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Girl on the Prairie

Grandparents, Grace and Gopher Tails

By: Joyce Larson Yexley

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Girl on the Prairie

Grandparents, Grace and Gopher Tails

By: Joyce Larson Yexley

Challenges of childhood are reflected in a girls diary as she struggles to understand her weaknesses and strengths. Her fears and relationships lead to an uplifting and humorous journey while maturing into a teenager. Later she realizes her challenges are overcome by her faith in God and the stability of loving parents.

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WestBow Press

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1973603241

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9781973603245

Public Budgeting Systems

By: Robert D. Lee,Ronald Wayne Johnson,Philip G. Joyce

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Public Budgeting Systems

By: Robert D. Lee,Ronald Wayne Johnson,Philip G. Joyce

Now in its Ninth Edition, Public Budgeting Systems is a complete and balanced reference that surveys the current state of budgeting throughout all levels of the United States government. The text emphasizes methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system as well as ways in which different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making. It also stresses the use of program information, since, for decades, budget reforms have sought to introduce greater program considerations into financial decisions. The Ninth Edition has been updated to give particular attention to several recent developments in public budgeting and finance including: - Steps that have been taken by governments to battle the effects of the "Great Recession" and to enhance economic recovery. In the US, this includes the actions of the Federal Reserve as well as legislative efforts, such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. - Significant increase in use of fiscal policy tools to stimulate economic recovery, in contrast to most recent previous 20 year period. - The federal government's direct role in the operations of the private sector will be explored. The government has become a major stockholder and therefore has a financial stake in seeing that corporations succeed. - Unprecedented federal deficits, as well as extreme budgetary challenges at the state and local level, including a discussion of causes and possible solutions. - Other changes during the Obama presidency, including the passage of comprehensive health care reform and changes in the management agenda. - Continued developments in financial and debt management, including additional GASB requirements and the effects of the recent economic contraction on the borrowing prospects for state and local governments. - Additional recognition of the effects of the global economy, resulting in an increase in the pages devoted to discussing international examples.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449627900

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9781449627904

Double Delight

By: Joyce Carol Oates

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Double Delight

By: Joyce Carol Oates

An upstanding juror becomes dangerously obsessed with a seductive plaintiff in this “fast-paced, haunting” novel by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Boston Sunday Herald). Terence Greene is admired for his perfect life in an affluent New Jersey suburb, and for his marriage to a minister’s beautiful and wealthy daughter. He’s also envied for his successful career as director of an arts foundation. But all of that changes when Terence is summoned to jury duty in Trenton. Ava-Rose Renfrew, the alleged victim in an assault case, is a sexy, irresistibly raw, and low-rent woman who lives on the shadowy banks of the Delaware River with a strange clan she calls family. And she’s very eager to show Terence her appreciation for his loyalty in the jury box. Before long, their quick and dirty affair becomes an obsession, and getting hooked on a drug as potent and violent as Ava-Rose soon turns Terence’s respectable life to dust. He’s willing to do anything for her: lie, embezzle, steal—and worse. For Terence, losing control is half the fun. But trying to get it back is terrifying. The recipient of honors ranging from the National Book Award to the Bram Stoker Award, Joyce Carol Oates has explored obsession and sexual terrors in such acclaimed novels as Zombie, Daddy Love, and Jack of Spades. In Double Delight, writing as Rosamond Smith, she proves herself an abandoned and fearless talent in psychological suspense.

