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Twilight

By: Billy Dee Williams,Elizabeth Atkins Bowman

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Twilight

By: Billy Dee Williams,Elizabeth Atkins Bowman

Judge Simone Thompson presides over the most high-profile case of her career: the child custody case of movie sex symbol D. Anthony Whittaker. As both become consumed by an irresistible passion to each other, the potential for scandal--and murder--is incalculable.

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Macmillan

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0765345072

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Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow

The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads

By: Dee Brown

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Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow

The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads

By: Dee Brown

“A fascinating story” of the railways that linked America from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (The Washington Post). Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow unspools the history of the beginnings of the American railroad system. By the mid-nineteenth century, settlers in Missouri and California were separated by a vast landscape that dwarfed and isolated them, conquerable only by “the demonic power of the Iron Horse and its bands of iron track.” Although the building of the great railroad is commonly known as a story of romance, adventure, and progress, it also has a dark side, as profiteers decimated American Indian tribes, exploited workers, and destroyed ecosystems. Despite this, by the turn of the twentieth century, five major railroads would span the continent. This account vividly illustrates the railroad builders’ breathtaking skill, ambition, and ingenuity. . Brown compellingly tells a high-stakes tale, an exhilarating history that still holds lessons for today. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

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Open Road Media

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1453274200

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Prime Suspect - The True Story of John Cannan, The Only Man the Police Want to Investigate for the Murder of Suzy Lamplugh

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

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Prime Suspect - The True Story of John Cannan, The Only Man the Police Want to Investigate for the Murder of Suzy Lamplugh

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

Under that veneer of charm there lies a most evil, violent and horrible side to your character. You should never be at liberty outside of prison walls.' - Mr Justice Drake, Exeter Crown Court, 28 April 1989Before being sentenced to three life terms for the murder of Bristol newlywed Shirley Banks in April 1989, John Cannan boasted of over a hundred one-night stands. He was charming, he was handsome and he wooed his conquests - among them professional women - with flowers and champagne.When Suzy Lamplugh disappeared in July 1986 following her meeting with 'Mr Kipper', Cannan had only been out of prison for three days following an eight-year sentence for rape. After Cannan was convicted of the murder of Shirley Banks, the Lamplugh case was closed. To this day Cannan denies his involvement in the Lamplugh cash and protests his innocence in the murder of Shirley Banks. His appeal has been dismissed.Drawing on the latest psychological profiling knowledge developed in American by the FBI and, most importantly, an intense three-year correspondence with Cannan, Christopher Berry-Dee provides a chillingly personal, comprehensive portrait of a complex, intelligent but disturbed man.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1782195807

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9781782195801

Bracing for Armageddon

Why Civil Defense Never Worked

By: Dee Garrison

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Bracing for Armageddon

Why Civil Defense Never Worked

By: Dee Garrison

In Bracing for Armageddon, Dee Garrison pulls back the curtain on the U.S. government's civil defense plans from World War II through the end of the Cold War. Based on government documents, peace organizations, personal papers, scientific reports, oral histories, newspapers, and popular media, her book chronicles the operations of the various federal and state civil defense programs from 1945 to contemporary issues of homeland security, as well as the origins and development of the massive public protest against civil defense from 1955 through the 1980s. At a time of increasing preoccupation over national security issues, Bracing for Armageddon sheds light on the growing distrust between the U.S. government and its subjects in postwar America.

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Oxford University Press

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0199924082

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9780199924080

Talking with Serial Killers: A Chilling Study of the World's Most Evil People

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

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Talking with Serial Killers: A Chilling Study of the World's Most Evil People

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

The Man Who Talks to Serial Killers World-renowned investigative criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee has gained the trust of infamous serial killers throughout the world, entering their prison cells to discuss their horrific crimes and alarming lack of remorse. With over twenty-five years and hundreds of hours of audio and video interviews, he collects ten chilling true crime stories from the murderers themselves, describing some of the worst crimes known. Within these pages, hear from the most notorious murderers such as American serial killer Harvey Louis Carignan, who murdered two women in the early 1970s, and Mary Bundy “The Sunset Slayer” who was convicted of killing several young prostitutes and runaways in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Berry-Dee not only shares their stories in their words but also describes how to investigate their criminal minds. It's time to step into the visitation room, turn on your inquisitive mind, and delve into Talking with Serial Killers, the beginning of Berry-Dee's bestselling true crime series.

