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To Have and to Hold

Slave Work and Family Life in Antebellum South Carolina

By: Larry E. Hudson

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To Have and to Hold

Slave Work and Family Life in Antebellum South Carolina

By: Larry E. Hudson

Looking closely at both the slaves' and masters' worlds in low, middle, and up-country South Carolina, Larry E. Hudson Jr. covers a wide range of economic and social topics related to the opportunities given to slaves to produce and trade their own food and other goods--contingent on first completing the master's assigned work for the day. In particular, Hudson shows how these opportunities were exploited by the slaves both to increase their control over their family life and to gain status among their fellow slaves. Filled with details of slaves' social values, family formation, work patterns, "internal economies," and domestic production, To Have and to Hold is based on a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, emphasizing wherever possible the recollections of former slaves. Although their private world was never immune to intervention from the white world, Hudson demonstrates a relationship between the agricultural productivity of slaves, in family situations that range from simple to complex formations, and the accumulation of personal property and social status within slave communities.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820337277

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9780820337272

Jimmy Connors

By: Larry Batson

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Jimmy Connors

By: Larry Batson

A brief biography of a dedicated young tennis star who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1974.

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0871914387

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9780871914385

Dangerous Hoops

A Forensic Marketing Action Adventure

By: D. Larry Crumbley,Fred H. Campbell,Thomas J. Karam,Peter A. Maresco

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Dangerous Hoops

A Forensic Marketing Action Adventure

By: D. Larry Crumbley,Fred H. Campbell,Thomas J. Karam,Peter A. Maresco

Part crime novel, part textbook, Dangerous Hoops combines the principles of marketing and forensic accounting into a lively narrative to educate and entertain. Set in the world of professional sports, Dangerous Hoops introduces FBI agent Bill Douglass as he pursues a deadly extortionist in order to save lives -- and spare the NBA from a public relations nightmare. The adventurous storyline -- complete with demands for cash and diamonds, poisoned collectors' cards, and botched drop-offs -- also explores aspects of business and marketing with examples from the world of pro basketball. Both innovative and educational, Dangerous Hoops provides real instruction in a novel form and serves as a refreshing text for business majors and MBA students.

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LSU Press

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0807139114

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9780807139110

Effective Police Supervision

By: Larry S. Miller,Harry W. More,Michael C. Braswell

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Effective Police Supervision

By: Larry S. Miller,Harry W. More,Michael C. Braswell

Effective Police Supervision, 9th ed., is a time-tested text providing complete coverage of the organizational dynamics surrounding leadership of teams in an effective police department. This revised edition provides readers with the tools to excel and advance with up-to-date and timely scholarly research and legal case law on supervision. Special attention is given to recruitment, selection, and retention of police, commonly believed to be the most challenging internal issue facing agencies today. Supervisory tactics are evaluated in terms of how they work not only in the United States but in the United Kingdom and Canada as well, and chapters are enhanced with boxed features that help the reader connect ideas with realistic situations. Combining behavioral theory and updated case studies, Effective Police Supervision is the preferred textbook for college-level classes on police supervision and is an essential resource for preparation for promotional exams and career development for law enforcement officers and supervisors. Information has been included to respond to current issues facing law enforcement with Covid-19 and managing protests.

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Routledge

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0429558511

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9780429558511

The Goliath Stone

By: Larry Niven,Matthew Joseph Harrington

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The Goliath Stone

By: Larry Niven,Matthew Joseph Harrington

With an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, Doctor Toby Glyer and his partner William Connors must find a way to make contact with their wayward children -- the Briareus nanites -- and save the planet.

