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River of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Tracey, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, River of Life is the third book in a series of poetry books which captures the readers hearts ong>anong>d pulls them in. Tracey's first title Cry No More ong>anong>d second title Pieces of My Heart pulled on readers heart strings. River of Life is a collection of poems based on Life, Love, Pain, Loss ong>anong>d Reality. This book is full of raw emotion. It reaches deep into your heart ong>anong>d makes the reader feel as though the poems are about each ong>anong>d every one of them.

Gateway to Hope: An Exploration of Failure

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boulding, Maria, PUBLISHER: St. Bebe's Publications, Failure is ong>anong> essential part of life. The author draws on humong>anong> experience ong>anong>d on the Bible to show that in our very failure lies our success. Our weaknesses have all been overcome in the Cross of Christ.

William Barker VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ralph, Wayne, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A True Cong>anong>adiong>anong> Hero William Barker is Cong>anong>ada's most-decorated Great War hero. Born in Dauphin, Mong>anong>itoba on Nov. , he wracked up a total of 50 victories on the Italiong>anong> ong>anong>d Western fronts. He fought a spectacular dogfight, single-hong>anong>dedly, against 10-plus Germong>anong> fighters (Barker estimated to Captain Johnston in approximately 15) on October , for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross (which is traditionally awarded posthumously). His life was tragically cut short in a flying accident in Ottawa in . Despite his decorations for bravery, his remains were buried in a crypt marked Smith (his wife's family) in Toronto. The author felt the need to ong>addressong> Barker's obscurity. In true Wayne Ralph style, he brings to life the country that was Cong>anong>ada in the early 20th century through this compelling story. This new illustrated edition celebrates Cong>anong>ada's mostdecorated WWI combatong>anong>t. The exploits of William Barker, VC, DSO, MC merit lasting publication. Acquista Ora

Cuba

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Quesada, Alejong>anong>dro M. / De Quesada, A. M., PUBLISHER: Arcadia Publishing (SC), Considered by mong>anong>y to be the jewel of the Caribbeong>anong>, Cuba boasts a vibrong>anong>t history. Combining both the beauty of white-song>anong>d beaches ong>anong>d the majesty of mountain rong>anong>ges, this islong>anong>d nation is also home to ong>anong> attractive architectural palette that reflects the cultural impact of Carib Indiong>anong>, Africong>anong>, ong>anong>d Spong>anong>ish influences. Cubaas fascinating heritage is captured here in vintage photographs ong>anong>d postcards. From natural long>anong>dscapes to bustling city scenes, these views document Cubaas proud character ong>anong>d the daily life of the people who have made their home on this beautiful islong>anong>d.

Life: The Science of Biology Lecture Notebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Purves, William K. / Sadava, David E. / Oriong>anong>s, Gordon H., PUBLISHER: W.H. Freemong>anong> & Compong>anong>y, Bound volume of black ong>anong>d white reproductions of all the text's line art ong>anong>d tables (more thong>anong> images, with labels) allowing them to concentrate on the lecture instead of copying illustrations.

Shows about Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture from the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hibbs, Thomas S., PUBLISHER: Spence Publishing Compong>anong>y, The glamorous portrayal of evil in film ong>anong>d television, frequently denounced as ong>anong> attack on "family values" ong>anong>d ong>anong> incitement to real-life violence, is more complicated ong>anong>d more disturbing thong>anong> we realize. Exploring the themes ong>anong>d artistry of long>anong>dmark films ong>anong>d television shows, Thomas Hibbs argues that the demonic ong>anong>tiheroes ong>anong>d seductive comic evil of popular culture are not weapons in a conscious cultural assault, but reactions to the apathy ong>anong>d conformity of Americong>anong> life. -- Why is The Exorcist a family film? -- Are Forrest Gump ong>anong>d Natural Born Killers about the same thing? -- What do It's a Wonderful Life ong>anong>d Pulp Fiction have in common?

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodwin, Doris Kearns / Sampson, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, "No Ordinary Time" is a monumental work, a brilliong>anong>tly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrong>anong>t ong>anong>d revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With ong>anong> extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleong>anong>or ong>anong>d Frong>anong>klin's marriage ong>anong>d remarkable partnership, Eleong>anong>or's life as First Lady, ong>anong>d FDR's White House ong>anong>d its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details ong>anong>d stories into ong>anong> unforgettable ong>anong>d intimate portrait of Eleong>anong>or ong>anong>d Frong>anong>klin Roosevelt ong>anong>d of the time during which a new, modern America was born.

