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One Continuous Mistake

Four Noble Truths for Writers

By: Gail Sher

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One Continuous Mistake

Four Noble Truths for Writers

By: Gail Sher

Based on the Zen philosophy that we learn more from our failures than from our successes, One Continuous Mistake teaches a refreshing new method for writing as spiritual practice. In this unique guide for writers of all levels, Gail Sher—a poet who is also a widely respected teacher of creative writing—combines the inspirational value of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way with the spiritual focus of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Here she introduces a method of discipline that applies specific Zen practices to enhance and clarify creative work. She also discusses bodily postures that support writing, how to set up the appropriate writing regimen, and how to discover one's own "learning personality." In the tradition of such classics as Writing Down the Bones and If You Want to Write, One Continuous Mistake will help beginning writers gain access to their creative capabilities while serving as a perennial reference that working writers can turn to again and again for inspiration and direction.

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Penguin

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1101501677

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The Power of Positive Choices

Adding and Subtracting Your Way to a Great Life

By: Gail McMeekin

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The Power of Positive Choices

Adding and Subtracting Your Way to a Great Life

By: Gail McMeekin

“Gail has the ability to show us how to move our lives forward with power, dignity and grace . . . She is truly the Goddess of Creativity.” —Loretta LaRoche, bestselling author of Juicy Living, Juicy Aging The world is on overload, at least from our modern-day Western perspective. Gail McMeekin believes that we can effectively reduce stress in our lives and bring more meaning into them, and she has developed a program to help people to do just that by showing them the power of making positive choices. Readers are taught to see their Serenity Stealers—issues, habits, people—that need to be “subtracted” from their lives. With those negative life choices gone—choices that deplete their energy and sidetrack them from their goals—readers are shown how to make positive life choices. Carefully selected and added one at a time, these life choices will bring them closer to the joy and meaningfulness they need and desire. The Power of Positive Choices is short and brief by design. Filled with probing questions and helpful self-tests, it is “a brilliant distillation of the steps we each need to take to make the power of choice work . . . [a] clear, vibrant, go-go juice of a book” (Jennifer Louden, author of Why Bother?: Discover the Desire for What’s Next). “By showing us how to confront and banish what’s holding us back and how to consciously choose what’s best in the long run, this book reminds us that we have choices that affect the quality of our lives and helps us create a life in which joy plays a leading role.” —Patti Breitman, author of How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty

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Mango Media

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1609255569

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9781609255565

The Color of the Law

Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South

By: Gail Williams O'Brien

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The Color of the Law

Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South

By: Gail Williams O'Brien

On February 25, 1946, African Americans in Columbia, Tennessee, averted the lynching of James Stephenson, a nineteen-year-old, black Navy veteran accused of attacking a white radio repairman at a local department store. That night, after Stephenson was safely out of town, four of Columbia's police officers were shot and wounded when they tried to enter the town's black business district. The next morning, the Tennessee Highway Patrol invaded the district, wrecking establishments and beating men as they arrested them. By day's end, more than one hundred African Americans had been jailed. Two days later, highway patrolmen killed two of the arrestees while they were awaiting release from jail. Drawing on oral interviews and a rich array of written sources, Gail Williams O'Brien tells the dramatic story of the Columbia "race riot," the national attention it drew, and its surprising legal aftermath. In the process, she illuminates the effects of World War II on race relations and the criminal justice system in the United States. O'Brien argues that the Columbia events are emblematic of a nationwide shift during the 1940s from mob violence against African Americans to increased confrontations between blacks and the police and courts. As such, they reveal the history behind such contemporary conflicts as the Rodney King and O. J. Simpson cases.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807882305