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Macmillan

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0765333236

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9780765333230

Effective Police Supervision

By: Harry W. More,Larry S. Miller

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Effective Police Supervision

By: Harry W. More,Larry S. Miller

Good police officers are often promoted into supervisory positions with little or no training for what makes a good manager. Effective Police Supervision is a core text used in college-level classes on supervisory practices in criminal justice. This popular book combines behavioral theory with case studies that allow the reader to identify and resolve personal and organizational problems. It provides readers with an understanding of the group behaviors and organizational dynamics, with a focus on effectiveness as well as proficiency, and on how a supervisor can help to create an effective organization. This book is also a vital tool in the preparation of police officers for promotional exams. This revised and updated edition includes new material throughout on police accountability, police involvement with news media, dealing with social media, and avoiding scandals. Each chapter includes important key terms and opens with a case study to illustrate important concepts.

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Routledge

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1317522702

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9781317522706

Union Ghosts of Mountsville Hollow

And the Four Confederate Banshees

By: Michelle Portch,Larry Portch

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Union Ghosts of Mountsville Hollow

And the Four Confederate Banshees

By: Michelle Portch,Larry Portch

The Union Ghosts of Mountsville Hollow is a delightful story about young metal detectors who find themselves in the middle of The Battle of Mountsville during the Civil War. - Or are they among ghosts? Their perspective fathers had been planning to metal detect the area of Mountsville,VA. However, these young kids beat them to it. The four adventurerers are more than excited to meet their new confederate friends, as they try to make their way back to their parents and safety. If you dont know much about the Civil War, this is a comedic, adventurous way to learn about this period of antiquity.

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1491865962

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9781491865965

Becoming John Wayne

The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon, 1930-1939

By: Larry Powell,Jonathan H. Amsbary

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Becoming John Wayne

The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon, 1930-1939

By: Larry Powell,Jonathan H. Amsbary

Exploring the early westerns of John Wayne--from his first starring role in the The Big Trail (1930) to his breakthrough as the Ringo Kid in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939)--the authors trace his transformation from Marion Mitchell Morrison, movie studio prop man, into John Wayne, a carefully crafted film persona of his own invention that made him world famous. Wayne's years of training went well beyond honing his acting skill, as he developed the ability to do his own stunts, perfected his technique as a gun handler and became an expert horseman.

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McFarland

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1476664137

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9781476664132

Rod Laver

An Autobiography

By: Rod Laver,Roger Federer,Larry Writer

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Rod Laver

An Autobiography

By: Rod Laver,Roger Federer,Larry Writer

Rod Laver's memoir is the inspiring story of how a diminutive, left-handed, red-headed country boy from Rockhampton, Australia became one of sports' greatest champions. Rod was a dominant force in world tennis for almost two decades, playing and defeating some of the greatest players of the twentieth century. In 1962, Rod became the second man to win the Grand Slam - that is, winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles in a single calendar year. In 1969, he won it again, becoming the only player ever to win the Grand Slam twice. Laver's book is a wonderfully nostalgic journey into Laver's path to stardom, from the early days of growing up in a Queensland country town in the 1950s, to breaking into the amateur circuit, to the extraordinary highs of Grand Slam victories. Away from on-court triumphs, Rod also movingly writes about the life-changing stroke he suffered in 1998, and of his beloved wife of more than 40 years, Mary, who died in 2012 after a long illness. Filled with anecdotes about the great players and great matches, set against the backdrop of a tennis world changing from rigid amateurism to the professional game we recognize today, Rod's book is a warm, insightful and fascinating account of one of tennis's all-time greats.

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Triumph Books

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1633194566

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9781633194564

Demagogue

The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe Mccarthy

By: Larry Tye

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Demagogue

The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe Mccarthy

By: Larry Tye

The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever review of his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use "McCarthyism" to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. When the public finally turned on him, he came crashing down, dying of alcoholism in 1957. Only now, through bestselling author Larry Tye's exclusive look at the senator's records, can the full story be told. Demagogue is a masterful portrait of a human being capable of immense evil, yet beguiling charm. McCarthy was a tireless worker and a genuine war hero. His ambitions knew few limits. Neither did his socializing, his drinking, nor his gambling. When he finally made it to the Senate, he flailed around in search of an agenda and angered many with his sharp elbows and lack of integrity. Finally, after three years, he hit upon anti-communism. By recklessly charging treason against everyone from George Marshall to much of the State Department, he became the most influential and controversial man in America. His chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers reason for hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang themselves.

