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The Last Ride of the Old Peacekeepers

The Moment Within the Moment

By: Bill Matthews

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The Last Ride of the Old Peacekeepers

The Moment Within the Moment

By: Bill Matthews

The Last Ride of the Old Peacekeepers is a compilation of over 125 stories and pictures of some of the hilarious, dangerous, and emotional interactions that Bill Matthews enjoyed during his thirty years in law eenforcement. He recalls moments when he was called upon to put his life on the line as well as behind-the-scenes details that never show up in incident reports. He also takes stock of those decisions that happen in a moment inside a moment—decisions that can and do change lives forever. Most of all, he celebrates the brotherhood of officers that he loves. The stories he shares all occurred from 1977 to 2008, before the reformation of police departments when officers were taught to use their hands without hesitation—to save the lives of suspects, the public, as well as their fellow officers. The overall account serves as an important reminder that police officers are human beings that work tirelessly to put away the bad guys to keep everyone safe.

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Archway Publishing

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1665739746

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Values and Ethics in Mental Health

An Exploration for Practice

By: Alastair Morgan,Anne Felton,Bill Fulford

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Values and Ethics in Mental Health

An Exploration for Practice

By: Alastair Morgan,Anne Felton,Bill Fulford

Mental health is the one area of health care where people are often treated against their will, with the justification that it is in their own interest. This raises significant ethical questions and value dilemmas; questions of autonomy, human rights, power and treatment. An understanding of how values matter is of vital importance across all disciplines working within the mental health field. This book provides a comprehensive and exploratory text for practitioners, students and all those interested in developing a knowledge of both ethics and the wider framework of values-based practice. It is unique in being fully co-written by authors representing both service user and service provider perspectives. This exciting new text will enable the mental health practitioner to work more co-productively with service users within a humane and just approach to care. With an emphasis on rights-based compassionate care throughout, this book: - Tackles the issues of how mental health is understood through key theoretical debates about mental distress, values and labelling; - Encourages readers to think critically about their understanding of key issues such as recovery, autonomy, power, knowledge, diagnoses and empathy; - Draws on a wide range of case examples and exercises to help readers deepen their knowledge of values-based practice and ethics in mental health.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137382597

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Listening to the Future

The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978

By: Bill Martin

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Listening to the Future

The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978

By: Bill Martin

In the early 1970s, progressive rock bands like King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer produced visionary, adventurous works, often of epic length. Since that time, critics and historians of rock music have marginalized the progressive rock era. However, it is a musical and political mistake to ignore this period of tremendous creativity, a period which continues to influence new rock music. Martin shows that there has always been a progressive trend in rock music, and develops a terminology for understanding how a popular avant-garde arose out of the sonic and social materials of rock. Listening to the Future surveys the progressive bands, from the most celebrated (like Genesis and ELP) to lesser-known but significant groups (such as Henry Cow, Magma, and PFM), and looks at the enduring legacy of progressive rock - covering both the 'neoprogressive' trend and recent works by Yes, Jethro Tull, and King Crimson.

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Open Court Publishing

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081269368X

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Cross Dressing

By: Bill Fitzhugh

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Cross Dressing

By: Bill Fitzhugh

Big-shot ad exec Dan Steele feels entitled to the best life has to offer - even if he has to live way beyond his means to acquire it. But there's hope on the horizon. Dan has just stolen what's sure to be an award-winning idea for a multimillion-dollar account. If he can keep the creditors at bay long enough, he'll get the keys to the executive restroom and all his problems will be solved. Unfortunately, that's when his brother, a Catholic priest, shows up at Dan's door in need of a loan to pay for some essential medical attention. Being both financially and morally challenged, Dan hands over his insurance card instead of his credit card. But it's too late. After running up a bill for $300,000, Father Michael goes the way of all flesh. Now Dan has a choice: go to prison for insurance fraud or take a vow of poverty and become a man of the cloth. Before he can say "God bless," Dan finds himself pursued by a relentless insurance investigator, the psychopathic copywriter whose idea he stole, and a deadly killer from his brother's mysterious past. And, as if that wasn't enough, Dan finds himself falling in love with a gun-toting nun. Let us pray. Praise for Bill Fitzhugh's Books 'A strange and deadly amalgam of screenwriter and comic novelist... in league with Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard.' New York Times Book Review 'A rip-roaring farce of a thriller.' Mirror 'Fitzhugh tightens his grip on a reputation for absurdist black comedy.' Bookpage

