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Masonville

A Mystery

By: Jim Overturf

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Kurt Maxxon has been a successful stock car race driver for a decade. But when he arrives at the Masonville Oval racetrack and finds the bludgeoned body of the track's general manager, Elaine Willowby, on the concrete floor in a driver's garage, he turns into an amateur sleuth. Maxxon believes he is obligated to help find the murderer, but while the police focus on the missing driver who rents the garage, he looks elsewhere. Through masterful logic and innovative approaches, Maxxon works through his own list of suspects until he forces the killer to make a move. The first novel in the Kurt Maxxon series, Masonville takes you on a wild ride through the world of stock car racing, murder, and mystery.

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0595446213

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Carpentier Falls

A Kurt Maxxon Mystery

By: Jim Overturf

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Carpentier Falls

A Kurt Maxxon Mystery

By: Jim Overturf

When two homeless boys foraging for food stumble upon the body of restaurant owner Carlos Guerrero, they notify Kurt Maxxon. Its the third time in four years that racecar driver Maxxon finds himself involved in a murder case. Carlos was a friend, and hes determined to help authorities find the killer. A letter from Carlos addressed to Kurt surfaces, and it is the first big clue. The letter contains a set of directions; Kurt follows them and finds incriminating evidence implicating a prominent local politician, one of Carloss associates. Kurt follows more clues in a bid to pinpoint why Carlos was killed and who should be blamed. He runs into a number of dead ends, but he continues asking questions and uncovering answers in his own unique ways. Against this backdrop, Kurt also has another mission: to win a race at the River Flats International Speedway. Find out who wins, who loses, and who killed Carlos in the third book in the Kurt Maxxon series, Carpentier Falls.

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1450232663

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The Roper

By: Jim Hawley

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The Roper

By: Jim Hawley

The Roper is the story of a cowboy, Josh Halley, who takes care of his ranch in Wyoming and competes professionally as a roper in the rodeos. He does this more as a hobby. It is also the story of Rich Olson, a plumber, who also ropes professionally. Both are good men, but Rich is more of a competitor. He takes roping very seriously. It is also a story of their loves and trials.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796067482

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9781796067484

Kings Rapids

A Kurt Maxxon Mystery

By: Jim Overturf

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Kings Rapids

A Kurt Maxxon Mystery

By: Jim Overturf

Race driver Kurt Maxxons quiet life of racing stockcars and training his new puppy, Beau, is turned upside down after he finds well-known local driver Rusty Gallegar shot to death at the racetrack. Very quickly into the investigation, the police arrest Alisa Sharpe, Gallegars live-in mistress, who Gallegar kicked out of his life a week before the shooting. According to the police, Alisa lied about key items, and the evidence against her is compelling. Kurts friend Mutt Sparks adamantly maintains that Alisa is innocent, and asks Kurt to help her. Kurt visits Alisa in jail and agrees Sharpe is probably not the killer, then launches his own investigation to prove it. Kurt discovers Gallegar was preparing to sell his auto body shop and quietly leave town, apparently running away with a woman. Kurt also uncovers a string of women who traded sex with Gallegar for his silence to their husbands and insurance companies about auto wrecks they had. Secrets and intrigues turn up in every corner Kurt looks. Love, infidelity, jealousy, gossip, and revenge surround Kurt Maxxon as he analyzes information, using his unique logic and approach, to find out the answer to the questionWho killed Rusty Gallegar?

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1440139849

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The IC Toolkit

By: Jim Knight,Jessica Wise,Michelle Harris,Amy Musante

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The IC Toolkit

By: Jim Knight,Jessica Wise,Michelle Harris,Amy Musante

Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching. For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings—organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops—have helped many instructional coaches around the world to increase teacher effectiveness and improve outcomes for students. Bringing together for the first time a wealth of resources and practical tools, The IC Toolkit is designed to guide instructional coaches—either individually or, preferably, collectively—through a 36-week journey of practice, reflection, and learning. For instructional coaches who want to improve and leaders who want to set up meaningful learning experiences, the book provides concrete tools—including activities, checklists, case studies, and videos—that you can use every week. Additional features include One-page descriptions of each success factor A needs assessment to gauge your instructional coaching proficiency in the 7 Success Factors Learning paths to guide your use of the resources and enable meaningful exploration of each success factor End-of-chapter reflection questions The IC Toolkit makes it possible for every instructional coach to become highly proficient in the Success Factors. When instructional coaches become highly proficient in their craft, we can see students, teachers, and systems flourish.