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Houghton Mifflin

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1328959724

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9781328959720

One Good Year

By: Larry Gaffney

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One Good Year

By: Larry Gaffney

This debut popular novel tells the story of a down and out wide receiver given one last shot playing for a second tier football team. Larry's writing style is laugh-out-loud funny and the characters are vivid and memorable. 'This guy Gaffney has got some hard miles on him/in him, but he has come through, and man can he write! Open anywhere, read a paragraph or three, and hear the real thing: mind and heart made vivid by way of the world's body. Save room on your best shelf for him.' -William Heyen / National Book Award Finalist, 2004 'Larry Gaffney is incredibly adept at creating characters who drive themselves, quite reasonably, towards excrutiating failure. Indeed, much of the humor and pathos of Larry's writing comes from watching-through your fingers- each of these characters' understandable and ill-fated decisions.' -Wayne Gladstone, Author

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Level4Press Inc

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1933769173

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9781933769172

Larry Bond's First Team

By: Larry Bond,Jim DeFelice

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Larry Bond's First Team

By: Larry Bond,Jim DeFelice

Larry Bond's explosive series continues as the First Team finds themselves in the cross-currents of terrorism.

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Macmillan

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0765346389

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9780765346384

Community Policing

A Contemporary Perspective

By: Victor E. Kappeler,Larry K. Gaines

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Community Policing

A Contemporary Perspective

By: Victor E. Kappeler,Larry K. Gaines

This text explores community policing - a philosophy and an organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate. It broadens the focus of fighting crime to include solving community problems, urging police to form a partnership with the people in the community so average citizens can contribute to the police process in exchange for their support and participation. Now includes a chapter on Community Crime Prevention. Profiles feature community policing programs in various cities, and problem-solving case studies cover special topics. Includes: The Ten Principles of Community Po.

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Routledge

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1317523962

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9781317523963

New Jack Jocks

Rebels, Race, And The American Athlete

By: Larry Platt

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New Jack Jocks

Rebels, Race, And The American Athlete

By: Larry Platt

In this erudite and captivating book, author Larry Platt takes us on his own unique tour through American sports. Culled from a decade of writing about our games and the people who play them, Platt offers exclusive profiles of the athletes we love--and love to hate ... In these and other profiles, Platt shows that sport, more than any other nationwide pastime, is the way that we come to understand--and alter--race relations, gender, and, most profoundly, how we communicate with each other in ways often ignored by social commentators"--Inside front jacket cover

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Temple University Press

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1439907307

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9781439907306

In Search of Democracy

By: Larry Diamond

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In Search of Democracy

By: Larry Diamond

This book evaluates the global status and prospects of democracy, with an emphasis on the quality of democratic institutions and the effectiveness of governance as key conditions for stable democracy. Bringing together a wide range of the author’s work over the past three decades, it advances a framework for assessing the quality of democracy and it analyzes alternative measures of democracy. Drawing on the most recent data from Freedom House, it assesses the global state of democracy and freedom, as of the beginning of 2015, and it explains why the world has been experiencing a mild but now deepening recession of democracy and freedom since 2005. A major theme of the book across the three decades of the author’s work is the relationship between democratic quality and stability. Democracies break down, Diamond argues, not so much because of economic factors but because of corrupt, inept governance that violates individual rights and the rule of law. The best way to secure democracy is to ensure that democracy is accountable, transparent, genuinely competitive, respectful of individual rights, inclusive of diverse forms and sources of participation, and responsive to the needs and aspirations of ordinary citizens. Viable democracy requires not only a state that can mobilize power to achieve collective goals, but also one that can restrain and punish the abuse of power—a particularly steep challenge for poor countries and those with natural resource wealth. The book examines these themes both in broad comparative perspective and with a deeper analysis of historical trends and future prospects in Africa and Asia,. Concluding with lessons for sustaining and reforming policies to promote democracy internationally, this book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in democracy, as well as politics and international relations more generally.

