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That Feeling You Chase

By: Aaron Michael Ricossa

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Having not only survived Copenhagen but flourishing because of it, Luisa Stein now finds herself a household name. Heading a new transparent Havoc, along with her flourishing knowledge and skill in the feeling, has resulted in a new wave of anti-corruption. For many, she has become a beacon of truth in a time of utter mistrust. Meetings with world leaders and business executives have become the norm, but this trip to the inauguration of Hungary’s new President, might prove to be anything but. Though the city of Budapest may be beautiful, with a rich and powerful history; the rich and powerful, may be exactly the problem. A simple night of handshakes, and smiles, quickly turns into a race for life, freedom, and the answers to questions Luisa didn’t even know to ask. Will the feeling be enough to stop a madman who’s hijacked the President’s inauguration and kidnapped the entire Hungarian government? Or will Hunter, Lin, and her friends be the key to escaping his clutches and putting an end to what is already set in motion? Join Luisa as her world is turned upside down once again in this whirlwind epic through the streets of Budapest.

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8797276545

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Defiant

By: Aaron Hodges

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Defiant

By: Aaron Hodges

On the wild planet of Talamh, humanity thrived... ...until the alien Alfur conquered their world. Now, defeated and broken, humanity serves their immortal overlords. And pleads to the stars for a hero. Rydian Holt is nothing, nobody. Just another human from the streets of Talamh. Or at least, that’s what he thinks—until his mother is caught up in a fledgling resistance group. Branded a traitor and sentenced to fight in the arena, now Rydian must face hardened gladiators in single combat. To survive and advance through the ranks, he’ll need the help of an enigmatic weapons master—and more than a little luck. But after a lifetime of servitude, survival is no longer enough for Rydian. He seeks a way to fight back— not just against his fellow gladiators, but against the Alfur themselves. If Rydian can uncover their greatest secret—the truth about the mysterious Light that powers their world—he might just win his freedom.

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Aaron Hodges

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0995142238

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Another Medea

By: Aaron Mark

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Another Medea

By: Aaron Mark

Marcus Sharp is a charismatic and enigmatic New York actor who recounts in gruesome detail how his obsessions with a wealthy doctor named Jason and the myth of Medea lead to horrific, unspeakable events. At once ancient and contemporary, this provocative mono-thriller is Grand Guignol horror in the style of Spalding Gray.

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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0822239221

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Concrete Grave

By: Aaron Gilbreath

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Concrete Grave

By: Aaron Gilbreath

This book will be a roller-coaster ride of emotionsfear plagued with blood and savagery in the city of Houston. A copycat killer of the infamous David Bayers gets gunned down, but not before he awakens the memories of past crimes of one of the deadliest murders known to man. With the attention of the world now focused back on David Bayers, a television station decides to do a reality show inside the prison. A reporter is given the duty to live among deadly prisoners while following David Bayers in his journey to his death. Once the show begins, all hell breaks loose. Between stories of different inmates, chaos, deceit, and betrayal become the formula for top ratings. With only inmates to protect the young reporter, it doesnt take long before the prisoners take him and his cameraman hostage. With David Bayers pulling the strings, its not long before mayhem mixed with pure insanity will equal the deadliest prison break in history.

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154343021X

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The Real School Safety Problem

The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment

By: Aaron Kupchik

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The Real School Safety Problem

The Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment

By: Aaron Kupchik

Schools across the U.S. look very different today than they did a generation ago. Police officers, drug-sniffing dogs, surveillance cameras, and high suspension rates have become commonplace. The Real School Safety Problem uncovers the unintended but far-reaching effects of harsh school discipline climates. Evidence shows that current school security practices may do more harm than good by broadly affecting the entire family, encouraging less civic participation in adulthood, and garnering future financial costs in the form of high rates of arrests, incarceration, and unemployment. This text presents a blueprint for reform that emphasizes problem-solving and accountability while encouraging the need to implement smarter school policies.

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Univ of California Press

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0520284208

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That Feeling You Get

By: Aaron Michael Ricossa

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That Feeling You Get

By: Aaron Michael Ricossa

Luisa Stein may be a promising young investigative journalist, but this story she has accidentally walked into might just be the end of her relationship, her job or even her life. Sitting on a train to an unknown destination, with a strange man who has given her no name, Luisa wonders how she ended up in this situation. Was it the mystery of the invitation? Or was it the trance-like feeling that made every hair on her body stand on end when this man asked her to join him. Before she has a chance to figure it out, she is thrust into a world of action and mystery that she can’t seem to pull herself away from. Is this all for a story or is this exactly where Luisa was always meant to be?