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Diversion Books

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1635768543

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9781635768541

Strange Is Truther Than Fiction

By: Dee Gragg

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Strange Is Truther Than Fiction

By: Dee Gragg

This is a book of strange, true stories. I have personal knowledge of all the stories. Some are amusing, some are amazing, all are strange. You will find out about the Inner and the Outer United States and why the difference is important. Find out why you are at unnessary risk from hurricanes. Could there be a Bigfoot in New Mexico. It's not a good idea to mess with Senior Citizens. Practice doesn't make perfect. Find out why. Cornerbacks can't see quarterbacks eyes and what they are really looking at. To some people's surprise, New Mexico is not a part of Mexico but is actually a part of the United States. Fishing with dynamite, that's a no-no. How about a meadowlark steak or a nice bowl of meadlark soup?

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Lulu.com

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1105392090

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Called to Serve

The Bush School of Government and Public Service

By: Charles Frazer Hermann,Sally Dee Wade

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Called to Serve

The Bush School of Government and Public Service

By: Charles Frazer Hermann,Sally Dee Wade

In Called to Serve, founding director Charles F. Hermann and writer Sally Dee Wade chronicle the twenty-year history of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, which has rapidly evolved into one of the nation’s major professional graduate schools of public and international affairs. The story traces the progress of the Bush School from its initial challenges to secure funding, students, and professors to its departure from the College of Liberal Arts as an independent unit with its own dean and faculty, and through the creation of its current curricula and policy-oriented research institutes. Insider stories and candid photographs illustrate how President Bush’s focused personal interest and involvement with the school and its students have contributed to the many developments and successes that the Bush School has enjoyed. With carefully researched narrative and absorbing, behind-the-scenes details, Called to Serve documents the first two decades of the Bush School’s brief but significant history and looks to the promising future that awaits this widely respected academic enterprise.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623495644

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9781623495640

The Trickle-Down Delusion

How Republican Upward Redistribution of Economic and Political Power Undermines Our Economy, Democracy, Institutions and Health—and a Liberal Response

By: John Seip,Dee Wood Harper

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The Trickle-Down Delusion

How Republican Upward Redistribution of Economic and Political Power Undermines Our Economy, Democracy, Institutions and Health—and a Liberal Response

By: John Seip,Dee Wood Harper

From inside the book: “Since 1980, the economy has been growing, and productivity has been growing, but trickle-down values—that we, the American people promote, pursuant to the Republican Party’s conservative ideology—have rigged the economy to continuously upwardly redistribute those revenues attributable to our increased productivity, yielding a productivity/wage disconnect, resulting in increased concentration of income and wealth at the top, in corporations and among older Americans (beneficiaries of income from Social Security, pensions and investments and continuing income due to delaying retirement), and the lowest percentage of GDP attributable to wages and highest attributable to profits since World War II. But trickle-down has not only distorted our economic thought; it has also distorted our political thought, our sociology and our concept of the rule of law. The result has been that the trickle-down policies promoted by the Republican Party are undermining our economy, democracy, institutions and health.” For further discussion contact author at johnjseip@gmail.com.

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UPA

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0761867449

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9780761867449

Shared Madness - True Stories of Couples Who Kill

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

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Shared Madness - True Stories of Couples Who Kill

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

It is an extraordinary, but well-documented phenomenon--two people, who seem relatively harmless alone, team up, and the results are terrifyingly explosive. Such unfortunate unions have been behind some of the most shocking news stories of recent years. But what is it that makes couples like Myra Hindley and Ian Brady follow such a twisted path of sociopathic violence? He offers a rare, if uncomfortable, insight into the truth behind the headlines and exposes some of the most cold-blooded killers that the world has ever seen. Included are some well known cases, including the sickening murders committed by Fred and Rose West at their very own house of horror, 25 Cromwell Street. Other cases are more obscure, but equally fascinating, such as the story of Cynthia Coffman and James Gregory Marlow whose relationship led to three brutal murders. Every one of the 22 cases of shared madness is a uniquely revealing study, making this a must-read for anyone with an interest in true crime and criminal psychology.

