the powers that be

Right to Arm Bears

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dickson, Gordon R., PUBLISHER: Baen Books, HUMANS OR HEMNOIDS: AN UNBEARABLE CHOICE Planet Dilbia is in a crucial location for both humans and their adversaries, the Hemnoids. Therefore making friends with the Dilbians and establishing a human presence there is of the utmost importance, which may be a problem, since the bearlike Dilbians stand some nine feet tall, and have a high regard for physical prowess. They're not impressed by human technology, either. A real man, er, bear doesn't need machines to do his work for him. But Dilbians "are" impressed by sharp thinking, and some have expressed a grudging admiration for the logical (and usually sneaky) mental maneuvers that the human "shorties" have used to get themselves out of desperate jams. Just maybe that old human craftiness will win over the Dilbians to the human side. If not, we lose a nexus, and the Dilbians will learn just how unbearable Hemnoids can be....

The Duchess War (The Brothers Sinister) (Volume 1)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milan, Courtney, PUBLISHER: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After all, the last time she was the center of attention, it ended badly -- so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. Wallflowers may not be the prettiest of blooms, but at least they don't get trampled. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention. But that is precisely what she gets. Because Robert Blaisdell, the Duke of Clermont, is not fooled. When Minnie figures out what he's up to, he realizes there is more to her than her spectacles and her quiet ways. And he's determined to lay her every secret bare before she can discover his. But this time, one shy miss may prove to be more than his match... The Duchess War is the first full-length book ( words) in the Brothers Sinister series. It is preceded by The Governess Affair, a prequel novella. Each book stands alone, but those who prefer to read in order might want to read that book first.

Star Wars Jumbo Kenner Action Figures 4 Pack Early Bird Set

40 years ago a generation of kids saw a movie that changed their lives. When they left the theater and went to the store to find action figures from their favorite new movie they did not exist. When the holidays rolled around and the kids wanted to find their favorite heroes, villains and droids under the tree, none could be found. The toy makers solution to this problem was The Star Wars Early Bird Kit. Parents, desperate for anything Star Wars to wrap for their kids, were sold a large cardboard envelope that had a fold out stand, some stickers, trading cards and a promise that WHEN the figures were made, they would be the first kids to receive them. Gentle Giant Ltd pays tribute to that classic Star Wars story 40 years later with the Star Wars JUMBO Early Bird 4-pack. This 4 pack of action figure is a great jumping on point to the Jumbo line for new collectors as well as bringing back some earlier, harder to find figures for current Jumbo connoisseurs. The Early Bird Jumbo figure 4-pack will come in a retro box mimicking the original Early Bird envelope, inside will be the familiar white mailer tray with Luke Skywalker (with his double telescoping lightsaber. The first DT saber in the Jumbo line!), Princess Leia (with white vinyl cape and blue blaster) Chewbacca (with greenish Early Bird crossbow blaster) and R2-D2 (with clicking head). Also included in the set will be larger reproductions of the stickers and a large foldout, replica display stand that will hold the original 12 figures along with the perforated cards attached to the front. Gentle Giant Ltd,s Jumbo line. Just like you remember, ONLY BIGGER!

Voices that care (nuovo)

VOICES THAT CARE (CD NUOVO) 4-Track CD-Single "Voices That Care" -- 4:56 "Voices That Care" -- (demo) 4:56 "Messages of Care" -- 4:33 "Voices That Care" (instrumental) -- 3:36 Musicians at the original recording session Lead vocalists The following is the order of appearance in the song: Ralph Tresvant Randy Travis Celine Dion Peter Cetera Bobby Brown Brenda Russell Jani Lane Luther Vandross Garth Brooks Kathy Mattea Gunnar & Matthew Nelson Michael Bolton Pointer Sisters Little Richard Will Smith Mark Knopfler -- Guitar solo Kenny G -- Saxophone solo Warren Wiebe

Puzzletastic Birds of Paradise

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Top That Editors, PUBLISHER: Top That! Kids, With only nine pieces to these puzzles kids may think it's going to be too easy-but just wait and see Each of the 3 in. squares will only fit together one way-making it much harder than it looks. Each accompanying book contains facts about the subject making Puzzletastics so interesting they'll keep everyone occupied for hours.