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8797276510

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Edupreneur

Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools

By: Aaron Tait,Dave Faulkner

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Edupreneur

Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools

By: Aaron Tait,Dave Faulkner

If you can change education, you can change the world Edupreneur gives teachers the "how." You already know what needs to be done to improve education, but you may lack the support and processes to bring it to life—and that's where this book comes in. You'll walk through the four stages of innovation—dreaming, digging, making and sharing—and learn how to unleash ground-shaking change from the classroom up. Straightforward, highly practical and kick-in-the-pants inspirational, this book is your new companion for making education work. You'll read about passionate teachers who have raised attendance from 40% to 90%; you'll read about principals who took on the worst-performing schools and turned them around; you'll read about leaders who had the courage to take the reins of a school and turn it from good to great—and you'll learn how they did it and how you're entirely capable of the same kind of revolutionary change. This is a book not just for challenging schools, but for all educators who are passionate about providing a great education for every student, every day. Administrators, academics and politicians can debate endlessly about how to "fix our schools," ignoring the fact that their best innovators and catalysts of change are already right there in the classroom. You have plenty of ideas, so here's your license to make them happen. Edupreneur will help teachers in all schools to: Identify ways to improve day-to-day practice Overcome the challenges that hamper progress Create new solutions that sidestep old roadblocks Collaborate with similarly forward-thinking educators Imagine what education could look like if teachers were practically equipped to bring exciting new ideas to the classroom every day. Edupreneur helps you be that kind of teacher you've always wanted to be, with a clear framework for truly bringing on the change.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0730329232

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Learning XNA 4.0

Game Development for the PC, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7

By: Aaron Reed

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Learning XNA 4.0

Game Development for the PC, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7

By: Aaron Reed

Want to develop games for Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7? This hands-on book will get you started with Microsoft's XNA 4.0 development framework right away -- even if you have no experience developing games. Although XNA includes several key concepts that can be difficult for beginning web developers to grasp, Learning XNA 4.0 shortens the learning curve by walking you through the framework in a clear and understandable step-by-step format. Each chapter offers a self-contained lesson with illustrations and annotated examples, along with exercises and review questions to help you test your understanding and practice new skills as you go. Once you've finished this book, you'll know how to develop your own sophisticated games from start to finish. Learn game development from 2D animation to 3D cameras and effects Delve into high-level shader language (HLSL) and introductory artificial intelligence concepts Build three complete, exciting games using 2D, 3D, and multiplayer techniques Develop for and deploy your games to the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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1449302769

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9781449302764

A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training

By: Aaron H. Oberman,Jeannine R. Studer

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A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training

By: Aaron H. Oberman,Jeannine R. Studer

The ideal resource for school counseling field experiences, the updated and expanded third edition of A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training covers all aspects of the practicum and internship experience from the initial contact with supervisors to detailed descriptions of students’ different roles. Readers will gain an awareness of school culture and the understanding needed to develop an individualized philosophy of school counseling. Each chapter contains activities, case studies, worksheets, and images to facilitate understanding, and all material is consistent with both the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2016 Common Core and School Counselor Entry-Level Specialty Areas and the school counselor standards identified by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). Specific focus is given to strategies for implementing the ASCA National Model (4th edition) as a part of clinical experiences. This text can be used by faculty, students, and supervisors alike to support and enhance the school counseling knowledge base used to meet the needs of all students.

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Routledge

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0429561059

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World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness

World of Warcraft

By: Aaron Rosenberg

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World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness

World of Warcraft

By: Aaron Rosenberg

After killing the corrupt Warchief Blackhand, Orgrim Doomhammer was quick to seize control over the Orcish Horde. Now he is determined to conquer the rest of Azeroth so that his people will once again have a home of their own in the... WORLD OF WARCRAFT Anduin Lothar, former Champion of Stormwind, has left his shattered homeland behind and led his people across the Great Sea to the shores of Lordaeron. There, with the aid of the noble King Terenas, he forges a mighty Alliance with the other human nations. But even that may not be enough to stop the Horde's merciless onslaught. Elves, dwarves, and trolls enter the fray as the two emerging factions vie for dominance. Will the valiant Alliance prevail, or will the Horde's tide of darkness consume the last vestiges of freedom on Azeroth?

