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The Chicken Hanger

By: Ben Rehder

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Ricky Delgado works as a chicken hanger at the poultry plant in Rugoso, Texas, a small border town just thirty miles south of Laredo. His quiet, illegal lifestyle is disrupted when he learns that his brother Tomás has been shot and injured shortly after crossing the border. Together, Ricky and Tomás must make a decision: to risk their illegal status and seek justice, or remain silent and endure the injustices common to all “wetbacks” within the states. Meanwhile, Ricky is fighting a battle within his own body, a disease he acquired in the poultry plant, unbeknownst to everyone but the crooked manager and the company’s doctor. The townspeople of Rugoso have long been used to Mexicans entering the states illegally. The street signs, billboards, and food labels are printed in both English and Spanish to accommodate more consumers. Even the judicial system has a growing number of authorities with Spanish last names, and Herschel Gandy is sick of it. A wealthy Rugoso ranch owner and self-appointed defender of the border, he has taken to firing warning shots at illegals crossing over on his ranch. But when he finds a bloodied backpack near the place he had been shooting, the repercussions of his cover-up game affect the entire town. Warren Coleman, the best border patrol agent in Rugoso, has been struggling with his conscience since allowing a trio of illegal aliens to cross one morning. One was obviously injured. After stopping a van smuggling drugs over the border, Warren shoots and kills the driver in his partner’s defense. He is immediately thrown into national spotlight for his heroism, or brutality, depending on the source. While visiting his partner in the hospital, Warren again runs into the illegal with the injured hand. Fearing the consequences of his decisions, Warren must decide between leaving Rugoso for a new start, or pursuing his growing suspicion that there is more to discover about the Mexican’s injury. The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border. Rehder weaves between multiple perspectives and opinions of those protecting America and those hoping to become Americans, and asks whether a man’s worth is measured by his citizenship, or by the life he leads. Long-standing arguments about border control in the South and the motives of opposing sides create a suspenseful tale of one illegal immigrant’s fight for justice in the land of the free.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875654959

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Original Gangstas

The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

By: Ben Westhoff

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Original Gangstas

The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

By: Ben Westhoff

Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred review A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely voices cut through the chaos of late 1980s Los Angeles: N.W.A. Led by a drug dealer, a glammed-up producer, and a high school kid, N.W.A gave voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country. And they quickly redefined pop culture across the world. Their names remain as popular as ever -- Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Dre soon joined forces with Suge Knight to create the combustible Death Row Records, which in turn transformed Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur into superstars. Ben Westhoff explores how this group of artists shifted the balance of hip-hop from New York to Los Angeles. He shows how N.W.A.'s shocking success lead to rivalries between members, record labels, and eventually a war between East Coast and West Coast factions. In the process, hip-hop burst into mainstream America at a time of immense social change, and became the most dominant musical movement of the last thirty years. At gangsta rap's peak, two of its biggest names -- Tupac and Biggie Smalls -- were murdered, leaving the surviving artists to forge peace before the genre annihilated itself. Featuring extensive investigative reporting, interviews with the principal players, and dozens of never-before-told stories, Original Gangstas is a groundbreaking addition to the history of popular music.

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Hachette Books

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0316344869

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Traveler's Rest

By: Ben Robertson

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Traveler's Rest

By: Ben Robertson

Travelers’ Rest is a family epic, but it is also an American epic, carrying a message that can also be found in Ben Robertson’s other, more famous works, Red Hills and Cotton and I Saw England (his first-hand account of the Battle of Britain). Thoughts of the Republic’s founding and American values were very much on Robertson’s mind as a journalist covering Washington and Europe as he anticipated the coming of the Second World War.

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Clemson University Press

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1638041237

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Whining Doesn't Win

By: Ben Shapiro

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Whining Doesn't Win

By: Ben Shapiro

Democrats are pulling out all their stops to defeat President Trump and Republicans, and now they’re getting desperate. First came the screaming—“We have to do something!” Then came the whining—“This is a national disgrace!” It’s too politically useful for them to not rail at whatever they can, from the Kavanaugh nomination to the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy. For provocative radio host Ben Shapiro, the “voice of conservative millennials,” these tactics have made a circus out of American politics, and Trump is not the star performer. Read all about the acts under the big top in this collection of his 2018 syndicated columns.

