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Belonging

A Tale of Downieville and California's Modern Gold Country

By: Bill Pieper

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Belonging

A Tale of Downieville and California's Modern Gold Country

By: Bill Pieper

A must-read for anyone interested in the people and places of the modern Sierra Nevada Mountains and their foothills. Moral dilemmas cut both ways as newcomers learn unexpected lessons about a disappearing way of life.

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Pacific Slope Press

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0933994338

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9780933994331

What You Wish for

By: Bill Pieper

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What You Wish for

By: Bill Pieper

Who does your life belong to anyway? You, your family, the government, or God? Miles, his girlfriend, Colleen, and his brother, Mel, confront all these questions by walking a slippery line between personal ethics and the law. But events really ramp up when the police find Mel's body and a suicide note under dubious circumstances, with Miles and two of Mel's friends treated as suspects. The resulting cloud brings in Mel's embittered ex-wife and their two sons, and when his will confirms that Gina, Mel's girlfriend, Miles' son Jason, and Miles himself are the only heirs, his ex goes ballistic and pressures the DA for a murder indictment. Miles, meanwhile, remains haunted by his wife's death from cancer five years earlier.

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Pacific Slope Press

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0974021539

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So Trust Me

Four Decades of Love and Deceit

By: Bill Pieper

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So Trust Me

Four Decades of Love and Deceit

By: Bill Pieper

So Trust Me, is a novel-length work set in and around Northern California. Four long stories weave a theme of interpersonal deception across four time frames: 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990. "The Willamette Kid" portrays a harrowing year in the life of John McDonough, who believes that lying to everyone close to him is the only way to avoid being forced to leave San Francisco and join the family business. "Winnemucca Rose" relates the sex and dope-laden Idaho fishing trip of Brian and Susan McAlpin, as well as the mind games they play on two friends, Phil and Marc. "Married Sex" tells of Steve Parker and Carrie Henson, whose differing reasons for sharing an overnight trip to Mendocino lead to absurd and painful consequences. In "Friends Like That", Roy and Cora spend a two-week summer vacation in Nevada City house-sitting for the mysterious Spence, who had gone to great lengths to cover up his past.

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Pacific Slope Press

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0887392679

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9780887392672

Panic on the Pacific

How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion

By: Bill Yenne

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Panic on the Pacific

How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion

By: Bill Yenne

The aftershocks of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were felt keenly all over America—the war in Europe had hit home. But nowhere was American life more immediately disrupted than on the West Coast, where people lived in certain fear of more Japanese attacks. From that day until the end of the war, a dizzying mix of battle preparedness and rampant paranoia swept the states. Japanese immigrants were herded into internment camps. Factories were camouflaged to look like small towns. The Rose Bowl was moved to North Carolina. Airport runways were so well hidden even American pilots couldn't find them. There was panic on the Pacific coast: the Japanese were coming.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621575543

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9781621575542

Before the Glory

20 Baseball Heroes Talk About Growing Up and Turning Hard Times Into Home Runs

By: Billy Staples,Bill Staples,Rich Herschlag

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Before the Glory

20 Baseball Heroes Talk About Growing Up and Turning Hard Times Into Home Runs

By: Billy Staples,Bill Staples,Rich Herschlag

Recounts the true childhood stories and lessons of some of baseball's greatest players, including Gary Carter, Ralph Kiner, Ferguson Jenkins, and Tony Gwynn.

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Health Communications, Inc.

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0757306268

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9780757306266

What You Wish for

By: Bill Pieper

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What You Wish for

By: Bill Pieper

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Pacific Slope Press

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0974021539

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Baseball Myths

Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond

By: Bill Deane

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Baseball Myths

Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond

By: Bill Deane

Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and “facts.” Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive work—until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legends—old and new. This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Herman—not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deane’s original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog. With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810885476

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9780810885479

Therapeutic Delivery Solutions

By: Chung Chow Chan,Kwok Chow,Bill McKay,Michelle Fung

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Therapeutic Delivery Solutions

By: Chung Chow Chan,Kwok Chow,Bill McKay,Michelle Fung

Provides a comprehensive review of all types of medical therapeutic delivery solutions from traditional pharmaceutical therapy development to innovative medical device therapy treatment to the recent advances in cellular and stem cell therapy development • Provides information to potentially allow future development of treatments with greater therapeutic potential and creativity • Includes associated regulatory requirements for the development of these therapies • Provides a comprehensive developmental overview on therapeutic delivery solutions • Provides overview information for both the general reader as well as more detailed references for professionals and specialists in the field