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Open Road Media

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1504045157

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9781504045155

Belle

Rebel in Red Silk

By: Joyce Dunn

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Belle

Rebel in Red Silk

By: Joyce Dunn

I couldn't wait to see what was coming next in Belle's life." - Sara Powers, elementary teacher "I loved the way she describes life on a small farm in the early 1900's." - Gwen Rice, librarian "What a woman!" - David Martin, Editor of Fine Lines Sitting at the table was a rail thin woman I'd never seen before. She had raven black hair, shapely black eyebrows, bright red lipstick, and thick pancake makeup. She was wearing red silk lounging pajamas with white polka dots. Her nails were long and also red. A large diamond adorned one finger, and numerous rings were scattered on her other fingers. The final touch was the cigarette in a long black holder. When introductions were made, I learned this was Aunt Belle, it seemed obvious even to an eight-year-old that everyone wished Aunt Belle would just disappear. Joyce Dunn reveals the life and times of a bigger-than-life character trying to shape the world and find her place in it.

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1934925357

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9781934925355

Adventures of Jake the Snake

Case of the Missing Eggs

By: Joyce McK-Hammers

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Adventures of Jake the Snake

Case of the Missing Eggs

By: Joyce McK-Hammers

Jake is a story about a friendly snake. He lives in a hole in the ground on the Mack farm. He is a very nosy snake. He likes to spy on the farm animals. He really wants to be their friend, but they don’t like him. Jake gets blamed for most everything that goes wrong on the farm. Mae Hennie, the chicken, leaves the barnyard and runs away from home. Jake follows her. He finds her secret place. Mae Hennie gets very angry with Jake and accuses him of stealing from her. He shouts at Mae Hennie, “I didn’t do it!” Jake is innocent. How can he prove he is not guilty? Will he ever be a friend to the barnyard animals? Somehow, he must help Mae Hennie. She is in danger, and he must warn her. Maybe then, she will be his friend.

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WestBow Press

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1973658151

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9781973658153

The Congressional Budget Office

Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking

By: Philip G. Joyce

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The Congressional Budget Office

Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking

By: Philip G. Joyce

Created in 1974, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has become one of the most influential forces in national policymaking. A critical component of our system of checks and balances, the CBO has given Congress the analytical capacity to challenge the president on budget issues while it protects the public interest, providing honest numbers about Congress's own budget proposals. The book discusses the CBO’s role in larger budget policy and the more narrow "scoring" of individual legislation, such as its role in the 2009–2010 Obama health care reform. It also describes how the first director, Alice Rivlin, and seven successors managed to create and sustain a nonpartisan, highly credible agency in the middle of one of the most partisan institutions imaginable. The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policy draws on interviews with high-level participants in the budget debates of the last 35 years to tell the story of the CBO. A combination of political history, economic history, and organizational development, The Congressional Budget Office offers an important, first book-length history of this influential agency.

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Georgetown University Press

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1589017587

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9781589017580

Encyclopedia of Women in American History

By: Joyce Appleby,Eileen Chang,Joanne Goodwin

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Encyclopedia of Women in American History

By: Joyce Appleby,Eileen Chang,Joanne Goodwin

This illustrated encyclopedia examines the unique influence and contributions of women in every era of American history, from the colonial period to the present. It not only covers the issues that have had an impact on women, but also traces the influence of women's achievements on society as a whole. Divided into three chronologically arranged volumes, the set includes historical surveys and thematic essays on central issues and political changes affecting women's lives during each period. These are followed by A-Z entries on significant events and social movements, laws, court cases and more, as well as profiles of notable American women from all walks of life and all fields of endeavor. Primary sources and original documents are included throughout.

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Routledge

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1317471628

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9781317471622

Smoking Poppy

A Novel

By: Graham Joyce

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Smoking Poppy

A Novel

By: Graham Joyce

Called "a sharp, short, terrifying adventure" by "Kirkus Reviews, " Graham Joyce's latest novel is a literary page turner, as a father searches for his missing daughter in the hothouse atmosphere of Thailand.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671039407

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9780671039400

Our Mountain Heritage:Ancestors from Southwest Virginia:Including Edwards, Wright, Hay, Colley, Deel

By: Joyce Edwards King

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Our Mountain Heritage:Ancestors from Southwest Virginia:Including Edwards, Wright, Hay, Colley, Deel

By: Joyce Edwards King

A Genealogical book that traces ancestors back several generations. These ancestors mainly settled in the Dickenson County, Virginia area.

