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At the Table of Power

Food and Cuisine in the African American Struggle for Freedom, Justice, and Equality

By: Diane M. Spivey

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At the Table of Power

Food and Cuisine in the African American Struggle for Freedom, Justice, and Equality

By: Diane M. Spivey

At the Table of Power is both a cookbook and a culinary history that intertwines social issues, personal stories, and political commentary. Renowned culinary historian Diane M. Spivey offers a unique insight into the historical experience and cultural values of African America and America in general by way of the kitchen. From the rural country kitchen and steamboat floating palaces to marketplace street vendors and restaurants in urban hubs of business and finance, Africans in America cooked their way to positions of distinct superiority, and thereby indispensability. Despite their many culinary accomplishments, most Black culinary artists have been made invisible—until now. Within these pages, Spivey tells a powerful story beckoning and daring the reader to witness this culinary, cultural, and political journey taken hand in hand with the fight of Africans in America during the foundation years, from colonial slavery through the Reconstruction era. These narratives, together with the recipes from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, expose the politics of the day and offer insight on the politics of today. African American culinary artists, Spivey concludes, have more than earned a rightful place at the table of culinary contribution and power.

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822989034

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9780822989035

The Yorkshire Farm Girl

By: Diane Allen

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The Yorkshire Farm Girl

By: Diane Allen

Diane Allen's The Yorkshire Farm Girl is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when war looms on the horizon. Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Bob Fothergill has set his sights on buying his own farm instead of renting the one they currently hold. Sally his teenage daughter, wishes her father would see that she could help more with the farm, but he believes that a girl's place is in the home. Ben, their youngest, has no interest in farming so is ignored. Sally's mother makes do knowing her husband wants what's best for them. But when Bob decides to take a well-paid job collecting it causes friction in the family, bringing tension to everyone. With Germany is shaking its angry fist at other nations and the threat of another war undermines everything. Times are hard and the future is uncertain, but perhaps the coming years could bring better times. But will the Fothergills survive the oncoming storm?

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236

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Pan Macmillan

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1529093120

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9781529093124

Sugaring Season

Making Maple Syrup

By: Diane L. Burns

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Sugaring Season

Making Maple Syrup

By: Diane L. Burns

Describes, in text and photographs, the making of maple syrup from tapping the tree and collecting the sap to cooking and packaging.

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Lerner Publications

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0876144229

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9780876144220

Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

By: Diane Ackerman

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Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

By: Diane Ackerman

A celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist explores a year of dawns in her most personal book to date. In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn—drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces us to varieties of bird music and other signs of avian intelligence, while she herself “migrates” from winter in Florida to spring, summer, and fall in upstate New York. Humans might luxuriate in the idea of being “in” nature, Ackerman points out, but we often forget that we are nature—for “no facet of nature is as unlikely as we, the tiny bipeds with the giant dreams.” Joining science’s devotion to detail with religion’s appreciation of the sublime, Dawn Light is an impassioned celebration of the miracles of evolution—especially human consciousness of our numbered days on a turning earth.

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264

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393076938

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9780393076936

A Concise Introduction to Linguistics

By: Bruce M. Rowe,Diane P. Levine

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A Concise Introduction to Linguistics

By: Bruce M. Rowe,Diane P. Levine

Provides a linguistic foundation for students of all majors Assisted by numerous pedagogical aids, A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 4/e explains all concepts in a systematic way making complex linguistic topics as easy to learn as possible. This introductory title covers the core topics of linguistics, providing the information and concepts that will allow students to understand more detailed and advanced treatments of linguistics. This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology and reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to practice key concepts.

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Routledge

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1317349288

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9781317349280

The Book of Shadows

By: Diane Carsey

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The Book of Shadows

By: Diane Carsey

Short horror stories by up and coming author Diane Carsey. Inspired by the Derbyshire Countryside. Many with strange twists towards the end!

