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Throwing Stones

By: Kristi Collier

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In 1923, in Pierre, Indiana, fourteen-year-old Andy realizes a dream when he makes the high school basketball team, but when an accident keeps him from playing, he ventures into journalism and begins to understand the meaning of sportsmanship.

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Jericho Walls

By: Kristi Collier

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Jericho Walls

By: Kristi Collier

In 1957, when her preacher father accepts a post in Jericho, Alabama, Jo wants to fit in but her growing friendship with a black boy forces her to confront the racism of the South and to reconsider her own values.

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0805081844

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Historical Dictionary of Jainism

By: Kristi L. Wiley

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Historical Dictionary of Jainism

By: Kristi L. Wiley

When Isaac Newton died in 1727 without a will, he left behind a wealth of papers that, when examined, gave his followers and his family a deep sense of unease. Some of what they contained was wildly heretical and alchemically obsessed, hinting at a Newton altogether stranger and less palatable than the one enshrined in Westminster Abbey as the paragon of English rationality. These manuscripts had the potential to undermine not merely Newton's reputation, but that of the scientific method he embodied. They were immediately suppressed as "unfit to be printed," and, aside from brief, troubling glimpses spread across centuries, the papers would remain hidden from sight for more than seven generations. In The Newton Papers, Sarah Dry illuminates the tangled history of these private writings over the course of nearly three hundred years, from the long span of Newton's own life into the present day. The writings, on subjects ranging from secret alchemical formulas to impassioned rejections of the Holy Trinity, would eventually come to light as they moved through the hands of relatives, collectors, and scholars. The story of their disappearance, dispersal, and rediscovery is populated by a diverse cast of characters who pursued and possessed the papers, from economist John Maynard Keynes to controversial Jewish Biblical scholar Abraham Yahuda. Dry's captivating narrative moves between these varied personalities, depicting how, as they chased the image of Newton through the thickets of his various obsessions, these men became obsessed themselves with the allure of defining the "true" Newton. Dry skillfully accounts for the ways with which Newton's pursuers have approached his papers over centuries. Ultimately, The Newton Papers shows how Newton has been made and re-made throughout history by those seeking to reconcile the cosmic contradictions of an extraordinarily complex man.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810850516

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9780810850514

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

By: Kristi Roth,Laurie Zittel,Jean Pyfer,David Auxter

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Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

By: Kristi Roth,Laurie Zittel,Jean Pyfer,David Auxter

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education and Recreation, Twelfth Edition provides physical educators with the up-to-date knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and monitor instructional programs for students at various levels of ability. It is one of the only texts in the adapted physical education market that provides both task-specific and developmental teaching approaches. With the national movement to include most students with disabilities into the general curriculum, the text is designed to enable adapted and traditional physical education teachers to successfully address those students’ needs in the general physical education class.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284127052

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9781284127058

The A to Z of Jainism

By: Kristi L. Wiley

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The A to Z of Jainism

By: Kristi L. Wiley

Jain is the term used for a person who has faith in the teachings of the Jinas ('Spiritual Victors'). Jinas are human beings who have overcome all passions (kasayas) and have attained enlightenment or omniscience (kevala-jnana), who teach the truths they realized to others, and who attain liberation (moksa) from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). At the core of these teachings is nonviolence (ahimsa), which has remained the guiding principle of Jain ethics and practices to this day. In comparison with other religious traditions of South Asia, Jains are few in number, comprising less than one percent of India's population. The lay and mendicant communities of the Jain, however, have maintained an unbroken presence in India for more than 2,500 years and have influenced its culture throughout this time. The A to Z of Jainism covers the history of Jainism that spans a period of more than 2,500 years. The history, values, concepts, and scriptures; eminent mendicant, lay leaders, and scholars; and places, institutions, social, and cultural factors are covered in over 450 dictionary entries. This comprehensive reference work also includes an introductory essay, explanation of the Jain scriptures, chronology, appendixes, and bibliography. This book provides an excellent introduction and overview to Jainism for scholars, students, and general readers.