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Routledge

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1317411374

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9781317411376

A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage

By: Larry Beason,Mark Lester

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A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage

By: Larry Beason,Mark Lester

Presents lessons in learning English grammar.

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Macmillan

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0312697791

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9780312697792

A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage with 2009 MLA Update

By: Larry Beason,Mark Lester

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A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage with 2009 MLA Update

By: Larry Beason,Mark Lester

This student-friendly grammar guide helps students recognize, correct, and avoid the most common and serious grammar and usage errors. The text breaks complex concepts down into simple lessons, each focusing on a single essential skill. Everyday language and easy-to-remember tips make grammar easy to understand, and clear examples and diagrams show, rather than just tell, how to identify and correct problems. Hundreds of exercises in the book and thousands more at Exercise Central provide students with plentiful practice.

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0312546181

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9780312546182

A Matter of Honor

By: Larry Auerbach

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A Matter of Honor

By: Larry Auerbach

Set in New Mexico in 1877 in the years following the War Between the States, Jonah Berryman is trying to make peace with his part in the war. He was the best sniper in the Union Army, but was taken out of action when he was shot after hesitating in his last assignment. Now a bounty hunter, he is looking up the doc who saved his life, and has been drawn to Willow Springs by a wire telling him his man is there. Jonah just doesn’t know what he looks like. When he gets to town, someone tries to shoot him. Jonah survives but is now a target, as one after another shooter tries to kill him. Jonah learns there are two other players in this game, and one is using him to smoke out the other. Angry that he is being used as a target, Jonah needs to figure out quickly what is going on so he can get out of town alive. It becomes clear he is being set up for someone else’s crimes. Can Jonah clear his name before a bullet finally hits its target?

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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1631357328

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9781631357329

Surprise Attack

From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Benghazi

By: Larry Hancock

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Surprise Attack

From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Benghazi

By: Larry Hancock

Surprise Attack explores sixty plus years of military and terror threats against the United States. It examines the intelligence tools and practices that provided warnings of those attacks and evaluates the United States' responses, both in preparedness – and most importantly – the effectiveness of our military and national command authority. Contrary to common claims, the historical record now shows that warnings, often very solid warnings, have preceded almost all such attacks, both domestic and international. Intelligence practices developed early in the Cold War, along with intelligence collection techniques have consistently produced accurate warnings for our national security decision makers. Surprise Attack traces the evolution and application of those practices and explores why such warnings have often failed to either interdict or intercept actual attacks. Going beyond warnings, Surprise Attack explores the real world performance of the nation's military and civilian command and control history – exposing disconnects in the chain of command, failures of command and control and fundamental performance issues with national command authority. America has faced an ongoing series of threats, from the attacks on Hawaii and the Philippines in 1941, through the crises and confrontations of the Cold War, global attacks on American personnel and facilities to the contemporary violence of jihadi terrorism. With a detailed study of those threats, the attacks related to them, and America's response, a picture of what works – and what doesn't – emerges. The attacks have been tragic and we see the defensive preparations and response often ineffective. Yet lessons can be learned from the experience; Surprise Attack represents a comprehensive effort to identify and document those lessons.

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Catapult

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1619026570

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9781619026575

Their Stars Shone Brightly

By: Larry O. Goldbeck, MD

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Their Stars Shone Brightly

By: Larry O. Goldbeck, MD

The passage of time inevitably causes outstanding achievements and important names to be obscured or lost. However, this does not reduce their inherent value. Over the course of many decades, the author has derived countless hours of entertainment and education through the four major American entertainment media: radio, theater, movies, and television. He feels indebted to the exceptionally talented performers of the twentieth century who have now passed into history. Recently, the author has attempted to locate a book describing all four of the entertainment media and its great performers, but none is to be found. Many books are available about only one or two media. The author hopes that this book will spark the readers interest in the great stars of the past and propagate this forward, particularly to the younger generation. All the data in this book is publicly available piecemeal, but this book consolidates and makes it more pleasurable and easier for the reader to acquire the fun and sometimes trivial information.