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Lulu.com

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1445215624

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Snowshoe Routes: New England

By: Diane Bair,Pamela Wright

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Snowshoe Routes: New England

By: Diane Bair,Pamela Wright

* 75 snowshoe routes in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine * Trails within driving distance of urban areas throughout New England, including Boston, Hartford, Providence, Burlington, Concord, and Portland * A handy trip-planning chart compares snowshoe routes by trail data and scenic highlights From the White Mountains in New Hampshire and Acadia National Park in Maine to the Berkshires in Massachusetts, the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont, and everything in-between, this new snowshoe guide offers snowshoe routes for people of all ages and abilities, from beginner to backcountry expert. Trips lead deep into snow-blanketed woods, past frozen waterfalls and lakes, up challenging peaks, and to scenic views only accessible by snowshoes. For each route, driving directions, level of difficulty, round-trip mileage, hiking time, and elevation gain are all noted. You'll also find helpful information on choosing the right snowshoes, what to wear, suggestions for safe winter driving, safety tips for backcountry snowshoeing, and much more.

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The Mountaineers Books

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159485145X

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9781594851452

The West Pole

By: Diane Glancy

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The West Pole

By: Diane Glancy

... Glancy juxtaposes personal essays, Cherokee myths, and imaginative sketches to explore her experiences as a Native American mixed-blood ... "--Dust jacket.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816628947

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9780816628940

Wild Cats Read-Along

By: Diane Muldrow

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Wild Cats Read-Along

By: Diane Muldrow

Which cat can run at speeds up to 70 miles per hour? Which lions do most of the huntingthe males or the females? And which gets to eat first? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions youll be glad we askedplus informative maps and lots of lively, colorful illustrations.

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Phoenix International Publications, Inc.

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1649968663

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The Cereal Murders

By: Diane Mott Davidson

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The Cereal Murders

By: Diane Mott Davidson

Thanks to her recent adventures in Dying for Chocolate, Goldy Bear, the premier caterer of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, is no stranger to violence--or sudden death. But when she agrees to cater the first College Advisory Dinner for Seniors and Parents at the exclusive Elk Park Preparatory School, the last thing she expects to find at the end of the evening is the battered body of the school valedictorian. Who could have killed Keith Andrews, and why? Goldy's hungry for some answers--and not just because she found the corpse. Her young son, Arch, a student at Elk Park Prep, has become a target for some not-so-funny pranks, while her eighteen-year-old live-in helper, Julian, has become a prime suspect in the Andrews boy's murder. As her investigation intensifies, Goldy's anxiety level rises faster than homemade doughnuts. . .as she turns up evidence that suggests that Keith knew more than enough to blow the lid off some very unscholarly secrets. And then, as her search rattles one skeleton too many, Goldy learns a crucial fact: a little knowledge about a killer can be a deadly thing.

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Crimeline

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030742698X

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9780307426987

For Every Dark Night . . . A Mother's Journey Through Grief and Trauma

By: Diane Muller Ludman

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For Every Dark Night . . . A Mother's Journey Through Grief and Trauma

By: Diane Muller Ludman

In Every Dark Night...A Mother's Journey through Grief and Trauma, Diane Ludman courageously shares her difficult and rewarding journey through the grieving process. Her stories of navigating grief's peaks and valleys are clearly driven by love and support from her family and her "family of friends". Honoring her feelings, instincts and intuition, Diane embraces the "sightings of Mikie" and is able to enjoy his presence in her life... and to always be Mikie's mom. With gathered strength and courage, Diane reveals how trust can open doors to healing. Diane provides a comforting treasure for grieving parents and a book to remember for us all." -Elizabeth Pearce KinderMourn Counselor/Facilitator

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iUniverse

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1450215726

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9781450215725

Jason the Sailor

By: Diane Wakoski

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Jason the Sailor

By: Diane Wakoski

Great expectations developed from Hollywood movie dreams ("imagining our lives, instead of living them") are inevitably shattered by disappointing and betraying real-life relationships. The bittersweet and ironic evocations of the failed loves of her life make this among the most moving, as well as revealing, of Ms. Wakoski's books.