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1949673103

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Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds

By: Ben Almassi

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Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds

By: Ben Almassi

“One of the penalties of an ecological education,” wrote Aldo Leopold,” is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” Ideally we would not do each other or the rest of our biotic community wrong, but we have, and still do. We need non-ideal environmental ethics for living together in this world of wounds. Ethics does not stop after wrongdoing: the aftermath of environmental harm demands ethical action. How we work to repair healthy relationality matters as much as the wounds themselves. Reparative Environmental Justice in a World of Wounds discusses the possibilities and practices of reparative environmental justice. It builds on theories of justice in political philosophy, feminist ethics, indigenous studies, and criminal justice as extended to non-ideal environmental ethics. How can reparative environmental justice provide a useful perspective on ecological restoration, human-animal entanglements, climate change, environmental racism, and traditional ecological knowledge? How can it promote just practices and policies while enabling effective opposition to business as usual? And how does reparative justice look different when we go beyond narrowly construed human conflicts to include relational repair with ecosystems, other animals, and future generations?

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498592074

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9781498592079

James Stanley Jones Vs the Klan

Love Is Eternal

By: Ben A. Watford

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James Stanley Jones Vs the Klan

Love Is Eternal

By: Ben A. Watford

The book begins during the late twenties and thirties. The book deals with two teenagers in a small village in Western North Carolina during the Jim Crow era. It is during the period when social contact between races is nonexistent, especially in rural America. Two individuals of different races find themselves drawn to each other. When one of them is murdered, the other is suspected. The mystery of the death and the resulting trial, fueled by hatred of the Klan, reaches the climax.

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One April in Boston

The Gift of the Spyglass

By: Ben L. Edwards

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One April in Boston

The Gift of the Spyglass

By: Ben L. Edwards

One April in Boston is the story of a real American family and a gift that was passed down from generation to generation. It teaches American history, the power of imagination, and the value of goal setting. In this unique book you will learn the real story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride; witness the first shots of the American Revolution; attend the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Boston on July 18, 1776; visit the Paul Revere House in 1909; and much more. After researching his Boston ancestors for six years, author Ben Edwards has crafted a tale that not only tells their story by tying in real connections to Paul Revere and Abraham Lincoln, but honors his relative Private Philip Edwards by revealing the gift he gave to the neighborhood children before leaving for France to fight in World War I and passing into legend. When the story begins in April 1775, 10-year-old Ben Edwards carries a spyglass that once belonged to his grandfather, an early Boston sea captain. Ben believes he can glimpse the future through its lens. His goal is to work on a sailing ship and see the world. Can the spyglass and a member of the Sons of Liberty help Ben on his journey? Will his predictions about the future come true? By reading the book you’ll discover that Ben’s gift is something we all possess, a power that can help you on your own life’s journey—if you believe in it.

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0986076104

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Leicester Murders

By: Ben Beazley

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Leicester Murders

By: Ben Beazley

Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Leicester's history. From the brutal murder of John Paas in 1832, whose killer became the last man in England to be gibbeted, and the poisoning of a seventy-year-old widow by two young men, to the failure to convict Archie Johnson of the murder of Annie Jennings in 1912 due to the inability to identify blood groups at that time, this is a collection of the most dramatic and interesting criminal cases that have taken place in Leicester between the mid-1800s and 1950s. Ben Beazley was a policeman for almost thirty years. His experience and understanding of the criminal justice system give authority to his unbiased assessment and analysis of the cases in this book. His carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to anyone interested in the shadier side of Leicester's history.

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The History Press

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0752484230

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Values Matter Most

How Republicans, or Democrats, or a Third Party Can Win and Renew the American Way of Life

By: Ben J. Wattenberg

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Values Matter Most

How Republicans, or Democrats, or a Third Party Can Win and Renew the American Way of Life

By: Ben J. Wattenberg

Published in tandem with his upcoming PBS special of the same name, the eminent political commentator argues that the parties' stands on social issues such as crime, welfare, and morality will decide future elections. 25,000 first printing.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439138427

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Choices Change Your Destiny!

By: Ben Pollice

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Choices Change Your Destiny!

