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James Jesse Strang

The Rise and Fall of Michigan's Mormon King

By: Don Faber

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James Jesse Strang

The Rise and Fall of Michigan's Mormon King

By: Don Faber

Few lives experience a meteoric rise and fall like that of James Jesse Strang’s. An unsuccessful lawyer from upstate New York, he converted to Mormonism in 1844 and quickly entered the inner circle of the controversial new faith’s founder, Joseph Smith Jr. Upon Smith’s assassination, Strang sought to be named his successor as leader of the Mormons. Instead, Strang was excommunicated in 1850, though not before gathering a group of followers, who settled with him on remote Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan and ordained Strang king of the small enclave. King Strang elicited both ire and stubborn admiration from an ever-growing list of opponents, his actions closely monitored by President Millard Fillmore himself. In 1866, Strang was assassinated, seemingly with the assistance of federal authorities. This captivating new biography by Don Faber recounts the fascinating story of Strang’s path from impoverished New York farm boy to one of the most colorful and contentious personalities in Michigan history. Avoiding the nonsense, misinformation, and twisted facts so prevalent about the man, readers meet the historical Strang stripped of myth, demonization, and popular fancy—a true celebrity of the mid-nineteenth century who both shaped and was shaped by the colorful times in which he lived. This book will appeal to readers interested in the history of Michigan, the nineteenth century, and the Second Great Awakening.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472121456

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9780472121458

James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

By: George Hendrick,Helen Howe,Don Sackrider

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James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony

By: George Hendrick,Helen Howe,Don Sackrider

This story of James Jones and the Handy Colony is a popular account of one of the most unusual writing colonies ever established in the United States. Between his Army enlistment in 1939 and the wound that sent him to a Memphis hospital in 1943, James Jones suffered the loss of both his mother and his father, a victim of suicide. Psychologically precarious, Jones drank heavily, often brawling in bars. Concerned about his erratic behavior, his aunt took Jones to meet Lowney Handy, who took virtual control of his life, securing his discharge from the army and, with her husband Harry, inviting him into their home. Lowney became Jones's writing teacher--and his lover. An aspiring but unpublished writer when she began the Handy Writers' Colony in Marshall, Illinois, Lowney Handy developed a reputation as an inspirational teacher of writing. Her husband, an oil refinery executive from nearby Robinson, supported her in this endeavor, which proved quite successful. The Handy colony achieved national attention through the success of Jones, its most celebrated member and the author of From Here to Eternity and Some Came Running.

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184

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SIU Press

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0809323702

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9780809323708

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JAMES?

A true story of abduction, secrecy, betrayal, and discovery by a Victim of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children’s Home Society

By: DON W. BOEHNER

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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JAMES?

A true story of abduction, secrecy, betrayal, and discovery by a Victim of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children’s Home Society

By: DON W. BOEHNER

It’s 3am on a hot September morning in 1949. A dark sedan pulls to the rear of a home known as an unwed mothers’ birthing clinic in Jasper, Tennessee. The small, quiet package is slipped past the screen door and slipped away in the dead of night never to be seen again. It is a scenario replayed over and over in the 1940’s by the infamous Tennessee Children’s Home Society and Ms. Georgia Tann, its unholy matron. Stolen after birth, my mother was told I was dead. I was sold for $5,000.00 to my adoptive parents in Southern California. Children ripped off the streets and playgrounds, or simply removed from their home under color of authority, the Tennessee Children’s Home Society stretched their tentacles throughout Tennessee as the Black Market Baby scam grew to unimaginable proportions. Doctors, nurses, lawyers, judges, social workers, welfare workers, and others joined on Tann’s payroll. Never daring to ask the question as to where all the children came from. Over 5,000 children were illegally placed for adoption during Georgia Tann’s reign. My agency-assigned number was 7,702. This is the story of James Arnold Bowman, my birth name given by my mother Flossie, and my life as an adoptee. After being told I was adopted at age 7, it became a life of questions unanswered until I was 60 years old. My adoptive parents elected to keep the details of my adoption a secret, never admitting they knew who I was, and the names of my parents. An accidental discovery in 2008 would reveal the secrets kept for so long, and begin my search for my birth family. Search for my true families would take over 5 years of genealogical studies, correspondence, and ending with DNA testing to finally determine my true origin. The Reader will be the investigator, following the trail of evidence presented in the suspect’s own words contained in personal and business letters, and state forms filed in California and Tennessee, from ill-documented birth in May 1949 through sanction of the California adoption in 1953. You will also receive an insight as to what it is like to be an adopted child and labeled as not being “blood relation”. It’s a journey you don’t want to miss.

