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A Simple Guide to Getting an Athletic Scholarship

By: Gary Hiles

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A Simple Guide to Getting an Athletic Scholarship

By: Gary Hiles

If you need to find an athletic scholarship, this book will provide the help you need. The author teaches parents and athletes the basics of how to get athletes noticed by college coaches and how to find thousands of dollars in athletic scholarships. He also teaches them how to avoid unnecessary expenses during the process. The book tells how to avoid common mistakes, such as parents waiting too late to start the scholarship search process, and encourages parents to hedge their bets and not limit their options before receiving an offer. Parents looking for detailed ways to help their athletically talented child will find them, whether it's how to create mailing lists, keep accurate records, contact coaches or work with a coaching staff. The author includes some of his more than 100 success stories. His methods are proven and have worked for him many times, and they will work for you too. "I highly recommend this book to any parent who wants his or her child to better themselves with an athletic scholarship. Read the book and use it for it works." - Ralph Davis, Mr. Kentucky Basketball and starting guard with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats 1957-1960 and Guard for the Chicago Packers NBA 1960-1962. Author Gary Hiles, a parent, has spent his entire adult life helping young people. He served as a career counselor when he was a professional in the computer industry and spent time advising college students and young adults who were interested in pursuing careers in that industry. Gary and his wife were the music and youth orchestra directors in their church. He and his wife founded a highly successful Junior Olympic Volleyball Club for girls in the county where they live. He has volunteered the last 30 years helping scores of overlooked high school athletes get noticed by college coaches and find athletic scholarships. At the request of many athletes, parents and coaches, he has written A Simple Guide to Getting an Athletic Scholarship, focusing on basic things parents and athletes must do to be successful and inspiring them to put forth the effort.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1608447545

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9781608447541

I Wanted Wings

A Tail Gunner's Story

By: Gary R. Hill

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I Wanted Wings

A Tail Gunner's Story

By: Gary R. Hill

Think about how much safer and relaxed you would feel if you knew what to expect from a relationship-before you got into one. In this book I lay open my experiences from what I feel God revealed to me about falling in love. A thriving growing relationship which enters into marriage waits within these pages. Where hands are still held within the revealed depths of love long after courtship, there is stability in behavior which promotes consistent growth. "As the bridegroom rejoices in His bride, so does the Lord rejoice in you." At last a pattern to behold and live for a full life.

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1438932561

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9781438932569

Scottish Rock

North

By: Gary Latter

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Scottish Rock

North

By: Gary Latter

The best mountain, crag, sea cliff and sport climbing in Scotland. From the Foreword by Hamish MacInnes . "If you have an ambition to do all the climbs in these two Scottish Rock guides I think you'd better schedule time off in your next life. This labour of Gary's has been of gargantuan proportions. Those of you who use the guides will benefit by his dedication and the sheer choice offered; if you divide the retail price of these by the number of good routes you'll realise this is a bargain. Volume 1 covers a proliferation of Scottish crags up to the natural demarcation of the Great Glen. They are easier to access than most in Volume 2 and present infinite variety. I have been a long-time advocate of selected climbs and the use of photographs to illustrate both climbs and action. I'm glad that this principle has been used throughout these two volumes. It gives you a push to get up and do things. The list seems endless and if you succeed in doing half of them you'll be a much better climber and know a lot more about Scotland - have a good decade!

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481

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Pesda Press

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1906095078

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9781906095079

Delicious Geography

From Place to Plate

By: Gary Fuller,T. M. Reddekopp

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Delicious Geography

From Place to Plate

By: Gary Fuller,T. M. Reddekopp

This entertaining book takes us on a fascinating exploration of the world of food. Take a journey with the dynamic father and daughter duo, geographer Gary Fuller and chef Tracy Reddekopp, as they travel around the globe to trace the enduring links of geography and food. Food and its preparation and enjoyment define the major cultural regions of the world and how these regions have changed over time. The authors believe that the peoples of the world have begun to reunite after millennia of dispersal. The sharing of foods and food traditions are prime examples of this global connection. Enriching the trip with thirty-five recipes to extend the experience into our kitchen, homes, and families, the authors also make geography fun by asking trivia questions that turn out to be far from trivial. Among the questions asked and answered are: What landlocked country in South America developed a plant that revolutionized food production in Europe? What bird on the island of Mauritius gave us an expression about mortality? On what Native American reservation, and in what kind of business, do we find the Code Talkers Museum? Why could vanilla be grown only in Mexico until the mid-nineteenth century? What famous Italian-American was given a nickname derived from a Pan American airliner? (Answers: Bolivia, the potato, “Dead as a dodo,” the Navajo reservation in a Burger King; the plant could only be pollinated naturally by a Mexican bee, Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper)