By: Ben Pollice

Every day of your life, you'll be busy making "choices," and some will affect you for the rest of your life. Tragically, some will also impact others throughout their lives as well. The sum of a lifetime of making personal "choices" will determine the kind of life and the quality of life that you will have literally "chosen" to live. Your "choices" will determine if your life will be like you're driving down a smooth, easy-to-travel, wide open freeway. Or, if your life will take you down a "Road from Hell," filled with devastating potholes and dangerous, off the main road detours! Weighing the consequences of "Choice A" over "Choice B" before you make your decision, is a whole new way of thinking for most young people. Because every "choice" has consequences! The alternative is running the risk of having to endure the bad consequences of impulsive "choices" for a long, long time. Make this new way of thinking your "Blueprint for Success in Life.

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Lulu.com

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1847285724

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A Clash of Heroes--Brandeis, Weizmann, and American Zionism

By: Ben Halpern

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A Clash of Heroes--Brandeis, Weizmann, and American Zionism

By: Ben Halpern

Halpern here studies the meeting, collaboration, and sharp conflict between Louis D. Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann against the shifting background of a world at war and the shaky travail of revolution and reconstruction in the early 20th century.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195040627

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Study Writing

A Course in Written English for Academic Purposes

By: Liz Hamp-Lyons,Ben Heasley

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Study Writing

A Course in Written English for Academic Purposes

By: Liz Hamp-Lyons,Ben Heasley

A course in written English for academic purposes.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521534968

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

By: Stephen Sislen,Ben H. Winters

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

By: Stephen Sislen,Ben H. Winters

In Boston, Paul Revere etches out a humble living as a silversmith. Americans and British alike hail the exquiste artistry of his work. But when Paul's revolutionary friends, John Hancock and Samuel Adams pressure Revere to take a stand against British tyranny and join the Sons of Liberty, he worries that supporting the cause of revolution would mean losing his business and risking the safety of his family. Revere must make a choice to do what is easy, or to do what is right.

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Samuel French, Inc.

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0573697736

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The Chronology of Revolution

Communism, Culture, and Civil Society in Twentieth-Century Britain

By: Ben Harker

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The Chronology of Revolution

Communism, Culture, and Civil Society in Twentieth-Century Britain

By: Ben Harker

Based on a decade of research in over twenty archives, The Chronology of Revolution is an accessible and richly detailed work of historical and cultural analysis that fixes its gaze on the legacy of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). Communists anticipated that the party, formed in the world's first industrialized nation, would be in the vanguard of world revolution. Instead, the party never came close to matching the political power of the British Labour Party or continental Communist Parties in France or Italy and dissolved itself in 1991. In this book, Ben Harker draws on the ideas of Antonio Gramsci to argue that the CPGB, despite having great influence over British culture, never fully appreciated the importance of civil society to its political strength. Analysing party members’ efforts in fields such as science, journalism, the arts, broadcasting, and education, The Chronology of Revolution offers an alternative, radical history of Britain between 1920 and 1991 that draws out important lessons for the contemporary Left.

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University of Toronto Press

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148753616X

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Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room

A Collection of the State's Greatest Basketball Stories Ever Told

By: Washburn Jeff,Smith Ben

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Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room

A Collection of the State's Greatest Basketball Stories Ever Told

By: Washburn Jeff,Smith Ben

It’s often said that while Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Massachusetts, the sport was raised and ultimately came of age in the high schools of Indiana, the state where politics, religion, and sweet corn fall in line behind the game played with the round orange ball. Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room John Wooden, Bobby Plump, Steve Alford, Damon Bailey, Gary Harris, Caleb Swanigan, Yogi Ferrell—it’s as easy for an Indiana high school basketball fan to roll the names off the tongue as it is to find the broadcast of a high school game on AM radio on any Friday night during an Indiana winter. Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room is not so much about statistics and winning streaks as it is about the personalities and emotions of those who created a phenomenon that became a way of life in the Hoosier State.

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1683581539

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Facts (Still) Don’t Care About Your Feelings

The Brutally Honest Sequel to the National Smash Hit

By: Ben Shapiro

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Facts (Still) Don’t Care About Your Feelings

The Brutally Honest Sequel to the National Smash Hit

By: Ben Shapiro

A lot has changed since 2015, and Ben Shapiro has something to say about it. In this curated sequel to “Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings,” Shapiro breaks down American politics from 2015 to today like you’ve never seen before. Review political dog fights and the Democrats’ radicalism problem through a poignant lens. Analyze the novel coronavirus and its economic implications through a perspective too often stamped out by the mainstream media. Explore the absurdities of “anti-racism,” “mostly peaceful” protests and other leftist attempts to rewrite America. And discover pieces of the American identity—unity, free speech, capitalism and so much more—we have lost in the mayhem.