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Corwin Press

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1071971638

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Up Here

By: Jim Shomos

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Up Here

By: Jim Shomos

When you've had two dream marriages, choosing your eternal soulmate in heaven is one hell of a dilemma. "Up Here touched my soul. A beautiful romantic-comedy about love, hope and courage." Alli Sinclair, award-winning author. "A one-of-a-kind romantic-comedy that shouldn't work but masterfully does." Never Ending Bookshelf “As moving as it is funny, with wonderful characters and a fabulous light touch.” Artisan Book Reviews Can you have more than one soulmate at the same time? After two blissful marriages are cut short by tragic circumstances, Peter’s own early entry to heaven fills him with skepticism. Peter soon faces an impossible choice: with both wives Up Here, which woman is his eternal soulmate? Christina and Jane have their own issues to resolve, especially considering they were best friends. From two marriages made in heaven, all three now have one hell of a dilemma. And with Peter’s mother Up Here, too … well, she’s got her opinion! The debut novel from Australian film & TV pioneer Jim Shomos. Up Here is a unique love-triangle featuring two dynamic women and one ro-man-tic; it’s a feel-good exploration of a modern romantic dilemma that asks the age-old question: what if?

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Jim Shomos

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1922465070

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Your Daily Journey to Transformation

A 12-week Study Guide

By: Jim Ayer,Janene Ayer

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Your Daily Journey to Transformation

A 12-week Study Guide

By: Jim Ayer,Janene Ayer

When it comes to experiencing transformation in your life, it's all about taking the first step and that first step is always easier when supportive friends walk along beside you. In this interactive workbook, designed to be a companion study guide to the book Transformation, Jim and Janene Ayer journey with you as you explore an honest assessment of your personal relationship with God, and as you make life-altering discoveries through God's Word, inspiring stories of others' experience and practical wisdom that will move you out of your comfort zone and into a life that is shaped and powered by the Holy Spirit. You are only 12 weeks away from a deeper, more powerful relationship with God that will impact every aspect of your being and result in a transformed existence. Take the first step. Designed to be used individually or in a small group setting.

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0828027021

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The Golden Gate Is Red

By: Jim Kohlberg

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The Golden Gate Is Red

By: Jim Kohlberg

Inspired by the murder of millionaire financier and banker Ted Ammon: A tax investigator races against time to save the love of his life—and the man who stole her from him Every tax cheat needs a lawyer, and every lawyer needs an investigator like Max Smoller. Max knows the tax code’s intricacies better than Uncle Sam himself, and lawyers pay handsomely for him to dig up their clients’ dirt, ensuring that no nasty surprises come out during trial. After years in the business, Smoller knows that every crook tells the same story—a tale forged by self-pity and unwavering greed. But he never thought he would hear that story from his former business partner Joe Dempsey. Even at the start of their once-promising partnership, Smoller knew Dempsey’s brilliance would eventually catapult his friend toward success beyond their shabby office on San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill. But Smoller never expected his lover, Christina Lawson, to follow Dempsey out the door. Years after the betrayal, Lawson and Dempsey are separated, and the IRS is nipping at their heels. With prosecution, bankruptcy, and prison on the horizon, it’s up to Smoller to save his former partner and the only woman he ever loved—before it’s too late. The Golden Gate Is Red is a riveting tale of avarice and betrayal, set against a vivid San Francisco backdrop.

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Open Road Media

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1453254641

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Caterpillars in the Field and Garden

A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America

By: Thomas J. Allen,Jim P. Brock,Jeffrey Glassberg

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Caterpillars in the Field and Garden

A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America

By: Thomas J. Allen,Jim P. Brock,Jeffrey Glassberg

Jeffrey Glassberg's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars guides have revolutionized the way we view butterflies. Now there's a field guide in the same practical format, and with the same emphasis on conservation, to identify caterpillars. Caterpillars are as varied, fascinating, and often as colorful as the adult butterflies they become. This is the most comprehensive guide to these creatures available. It contains all the information necessary to find and identify the caterpillars of North America--from Two-tailed Swallowtails, some of the largest butterfly caterpillars at just over two inches when fully grown, to tiny Western Pygmy-Blues. Caterpillar seekers will learn how to distinguish between butterfly caterpillars and moth caterpillars, where and how to find caterpillars, and the visual differences between young and older caterpillars. Each species section describes how to identify the caterpillar, complete with brilliant photos--many published here for the first time. To make for easy field use, each caterpillar's key physical features, abundance, habitat, and major hostplants are listed on the same page as its photo. The book also contains a special section on butterfly gardening, offering valuable information on how to set up a butterfly garden and raise healthy butterfly caterpillars, and provides a thorough list of the plants butterflies most like to feast on. From the concerned gardener who wishes not to kill caterpillars that may one day become beautiful butterflies to the serious butterflier wishing to take the hobby to the next level, this remarkable guide will provide all of the information necessary for an enriching caterpillar experience.

