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The Last Amateur

The Life of William J. Stillman

By: Stephen L. Dyson

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The Last Amateur

The Life of William J. Stillman

By: Stephen L. Dyson

The authoritative biography of a nineteenth-century polymath. This fascinating biography tells the story of William J. Stillman (18281901), a nineteenth-century polymath. Born and raised in Schenectady, New York, Stillman attended Union College and began his career as a Hudson River School painter after an apprenticeship with Frederic Edwin Church. In the 1850s, he was editor of The Crayon, the most important journal of art criticism in antebellum America. Later, after a stint as an explorer-promoter of the Adirondacks, he became the American consul in Rome during the Civil War. When his diplomatic career brought him to Crete, he developed an interest in archaeology and later produced photographs of the Acropolis, for which he is best known today. In yet another career switch, Stillman became a journalist, serving as a correspondent for The Times of London in Rome and the Balkans. In 1871, he married his second wife, Marie Spartali, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, and continued to write about history and art until his death. One of the later products of the American Enlightenment, he lived a life that intersected with many strands of American and European culture. Stillman can indeed be called the last amateur. The Last Amateur is a meticulously researched and highly nuanced portrait of William J. Stillman, an important journalist, artist, and critic of mid-nineteenth-century America. Stephen L. Dyson provides outstanding context and a convincing case as to why Stillman deserves to be better known due to his keen intellect, prodigious output, and insightful views on art and culture. Its refreshing to see an academic who blends deep scholarship with an ability to write in a readable style that will satisfy both the scholar and the general readers. The result is a timeless classic. Paul Grondahl, author of Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma The Last Amateur is a complex and intriguing life history of a personality very much within the circles of the intellectual debates of the mid- and late nineteenth century on art, aesthetics, archaeology, geopolitics (especially in the eastern Mediterranean), and the development of photography. Stillman was sort of a Zelig character, and although he had an important influence on many of these areas of culture and society, he has been relatively little studied. The book is an important step in shedding light on the character and importance of Stillman. Harvey K. Flad, coauthor of Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie

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1438452616

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Harlequin Superromance April 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Janice Kay Johnson,Janet Lee Nye,Lisa Dyson,Gina Wilkins

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Harlequin Superromance April 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Janice Kay Johnson,Janet Lee Nye,Lisa Dyson,Gina Wilkins

Harlequin® Superromance brings you a collection of four new novels, available now! Experience powerful relationships that deliver a strong emotional punch and a guaranteed happily ever after. This Superromance box set includes: PLAIN REFUGE by Janice Kay Johnson Rebecca Holt knows she should’ve gone straight to the police with the evidence she found incriminating her ex in murder, but two attempts on her life send her and her young son deep into hiding with extended family among the Amish in rural Missouri. If she’s found, she has nothing left to hide behind. Unless county sheriff Daniel Byler can protect her…despite her lies. BOSS MEETS HER MATCH The Cleaning Crew by Janet Lee Nye Financial manager Lena Reyes worked hard to get where she is, and she pulled her matchmaking family out of poverty right along with her. So she doesn’t know what to think of her newest client, trust-fund baby Charles Beaumont Matthews the Fifth. Matt. A dangerously sexy artist who could sweep a boss right off her feet if she wasn’t careful… THE BABY ARRANGEMENT by Lisa Dyson Bree Tucker’s company is her everything. So when she becomes pregnant after a fling, she knows she can’t be a mother. She has no room for a baby in her life and zero maternal instinct. But the father, Nick Harmon, vows to raise the child on his own. Fine by Bree. Thing is, he wants to be right by her side…for the next nine months! THE SOLDIER’S FOREVER FAMILY Soldiers and Single Moms by Gina Wilkins A holiday fling is supposed to stay in the past. It’s not supposed to be facing Adam Scott across a sandy beach. But there she is—Joanna Zielinski, the woman Adam hasn’t forgotten, even after six years. And next to her is a little boy who looks an awful lot like him… Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Superromance!