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Creators Publishing

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1949673472

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Tribe Wanted

My Adventure on Paradise or Bust

By: Ben Keene

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Tribe Wanted

My Adventure on Paradise or Bust

By: Ben Keene

Paradise or Bust is the fascinating adventure story of Tribewanted, a revolutionary eco-tourism project founded by twentysomething Ben Keene. As featured in the BBC documentary series, Keene's story follows the ups and downs of a global online network of like-minded travellers and an indigenous Fijian community as they attempt to build a new life on a 200-acre island in the South Pacific. All major decisions on the island are voted on by an online tribe that anyone around the world can join. There are many challenges to overcome. A fire sweeps the island, a military coup (delayed until the end of a rugby match!) brews on the mainland, and a tropical cyclone threatens to wipe out the emerging village. Online there are other storms to fight, as accusations of scam artistry, tribal politics and the regular grind of debates and decision-making among Tribewanted's 1000+ members push the adventure and the business to the very edge. But in the end, with a little luck and a lot of hard work, they might just build their paradise... Now a major 5 part series for transmission on BBC2 in winter 2008.

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Random House

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1407022008

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Apple Training Series

Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Using and Supporting Mac OS X Server v10.6

By: Arek Dreyer,Ben Greisler

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Apple Training Series

Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Using and Supporting Mac OS X Server v10.6

By: Arek Dreyer,Ben Greisler

The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X Server v10.6, this comprehensive reference takes support technicians and ardent Mac users deep inside this server operating system, covering everything from networking technologies to service administration, customizing users and groups, command-line service equivalents, and more. Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification exam, the lessons in this self-paced volume serve as a perfect supplement to Apple’s own training class and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to support and maintain Mac OS X Server as part of their jobs. Self-quizzes reinforce lessons. The Apple Training Series serves as both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server certification programs.

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Peachpit Press

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0321702662

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Rivers of London: Action At A Distance #2

By: Ben Aaronovitch,Andrew Cartmel

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Rivers of London: Action At A Distance #2

By: Ben Aaronovitch,Andrew Cartmel

Thomas Nightingale is a man of immense power, one of the most highly revered magicians in Europe, but with a guarded past. Recently, Detective Constable Peter Grant has uncovered a brief glimpse into his mentor’s history, hidden in the Folly’s archives. In October 1957, Nightingale was reunited with an old friend from the war, Angus Strallen. The pair both survived the conflict, returning to Britain to pursue careers in law enforcement, which led Strallen to London; he was pursuing a serial killer. The man in question was one Professor Uwe Fischer, a Luftwaffe pilot turned boffin at a factory in Strallen’s neck of the woods, Cumberland. Fischer was preying on young women, and Strallen had some evidence to suggest that he was using more than physical power to commit these crimes. He knew of only one man who could help him. It was up to the pair of old friends to work together and apprehend Fischer before he had the chance to strike again.

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Titan Comics

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1787730689

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Before His Time

The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr

By: Ben Green

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Before His Time

The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr

By: Ben Green

The moving, true story of the still-unresolved murder of Harry T. Moore, killed in a Christmas Day bombing of his home in 1951, is an important rediscovery of a lost chapter in civil rights history. of photos.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684854538

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Summers at Cedar Grove

The Rise and Fall of an Ozark Village

By: Ben Timson

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Summers at Cedar Grove

The Rise and Fall of an Ozark Village

By: Ben Timson

The Missouri Ozarks are blessed with many clear, spring-fed streams. One of the most scenic is the Current River. High up on the river, a low-water bridge serves as a popular put-in location for several thousand canoe and kayak floaters each year. The site is known as Cedar Grove. Many floaters arriving at the bridge have no idea of the origin of the put-in location's name. Summers at Cedar Grove is the story of the once thriving village that existed at the bridge told through the eyes of the author, who spent many summer days during his childhood at the family farm near the village. First known as Riverside, the village was formed in 1875 and was populated primarily by Scots-Irish migrants from Appalachia. During the timber boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Riverside rose to prominence and became known as Cedar Grove. The timber was stripped from the land over four decades, and the village eventually faded from existence. Through a combination of historical data and stories relayed from individuals who lived in the community, the reader will learn about the mill, stores, one-room school, health care in the village, and the people that supported it during its rise and fall.