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1524532142

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9781524532147

Alaska “...Having the Best Time I Ever Had”

The Alaska Journals of Gy Sgt. Robert Rudolph (Bob) Huttle U.S.M.C.R©

By: Larry S. Mikelsen

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Alaska “...Having the Best Time I Ever Had”

The Alaska Journals of Gy Sgt. Robert Rudolph (Bob) Huttle U.S.M.C.R©

By: Larry S. Mikelsen

As a boy, I was lucky enough to be introduced an elderly gentleman by the name of Robert R. (Bob) Huttle (Mr. Huttle to me). I remember Mr. Huttle as a man of many interesting stories, and experiences. Mr. Huttle was a good friend of my father, and for quite a number of years was sort of an informal member of our family, being in attendance for Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, and any other family gatherings. His little home, along with its menagerie of exotic fowl in a little community called Annapolis, Washington was always a most fun place to visit. Throughout his life, Bob was an avid photographer with a genuine interest in people, who religiously recorded all that, was going on around him in his more than interesting life. The walls of his home were covered with pictures and memorabilia of that lifetime. There were times when Bob would take out his old picture albums and show my brother and me pictures of his times up in the State of Alaska. I always remember that these times seemed to be events he treasured, and each picture came with a story that would flow off his lips with obvious pleasure. After coming to America, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp., Bob spent 1933 - 1934 living his dream on the Alaskan Kenai Peninsula near what was then called Birchwood Creek (now Bear Creek) on Tustumena Lake, as a hunter and an amateur trapper (as he referred to himself). In January of 1937, Bob was hired as a patrolman with the Anchorage Police Department and 21 days later he had to give up his beat to come indoors as the Acting Police Chief, replacing the then seriously ill Chief of Police Ernie Amundsen.

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1468576348

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Bottom of the Ninth

An Oral History on the Life of Harry "The Hat" Walker

By: Larry Powell

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An Oral History on the Life of Harry "The Hat" Walker

By: Larry Powell

Harry "The Hat" Walker's life in and out of baseball was full of adventures and conflict. He got the game winning hit in the 1946 World Series as St. Louis defeated Boston on Enos Slaughter's mad dash for home, he won the National League batting title in 1947, and he managed three major league teams. In between, he was a decorated war hero in World War II and had an inside view as Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. Bottom of the Ninth looks at his career -- from his view, those of his friends, and some of his enemies.

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0595130089

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Short Stories from My Heart

By: Larry Wade Livingston

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Short Stories from My Heart

By: Larry Wade Livingston

Larry Wade Livingston was born in Cincinnati, Ohio early in the month of November. He grew up traveling state to state only living in cities sometime for only a few short weeks. His dad was an over the road truck driver which allowed him to attend countless schools throughout his entire childhood. Always being the new kid in school he really had no friends. He found that by writing stories it occupied his mind and he could create his own little world. It was a world that he could control and where he was accepted. I hope you enjoy the stories that Mister Livingston still amuses himself with now as an adult. He writes humorous tales to deep complicated ones and covers many subject matters. If you enjoy his tales told in his down home style; you can find other books by Larry Wade Livingston at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The Poetic Storyteller, A book of poems representing the many poetic forms. Three Agendas, A book of three Sci-Fi stories filled with suspense and intrigue.

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1469175185

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9781469175188

Selling in the Real World

Modern Methods That Develop and Enhance Today's Sales Professional

By: Larry Sternlieb

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Selling in the Real World

Modern Methods That Develop and Enhance Today's Sales Professional

By: Larry Sternlieb

Are you a seasoned salesperson in search of something to take you to the next level? A mid-range seller who could use pointers that really work? Or even someone newly considering sales as a career? If so, then Selling in the Real World is a book you simply must have, read, and put into practice. Filled with 'real world' examples, Selling in the Real World by Top Salesman Larry Sternlieb gives examples that work and provides direction that closes deals and makes sales. Selling in the Real World contains the same well-thought-out, complete, and effective sales program that has been well received and strongly recommended by the participants who attend Larry Sternlieb Seminars. if you only buy one book this year on How to Have a great and Successful Career in Sales, Selling in the Real World should be your hands-down first choice!

