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Folks, This Ain't Normal

A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World

By: Joel Salatin

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Folks, This Ain't Normal

A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World

By: Joel Salatin

From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts on what normal is and shares practical and philosophical ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big impact. Salatin, hailed by the New York Times as "Virginia's most multifaceted agrarian since Thomas Jefferson [and] the high priest of the pasture" and profiled in the Academy Award nominated documentary Food, Inc. and the bestselling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, understands what food should be: Wholesome, seasonal, raised naturally, procured locally, prepared lovingly, and eaten with a profound reverence for the circle of life. And his message doesn't stop there. From child-rearing, to creating quality family time, to respecting the environment, Salatin writes with a wicked sense of humor and true storyteller's knack for the revealing anecdote. Salatin's crucial message and distinctive voice--practical, provocative, scientific, and down-home philosophical in equal measure--make FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL a must-read book.

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Center Street

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1455505684

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Sasha

By: Joel Shepherd

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Sasha

By: Joel Shepherd

Spurning her royal heritage to be raised by the great warrior, Kessligh, her exquisite swordplay astonishes all who witness it. But Sasha is still young, untested in battle and often led by her rash temper. In the complex world of Lenayin loyalties, her defiant wilfulness is attracting the wrong kind of attention. Lenayin is a land almost divided by its two faiths: the Verenthane of the ruling classes and the pagan Goeren-yai, amongst whom Sasha now lives. The Goeren-yai worship swordplay and honour and begin to see Sasha as the great spirit—the Synnich—who will unite them. But Sasha is still searching for what she believes and must choose her side carefully. When the Udalyn people—the symbol of Goeren-yai pride and courage—are attacked, Sasha will face her moment of testing. How will she act? Is she ready to lead? Can she be the saviour they need her to be?

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Prometheus Books

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1615926321

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The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words

By: Joel Greenberg

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The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words

By: Joel Greenberg

A fascinating anthology which sheds new light on the Bletchley Park story and shows that there is still more to tell.' - Tony Comer OBE, formerly Departmental Historian at GCHQ This important volume tells the story of Bletchley Park through countless letters written by key players to former colleagues and loved ones as the war unfolded. Having intercepted millions of German communications, the codebreakers had felt bound by the Official Secrets Act and said little about their wartime activities. Some who had stayed on at GCHQ after the war, were concerned that speaking out could jeopardise their pensions.Over one hundred letters have been included in this volume and have either been recovered from family members or declassified by GCHQ. They reveal fresh information about the clandestine operation and disclose the true feelings of the participants at Bletchley.Park. In contrast to early accounts, which lacked detail and were occasionally inaccurate, this book thoroughly lays bare the day-to-day experiences at Bletchley Park and uncovers the operational and technical reasons behind the organisation's successes and failures. Simultaneously intimate and comprehensive, it will interest historians, World War II researchers, and anyone who wants to learn the secrets of Britain's signal intelligence effort.

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Greenhill Books

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1784388122

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Of Prairie, Woods, and Water

Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing

By: Joel Greenberg

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Of Prairie, Woods, and Water

Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing

By: Joel Greenberg

In the literary imagination, Chicago evokes images of industry and unbridled urban growth. But the tallgrass prairie and deep forests that once made up Chicago's landscape also inspired musings from residents and visitors alike. In Of Prairie, Woods, and Water, naturalist Joel Greenberg gathers these unique voices from the land to present an une...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459606159

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KILL BILLS!

The 9 Insider Tricks You Need to Win the War on Household Bills

By: Joel Gibson

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KILL BILLS!

The 9 Insider Tricks You Need to Win the War on Household Bills

By: Joel Gibson

Kill Bills! is the bible for saving thousands of dollars on your major household bills. From power bills to telco, mortgage, insurance, credit cards, petrol and groceries, it describes the 9 Insider Tricks You Need to Win the War on Household Bills. You'll start saving straight away thanks to simple strategies with names like ‘The De Niro’, ‘The Mystery-Shopper’, ‘The Elizabeth Taylor’ and ‘The Red Dog’. Backed by the team of money-saving experts at One Big Switch, Joel Gibson has gathered 7 years of shortcuts, hacks and loopholes – all so you don’t have to. In a hurry? There’s a step-by-step guide to saving over $1000 in an afternoon. Got a big power bill or insurance renewal?Kill Bills! will help you take the power – and the dollars – back with in-depth chapters on 9 of the major household bills and how those industries work. Want to become a fully-fledged money-saving black belt? Read this book from cover to cover and it will arm you with everything you need to kick some serious household bill backside!

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Simon and Schuster

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1760853518

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Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

The Legend of Mistreatment Reexamined

By: Joel D. Citron

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Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

The Legend of Mistreatment Reexamined

By: Joel D. Citron

During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware--one of the largest Union prison camps--and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.

