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A Woman Named Leona

Life of a Woman in a Small Town

By: Cynthia Falconer Miller

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A Woman Named Leona

Life of a Woman in a Small Town

By: Cynthia Falconer Miller

Within the following pages of this book, you will discover the compelling and sometimes tragically sad life of Leona. You will follow her through her school days and her first heart break. You will be with her family at the family ranch when people take refuge there when their little town is ravaged by fire at the hands of the masochistic arsonist that had been the mayor of Duddleyville for several years. You will watch Leona as she endures unbearable beatings and verbal abuse at the hands of the man that raped her, and then convicted her that no man would want her after she had been with him, so he strong armed her into marrying him and continued his abusive treatment of her even after the birth of their son. Watch as Leona gathers the strength to leave to escape the abuse in the middle of a blizzard, taking her infant son with her. Follow her through the years of raising her son as a single woman in fifties, while living in a small rural town in the central plains of the U.S. Share her life as she suffers tragedy and grief at the death of her only sibling. Fell the heart wrenching sadness she feels at being disowned by her loving father, as well as the joy she experiences when she admits she has fallen in love with Leonard, the caretaker that discovered her and her son so long ago when she escaped her husband. Take a step back in the time and follow Leona through her life, and watch how she develops the strength to overcome unbearable challenges that life puts her path to true love and happiness.

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

147971349X

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9781479713493

International Relations Theory

A Critical Introduction

By: Cynthia Weber

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International Relations Theory

A Critical Introduction

By: Cynthia Weber

This innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in international relations. The 2nd edition includes new chapters on the 'clash of civilizations' and Empire.

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Psychology Press

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0415342074

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9780415342070

An Ear to the Past

Fact and Fiction from My Storytelling Ancestry

By: Cynthia Canfield Barnes

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An Ear to the Past

Fact and Fiction from My Storytelling Ancestry

By: Cynthia Canfield Barnes

Scrambling for pen and paper in the bedside table while cradling the telephone between my left shoulder and ear, I am trying to memorize Aunt Vidaoâ¬™s words long enough to get them writtenoâ¬Â¦The distance from her home to my ear in Tulsa, Oklahoma, or her age of eighty-seven do not cause the shouting. Storytelling was a trained skill in early Oklahoma, and humor was a necessary ingredient. Two families trained in the genre by the stars of their era, Mark Twain and Will Rogers, reveal Oklahoma history through their lives in a small town during the early 1900s. One family was wealthy, the other was not. One had sons, the other daughters. Yes, they were on both sides of the railroad tracks, both literally and figuratively. However, both believed any story could be made better by their version of the event. Truth is in the eye or ear or mouth of the teller as needed. Join author Cynthia Barnes for a collection of heartwarming stories and genuine wisdom as she helps you hold An Ear to the Past

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Tate Publishing

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1620241447

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9781620241448

A Cynthia Ozick Reader

By: Cynthia Ozick

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A Cynthia Ozick Reader

By: Cynthia Ozick

[Ozick's] range of influences is obvious in the fine selections of poems and short stories as well as essays from Art & Ardor (1983) and Metaphor and Memory (1989) that Kauvar has so sensitively chosen."" --Booklist ""[This collection reflects] the imaginative, inventive, and insightful Ozick. Some of the best of Ozick as poet, essayist, and fiction writer is represented in A Cynthia Ozick Reader."" --Library Journal ""Gathered here are some bristling, incandescent tales and thorny essays that show Ozick at her finest."" --The Seattle Times Cynthia Ozick is among the ten most important writers in North America today. This Reader brings her manifold talents together in a sampler of the many genres she explores. The poems, stories, and essays in this collection burst with all the energy of her capacious imagination. For those who have always lauded her, the Reader offers a representative selection; those new to Cynthia Ozick's work will revel in the discovery of a major writer.

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Indiana University Press

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0253210534

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9780253210531

Shooting Star

A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

By: Cynthia Riggs

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Shooting Star

A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

By: Cynthia Riggs

Victoria Trumbull, 92-year-old poet and deputy, has written a play for Martha's Vineyard's community theater. But when one actor after another drops dead, she hopes to finger the murderer through a cast of eccentric supporting characters.

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Macmillan

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031237027X

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9780312370275

Yes We Did?

From King's Dream to Obama's Promise

By: Cynthia Fleming

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Yes We Did?