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Lulu.com

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131282266X

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9781312822665

Swamp Castle

By: Joyce Graham

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Swamp Castle

By: Joyce Graham

Sam Olive wanted desperately to find Marie Donovan and other missing children who were rumored to be hidden in the Okefenokee Swamp and sold into prostitution. He was denied the privilege of being one of the policemen, but took matters into his own hands and went with a companion into the swamp and faced great danger in order to find Marie. He achieves much more than he expected.

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iUniverse

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0595260845

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9780595260843

Stolen Memories…

An Immigration Specialist's Worst Night-mare

By: Joyce D. Switalski, M.S.

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Stolen Memories…

An Immigration Specialist's Worst Night-mare

By: Joyce D. Switalski, M.S.

Stolen Memories… An Immigration Specialist’s Worst Night-mare By: Joyce D. Switalski, M.S. A wealthy, elderly woman, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, is found in an abandoned Philadelphia rowhouse, disoriented and combative. When she dies, her death will set into motion events that may change several lives. Before her death, she gave a case manager a key and insisted that a box, hidden in her closet for decades, be opened upon her death. Did her hallucinations alter the box’s contents? Or will the contents destroy the life of a prominent immigration specialist and devious man, Mat Turner, who may embrace his own hidden secrets? Irish immigrant caregivers become the target of Turner’s rage, giving them a choice between brutal compliance or deportation. Greed, deceit, and justice. Stolen Memories… is a story that seeks justice for those who cannot always fight for themselves.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480986771

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9781480986770

Joyce, Queen of the Mountain

Female Courage and Hand-To-Hand Combat in the World’S Largest Money Pit

By: Joyce Selander

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Joyce, Queen of the Mountain

Female Courage and Hand-To-Hand Combat in the World’S Largest Money Pit

By: Joyce Selander

This memoir narrates the inspiring story of the first woman to physically trade financial futures in the pits at the Chicago Board of Trade. It takes many skills to be a good bond trader. You have to have an ego and great nerve, and you must be smart, quick, and mentally strong. You have to learn from your mistakes, you have to know when to have patience, and you have to be physical. Author Joyce Selander has all of these. At barely five foot five and110 pounds dripping wet, she ventured into the hand to- hand, financial combat every day for thirteen years as the first woman to physically trade financial futures in the pits at the Chicago Board of Trade. In this memoir, she tells of standing toe-to-toe with five hundred shouting, sweating, testosterone-hyped male traders all trying to reach the top of the financial mountain. Through her work, Selander met diplomats and US presidents; dated secret service agents; and saw murder, mayhem, and a personal plot to overthrow the Taliban, and 9/11. Joyce, Queen of the Mountain provides an insiders look at the workings of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and gives insights into the strategies and styles of its key players. A story of ethics, innovation, and visionary leadership, it narrates the inspiring memoir of one woman who rose to the top of her profession.

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iUniverse

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1462042066

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9781462042067

Paper Dreams

By: Joyce Richards Case

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Paper Dreams

By: Joyce Richards Case

Hope Davidson meets the man of her dreams, a man on a quest of his lifelong Paper Dream. In pursuit of his ambition, Winn Prichard wrestles with his feelings for Hope, a strong woman of faith. Dare he risk falling in love again? To take another chance at love, Winn loses sight of truth. His mistakes are too burdensome to reveal to her. Will his deceptions destroy her love for him? In 1928, running from failures of the past, Winston Prichard passionately pursues his goal of publishing his own newspaper. Will lack of money, unwise choices, and a weakness for alcohol push his Paper Dreams further from fruition? His continuing difficulties cast doubt about a relationship with Hope Davidson. Should he make her a part of his odyssey? Hope's love for Winn is all encompassing, and she shares his vision; however, discoveries of his transgressions plague her. Maybe her Papa was right when he warned, "If he's a skunk, I hope you see his stripe before it's too late." When each plan crumbles, Hope relies on her faith, yet she questions the wisdom of chasing the aspiration. Hope prays for a secure marriage without secrets. She wonders if desires are personal vanities or if they are placed in our heart by God for His divine purpose.

