with laughter. Winner of the prestigious Kurt Maschler Award, Babette Cole is the author of such favorites as The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book, Dr. Dog, Princess Smartypants, and The Bad Good Book of Manners. Other titles in this series: The Trouble with Dad, The Trouble with Gran and The Trouble with Grandad.
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Blammo: a novel (The Ignorant Voyager Series) (Volume 3)
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About the Author C.M. Brophy works as a plumber and lives with his family in Maryland. He has written 7 other books. He could stand to die at sea, but not for a good long time. "This Book 'BLAMMO', is the 3rd in The Ignorant Voyager Series, (The first written) envisioned as a 5-volume multigenerational historical-&-speculitive- family fiction, an epic story spanning the days from the authors (deceased) Grand mother's childhood, on towards his (unborn) Grand Daughter's dotage." C.M.Brophy-6/7/2016
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The Winter Man: Silent Night ManSutton's Way
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About the Author The prolific author of more than one hundred books, Diana Palmer got her start as a newspaper reporter. A New York Times bestselling author voted one of the top ten romance writers in America, she has a gift for telling the most sensual tales with charm and humor. Palmer lives with her family in Cornelia, Georgia.Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. Marguerite has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career, and has over four hundred titles to her credit.
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Small Town Charm: A Love Story
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About the Author Jan enjoys libraries, museums, travel and long walks. She has her degree in Business Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and loves living in New England with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, Small Town Charm, is a hilarious romantic comedy set in New England with wonderfully amusing characters and situations that make you laugh out loud. Her second novel, The Journal of Sarah Jane, went the opposite direction and is an outstanding psychological tragedy that deals with the subject matter of feeling unable to cope with tremendous grief.
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A Monster Book of Jokes: Joke Books for Kids
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About the Author IP Grinning is the happy father of 8 and 10 year old boys. Their hilariously awful attempts to make up their own jokes inspired the IP Grinning series of joke books for kids. Hopefully you'll enjoy this book as much as he enjoyed writing it.
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Retribution
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From the Author ***ARV-3 (Book One) is exclusive to the Shattered Worlds Box Set which is $0.99 for a Limited Time!*** Other Books in the After Light Saga: (This is a complete series.) ARV-3 (Book 1)Sanctum (Book 2)Intransigent (Book 3)Hostile (Book 4) Retribution (Book 5)
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1939769779
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Boot Camp for Your Brain: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Sat I
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About the Author M. Denmark Manning, President of The World's Best Prep Course, Inc.Using the methods described in this book she improved her SAT composite score by nearly 200 points, achieving 763 Verbal and 793 Math. She has run the program since 1989, guiding a multitude of students through the rigors of the SAT with remarkable results. She has also consulted on a number of other test prep guides.
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0738861715
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Tom Thomson AGO 2022 12 x 12 Inch Monthly Square Wall Calendar by Wyman Publishing, Painting Art Gallery Images
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About the Author BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. is an independent publishing company founded in 1986 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. Specializing in high-quality printed products utilizing recycled paper and eco-friendly soy-based inks, BrownTrout is the largest creator and distributor of calendars and seasonal products worldwide. Our products are available at the finest retailers. Visit our website, browntrout.com, for more details about our company and the wide and varied range of items we offer. BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. - The Calendar Company
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1525609793
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Uncanny Valley: Adventures in the Narrative
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Review Praise for Uncanny Valley "Former New Yorker staff writer Weschler ( The Passion of Poland ) gathers the finest fruits of the last 15 years in this delectable collection. The title piece, a metaphysical twist on digital animation, discusses reality and trickery with the arbiters of "algorithmic" expressions and deftly reinforces the importance of strong narrative in order to captivate "our ensouled and incarnate natures." Weschler's intense allusions are rarely straightforward, as in "Three Improbable Yarns," a marvelous mesh of Jewish identity, human rights, and past work in the Balkans. An avant-garde Berlin showcase of his grandfather Ernst Toch's best concerto flows into a discourse on life and death, then inspires a sublime comparative essay of Milosz's "In Rome" and Szymborska's "Reality Demands," with Weschler in his element and the reader under his spell. His regard for visual and performance art proves mesmerizing in an initially unnerving account of the Danish Billedstofteater that morphs into a serene inference to the "current crisis of vision." Though rambunctious satire sends some adventures off in new directions, Weschler provides elegant and worthwhile conclusions. Publishers Weekly (starred)
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B0096ETTM6
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Maurice Sendak's Really Rosie Audio: Starring the Nutshell Kids
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About the Author Maurice Sendak ’s children’s books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There , Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library . In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children’s literature established by the Swedish government.
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089845879X
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Dr. Earl Mindell's What You Should Know About Natural Health for Women
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Review This joins others in Mindell's series on how to use vitamins, lifestyle changes, and supplements to promote health. Women receive a program of improvement which includes a "cramp free diet" and other natural alternatives to pills. -- Midwest Book Review About the Author McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
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0879837543
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Hello Lily (Little Petals)
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About the Author Natalie M. Rosinsky is the award-winning author of more than 90 publications. She writes about history, social studies, economics, popular culture, and science. Annie Kubler was born in 1960, in the north east of France, in a mountainous area called the Vosges, where she spent her childhood. After gaining a National Diploma in Visual Communication at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, with a specialisation in children's illustration, she moved to England in 1985.
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190455086X
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Satan Set Loose in Public Schools and Loving It: Course I II and III Psychology of the Devil
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About the Author Prophet, evangelist, and teacher Samuel E Lang was born 3-13-49, to Samuel Lang and Leona Jackson Washington in Marlin, Texas. He attended Booker T. Washing ton High School and did his under-graduate work at Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas. It was at Huston-Tillotson College that God called Prophet Lang to preach as God manifested his presence in his Dorm room with a great anointing. Upon graduation, he married and his family made affiliation with a baptist church. Prophet Lang was was intense on fasting 3 days per week while studying the Bible. On the night that Evis Presley died, the Lord spoke to me in and audible and said, "Samuel must die" which meant I must die to self and let Jesus Christ resurrect in me. He subsequently baptized me with the Holy Ghost and that with fire. On October 27, 1974, he raptured me up to the 3rd heaven in a vision and spoke to me concern the endtime word. Since that time Jesus has used me in the healing and evangelist minstry while provide enttime revelation of his word Which several book have been written and God is in the midst of having me public them. Worked for the federal government for 30 years and the pass 9 years as a teacher in public Schools. Jesus has given me insite into our the cause and cure for our academic delima. May this Book bless you!
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1448631076
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Middle East Air Forces in the 21st Century
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Review “…if you want to learn about the Mid East Air War, then I think you will have a hard time finding a better publication” IPMS/USA About the Author Tim Ripley is a correspondent for Jane’s Defence Weekly and has covered widely during the recent Middle East wars. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Air War Iraq, Middle East Air Forces and 16 Air Assault Brigade published by Pen & Sword.
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1848840993
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