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118903498

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9781118903490

The Doeberl Cup

Fifty Years of Australian Chess History

By: Bill Egan

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The Doeberl Cup

Fifty Years of Australian Chess History

By: Bill Egan

Dynamic Chess Down Under! The Doeberl Cup has been Australia’s premier weekend chess tournament since its inception in 1963. It has attracted more international masters and grandmasters than any other Australian tournament. The Doeberl Cup – Fifty Years of Australian Chess History tells the stories behind the first 49 Doeberl Cups without neglecting the many tense and spectacular games which decided the top placings. In addition to over 200 annotated games and game fragments, the author presents player biographies of not only Australia’s best players and visiting stars, but also many wonderful – and weird – characters who helped create the character of the Doeberl Cup. Dozens of photographs nicely complement the showcasing of Australia’s best talent over more than a generation. The result is a splendid account of Australian chess history since the early 1960s. From the legendary Cecil Purdy through Australia’s brightest star Ian Rogers, join author Bill Egan as he takes you through the thrills and spills of dynamic chess down under. “Personally I had a great time reading this book (a true labor of love from author Bill Egan), and I’ll make sure it has an honorable home on my bookshelf, ready to be grabbed and enjoyed many more times in the future.” – Jeremy Silman, jeremysilman.com “The Doeberl Cup: Fifty Years of Australian Chess History is a first-rate account of this event which has come to mean so much for Australian chess.” – John Donaldson, Chess Today

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SCB Distributors

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1941270611

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9781941270615

The Oldest Book in the World

Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids

By: Bill Manley

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The Oldest Book in the World

Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids

By: Bill Manley

The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written word. It ought to begin the list of the worlds philosophy classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was rediscovered in the nineteenth century. Egyptologist Bill Manleys new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into approachable modern English for the first time Ptahhatps profound yet practical account of the meaning of life, written many centuries before the supposed dawn of western philosophy. Manley introduces Ptahhatp, who served as Vizier to the Old Kingdom pharaoh Izezi (c. 24102375 BC), and the world of dynamic ideas and new technologies writing among them within which he worked, illuminating the nuances of his language and philosophy. In addition, Manleys new translation of Why Things Happen, the oldest surviving account of creation from anywhere in the world, reveals how Ptahhatps account of the human condition is founded in distinctive ancient Egyptian beliefs about the nature of truth and reality. Taken together, Manleys new translations and expert commentary provide a new perspective on the Pyramid Age and overturn traditional prejudices about the origins of writing and philosophy. The oldest book in the world is a testament to a common thread that connects humanity across time; Ptahhatp grapples with the pitfalls of greed, ambition, celebrity, success, confrontation, friendship, sex and even the office environment, and his teachings remain remarkably relevant in the modern day.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500778310

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9780500778319

Hell

Separate Truth from Fiction and Get Your Toughest Questions Answered

By: Bill Wiese

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Hell

Separate Truth from Fiction and Get Your Toughest Questions Answered

By: Bill Wiese

DIVBill Wiese's answers questions from hundreds of people who have read his bestselling 23 Minutes in Hell or have heard the author speak on his glimpse of hell./div

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Charisma Media

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1599795361

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9781599795362

At Home

A Short History of Private Life Illustrated Edition

By: Bill Bryson

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At Home

A Short History of Private Life Illustrated Edition

By: Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and At Home is likely to become the most illuminating book on the way we lived then and live now--the why and the where and the how of it--ever written. Now, in this handsome new edition, his sparkling prose will be enhanced by some 200 carefully curated full-colour images from both the past and the present. Selected from a staggering array of sources to bring Bill's journey to vivid life, these pictures will make reading At Home an immersive experience. When you've finished this book, you will see your house--and your daily life--in a new and revelatory light.

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Doubleday Canada

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0385679440

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9780385679442

Let the Water Do the Work

Induced Meandering, an Evolving Method for Restoring

By: Bill Zeedyk,Van Clothier

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Let the Water Do the Work

Induced Meandering, an Evolving Method for Restoring

By: Bill Zeedyk,Van Clothier

Let the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self-heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process. Not all stream channel types are appropriate for Induced Meandering, yet the Induced Meandering philosophy of "going with the flow" can inform all stream restoration projects. Induced meandering strives to understand rivers as timeless entities governed by immutable rules serving their watersheds, setting their own timetables, and coping with their own realities as they carry mountains grain by grain to the sea. Anyone with an interest in natural resource management in these uncertain times should read this book and put these ideas to work.

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603585699

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9781603585699

At Home: Special Illustrated Edition

A Short History of Private Life

By: Bill Bryson

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At Home: Special Illustrated Edition

A Short History of Private Life

By: Bill Bryson

From one of the most beloved authors of our time—more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone—a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture. Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposition imaginable. His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life.