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Inspiring Voices

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1462409741

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9781462409747

Follow the Creek

By: Joyce Taylor Dennis

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Follow the Creek

By: Joyce Taylor Dennis

Hannah Ruth Tucker was born into a life of hardship and misery. Living on a failing farm along Copper Creek in rural Tennessee, she loses her two baby sisters and, in short order, her mother all to pneumonia, leaving her with a mentally challenged older brother and an alcoholic, abusive father. Then one night, she is abducted by a local trapper who has severe psychological damage and attaches his fantasies to the small child. He subjects her to deep physical and emotional trauma. When she finally evades her kidnapper, she is found by a kindly widow who supplies her the first real home she has ever known. Later, we follow a grown-up Hannah through years of being on the run from the same man who has constantly stalked and hunted her, causing her to reinvent herself from state to state. She does what she must to survive and escape him, eventually being sought by the FBI for crimes committed in her flight. This thriller will lead you on a dizzying chase, as a young woman fights for her life to find freedom and a normal existence. Detectives and the FBI investigate to make sense of a case that defies comprehension at times and keeps the reader on a fine edge as you Follow the Creek to find a way back home.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1646547772

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9781646547777

Crossing Over

By: Daryl Joyce

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Crossing Over

By: Daryl Joyce

The third son of a farmer, born in the small town of Kooweerup in rural Victoria during the Second World War, author Daryl Joyce was a sensitive Australian boy who realized there was life beyond his parents farm. In Crossing Over, he narrates his story as he found his way in the world, navigating all of the challenges that came along. Joyce tells about his formative years in post-World War II Australia with his brothers on the farm. Struggling with his own abiding sexual dilemma in this parochial environment, he finally spreads his wings in the city of Melbourne before embarking on a life-changing journey by ship to swinging London. He and his English soul mate from the ship enter into Britains late 60s youth revival. In Crossing Over, Joyce shares how he ultimately had to choose between continuing his hedonistic lifestyle or starting a family with the girl he met on the ship crossing over. After nearly two decades, he returned to Sydney, a prodigal son of sorts, where he settled back into the Australian lifestyle, guiding his aging parents in their final days. Joyce tells a story not of merit or reward, but about departure, adventure, and homecoming.

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Balboa Press

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1452528454

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9781452528458

The Troublesome Legacy of Commissioner Lin

The Opium Trade and Opium Suppression in Fujian Province, 1820s to 1920s

By: Joyce A. Madancy

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The Troublesome Legacy of Commissioner Lin

The Opium Trade and Opium Suppression in Fujian Province, 1820s to 1920s

By: Joyce A. Madancy

In 1908, a very public crusade against opium was in full swing throughout China, and the provincial capital and treaty port of Fuzhou was a central stage for the campaign. This, the most successful attempt undertaken by the Chinese state before 1949 to eliminate opium, came at a time when, according to many historians, China’s central state was virtually powerless. This volume attempts to reconcile that apparent contradiction. The remarkable, albeit temporary, success of the anti-opium campaign between 1906 and 1920 is as yet largely unexplained. How these results were achieved, how that progress was squandered, and why China’s opium problem proved so tenacious are the questions that inspired this volume. The attack on this social problem was led by China’s central and provincial authorities, aided by reformist elites, and seemingly supported by most Chinese. The anti-opium movement relied on the control and oversight provided by a multilayered state bureaucracy, the activism and support of unofficial elite-led reform groups, the broad nationalistic and humanitarian appeal of the campaign, and the cooperation of the British government. The extent to which the Chinese state was able to control the pace and direction of the anti-opium campaign and the evolving nature of the political space in which elite reformers publicized and enforced that campaign are the guiding themes of this analysis.