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9780807882306

Shadow of Shiloh

Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War

By: Gail Stephens

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Shadow of Shiloh

Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War

By: Gail Stephens

Thirty-two years after the battle of Shiloh, Lew Wallace returned to the battlefield, mapping the route of his April 1862 march. Ulysses S. Grant, Wallace's commander at Shiloh, expected Wallace and his Third Division to arrive early in the afternoon of April 6. Wallace and his men, however, did not arrive until nightfall, and in the aftermath of the bloodbath of Shiloh Grant attributed Wallace's late arrival to a failure to obey orders. By mapping the route of his march and proving how and where he had actually been that day, the sixty-seven-year-old Wallace hoped to remove the stigma of "Shiloh and its slanders." That did not happen. Shiloh still defines Wallace's military reputation, overshadowing the rest of his stellar military career and making it easy to forget that in April 1862 he was a rising military star, the youngest major general in the Union army. Wallace was devoted to the Union, but he was also pursuing glory, fame, and honor when he volunteered to serve in April 1861. In Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War, author Gail Stephens specifically addresses Wallace's military career and its place in the larger context of Civil War military history.

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Indiana Historical Society

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0871952874

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9780871952875

Kids Mentoring Kids

Making a Difference a Guide for Students to Help Others Achieve Their Highest Potential

By: Gail A. Cassidy

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Kids Mentoring Kids

Making a Difference a Guide for Students to Help Others Achieve Their Highest Potential

By: Gail A. Cassidy

Kids helping kids provides growth for both the mentor and the student being mentored. The goal is to provide teens with the tools necessary to participate to their fullest in and outside the school community. Mentors learn and then teach leadership skills to their mentorees. Skills include communication skills, body language, human relation skills and much more. Their support of their mentorees opens the door for success in school and for personal self-development for these teens. The major benefits of Kids Mentoring Kids is reduced incidents of bullying, improved individual self-concepts, improved grades, and improved attitudes. The program was initially designed for students who needed help, whether academically or socially; however, the mentors also benefitted from the mentoring experience. Statements such as “I felt important.” “It was the first time I felt looked up to.” “I like the fact that I can be trusted and that I can help someone else.” “I know that I need someone to talk to sometimes—being there for someone else is great.” “I’ve learned that I can be a bigger person, a person to go to in a time of trouble,” and “I loved helping the underclassmen” were typical of the responses from the mentors on follow-up of the programs. The responses from parents of those being mentored were also positive. A typical response is from one mother who said her son actually looks forward to going to school. Before that, he was scared to leave his home. Teachers commented on improved grades of those being mentored. The primary goals for both mentor and mentoree include enhanced self-esteem, acceptance, validation, and self-actualization. Teens learn how they can be the best that they can be and teach their mentorees the same.

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Balboa Press

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1982248394

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9781982248390

Ankle High and Knee Deep

Women Reflect on Western Rural Life

By: Gail L. Jenner

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Ankle High and Knee Deep

Women Reflect on Western Rural Life

By: Gail L. Jenner

Colicky horses, trucks high-centered in pastures, late nights spent in barns birthing calves--the trials and tribulations of farm and ranch life are as central to its experience as amber waves of grain and Sunday dinners at the ranch house. Ankle High and Knee Deep collects together essays about lessons learned by ranch women, cowgirls, and farmers about what they’ve learned while standing in or stepping out of “mud, manure, and other offal” in their day to day lives on the land. This collection of entertaining and inspirational voices offers unique perspectives on relationships, loss, love, marriage, and parenting and other universal issues. These are contemporary accounts of women struggling to keep a lifestyle intact, recollections of childhoods spent in open spaces, and tales of overcoming obstacles--inspirational reading for city dwellers and country folk, alike.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493010913

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9781493010912

Women's Issues for a New Generation

A Social Work Perspective

By: Gail Ukockis

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Women's Issues for a New Generation

A Social Work Perspective

By: Gail Ukockis

How do you "hook" a Millennial student into caring about women's issues when feminism has been declared dead for decades? Written in an engaging style that promotes critical thinking, Women's Issues for a New Generation is intended for freshman- and sophomore-level undergraduates who have never heard of Mary Wollstonecraft or Anita Hill. The interdisciplinary text includes three major sections: women in the U.S., women from diverse groups (e.g., Native American and disabled), and women in the global arena. It also stresses the inclusion of men in topics such as body image, since "women's issues" are really issues that affect everyone. Other striking features included the contemporary debates (e.g., War on Women and Hillary Clinton's ambitions) and the current issues such as human trafficking. Textbooks on gender and women's studies often emphasize theory with the assumption that students already know about women's history, the pay gap, and other basic information; Women's Issues for a New Generation serves as a reader-friendly bridge to more advanced analysis of women and gender. Written by a social worker, this textbook applies social work values and the strength perspective to anyone who is fighting gender inequality.