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289

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442245336

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9781442245334

Art in Renaissance Italy

By: John T. Paoletti,Gary M. Radke

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Art in Renaissance Italy

By: John T. Paoletti,Gary M. Radke

Art in Renaissance Italy' sets the art of that time in its context, exploring why it was created and in particular looking at who commissioned the palaces and cathedrals, the paintings and the sculptures.

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Laurence King Publishing

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1856694399

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A Simple Guide to Getting an Athletic Scholarship

By: Gary Hiles

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Dog Ear Publishing

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Drive-by

By: Gary Rivlin

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Drive-by

By: Gary Rivlin

In this compassionate study of a drive-by shooting, Rivlin examines the history of the victims, their families, and their impoverished living conditions.

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Macmillan

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0805029214

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9780805029215

Guts

The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

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The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

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Random House of Canada

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0440407125

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The Killing Game

By: Gary Webb

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The Killing Game

By: Gary Webb

Gary Webb had an inborn journalistic tendency to track down corruption and expose it. For over thirty-four years, he wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels. He had an almost magnetic effect to these kinds of stories, and it was almost as if the stories found him. It was his gift, and, ultimately, it was his downfall. He was best known for his story Dark Alliance, written for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996. In it Webb linked the CIA to the crack-cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the Iran Contra scandal. His only published book, Dark Alliance is still a classic of contemporary journalism. But his life consisted of much more than this one story, and The Killing Game is a collection of his best investigative stories from his beginning at the Kentucky Post to his end at the Sacramento News & Review. It includes Webb's series at the Kentucky Post on organized crime in the coal industry, at the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Ohio State’s negligent medical board, and on the US military’s funding of first-person shooter video games. The Killing Game is a dedication to his life’s work outside of Dark Alliance, and it’s an exhibition of investigative journalism in its truest form.

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Seven Stories Press

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1609801431

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9781609801434

Seven Million

A Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink's Heist

By: Gary Craig

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Seven Million

A Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink's Heist

By: Gary Craig

Some died, some went to jail--who holds the key to the missing millions?

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Brandeis University Press

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1611688914

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9781611688917

The Devil's Tickets

A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age

By: Gary M. Pomerantz

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The Devil's Tickets

A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age

By: Gary M. Pomerantz

Kansas City, 1929: Myrtle and Jack Bennett sit down with another couple for an evening of bridge. As the game intensifies, Myrtle complains that Jack is a “bum bridge player.” For such insubordination, he slaps her hard in front of their stunned guests and announces he is leaving. Moments later, sobbing, with a Colt .32 pistol in hand, Myrtle fires four shots, killing her husband. The Roaring 1920s inspired nationwide fads–flagpole sitting, marathon dancing, swimming-pool endurance floating. But of all the mad games that cheered Americans between the wars, the least likely was contract bridge. As the Barnum of the bridge craze, Ely Culbertson, a tuxedoed boulevardier with a Russian accent, used mystique, brilliance, and a certain madness to transform bridge from a social pastime into a cultural movement that made him rich and famous. In writings, in lectures, and on the radio, he used the Bennett killing to dramatize bridge as the battle of the sexes. Indeed, Myrtle Bennett’s murder trial became a sensation because it brought a beautiful housewife–and hints of her husband’s infidelity–from the bridge table into the national spotlight. James A. Reed, Myrtle’s high-powered lawyer and onetime Democratic presidential candidate, delivered soaring, tear-filled courtroom orations. As Reed waxed on about the sanctity of womanhood, he was secretly conducting an extramarital romance with a feminist trailblazer who lived next door. To the public, bridge symbolized tossing aside the ideals of the Puritans–who referred derisively to playing cards as “the Devil’s tickets”–and embracing the modern age. Ina time when such fearless women as Amelia Earhart, Dorothy Parker, and Marlene Dietrich were exalted for their boldness, Culbertson positioned his game as a challenge to all housebound women. At the bridge table, he insisted, a woman could be her husband’s equal, and more. In the gathering darkness of the Depression, Culbertson leveraged his own ballyhoo and naughty innuendo for all it was worth, maneuvering himself and his brilliant wife, Jo, his favorite bridge partner, into a media spectacle dubbed the Bridge Battle of the Century. Through these larger-than-life characters and the timeless partnership game they played, The Devil’s Tickets captures a uniquely colorful age and a tension in marriage that is eternal.