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1600374425

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9781600374425

Hoosier Hysteria, Sons, and Other Stories

By: Larry Moran

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Hoosier Hysteria, Sons, and Other Stories

By: Larry Moran

Eight stories of terror, suspense, mystery, humor, and surprise: A United States senator and vice-presidential candidate is forced to choose who in his family will live and who will die; a newspaper reporter, journalisms answer to Inspector Clouseau, witnesses a murder, but police can find no evidence a crime has been committed; two elderly women share an afternoon of uncertainty and terror; a teenage boy dreams of becoming a star basketball player so he can win a girls affection; a writer learns about truth, honor, greed, betrayal, and himself; a young man follow a famous uncle in time travel to find the beautiful grass-skirted women of 16th century Hawaii; the world faces environmental calamity after ignoring one mans plea to stop polluting the skies; and an old man fears dying along but learns it is not his worst nightmare.

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145207917X

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9781452079172

Bacchanalian Romp

By: Larry Stewart

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Bacchanalian Romp

By: Larry Stewart

The story opens in 1962 a few miles south of San Francisco. Brian Conners, a freshman in college, majoring in cartoon animation and drama, has just broken up with his girlfriend of 3 years. Brian meets Lee Thorndyke at an 8AM creative writing class. Lee invites Brian to a Mung City party at his parents house in the posh town of Hillsborough. Several hundred bacchanalian and maenad party mongers, wearing togas, sarongs, buskins and wreaths were dancing the Dipsomania Shuffle in the street. They all looked professional. After looting vintage wines from a cabana bar, Brian recites some gibberish poetry and is admitted into Mung City, being granted the honorary title of Silenus, a companion to the god of wine, Dionysus. From high up in a tree at a Tarzan and Jane party, wearing furry breeches, Brian spots Nicole. Brian has his first date with the girl of his dreams, Nicole. Watching Nicole and two of her girlfriends perform Beethovens Opus 56 in C major at a church in San Mateo, Brian falls madly in love with Nicole. Nicole and Brian, and another couple encounter a horrifying storm on the way to Clearlake for some serious water skiing competition. The road is too dangerous to continue so they check into a motel. Lying in bed together becomes a delightful habit until they get busted by Nicoles mother at Brians cottage, two houses away from Nicoles house. They are caught again, dancing in their underwear aboard Nicoles parents yacht by her father. Nicole attends a Mung City bash for the first time. The maenads are dressed as flapper molls and the bacchanalians are dressed as mobsters. Lee and 3 of his good friends strap on electric guitars and perform the rock opera ballet Bacchanalian Romp. Nicole and her bitch friend find a girl stashed inside a closet in Brians cottage. With the help of his good friends, Brian manages to convince Nicole that it was sheer happenstance. Nicole takes Brian to her sacred hideaway, a cave on one of the Farralon Islands. Brian is shocked when he finds out that Lee has taken acid when he asks him to be one of his six best-men at his wedding. The wedding preparations begin. Brian is in for some incredible surprises on the day he marries Nicole at the Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco. Bacchanalian Romp is a smash hit on Broadway.

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1483621855

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Black Barons of Birmingham

The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players

By: Larry Powell

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Black Barons of Birmingham

The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players

By: Larry Powell

A unique approach to the history of a Negro League team: The first half of this book covers the leagues and the players of the 1920s, the 1930s, and 1940 through 1947 (when Robinson broke the color barrier). The second half is devoted to the Black Barons of subsequent decades, the former Barons invited to tryout camps, others who were signed with minor league clubs, and the fortunate few who got their long-awaited chance in the majors.