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Oxford University Press

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0190239417

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Discover Your Passion for Teens

A 30-Day Course That Will Change Your Life!

By: Gail A. Cassidy

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Discover Your Passion for Teens

A 30-Day Course That Will Change Your Life!

By: Gail A. Cassidy

Happiness is doing what you love to do. Finding your passion is your opportunity to make a difference in the world. This book shows you how to live the life you were meant to live by guiding you through the process of self-discovery. This process will help you find your passion and apply what you have learned about yourself to a career path. You learn how to use the invaluable external and internal tools to help guide you on your exciting journey. You discover not only how to find your ideal business or career but also the basic marketing principles needed to get you started on your journey. Developing helpful resources in the form of success teams and coaches are recommended to support you as you transition into your future. Your ultimate desire is to find work that allows you to learn money while doing what you love to do. What you learn about yourself also helps you select the next step in your education process. Job search preparation and interviewing skills are covered for readers aiming to fulfill their passion through work in the corporate or nonprofit sector. The last section covers the training of your most valuable asset - your mind. This information readily transfers to every aspect of your life, Choose the process that best fits into your life and notice how what you need and desire become a part of your life. Living your passion changes you, and it changes the world. Start now and begin living your passion! Live the life you desire!

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1982248351

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9781982248352

Growing up Untouchable in India

A Dalit Autobiography

By: Vasant Moon,Gail Omvedt,Eleanor Zelliot

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Growing up Untouchable in India

A Dalit Autobiography

By: Vasant Moon,Gail Omvedt,Eleanor Zelliot

In this English translation, Moon's story is usefully framed by apparatus necessary to bring its message to even those taking their first look at South Asian culture...The result is an easy to digest short-course on what it means to be a Dalit, in the words of one notable Dalit.'-Journal of Asian Studies

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0585394067

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9780585394060

Dialectical Passions

Negation in Postwar Art Theory

By: Gail Day

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Dialectical Passions

Negation in Postwar Art Theory

By: Gail Day

Exploring core debates in discourses on art, from the New Left to theories of 'critical postmodernism' and beyond, Day counters the belief that recent tendencies in art fail to be adequately critical and challenges the political inertia that results from these conclusions.

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Columbia University Press

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0231149387

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9780231149389

The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women

A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women

By: Gail McMeekin

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The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women

A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women

By: Gail McMeekin

Winning Strategies of Highly Successful Women McMeekin’s second “12 secrets” book on creativity and success. From the popular creative coach Gail McMeekin, founder of Creative Success LLC with worldwide clients and author of the bestselling The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, comes a book with hundreds of examples of how creative women entrepreneurs and business leaders have used proven strategies to succeed. Take positive risks and develop your talents and passions. We are experiencing a work and lifestyle revolution and creative Renaissance. Women are leaving companies and starting new businesses. Virtual companies are springing up, giving us choices about where and how we live and work. And, we are switching from the age of logical thinking to the age of conceptual thinking. This book may change your life. We all have the software to be creative, but many of us have been shamed or criticized, and our creative sparks are smoldering beneath layers of fear and lack of confidence. Gail McMeekin’s book blasts through that and gets you excited again about your potential. McMeekin interviews 31 of today's most successful women, integrating their insights with her own proven success strategies to help you get onto the road to success. Each chapter has a series of challenges to guide you in discovering your own personal success. Read about: • Successful women doing everything from being an astronaut, a politician, a coach, or a watercolor painter • Gremlins you must defeat to claim your true gifts and prosper and feel content • How to take your best ideas and leverage them into a prosperous business that supports your life purpose and values If you are a fan of Gail McMeekin’s other books The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Journal and The Power of Positive Choices, or have read books such as Conscious Creativity, Awakening Your Creative Soul, or The 30-Day Creativity Challenge; your next read should be The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women.