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Crown

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1400051630

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9781400051632

Stalling for Time

My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

By: Gary Noesner

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Stalling for Time

My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator

By: Gary Noesner

The FBI’s chief hostage negotiator recounts harrowing standoffs, including the Waco siege with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, in a memoir that inspired the miniseries Waco, now on Netflix. “Riveting . . . the most in-depth and absorbing section is devoted to the 1993 siege near Waco, Texas.”—The Washington Post In Stalling for Time, the FBI’s chief hostage negotiator takes readers on a harrowing tour through many of the most famous hostage crises in the history of the modern FBI, including the siege at Waco, the Montana Freemen standoff, and the D.C. sniper attacks. Having helped develop the FBI’s nonviolent communication techniques for achieving peaceful outcomes in tense situations, Gary Noesner offers a candid, fascinating look back at his years as an innovator in the ranks of the Bureau and a pioneer on the front lines. Whether vividly recounting showdowns with the radical Republic of Texas militia or clashes with colleagues and superiors that expose the internal politics of America’s premier law enforcement agency, Stalling for Time crackles with insight and breathtaking suspense. Case by case, minute by minute, it’s a behind-the-scenes view of a visionary crime fighter in action.

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National Geographic Books

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0525511288

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9780525511281

The Sickness of Effort

By: Gary Bryant

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The Sickness of Effort

By: Gary Bryant

The idea of effort not only finds an essential place in all authentic spiritual traditions, but also is most deeply implicated in our identity, our sense of self. For that reason it is not only an indispensable way into a new, liberated feeling of self but also the chief obstacle to it. The Sickness of Effort will explore this difficult question by examining how the notion of effort changes in different traditions across diverse cultures. In so doing, it will reveal an altogether new notion of effort and, with that, a new and liberated feeling of identity.

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1504361652

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Nine Days in Union

The Search for Alex and Michael Smith

By: Gary Henderson

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Nine Days in Union

The Search for Alex and Michael Smith

By: Gary Henderson

Gary Henderson is a reporter for the Herald-Journal in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was one of the first journalists to arrive in Union after Susan Smith reported the kidnapping of her two sons, 14 month-old Alex and 3-year old Michael. He was the last reporter to interview the 23-year-old mother before her confession...NINE DAYS IN UNION - The Search for Alex and Michael takes you behind the scenes with Henderson and Herald Journal photograher Mike Bonner during the nine day search for these little boys. The newspaper's coverage of the event won the South Carolina Press Association's Award for In-Dept Reporting for 1994 and The New York Times Chairman's Award. 148 pages, 50 photos, 6" x 9".

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1885354002

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Wanted - Bear Cubs for My Children

One Hundred of the Weirdest Posts Ever Seen on Craigslist (and Their Responses)

By: Gary Fingercastle

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Wanted - Bear Cubs for My Children

One Hundred of the Weirdest Posts Ever Seen on Craigslist (and Their Responses)

By: Gary Fingercastle

What do haunted furniture, bear cubs, and a skydiving baby have in common? Answer: Serial craigslist poster and parodist Gary Fingercastle. Picture this: Author and agitator Gary Fingercastle posts hundreds of mock advertisements on the popular website craigslist.org and receives thousands of real-life responses. And because truth is stranger than fiction, he learns that: People will do anything for love (like jumping into a lion pen and dressing up like a Christmas tree). You can give anything away (like haunted furniture, torture racks, and mummies). You can purchase anything on the Internet (like bear cubs and tattoos for children). People will do anything for money (like driving into walls at high speeds and starving themselves for five weeks straight). This book is the hilarious and oftentimes horrifying collection that really makes you wonder?are we all insane?

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Adams Media

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1605503576

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Fatal Dosage

By: Gary Provost

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Fatal Dosage

By: Gary Provost

A true-life account of the trial of Anne Capute, a licensed practical nurse charged with administering a fatal dosage of morphine to a terminally ill patient

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Bantam

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0553249533

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