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148801700X

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Population and Food

Global Trends and Future Prospects

By: Tim Dyson

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Population and Food

Global Trends and Future Prospects

By: Tim Dyson

An encouraging assessment of the propsects for feeding humanity in the 21st Century, Population and Food examines recent trends in food production and includes case studies from throughout Developed and Developing Worlds.

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Psychology Press

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0415119758

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Invention

A Life

By: James Dyson

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Invention

A Life

By: James Dyson

Famously, over a four-year period, James Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of the cyclonic vacuum cleaner that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. Dyson reveals how he came to set up his own company and led it to become one of the most inventive technology companies in the world. Dyson has always looked to the future, even setting up his own university to help provide the next generation of engineers and designers. It is a compelling and dramatic tale, with many obstacles overcome."--Provided by publisher.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982188421

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9781982188429

You and I Are Intertwined

By: Joe Dyson

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You and I Are Intertwined

By: Joe Dyson

You and I are Intertwined"" is one of the funniest, warm-hearted and ultimately true-to-life stories that you'll read this year! Tom Icing has always been haunted by events that occurred over thirty years ago. Now that he's joined an Internet Social Networking site, he starts receiving Bud Requests from the very people that revolved around those events. (Translation: Old girlfriends start contacting him) What should our married hero do? Better yet, what would YOU do? ""You And I Are Intertwined"" is the sequel to ""Never Entertain During Watermelon Season.".". somewhat.

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Lulu.com

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0557319714

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9780557319718

Turing's Cathedral

The Origins of the Digital Universe

By: George Dyson

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Turing's Cathedral

The Origins of the Digital Universe

By: George Dyson

Documents the innovations of a group of eccentric geniuses who developed computer code in the mid-20th century as part of mathematician Alan Turin's theoretical universal machine idea, exploring how their ideas led to such developments as digital television, modern genetics and the hydrogen bomb.

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Pantheon

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0375422773

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9780375422775

Holler If You Hear Me

Searching for Tupac Shakur

By: Michael Eric Dyson

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Holler If You Hear Me

Searching for Tupac Shakur

By: Michael Eric Dyson

Acclaimed for his writings on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as his passionate defense of black youth culture, Michael Eric Dyson has emerged as the leading African American intellectual of his generation. Now Dyson turns his attention to one of the most enigmatic figures of the past decade: the slain hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Five years after his murder, Tupac remains a widely celebrated, deeply loved, and profoundly controversial icon among black youth. Viewed by many as a "black James Dean," he has attained cult status partly due to the posthumous release of several albums, three movies, and a collection of poetry. But Tupac endures primarily because of the devotion of his loyal followers, who have immortalized him through tributes, letters, songs, and celebrations, many in cyberspace. Dyson helps us to understand why a twenty-five-year-old rapper, activist, poet, actor, and alleged sex offender looms even larger in death than he did in life. With his trademark skills of critical thinking and storytelling, Dyson examines Tupac's hold on black youth, assessing the ways in which different elements of his persona-thug, confused prophet, fatherless child-are both vital and destructive. At once deeply personal and sharply analytical, Dyson's book offers a wholly original way of looking at Tupac Shakur that will thrill those who already love the artist and enlighten those who want to understand him. "In the tradition of jazz saxophonists John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, Dyson riffs with speed, eloquence, bawdy humor, and startling truths that have the effect of hitting you like a Mack truck."-San Francisco Examiner "Such is the genius of Dyson. He flows freely from the profound to the profane, from popular culture to classical literature." -- Washington Postbr Philadelphia Inquirer "Among the young black intellectuals to emerge since the demise of the civil rights movement" -- undoubtedly the most insightful and thought-provoking is Michael Eric Dyson." -- Manning Marable, Director of African American Studies, Columbia University

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Civitas Books

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0786735481

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9780786735488

Fifty Major Political Thinkers

By: Ian Adams,R.W. Dyson

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Fifty Major Political Thinkers

By: Ian Adams,R.W. Dyson

Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including: Aristotle Simone de Beauvoir Michel Foucault Mohandas Gandhi Jurgen Habermas Machiavelli Karl Marx Thomas Paine Jean-Jacques Rousseau Mary Wollstonecraft. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.