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BRILL

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1684173892

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9781684173891

Nutraceutical and Functional Food Processing Technology

By: Joyce I. Boye

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Nutraceutical and Functional Food Processing Technology

By: Joyce I. Boye

For several years, the food industry has been interested in identifying components in foods which have health benefits to be used in the development of functional food and nutraceutical products. Examples of these ingredients include fibre, phytosterols, peptides, proteins, isoflavones, saponins, phytic acid, probiotics, prebiotics and functional enzymes. Although much progress has been made in the identification, extraction and characterisation of these ingredients, there remains a need for ready and near-market platform technologies for processing these ingredients into marketable value-added functional food and nutraceutical products. This book looks at how these ingredients can be effectively incorporated into food systems for market, and provides practical guidelines on how challenges in specific food sectors (such as health claims and marketing) can be addressed during processing. Nutraceutical and Functional Food Processing Technology is a comprehensive overview of current and emerging trends in the formulation and manufacture of nutraceutical and functional food products. It highlights the distinctions between foods falling into the nutraceutical and functional food categories. Topics include sustainable and environmentally–friendly approaches to the production of health foods, guidelines and regulations, and methods for assessing safety and quality of nutraceutical and functional food products. Specific applications of nutraceuticals in emulsion and salad dressing food products, beverages and soft drinks, baked goods, cereals and extruded products, fermented food products are covered, as are novel food proteins and peptides, and methods for encapsulated nutraceutical ingredients and packaging. The impact of processing on the bioactivity of nutraceutical ingredients, allergen management and the processing of allergen-free foods, health claims and nutraceutical food product commercialization are also discussed. Nutraceutical and Functional Food Processing Technology is a comprehensive source of practical approaches that can be used to innovate in the nutraceutical and health food sectors. Fully up-to-date and relevant across various food sectors, the book will benefit both academia and industry personnel working in the health food and food processing sectors.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118504941

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9781118504949

Love Worth Finding

The Life of Adrian Rogers and His Philosophy of Preaching

By: Joyce Rogers

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Love Worth Finding

The Life of Adrian Rogers and His Philosophy of Preaching

By: Joyce Rogers

The late Adrian Rogers' wife reveals the heart of her husband's preaching philosophy, his love and passion, and why his life's call was the pulpit.

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B&H Publishing Group

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0805440755

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9780805440751

A History of Midwifery in the United States

The Midwife Said Fear Not

By: Joyce E. Thompson, DrPH, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM,Helen Varney Burst, RN, CNM, MSN, DHL (Hon), FACNM

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A History of Midwifery in the United States

The Midwife Said Fear Not

By: Joyce E. Thompson, DrPH, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM,Helen Varney Burst, RN, CNM, MSN, DHL (Hon), FACNM

Written by two of the professionís most prominent midwifery leaders, this authoritative history of midwifery in the United States, from the 1600s to the present, is distinguished by its vast breadth and depth. The book spans the historical evolution of midwives as respected, autonomous health care workers and midwifery as a profession, and considers the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for this discipline as enduring motifs throughout the text. It surveys the roots of midwifery, the beginnings of professional practice, the founding of educational institutions and professional organizations, and entry pathways into the profession. Woven throughout the text are such themes as the close link between midwives and the communities in which they live, their view of pregnancy and birth as normal life events, their efforts to promote health and prevent illness, and their dedication to being with women wherever they may be and in whatever health condition and circumstances they may be in. The text examines the threats to midwifery past and present, such as the increasing medicalization of childbearing care, midwiferyís lack of a common identity based on education and practice standards, the mix of legal recognition, and reimbursement issues for midwifery practice. Illustrations and historical photos depict the many facets of midwifery, and engaging stories provide cultural and spiritual content. This is a ìmust-haveî for all midwives, historians, professional and educational institutions, and all those who share a passion for the history of midwifery and women. Key Features: Encompasses the most authoritative and comprehensive information available about the history of midwifery in the United States Considers the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for midwifery Illustrated with historical photos and drawings Includes engaging stories filled with cultural and spiritual content, introductory quotes to each chapter, and plentiful chapter notes Written by two preeminent leaders in the field of midwifery