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0876859031

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9780876859032

The Museum of Witchcraft

By: Diane Purkiss

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The Museum of Witchcraft

By: Diane Purkiss

Every sense is tingling. Strange symbols loom out of the darkness, and incantations whisper through the air. It's cold and quiet, so why don't you feel completely alone? Welcome to The Museum of Witchcraft, a collection of 100 artefacts where a history of secret wisdom, female power and occult objects comes to life. Wander through its pages to discover why cooking is magic, which trees are most enchanted, how to create an amulet, where to find a witch mark and why bad weather could have you burned at the stake. With each page a beautiful display cabinet containing esoteric illustration and authoritative text, it's time to discover the shadowy world of witches.

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Welbeck

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1802797238

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9781802797237

Unruly Angels

By: Diane B. Buchanan

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Unruly Angels

By: Diane B. Buchanan

The courtroom is the stage for Unruly Angels, Diane Buchanan's new book of poetry, but this courtroom is unlike any other. Here applause is encouraged and both tears and laughter can spontaneously erupt. Here the audience consists of prisoners, nursing babies, mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters, as well as the usual legal and security staff, student nurses and the occasional observer. Here the actors are people afflicted with drug addictions. This book opens the curtains on Drug Treatment Courts, a court specifically designed to supervise cases of drug-dependent offenders who have agreed to accept treatment for substance abuse. It seems an unusual place for a poet and, perhaps for some, addicts and drug addiction are distasteful subjects for poetry. But Diane Buchanan believes that this is what Carolyn Forché calls a poetry of witness that is neither personal nor political but somewhere in between, in a space Forché describes as a place of resistance and struggle ... By situating poetry in this social space we can avoid some of our residual prejudices ... Unruly Angels begins with a warning: This poem is a roiling sea of drug-soaked decay, a Tarot card warning, a tsunami presage, and ends with a promise: Hang in there. It's worth it. In between are soliloquies, sonnets, incarcerations, graduations, conditions, confessions and a whole alphabet of courage. Poet Mary Oliver writes: There are in this world a lot of devils with wondrous smiles. Also many unruly angels. In this brave and insightful poetry collection we are taken behind the scenes with the Drug Court team to find that, often, beneath that addict's mask is a terrified angel.

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Frontenac House

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189718154X

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9781897181546

Deep Cover Jack

Hunt For Jack Reacher Series

By: Diane Capri

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Deep Cover Jack

Hunt For Jack Reacher Series

By: Diane Capri

FBI Agents Otto and Gaspar pick up where Lee Child’s “Persuader” leaves off in the Hunt for Jack Reacher. Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up! "Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers In the thrilling follow-up to the ITW Thriller Award Finalist (Jack and Joe), FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar will wait no longer. They head to Houston to find Susan Duffy, one of Jack Reacher’s known associates, determined to get answers. But Duffy’s left town, headed for trouble. Otto and Gaspar are right behind her, and powerful enemies with their backs against the wall will have everything to lose. The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." – David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." – Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master 2013 Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "I 'stumbled' on this title and was attracted to it as I am a Jack Reacher fan. Loved the story and the author's writing style. Couldn't wait for more so I purchased [Raw Justice] and want more Jennifer Lane - please?! Fatal Distraction is also on my Kindle to read list!" "I have been a Reacher fan for years and was excited when I heard of Diane Capri's take on 'Finding Reacher'. 'Don't Know Jack' is a good companion to Child's Reacher books and recaptures the flavor of the Reacher mystique. I am waiting anxiously for the next book in the series and the next and the next, and so on." "All Child fans should give it a try!" New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel Lee Child, Jack Reacher, Reacher, military, action, romance, suspense, thriller, mystery, Florida, Michigan, adoption, secret baby, women sleuth, legal thriller, John Grisham, thriller series, mystery series, romantic suspense series, romantic suspense, hepatitis, medical mystery, medical thriller, psychological thriller, strong female, strong female protagonist, police procedural, thriller and suspense, vigilante justice, crime, action packed, private investigators, lawyer, police officer, FBI agents, Alaska, hard-boiled, cozy, legal, medical, suspense, suspense series, spies, tech, techno, technology, crime, financial, murder, theft, litigator, judge, juror, death, due justice, secret justice, twisted justice, wasted justice, mistaken justice, deadly dozen, deadly, gun, killer, sniper, shot, deadly, parenting, relationships, crime fiction, crime novel, kidnapping, serial killers, heist, series, women's fiction, detective, conspiracy, political, terrorism, contemporary, genre fiction, United States