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1416560084

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Whole

The Life-Changing Power of Relating to God with All of Yourself

By: Kathryn Maack,Aaron Williams

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The Life-Changing Power of Relating to God with All of Yourself

By: Kathryn Maack,Aaron Williams

Do you ever feel like your spiritual life is incomplete? That makes sense, because we can tend to separate things God always meant to go together. We say we are a thinker or a feeler. A “be” person or a “do” person. A “truth” person or a “Spirit” person. While separating these things seems normal to many Christians, doing so is as crazy as calling yourself an “inhaler” or an “exhaler”—after all, both are necessary to survive. If you’re feeling like you’re missing something on your spiritual journey, this segmented view of relating to God could be the problem. In Whole, journey along with Kathryn Maack and Aaron Williams (founders of Dwell Ministries) as they explore the spiritual change that’s possible when learn how to reunite these areas of your Christian life: head + heart being + doing truth + spirit sinner + saint God never meant for you to relate to Him with only part of yourself. He wants the whole you. Discover the life-changing power of relating to God with all of yourself.

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1087755638

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Tel Akko Area H

from the Middle Bronze Age to the Crusader Period

By: Aaron Brody,Michal Artzy

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Tel Akko Area H

from the Middle Bronze Age to the Crusader Period

By: Aaron Brody,Michal Artzy

In this volume, Aaron Brody and Michal Artzy offer the first in-depth analysis from excavations at Tel Akko. The most prominent harbor city on the northern coast of the southern Levant, the city was a nexus between the sea routes of the eastern Mediterranean and the overland networks of its hinterland. Stratigraphy, architecture, and material culture from the site’s Area H are presented, along with studies by Jennie Ebeling, Jeffrey Rose, and Edward Maher on stone artifacts and animal bones from burials. The volume presents Middle Bronze IIA rampart materials and MB IIB-IIC burials; transitional end of Late Bronze-beginning of Iron I finds; and southern Phoenician ceramics. The Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant series publishes volumes from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Other series offered by Brill that publish volumes from the Museum include Harvard Semitic Studies and Harvard Semitic Monographs, https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/publications.

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9004523537

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9789004523531

Rokansil Onead

By: Aaron Blackburn

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Rokansil Onead

By: Aaron Blackburn

After a series of earthquakes occurring throughout the planet, scientists marveled at the discovery of several new periodic elements emerging from beneath. Fueled by innovation and the desire to better mankind, they were ultimately betrayed by financiers and corrupt politicians attempting to capitalize on their discovery. Realizing that their efforts and work were being misused for profits, they fled in secret to an unknown location with others seeking a new start in life. Years passed as they remained undiscovered until a faint signal accidentally disclosed their existence. Fueled by the desire to remain undisturbed, the unknown nation of Rokansil Onead would be inadvertently thrusted into the global arena against the very people who sought to misuse them. Against an overwhelming desire by the world to turnover their work, the once unknown nation found itself in a bitter fight for its right over their resources and their survival.

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Lulu.com

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0359419445

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9780359419449

The Tempest

Book Two: Tide of War

By: Aaron James Holland

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The Tempest

Book Two: Tide of War

By: Aaron James Holland

The magical lands of Seventh Realm prepare for war. With the fall of a sacred city, a new king rises from the ashes and will stop at nothing to exact vengeance on those who destroyed his home. In the meantime, the reluctant Prince Locke struggles to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, eager to find peace despite the coming battle. Blinded by his chaotic use of magic he had not yet mastered, Locke fights for purpose in a world he can no longer see. In the midst of his loss of sight, he still hopes to save the woman he loves who is a world away. Meanwhile, Aaradin tries desperately to repair the damage done to an alliance almost a thousand years old. In his quest to uncover secrets his mentor took to the grave, Aaradin discovers a truth that will propel all of Seventh Realminto a Tide of War that will not stop until all life is extinguished. Can the broken Locke and ambitious Aaradin put their differences aside to save the world, or will the new king destroy the land they both love and erase all hope?