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Kings Road Publishing

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1844548422

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Monsters Of Death Row

By: Anthony Gordon Brown,Christopher Berry-Dee

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Monsters Of Death Row

By: Anthony Gordon Brown,Christopher Berry-Dee

From the cells of Death Row come the chilling, true-life accounts of the most heinous, cruel and depraved killers of modern times. Meet grisly killers such as Bill Joe Benefiel, the 'Superglue Monster', who glued his victims eyes and noses shut, causing them to suffocate. Or Willie Crain, the deviant fisherman, who put his victim into a lobster pot, where it was eaten by sea creatures. Many prisoners on ' the Row' have carried out serial murder, mass murder, spree killing and the desmemberment of bodies - both dead and alive. In these pages are to be found friends who have stabbed, hacked and ever filleted their victims. So meet the 'Dead Men and Women Walking' from the legion of the damned in the most terrifying true crime read ever.

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Random House

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1448133726

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The Important Things of Life

Women, Work, and Family in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, 1880-1929

By: Dee Garceau

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The Important Things of Life

Women, Work, and Family in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, 1880-1929

By: Dee Garceau

Sweetwater County lies in southwestern Wyoming, and has stood as a significant symbolic geography for the "new Western Woman’s" history. As the county in which Elinore Pruitt Stewart (Letters of a Woman Homesteader, Nebraska 1990) said she proved up her homestead in 1913, it is a fitting locale for the study of western gender relations. The Important Things of Life examines women’s work and family lives in Sweetwater County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The 1880’s discovery of coal caused a population boom, attracting immigrants from numerous ethnic groups. At the same time, liberalized homestead law drew sheep and cattle ranchers. Dee Garceau demonstrates how survival on the ranching and mining frontier heightened the value of group cooperation in ways that bred conservative attitudes toward gender. Augmented by reminiscences and oral histories, Garceau traces the adaptations that broadened women’s work roles and increased their domestic authority. Hers is a compelling portrait of the American West as a laboratory of gender role change, in which migration, relocation, and new settlement underscored the development of new social identities.

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U of Nebraska Press

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149620882X

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9781496208828

Creating Significant Learning Experiences

An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses

By: L. Dee Fink

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Creating Significant Learning Experiences

An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses

By: L. Dee Fink

Dee Fink poses a fundamental question for all teachers: "How can I create courses that will provide significant learning experiences for my students?" In the process of addressing this question, he urges teachers to shift from a content-centered approach to a learning-centered approach that asks "What kinds of learning will be significant for students, and how can I create a course that will result in that kind of learning?" Fink provides several conceptual and procedural tools that will be invaluable for all teachers when designing instruction. He takes important existing ideas in the literature on college teaching (active learning, educative assessment), adds some new ideas (a taxonomy of significant learning, the concept of a teaching strategy), and shows how to systematically combine these in a way that results in powerful learning experiences for students. Acquiring a deeper understanding of the design process will empower teachers to creatively design courses for significant learning in a variety of situations.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0787971219

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9780787971212

Southend Memories

By: Dee Gordon

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Southend Memories

By: Dee Gordon

Including many conversations with Southendians, this title aims to recall life in their town, during the 1950s and '60s. It focuses on social change, as well as school days, work and play, transport, and entertainment. It also includes memories of the late '60s clashes between Mods and Rockers, and of the infamous Wall of Death at the Kursaal.

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The History Press

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0750953284

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9780750953283

Shut Up and Give Me the Mic

By: Dee Snider

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Shut Up and Give Me the Mic

By: Dee Snider

A memoir by the heavy metal icon and reality television star shares perspectives on his rise, fall and return as the frontman for the rock band, Twisted Sister.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451637403

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9781451637403

Handbook for Music Supervision

By: Dee Hansen

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Handbook for Music Supervision

By: Dee Hansen

This easy-to-use handbook provides music education professionals with 'best practices' for tasks such as articulating the need for music education; developing a positive leadership style; designing curriculum and assessment; managing people, paper, and time; communicating with a wide variety of constituents; overseeing resources and budgets; scheduling; overseeing student travel to music festivals and events; dealing with legal issues; and problem solving!