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AugustBooks

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1940768675

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9781940768670

Youth Ministry Management Tools

Everything You Need to Successfully Manage and Administrate Your Youth Ministry

By: Ginny Olson,Diane Elliot,Mike Work

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Youth Ministry Management Tools

Everything You Need to Successfully Manage and Administrate Your Youth Ministry

By: Ginny Olson,Diane Elliot,Mike Work

This is a manual for quick and convenient access to the spectrum of administrative and managerial tasks that face youth workers every day with a companion CD-ROM that includes not only a student contact database, but all the book's forms in editable format.

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Zondervan

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0310235960

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9780310235965

Weather Thematic Unit

By: Diane Williams

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Weather Thematic Unit

By: Diane Williams

Lesson ideas in this thematic unit are based on the whole language approach which encourages cooperative learning.

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1557342733

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Fatal Dawn: A Jess Kimball Thriller

By: Diane Capri

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Fatal Dawn: A Jess Kimball Thriller

By: Diane Capri

They took her son. She wants him back. Is this her chance? The phone call changes Jess Kimball's life forever. He leads her on a breathless and dangerous chase through the Rocky Mountains. When she catches up with the blackmailing bastard she’ll make him sorry. And then she’ll make him pay. The most gripping thriller yet in this high-octane series starring relentless reporter Jess Kimball from award-winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling AuthorDiane Capri. For fans of Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Jack Reacher, John Grisham, and James Patterson’s Women's Murder Club “Full of thrills and tension – but smart and human too.” — Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers “Expertise shines on every page.” -- Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President "Relentlessly determined to bring justice to an unjust world, Jess Kimball is like a female Jack Reacher, only nicer!" -- Martha Powers, award winning author of Conspiracy of Silence and Death Angel Readers Love Jess Kimball and Clamor for More! Start reading now and you’ll be hooked! “Smart, fast-paced, personal and, dare I say, thrilling. It's the kind of "this could happen to me" thrill that really chills me to the bone if I think about it too much. I could not put this book down until I found out if everything was going to turn out okay. Does it? Well you'll have to read it and see!” “Highly recommend-- kept me on the edge of my seat and I had a hard time putting it down-- Great characters and storyline-- can only hope Diane Capri will make a series out of Jess and Helen-- I do want more!” “This thought-provoking novel is populated with strong women and likable men. Ms. Capri fully develops these characters while maintaining a tension-filled pace that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours of the morning.”

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AugustBooks

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1940768985

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9781940768984

Diane's Story

From Darkness Into the Light

By: Diane L. Cornelius

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Diane's Story

From Darkness Into the Light

By: Diane L. Cornelius

After praying to God one night, Jesus told Diane to tell her story. She knew that this would be both challenging and difficult to do on so many levels. By telling her story, her audience would be brought to places unknown to most people. During her life she has dealt with Bi- Polar Disorder and has encountered many difficulties along the way. She was faced with a teenage age pregnancy and felt forced into having an unwanted abortion. She married and had two children. The marriage ended in divorce and years later she remarried. The boys were adopted by her new husband. The story to be told though is not just about her family, work and travels. Her story is a dark one. She has battled with Satan for years, been admitted to mental hospitals and has been placed on numerous medications to treat her disorder. One Sunday, while attending a church service, Diane witnessed miracle. A man died and was brought back to life. Throughout it all, Diane continued to pray to God for healing. She has rededicated her life to God and feels led to tell others who battle this disease to stay strong and give their life over to God.