From King's Dream to Obama's Promise

By: Cynthia Fleming

Barack Obama’s presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level. Not since the civil rights legislation of the 1960s has the United States seen such remarkable advances. During Obama’s historic campaign, however, prominent African Americans voiced concern about his candidacy, demonstrating a divided agenda among black political leaders. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. changed perceptions about the nature of African American leadership. In Yes We Did?, Cynthia Fleming examines the expansion of black leadership from grassroots to the national arena, beginning with Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois and progressing through contemporary leaders including Harold Ford Jr., Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Barack Obama. She emphasizes socioeconomic status, female black leadership, media influence, black conservatism, and generational conflict. Fleming had unprecedented access to a wide range of activists, including Carol Mosley Braun, Al Sharpton, and John Hope Franklin. She deftly maps the history of black leadership in America, illuminating both lingering disadvantages and obstacles that developed after the civil rights movement. Among those interviewed were community activists and scholars, as well as former freedom riders, sit-in activists, and others who were intimately involved in the civil rights struggle and close to Dr. King. Their personal accounts reflect the diverse viewpoints of the black community and offer a new understanding of the history of African American leadership, its current status, and its uncertain future.

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University Press of Kentucky

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081317354X

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9780813173542

Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

By: Cynthia A. Riccio,Jeremy R. Sullivan,Morris J. Cohen

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Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

By: Cynthia A. Riccio,Jeremy R. Sullivan,Morris J. Cohen

A compelling and compassionate case study approach to a broad range of neuropsychological disorders Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders focuses on the neuropsychological assessment and evidence-based practices available for assessing and treating children living with the etiological and neurological components of various disorders. Each chapter provides one or more case studies along with helpful background information, assessment results, and recommendations based on assessment data. Bridging science and practice, the book reviews the scientific literature, research on clinical implications, and evidence-based treatment of such disorders as: Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Specific Language Impairment/Dysphasia Autism Spectrum Disorders Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Tourette Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury Childhood Cancer Epilepsy Cerebrovascular Disease Low Birth Weight Environmental Toxin Exposure Neurotoxins, Pregnancy, and Subsequent Disorders Chromosomal Anomalies Neurocutaneous Disorders Metabolic Disorders Each case study complements the content of each chapter by illustrating how the assessment process can inform intervention efforts for children. In addition, the cases humanize the effects of various disorders and demonstrate the usefulness of neuropsychological information in treatment and intervention planning, especially within children's educational and social contexts.

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854

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470570334

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9780470570333

A Game Maker's Life

A Hall of Fame Game Inventor and Executive Tells the Inside Story of the Toy Industry

By: Jeffrey Breslow,Cynthia Beebe

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A Game Maker's Life

A Hall of Fame Game Inventor and Executive Tells the Inside Story of the Toy Industry

By: Jeffrey Breslow,Cynthia Beebe

In his captivating memoir, Jeffrey Breslow tells how: •Creating a game is a mix of Rube Goldberg, Santa’s elves, mass production, and the bottom line. •He oversaw two multi-million dollar businesses that earned profits for more than four decades. Even while the industry transformed itself from using cardboard and plastics into electronics, his companies never acquired debt and never borrowed money from a bank! •He overcame the terrible misfortune of a deadly workplace shooting and led his shaken employees through the tragedy and back to running a thriving business. Millions of people around the world have played with games and toys Breslow and his partners invented—perhaps you have, too! Now, read Breslow’s remarkable story and see how a flash of inspiration, followed by hard work and ingenuity, brought these wonderful games to life.

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Post Hill Press

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1637584385

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9781637584385

God Don’T Forsake Me Now

A Woman Named Leona

By: Cynthia Falconer Miller

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God Don’T Forsake Me Now

A Woman Named Leona

By: Cynthia Falconer Miller

This book continues in the life of Raymond, Leonas son, as he carries on the duties at the Assistance House that his mother had started years ago. Although this book will show the softer side of Raymond and his family, we also see the effects of abuse. Raymond is forced to face the brutality of his biological father his mother had gathered the strength to leave shortly after giving birth to Raymond. Never had his mother said a bad word about George Mackey Jr. but George shows a side of himself that even Leona could not have imagined possible of the beast she had been forced to marry. Like his mother, Raymond stands his ground against the terror George causes at both ranches that are home to Raymond, but also rises above the tragedy that George leaves in his wake.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503580091

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9781503580091

From a Grain of Mustard Seed

By: Cynthia Davis

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From a Grain of Mustard Seed

By: Cynthia Davis

From a Grain of Mustard Seed is the history of the first 125 years of one of the first Protestant churches in Albuquerque, NM as told through the words of those who worshipped there.

