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I Believe in Miracles

I Am One of Them

By: Deidre Spencer

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In I Believe in Miracles, author Deidre Spencer shares the knowledge she gained in her fight against cancer and she provides the tools necessary to discover how to heal. As a cancer survivor, Deidre has beaten the odds, conquering an aggressive form of cancer that had an additional genetic disorder component, making it difficult for the doctors to treat. Through it all, she demonstrates the strength of conviction to follow through on her beliefsand through sheer determination, positive thinking, and with support from family and friends, she pulled herself through those traumatic times. Initially, the doctors saved her from the brink of death when she had only two weeks left to live. She then survived a stem cell transplant, finding she was sensitive to the chemotherapy medicine and other drugs used in treating the side effects. She again came close to dying. When she pulled through the second time, she had to learn to eat and walk again. She realised then that she had to heal all of herselfnot only physically, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually; what she calls the four bodies. Deidre is now in full remission. I Believe in Miracles is a journey of self-discovery, trauma, and self-healing; Deidre believes that if she can do it, so can others.

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Balboa Press

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1452524424

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9781452524429

Loving Literature

A Cultural History

By: Deidre Lynch

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Loving Literature

A Cultural History

By: Deidre Lynch

Of the many charges laid against contemporary literary scholars, one of the most common--and perhaps the most wounding--is that they simply don't love books. And while the most obvious response is that, no, actually the profession of literary studies does acknowledge and address personal attachments to literature, that answer risks obscuring a more fundamental question: Why should they? That question led Deidre Shauna Lynch into the historical and cultural investigation of Loving Literature. How did it come to be that professional literary scholars are expected not just to study, but to love literature, and to inculcate that love in generations of students? What Lynch discovers is that books, and the attachments we form to them, have long played a role in the formation of private life--that the love of literature, in other words, is neither incidental to, nor inextricable from, the history of literature. Yet at the same time, there is nothing self-evident or ahistorical about our love of literature: our views of books as objects of affection have clear roots in late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century publishing, reading habits, and domestic history."--Publisher's Web site.

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335

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University of Chicago Press

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022618370X

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9780226183701

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training

By: Deidre Johnson-Cane,Joe Glickman,Jonathan Cane

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training

By: Deidre Johnson-Cane,Joe Glickman,Jonathan Cane

This text aims to be useful to those looking for an approachable, beginner's guide to lifting weights. The book is issued in the illustrated format, where photographs and line illustrations are given as much attention as the easy-to-read text. The guide includes multiple exercises for all the major muscle groups, photographs depicting the beginning, midpoint and ending positions for each exercise and photographs depicting the most common mistakes in executing various exercises, allowing readers to learn from others' mistakes.

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286

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Penguin

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0028644336

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9780028644332

Prom Ever After

By: Dona Sarkar,Caridad Ferrer,Deidre Berry

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Prom Ever After

By: Dona Sarkar,Caridad Ferrer,Deidre Berry

Collects three stories of prom night, including "Save the Last Dance," where Peyton, whose parents disapprove of her choice to become a chef, gives up her prom night in order to prepare a meal and prove herself.

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299

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Kimani Press

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0373091478

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9780373091478

Persuasion

By: Jane Austen,Deidre Shauna Lynch

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Persuasion

By: Jane Austen,Deidre Shauna Lynch

Anne Elliot, persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth is not worthy of her regard, questions her decision to send him away until he returns seven years later, his circumstances much improved.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199535558

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9780199535552

Parallel Heat

By: Deidre Knight

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Parallel Heat

By: Deidre Knight

In a world on the verge of destruction, alien warrior Marco McKinley and his greatest enemy, soldier Thea Haven, discover that they have met before in an alternate universe and are bound together by betrayal, vengeance, and passion. Original.

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329

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Penguin Group

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0451219651

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9780451219657

The Economy of Character

Novels, Market Culture, and the Business of Inner Meaning

By: Deidre Lynch

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The Economy of Character

Novels, Market Culture, and the Business of Inner Meaning

By: Deidre Lynch

At the start of the 18th century, literary "characters" referred as much to letters and typefaces as it did to persons in books. However, this text shows how, by the 19th century, readers used transactions with characters to accommodate themselves to newly-commercialized social relations.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226498204

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9780226498201

The Next Best Thing

By: Deidre Berry

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The Next Best Thing

By: Deidre Berry

She Had The Perfect Plan. But Plans Aren't Set In Stone. No drama, no problems--that's Tori Carter's idea of the good life. Her tendency to plan everything to the max has made her the most successful event coordinator in the business--and the number one problem solver for her family and friends. But when her perfect fiancé runs off with another woman, he leaves Tori without a Plan B-through-Z. . .or any idea what to do next. And now she's dealing with one surprise after another. Her well-meaning friends are delivering a rogue's gallery of bad-news dates. Her demanding boss expects Tori to work miracles with ever-more-impossible clients. And Tori's handsome neighbor Nelson is a chef who turns up the heat in ways she never imagined. Now Tori has to improvise, let loose--and get wise--if she's going to figure out who she is and what kind of happiness she really wants. . .