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iUniverse

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149178878X

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9781491788783

When is a Man

By: Aaron Shepard

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When is a Man

By: Aaron Shepard

Paul Rasmussen is a young ethnographer and academic recovering from prostate cancer. Broken, he retreats to the remote forests and towns of the Immitoin Valley. As an outsider, he discovers how difficult it is to know a place, let alone become a part of it. Then a drowned man and a series of encounters with the locals force him to confront the valley's troubled past and his own uncertain future. As Paul turns his attention to the families displaced forty years earlier by the flooding of the valley to create a hydroelectric dam, his desire to reinvent himself runs up against the bitter emotions and mysterious connections that linger in the community in the aftermath of the flood. An original debut novel that is meditative and erotic, raw and exuberant in tone, Aaron Shepard's When is a Man offers a fresh perspective on landscape and masculinity.

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Brindle and Glass

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1927366267

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Walled Up to Heaven

The Evolution of Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies in the Levant

By: Aaron Burke

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Walled Up to Heaven

The Evolution of Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies in the Levant

By: Aaron Burke

As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), this book is an indispensable contribution to the study of early warfare in the ancient Near East.

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9004376682

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Legacy

By: Aaron James Holland

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Legacy

By: Aaron James Holland

A wealthy archaeologist finds the discovery of a lifetime in present day Italy. The importance of what he unearths could rewrite all of history as we know it. While his story begins, another one unfolds that connects the present with the ancient past. It is a period of great darkness for the Roman Empire. The year is circa 180 A.D. and the Empire is in civil unrest. One man rises amidst the chaos and secures the throne. He instills the hope of peace with his rise to power. For many years his wife remains in seclusion with no apparent heir in sight. Then, without warning, she comes out of hiding and reveals a son. This is the story of Marek Septimus, and how he grew from a boy surrounded by the seductions of an Empire to a man bound by duty. Along the way he learns what it means to live, to love, and to sacrifice. It is the tale about the Prince of an Empire and how his choices ultimately affect the entire world. It is a book of promise, power, and passion. It reveals the very legacy of an Empire. ********* This book is a work of historical fiction. It takes elements of true history and envelopes them with extreme circumstances. There are some echoes of fantasy within its pages but ultimately it is a story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. This is the first book in a series that Aaron James Holland is currently working on.

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1503587827

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That Feeling Your Time's Up

By: Aaron Michael Ricossa

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That Feeling Your Time's Up

By: Aaron Michael Ricossa

Stranded from her life, isolated from the world, and on the run, Luisa is still able to find joy in the time spent with her friends and family. Those moments, those fragments of a life in hiding that aren’t filled with fear, may soon be coming to an end as Ferrum Penna’s noose slowly tightens around their necks. As Luisa, Hunter and the gang sail the Mediterranean searching for answers, the answers they search for may be closing in on them. As two opposing forces both desperately search for the other, the only answer may be in accepting defeat and praying for victory. Desperately searching for a way to clear their names, Luisa, Hunter and the gang, test fate, by poking their noses in the lives of those who wish to remain hidden. Their hope and fear is that one of those lives will result in coming face to face with those behind the mask of Ferrum Penna. Will Luisa’s growing skill with the feeling be enough, or will it only prove to be too much?

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Aaron Ricossa

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8797276561

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Crescent Moon

By: Aaron Gromis

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Crescent Moon

By: Aaron Gromis

Crescent Moon" by Aaron Gromis

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

By: Aaron T. Beck,A. John Rush,Brian F. Shaw,Gary Emery,Robert J. DeRubeis,Steven D. Hollon

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

By: Aaron T. Beck,A. John Rush,Brian F. Shaw,Gary Emery,Robert J. DeRubeis,Steven D. Hollon

Reflecting major contemporary developments in theory and clinical practice, the second edition of this authoritative guide has been significantly rewritten with 85% new material. Cognitive therapy (CT) pioneer Aaron T. Beck and associates provide cutting-edge knowledge about the cognitive model of depression and the most effective, lasting ways to reduce clients' suffering. The volume links clearly explained theoretical principles to specific therapeutic strategies. Techniques for identifying, examining, and changing the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that give rise to depression and related disorders are illustrated with compelling vignettes and sample dialogues. New to This Edition *Reflects the maturation of CT for treating more complicated presentations, including patients with chronic depression or underlying personality disorders. *Brings therapists up to date on schema-focused approaches as well as classic cognitive and behavioral interventions. *Incorporates data from basic research and many dozens of clinical trials. *All-new vignettes and a chapter-length case example. *Greater attention to the therapeutic relationship and to longer-term treatment.