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Mango Media Inc.

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157324533X

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9781573245333

Governing through Crime in South Africa

The Politics of Race and Class in Neoliberalizing Regimes

By: Gail Super

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Governing through Crime in South Africa

The Politics of Race and Class in Neoliberalizing Regimes

By: Gail Super

This book deals with the historic transition to democracy in South Africa and its impact upon crime and punishment. It examines how the problem of crime has emerged as a major issue to be governed in post-apartheid South Africa. Having undergone a dramatic transition from authoritarianism to democracy, from a white minority to black majority government, South Africa provides rich material on the role that political authority, and challenges to it, play in the construction of crime and criminality. As such, the study is about the socio-cultural and political significance of crime and punishment in the context of a change of regime. The work uses the South African case study to examine a question of wider interest, namely the politics of punishment and race in neoliberalizing regimes. It provides interesting and illuminating empirical material to the broader debate on crime control in post-welfare/neoliberalizing/post transition polities.

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Routledge

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1317125495

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9781317125495

Repairing the Broken Surface of Talk

Managing Problems in Speaking, Hearing, and Understanding in Conversation

By: Gail Jefferson

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Repairing the Broken Surface of Talk

Managing Problems in Speaking, Hearing, and Understanding in Conversation

By: Gail Jefferson

This collection of studies by Gail Jefferson, one of the co-founders of the field of Conversation Analysis, represents a distinctive and sustained investigation of speakers correcting errors in their own and one another's speech. Combining rigorous technical analysis, methodological innovation, and acute observation, Jefferson explores the subterranean world of interaction.

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Oxford University Press

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0190697962

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9780190697969

Cowboy Under Siege

By: Gail Barrett

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Cowboy Under Siege

By: Gail Barrett

Sabotage at the Bar Lazy K Ranch An unknown enemy of the Kelley family is seeking vengeance on Cole Kelley—and the Montana ranch he'll fight tooth and nail to protect. His land is the only thing Cole can depend on. Not his powerful, scandal-ridden father. And especially not Bethany Moore—the beautiful Native American nurse who left him years ago…and is now back with secrets. Bethany will go up against her own family to help the Bar Lazy K. And the proud cowboy whose guarded heart is as under siege as his land. Their flame burned brightly once before, but will they have a chance to rekindle it before all is lost?

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Harlequin

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1459212487

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9781459212480

The Purchase of Order

By: Gail Galloway Adams

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The Purchase of Order

By: Gail Galloway Adams

This collection of short stories is peopled with characters who boldly face the sorrows and strains of everyday life, seeking relief in a smile and redemption in words of compassion and honor

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University of Georgia Press

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0820317349

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9780820317342

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

Offering unparalleled coverage of infectious diseases in children and adolescents, Feigin & Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 8th Edition, continues to provide the information you need on epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. This extensively revised edition by Drs. James Cherry, Gail J. Demmler-Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, William J. Steinbach, and Peter J. Hotez, offers a brand-new full-color design, new color images, new guidelines, and new content, reflecting today's more aggressive infectious and resistant strains as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases - Discusses infectious diseases according to organ system, as well as individually by microorganisms, placing emphasis on the clinical manifestations that may be related to the organism causing the disease. - Provides detailed information regarding the best means to establish a diagnosis, explicit recommendations for therapy, and the most appropriate uses of diagnostic imaging. - Features expanded information on infections in the compromised host; immunomodulating agents and their potential use in the treatment of infectious diseases; and Ebola virus. - Contains hundreds of new color images throughout, as well as new guidelines, new resistance epidemiology, and new Global Health Milestones. - Includes new chapters on Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323392814

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9780323392815

Missing Persons

By: Gail B. Stewart

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Missing Persons

By: Gail B. Stewart

According to Todd Matthews from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, there are 90,000 people missing in the U.S. at any given time. Provide your readers with an in-depth look at the tools and techniques utilized by investigators of missing persons. Readers will discover how cutting edge forensic science reveals the clues in the tiniest bits of evidence. Sidebars offer descriptions of unusual cases, and historical crime-solving breakthroughs.