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McFarland

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1476628963

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Haven

By: Joel Shepherd

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Haven

By: Joel Shepherd

Sasha must become a true Lenay warlord, feared and hated by her enemies, uncompromising and all conquering. But will her own people now inflict upon her one of her worst nightmares, by insisting that she, and not her brother Damon, should assume the Lenay throne and lead her people in the greatest battle that the land of Rhodia has ever seen? From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Prometheus Books

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1616143649

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9781616143640

Not Exactly The Three Musketeers

By: Joel Rosenberg

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Not Exactly The Three Musketeers

By: Joel Rosenberg

Kethol--The pretty fellow, a long and lanky redhead with an easy smile and an easygoing attitude that his clever eyes deny. He is quick with a quick...and quicker with a sword. Durine--The big man, a head taller than most and twice as wide, built like a barrel, with a loyal heart and hands too thick to use anything more delicate than an ax handle. Pirojil--The ugly one, his face heavy-jawed, with an eye ridge that would mark him as a Neanderthal only to the most gracious. But looks deceive, and his might be the rarest gift of all. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis they're not.

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Macmillan

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0812550463

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9780812550467

Disrupting the Patrón

Indigenous Land Rights and the Fight for Environmental Justice in Paraguay's Chaco

By: Joel E. Correia

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Disrupting the Patrón

Indigenous Land Rights and the Fight for Environmental Justice in Paraguay's Chaco

By: Joel E. Correia

The Paraguayan Chaco is a settler frontier where cattle ranching and agrarian extractivism drive some of the world's fastest deforestation and most extreme land tenure inequality. Disrupting the Patrón shows that environmental racism cannot be reduced to effects of neoliberalism but stems from long-standing social-spatial relations of power rooted in settler colonialism. Historically dispossessed of land and exploited for their labor, Enxet and Sanapaná Indigenous peoples nevertheless refuse to abide settler land control. Based on long-term collaborative research and storytelling, Joel E. Correia shows that Enxet and Sanapaná dialectics of disruption enact environmental justice by transcending the constraints of settler law through the ability to maintain and imagine collective lifeways amidst radical social-ecological change"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520393104

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9780520393103

Pharmaceutical Calculations

By: Maria Glaucia Teixeira,Joel L. Zatz

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Pharmaceutical Calculations

By: Maria Glaucia Teixeira,Joel L. Zatz

Retaining the successful previous editions' programmed instructional format, this book improves and updates an authoritative textbook to keep pace with compounding trends and calculations – addressing real-world calculations pharmacists perform and allowing students to learn at their own pace through examples. Connects well with the current emphasis on self-paced and active learning in pharmacy schools Adds a new chapter dedicated to practical calculations used in contemporary compounding, new appendices, and solutions and answers for all problems Maintains value for teaching pharmacy students the principles while also serving as a reference for review by students in preparation for licensure exams Rearranges chapters and rewrites topics of the previous edition, making its content ideal to be used as the primary textbook in a typical dosage calculations course for any health care professional Reviews of the prior edition: "...a well-structured approach to the topic..." (Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy) and "...a perfectly organized manual that serves as a expert guide..." (Electric Review)

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118978536

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9781118978535

Syrania

The Pretender

By: Joel Dodd

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Syrania

The Pretender

By: Joel Dodd

While exploring a derelict mine, young Simon Smithson enters a new land—Syrania. His latent powers awakened, Simon embarks upon a quest to free Syrania from its domination by neighbouring Norya. Guided by Syrania's last free Wizard, Simon's journey of adventure and discovery begins.

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iUniverse

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0595220568

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9780595220564

The Foundation

A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World

By: Joel L. Fleishman

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The Foundation

A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World

By: Joel L. Fleishman

Foundations are a peculiarly American institution. They have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century. Yet they are cloaked in secrecy -- their decision-making and operations are inscrutable to the point of obscurity-leaving them substantially unaccountable to anyone. Joel Fleishman has been in and around foundations for almost half a century . . . running them, sitting on their boards, and seeking grants from them. And in this groundbreaking book he explains the history of foundations, tells the stories of the most successful foundation initiatives -- and of those that have failed -- and explains why it matters. The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation. The third sector is about to become more powerful than ever. This book shows how foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American, and the world's, economy -- if they are properly established and run.