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0595484557

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9780595484553

HALF OF EVERY COUPLE

By: Diane O'Brien

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HALF OF EVERY COUPLE

By: Diane O'Brien

Half of Every Couple takes the reader through the year following the death of the author's husband, ending their nearly fifty year marriage. Weekly entries follow Diane O'Brien's journey of grief - from the numbness of the first weeks to a gradual awakening to the possibilities that lay ahead. With a 150-year-old farm house and barn, a flock of laying hens, a dog and six grandchildren within a mile or two there are few quiet moments. The paradox of grieving amidst the renewal of life all around her is a central theme of Half of Every Couple. That this unfolds in the context of a small coastal Maine town where everyone knows someone has died when the dooryard's full of cars makes it all the more interesting.

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Lulu.com

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0359270794

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9780359270798

Poetry From A Creative Mind

By: Diane Gerard

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Poetry From A Creative Mind

By: Diane Gerard

Poetry is my way of expressing my feelings about the world around me. Instead of writing in a journal, I prefer to write free verse to express my feelings in words, rather than yell or hit someone. Other times, I write poems to remember important people, animals, observations, and events in my life.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465344101

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9781465344106

An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research

By: Diane Larsen-Freeman,Michael H. Long

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An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research

By: Diane Larsen-Freeman,Michael H. Long

Understanding how people learn and fail to learn second and foreign languages is increasingly recognised as a critical social and psycholinguistic issue. Second languages are vitally important to diverse groups of people, ranging from refugees to college students facing foreign language requirements. This book provides a synthesis of empirical findings on second and foreign language learning by children and adults, emphasising the design and execution of appropriate research.

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Routledge

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1317869230

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Fatal Edge: A Jess Kimball Thriller

By: Diane Capri

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Fatal Edge: A Jess Kimball Thriller

By: Diane Capri

Exciting short read! Investigative Reporter Jess Kimball’s impossible mission to protect crime victims continues in this new short from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Diane Capri. In Fatal Edge, Jess Kimball’s assistant, Mandy Donovan fills in for Jess when a spoiled rich man’s girlfriend goes missing and he says he’s not to blame. Along with her new P.I. boyfriend, Mandy heads up to the ski resort in Wyoming where the woman was last seen and lands in the path of a killer. Can Jess get there before Mandy becomes the next victim? “Full of thrills and tension – but smart and human too.” — Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers “Expertise shines on every page.” -- Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President "Relentlessly determined to bring justice to an unjust world, Jess Kimball is like a female Jack Reacher, only nicer!" -- Martha Powers, award winning author of Conspiracy of Silence and Death Angel Readers Love Jess Kimball and Clamor for More! “Smart, fast-paced, personal and, dare I say, thrilling. It's the kind of "this could happen to me" thrill that really chills me to the bone if I think about it too much. I could not put this book down until I found out if everything was going to turn out okay. Does it? Well you'll have to read it and see!” “Highly recommend-- kept me on the edge of my seat and I had a hard time putting it down-- Great characters and storyline-- can only hope Diane Capri will make a series out of Jess and Helen-- I do want more!” “This thought-provoking novel is populated with strong women and likable men. Ms. Capri fully develops these characters while maintaining a tension-filled pace that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours of the morning.”