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0786454806

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The ELL Teacher's Toolbox

Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students

By: Larry Ferlazzo,Katie Hull Sypnieski

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The ELL Teacher's Toolbox

Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students

By: Larry Ferlazzo,Katie Hull Sypnieski

Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes “Top Ten” favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year—and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.

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1119364965

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Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860

Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

By: Larry Patriquin

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Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860

Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

By: Larry Patriquin

This book examines the evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct.

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0230591388

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The American Butler

An Educational and Informational Memoir

By: Larry O. Knight

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The American Butler

An Educational and Informational Memoir

By: Larry O. Knight

:"For most of us, the wacky, wonderful world of butlering, is very mysterious - but no - it is not about answer phones and standing about the door ready to greet or shoo away. Rather it is alot like being a well paid waiter, nanny, chauffer and sometimes "handsholder" and much, much more. This book is part instructional, autobiographical and a meshmash of fun facts and figures I felt you might enjoy. It was written for the would-be butler, the working butler, people who have butlers and the mildly or wildly curious. In most American households, the wife runs that house and thus, that butler. The house need not be big (I mean 40 bedrooms big). When I worked for Mrs. Edgar Bergen in Beverly Hills, we had a modest three-bedroom house, nice yard with pool. When I worked for Mrs. Jack Warner - the place was hugh but there was lots of staff and I was not the only butler. So, you see, each situation had its own story - some good, some great and some not so either one. I have enjoyed writing this book very much. I brought back some lovely memories of some very lovelly ladies and gentlemen I have had the privildge of being of service to.

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1462069363

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Radio Kid

By: Larry Ricciardelli

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Radio Kid

By: Larry Ricciardelli

Having recently moved to the Township of Scarborough, Laurence (or Lolly, to his pals) is coming out of O’Brien’s smoke shop with a copy of the latest Blackhawk comic book in hand. Outside he stumbles across Billy, a boy he’s never seen before. Their conversation is cut short when Billy is suddenly unable to speak. In a near catatonic state he almost walks into the path of a delivery truck! Moments later Billy is picked up by a man in an expensive looking car. As the summer holidays begin, the two boys run into each other again. Though still unsure about Billy’s strange ailment, Lolly senses something very compelling about the older boy. They become friends and spend their days together in their self-formed Mandrake the Magician’s club. As Billy’s strange behaviour becomes more bizarre and frightening, Lolly plays it safe and with the urging of his mother, calls an end to the friendship. He begins the new school year on edge, expecting to run into the unpredictable Billy at every turn. Relief comes when Lolly discovers that the older boy has been sent to a hospital just a few weeks before Christmas. Thoughts of Billy surface from time to time, and continue to follow the younger boy throughout the year and into the new summer. On the advice his newfound love, Mary Thorne, Lolly resolves to seek the truth and to finally confront his curious friend. A snapshot in time, Radio Kid is a humorous, heartwarming tale of a young boy entering adolescence in the pre-television days of the early 1950s.

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FriesenPress

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1039129560

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9781039129566

Philosophical Tools for Technological Culture

Putting Pragmatism to Work

By: Larry A. Hickman

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Philosophical Tools for Technological Culture

Putting Pragmatism to Work

By: Larry A. Hickman

Hickman['s] . . . style of pragmatism provides us with flexible, philosophical 'tools' which can be used to analyze and penetrate various technology and technological cultural problems of the present. He, himself, uses this toolkit to make his analyses and succeeds very well indeed." —Don Ihde A practical and comprehensive appraisal of the value of philosophy in today's technological culture. Philosophical Tools for Technological Culture contends that technology—a defining mark of contemporary culture—should be a legitimate concern of philosophers. Larry A. Hickman contests the perception that philosophy is little more than a narrow academic discipline and that philosophical discourse is merely redescription of the ancient past. Drawing inspiration from John Dewey, one of America's greatest public philosophers, Hickman validates the role of philosophers as cultural critics and reformers in the broadest sense. Hickman situates Dewey's critique of technological culture within the debates of 20th-century Western philosophy by engaging the work of Richard Rorty, Albert Borgmann, Jacques Ellul, Walter Benjamin, Jürgen Habermas, and Martin Heidegger, among others. Pushing beyond their philosophical concerns, Hickman designs and assembles a set of philosophical tools to cope with technological culture in a new century. His pragmatic treatment of current themes—such as technology and its relationship to the arts, technosciences and technocrats, the role of the media in education, and the meaning of democracy and community life in an age dominated by technology—reveals that philosophy possesses powerful tools for cultural renewal. This original, timely, and accessible work will be of interest to readers seeking a deeper understanding of the meanings and consequences of technology in today's world.