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465

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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0758241089

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9780758241085

Red Kiss

By: Deidre Knight

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Red Kiss

By: Deidre Knight

Immortal Spartan slave River Kassandros can transform into any weapon. After a bloody battle he's forever a dagger--until a mortal can release him. Drawn to this blade, Emma Lowery draws blood with it and frees River. But as they fight off intense passions, a sinister power arises to destroy them. Original.

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388

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Penguin

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0451226615

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9780451226617

Parallel Desire

A Novel of the Midnight Warriors

By: Deidre Knight

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Parallel Desire

A Novel of the Midnight Warriors

By: Deidre Knight

Antousian and Refarian warriors and beings have varying psychic powers, and their identities and motives are often what they appear. On a mission of vengeance, time traveler Scott Dillon finds himself marooned in the past-and risks disrupting the entireu

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Penguin Group

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045122244X

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9780451222442

Cultural Institutions of the Novel

By: Deidre Lynch,William Beatty Warner

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Cultural Institutions of the Novel

By: Deidre Lynch,William Beatty Warner

The story of the development of the novel--its origin, rise, and increasing popularity as a narrative form in an ever-expanding range of geographic and cultural sites--is familiar and, according to the contributors to this volume, severely limited. In a far-reaching blend of comparative literature and transnational cultural studies, this collection shifts the study of the novel away from a consideration of what makes a particular narrative a novel to a consideration of how novels function and what cultural work they perform--from what novels are, to what they do. The essays in Cultural Institutions of the Novel find new ways to analyze how a genre notorious for its aesthetic unruliness has become institutionalized--defined, legitimated, and equipped with a canon. With a particular focus on the status of novels as commodities, their mediation of national cultures, and their role in transnational exchange, these pieces range from the seventeenth century to the present and examine the forms and histories of the novel in England, Nigeria, Japan, France, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. Works by Jane Austen, Natsume Sôseki, Gabriel García Márquez, Buchi Emecheta, and Toni Morrison are among those explored as Cultural Institutions of the Novel investigates how theories of "the" novel and disputes about which narratives count as novels shape social struggles and are implicated in contests over cultural identity and authority. Contributors. Susan Z. Andrade, Lauren Berlant, Homer Brown, Michelle Burnham, James A. Fujii, Nancy Glazener, Dane Johnson, Lisa Lowe, Deidre Lynch, Jann Matlock, Dorothea von Mücke, Bridget Orr, Clifford Siskin, Katie Trumpener, William B. Warner

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500

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Duke University Press

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0822318431

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9780822318439

Making of a Poet

Reflections in Verse

By: Deidre Alexander

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Making of a Poet

Reflections in Verse

By: Deidre Alexander

Making of a Poet strikes a chord in all of us who enjoy writingand readinglanguage which lifts our thoughts to dreams and hopes beyond the humdrum reality of life. When Deidre signed into a poetry course in junior high school, she found her perceptions and imaginings awakened to realms that widened her world to new enjoyment. Teachers and experiences in high school and college increased her appreciation of life and the world and friends about her. Recognition came in 1980 when Self-Acceptance appeared in Eddie Lou Coles World Treasury of Great Poems, which also included Time to Dream by her aunt Olive Jean Hope. Deidres verses have also appeared in Our Western Worlds Greatest Poems (1983), Best-Loved Contemporary Poems (1979), The Dawn of Inspiration (1999), and Our Twentieth Centurys Greatest Poems (1982). Deidre continues to share life and inspiration with friends in The Poetry Circle of writers near her home in northern California. Her story can be your story too.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466945494

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9781466945494

Red Fire

A Gods of Midnight Novel

By: Deidre Knight

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Red Fire

A Gods of Midnight Novel

By: Deidre Knight

Read Deirdre Knight's posts on the Penguin Blog. A thrilling new series featuring seven immortal Spartan warriors protecting mankind— and confronting passion along the way... Eternity has become a prison for Ajax Petrakos. Centuries after he and his Spartan brothers made their bargain for immortality, Ajax struggles to maintain his warrior's discipline. His only source of strength is his hope that he will soon meet the woman once foretold to him--the other half of his soul, Shay Angel. Ajax searches for his destined mate on the haunted streets of modern-day Savannah, but he isn't the first to find her. Shay, the youngest of a powerful demon-hunting clan, can see the monsters that stalk the steamy Southern nights--an ability that draws the deadly attention of Ajax's worst enemy. As Shay and Ajax race to solve a chilling prophecy--one that could spell Ajax's death if they don't succeed--a fated passion arises, threatening to sweep away everything in its path.

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1440634572

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Book's by Deidre Spencer

I Believe in Miracles

I Believe in Miracles

Loving Literature

Loving Literature

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training

Prom Ever After

Prom Ever After

Persuasion

Persuasion

Parallel Heat

Parallel Heat

The Economy of Character

The Economy of Character

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

Red Kiss

Red Kiss

Parallel Desire

Parallel Desire

Cultural Institutions of the Novel

Cultural Institutions of the Novel

Making of a Poet

Making of a Poet

Red Fire

Red Fire

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