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1940768756

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Rick and the Mystery on Bydig Mountain

By: Diane Hankinson

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Rick and the Mystery on Bydig Mountain

By: Diane Hankinson

Being the oldest of five children always creates problems, especially when your father is a King. Taught to always obey the rules and to never use his magic except for chores, young Rick goes about his boring lifeuntil the day he discovers the books of Merlin in the castle library. As he begins reading, Rick knows he is breaking one of the Norkblens strictest laws. But Rick cannot stop himself as he ventures into the woods with a group of friends and begins practicing the old magic. Rick soon discovers that an evil queen will stop at nothing to capture him, his friends, and ultimately destroy his father. Alone, hurt, and lost in the woods, he is surrounded by danger and the only way to survive is to use the forbidden magic. Now it is up to Rick, a human, two birds, and two Norkblens to rescue the villagers of Mouthyew and Tonplymbefore it is too late. Up against an army of trained soldiers, coyotes, and a twisted queen, the odds seem insurmountable. But everyone knows that when it comes to magic, anything can happen.

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1462043682

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Cold Justice: A Judge Willa Carson Mystery

By: Diane Capri

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Cold Justice: A Judge Willa Carson Mystery

By: Diane Capri

Judge Willa Carson returns in this chilling story from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Diane Capri! "Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too." Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers Everyone needs a vacation, even hardworking, crime-fighting Federal Judges. Looking forward to a quiet week of stunning winter scenery, roaring fires, and warm companionship, Judge Willa Carson and her husband George head north to Pleasant Harbor, Michigan - and slam into murder. A car stranded in the road. A corpse slumped in the front seat. A gunshot wound to left temple. The scene is surreal, the execution ruthless, the victim far from innocent. Local authorities want this case put away fast because it’s bad for their tourism business. Willa sees what the cops don’t, and she is not about to play along to get along. The rugged, frozen landscape is not her beloved Tampa sunshine and palm trees, but Judge Willa Carson is always on the Hunt for Justice. "Intricate and ingenious - make some coffee, because you'll read all night." Lee Child, #1 Worldwide Bestselling author of Jack Reacher thrillers Lee Child, action, romance, suspense, thriller, mystery, Florida, Michigan, adoption, secret baby, women sleuth, legal thriller, John Grisham, thriller series, mystery series, romantic suspense series, romantic suspense, hepatitis, medical mystery, medical thriller, psychological thriller, strong female, strong female protagonist, police procedural, thriller and suspense, vigilante justice, crime, action packed, private investigators, lawyer, police officer, FBI agents, Alaska, hard-boiled, cozy, legal, medical, suspense, suspense series, spies, tech, techno, technology, crime, financial, murder, theft, litigator, judge, juror, death, due justice, secret justice, twisted justice, wasted justice, mistaken justice, deadly dozen, deadly, gun, killer, sniper, shot, deadly, parenting, relationships, crime fiction, crime novel, kidnapping, serial killers, heist, series, women's fiction, detective, conspiracy, political, terrorism, contemporary, genre fiction, United States

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194076811X

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A Tale of Two Cats

By: Diane Eaton

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A Tale of Two Cats

By: Diane Eaton

One-year-old Bingo is extremely happy when the Browns adopt him and take him to their farm. Hed been at the shelter a long time. But when Buddy, a small kitten from Virginia, joins the family, he finds himself in charge of the new animal. Its not exactly what Bingo had in mind. Despite their similar appearance, the two cats are as different as black and white. Bingos idea of an idyllic life is to sleep on sun spots. He loves to help his dad drive the car. Buddy wants to get outside and see the world. He loves the garden and enjoys smelling flowers and meeting all the strange animals that visit there. The two mismatched cats set off on adventures that sometimes get them into trouble and other times are heartwarming experiences. When two of the neighborhood kids meet the cats, it doesnt take long before the whole neighborhood bonds together. Bingo and Buddy are included in just about everything that happens, including trick or treating on Halloween. This book for young readers shares a story of two cats, their antics, and the lessons to be learned.