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Prelude Books

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1788423313

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Daughters, Sons and Shadows

By: Bill Cariad

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Daughters, Sons and Shadows

By: Bill Cariad

England, 1943…and in war-torn London Elizabeth Creacey and Katherine Swan, two student nurses at Saint Bartholomew's Teaching Hospital are brought together to form a friendship founded on tragedy. A friendship destined to dramatically impact upon the lives of many others throughout the next fifty years. Romance catapults Elizabeth into sexual awakening and into the world of a mysterious British army officer with a French accent and a mission. Elizabeth's wartime diaries surface in 1992, into the hands of the man who has slept with his brother's wife. In the midst of a 90's commercial power-struggle, this potentially destructive knowledge falls into the wrong hands and the emotional time-bomb explodes...

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Andrews UK Limited

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1783339667

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9781783339662

The Evangelical President

George Bush's Struggle to Spread a Moral Democracy Throughout the World

By: Bill Sammon

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The Evangelical President

George Bush's Struggle to Spread a Moral Democracy Throughout the World

By: Bill Sammon

Look at the polls today and you might think President Bush is a failure. The media is relentlessly hostile to him. His party lost both houses of Congress in the 2006 election. And yet...and yet, his presidency could be one of the most important in modern times. George W. Bush not only faced an unprecedented attack on the American homeland, but he also responded with an ambitious effort to remake the world -- an effort being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq and in smaller skirmishes around the globe, an effort that for all its setbacks still might succeed, with revolutionary consequences. New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed White House reporter Bill Sammon is a true insider, and in his new book, The Evangelical President, he offers a snapshot of the Bush administration from winter 2005 to summer 2007. This momentous time mixed triumph and disaster-from the triumph of the successful tracking and killing of Al Qaeda's terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the spectacularly successful Iraqi elections, to the disaster of the subsequent unraveling in Iraq and American voters' repudiation of Bush in the congressional elections of 2006. But through it all, Sammon shows that President Bush took the high road, fighting to spread moral democracy around the world while the low-minded press focused on Vice President Cheney's accidental shooting of a friend while hunting and Virginia senator George Allen's use of the word macaca on the campaign trail.

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Simon and Schuster

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1596985364

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9781596985360

Blur

How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

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How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

Two journalists provide a guide for navigating through the Internet Age's viral and opinion-based news sources, explaining how to discern what sources or facts are reliable and how to think like a journalist and unearth the truth.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608193012

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9781608193011

Smokescreens and Searchlights

By: Bill Guy

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Smokescreens and Searchlights

By: Bill Guy

A mining company exploiting a gold deposit in Central Australia cuts corners on its environmental protection procedures, and, as a result, a poisonous seepage contaminates a nearby water hole. Two boys are poisoned by swimming in the water hole, and one of them dies.