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464

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PublicAffairs

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1586485385

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9781586485382

The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica

By: Joel W. Palka

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The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica

By: Joel W. Palka

Ancient Mesoamerica drew world interest in the 19th century when photographs, drawings, and descriptions of discoveries of ruined cities in exotic locations in Mexico and Central America were published. These accounts from early explorers, archaeologists, and travelers made the cultures and archaeological sites of ancient Mesoamerica including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, Tarascan, Toltec, Zapotec, and other civilizations a major focus of intensive research, public and private funding, and lay interest. The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica covers some of the major discoveries throughout ancient Mesoamerica from the last 100 years. The results of previous and continuing research and explorations, plus recent interpretations of ancient cultures and new work at archaeological sites in Mesoamerica are summarized here. Included in this volume are information and insights on archaeological sites, material culture, social and economic organization, religion and belief systems, and the social history of ancient Mesoamerica. The entries contain geographical, chronological, historical, and interpretive data that serve as a condensed and accessible resource of reference material. Also presented here are select historical personages of ancient times and some brief notes on their lives and accomplishments taken from hieroglyphic texts, painted books or codices, and written documents and oral histories from the colonial period. With a bibliography and chronology, this text will be the perfect starting point for high school or undergraduate research, and a helpful ready-reference for more experienced scholars.

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Scarecrow Press

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1461671736

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Vagabond Boy

Memoir of a Youth's Journey Through a Heartland of Chaos

By: Joel Harding

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Vagabond Boy

Memoir of a Youth's Journey Through a Heartland of Chaos

By: Joel Harding

In this remarkable and moving memoir the author relates the startling boyhood he spent traveling across 1950s America with his restless parents before interstate highways were invented, bumping into reality at every turn. It abounds in adventure and nostalgia as though Tom Sawyer and Kevin Arnold of "The Wonder Years" were combined in one boy leaving a trail of shenanigans from coast to coast. His encounters with strange landscapes, curious people, and dubious caretakers dangle lessons in life for his taking, and sometimes leaving. When his parents abandon him on a lonely highway at six years old, however, trust in others suffers. As he struggles to make sense of it other events accumulate, sometimes humorous, heartwarming, even harrowing, and a growing sense of unease mounts with increasing turbulence that infects and threatens the family. When calm eventually seems to be restored he learns his whole childhood was a deception and a startling new reality sweeps him toward the edge of an emotional chasm of discontent that threatens to swallow and imprison him forever. He realizes he must find a hidden door to his future before he is finally thrust unprepared to face the world as an adult, where the only road remaining open points towards a wasted life ahead. "Vagabond Boy" is a true story of resilience and perseverance by a boy discovering himself and the difficult world he encountered. Yet the work also offers a deeper inspirational message for today's readers who struggle with their past in an ambiguous and fragmented culture, precisely where most of us still live today.

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Joel Everett Harding

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061572549X

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9780615725499

DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

By: Walter R. Frontera,Joel A. DeLisa,Bruce M. Gans,Lawrence R. Robinson

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DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

By: Walter R. Frontera,Joel A. DeLisa,Bruce M. Gans,Lawrence R. Robinson

DeLisa’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Principles and Practice presents the most comprehensive review of the state of the art, evidence-based clinical recommendations for physiatric management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496374983

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Anita Brenner

A Mind of Her Own

By: Susannah Joel Glusker

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Anita Brenner

A Mind of Her Own

By: Susannah Joel Glusker

Journalist, historian, anthropologist, art critic, and creative writer, Anita Brenner was one of Mexico's most discerning interpreters. Born to a Jewish immigrant family in Mexico a few years before the Revolution of 1910, she matured into an independent liberal who defended Mexico, workers, and all those who were treated unfairly, whatever their origin or nationality. In this book, her daughter, Susannah Glusker, traces Brenner's intellectual growth and achievements from the 1920s through the 1940s. Drawing on Brenner's unpublished journals and autobiographical novel, as well as on her published writing, Glusker describes the origin and impact of Brenner's three major books, Idols Behind Altars,Your Mexican Holiday, and The Wind That Swept Mexico. Along the way, Glusker traces Brenner's support of many liberal causes, including her championship of Mexico as a haven for Jewish immigrants in the early 1920s. This intellectual biography brings to light a complex, fascinating woman who bridged many worlds—the United States and Mexico, art and politics, professional work and family life.

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University of Texas Press

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0292785488

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9780292785489

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Folks, This Ain't Normal

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The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words

The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words

Of Prairie, Woods, and Water

Of Prairie, Woods, and Water

KILL BILLS!

KILL BILLS!

Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

Haven

Haven

Not Exactly The Three Musketeers

Not Exactly The Three Musketeers

Disrupting the Patrón

Disrupting the Patrón

Pharmaceutical Calculations

Pharmaceutical Calculations

Syrania

Syrania

The Foundation

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The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica

The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica

Vagabond Boy

Vagabond Boy

DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice

Anita Brenner

Anita Brenner

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