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0810863375

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9780810863378

The Look Book

Spring 2016 Fiction Sampler

By: Susan Philpott,K.A. Tucker,Kristi Charish,Joan Crate,Amy Stuart,Kathleen Grissom,Sally Christie,Ann Yu-Kyung Choi,Richard B. Wright,Robert Pobi,Iain Reid

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The Look Book

Spring 2016 Fiction Sampler

By: Susan Philpott,K.A. Tucker,Kristi Charish,Joan Crate,Amy Stuart,Kathleen Grissom,Sally Christie,Ann Yu-Kyung Choi,Richard B. Wright,Robert Pobi,Iain Reid

Complete with new beginnings and the promise of satisfying endings, The Look Book sampler offers the best in fiction from across the Simon & Schuster Canada Spring 2016 list. This array of debut authors and perennial favourites will allow you to step back in time with our historical fiction, time travel with our fantasy writers, fall in love with our inspirational romance, marvel at our literary stylists, and be enthralled by our dark thrillers. If you would like to learn more about any of our authors or the titles featured, please visit us at SimonandSchuster.ca, follow us on Twitter at @simonschusterCA, or like us at Facebook.com/SimonandSchusterCanada. With chapter excerpts from the following Spring 2016 new releases: Dark Territory, by Susan Philpott He Will Be My Ruin, by K.A. Tucker Owl and the City of Angels, by Kristi Charish Black Apple, by Joan Crate Still Mine, by Amy Stuart Glory Over Everything, by Kathleen Grissom The Rivals of Versailles, by Sally Christie Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety, by Ann Y.K. Choi Nightfall, by Richard B. Wright Mannheim Rex, by Rob Pobi Umbrella Man, by Peggy Blair I’m Thinking of Ending Things, by Iain Reid

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Simon and Schuster

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1501144219

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9781501144219

Reframing Transracial Adoption

Adopted Koreans, White Parents, and the Politics of Kinship

By: Kristi Brian

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Reframing Transracial Adoption

Adopted Koreans, White Parents, and the Politics of Kinship

By: Kristi Brian

Until the late twentieth century, the majority of foreign-born children adopted in the United States came from Korea. In the absorbing book Reframing Transracial Adoption, Kristi Brian investigates the power dynamics at work between the white families, the Korean adoptees, and the unknown birth mothers. Brian conducts interviews with adult adopted Koreans, adoptive parents, and adoption agency facilitators in the United States to explore the conflicting interpretations of race, culture, multiculturalism, and family. Brian argues for broad changes as she critiques the so-called "colorblind" adoption policy in the United States. Analyzing the process of kinship formation, the racial aspects of these adoptions, and the experience of adoptees, she reveals the stifling impact of dominant nuclear-family ideologies and the crowded intersections of competing racial discourses. Brian finds a resolution in the efforts of adult adoptees to form coherent identities and launch powerful adoption reform movements.

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Temple University Press

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1439901856

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9781439901854

Monsters, Beasts, and Demons in America

By: Kristi Lew

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Monsters, Beasts, and Demons in America

By: Kristi Lew

In some regions of the United States, legendary stories of monsters, beasts, and demons have been passed down from generation to generation. In other areas of the country, areas with more recent beastly sightings, these legends are still being written. Whether these monsters are real or are simply tall tales, readers will enjoy a fabulously fun expedition in search of creepy cryptids in the forests, rivers, lakes, and oceans of America.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1448855888

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Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

By: Kimberly Campbell,Kristi Latimer

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Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

By: Kimberly Campbell,Kristi Latimer

Love it or hate it, the five-paragraph essay is perhaps the most frequently taught form of writing in classrooms of yesterday and today. But have you ever actually seen five-paragraph essays outside of school walls? Have you ever found it in business writing, journalism, nonfiction, or any other genres that exist in the real world? Kimberly Hill Campbell and Kristi Latimer reviewed the research on the effectiveness of the form as a teaching tool and discovered that the research does not support the five-paragraph formula. In fact, research shows that the formula restricts creativity, emphasizes structure rather than content, does not improve standardized test scores, inadequately prepares students for college writing, and results in vapid writing. In Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay, Kimberly and Kristi show you how to reclaim the literary essay and create a program that encourages thoughtful writing in response to literature. They provide numerous strategies that stimulate student thinking, value unique insight, and encourage lively, personal writing, including the following: Close reading (which is the basis for writing about literature) Low-stakes writing options that support students' thinking as they read Collaboration in support of discussion, debate, and organizational structures that support writing as exploration A focus on students' writing process as foundational to content development and structure The use of model texts to write in the form of the literature students are reading and analyzingThe goal of reading and writing about literature is to push and challenge our students' thinking. We want students to know that their writing can convey something important: a unique view to share, defend, prove, delight, discover, and inspire. If we want our students to be more engaged, skilled writers, we need to move beyond the five-paragraph essay.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003843301