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The Bohemians

Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature

By: Ben Tarnoff

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The Bohemians

Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature

By: Ben Tarnoff

An extraordinary portrait of a fast-changing America—and the Western writers who gave voice to its emerging identity At once an intimate portrait of an unforgettable group of writers and a history of a cultural revolution in America, The Bohemians reveals how a brief moment on the far western frontier changed our culture forever. Beginning with Mark Twain’s arrival in San Francisco in 1863, this group biography introduces readers to the other young eccentric writers seeking to create a new American voice at the country’s edge—literary golden boy Bret Harte; struggling gay poet Charles Warren Stoddard; and beautiful, haunted Ina Coolbrith, poet and protector of the group. Ben Tarnoff’s elegant, atmospheric history reveals how these four pioneering writers helped spread the Bohemian movement throughout the world, transforming American literature along the way. “Tarnoff’s book sings with the humor and expansiveness of his subjects’ prose, capturing the intoxicating atmosphere of possibility that defined, for a time, America’s frontier.” -- The New Yorker “Rich hauls of historical research, deeply excavated but lightly borne.... Mr. Tarnoff’s ultimate thesis is a strong one, strongly expressed: that together these writers ‘helped pry American literature away from its provincial origins in New England and push it into a broader current’.” -- Wall Street Journal

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0143126962

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The Capitalist Code

It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich

By: Ben Stein

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The Capitalist Code

It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich

By: Ben Stein

My friend, Ben Stein, has written a short book that tells you everything you need to know about investing (and in words you can understand). Follow Ben’s advice and you will do far better than almost all investors." — Warren Buffett In his entertaining and informative style that has captivated generations, beloved New York Times bestselling author, actor, and financial expert Ben Stein sets the record straight about capitalism in the United States—it is not the "rigged system" young people are led to believe. As he reveals in The Capitalist Code, "Life can be faced by moaning and complaining or it can be faced by study, work, optimism, and faith in the free capitalist system. Guess which side gets the happier life?" Most Americans have not inherited wealth or a successful business that could set them up for life. That means most Americans are destined for financial worry and concern for the rest of their lives. Right? Wrong! Ben Stein explains how the wonderful system of stock market capitalism can allow any American to build financial security. In this succinct guide, you will learn: Why it really is better to have money—and how to get there How to save first, and then spend automatically Why investing in great companies is easier than you think That's what this book is all about: how to harness the incredible power of the U.S. economy for enjoyment and security by being owners of profitable businesses-by consistent, conservative investment starting as young as possible in a diversified portfolio of stocks. Anyone can be a capitalist—and should be. All it takes is a little bit of knowledge and an even smaller amount of action. All it takes is The Capitalist Code.

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Humanix Books

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The Hate Game

Benn, Eubank and British Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry

By: Ben Dirs

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The Hate Game

Benn, Eubank and British Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry

By: Ben Dirs

Chris Eubank, with his jodhpurs and gold-topped cane, who lisped in his posh accent about his distaste for the business of 'pugilism', could not have appeared more different from Nigel Benn, 'The Dark Destroyer', the Essex boy who had battled with his demons to reach the top of the boxing world. Their boxing style was just as contrasting, and it was inevitable that they would have to settle their differences in the ring. Their first bout for the WBO world middleweight title, in Birmingham in November 1990, was a brutal affair, widely held to be one of the all-time great contests. Eubank emerged victorious over Benn, the people's champion, and immediately fans called for a rematch. But, for three years, the two men circled each other before coming together again in front of over 40,000 fans at Old Trafford and a global TV audience estimated at 500 million. Author Ben Dirs has interviewed the key protagonists to tell a story that gripped the nation and that still resonates today, 20 years on. It is a tale that reveals the best and the worst of boxing, while rvealing the truth that lay behind the public facade.