Molly the Goldfish Fairy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meadows, Daisy / Ripper, Georgie, PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Jack Frost has stolen the Pet Fairies' magical pets Can Rachel and Kirsty help find them? Or will the pets be lost forever? The Pet Fairies have one of the most important jobs in Fairyland They work with their special pets to make sure that all animals find safe homes. But now Jack Frost has stolen the magical pets Could they be lost forever? Molly the Goldfish Fairy's pet fish, Flash, is missing. Something awfully fishy is going on Poor Molly needs Rachel and Kirsty's help. Find the magical pet in each book and help keep all the animals safe

Applied Statistics: A First Course in Inference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graybill, Franklin A. / Iyer, Hariharan K. / Burdick, Richard K., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, The Graybill/lyer/Burdick author team have written a conceptual introduction to statistics that immediately introduces readers to statistical inference. This algebra based book is not intended to be a compendium of every procedure in statistics, rather the focus is on a few basic ideas that form the foundation of statistical inference. Inference concepts are first introduced using a population proportion, a simple concept that appears frequently in familiar applications, and are then extended to other parameters. Thinking statistically: self test problems with worked out solutions, Exploration Activities, and the integration of Minitab commands and output are special features of the book.

Fighting Women: Anger and Aggression in Aboriginal Australia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burbank, Victoria Katherine, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Fighting is common among contemporary Aboriginal women in Mangrove, Australia--women fight with men and with other women. Victoria Burbank's depiction of these women offers a powerful new perspective that can be applied to domestic violence in Western settings. Noting that Aboriginal women not only talk without shame about their emotions of anger but also express them in acts of aggression and defense, Burbank emphasizes the positive social and cultural implications of women's refusal to be victims. She explores questions of hierarchy and the expression of emotions, as well as women's roles in domestic violence. Human aggression can be experienced and expressed in different ways, she says, and is not necessarily always "wrong." Timely and controversial, "Fighting Women" will stimulate discussion of aggression and gender relations and will enlarge the debate on the victimization of women and children everywhere.

The Cooperative Solution: Toward a Just Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard C. / Lederach, John Paul, PUBLISHER: University Press of America, All over the world, poverty is gradually giving way to cooperative economic activity. At the same time, there are signs that standard competitive 'free' markets are failing. Empirical evidence shows that cooperation works better than competition and that cooperatives succeed more often than standard corporations. Assumptions underlying the competitive system are that competition results in equity for all and that poverty can be eliminated through the market. These assumptions simply are not true. On the contrary, the rich get richer; the poor, poorer. Cooperatives, where each member holds one share and one vote, are more democratic than hierarchical corporations. Poverty is actually eliminated through a combination of microfinance and cooperation. Examples include Muhammed Yunus' Grameen Bank, Indonesia's People's Bank, and the cooperative adventure of Mondragon in Spain. These examples provide a vision of true globalization from below, a vision of a just and sustainable world. The 'how-to' is right here.

Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Appleton, Victor, II, PUBLISHER: Tutis Digital Pub, An electric locomotive that can make two miles a minute over a properly ballasted roadbed might not be an impossibility" said Mr. Barton Swift ruminatively. "It is one of those things that are coming" and he flashed his son Tom Swift a knowing smile. It had been a topic of conversation between them before the visitor from the West had been seated before the library fire and had sampled one of the elder Swift's good cigars. (Excerpt)

Teach Like a Techie: 20 Tools for Reaching the Digital

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elliott, Lori, PUBLISHER: Crystal Springs Books, In Teach Like a Techie, veteran teacher and "Accidental Techie" Lori Elliott introduces the novice to 20 gadgets, gizmos, and websites that engage students and raise learning to a higher level. The focus here is not on technological bells and whistles but on good teaching, as Elliott walks the reader step-by-step through specific ways that each tool can improve learning. Any teacher who's found herself facing an interactive white board with no idea how to use it will be reassured by the author's simple advice. Anyone who's wondered how to make social studies lessons more meaningful with Google Earth or Newseum will be thrilled. And every teacher who's trying desperately to relate to today's students in their own digital language will be empowered by Elliott's practical, research-supported, classroom-tested ideas. These days, an educator doesn't have to be a techie to teach like one. He just needs this book.

Indigenous Resurgence in the Contemporary Caribbean:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forte, Maximilian C. / Forte, Maximilian Christian, PUBLISHER: Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc., Views of the modern Caribbean have been constructed by a fiction of the absent aboriginal. Yet, all across the Caribbean Basin, individuals and communities are reasserting their identities as indigenous peoples, from Carib communities in the Lesser Antilles, the Garifuna of Central America, and the Taino of the Greater Antilles, to members of the Caribbean diaspora. Far from extinction, or permanent marginality, the region is witnessing a resurgence of native identification and organization. This is the only volume to date that focuses concerted attention on a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. Territories covered include Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Puerto Rican diaspora. Writing from a range of contemporary perspectives on indigenous presence, identities, the struggle for rights, relations with the nation-state, and globalization, fourteen scholars, including four indigenous representatives, contribute to this unique tesament to cultural survival. This book will be indispensable to students of Caribbean history and anthropology, indigenous studies, ethnicity, and globalization.