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Oxford University Press

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019803413X

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9780198034131

God's Quantum Vortex

The Secret World of Esoteric Sciences

By: Jim Walker

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God's Quantum Vortex

The Secret World of Esoteric Sciences

By: Jim Walker

The story evolves from the personal experiences of the writer, from his deep (forty years) research and discoveries of quantum cone vortex. Once into awareness, he reveals the techniques of connecting and triggering the "Act of God" events. He formulates the "mysteries" of self-fate programming. He explains how the government, religion, finance, and science are interconnected, for the first time in history. His research deep dives into the Bible, yoga meditation, wave-particle quantum physics, and into occult, the metaphysics. He is not just theorizing about life events; he is proactively changing the events in biblical proportions. He becomes the miracle creator by thought and by action, the trigger man, who can only relate to the higher dimensions and to cosmic intelligence. The formulas he writes may seem similar to previous theoretical physicists, but they are his own concept, given the examples of his work and e-mail prior to "God's Particle/Boson" announcement by Peter Higgs on July 4, 2012. The quantum cone vortex diagram and its connection to yin and yang with annihilation and creation, related to cosmic spiral sequence of four sixes may seem absurd to earth fourth-dimensional thinkers, but it is backed by facts by the author. His prediction of the next flood is backed by errors in time measured by Mayans and Nostradamus. Once a person is elevated to the vortex in quantum cone, with zero weight/gravity and when time stops in quantum reality, then he or she will able to be awarded with all possibilities to create or destroy. The writer imitates the out-of-the-box thinking of God, but he is not comparing himself to cosmic intelligence. He just uses the quantum energy (in form of dark and light energy, he calls Satan and God for convenience). The examples are powerful and convincing. The reader should not just observe the author's human encounters to get to quick conclusions. It is a manual of how to think without fear. Once the fear is eliminated, the mind is open to deep into subconsciousness and to build the awareness, where all possibilities are unrestricted, and to rise to the sixth cosmic dimension, God.

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1504955501

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Tristan

A War Novel

By: Jim Jorgen

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Tristan

A War Novel

By: Jim Jorgen

A near-fatal plane crash has made a serious dent in the career (and body) of Lieutenant Tristan von Ohr. He is one of the German fl ying aces who took part in the brilliant air campaign of Bloody April, 1917. German aviation has revolutionized 20th century warfarethanks in part to Tristans friend Anthony Fokker. Transferred to the air service reserves, Tristan discovers that he is a poster boy in a glorious war that is doomed to failure. Americas entry into the Great War means that a whole generation of German youthincluding Tristans buddiesis being slaughtered for no purpose. The Fatherlands chances of victory are now zero. Every day the public is being told lies about the war aims, lies about the sacrifices they must make, lies about the staggering human cost of the Second Reichs march with destiny. Ruthless old men in Berlin are leading the Fatherland down a bloody road to disaster. Inside Tristans heart something says: No more lies. No more government-sponsored lies. But what can he do? He realizes that for a good Prussian boy to even question the war would be considered criminal disloyalty, and he would be punished. But for a soldier like himself to go one step farther and desert the war means death by fi ring squad!

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iUniverse

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1462064094

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One Shoe on and One Shoe Off

By: Jim Johnson

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One Shoe on and One Shoe Off

By: Jim Johnson

Graduated from The Evergreen State College – Tacoma Wa. in 1996. This is my second book. My fi rst book, Bucket Head and Friends Big Adventure was published in 2008. I grew up in a large close family with nine brothers and sisters. My hobbies are camping, hiking, skiing, bike riding, fi shing, working out and spending time with my friends. I love the outdoors! I’ve done volunteer work over the years coaching high school football, little league baseball and basketball. Employed for the state of Washington for over 28 years working for the Department of Corrections. I like spending time reading to kids at the Residential Parenting Program in Gig Harbor where I got my idea to write children books. I do community work as a member of A. Philip Randolph Institute – Tacoma Chapter. Enjoy this book and take care of each other! Thank you.