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1471129055

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Mutant X: The Complete Collection Vol. 1

By: Howard Mackie, Ben Raab & Jay Faerber

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Mutant X: The Complete Collection Vol. 1

By: Howard Mackie, Ben Raab & Jay Faerber

Collecting MUTANT X #1-17 and ANNUAL 1999. When Alex Summers, A.K.A. Havok, is thrown into a parallel world, he displaces his counterpart and finds himself leading a mutant team with familiar yet very different faces! The Six are the Brute, the Fallen, Ice-Man, Bloodstorm and Marvel Woman better known as Havoks wife, Madelyne Pryor! Life is suddenly a lot more complicated for Havok, especially because his teammates dont believe his claims about being in the wrong universe! But things really get messy when one of the Six puts plans in motion to take over their world stoking the fires of anti-mutant sentiment! Witness this dimensions versions of Wolverine, Elektra, Nick Fury, Gambit, Magneto, the Fantastic Four and more! But where are the X-Men? And can Havok find a way home before this dangerous dimension becomes the death of him?

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Crossing

Language and Ethnicity Among Adolescents

By: Ben Rampton

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Crossing

Language and Ethnicity Among Adolescents

By: Ben Rampton

Volume 5 This is a new and enlarged edition of Ben Rampton's ground-breaking study of sociolinguistic processes in urban youth culture. It focuses on language crossing - the use of Panjabi by adolescents of African-Caribbean and Anglo descent, the use of Creole by adolescents with Panjabi and Anglo backgrounds, and the use of stylized Indian English. Its central question is: how far and in what ways do these intricate processes of language sharing and exchange help to overcome race stratification and contribute to a new sense of mixed youth, class and neighbourhood community? Ben Rampton produces detailed ethnographic and interactional analyses of spontaneous speech data, and integrates the discussion of particular incidents with theories of discourse, code-switching, social movements, resistance and ritual drawn from sociolinguistics, sociology, anthropology and cultural studies. Vivid descriptions of adolescent life in youth clubs and school playgrounds provide an important insight into the ways in which young people manage to 'live with difference', and full consideration is given to crossing's critical implications for education policy.

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Bowling Green

By: Kevin Comer,Ben Runner, Jr.

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Bowling Green

By: Kevin Comer,Ben Runner, Jr.

Then & Now: Bowling Green provides a sampling of change during the city's growth from small town to Kentucky's fourth-largest city. Once an important point by river or rail, Bowling Green now boasts tourism and a growing university along one of America's busiest interstates.

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The Monographs

Becoming Sherlock Holmes

By: Ben Cardall

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The Monographs

Becoming Sherlock Holmes

By: Ben Cardall

The first iteration of The Monographs was comprehensive yet only introductory when thinking about how to do things in the same way that Sherlock Holmes did. This time, we go even deeper. From looking at the practices of neuroscience that we can follow in order to develop our emotional control and the sharpness of our minds. Not only useful for when we approach casework but also for how we look at someone in order to figure out what they do for a living. Especially interesting because this is very often considered 'the holy grail' within this field. This second edition will build upon all of the elements from the first. Including even more theory development and practice drills. This is so much more than a compendium of riddles and puzzles. It is a critical thinking course to use with all aspects of your life and the mysteries you take up along the way. Instant memorisation and awareness of the people and things in your surroundings, managing the accuracy of your critical thinking in connection to any biases, reading the face, insights from the animals in someone's life, step by step programs for reading shoes, tattoos, phones, skin and even a treatise on criminal profiling elements that you can use in conjunction with your work and much much more. You will see the world in a way that nobody else around you will, unless they have a copy of this book. No longer will there be the footprints of a gigantic hound but the steps of you building your own capabilities within the world of the consulting detective.

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1804244198

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If It Ain't Woke, Don't Fix It

By: Ben Shapiro

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If It Ain't Woke, Don't Fix It

By: Ben Shapiro

We all know 2021 and 2022 have been hard on Americans, and the radical Left hasn’t missed a single opportunity to scold everyday Americans who don’t subscribe to an ideology that inaccurately brands itself as the vanguard of social justice. In this collection of syndicated columns, Ben Shapiro expertly refutes the fictions the Left depends on to survive. From demonizing dissent to outright lying, this collection compiles the greatest sins of the pious Left—and gives conservatives the tools to fight back.