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Wakefield Press

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1862546320

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9781862546325

Tom Yawkey

Patriarch of the Boston Red Sox

By: Bill Nowlin

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Tom Yawkey

Patriarch of the Boston Red Sox

By: Bill Nowlin

2019 SABR Baseball Research Award Few people have influenced a team as much as did Tom Yawkey (1903-76) as owner of the Boston Red Sox. After purchasing the Red Sox for $1.2 million in 1932, Yawkey poured millions into building a better team and making the franchise relevant again. Although the Red Sox never won a World Series under Yawkey's ownership, there were still many highlights. Lefty Grove won his three hundredth game; Jimmie Foxx hit fifty home runs; Ted Williams batted .406 in 1941, and both Williams and Carl Yastrzemski won Triple Crowns. Yawkey was viewed by fans as a genial autocrat who ran his ball club like a hobby more than a business and who spoiled his players. He was perhaps too trusting, relying on flawed cronies rather than the most competent executives to run his ballclub. One of his more unfortunate legacies was the accusation that he was a racist, since the Red Sox were the last Major League team to integrate, and his inaction in this regard haunted both him and the team for decades. As one of the last great patriarchal owners in baseball, he was the first person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame who hadn't been a player, manager, or general manager. Bill Nowlin takes a close look at Yawkey's life as a sportsman and as one of the leading philanthropists in New England and South Carolina. He also addresses Yawkey's leadership style and issues of racism during his tenure with the Red Sox.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496204395

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9781496204394

The Elements of Journalism

What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

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The Elements of Journalism

What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

What is Journalism For? - Truth: The First and Most Confusing - Principle - Who Journalists Work For - Journalism of Verification - Independence from Faction - Monitor Power and Offer Voice to the Voiceless - Journalism as a Public Forum - Engagement and Relevance - Make the News Comprehensive and Proportional - Journalists Have a Responsibility to Conscience.

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Three Rivers Press (CA)

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0609806912

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9780609806913

The Evil Dead Companion

By: Bill Warren

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The Evil Dead Companion

By: Bill Warren

First published in Great Britain by Titan Books"--T.p. verso.

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Macmillan

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0312275013

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9780312275013

The Kaiser's Gold

The second book in a suspenseful and chilling mystery series (The Eden House Mysteries, Book Two)

By: Bill Kitson

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The Kaiser's Gold

The second book in a suspenseful and chilling mystery series (The Eden House Mysteries, Book Two)

By: Bill Kitson

Full of twists and turns. This book will keep you turning the pages well into the wee small hours.' ***** Reader Review Babes in the wood, babes in the wood, who will be next to be covered in blood? For generations, the children of Rowandale have recited these words, but now they are becoming an all too disturbing reality... After the last known member of the Latimer family dies, his estate is put up for sale - except for the prized stables, inherited by racehorse trainer Barbara Lewis. When Barbara's estranged husband is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect and appeals to Adam Bailey and her friend Eve Samuels for help. But as they investigate, more people are killed and soon Barbara and Eve find themselves in grave danger. As the clock ticks, Adam races to rescue them. Can justice prevail, or will the grim prophecy of the rhyme come true again? The Kaiser's Gold is the second insalment in Bill Kitson's chilling and suspenseful Eden House mystery series. Perfect for fans of Peter James's Cold Hill series, Val McDermid and J M Dalgliesh. Readers are hooked on The Eden House Mysteries: 'I couldn't sleep until I had finished this book' ***** Reader Review 'The best book I have read in a while' ***** Reader Review 'Captivating from start to finish. Brilliant page turner. I couldn't put it down' ***** Reader Review 'Read the whole thing in a day' ***** Reader Review 'One of the best authors I have come across' ***** Reader Review 'More twists than a corkscrew' ***** Reader Review 'The characters are brilliant and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Would highly recommend this book!' ***** Reader Review

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Headline Accent

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1783753501

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9781783753505

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

By: Bill James

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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

By: Bill James

When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “holy book of baseball.” Now, baseball's beloved “Sultan of Stats” (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium. Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in one. The Game provides a century's worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you'll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James's signature stats-based ratings method called “Win Shares,” a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there's more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439106932

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9781439106938

Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer

By: Bill Staples, Jr.

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Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer

By: Bill Staples, Jr.

While the story of the Negro Leagues has been well documented, few baseball fans know about the Japanese American Nisei Leagues, or of their most influential figure, Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968). A talented player who excelled at all nine positions, Zenimura was also a respected manager and would become the Japanese American community's baseball ambassador. He worked tirelessly to promote the game at home and abroad, leading goodwill trips to Asia, helping to negotiate tours of Japan by Negro League All-Stars and Babe Ruth, and establishing a 32-team league behind the barbed wire of Arizona's Gila River Internment Camp during World War II. This first biography of the "Father of Japanese-American Baseball" delivers a thorough and fascinating account of Zenimura's life.