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R&L Education

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1461649242

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9781461649243

Toward a Criminology of Disaster

What We Know and What We Need to Find Out

By: Kelly Frailing,Dee Wood Harper

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Toward a Criminology of Disaster

What We Know and What We Need to Find Out

By: Kelly Frailing,Dee Wood Harper

This book puts forward a comprehensive criminology of disaster by drawing - and building - upon existing theories which attempt to explain disaster crime. Although antisocial behaviour in disasters has long been viewed as a rarity, the authors present ample evidence that a variety of crime occurs in the wake of disaster. Frailing and Harper's explorations of property crime, interpersonal violence and fraud during disaster reveal the importance of methodological approaches to understanding these phenomena. They highlight the need for the application of social disorganization, routine activity and general strain theories of crime in the development of disaster crime prevention strategies. An accessible and detailed study, this book will have particular appeal for both students and scholars of criminology, sociology, disaster studies and emergency management.

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Springer

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1137469145

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The Girls' Book of Friendship

Cool Quotes, True Stories, Secrets and More

By: Catherine Dee

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The Girls' Book of Friendship

Cool Quotes, True Stories, Secrets and More

By: Catherine Dee

This collection of inspiring quotes, real-life stories, songs, poems, and more is targeted for girls ages ten and up. Included in this book are entries from real girls and women from across the country, plus contributions from such famous women as Mia Hamm, Sarah Michelle Geller, Oprah Winfrey, and others. Also includes a write-in section where readers can record fun facts about their friends. Illustrations. Consumable.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316048682

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9780316048682

The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800

The Shaping of an Evangelical Culture

By: Dee E. Andrews

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The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800

The Shaping of an Evangelical Culture

By: Dee E. Andrews

The Methodists and Revolutionary America is the first in-depth narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the most significant popular movements in American history. Placing Methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced, Dee Andrews argues that this new religion provided an alternative to the exclusionary politics of Revolutionary America. With its call to missionary preaching, its enthusiastic revivals, and its prolific religious societies, Methodism competed with republicanism for a place at the center of American culture. Based on rare archival sources and a wealth of Wesleyan literature, this book examines all aspects of the early movement. From Methodism's Wesleyan beginnings to the prominence of women in local societies, the construction of African Methodism, the diverse social profile of Methodist men, and contests over the movement's future, Andrews charts Methodism's metamorphosis from a British missionary organization to a fully Americanized church. Weaving together narrative and analysis, Andrews explains Methodism's extraordinary popular appeal in rich and compelling new detail.

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Princeton University Press

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1400823595

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9781400823598

Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal

Inside the World of Torturers, Psychopaths, and Mass Murderers

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

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Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal

Inside the World of Torturers, Psychopaths, and Mass Murderers

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

Provides statements and quotes from a number of convicted serial killers in an effort to understand the homicidal mind.

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Ulysses Press

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1569756198

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That's Crap and You Know It

How to Raise Outspoken Conservative Kids to Stand Up Against Liberalism

By: Dee Ann Campbell

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That's Crap and You Know It

How to Raise Outspoken Conservative Kids to Stand Up Against Liberalism

By: Dee Ann Campbell

The title of this book may have caused you to raise your eyebrows just a little, but since you are reading this, it must have also caused you to pick it up to learn more. But it should cause you to do much more than that. It should cause you and the others who will read these chapters to think, to be concerned, and to act. That's Crap and You Know It: How to Raise Conservative kids to Stand Against Liberalism is a challenge to conservative parents to get active, to get aggressive, and to get busy in order to raise their children to carry the conservative torch into the future. It is the call to imperative action an action to show our kids what we believe as conservatives and why we believe it. The eleven chapters in this book set down what we know to be proven ways to raise kids who are certain and outspoken about their conservative beliefs. Through these pages, parents are shown how to promote political involvement within their kids, to teach them to use their voices in the ballot box and on the courthouse square, and to know the truth about our American history, our heritage, and the conservative principles that have made our nation the greatest on earth. Most importantly of all, this book is a call for parents to empower their kids, to give them license to speak out and to stand up even when the liberal world tries to silence them with lies, name-calling, and an agenda that is vast and powerful. It is, if you will, a call to teach our conservative kids to respond to the liberal progressive agenda with those six little words that say it all "That's crap, and you know it".