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826125387

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9780826125385

Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends: A Collection of Poetry

By: Joyce Dale

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Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends: A Collection of Poetry

By: Joyce Dale

This Inspirational collection of poetry is for and about women. These are words of pain and wisdom shared from woman to woman, encouraging messages of faith. You will want to share these beautiful words with your mothers, daughters, sisters and friends.

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Lulu.com

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1329584988

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9781329584983

Thriving Through It?How They Do It

By: Joyce Ann Tepley

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Thriving Through It?How They Do It

By: Joyce Ann Tepley

Twenty people from all walks of life were interviewed for this book. In their own words, they tell what it takes to thrive through the most difficult times in their lives. Do they have a secret formula that allows them to transform their adversity into the very process that makes them do well? Do they have anything in common with each other? Peg Nosek, one of the thrivers, described how in her youth she relentlessly pursued her passion for music. One day in high school, she was lying on the couch at home, listening to the radio. The program was playing Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. “I heard this heart-wrenching soliloquy by the oboe, and it touched me so deeply. I thought to myself, ‘I want to learn how to make that sound.’” Because she had breathing difficulties from a genetic disease, it took her over a year to convince the band director at her school and her parents to let her try. She got a tutor during the summer, and when school began, she said, “I zoomed right up to first chair.” Anyone going through a tough time will learn what Peg knew about her personality traits, what she believed in, and how skillful she was at finding the necessary support to, not only overcome the odds against her, but to flourish. Parents, teachers, and youth workers will learn how important their role is in demonstrating resilience. Every one of the thrivers said they had someone who believed in them and encouraged their talents when they were young.

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iUniverse

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1491718188

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9781491718186

The Lady and the Robber Baron

By: Joyce Brandon

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The Lady and the Robber Baron

By: Joyce Brandon

A beautiful ballerina falls for a ruthless robber baron with a secret past in this hot historical romance set in nineteenth century New York City. Prima ballerina Jennifer Van Vleet knows how to stand tall in trying times. But when her theater burns down shortly after her parents’ mysterious death, her brother Peter believes one man is to blame for both tragedies—and he needs Jennifer’s help to fight back. In New York City by way of Texas, the young robber baron Chantry Kincaid III has a reputation for breaking hearts and breaking rules. Now Peter has arranged for Jennifer to dance at Chantry’s hotel, hoping she can get close enough to the scoundrel to expose him. The trouble is, the closer Jennifer gets to Chance, the less she’s able to resist his sexy, masculine charms. “Joyce Brandon writes a brilliant nineteenth-century Americana romance.” —Affaire de Coeur

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Diversion Books

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1626819041

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9781626819047

Public Budgeting Systems

By: Robert D. Lee Jr.,Ronald W. Johnson,Philip G. Joyce

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Public Budgeting Systems

By: Robert D. Lee Jr.,Ronald W. Johnson,Philip G. Joyce

A complete and balanced reference, Public Budgeting Systems, Eighth Edition surveys the current state of budgeting throughout all levels of the United States government. The text emphasizes methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system as well as ways in which different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making. It also stresses the use of program information, since, for decades, budget reforms have sought to introduce greater program considerations into financial decisions. This updated text includes more cases studies and practical information, figures and charts to make the information more accessible, as well as additional student problems. Using this text, students will gain a first-rate understanding of methods by which financial decisions are reached within a system, and how different types of information are used in budgetary decision-making.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449662269