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McFarland

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0786461349

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9780786461349

Killing Lincoln/Killing Kennedy

By: Bill O'Reilly,Martin Dugard

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Killing Lincoln/Killing Kennedy

By: Bill O'Reilly,Martin Dugard

The ultimate collection of history that reads like a thriller from mega-bestselling author, Bill O'Reilly Millions of readers have discovered the thrill of history come to life in the instant bestsellers, Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy, from New York Times bestselling author and iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly. Now you can experience both of the vivid and remarkable accounts of the assassinations that changed America's history in a dual hardcover boxed set. Relive the last days of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy—two presidents living in different eras, yet tied by their duty to their country and the legacies they so abruptly left behind.

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Henry Holt and Company

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1466855568

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9781466855564

100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Bill Baer

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100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Bill Baer

Compiling 130 years of the Phillies, this handbook offers dedicated information to fans of Philadelphia's favorite baseball team. Topics covered include personalities, events, and facts that every fan should know without hesitation, such as important dates, player nicknames, and memorable moments. This guide to all things Phillies also includes a list of must-do Phillies-related activities, which include visiting the birthplace of Grover Clevelend Alexander, finding the best Phillies bars in the City of Brotherly Love, and searching for the remnants of the Baker Bowl.

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Triumph Books

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1617496189

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9781617496189

Mr. Harrison’S Classroom

A Documentary

By: Bill Hoatson

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Mr. Harrison’S Classroom

A Documentary

By: Bill Hoatson

The play Mr. Harrisons Classroom: A Documentary is not only highly entertaining, but is also an invaluable journey into the experience of one teachers attempt to create successful teenagers out of those that have learning disabilities and come from unsuccessful backgrounds. There are a lot of lessons to be learned in Mr. Harrisons Classroomsome are academic, but most are about life.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1493178016

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9781493178018

The Killer's Wife

A Novel

By: Bill Floyd

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The Killer's Wife

A Novel

By: Bill Floyd

Floyd has written an astonishingly powerful debut novel of suspense that is told from the point of view of a serial killer's wife, who finds herself caught in the net of her husband's past.

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Macmillan

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0312373392

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9780312373399

Their Backs Against the Sea

The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II

By: Bill Sloan

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Their Backs Against the Sea

The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II

By: Bill Sloan

In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out of ammunition, grabbed a sabre from a fallen Japanese soldier and flailed away at a small army of assailants, screaming to his men, "Don't give them a damn inch!" When his body was recovered the next day, thirty dead enemies were piled around him. The Battle of Saipan lasted twenty-five hellish days in the summer of 1944, and the stakes couldn't have been higher. If Japan lost possession of the island, all hope for victory would be lost. For the Americans, its capture would result in secure air bases for the new B-29s that would put them within striking distance of the Japanese homeland. The outcome of the war in the Pacific lay in the balance. In this gritty, vivid narrative, award-winning author Bill Sloan fuses fresh interviews, oral and unit histories, and unpublished accounts to describe one of the war's bloodiest and most overlooked battles of the Pacific theater. Combining grunt's-view grit with big picture panorama (and one of the ugliest inter-service controversies of the war), Their Backs against the Sea is the definitive dramatic story of this epic battle -- and an inspiring chronicle of some of the greatest acts of valor in American military history.

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Da Capo Press

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0306824728

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9780306824722

Best Hikes Washington, D.C.

The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls

By: Bill Burnham,Mary Burnham

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Best Hikes Washington, D.C.

The Greatest Views, Wildlife, and Forest Strolls

By: Bill Burnham,Mary Burnham

In Best Hikes Washington, DC authors Bill and Mary Burnham detail the best hikes within about an hour's drive of downtown, hikes perfect for the urban and suburbanite hard-pressed to find great outdoor activities close to home. Each featured hike includes detailed hike specs and descriptions, trailhead location and GPS coordinates, mile-by-mile directional cues, gorgeous full-color photography, and a detailed map.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493035002

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9781493035007

Best Hikes Near Washington, D.C.

