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The Ride of Her Life

The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

By: Elizabeth Letts

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The Ride of Her Life

The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

By: Elizabeth Letts

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion “The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv In 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness. Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, the three travelers pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America’s big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities—from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers—a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television’s influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world.

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Ballantine Books

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0525619348

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9780525619345

From Charity to Social Work

Mary E. Richmond and the Creation of an American Profession

By: Elizabeth N. Agnew

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From Charity to Social Work

Mary E. Richmond and the Creation of an American Profession

By: Elizabeth N. Agnew

Mary E. Richmond (1861-1928) was a contemporary of Jane Addams and an influential leader in the American charity organization movement. In this biography--the first in-depth study of Richmond's life and work--Elizabeth N. Agnew examines the contributions of this important, if hitherto under-valued, woman to the field of charity and to its development into professional social work. Orphaned at a young age and largely self-educated, Richmond initially entered charity work as a means of self-support, but came to play a vital role in transforming philanthropy--previously seen as a voluntary expression of individual altruism--into a valid, organized profession. Her career took her from charity organization leadership in Baltimore and Philadelphia to an executive position with the prestigious Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. Richmond's progressive civic philosophy of social work was largely informed by the social gospel movement. She strove to find practical applications of the teachings of Christianity in response to the social problems that accompanied rapid industrialization, urbanization, and poverty. At the same time, her tireless efforts and personal example as a woman created an appealing, if ambiguous, path for other professional women. A century later her legacy continues to echo in social work and welfare reform.

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312

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University of Illinois Press

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0252028759

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9780252028755

Psychology of Adjustment

The Search for Meaningful Balance

By: John Moritsugu,Elizabeth M. Vera,Jane Harmon Jacobs,Melissa Kennedy

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Psychology of Adjustment

The Search for Meaningful Balance

By: John Moritsugu,Elizabeth M. Vera,Jane Harmon Jacobs,Melissa Kennedy

Psychology of Adjustment: The Search for Meaningful Balance combines a student focus with state-of-the-art theory and research to help readers understand and adjust to life in a context of continuous change, challenge, and opportunity. Incorporating existential and third wave behavioral psychology perspectives, authors John Moritsugu, Elizabeth M. Vera, Jane Harmon Jacobs, and Melissa Kennedy emphasize the importance of meaning, mindfulness, and psychologically-informed awareness and skill. An inviting writing style, examples from broad ethnic, cultural, gender, and geographic areas, ample pedagogical support, and cutting-edge topical coverage make this a psychological adjustment text for the 21st century.

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433

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SAGE Publications

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148331927X

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9781483319278

Worlds Beyond Tomorrow

Part III

By: Ellen Elizabeth Dudley

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Worlds Beyond Tomorrow

Part III

By: Ellen Elizabeth Dudley

By 2170, in a world short of males, civil unrest had ensued, and the UEC’s Protector Force tried to subdue it, resulting in civil war, during which a mysterious, deadly virus broke out and the eventual death toll passed thirty billion. Help to combat the virus was sought, and Professor John Webb, of African birthright, was asked to find a cure, and after coming close to discovering the cause of the virus he narrowly escaped death, after which he was forced to embark on a journey over land and sea with his children and his three wives; two of which were telepathic and played havoc daily with the poor man’s libido.

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443

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XinXii

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3969313392

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9783969313398

Perfect Parenting: The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips

By: Elizabeth Pantley

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Perfect Parenting: The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips

By: Elizabeth Pantley

Your go-to guide for your parenting questions, from the author of the breakthrough No-Cry series "Perfect Parenting will give you the tools you need to feel confident as you raise your children. This handy reference book may become an indispensable part of your family's life." -- from the foreword by William Sears, M.D. Perfect Parenting is parenting with a plan. It is based on: action, not reaction thoughtfulness, not anger knowledge, not chance common sense, not nonsense This A-Z guide of practical ideas will inspire you to find the right answers for the many discipline and behavior issues you face every day. Inside you will find many options and methods that can help you be thoughtful in your approach to raising your children. You'll learn what to do about back talk, dawdling, interrupting, stubbornness, whining. You'll find ways to get your kids to do the chores, stop ignoring you, and clean up their own messes. You'll even learn what to do about other people's children! Elizabeth Pantley designed a questionnaire addressing discipline problems and sent it to hundreds of parents. Their answers shaped this book to make it the most useful, practical book on discipline available today.

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369

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071743553

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9780071743556

Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Dilemmas of NGO Humanitarian Activism

By: Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher

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Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Dilemmas of NGO Humanitarian Activism

By: Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher

Early efforts by peacemakers in the worlds longest refugee crisis

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220

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American Univ in Cairo Press

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977416105X

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9789774161056

The Wind Queen

By: Elizabeth Anne Thompson

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The Wind Queen

By: Elizabeth Anne Thompson

This is a reflective story about a woman by the name of Elspeth Abney who lived in the Australian High Country located in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales and her life expressed in her very final moments of living. As the dying woman breaths in and out; transitioning through the sky gate to heaven, the story unfolds into a pictorial display of beautifying natural inferences. Elspeth’s life memoires are subtly sketched through memory nuances of the open plains and bushy scapes, a powerful bird of prey and other natural influences like the bush fragrances, wildflowers and the Swallowtail butterfly; but, more importantly, it is a poetic narrative about her fight against a jealous witch cognate woman.

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353

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Australian Self Publishing Group

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1925908267

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9781925908268

Book's by Elizabeth Devine

The Ride of Her Life

The Ride of Her Life

From Charity to Social Work

From Charity to Social Work

Psychology of Adjustment

Psychology of Adjustment

Worlds Beyond Tomorrow

Worlds Beyond Tomorrow

Perfect Parenting: The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips

Perfect Parenting: The Dictionary of 1,000 Parenting Tips

Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Wind Queen

The Wind Queen

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