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0253214440

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9780253214447

Caring for the Whole Musician: Awareness and Mindfulness

CMS Emerging Fields in Music

By: Larry Lee Hensel,Alexander Kahn

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Caring for the Whole Musician: Awareness and Mindfulness

CMS Emerging Fields in Music

By: Larry Lee Hensel,Alexander Kahn

Caring for the Whole Musician brings together insights from two expert musicians and educators to consider the relationship between mental and physical health and artistic practice for musicians. Offering a holistic perspective that encompasses the whole being – body, mind, and heart – this book provides emerging musicians with tools, practices, and mindsets to address key challenges throughout their journey. The first part, Awareness, addresses wellness and embodiment in music, exploring how our bodies are constructed and how the use of our bodies as instruments affects function. Using approaches including Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique, this part helps readers discover adverse habits that interfere with natural movement, and nurture awareness of the body. The second part, Mindfulness, explores how meditative practice can be incorporated into every stage of concert preparation and embedded within the daily life of the musician. Offering mindfulness exercises related to each stage of the music-making process, these chapters provide strategies for readers to enhance their well-being and focus. Centered in the understanding of the musician as a whole being, this book provides an essential guide to how practices of awareness and mindfulness can allow musicians to better care for themselves and flourish in their artistic careers.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000913341

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9781000913347

Refugee Workers in the Indochina Exodus, 1975-1982

By: Larry Clinton Thompson

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Refugee Workers in the Indochina Exodus, 1975-1982

By: Larry Clinton Thompson

The fall of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to communist armies in 1975 caused a massive outpouring of refugees from these nations. This work focuses on the refugee crisis and the American aid workers--a colorful crew of malcontents and mavericks drawn from the State Department, military, USAID, CIA, and the Peace Corps--who took on the task of helping those most impacted by the Vietnam War. Experts in Southeast Asia, its languages, cultures and people, they saved hundreds of thousands of lives. They were the very antithesis of the "Ugly American.

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078645590X

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9780786455904

Current Jazz Trumpet Legends

By: Larry Kemp

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Current Jazz Trumpet Legends

By: Larry Kemp

Current Jazz Trumpet Legends By: Larry Kemp Current Jazz Trumpet Legends, Volume 3 in the Jazz Trumpet Legends series, is an examination of the lives and contributions of jazz trumpeters born after July 1, 1938. Included are Lee Morgan, Bobby Shew, Lew Soloff, Woody Shaw, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, along with scores of other men and women who created jazz with a trumpet. This is an essential guide for the student of jazz, those interested in history, and those who just like to read entertaining true stories about the most colorful people. Current Jazz Trumpet Legends is the most comprehensive book on the subject. More than 340 trumpeters are discussed. There is a listing of female trumpeters and a listing of men whose first names might lead you to think they are female, but they aren’t. There is an index of trumpeters discussed in this volume and an index of all trumpeters in the three volume series. The book concludes with a list of people whose help is acknowledged. The scholarship involved is impeccable, while the text reads as easily as a novel. Current Jazz Trumpet Legends is the third of three volumes of profiles of jazz trumpeters organized chronologically by date of birth. The first volume, Early Jazz Trumpet covers those trumpeters born before September 1, 1924. The second volume, Modern Jazz Trumpet Legends covers those born between 1925 and July 1, 1938. The third volume, Current Jazz Trumpet Legends, covers those born after July 1, 1938.

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1480977276

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9781480977273

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