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Routledge

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113414556X

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9781134145560

Know What I Mean?

Reflections on Hip Hop

By: Michael Eric Dyson

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Know What I Mean?

Reflections on Hip Hop

By: Michael Eric Dyson

Whether along race, class or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the culture that inspires it. Dubbed ''the Hip-Hop Intellectual' by critics and fans for his pioneering explorations of rap music in the academy and beyond, Michael Eric Dyson is uniquely situated to probe the most compelling and controversial dimensions of hip-hop culture. Know What I Mean? addresses salient issues within hip hop: the creative expression of degraded youth that has garnered them global exposure; the vexed gender relations that have made rap music a lightning rod for pundits; the commercial explosion that has made an art form a victim of its success; the political elements that have been submerged in the most popular form of hip hop; and the intellectual engagement with some of hip hops most influential figures. In spite of changing trends, both in the music industry and among the intelligentsia, Dyson has always supported and interpreted this art that bloomed un watered, and in many cases, unwanted from our inner cities. For those who wondered what all the fuss is about in hip hop, Dysons bracing and brilliant book breaks it all down.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458776131

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9781458776136

Undecorated Cave

By: Zenobia Dyson

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Undecorated Cave

By: Zenobia Dyson

Undecorated Cave is a medley of information from events that have occurred in my personal life. The book will highlight some traumatic events in my life and explain how I overcame them through poetry and evangelism. This is a pathway for individuals who have experienced different types of fear, such as sexual abuse, suicide, physical abuse, loss of a loved one, or even posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A discovery process where one can achieve an experience of living water through self-help tools and empowerment talks through my journey. There is an introduction to the E7 Process, which is a death-to-life model, identification, forgiveness, release, prayer, and recovery.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984550381

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9781984550385

Dear Professor Dyson

Twenty Years of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson and Undergraduate Students on Science, Technology, Society and Life

By: Freeman J. Dyson

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Dear Professor Dyson

Twenty Years of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson and Undergraduate Students on Science, Technology, Society and Life

By: Freeman J. Dyson

Freeman Dyson has designed nuclear reactors and bomb-powered spacecraft; he has studied the origins of life and the possibilities for the long-term future; he showed quantum mechanics to be consistent with electrodynamics and started cosmological eschatology; he has won international recognition for his work in science and for his work in reconciling science to religion; he has advised generals and congressional committees. An STS (Science, Technology, Society) curriculum or discussion group that engages topics such as nuclear policies, genetic technologies, environmental sustainability, the role of religion in a scientific society, and a hard look towards the future, would count itself privileged to include Professor Dyson as a class participant and mentor. In this book, STS topics are not discussed as objectified abstractions, but through personal stories. The reader is invited to observe Dyson's influence on a generation of young people as they wrestle with issues of science, technology, society, life in general and our place in the universe. The book is filled with personal anecdotes, student questions and responses, honest doubts and passions"--

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World Scientific

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9814675865

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9789814675864

Think RE: Pupil Book 2

By: Michael Brewer,Janet Dyson,Cavan Wood,Pamela Draycott,Ruth Mantin

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Think RE: Pupil Book 2

By: Michael Brewer,Janet Dyson,Cavan Wood,Pamela Draycott,Ruth Mantin

The Think RE student books are structured around the 8-level scale in terms of religious content, knowledge and skills development ensuring pupil's progression.