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Greenhaven Publishing LLC

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1420505343

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9781420505344

Ugly Ducklings Finish First

By: Stacy Gail

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Ugly Ducklings Finish First

By: Stacy Gail

Metal Mouth. Queen Geek. Dr. Payton Pruitt heard it all growing up. But she's over it, and attending her ten-year high school reunion is the perfect way to prove it to herself. Even if there's only one person she's interested in seeing in Bitterthorn, Texas: Wiley Sharpe. Now a respected lawyer, Wiley didn't live down to the label Most Likely to Be Slapped with a Paternity Suit. But recent acts of vandalism suggest someone still sees him as a heartbreaker, and the reunion seems a likely place to find the culprit. Instead, Wiley comes face-to-face with his old pal Payton—and is wowed not only by her transformation into a ravishing swan, but by the connection they still share. Payton is pleased the playboy she used to tutor has grown into an honorable man, but she's too smart to fall for a guy with roots in a place she couldn't wait to leave. But while Payton is an academic genius, Wiley is the one with the PhD in pleasure, and he intends to use it to convince her to stay… 63,000 words

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1426895895

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To Marry an English Lord

Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age (An Inspiration for Downton Abbey)

By: Gail MacColl,Carol McD. Wallace

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To Marry an English Lord

Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age (An Inspiration for Downton Abbey)

By: Gail MacColl,Carol McD. Wallace

“Marvelous and entertaining.” —Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired DowntonAbbey and HBO’s The Gilded Age, the heiresses—including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)—who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers of the British realm. Filled with vivid personalities, grand houses, dashing earls, and a wealth of period details and quotes on the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette, To Marry an English Lord is social history at its liveliest and most accessible. Sex, snobbery, humor, social triumphs (and gaffes), are all recalled in marvelous detail, complete with parties, clothes, scandals, affairs, and 100-year-old gossip that’s still scorching.

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Workman Publishing Company

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0761171983

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9780761171980

Stuff

Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

By: Randy O. Frost,Gail Steketee

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Stuff

Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

By: Randy O. Frost,Gail Steketee

The New York Times bestseller. “Gripping . . . By turns fascinating and heartbreaking . . . Stuff invites readers to reevaluate their desire for things.”—Boston Globe “Amazing . . . utterly engrossing . . . Read it.”—The Washington Post Book World What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper that’s ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a person to sacrifice her marriage or career for an accumulation of seemingly useless things? Randy Frost and Gail Steketee were the first to study hoarding when they began their work a decade ago. They didn’t expect that they would end up treating hundreds of patients and fielding thousands of calls from the families of hoarders. Their vivid case studies (reminiscent of Oliver Sacks) in Stuff show how you can identify a hoarder—piles on sofas and beds that make the furniture useless, houses that can be navigated only by following small paths called goat trails, vast piles of paper that the hoarders “churn” but never discard, even collections of animals and garbage—and illuminate the pull that possessions exert over all of us. Whether we’re savers, collectors, or compulsive cleaners, very few of us are in fact free of the impulses that drive hoarders to extremes. “Authoritative, haunting, and mysterious. It is also intensely, not to say compulsively readable.”—Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author “Fascinating . . . a good mix of cultural and psychological theories on hoarding.”—Newsweek “Pioneering researchers offer a superb overview of a complex disorder that interferes with the lives of more than six-million Americans . . . An absorbing, gripping, important report.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547487258

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9780547487250

Her Convenient Millionaire

By: Gail Dayton

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Her Convenient Millionaire

By: Gail Dayton

A marriage proposal was the last thing Micah Scott expected to hear from the stunning blonde who'd come to his exclusive club seeking sanctuary. But Sherry Nyland was in desperate need of a stand-in husband. And, try as he might, the once-burned businessman couldn't say "I won't" to this alluring woman in distress. Proposing to Mike was the only way Sherry could escape a dreaded, family-arranged marriage. Now here she was, Mrs. Micah Scott, yearning to get up close and personal with her seductive, in-name-only husband. What would it take to convince this mystery millionaire who'd said no to love that "I do" meant yes to a lifetime of happiness?