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456874993

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9781456874995

How I Went to the Oscars Without A Ticket

By: Dee Thompson

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How I Went to the Oscars Without A Ticket

By: Dee Thompson

A true story that is about faith and believing in whatever it is that you believe in. A phenomenal story about God and his power. A trip to the 69th Academy Awards (Oscars) and Governor ́s Ball is granted to a gentleman that prays and asks God to grant his wish to attend the event. God grants his wish. Travel with this ticket-less faith believer as this miracle takes place in a cinderella-like series of events.

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1450081738

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African-American Education in Dekalb County

By: Dee Taylor

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African-American Education in Dekalb County

By: Dee Taylor

A selfless and tireless educator, Narvie J. Harris has dedicated numerous years to the students and teachers of the DeKalb County School System. The impact she has made on this Georgia community is far-reaching--she has touched the lives of thousands through her words, her wit, and her example. In this unprecedented salute to her life and times, discover the incredible strides made in equal-opportunity education through a collection of images and memoirs, including the early Jeanes Supervisors who persevered in turbulent times to improve the quality of African-American education and the triumphant achievements of Mrs. Harris and others who dedicated countless hours to the betterment of the DeKalb County Schools.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738502278

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9780738502274

The Native American Experience

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Fetterman Massacre, and Creek Mary's Blood

By: Dee Brown

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The Native American Experience

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Fetterman Massacre, and Creek Mary's Blood

By: Dee Brown

Three powerful tales from the acclaimed chronicler of the American West—including the #1 New York Times bestseller, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Two profoundly moving, candid histories and a powerful novel illuminate important aspects of the Native American story. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: The #1 New York Times bestseller that awakened the world to the destruction of American Indians in the nineteenth-century West, Dee Brown’s groundbreaking history focuses on the betrayals, battles, and systematic slaughter suffered by Native American tribes between 1860 and 1890, culminating in the Sioux massacre at Wounded Knee. “Shattering, appalling, compelling . . . One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages” (The Washington Post). The Fetterman Massacre: A riveting account of events leading up to the Battle of the Hundred Slain—the devastating 1866 conflict at Wyoming’s Ft. Phil Kearney that pitted Lakota, Arapaho, and Northern Cheyenne warriors—including Oglala chief Red Cloud, against the United States cavalry under the command of Captain William Fetterman. Based on a wealth of historical resources and sparked by Brown’s narrative genius, this is an essential look at one of the frontier’s defining conflicts. Creek Mary’s Blood: This New York Times bestseller fictionalizes the true story of Mary Musgrove—born in 1700 to a Creek tribal chief—and five generations of her family. The sweeping narrative spans the Revolutionary War, the Trail of Tears, and the Civil War—in which Mary’s descendants fought on both sides of the conflict. Rich in detail and human drama, Creek Mary’s Blood offers “a robust, unfussed crash-course in Native American history that rolls from East to West with dark, inexorable energy” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Open Road Media

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1504049586

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9781504049580

Understanding College and University Organization

Theories for Effective Policy and Practice: Volume I — The State of the System

By: James L. Bess,Jay R. Dee

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Understanding College and University Organization