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Archway Publishing

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1480850152

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Ruby Hope Valley

By: Diane Williams Gordon

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Ruby Hope Valley

By: Diane Williams Gordon

Ruby Hope Valley is a delightful and heartwarming book of love, faith, and friendship. Betty Anne, a lonely Christian woman in her fifties, who lives in the town of Ruby Hope Valley, carries a hidden secret in her heart, until she meets a young Amish girl whom she befriends after joining an Amish quilting group. They become lifelong friends and share many experiences of happiness and sorrow. Betty Anne becomes a true friend of Sara Jane and her Amish family as they struggle with Kidney disease, adoption, death and an emotional homecoming.

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Black Rose Writing

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1684331633

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A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake

By: Diane Gaston

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A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake

By: Diane Gaston

A passionate encounter in Paris leads a rake to reform his ways in this Regency romance of forbidden desire and secret identities. It’s been more than three months, but Oliver Gregory still remembers the exquisite night he shared with a beautiful woman in Paris. Discovering her working at the discreet London gentlemen’s club he owns comes as a shock . . . even more so when he realizes she’s pregnant! Oliver knows the pain of being an outcast. And he will do all in his power to ensure his child is not born illegitimate. Cecilia will return to his bed . . . as his wife!

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Harlequin

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148802183X

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A Journey in Words

Discovering My Being

By: Diane E. Peeling

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A Journey in Words

Discovering My Being

By: Diane E. Peeling

I am number 13 in a family of 17 children. We grew up on a farm where everyone did everything. No one was excluded from contributing to getting the chores done. It was hard work and we never lacked for anything that was important. There was sibling rivalry and a lot of laughter. We played as hard as we worked. Mom was the glue and the disciplinarian. The lesson ingrained was: Family is always important. Be true to yourself. Mom and Dad had their issues, yet you saw those flashes of love. I had the pleasure of getting to know my mother as a woman first. Once we developed that relationship, I have always respectfully treated every adult as a person first and parent second. As adults, we have needs and those needs do not always get met as parents. That gift alone is precious beyond words. A tear escaped my father while he read a piece I wrote for him. I have been writing all my life. Life changes have sparked my creative energy to write. This was not the book I began. This was the book that I always wanted to write: my poetry/prose.

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1628575131

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Looking Forward to MORE Monday Mornings

How to Drive Your Colleagues Happy!

By: Diane Hodges

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Looking Forward to MORE Monday Mornings

How to Drive Your Colleagues Happy!

By: Diane Hodges

In this sequel to the book "Looking forward to Monday morning", Diane Hodges shares a new collection of low-cost staff appreciation and recognition activities that school leaders can implement to promote a positive and upbeat work environment.

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Corwin Press

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1412942187

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Ironic Witness

By: Diane Glancy

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Ironic Witness

By: Diane Glancy

A minister's wife finds herself in hell. The story of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16:19-31 gives a chilling insight into the afterlife. It is a story that is not often addressed because it makes clear the separation of people upon death. Frank Winscott, a retired minister, works at comparing translations of the Bible. Eugena has ignored her husband's work and his sermons all her life. Instead, she finds meaning in her potter's shed, where she makes different forms of ziggurats that she places in her kiln, a little symbol of hell. Though Eugena rejects Frank's insistence that there is a heaven and hell, she finds that she has worked with the shape of both and never knew it. In the end, she realizes that heaven and hell are in the shape of ziggurats, one rising and the other sinking. Her beloved ziggurats become the ironic witness of what her husband preached. Meanwhile, Frank and Eugena struggle to make sense of their lives after the death of their addict son, Daniel. When he is killed in a car accident, Frank and Eugena argue over whether Daniel's death was truly an accident, or whether his car may have been pushed off the road. The novel begins, "Another letter from the afterlife, you might say. But this one starts before the afterlife and continues into it." When Eugena dies, she travels through hell to find her son, Daniel. Frank sends the last chapter from heaven. The novel was influenced by Dante's The Divine Comedy and begins with an epigraph from The Inferno, "What I was living, that I am dead.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1625647441