His Unexpected Family (Love Inspired (Large Print))

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johns, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Love Inspired, Suddenly A Mother When a baby is dropped into her life without warning, Emily Shaw is overjoyed. It's a bit odd that her distant cousin named single Emily as guardian, but she's thrilled all the same. She never thought she'd get to be a mom. Another unexpected blessing is that baby Cora arrives in the arms of police chief Greg Taylor. Despite all three of them instantly bonding, Greg has promised himself he'll never be a father. And now Emily's smooth-talking relative is challenging her right to raise Cora. Will Emily have to make an impossible decision between the child she already loves and the man who loves her?

The Absence of Gray: A Book of Poetry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Daniels, Amy, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, The thought behind the book THE ABSENCE OF GRAY is to dissuade the concepts of gray or of uncertainty. The poems persuade you to think a different way or expound on ideas that you already believe to be true. This poetry represents feelings of happiness, sadness, peace, rage, unrest, and victory. I hope the journey through this book is one of benefit and consciousness.

Quick & Easy Woodworking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shady Oak Press, PUBLISHER: Shady Oak Press, Woodworking is fun, but big projects can take a lot of time. That's not a problem here, because each of these 28 projects can be completed in less than a day--even by a novice The materials shopping list explains what to buy for each project, and then more than 270 color photographs guide woodworkers all the way from cutting and shaping the parts through the assembly process to the final application of a stain, varnish, or other durable finish. There's a spice rack that will add beauty to any kitchen, a solid and functional workbench, desks and tables, a terrific toy box for the kids, window boxes, and a garden bench that will give years of elegant service.

Marvel Comics Ghost Rider 30 cm - Action Figure 1/6

Consumed by hellfire, Blaze,s body becomes a terrifying flame-wreathed skeleton, possessing supernatural powers of strength and endurance. Riding his burning motorcycle, he travels the globe, hunting evil-doers, and using his penance stare to inflict unspeakable torment upon those who have hurt the innocent.Marvel,s Ghost Rider has inhabited many bodies over the years, but Sideshow,s newest sixth scale figure pays homage to a classic, the legendary Johnny Blaze.This biker from hell has been brought to life by our artists with an attention to detail that simply has to be seen to be believed!Each and every crease and fold of his painstakingly tailored wardrobe, from the individual buttons on his high-collared leather-effect biker jacket to his microscopically stitched blue jeans has been lovingly reproduced.Even his sculpted biker boots and signature JB belt buckle have been hand-painted and weathered for the ultimate realism.His grinning skull is enshrouded in eerie semi-translucent flames that creep up from below his collar and wrap around his neck. This highly articulated sixth scale figure comes with three (3) pairs of hands (fists, expressive hands, chain holding hands) providing numerous posing options for display.Ghost Rider is also sold complete with a steel dart-tipped chain for ensnaring evil-doers and dispensing his own hellish brand of justice.

Engaging Europe: Rethinking a Changing Continent

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gould, Evlyn / Sheridan, George J., Jr., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, What and where and who is Europe? This unique collection contends that Europe cannot be defined as simply a particular geographic location or a group of citizens who inhabit the same place and share a culture. Instead, Europe is a question to be answered by the teachers and students who study it. A collaborative and multidisciplinary collection, Engaging Europe explores Europe through history, literature, philosophy, music, and ethical narratives. This book is a major part of an experiment that hopes to find more intellectually exciting ways to teach Europe to students in American higher education.

Expecting Trouble: What Expectant Parents Should Know about

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strong, Thomas H. / Strong, Jr., PUBLISHER: New York University Press, In this controversial volume, Dr. Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancies to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. He provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible.

Mead's Other Manus: Phenomenology of the Encounter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romanucci-Ross, Lola, PUBLISHER: J F Bergin & Garvey, "Romanucci-Ross has taken a different approach in this timely and important book: she has written self-consciously about her fieldwork with Margaret Mead and Ted Schwartz on Manus as it developed from .... Romanucci-Ross has written about the encounter that all ethnography must negotiate in principle on its uneven routes through experiences with Others to ethnological analysis and perhaps on to the dusty immortality of print. This is in that sense a book about fieldwork on Manus but with the happy aspect of encapsulating the many in the one.' For that reason alone it ought to be read carefully (and critically) by everyone who aspires to enter and report on the cross-cultural world." American Anthropologist

Arthur Makes the Team: Chapter Book # 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Marc Tolon / Stratton, PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League team but worries that he won't be able to play as well as all his friends. At practice, he acts like a klutz, and Francine won't let him forget it. The first game creeps closer-will Arthur be able to show his teammates they can count on him? In chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this exciting adventure will surely be a hit among Arthur fans.