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1477175156

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The Purity Ring Murders

A Gil Leduc Mystery

By: Jim Toner

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The Purity Ring Murders

A Gil Leduc Mystery

By: Jim Toner

The murder of Marie Chauvet still haunts Gil Leduc three years later. The sixteen year-old accompanies his girlfriend Jan Barrio and her family to Toronto where Jans father, a Niagara Falls police officer, attends a conference. Gil and Jan hope to spend time with April Ames, an aspiring model and close friend of Jan. The two teens agree to meet her one morning at the North York Centre. Upon arrival they hear her scream. Someone dressed like a Shiite Muslim is ready to shoot April. Gil and Jan try to prevent the shooting, but the person shoots at them beforeshooting April. Jan tries to save April, but its too late. Soon another murder follows. As the teens search for the killer, they uncover a few baffling questions: Why is Ramona Gonzales, a college friend of Jans mother, not returning phone calls? Why is Peter Bartholomew, a teacher at the teens high school whos been accused of inappropriate conduct with minors, really in Toronto? Who is the young man Gil has seen at both the murders of Marie Chauvet and April Ames? Will they find out before its too late?

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1452035741

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Steady Your Spooky Horse

How-to Methods from the Mounted Police

By: Jim Barrett

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Steady Your Spooky Horse

How-to Methods from the Mounted Police

By: Jim Barrett

As a mounted officer, author Jim Barrett has trained hundreds of police horses to ignore all the scary things that make our own riding experiences less-than-pleasurable. His Manual for the Mounted Officer is respected nationwide as the indispensable how-to guide for mounted units. And now he's written the how-to manual for every horse owner. Steady Your Spooky Horse: How-to Methods from the Mounted Police guides you through the task of training your horse to be bombproof. You'll learn why your mount responds to circumstances the way he does and the steps you can take to make him fearless. You'll also learn the importance of consistency in your riding signals, how to select a horse suitable for the job, and keys to formation riding. The real-life, proven training techniques in Steady Your Spooky Horse: How-to Methods from the Mounted Police can make every experience with your horse the safe partnership it should be.

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The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.

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0929346793

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9780929346793

The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960

By: Jim Cox

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The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960

By: Jim Cox

The popularity of soap operas on radio made them a natural for the new medium of television, where soaps quickly became an audience favorite. As television soap operas developed, so did the level of sophistication in delivery, writing and production. This history of television's "golden age" soaps begins with an overview of earlier serialized entertainments. An analysis of early TV soap stars, personnel and production follows, taking 40 programs into account. Ensuing chapters offer in-depth treatments of the serials Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life, The Guiding Light, The Secret Storm, As the World Turns and The Edge of Night. Appendices include chronological and alphabetical directories of period daytime serials and rankings of the durability of programs, actors and actresses, announcers and sponsors.

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McFarland

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1476604703

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Cracking the Rich Code Vol.4

By: Christina Kumar,Jim Britt,Kevin Harrington

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Cracking the Rich Code Vol.4

By: Christina Kumar,Jim Britt,Kevin Harrington

Powerful entrepreneurial strategies and insights from a diverse lineup up coauthors from around the world. This book offers powerful thought-provoking entrepreneurial insights, stories and strategies from a diverse lineup of 20 coauthors from around the world. Chances are this book contains exactly what you need to excel your business into the top 5% in your category worldwide. Created by top peak-performance expert Jim Britt and Kevin Harrington from the hit TV show Shark Tank and 20 empowering entrepreneurs and their stories: Jim Britt, Kevin Harrington, Christina Kumar.

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Christina Kumar

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0578741377

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How to Talk to Your Kids about Drugs

By: Stephen Arterburn,Jim Burns

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How to Talk to Your Kids about Drugs

By: Stephen Arterburn,Jim Burns

All parents want to believe their children will not experiment with drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately that is not realistic. The authors provide the knowledge and tools parents need to help their kids stay or become drug free. Includes a helpful study guide for personal use and group discussion.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736920102

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9780736920100

Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee

The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc

By: Gale Group,Jim Craddock

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Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee

The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc

By: Gale Group,Jim Craddock

Containing the most extensive listing of movies available on video and a multitude of cross-referencing within its 10 primary indexes, this new edition includes 1,000 new movies (23,000 in all), expanded indexing, a fresh new introduction and more of the beloved categories.

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Gale Cengage

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1578591201

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Nerve Center

By: Dale Brown,Jim DeFelice

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Nerve Center

By: Dale Brown,Jim DeFelice

With Dreamland, the aerospace weapons testing facility, facing budget cuts, Colonel Bastien tries to salvage Antares, a program that merges electronic data with a pilot's natural senses, until it is found that the pilot can no longer tell reality from computer-induced delusions.

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