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Silhouette

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1426886225

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Blame and Political Attitudes

The Psychology of America's Culture War

By: Gail Sahar

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Blame and Political Attitudes

The Psychology of America's Culture War

By: Gail Sahar

Questions about the causes of events, from terrorist attacks to mass shootings to economic and public health crises dominate conversations across the US. Recent research in social psychology outlines the process we use to identify the causes of such events, reveals how we determine who is responsible or to blame, and documents the far-reaching consequences of these determinations for our emotions, our actions, and our attitudes. Current approaches to political opinions posit a direct path from a person’s worldview (liberal or conservative) to their attitudes toward specific political issues like abortion and welfare. This book argues that blame is the missing link between the two. Gail Sahar demonstrates that the current emphasis on value differences, whether between conservatives and liberals in the U.S. or between religious and secular countries on a global level, ignores commonalities in the way people think about issues. She proposes that focusing on perceived causes of social problems is a much more promising avenue for dialog than trying to reconcile fundamental belief systems. Informed by the latest psychological science, this new take on how to change attitudes has implications for anyone seeking to influence the viewpoints of others, from politicians and activists to ordinary people talking about current events at a dinner party.

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Springer Nature

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3031202368

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9783031202360

Feminist Interpretations of Maurice Merleau-Ponty

By: Dorothea Olkowski,Gail Weiss

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Feminist Interpretations of Maurice Merleau-Ponty

By: Dorothea Olkowski,Gail Weiss

Simone de Beauvoir identified the importance of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's writings to feminist theory. But there has been little agreement on how Merleau-Ponty's ideas ultimately have an impact on feminist philosophy. The essays presented here attempt to situate Merleau-Ponty in the larger context of feminist theory.

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Penn State Press

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027102917X

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9780271029177

What Lies Beneath

California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards

By: Gail L. Jenner

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What Lies Beneath

California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards

By: Gail L. Jenner

Unearth the Mysteries of Those Who Lie Beneath the Oldest Graveyards in the Golden State In each of California’s 58 counties there are hundreds (and hundreds) of cemeteries, burial sites, and abandoned graveyards, some tucked away behind storefronts or under paved streets. “Burying grounds” are found in neighborhoods, pastures, fields, downtowns, backyards, or deep in the woods. In What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author Gail L. Jenner exhumes the stories of these pioneers buried beneath the soil, pavement, and rocks, or under the waters of this state. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions used by the Native Americans, Spanish, Chinese immigrants, and early California pioneers and settlers.

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1493048961

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9781493048960

As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda

By: Gail Collins

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As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda

By: Gail Collins

Discusses the conservative political agenda that began in Texas and how it became a national movement with far-reaching social and economic consequences.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0871404079

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9780871404077

American Patriots

The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm

By: Gail Lumet Buckley

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American Patriots

The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm

By: Gail Lumet Buckley

A dramatic and moving tribute to the military’s unsung heroes, American Patriots tells the story of the black servicemen and women who defended American ideals on the battlefield, even as they faced racism in the ranks and segregation on the home front. Through hundreds of original interviews with veterans of every war since World War I, historic accounts, and photographs, Gail Buckley brings these heroes and their struggles to life. We meet Henry O. Flipper, who withstood silent treatment from his classmates to become the first black graduate of West Point in 1877. And World War II infantry medic Bruce M. Wright, who crawled through a minefield to shield a fallen soldier during an attack. Finally, we meet a young soldier in Vietnam, Colin Powell, who rose through the ranks to become, during the Gulf War, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fourteen years in the making, American Patriots is a landmark chronicle of the brave men and women whose courage and determination changed the course of American history.