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9781625647443

Enchantment the Art and Life of Lilian Westcott Hale

America's Linear Impressionist

By: Diane Elizabeth Kelleher

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Enchantment the Art and Life of Lilian Westcott Hale

America's Linear Impressionist

By: Diane Elizabeth Kelleher

As the title suggests, this book concerns the art and life of the world's only "American Linear Impressionist", Lilian Westcott Hale. Born in Connecticut in 1881, Hale was educated primarily at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and lived for many years in nearby Dedham, moving to Charlottesville, Virginia after the death of her beloved educator, art critic, author, and painter husband, Philip Leslie Hale. A woman, Hale far outpaced the success of many men, including her husband. During her early decades of activity, Hale garnered innumerable naational awards, accolades, and prizes, and international acclaim for her oil portraits of children, women in interiors, and charcoal sketches of snowy landscpes, all created in an Impressionist style utilizing only vertical strokes. Hale was the originator and sole practitioner of a technique which paradoxically used line in an Impressionist manner. While her classic art fell out of favor during the Modernist 1940s and later, it is now once again very much in vogue. My relationship with the artist's only child, her daughter, Nancy, was of immeasurable assistance in the production of this book. Diane Elizabeth Kelleher Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 2013.

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1491816163

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9781491816165

In Time of Emergency

A Citizen's Handbook

By: DIANE Publishing Company

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In Time of Emergency

A Citizen's Handbook

By: DIANE Publishing Company

Provides individuals and families with information on what can and should be done to enhance survival in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Chapters cover: general guidance, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, earthquakes, tidal waves, nuclear power plant accidents, fire, and nuclear attack. Illustrated.

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0788124390

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Live Fast, Love Hard

The Faron Young Story

By: Diane Diekman

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Live Fast, Love Hard

The Faron Young Story

By: Diane Diekman

As one of the best-known honky tonkers to appear in the wake of Hank Williams’s death, Faron Young was a popular presence on Nashville’s music scene for more than four decades. The Singing Sheriff produced a string of Top Ten hits, placed over eighty songs on the country music charts, and founded the long-running country music periodical Music City News in 1963. Flamboyant, impulsive, and generous, he helped and encouraged a new generation of talented songwriter-performers that included Willie Nelson and Bill Anderson. In 2000, four years after his untimely death, Faron was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Presenting the first detailed portrayal of this lively and unpredictable country music star, Diane Diekman masterfully draws on extensive interviews with Young’s family, band members, and colleagues. Impeccably researched, Diekman’s narrative also weaves anecdotes from Louisiana Hayride and other old radio shows with ones from Young’s business associates, including Ralph Emery. Her unique insider’s look into Young’s career adds to an understanding of the burgeoning country music entertainment industry during the key years from 1950 to 1980, when the music expanded beyond its original rural roots and blossomed into a national (ultimately, international) enterprise. Echoing Young’s characteristic ability to entertain and surprise fans, Diekman combines an account of his public career with a revealing, intimate portrait of his personal life.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252093801

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9780252093807

The Essential Guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

By: Charlie Winger,Diane Winger

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The Essential Guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

By: Charlie Winger,Diane Winger

* Guidebook to hiking, biking, or climbing in the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains. * Details unlimited recreational opportunities for the park's 225,000 annual visitors * 210 color photographs and 40 color maps * Color-coded tabs and activity symbols for quick reference Nowhere else in North America do alpine tundra, tall forests of evergreen and aspen, and massive desert dunes meet so dramatically as in our nation's newest crown jewel. This book is the essential guide to one of the nation's newest national parks. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve earned this status in 2003, and became an instant treasure both for Coloradans and vacationers everywhere.

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The Mountaineers Books

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097244131X

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9780972441315

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