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194967388X

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Uncanny Origins

Mutants & Monsters

By: Ben Raab,Glenn Herdling,Matt Idelson,James Felder,Glenn Greenberg,Michael Higgins,Bob Budiansky

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Uncanny Origins

Mutants & Monsters

By: Ben Raab,Glenn Herdling,Matt Idelson,James Felder,Glenn Greenberg,Michael Higgins,Bob Budiansky

Collects Uncanny Origins #1-7. Explore the origins of Marvel’s most incredible characters, retold in action-packed animated style! Cyclops, Beast and the Angel are three of the founding members of the X-Men — but before they ever met Professor X, how did they deal with the frightening first manifestations of their mutant powers? Learn how Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch went from frightened orphans to sworn enemies of the X-Men and finally to heroic Avengers! Feel the fury of Firelord, once and future herald of the world-eating Galactus! Discover true rage, courtesy of the Incredible Hulk — for the madder he gets, the stronger he gets! And witness how Eddie Brock met his symbiotic alien “other” — and became the vicious Venom! Thrill to the events that shaped Marvel’s most iconic heroes and villains as you’ve never seen them before!

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1302515780

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The MVP Machine

How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

By: Ben Lindbergh,Travis Sawchik

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The MVP Machine

How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

By: Ben Lindbergh,Travis Sawchik

Move over, Moneyball -- this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How undersized afterthoughts José Altuve and Mookie Betts became big sluggers and MVPs How polarizing pitcher Trevor Bauer made himself a Cy Young contender How new analytical tools have overturned traditional pitching and hitting techniques How a wave of young talent is making MLB both better than ever and arguably worse to watch Instead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals, baseball's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show how washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document how coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The MVP Machine charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential.

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1541698959

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The Diaries of Elizabeth Inchbald Vol 2

By: Ben P Robertson

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The Diaries of Elizabeth Inchbald Vol 2

By: Ben P Robertson

An energetic woman, Inchbald achieved fame as an actress, novelist, playwright and critic. This work includes her eleven surviving diaries, which record Inchbald's social contacts and professional activities, itemize her day-to-day expenditure, and chart the development of affairs such as the Napoleonic Wars and the trial of Queen Caroline.

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1000742431

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Heart of Whiteness

Afrikaners Face Black Rule in the New South Africa

By: June Goodwin,Ben Schiff

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Heart of Whiteness

Afrikaners Face Black Rule in the New South Africa

By: June Goodwin,Ben Schiff

When South Africa's present transitional government comes to an end, apartheid will be dead. But just as the demise of slavery did not solve America's race problems, so the abolition of apartheid will only begin South Africa's healing process. Heart of Whiteness examines the cataclysmic changes taking place among Afrikaners--the "white tribe" of South Africa.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684813653

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Catastrophic Thinking

By: Ben Shapiro

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Catastrophic Thinking

By: Ben Shapiro

2019 was the year of the “wokescolds” and the “woke inquisitors”—the new representatives of moral panic in America. Fresh faces in Congress, a wave of ever-radical Democratic presidential candidates, and the left’s media minions went full throttle in their crusade to fundamentally change our society. Their “activism” was merely complaints without solutions, and manufactured narratives, all of which reared their ugly head in landmark events like the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Read all about this systemic political pandering, and the prognosis for our culture, in this collection of syndicated columns from bestselling author Ben Shapiro.

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1949673251

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The Investor's Mindset

Analyze Markets. Invest Strategically. Minimize Risk. Maximize Returns.

By: Ben Le Fort

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The Investor's Mindset

Analyze Markets. Invest Strategically. Minimize Risk. Maximize Returns.

By: Ben Le Fort

Stop falling for nonsense advice peddled by “#finfluencers” online and start investing successfully. Whether you're an investment veteran or just starting out, this concise, finance-focused guide will unpick risky “get rich quick” myths, explain proven investment strategies using real-life case studies, and grow your confidence in the markets. Learn about: • How to achieve a new investment mindset; one that’s analytical, well-informed, and cultivates beneficial qualities • Why “get rich quick” schemes fail and how you can avoid falling for them • Case studies and hyper-condensed wisdom from leading experts to inspire smarter investment choices • Having the confidence to trust your investing plan and stay invested long enough for compound interest to work its magic. Refreshingly honest and accessible, The Investor’s Mindset is a much-needed antidote to the bad investment advice peddled online, instead helping you develop the confidence and resolve to build wealth sustainably and achieve financial freedom.

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074408881X

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