Theories for Effective Policy and Practice: Volume I — The State of the System

By: James L. Bess,Jay R. Dee

Now available in paperback, this two-volume work is intended to help readers develop powerful new ways of thinking about organizational principles, and apply them to policy-making and management in colleges and universities.The book is written with two audiences in mind: administrative and faculty leaders in institutions of higher learning, and students (both doctoral and Master's degree) studying to become upper-level administrators, leaders, and policy makers in higher education.It systematically presents a range of theories that can be applied to many of the difficult management situations that college and university leaders encounter. It provides them with the theoretical background to knowledgeably evaluate the many new ideas that emerge in the current literature, and in workshops and conferences. The purpose is to help leaders develop their own effective management style and approaches, and feel confident that their actions are informed by appropriate theory and knowledge of the latest research in the field.Without theory, organizational leaders are forced to treat each problem that they encounter as unique–as if it were a first-time occurrence. While leaders may have some experience with a particular issue, their solutions are usually not informed by the accumulated wisdom of others who have already encountered and resolved similar situations. The authors approach the theory of the organization and administration of colleges and universities from three quite different perspectives, or paradigms, each relying on different assumptions about the “reality” of organizational life in colleges and universities. The positivist paradigm–primarily an omnibus systems theory–integrates the chapters into a comprehensive, yet easily accessible whole. Social constructionism, the second paradigm, is introduced in each chapter to illuminate the difficulty of seeking and finding meaningful consensus on problems and policies, while also addressing important ethical issues that tend to be overlooked in leadership thought and action. The third paradigm, postmodernism, draws attention to difficulties of logic and communication under the constraints of strictly linear thinking that “authorities” at all levels attempt to impose on organizations.This “multiple paradigm” approach enables readers to become more cognizant of their own assumptions, how they may differ from those of others in their organization, and how those differences may both create difficulties in resolving problems and expand the range of alternatives considered in organizational decision making. The book offers readers the tools to balance the real-world needs to succeed in today’s challenging and competitive environment with the social and ethical aspirations of all its stakeholders and society at large. The authors’ aim is to elucidate how administration can be made more efficient and effective through rational decision-making while also respecting humanistic values. This approach highlights a range of phenomena that require attention if the institution is ultimately to be considered successful.Also available:Volume 1: The State of the SystemTwo volume set

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Taylor & Francis

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1000973255

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Ratpac

By: Dee Rudling

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Ratpac

By: Dee Rudling

A family of rats makes their home in an old tree at a busy, noisy school. Mom and Dad find a place for a nest in a tree and soon five babies are born. They call them Fat Rat, Rascal Rat, Racy Rat, Teeny Tiny, and Twinkle Toes. Read the introduction of a series of books about the family and their adventures!

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Trafford Publishing

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1490760946

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What is Your Problem?

Comedy's little ray of sleet grapples with life's major dilemmas

By: Jack Dee

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What is Your Problem?

Comedy's little ray of sleet grapples with life's major dilemmas

By: Jack Dee

So funny, and so wise. Just like the man himself' - Richard Osman 'I inhaled it. HILARIOUS. So sharp - it really made me laugh' - Katharine Ryan Jack Dee has been very busy during lockdown and would like to update everybody on what he's been up to. While the nation has been baking bread and clearing out cupboards, Jack has retrained online as a psychotherapist and is now open for business. After FOUR HOURS study, he has a certificate of completion from The Ruislip College of Advansed Learning [sic]. If you have an emotional, relationship, work or other issue that you need help with, or if you've just totally lost your sh*t and can't take it anymore, then he would love to hear from you. This book will be a rich compendium of your problems along with Jack's unique, very professional, advice.

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271

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Quercus

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1529413389

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9781529413380

Technology in Education

A Twenty-year Retrospective

By: Dee LaMont Johnson,Cleborne D. Maddux

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Technology in Education

A Twenty-year Retrospective

By: Dee LaMont Johnson,Cleborne D. Maddux

Technology in Education: A Twenty-Year Perspective presents a retrospective of the trends and issues relating to the integration of information technology into public school curriculum covering 25 years. Professors and students in computer sciences can follow the historical journey of the dream machine from its infancy to it's status as the dominant technological wonder of today.

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Psychology Press

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0789022001

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9780789022004

The Fetterman Massacre

Fort Phil Kearny and the Battle of the Hundred Slain

By: Dee Brown

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The Fetterman Massacre

Fort Phil Kearny and the Battle of the Hundred Slain

By: Dee Brown

“One of the best studies that has been made of any sector of the Indian wars” from the #1 bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Chicago Tribune). This dark, unflinching, and fascinating book is Dee Brown’s riveting account of events leading up to the Battle of the Hundred Slain—the devastating 1866 conflict that pitted Lakota, Arapaho, and Northern Cheyenne warriors, including Oglala chief Red Cloud, against the United States cavalry under the command of Captain William Fetterman. Providing a vivid backdrop to the battle, Brown offers a portrait of Wyoming’s Ft. Phil Kearney and the remarkable men who built and defended it. Based on a wealth of historical sources and sparked by Brown’s narrative genius, The Fetterman Massacre is an essential look at one of the frontier’s defining conflicts. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

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Open Road Media

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1453274162

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9781453274163

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