Rapunzel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heyer, Carol / Grimm, Jacob W., PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, Heyer gives life to the title character of Rapunzel, the beloved tale of a young girl with long, golden hair ong>anong>d the trouble it causes. Raised by ong>anong> old witch, Rapunzel is kept in a tower ong>anong>d leads a simple, yet lonely, existence -- until the passing son of a king spies her ong>anong>d falls in love. Heyer's attention to detail infuses this story of greed ong>anong>d goodness with vibrong>anong>cy ong>anong>d richness.

Address Delivered Before the Blockley and Merion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breck, Samuel, PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over ong>anong>alytical, theoretical ong>anong>d practical works on Americong>anong> ong>anong>d British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>anong>d, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>anong>d Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice mong>anong>uals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>anong>d other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>anong>d international law, government ong>anong>d politics, legal history, business ong>anong>d economics, criminology ong>anong>d much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryocmPhiladelphia: L.R. Bailey, p.; 22 cm.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On the Functions of the Brain ong>anong>d of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on the Possibility of Determining the Instincts, Propensities, ong>anong>d Talents, or the Moral ong>anong>d Intellectual Dispositions of Men ong>anong>d ong>Anong>imals, by the Configuration of the Brain ong>anong>d Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale Group, PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage, Helps readers find fiction ong>anong>d nonfiction titles that describe various belief systems, provide uplifting stories, profile religious ong>anong>d spiritual leaders, ong>anong>d ong>anong>swer questions about spiritual matters. ong>Anong> overview essay describes the development of the inspirational literature market. Entries give information on category, subjects, age rong>anong>ges, time period, ong>anong>d awards, ong>anong>d give a brief plot synopsis or description. Includes series, award, time period, geographic, character name, ong>anong>d character description indexes. The author is a writer ong>anong>d editor in the field of spirituality.

Kane and Abel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Archer, Jeffrey, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, William Lowell Kong>anong>e ong>anong>d Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrong>anong>t-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate ong>anong>d the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build ong>anong> empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years ong>anong>d three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, ong>anong>d disaster, Kong>anong>e ong>anong>d Abel battle for the success ong>anong>d triumph that only one mong>anong> cong>anong> have...

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, War has long been considered a classic text on the Jewish role in early Americong>anong> history -- on the Jewish community as a whole during the tumultuous years of the war, ong>anong>d on its effort to raise the concept of humong>anong> rights ong>anong>d equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword ong>anong>d new afterword, as well as ong>anong> author's preface to the original edition, ong>anong> author's preface to the first paperback edition (), ong>anong> epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index.

Things Once Seen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quinney, Richard, PUBLISHER: Borderlong>anong>d Books, This retrospective of photographs spong>anong>s a period of forty years. Each photograph, each act of photographing, has been ong>anong> attempt to stop time, to capture what is happening in the moment, ong>anong>d to preserve the moment for posterity. The photographer frames the subject ong>anong>d gives witness to ong>anong> order in the universe. But the photographer knows that, as Henri Cartier-Bresson has reminded us, nothing cong>anong> really bring back the moment of things fixed in the photograph. ong>Anong>d nothing cong>anong> bring back that moment in the life of the photographer. In the wisdom of Buddhism, "all things are impermong>anong>ent." Photographs are a reminder of the impermong>anong>ence of all things. But what the photographer once saw ong>anong>d caught on film may be given ong>anong>other life when others see the photographs. For the photographer, the act of photographing has been ong>anong> intimate part of the process of living a life. This body of work, accompong>anong>ied by journal notes, is a record of what the photographer once saw, ong>anong>d is a window to the life once lived.

In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dillon, Michele / Wink, Paul, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, "In the Course of a Lifetime "provides ong>anong> unprecedented portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americong>anong>s over the course of their lives. The book draws from a unique sixty-year-long study of close to two hundred mostly Protestong>anong>t ong>anong>d Catholic men ong>anong>d women who were born in the s ong>anong>d interviewed in adolescence, ong>anong>d again in the s, s, s, ong>anong>d late s. Woven throughout with rich, intimate life stories, the book presents ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyzes a wide rong>anong>ge of data from this study on the participong>anong>ts' religious ong>anong>d spiritual journeys. A testament to the vibrong>anong>cy of religion in the United States, "In the Course of a Lifetime "provides ong>anong> illuminating ong>anong>d sometimes surprising perspective on how individual lives have intersected with cultural chong>anong>ge throughout the decades of the twentieth century. Acquista Ora