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9781003843306

Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith

Growing Emotionally and Spiritually through the Enneagram

By: Bill Gaultiere,Kristi Gaultiere

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Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith

Growing Emotionally and Spiritually through the Enneagram

By: Bill Gaultiere,Kristi Gaultiere

If you've ever taken a personality test, you may have found yourself in enthusiastic agreement about the positive aspects of your personality, while the less desirable traits listed may have made you a bit defensive. Maybe you read up on a different personality type and wished you had more of those qualities. But the truth is, every type can get stuck in unhealthy emotional and spiritual patterns. And no matter what your personality, you have the potential to grow into the healthiest and most loving version of yourself. In Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith, Drs. Bill and Kristi Gaultiere use the Enneagram to lead you through a journey of discovery, showing you how God can transform unhealthy patterns of anger, shame, anxiety, and sadness into freedom, joy, peace, and love. Through eye-opening insights, engaging stories, and simple soul care practices and spiritual disciplines, this book offers an avenue to renewed hope and personal growth you may not have thought possible. If you want to go from knowing your personality type to growing in wholeness, empathy, and faith, let the Gaultieres be your guide.

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Baker Books

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1493443496

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Shazam and Its Creators

By: Kristi Holl

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Shazam and Its Creators

By: Kristi Holl

Thanks to Shazam’s services and products, we no longer have to spend hours wondering about the title of a song we heard in passing or wait to hear it again to find out who sings it. With Shazam, consumers can instantly find song, movie, or product information at the touch of a button, without even requiring a search engine. The foresight of the company’s four founders—which even anticipated smartphones—made possible one of the early smartphone apps now used by over 400 million people. Their stories and the development of this remarkable business are chronicled in this volume.

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1477779256

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Throwing Stones

By: Kristi Collier

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Jericho Walls

By: Kristi Collier

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Jericho Walls

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Set in 1957, Jericho Walls is an unforgettable and inspiring novel about the power of friendship for a young girl growing up amid racism. "I woke early that first Sunday in Jericho. The sun was barely a stain in the sky, but the air was hot and clammy. My nightgown stuck to my skin. I padded to the bathroom and splashed my face with cold water. My stomach clenched in a queasy ball . . . I'd keep myself out of trouble in Jericho, I promised myself. I'd do all the right things and make lots of good friends and no one would care a whit about my being a preacher's daughter." Jo Clawson isn't the boy her father wanted, and she's not the "young lady" her neighbors expect of the preacher's daughter, either. But even though Jo doesn't always meet the expectations of the people around her, she still longs to fit in. When she and her family leave their northern home for the small southern town of Jericho, Alabama, Jo might finally stop picking fights and settle in right. But when Jo befriends a young black boy, she discovers that "fitting in" is about a lot more than proper manners or a smart outfit. Suddenly she's faced with a new set of questions that call up her own values. Maybe some fights are worth picking, after all.

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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1429923342

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The Girls' Guide to Dreams

By: Kristi Collier-Thompson

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The Girls' Guide to Dreams

By: Kristi Collier-Thompson

Introduces how to interpret the symbols often found in dreams and to apply what can be learned from them to events in one's waking life, and includes directions for keeping a dream journal.

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Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones

Jericho Walls

Jericho Walls

Historical Dictionary of Jainism

Historical Dictionary of Jainism

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education & Recreation

The A to Z of Jainism

The A to Z of Jainism

The Look Book

The Look Book

Reframing Transracial Adoption

Reframing Transracial Adoption

Monsters, Beasts, and Demons in America

Monsters, Beasts, and Demons in America

Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay

Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith

Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith

Shazam and Its Creators

Shazam and Its Creators

Throwing Stones

Throwing Stones

Jericho Walls

Jericho Walls

The Girls' Guide to Dreams

The Girls' Guide to Dreams

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