By: Bill Burnham,Mary Burnham

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Best Hikes Near Washington, D.C.

By: Bill Burnham,Mary Burnham

Bill and Mary Burnham have successfully blended their love of the outdoors with backgrounds in journalism and photography for more than 15 years. For their first book, they spent two full years hiking and writing about the best trails in the Old Dominion. The result, Hiking Virginia: a Falcon Guide, received a National Outdoor Book Award. The Florida Keys Paddling Atlas also earned a NOBA award as the best guidebook of 2008. Among their nine books are two in The Globe Pequot Press' how-to Knack series: Car Camping for Everyone and Kayaking. They live on the Eastern Shore of Virginia where they guide kayak trips, write for several publications, and post their adventures on www.BurnhamVirginia.com and www.Burnham-Florida.com.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762762764

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Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

By: Bill O'Neal

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Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

By: Bill O'Neal

Sifting factual information from among the lies, legends, and tall tales, the lives and battles of gunfighters on both sides of the law are presented in a who's who of the violent West

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806123354

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Agent of the Iron Cross

The Race to Capture German Saboteur-Assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I

By: Bill Mills

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Agent of the Iron Cross

The Race to Capture German Saboteur-Assassin Lothar Witzke during World War I

By: Bill Mills

From Publishers Weekly: "Devotees of cloak-and-dagger intrigue will revel in this thrilling and complex account." On January 16th Witzke and several confederates departed Mexico City for the U.S. border. After crossing 1500 miles of rugged territory, encountering bandits and other hazards along the way, Witzke reached Nogales. But unknown to the saboteur-assassin, the German espionage network in Mexico had been penetrated by Allied intelligence and one of his companions was a double agent. The Witzke mission was the intelligence game played at its highest level - a plan for destruction on a massive scale, violent insurrection, and assassination, complete with master spies and double agents, diabolical sabotage devices, secret codes, and invisible ink. Meticulously researched and written in the style of an adventure novel, Agent of the Iron Cross is the first detailed account of this legendary espionage operation.

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1538182076

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9781538182079

Hire Honesty

Then Trust Your Employees

By: Bill McConnell

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Hire Honesty

Then Trust Your Employees

By: Bill McConnell

If you want good employees, you need to know which quality makes them good. What makes some workers show up on time, perform admirably, work enthusiastically, get along with coworkers, and make conscientious decisions? That supreme quality is honesty, and its the character equivalent of the good-worker gene. In Hire Honesty, author Bill McConnell explains how good-worker genes affect the productivity, compatibility, and profitability of your business. Then he provides details and specific methods for screening, selecting, and managing employees so they will become and remain productive and contented in their jobs. He describes the tools needed for effective interviewing and hiring and he shows employers how to use them. Employers will learn about: honesty as the foundation of exceptional job performance; good-worker genes; managed conversations; all-about-you interviews; and trust as the principle motivator for honest workers. McConnell, who spent twenty-eight years as CEO of Patusan Trading Company, a wholesaler and importer of oriental rugs, and five years as general manager of Triple Creek Ranch, named the worlds top-ranked luxury hotel in 2014, developed and implemented the techniques of Hire Honesty in settings as diverse as remote Himalayan villages and elite American resorts. Simple and practical, these methods and principles help businesses run more smoothly, cultivate happier employees, and experience rising profits.