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113

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Xlibris Corporation

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1493187023

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9781493187027

Pluralism and Personality

William James and Some Contemporary Cultures of Psychology

By: Don S. Browning

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Pluralism and Personality

William James and Some Contemporary Cultures of Psychology

By: Don S. Browning

This volume is an extended essay in cultural interpretation and criticism. The goal of the book is to gain a perspective on the four major currents of contemporary psychology -- the culture of detachment, joy, control, and care, through the psychology, ethics, and philosophy of William James.

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Bucknell University Press

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0838722652

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9780838722657

Psychology

By: Don H. Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

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Psychology

By: Don H. Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

More than any other textbook, Don and Sandra Hockenbury's Psychology relates the science of psychology to the lives of the wide range of students taking the introductory course. Now Psychology returns in a remarkable new edition that shows just how well-attuned the Hockenburys are to the needs of today's students and instructors.

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Macmillan

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0716764466

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9780716764465

Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies

By: Don S. Browning,Terry D. Cooper

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Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies

By: Don S. Browning,Terry D. Cooper

Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies has pioneered the broader and deeper critique of psychological theories and practice. Informed by hermeneutical theory, Browning's widely acclaimed work drew much-needed attention to the ethical and metaphysical, even religious, assumptions that underlie present-day psychology. It has been deeply influential in many social sciences, in addition to the fields of pastoral counseling and practical theology. In this much-needed second edition, Browning and his new co-author show how the field of social science has indeed grasped and appropriated the hermeneutical approach, though with only slight appreciation of the religious dimensions of the social scientific endeavor. Browning and Cooper provide a completely new first chapter, newly situating the discussion, and update the core chapters of the book. They also add two new chapters, carrying the dialogue on with three new psychotherapeutic theorists, then with new evangelical writers on the relation of theology and psychology. This new edition, like its predecessor, will set the stage for the religion-psychology dialogue for years to come.

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324

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Fortress Press

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1451418906

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9781451418903

Discovering Psychology with DSM5 Update

By: Don Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

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Discovering Psychology with DSM5 Update

By: Don Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

More than any other introductory textbook, Don and Sandra Hockenbury's Discovering Psychology makes the story of psychology a captivating, highly personal experience for all kinds of students. Without sacrificing science, the authors draw on personal experiences and other real stories to illustrate essential concepts and important research directions in a recognizable, relatable way. This is especially true in the area of cutting-edge neuroscience, which the Hockenburys make extremely teachable and utterly absorbing without oversimplifying the presentation. Special Package: Each student copy of Discovering Psychology, Sixth Edition is packaged with the book's Study Guide and Worth Publishers' new Three-Dimensional Brain. DSM 5 Updates Available for Fall 2014 classes, this update version features new content from Sandra Hockenbury in response to the release of the DSM-5. This new content is integrated into the text without changing pagination or the structure of the chapters. A special DSM 5 Supplement by Sandra Hockenbury is available for Fall 2013 and Spring and Summer 2014 courses.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1464199485

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9781464199486

Discovering Psychology

By: Don Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

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Discovering Psychology

By: Don Hockenbury,Sandra E. Hockenbury

Sandra Hockenbury and new coauthor Susan Nolans remarkable textbook is grounded in the belief that all kinds of students can develop a real understanding of psychology and lasting scientific literacy. The authors act on that belief by using relatable personal stories to communicate the concepts of psychological science (and the process of science itself), and by presenting important research in a clear not oversimplified way. Hockenbury and Nolan also take full advantage of online learning, creating activities in LaunchPad that have students thinking about psychology as scientists do. New co-author, Susan Nolan of Seton Hall University was recently designated a Master Teacher by the Society for Teaching Psychology. She regularly gives talks about incorporating scientific literacy into the introductory course and across the psychology curriculum.

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850

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1464176965

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9781464176968

World's Bible Dictionary

By: Don Fleming,Senior Lecturer in Law Don Fleming

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World's Bible Dictionary

By: Don Fleming,Senior Lecturer in Law Don Fleming

This easy-to-use reference tool is reliable, accurate work with firm, conservative, evangelical Biblical scholarship.

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Nelson Bibles

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0529073099

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9780529073099

The Scouting Report, 1994

By: John Dewan,Inc Staff Stats,Don Zminda

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The Scouting Report, 1994

By: John Dewan,Inc Staff Stats,Don Zminda

In-depth qualitative analysis and state-of-the-art computer graphics provide the most thorough evaluation of more than 700 major league players and top minor league prospects, featuring each player's strengths, weaknesses, playing styles, experience, potential, stats for 1993 performances, career records, and more. Illustrations.

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Harper Paperbacks

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0062732315

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9780062732316

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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JAMES?

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Pluralism and Personality

Pluralism and Personality

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Psychology

Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies

Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies

Discovering Psychology with DSM5 Update

Discovering Psychology with DSM5 Update

Discovering Psychology

Discovering Psychology

World's Bible Dictionary

World's Bible Dictionary

The Scouting Report, 1994

The Scouting Report, 1994

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