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9781449662264

Keys to Prosperity

Hidden Treasure

By: Belinda Joyce Bush

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Keys to Prosperity

Hidden Treasure

By: Belinda Joyce Bush

Keys to Prosperity: Hidden Treasure By: Belinda Joyce Bush Many Christians today fail to understand the word prosperity. Prosperity includes more than material goods and creature comforts; it includes peace, health, and success in our family relationships as well as relationships with coworkers and administrators. Prosperity leads to success in our professions and dreams, whatever God has called you to be. Belinda Joyce Bush’s goal is for Keys to Prosperity to teach about the body of Christ and remind believers to pray to Him for prosperity, especially to those of the younger generations

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Dorrance Publishing

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1648049737

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9781648049736

Austintown

By: Joyce Hunsinger Pogany

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Austintown

By: Joyce Hunsinger Pogany

Austintown Township was first inhabited by Native Americans. In 1788, it became Range 3, Township 2, of the Connecticut Western Reserve and was named for Calvin Austin, a land agent for the Connecticut Land Company. In 1794, John McCollum was the first settler. In 1820, the population was 718. By 1880, coal miners and families increased the population to 2,502. The damming of Meander Creek creating Meander Reservoir put Ohltown underwater and flooded some of West Austintown. After World War II, Austintown grew tremendously. Throughout this growth, one constant remained--the schools. Moving from 12 one-room schoolhouses to one large consolidated school to 8 school buildings, the schools remain central to the community and preserve Austintown's identity.

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A Book of American Martyrs

A Novel

By: Joyce Carol Oates

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A Book of American Martyrs

A Novel

By: Joyce Carol Oates

“Oates’ American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country...Martyrs is a graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities. ” --USA Today, 4-star review “Successful because [Oates] refuses to satirize or dehumanize anyone, even murderous foes of abortion...With its wrath and violence, A Book of American Martyrs offers this teaspoon of warmth in these troubled times: that it is possible to be wrong without surrendering your humanity.” --Los Angeles Times “The most relevant book of Oates’s half-century-long career, a powerful reminder that fiction can be as timely as this morning’s tweets but infinitely more illuminating.” --Washington Post A powerfully resonant and provocative novel from American master and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates In this striking, enormously affecting novel, Joyce Carol Oates tells the story of two very different and yet intimately linked American families. Luther Dunphy is an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God’s will when he assassinates an abortion provider in his small Ohio town while Augustus Voorhees, the idealistic but self-regarding doctor who is killed, leaves behind a wife and children scarred and embittered by grief. In her moving, insightful portrait, Joyce Carol Oates fully inhabits the perspectives of two interwoven families whose destinies are defined by their warring convictions and squarely-but with great empathy-confronts an intractable, abiding rift in American society. A Book of American Martyrs is a stunning, timely depiction of an issue hotly debated on a national stage but which makes itself felt most lastingly in communities torn apart by violence and hatred.

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0062643061

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The Doll-Master

And Other Tales of Terror

By: Joyce Carol Oates

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The Doll-Master

And Other Tales of Terror

By: Joyce Carol Oates

This Bram Stoker Award–winning collection is “certain to stick in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Includes “Big Momma,” a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Short Story Here are six of Joyce Carol Oates’s most “frightening—and deeply disturbing—short stories” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). In the titular story, a boy becomes obsessed with his cousin’s doll after her tragic death. As he grows older, he begins to collect “found dolls” from surrounding neighborhoods . . . each with its own sinister significance. In “Gun Accident,” a teenage girl is delighted to house-sit for her favorite teacher, until an intruder forces his way inside—changing more than one life forever. The collection closes with the taut tale of a mystery bookstore owner whose designs on a rare bookshop in scenic New Hampshire devolve into a menacing game with real-life consequences. “At the heart of each story is a predator-prey relationship, and what makes them so terrifying is that most of us can easily picture ourselves as the prey, at least at some time during our lives” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). “Everything she writes, in whatever genre, has an air of dread, because she deals in vulnerabilities and inevitabilities, in the desperate needs that drive people . . . to their fates. A sense of helplessness is the essence of horror, and Oates conveys that feeling as well as any writer around.” —Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times Book Review “One of the stranger parts of the human condition may be our deep fascination, and at times troubling exploration, of the darker aspects of our nature . . . No other author explores the ugly, and at times, blazingly unapologetic underbelly of these impulses quite like Joyce Carol Oates in The Doll-Master.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “In her new collection . . . [Oates] relishes moments of gothic melodrama, while rooting them firmly in grindingly ordinary American lives.” —The Guardian “Oates convincingly demonstrates her mastery of the macabre with this superlative story collection . . . This devil’s half-dozen of dread and suspense is a must read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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0802189938