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Heinemann

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0435307266

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9780435307264

India's Historical Demography

Studies in Famine, Disease and Society

By: Tim Dyson

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India's Historical Demography

Studies in Famine, Disease and Society

By: Tim Dyson

When this book was originally published in 1989 here had been virtually no studies of the country’s historical demography. This volume was significant for 3 reasons: it contributed greatly to the knowledge of India’s population history; it had major implications for the work of social and economic historians of India; and lastly the Indian context provides an excellent laboratory in which to investigate certain large-scale demographic phenomena – among others the experience of bubonic plague, influenza, cholera and famine.

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Routledge

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1000567354

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9781000567359

Parklands

A school built on love

By: Chris Dyson

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Parklands

A school built on love

By: Chris Dyson

If anything can bind together nearly 400 pupils and 100 school staff in challenging circumstances, it's love. And love is in plentiful supply at Parklands.The pupils at Parklands Primary School, located on the Seacroft estate in Leeds, often face significant hardship. Children start at the school significantly behind their peers nationally, especially in terms of their language and literacy. Yet the school is famed for outstanding learning --both in terms of Ofsted judgement and, more importantly, in achieving amazing outcomes for its learners.In this inspiring book, head teacher Chris Dyson shares the story of how he has steered the school towards the seemingly impossible educational dream of high achievement, personalised support and complete inclusion. He explains how the school setting can be a place where there is love but also hope and relentless ambition for children, and reflects on the steps that he and his staff have put in place to make this a reality for Parklands' pupils. Chris delves into how this culture and climate of love drives behaviour and decision-making throughout the school - and, as a result, how this creates a safe, loving environment in which all of its learners can thrive. Chris also provides insights into how the leadership team goes about raising funds for the school, and how they choose to spend it on both curricular and extracurricular projects. And, furthermore, how the school broadens its pupils' experiences and cultural capital by means of residential trips, in-school productions, and sports and arts provision.An uplifting read for all teachers and school leaders.

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Crown House Publishing Ltd

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1785836218

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9781785836213

States, Debt, and Power

'Saints' and 'Sinners' in European History and Integration

By: Kenneth Dyson

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States, Debt, and Power

'Saints' and 'Sinners' in European History and Integration

By: Kenneth Dyson

States, Debt, and Power argues for the importance of situating our contextually influenced thinking about European states and debt within a commitment to historically informed and critical analysis. It teases out certain broad historical patterns. The book also examines the inescapably difficult and contentious judgements about 'bad' and 'good' debt; about what constitutes sustainable debt; and about distributive justice at times of sovereign debt crisis. These judgements offer insight into the nature of power and the contingent nature of sovereign creditworthiness. Three themes weave through the book: the significance of creditor-debtor state relations in defining asymmetry of power; the context-specific and constructed character of debt, above all in relation to war; and the limitations of formal economic reasoning in the face of radical uncertainty. Part I examines case studies from Ancient Greece to the modern Euro Area and brings together a wealth of historical data that cast fresh light on how sovereign debt problems are debated and addressed. Part II looks at the conditioning and constraining framework of law, culture, and ideology and their relationship to the use of policy instruments. Part III shows how the problems of matching the assumption of liability with the exercise of control are rooted in external trade and financial imbalances and external debt; in financial markets and vulnerability to banking crisis; in the character of the 'private governance of public debt'; in who has power over indicators of sustainability; in domestic institutional and political arrangements; and in sub-national fiscal governance. Part IV looks at how the problems of mismatch between liability and control take on an acute form within the historical context of European monetary union, above all in Euro Area debt crises.

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OUP Oxford

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0191023477

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9780191023477

Foreigners and Egyptians in the Late Egyptian Stories

Linguistic, Literary and Historical Perspectives

By: Camilla Di Biase-Dyson

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Foreigners and Egyptians in the Late Egyptian Stories