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Doubleday

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0385537298

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9780385537292

Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics

By: Alexander Olaussen,Kelly-Ann Bowles,Bill Lord,Brett Williams

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Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics

By: Alexander Olaussen,Kelly-Ann Bowles,Bill Lord,Brett Williams

The profession of paramedicine is rapidly expanding and primary research relating to prehospital interventions is exploding worldwide. This new book provides, for the first time, a meaningful and easy to understand guide to research specifically tailored for paramedics. Written by experts in research, medicine and paramedicine, Introducing, Designing and Conducting Research for Paramedics introduces the reader to the concepts of research through real-life examples. The structure follows a logical sequence from an overview of the research process to how to generate, consume and implement evidence. This book will be a valuable resource for paramedics and prehospital clinicians at any level, worldwide, who wish to contribute to the rapidly emerging body of evidence on paramedicine and understand how they can make use of this in their practice. - Important concepts described in terms of their relevance to paramedicine, making the text meaningful and easy to understand - Written and edited by key academics and clinicians in the field of paramedic research - Paramedicine examples used throughout to explain aspects of research methodology (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods and literature reviews) - Key objectives, relevant terms, reference lists, further suggested readings and useful resources support the reader to engage further with research - Discussion/review questions and reflective exercises in each chapter to reinforce learning - An eBook included with print purchase

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729589730

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9780729589734

Youth Justice in Practice

Making a Difference

By: Whyte, Bill

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Youth Justice in Practice

Making a Difference

By: Whyte, Bill

This book examines youth justice in a UK and international context, highlighting the challenge facing all jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. It explores the impact of political ideas and influences on the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice.

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256

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Policy Press

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1861348398

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9781861348395

Why Catholicism Matters

How Catholic Virtues Can Reshape Society in the Twenty-First Century

By: Bill Donohue

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Why Catholicism Matters

How Catholic Virtues Can Reshape Society in the Twenty-First Century

By: Bill Donohue

The most visible representative of the Catholic Church in the United States shows how the Church is far from being an ossified carry-over tradition from antiquity. Why Catholicism Matters celebrates the significant contribution the Church makes in many aspects of today's world and applies its wisdom to issues on a personal, national, and global scale. In recent years the Catholic Church has gone through turbulent times with the uncovering of horrible abuse that persisted and could have been prevented by certain bishops for so many years. Yet the many positive aspects of what the Catholic Church teaches and practices are not being overlooked. William Donohue, the outspoken and highly visible president of the Catholic League, shows Church teachings remain the best guide to good living ever adopted. He reminds readers of the great wealth of charity and wisdom that exists in the Catholic tradition and explains hows its best attributes can be applies to solve many of the biggest problems society must confront today and in the future.

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0307885348

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9780307885340

MrExcel XL

The 40 Greatest Excel Tips of All Time

By: Bill Jelen,Szilvia Juhasz

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MrExcel XL

The 40 Greatest Excel Tips of All Time

By: Bill Jelen,Szilvia Juhasz

The 40 essential tips that all Excel users need to know. Crowdsourced by more than 300 contributors who collaborated on choosing the 40 best Excel tips, MrExcel XL provides users with a concise book that can be absorbed in under an hour. Includes a bonus 30 tips, keyboard shortcuts, Excel jokes, Excel cocktails. Anyone who uses Excel will be able to turn to any page and pick up tips that will save them hours of work.

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Tickling Keys, Inc.

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1615473505

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9781615473502

Energy and Society: Time, Space and Spirit

Keys to Scientific Literacy Series

By: Bill Stonebarger

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Energy and Society: Time, Space and Spirit

Keys to Scientific Literacy Series

By: Bill Stonebarger

This live action program gives a short history of energy and society and considers energy needs in the future.

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1559790091

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Belonging

A Tale of Downieville and California's Modern Gold Country

By: Bill Pieper

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Belonging

A Tale of Downieville and California's Modern Gold Country

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Pacific Slope Press

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0933994338

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Fool Me Once

By: Bill Pieper

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Fool Me Once

By: Bill Pieper

With a group of reluctant Army Reservists, plus their wives and lovers, as its focus, FOOL ME ONCE visits San Francisco in pre-flower child 1964. If you've ever wondered where The Sixties really came from, and why, let thi ...a story of common occurrences in uncommon times... and that's what makes reading this novel such a blast... one that will stick with you long after the last page... D. Brunell Fearless Reviews, Berkeley

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0974021504

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