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Round About the Earth

Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit

By: Joyce E. Chaplin

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Round About the Earth

Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit

By: Joyce E. Chaplin

In this first full history of around-the-world travel, Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation."-- Publisher's description

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Simon and Schuster

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1416596194

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The Confirmation of a Dream

By: Joyce Michal

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The Confirmation of a Dream

By: Joyce Michal

Come take a faith walk with me. This book is meant to be simple, but profound. My prayer is that someone reading this book will better understand their own journey. It's an adventure, a trip that is designed especially for you by the very one who created the universe. Miracles and dreams are still happening today. Walk it out by Faith, which is a firm belief in something for which there is no proof, complete confidence, or given with strong assurance: Binding. Life with Christ is just that!! Binding-- a contract for life. Hold on, sometimes the ride is up the mountain and down the other side. Sometimes it is like sailing on the calm open sea, or like taking a bumpy ride in an old wagon. We all spend eternity somewhere; why not make the right choice. Remember we get to make the choice; God has left that up to us. Joyce Michal has devoted her past 16 years to other people's needs. Her entrepreneur spirit has directed her how to do all things through Christ who strengthens her. She wasn't an avid reader, but now finds herself writing a book in order to tell people about a dream God gave her nineteen years ago that drove her to success. God is still in the miracle business. Can one do that without a good education? Evidentially so, she has managed to do it with the help of her personal savior (Jesus). We can do all things.

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Xulon Press

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1604770023

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Smart and Sassy

The Strengths of Inner-City Black Girls

By: Joyce West Stevens

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The Strengths of Inner-City Black Girls

By: Joyce West Stevens

Empirically based, the daily experience of adolescent black females is explicated within an explanatory model of social context and developmental theory. The author argues that adolescence must be seen from strengths and health perspectives. Self-relatedness or intersubjectivity expressed in assertion, empathy, and recognition is the core matrix of development where social contextual responses can be adaptive or maladaptive.

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Oxford University Press

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0195121643

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Your Guide to Passing the AMP Real Estate Exam

By: Joyce Bea Sterling

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Your Guide to Passing the AMP Real Estate Exam

By: Joyce Bea Sterling

A complete preparation guide for the "AMP Real Estate Exam," the book and enclosed CD-ROM contain over 700 practice questions, with rationales included for every question. Content throughout the book is aligned with the new AMP content outline. Thirty new broker practice questions have been added to the book. This is the LATEST and most COMPREHENSIVE tool available to help students prepare for the "AMP Real Estate Exam." Features topics related to, and in the order of, the latest "AMP Examination Content Outline." With more questions and answers than any other AMP guide on the market, it features over 700 AMP-style questions, with rationales to help schools and students improve pass rates. A new CD-ROM has been packaged with this edition, containing 50 new salesperson and 50 new broker practice questions.

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Dearborn Real Estate

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0793145139

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Mother Teacher

By: Joyce Bhang

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Mother Teacher

By: Joyce Bhang

From the memoirs of Lois Callaway, missionary to the Mien People of southeastAsia, comes a pioneer missionary adventure within a picturesque but resistantmountain tribe.

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159467888X

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