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Guilford Publications

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1572305827

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Film and the Holocaust

New Perspectives on Dramas, Documentaries, and Experimental Films

By: Aaron Kerner

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Film and the Holocaust

New Perspectives on Dramas, Documentaries, and Experimental Films

By: Aaron Kerner

A sweeping survey of how global filmmakers have treated the subject of the Holocaust.

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A&C Black

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1441124187

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100 Things Ravens Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Jason Butt,Aaron Wilson

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100 Things Ravens Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Jason Butt,Aaron Wilson

With 100 essential Ravens facts, trivia tidbits, and even activities, this book is perfect for any fan looking to relive the moments of the team’s past while looking forward to the future of the franchise. Recalling the organization’s important moments, milestones, and achievements, it describes the historic 1996 and 2008 drafts, the 2012 championship season, and the conclusion of Ray Lewis’ career. It identifies the highs and lows that naturally come with being a Ravens fan, from two Super Bowl titles to the 2007 regular season that ultimately led to former coach Brian Billick’s dismissal. Detailing the Ravens’ short but memorable history, this treasury of information invites longtime Ravens fans to reminisce about their beloved team and allows new fans to catch up on what they have missed.

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Triumph Books

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1623686733

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Belief

A Pragmatic Picture

By: Aaron Zachary Zimmerman

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Belief

A Pragmatic Picture

By: Aaron Zachary Zimmerman

Aaron Zimmerman presents a new pragmatist account of belief, in terms of information poised to guide our more attentive, controlled actions. And he explores the consequences of this account for our understanding of the relation between psychology and philosophy, the mind and brain, the nature of delusion, faith, pretence, racism, and more.

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0198809514

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How to Become a Successful Commercial Model

By: Aaron Marcus

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How to Become a Successful Commercial Model

By: Aaron Marcus

Enables you to: get started; find agents and photographers; practice in front of a still camera; create powerful head shots and composites; market yourself and get work on your own; manage and understand the business of modelling; and impress agents, photographers and art directors and get them to cast you again and again.

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0965358518

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Overcoming Our Evil

Human Nature and Spiritual Exercises in Xunzi and Augustine

By: Aaron Stalnaker

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Overcoming Our Evil

Human Nature and Spiritual Exercises in Xunzi and Augustine

By: Aaron Stalnaker

Can people ever really change? Do they ever become more ethical, and if so, how? Overcoming Our Evil focuses on the way ethical and religious commitments are conceived and nurtured through the methodical practices that Pierre Hadot has called "spiritual exercises." These practices engage thought, imagination, and sensibility, and have a significant ethical component, yet aim for a broader transformation of the whole personality. Going beyond recent philosophical and historical work that has focused on ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, Stalnaker broadens ethical inquiry into spiritual exercises by examining East Asian as well as classical Christian sources, and taking religious and seemingly "aesthetic" practices such as prayer, ritual, and music more seriously as objects of study. More specifically, Overcoming Our Evil examines and compares the thought and practice of the early Christian Augustine of Hippo, and the early Confucian Xunzi. Both have sophisticated and insightful accounts of spiritual exercises, and both make such ethical work central to their religious thought and practice. Yet to understand the two thinkers' recommendations for cultivating virtue we must first understand some important differences. Here Stalnaker disentangles the competing aspects of Augustine and Xunxi's ideas of "human nature." His groundbreaking comparison of their ethical vocabularies also drives a substantive analysis of fundamental issues in moral psychology, especially regarding emotion and the complex idea of "the will," to examine how our dispositions to feel, think, and act might be slowly transformed over time. The comparison meticulously constructs vivid portraits of both thinkers demonstrating where they connect and where they diverge, making the case that both have been misunderstood and misinterpreted. In throwing light on these seemingly disparate ancient figures in unexpected ways, Stalnaker redirects recent debate regarding practices of personal formation, and more clearly exposes the intellectual and political issues involved in the retrieval of "classic" ethical sources in diverse contemporary societies, illuminating a path toward a contemporary understanding of difference.

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1589013840

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