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Random House Trade Paperbacks

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0375760091

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9780375760099

Speaking Skills for Teens Instructor Manual

Create the Image You Desire a 14-Session Speaking Seminar

By: Gail A. Cassidy

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Speaking Skills for Teens Instructor Manual

Create the Image You Desire a 14-Session Speaking Seminar

By: Gail A. Cassidy

Speaking Skills for Teens trains students to learn effective speaking skills and also motivates students to view themselves and their classmates in an optimistic manner. Because they can find only positives in each talk given by their peers, that is the way they start viewing each presenter even before the talk begins. Through active participation, students learn how to maximize their speaking skills, their poise, and their recognition of their own skills and abilities. In addition to learning actual skills—openings, evidence, closings, body language, and attitude training, participants learn how to use their voice to produce the greatest effect. They have the opportunity to practice being as they would like to be. Participants will learn far more than speaking skills. They learn how to take responsibility for how they feel, how they act, how they react. The training allows them to see people in a more positive manner. They learn how to “read” people and become aware of how they themselves are “read.” Students evaluate every speaker in writing immediately after their talk. Only positive comments are allowed—for substance, delivery, or impact. The teacher writes an area for improvement on a card and will add a positive statement immediately after each talk that only the speaker sees. At the end of the course, each student receives the evaluations from every classmate. While participants may eventually forget facts and figures learned elsewhere, they will retain much of what they master in this course, because they will have constant opportunities to be on their feet and institute that which they have learned. They will also have many opportunities to laugh, cry, and genuinely feel good—perhaps the greatest way to solidify their learning!

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Balboa Press

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1982247886

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9781982247881

Cloned Ambition

By: Gail Daley

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Cloned Ambition

By: Gail Daley

“A Modern twist on the story of David and Bathsheba.” Set in a future where clones are seen as second-class citizens and Normals are threatened by their own creation, Scarlet and her Mate Dagmar must fight for their own freedom and survival. Scarlet was created to be the vessel for an aging actress's brain when she reached maturity. But when her creator dies before the transplant can take place, Scarlet is sold to a clone breeding farm, and only narrowly escapes a terrible fate to rejoin her mate Dagmar and his band of ‘wild’ clones. Desperate for a different future, Scarlet joins her mate Dagmar and his band of 'Wild' Clones, who have rebelled against their masters’ and are trying to build their own society. But when their leader, Napoleon, makes a deal with the illegal Portal gatekeepers to find a world for the Freed Clones colony, Scarlet discovers there is a heavy price for her dream of freedom. Napoleon wants Scarlet. She will be forced to choose between her mate Dagmar who she loves or giving in to Napoleon’s demands. To protect the free clone colony on Halcyon, and with danger lurking around every corner, Scarlet must make a stand for herself and all woman clones for the right to choose who is her mate. If you enjoyed the suspense and adventure of The Hunger Games, then you'll be captivated by Scarlet's journey for freedom in this thrilling novel.

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Gail Daleys Fine Art

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1685640060

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9781685640064

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to French Phrases, 3rd Edition

Close the Communication Gap En Français

By: Gail Stein

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The Pocket Idiot's Guide to French Phrases, 3rd Edition

Close the Communication Gap En Français

By: Gail Stein

Beyond Bonjour and Adieu! This third edition of The Pocket Idiot's GuideTM to French Phrases includes updated information on technology and transportation, shopping, dining, and dealing with emergencies, as well as a brand-new business travel section. Whether they're preparing for a vacation or a business trip, this must-have guide provides readers with all the phrases needed to communicate with native French speakers - and even sound like one. ? According to the World Tourism Organization, France is the world's top tourist destination ? As a foreign language, French is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English ? Beginning-level foreign language Complete Idiot's Guides® have been among the series' most consistently successful performers

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1101060123

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Writing the Fire!

Yoga and the Art of Making Your Words Come Alive

By: Gail Sher

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Writing the Fire!

Yoga and the Art of Making Your Words Come Alive

By: Gail Sher

Writing the Fire! offers writers a new and visionary practice: using yoga to release the body’s inner intelligence and then support, shape, and inform the creative process. Indeed, “writing is yoga,” declares Gail Sher, introducing the “writing asana”—an invaluable new tool for every writer’s routine. Her insightful and lyrical book, organized around eight thematic “immersions,” plumbs yoga’s wisdom heritage. As Donald Moyer, director of the Yoga Room in Berkeley, comments, “She encourages writers to approach their writing with the clarity and presence of yogis, and teaches yogis how to temper their awareness with the heat of words and images.” Writing the Fire! celebrates the fullest expression of our being.

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