New Century of Biology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kress, W. John / Barrett, Gary W. / Mayr, Ernst, PUBLISHER: Smithsoniong>anong> Books, In the twentieth century, scientists in the relatively new field of biology played ong>anong> importong>anong>t role in exposing the threats of environmental degradation, loss of species diversity, habitat fragmentation, scarce energy resources, ong>anong>d humong>anong> population growth. In the essays found in A New Century of Biology, some of the world's most notable biologists consider how their discipline must evolve to ong>addressong> these problems in the twenty-first century. The next one hundred years, the contributors argue, will likely be dominated by breakthroughs in evolutionary biology ong>anong>d systems ecology, by ong>anong> increased need for scientists to integrate research, teaching, ong>anong>d service missions, ong>anong>d by problem-solving ventures on greater spatial ong>anong>d temporal scales. Because humong>anong> activity ong>anong>d increased population will continue to have a profound impact on the environment, biologists must define ong>anong> effective strategy for integrating the biological sciences with global economics ong>anong>d humong>anong> social structure. The eleven contributors are leaders in the fields of ecology ong>anong>d evolution, morphology ong>anong>d development, behavior, microbiology, ecosystem energetics ong>anong>d biogeochemistry, biodiversity ong>anong>d conservation biology, ong>anong>d humong>anong> sciences. While acknowledging the real problems their discipline must ong>addressong>, they offer ong>anong> optimistic agenda for the future.

The Children of Lovers: A Memoir of William Golding by His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Golding, Judy, PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, 'The Children of Lovers are Orphong>anong>s.' ProverbBestselling novelist, author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding was a famously acute observer of children. What was it like to be his daughter?In this frong>anong>k ong>anong>d engaging family memoir, Judy Golding recalls growing up with a brilliong>anong>t, loving, sometimes difficult parent. The years of her childhood ong>anong>d adolescence saw her father chong>anong>ge from ong>anong> impecunious schoolteacher to a famous novelist. Once adult, she came to understong>anong>d some of the internal conflicts which led to his writing.The Golding family life, both ordinary ong>anong>d extraordinary, always kept its characteristic warmth, humour, complexity, ong>anong>ger ong>anong>d love, dong>anong>ger ong>anong>d insecurity. This is a book about family ong>anong>d parents, about lovers ong>anong>d their children, ong>anong>d about our impact on one ong>anong>other - for good or ill.

Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Robert / Parker, Gilliong>anong> / Walker, Robert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Underlying the current political ong>anong>d academic debate on the welfare state are two basic issues: What are the needs of individuals ong>anong>d social groups, ong>anong>d what resources do they have to meet those needs? In Money Matters a distinguished team of contributors ong>addressong> these questions with ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis of the social distribution of finong>anong>cial welfare ong>anong>d its consequences for individuals' stong>anong>dards of living. The result is a fascinating ong>anong>d detailed account of the distribution of wealth ong>anong>d poverty in Britain today.

Foster Family Care: Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Judith A., PUBLISHER: Allyn & Bacon, This book is authored by Judith Martin, co-author of the classic child welfare text with Dr. Alfred Kadushin. The book describes the process of carrying out one of the core child welfare services for families: foster family care. Taking ong>anong> in-depth look at this service, "Foster Family Care" moves the reader from the experiences of children ong>anong>d their parents as they first enter care, through the process of settling in ong>anong>d confronting the problems that led to the need for placement, to ong>anong> assessment of the outcomes of care ong>anong>d its consequences for the growing child. The book offers a thorough review of current literature on foster family care ong>anong>d a critical perspective on this service. A central theme is the concept of quality service delivery; the perspective draws heavily on attachment theory ong>anong>d on practice principles embedded in the concept of permong>anong>ency plong>anong>ning. For social workers, psychologists, or practitioners in related fields.

The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deford, Frong>anong>k, PUBLISHER: Northword Press, In this exciting new book, award-winning sports writer ong>anong>d commentator Frong>anong>k Deford captures the inspirational stories of mong>anong>y of the greatest athletes ong>anong>d teams to appear on a Wheaties box. For more thong>anong> 75 years, the Wheaties box has celebrated the essence of being a champion: the character of excellence, the spirit of achievement, ong>anong>d the triumph of determination.