Linguistic, Literary and Historical Perspectives

By: Camilla Di Biase-Dyson

In Foreigners and Egyptians in the Late Egyptian Stories Camilla Di Biase-Dyson applies systemic functional linguistics, literary theory and New Historicist approaches to four of the Late Egyptian Stories and shows how language was exploited to establish the narrative roles of literary protagonists. The analysis reveals the shifting power dynamics between the Doomed Prince and his foreign wife and the parody in the depiction of the Hyksos ruler Apophis and his Theban counterpart Seqenenre. It also sheds light on the weight of history in the sketch of the Rebel of Joppa and the general Djehuty and explains the interplay of social expectations in the encounters between the envoy Wenamun and the Levantine princes with whom he seeks to trade. "Overall, Di Biase-Dyson’s monograph is an original interdisciplinary examination of an exciting corpus of ancient literary texts." Nikolaos Lazaridis, Journal of Near Eastern Studies

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BRILL

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9004251308

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9789004251304

Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse

By: Michael W. Ross,Sue J. Dyson

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Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse

By: Michael W. Ross,Sue J. Dyson

Covering many different diagnostic tools, this essential resource explores both traditional treatments and alternative therapies for conditions that can cause gait abnormalities in horses. Broader in scope than any other book of its kind, this edition describes equine sporting activities and specific lameness conditions in major sport horse types, and includes up-to-date information on all imaging modalities. This title includes additional digital media when purchased in print format. For this digital book edition, media content may not be included. - Cutting-edge information on diagnostic application for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging includes the most comprehensive section available on MRI in the live horse. - Coverage of traditional treatment modalities also includes many aspects of alternative therapy, with a practical and realistic perspective on prognosis. - An examination of the various types of horses used in sports describes the lameness conditions to which each horse type is particularly prone, as well as differences in prognosis. - Guidelines on how to proceed when a diagnosis cannot easily be reached help you manage conditions when faced with the limitations of current diagnostic capabilities. - Clinical examination and diagnostic analgesia are given a special emphasis. - Practical, hands-on information covers a wide range of horse types from around the world. - A global perspective is provided by a team of international authors, editors, and contributors. - A full-color insert shows thermography images. - Updated chapters include the most current information on topics such as MRI, foot pain, stem cell therapy, and shock wave treatment. - Two new chapters include The Biomechanics of the Equine Limb and its Effect on Lameness and Clinical Use of Stem Cells, Marrow Components, and Other Growth Factors. The chapter on the hock has been expanded substantially, and the section on lameness associated with the foot has been completely rewritten to include state-of-the-art information based on what has been learned from MRI. Many new figures appear throughout the book. - A companion website includes 47 narrated video clips of gait abnormalities, including typical common syndromes as well as rarer and atypical manifestations of lameness and neurological dysfunction, with commentary by author/editors Mike Ross and Sue Dyson. - References on the companion website are linked to the original abstracts on PubMed.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437711766

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9781437711769

52 Devotions to Feed Your Fire

Soul Tending for Youth Workers

By: Drew Dyson

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52 Devotions to Feed Your Fire

Soul Tending for Youth Workers

By: Drew Dyson

Soul Tending For Youth Workers is a book of 52 devotions intended to nurture the spiritual life of persons who work with youth. Contributors will include a variety of experiences from well-known authors to unknown teenagers. Each devotion will enrich the reader's faith with authentic stories, Scriptural insight, and reflective questions.

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0687739624

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9780687739622

And She Was

A Novel

By: Cindy Dyson

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And She Was

A Novel

By: Cindy Dyson

Sweeping across centuries and into the Aleutian Islands of Alaska's Bering Sea, And She Was begins with a decision and a broken taboo when three starving Aleut mothers decide to take their fate into their own hands. Two hundred and fifty years later, by the time Brandy, a floundering, trashy, Latin-spewing cocktail waitress, steps ashore in the 1980s, Unalaska Island has absorbed their dark secret—a secret that is both salvation and shame. In a tense interplay between past and present, And She Was explores Aleut history, mummies, conquest, survival, and the seamy side of the 1980s in a fishing boomtown at the edge of the world, where a lost woman struggles to understand the gray shades between heroism and evil, and between freedom and bondage.

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Harper Collins

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0061914576

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9780061914577

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