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Archway Publishing

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1480838470

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9781480838475

The 500 Home Run Club

Baseball's 16 Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire

By: Bob Allen,Bill Gilbert

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The 500 Home Run Club

Baseball's 16 Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire

By: Bob Allen,Bill Gilbert

Profiles sixteen baseball players who topped the five- hundred mark in career home runs, discussing their achievements, presenting commentary from other players and baseball figures, and listing their statistics and honors. Includes Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Mark McGwire.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1582612897

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9781582612898

Strategery

How George W. Bush is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media

By: Bill Sammon

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Strategery

How George W. Bush is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media

By: Bill Sammon

Strategery is a term borrowed from a Saturday Night Live skit and self-deprecatingly adopted by the White House for their meetings. White House Correspondent Bill Sammon is borrowing it yet again in his latest account of this unlikely-yet historic-president. Strategery is written with verve and piercing insight by Sammon, who has been granted unprecedented access to President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their most senior advisers. No other journalist has interviewed the president more times than Sammon.

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Simon and Schuster

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1596980362

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9781596980365

Rocky

The Story of a Champion

By: Bill Libby

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Rocky

The Story of a Champion

By: Bill Libby

Traces the career of this heavyweight champion from its beginnings to his tragic death in a plane crash.

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Julian Messner

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0671323717

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9780671323714

The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition

What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

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The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition

What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

By: Bill Kovach,Tom Rosenstiel

The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should Read “What this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice is weave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk.” —Rasmi Simhan, Boston Globe “Kovach and Rosenstiel’s essays on each [element] are concise gems, filled with insights worthy of becoming axiomatic. . . . The book should become essential reading for journalism professionals and students and for the citizens they aim to serve.” —Carl Sessions Stepp, American Journalism Review “If you think journalists have no idea what you want . . . here is a book that agrees with you. Better—it has solutions. The Elements of Journalism is written for journalists, but any citizen who wonders why the news seems trivial or uninspiring should read it.” —Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press The elements of journalism are: * Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth. * Its first loyalty is to citizens. * Its essence is a discipline of verification. * Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover. * It must serve as an independent monitor of power. * It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise. * It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant. * It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional. * Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

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0804136793

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The 1906 Olympic Games

Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary

By: Bill Mallon

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The 1906 Olympic Games

Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary

By: Bill Mallon

One of the early concepts of the Olympic Games was to include "intercalated" Games every four years between the normal cycle, and to hold these Games in Athens, the ancestral home of the Olympics. In 1906 the first, and only one, of these games was held. Occurring only two years after the St. Louis Games of 1904 and two years before the London Games of 1908, the Athens Games were considered by many not to be "official"; social and political forces prevented continuation of the intercalation cycle in 1910 and later. Yet these Games were surprisingly successful and helped guarantee the survival of the modern Olympics. This book, fourth in the series on the early Olympics, presents all the data on 29 nation and city-state participants in more than a dozen events in the Athens Games. Scores and descriptions are provided, and many historical errors and omissions in other sources are corrected. Appendices include the published program for the Games, the actual schedule followed during the Games, and country-by country listings of all participating athletes.

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McFarland

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1476609519

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The World's Game

A History of Soccer

By: Bill Murray,William J. Murray

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The World's Game

A History of Soccer

By: Bill Murray,William J. Murray

Known as much for the emotional outbursts and violence of its fans as for its own stars, soccer (or football, as it is known outside the United States) is a global game. Its international controlling body, FIFA, boasts more members than the United Nations. Bill Murray traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called "the simplest game" through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup, held for the first time in the United States. Murray weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up, analyzing its reputation as a game that has seen more riots and on-field brawls than all other types of football combined. He vividly illustrates how soccer has become the world's most popular sport, one that has resisted the interference of politicians, dictators, and profiteers and - more recently - the demands of television, through which it has spread to virtually every corner of the globe. The World's Game will be entertaining and enlightening to anyone from the most avid, knowledgeable fan to those who merely hope to learn a little about the sport.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252067185

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Evidence of Murder

By: Bill McClellan

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Evidence of Murder

By: Bill McClellan

In the harrowing tradition of Precious Victims--an unforgettable true-crime thriller also set in St. Louis. A seemingly open-and-shut case of accidental drowning is slowly unraveled to reveal a sordid story of wife and child abuse, sex, money, scurrilous lies, and a corrupt criminal justice system, in this riveting account of a man who murdered his wife--and nearly got away with it. Photographs.

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0451403479

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