Jewish Community of Chattanooga

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adams, Joy / Effron Abelson Adams, Joy, PUBLISHER: Arcadia Publishing (SC), Chattong>anong>ooga is truly a city that reflects Americaas diverse history, possessing a rich, ong>anong>tebellum heritage combined with the energy ong>anong>d determination of the mong>anong>y brave immigrong>anong>ts who trong>anong>sformed this area from a traditional Southern town into a cosmopolitong>anong> center of the New South. One of Chattong>anong>oogaas most importong>anong>t contributors, the Jewish community has played ong>anong> integral role in improving ong>anong>d diversifying the life ong>anong>d culture of this historic Tennessee town. In this volume of over 200 photographs, you will enjoy a celebration of the struggles, the stories of heroism ong>anong>d of common life, ong>anong>d the mong>anong>y successes of Chattong>anong>oogaas Jewish citizens. Touching upon all aspects of Jewish life, the Jewish Community of Chattong>anong>ooga will take you on ong>anong> exciting visual tour of the Jewish experience with beautiful ong>anong>d rare photographs of different Life Cycle events, Hebrew-oriented schools, such as the Jewish Day School, Jewish cemeteries, past ong>anong>d present-day synagogues, ong>anong>d its people, including mong>anong>y families, prominent businesspersons, special achievers, ong>anong>d community ong>anong>d civic leaders. Acquista Ora

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did the Fathers of the historic Church teach about the role of women in the Church? For mong>anong>y years the ong>anong>swer to this question has come from feminist theologiong>anong>s. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what the Church Fathers ong>anong>d the Scriptures teach on women ong>anong>d men's role in the life of the Church. The Scong>anong>dal of Gender brings us into direct contact with the authentic ong>anong>d original teachings of the ong>anong>cient Christiong>anong> Church Fathers on the issue of the proper role of women ong>anong>d men in the life of the Church. The point of view of the Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects the traditional Orthodox point of view of the Early Church Fathers ong>anong>d the Bible.

The Essence of Time

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tiezzi, Enzo / Tiezzi, E. / Computational Mechong>anong>ics, PUBLISHER: Computational Mechong>anong>ics, With the ever-accelerating pace of daily life, the modern age seems to demong>anong>d that science, too, should respond at speed. In this book Tiezzi highlights the continuity between the physical-mathematic ong>anong>d humong>anong>istic sciences. He also urges us to reflect on the tempo of the modern era, ong>anong>d to contrast it with the brilliong>anong>ce ong>anong>d complexity of the humong>anong> relationship with a living world. ong>Anong> illuminating guide to the key scientific ideas of our time which relate ecology with economy with the laws of thermodynamics, ong>anong>d those that highlight ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the humong>anong> relationship with plong>anong>et earth, the text traces themes such as entropy to negentropy, flux of energy ong>anong>d material ong>anong>d information. The result is ong>anong> exploration of great scientific depth ong>anong>d the most complete historical survey to date of the ideas behind ecological economics.

Shells

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hill, Leonard, PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing(NY), Nature has created ong>anong> almost infinite variety of life in the sea, ong>anong>d seashells are the prize of this vast environment. Shells reveals the striking patterns ong>anong>d forms that make shells a work of art in their own right, from the extraordinary architectural detail of the chambered nautilus to the varied hues of the senatorial scallop. Moreover, shells have had a significong>anong>t influence on mong>anong>y facets of society. Through lively ong>anong>d informative text ong>anong>d striking photographs presented in ong>anong> oversized format, Shells depicts Iroquois money belts made from the shell of the quahog; a cowrie heong>addressong> used by a Mali witch doctor; ong>anong>d the scallop shell motif in art ong>anong>d architecture. Also featured are rare photographs of the fascinating creatures that live within shells; current data on collecting practices ong>anong>d trends; ong>anong>d a discussion of environmental issues around collection ong>anong>d conservation.

Jack Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charters, ong>Anong>n / Kerouac, Jack, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, The first volume of Jack Kerouac's selected letters, published in , was hailed as ong>anong> importong>anong>t ong>anong>d revealing addition to Kerouac scholarship. This second ong>anong>d final volume of letters, written between , the year On the Road was published, to one day before his death in at age forty-seven, tell Kerouac's life story through his cong>anong>did correspondence with friends, confidong>anong>ts, ong>anong>d editors -- among them Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Johnson, ong>anong>d Malcolm Cowley. Documenting his continuing development as a writer, his travels, love affairs, ong>anong>d complicated family life, the letters also reveal Kerouac's amazing courage in the face of criticism ong>anong>d his never-ending quest to be the best writer possible. Jack Kerouac: Selected Letters offers unparalleled insight into the life ong>anong>d mind of this giong>anong>t of the Americong>anong> literary long>anong>dscape.

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