Do the Right Thing: Studies in Limited Rationality

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, Stuart J. / Wefald, Eric H., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Like Mooki, the hero of Spike Lee's film "Do the Right Thing," artificially intelligent systems have a hard time knowing what to do in all circumstances. Classical theories of perfect rationality prescribe the "right thing" for any occasion, but no finite agent can compute their prescriptions fast enough. In "Do the Right Thing, " the authors argue that a new theoretical foundation for artificial intelligence can be constructed in which rationality is a property of "programs" within a finite architecture, and their behavior over time in the task environment, rather than a property of individual decisions. "Do the Right Thing" suggests that the rich structure that seems to be exhibited by humans, and ought to be exhibited by AI systems, is a necessary result of the pressure for optimal behavior operating within a system of strictly limited resources. It provides an outline for the design of new intelligent systems and describes theoretical and practical tools for bringing about intelligent behavior in finite machines. The tools are applied to game planning and real-time problem solving, with surprising results. Contents: Limited Rationality. Execution Architectures for Decision Procedures. Metareasoning Architecture. Rational Metareasoning. Application to Game Playing. Application to Problem Solving Search. Learning the Value of Computation. Toward Limited Rational Agents.

Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple-Forming

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Jeffrey D., PUBLISHER: Alban Institute, Anyone concerned for the life and ministry of the church, who has a sense that things are not what they might be, and who is seeking a new understanding of congregational life and mission will find hope and help in the pages of this book. Jeff Jones takes his readers on a journey, providing a guidebook that maps out the factors facing congregations in this postmodern, post-Christendom world. With the heart of a pastor, Jones shows congregational leaders how to embrace the best parts of their church's rich heritage and reclaim it for a new day.

Answers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fitzgerald, Brenna, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, ANSWERS was written in hopes of causing reactions. And once beyond the reaction, I hope, if youare a Christian, you will pause to reflect, then read and study your Bible and pray, and that will start a journey that will lead you closer to God and His answers. I hope that it will give you an awareness that your Christian walk may not be going anywhere because youare not walking but merely sitting. And if youare a non-believer, I hope the answers you find will lead you to the Lord Jesus Christ. Donat read this book if you donat want your life changed. Pick it up expecting changes in your life.

Be a Man!: Becoming the Man God Created You to Be

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Richards, Larry, PUBLISHER: Ignatius Press, Men are rediscovering the importance of the spiritual life. And Father Larry Richards is helping them do it. While some writers apply a one-size-fits-all approach to the Christian life, Father Richards draws on his many years of ministry and his own experience as a man to inspire other men as men. In Be a Man, he recounts his struggles to learn true manhood, as well as the inspiring stories of others he has served in his decades as a priest. He tells men how to focus on the right goal, how to live as a beloved son of God, of the need to acknowledge one's faults and to live according to the Holy Spirit, to be a man of true love and of wisdom, to appreciate properly the differences between men and women, to pursue holiness, and to make a difference in the world. Not preachy but direct, Father Richards challenges men to be strong, without putting on a mask of false strength or machismo. He calls men to admit their weaknesses and limitations, while urging them to find strength in faith and genuine love to overcome their sins and faults. Although a celibate priest, he minces no words when it comes to the place of sexuality--for the unmarried man as well as for the married man. He shows that true manliness is not opposed to love but thrives on it. Father Richards stresses that a relationship with Christ reveals the meaning of a man's life and his identity as a man. He inspires men to become the true heroes they long to be--men of authentic courage, compassion and integrity. This is a highly readable book for men by a man who knows how to talk to men about the things that matter most.

Papers Poetry & Prose Volume V: An Anthology of Eighth Grade

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Students at Pierce Middle School, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Middle school is a crazy, busy, confusing and difficult time in our lives. Papers, Poetry & Prose is a look at the middle school experience through the eyes of eighth graders. The young authors openly discuss the passions in their lives, the pain and the joys. It is a collection of stories, memories and poems that capture all that they are focused on. Inside you will see the importance of friendship, family, sports and acceptance. "Papers, Poetry & Prose" will remind you of how challenging it is to be a teen. Enjoy their heartfelt words.

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