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Lulu.com

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0557027632

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9780557027637

A-Z of Bristol

Places-People-History

By: Cynthia Stiles

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A-Z of Bristol

Places-People-History

By: Cynthia Stiles

A fascinating tour through the vibrant city of Bristol highlighting its heritage, people and places through the centuries.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445681722

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9781445681726

No Time for Tears

A Novel

By: Cynthia Freeman

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No Time for Tears

A Novel

By: Cynthia Freeman

This “ambitious” New York Times bestseller tells the multigenerational saga of a Russian-Jewish family who emigrates to America and eventually Israel (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Chavala Rabinsky is sixteen when her mother dies and she becomes the caretaker of her five siblings. Beautiful and wise beyond her years, Chavala catches the eye of Dovid Landau, a poor cobbler whose dreams transform her life when he marries her. But Odessa, Russia, is a dangerous place in 1905. The Landaus flee the pogroms of their homeland for Ottoman-ruled Palestine—until escalating violence forces the family to become wanderers again. Rich in passion and scope, No Time for Tears sounds a call of love and liberation that will ring out for generations to come.

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Open Road Media

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1480435708

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9781480435704

Agent of Change

Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist

By: Cynthia E. Orozco

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Agent of Change

Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist

By: Cynthia E. Orozco

The essayist Adela Sloss-Vento (1901–1998) was a powerhouse of activism in South Texas’s Lower Rio Grande Valley throughout the Mexican American civil rights movement beginning in 1920 and the subsequent Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. At last presenting the full story of Sloss-Vento’s achievements, Agent of Change revives a forgotten history of a major female Latina leader. Bringing to light the economic and political transformations that swept through South Texas in the 1920s as ranching declined and agribusiness proliferated, Cynthia E. Orozco situates Sloss-Vento’s early years within the context of the Jim Crow/Juan Crow era. Recounting Sloss-Vento’s rise to prominence as a public intellectual, Orozco highlights a partnership with Alonso S. Perales, the principal founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Agent of Change explores such contradictions as Sloss-Vento’s tolerance of LULAC’s gender-segregated chapters, even though the activist was an outspoken critic of male privilege in the home and a decidedly progressive wife and mother. Inspiring and illuminating, this is a complete portrait of a savvy, brazen critic who demanded reform on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

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University of Texas Press

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1477319867

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9781477319864

Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Husbands Romance Collection

A Newspaper Ad for Husbands Brings a Wave of Men to a Small Kansas Town

By: Susan Page Davis,Susanne Dietze,Darlene Franklin,Patty Smith Hall,Cynthia Hickey,Carrie Fancett Pagels,Gina Welborn

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Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Husbands Romance Collection

A Newspaper Ad for Husbands Brings a Wave of Men to a Small Kansas Town

By: Susan Page Davis,Susanne Dietze,Darlene Franklin,Patty Smith Hall,Cynthia Hickey,Carrie Fancett Pagels,Gina Welborn

Seven women seek husbands to help them rebuild a Kansas town. Meet seven of Turtle Springs, Kansas’, finest women who are determined to revive their small town after the War Between the States took most of its men. . .and didn’t return them. The ladies decide to advertise for husbands and devise a plan for weeding out the riff raff. But how can they make the best practical choices when their hearts cry out to be loved? Abigail’s Proposal by Cynthia Hickey When her father never returned from the war, Abigail Melton stepped into his role as town mayor. The town needs men, and she needs a husband—and she has a big idea how to find both—but her first duty is to hire a sheriff. And drifter Josiah Ingram will do just fine. The Kidnapped Groom by Susan Page Davis Riding through the Flint Hills on his way to Dodge City, cowboy Sam Cayford finds himself the kidnapping victim of two children. When he meets their lovely mother, Maggie Piner—whom the kids insist he should marry—Sam starts to question God’s plans versus his own. A Clean Slate by Susanne Dietze Schoolmarm Roberta “Birdy” Green won’t marry any of the prospective grooms flocking to town. After losing her fiancé in the war, the only love her broken heart can bear is for her students. But then she takes on a new pupil—Drew Cooper, one of the gentlemen drawn to Kansas by the advertisement for grooms. Sunshine of My Heart by Darlene Franklin Debbie Barker longs to bring beauty to her new home on the prairie, where her family moved after the war, and seeks a husband to help her father run the ranch. Zack Gage returned home from the war to a life in ruins—family dead and business bankrupted. He answers the mail-order husband ad to seek a fresh start. But neither Debbie nor Zeke know what they are doing when it comes to ranching. . .or love. Come What May by Patty Smith Hall Chardy Stevens is at the end of her rope. Between running her late father’s store and tending to her four younger brothers, she barely has time to breathe, much less look for a husband to help her. The boys scare off most of her prospects and throw Chardy together with her childhood friend Luke, a disabled veteran who seeks her happiness above his own. Dime Novel Suitor by Carrie Fancett Pagels Widow Caroline Kane is the proprietor of a restaurant and inn—and responsible for her five teenaged siblings. But she has no plans of finding a mail-order groom. Britisher Barden Granville IV is on a “cowboy holiday” when he finds himself flat broke in Kansas. When he answers an old “help wanted” ad, Caroline misconstrues Barden is there as a potential husband. Will the beautiful and fiesty widow cause the new vicar to make Kansas his home? Louder than Words by Gina Welborn After years of writing abolitionist pamphlets and chronicling soldier life during the war, J.R. Lockhart is bored and jumps at the opportunity to investigate an advertisement for husbands for an article in Godey’s Lady’s Book. Jane Ransome would like to help the charming-but-oblivious-to-life-out-West man chronicle the courtships developing in town, but she has her own husband to find—one who will fit perfectly in her picket-fenced Kansas home.

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Barbour Publishing

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1683221346

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9781683221340

Finding Truth in Fiction

What Fan Culture Gets Right - and why It's Good to Get Lost in a Story

By: Karen Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney

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Finding Truth in Fiction

What Fan Culture Gets Right - and why It's Good to Get Lost in a Story

By: Karen Dill-Shackleford,Cynthia Vinney

In Finding Truth in Fiction, two media psychologists reveal that there's much more to our desire to seek out stories in film, TV, and books than simple diversion--fiction can help us find truth in our real lives. By exploring our relationship with fictional stories and characters, the authors will examine the influence of fiction on our identities, the paradox of trying to separate actors from the roles they play, and the types of stories we are drawn to over and over.

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0190643609

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9780190643607

PMP Certification All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies

By: Cynthia Stackpole

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PMP Certification All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies

By: Cynthia Stackpole

Bonus CD-ROM includes Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive practice exam with hundreds of sample questions based on the actual exam.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470087153

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9780470087152

Inverno

A Novel

By: Cynthia Zarin

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Inverno

A Novel

By: Cynthia Zarin

A daring, heartbreaking novel, Inverno is the book that J. D. Salinger’s Franny Glass might have written a few decades into her adulthood. Caroline waited for fifteen minutes in the snow. After a little time had passed, she was simply waiting to see what would happen. It was entirely possible he would not come. If he did not come, she would be in a different story than the one she had imagined, but it was possible, she knew, to imagine anything. Inverno is a love story that stretches across decades. Inverno is also the story of Caroline, waiting in Central Park in a snowstorm for her phone to ring, yards from where, thirty years ago, Alastair, as a boy, hid in the trees. Will he call? Won’t he? The story moves the way the mind does: years flash by in an instant—now we are in the perilous world of fairy tale, now stranded anew in childhood, with its sorrows and harsh words. Ever-present are the complicated negotiations of the heart. This startling and brilliantly original novel by Cynthia Zarin, the author of An Enlarged Heart, is a kaleidoscope in which the past and the present shatter. Elliptical and inventive in the mode of Elizabeth Hardwick’s Sleepless Nights, Inverno is miraculous and startling. It asks, How does love make and unmake a life?

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105

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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0374610142

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9780374610142

U.S. Military Service

A Reference Handbook

By: Cynthia A. Watson

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U.S. Military Service

A Reference Handbook

By: Cynthia A. Watson

This work is a fascinating overview of Americans' complex and occasionally uneasy relationship with military service, from World War II to the age of global terrorism. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new kind of war that has already made conventional tactics and strategy obsolete. How has the U.S. military responded? In U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook, Cynthia Watson, professor of strategy at the National War College, analyzes the major issues that are reshaping the military in the era of global terrorism—problems of recruitment, urban warfare, effective use of electronic media, and rebuilding failed states. She also examines the unprecedented policy of relinquishing military duties to the for-profit sector, which has occurred in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Through a combination of detailed analysis and broad overview, the work shows how the U.S. military is quickly transforming itself into a leaner, more agile force.

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336

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1851099794

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9781851099795

Only You

By: Cynthia Victor

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Only You

By: Cynthia Victor

A New York city policewoman and a surgeon were childhood rivals, now they are united as suspects in a murder case and by their passion for each other.

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420

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Onyx Books

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0451406060

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9780451406064

Word Smart Junior

How to Build a Straight "A" Vocabulary

By: Cynthia Johnson,C. L. Brantley,Princeton Review (Firm)

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Word Smart Junior

How to Build a Straight "A" Vocabulary

By: Cynthia Johnson,C. L. Brantley,Princeton Review (Firm)

The Princeton Review's bestselling Smart Series is a valued resource for concise, basic-building exercises for both students and professionals. Now The Princeton Review offers a new series of Smart titles for kids. Word Smart Junior includes over 500 words grade school students need to know by the time they enter high school.

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250

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Princeton Review

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0679759360

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9780679759362

The Pelvic Floor

By: Beate Carrière,Cynthia Markel Feldt

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The Pelvic Floor

By: Beate Carrière,Cynthia Markel Feldt

This groundbreaking work brings together an international team of world-renowned experts in the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, as well as sexual dysfunction, to provide a comprehensive guide to the structure and function of the muscles of the pelvic floor.

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Thieme

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3131392118

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9783131392114

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