Larry Kent's Books

Springboard

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Perry,Steve R. Pieczenik,Larry Segriff

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Springboard

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Perry,Steve R. Pieczenik,Larry Segriff

When a top-secret Pentagon wargame is shut down by a computer hacker, the Net Force tracks the computer invasion to General Wu of the People's Liberation Army of China, who is plotting to destroy the Internet in his battle against the West.

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Penguin

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0425199533

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9780425199534

Engines of Corruption

By: Larry Maisner

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Engines of Corruption

By: Larry Maisner

Power and apathy are fuel for the Engines of Corruption. The power wielded by the ruthless, and the apathy of law allow the independent crime lords of the underworld to collaborate and establish a powerful international crime cartel. This underworld force, headed by U.S. crime lord Cy Manat, hides behind the protections afforded by constitutional law that allow them to acquire commercial and industrial enterprises using racketeering methods. The complacent law enforcement agencies see no danger. But a police officer, Harold Parkins does. He can't confide in his superiors – the crime lords have corrupted them as well. So, using his powers of persuasion, personal friends and a great deal of chutzpah, he recruits a cadre of powerful international personalities in industry and the government. These movers and shakers create a benign but hi-tech underworld of their own to fight the crime lords on equal terms.

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iUniverse

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1583485546

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9781583485545

Living with the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Ocean Shores

By: Larry G. Ward

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Living with the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Ocean Shores

By: Larry G. Ward

This volume in the Living with the Shore series provides practical and specific information on the status of the nation's coast and useful guidelines that enable residents, visitors, and investors to live with and enjoy the shore without costly and futile struggles against the forces of nature.

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Duke University Press

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0822308894

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9780822308898

Tom Clancy's Net Force: The Archimedes Effect

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Steve Perry,Larry Segriff

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Tom Clancy's Net Force: The Archimedes Effect

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Steve Perry,Larry Segriff

The tenth novel in the Net Force series, Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon. Bypassing all safeguards, terrorists enter Fort Stephens, the newest high-tech Army base, and detonate a truck full of powerful explosives. Within hours, other bases are hit. Under attack, the Army calls in Net Force to help. Teaming up with Army intelligence and the National Guard, Net Force’s own crack troops struggle to track down who is behind the deadly attacks. But they are countered at every move by a cunning opponent who thinks just like one of their own.

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Penguin

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0425204243

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9780425204245

God's Forever Family

The Jesus People Movement in America

By: Larry Eskridge

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God's Forever Family

The Jesus People Movement in America

By: Larry Eskridge

Winner of the 2014 Christianity Today Book of the Year First Place Winner of the Religion Newswriters Association's Non-fiction Religion Book of the Year The Jesus People movement was a unique combination of the hippie counterculture and evangelical Christianity. It first appeared in the famed "Summer of Love" of 1967, in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, and spread like wildfire in Southern California and beyond, to cities like Seattle, Atlanta, and Milwaukee. In 1971 the growing movement found its way into the national media spotlight and gained momentum, attracting a huge new following among evangelical church youth, who enthusiastically adopted the Jesus People persona as their own. Within a few years, however, the movement disappeared and was largely forgotten by everyone but those who had filled its ranks. God's Forever Family argues that the Jesus People movement was one of the most important American religious movements of the second half of the 20th-century. Not only do such new and burgeoning evangelical groups as Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard trace back to the Jesus People, but the movement paved the way for the huge Contemporary Christian Music industry and the rise of "Praise Music" in the nation's churches. More significantly, it revolutionized evangelicals' relationship with youth and popular culture. Larry Eskridge makes the case that the Jesus People movement not only helped create a resurgent evangelicalism but must be considered one of the formative powers that shaped American youth in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Oxford University Press

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0199315221

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9780199315222

A Treasury of Latter-Day Saint Letters

By: Larry E. Morris

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A Treasury of Latter-Day Saint Letters

By: Larry E. Morris

What did David O. McKay say about the theory of evolution, or George Albert Smith about Saints thinking for themselves? Why did Relief Society president Eliza R. Snow and others write a heartfelt letter of appreciation to the governor of the Utah territory? With fifteen new letters, this revised edition of A Treasury of Latter-day Saint Letters answers these and other intriguing questions through the words of early Church figures, from apostles to Joseph Smith's relatives. Historian Larry Morris, formerly with the Ensign and the Joseph Smith Papers, explains the historical context of each epistle and presents the text of the letter itself. Preserving the exact words and spelling of the writer, this inspiring and thought-provoking volume offers a glimpse into the personal lives and candid feelings of a host of prominent Church members--a rare view not often seen from the pulpit or in history books.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439663092

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9781439663097

The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

By: Joe W. Haldeman,Poul Anderson,Lloyd Biggle Jr.,Larry NIven

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The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

By: Joe W. Haldeman,Poul Anderson,Lloyd Biggle Jr.,Larry NIven

The 14th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® collects 28 science fiction stories, 1 novel, and interviews with Larry Niven and Joe W. Haldeman. Included are: A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER INTERVIEW WITH LARRY NIVEN INTERVIEW WITH JOE W. HALDEMAN THE AUTUMN VISITORS, by Frank Belknap Long ADVANCE AGENT, by Christopher Anvil INNOCENT AT LARGE, by Poul and Karen Anderson A COLD NIGHT FOR CRYING, by Milton Lesser ESCAPE VELOCITY, by Charles L. Fontenay FIRST STAGE: MOON, by Dick Hetschel GAMES, by Katherine MacLean INFINITY’S CHILD, by Charles V. DeVet JUNGLE IN THE SKY, by Milton Lesser LITTLE BOY, by Harry Neal MIRACLE BY PRICE, by Irving E. Cox, Jr. NO GREAT MAGIC, by Fritz Leiber PEACE, by Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig QUICKIE, by Milton Lesser SPATIAL DELIVERY, by Randall Garrett STAR PERFORMER, by Robert J. Shea STUDENT BODY, by F. L. Wallace IT TAKES A THIEF, by Walter Miller, Jr. DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY, by Kenneth Lloyd Biggle TELEMPATHY, by Vance Simonds RESURRECTION SEVEN, by Stephen Marlowe THE CREATURE INSIDE, by Jack Sharkey THE DEMI-URGE, by Thomas M. Disch THE HERMIT OF MARS, by Stephen Bartholomew THE LONELY, by Judith Merril THE PLANET WITH NO NIGHTMARE, by Jim Harmon THE EARTH QUARTER, by Damon Knight OUR TOWN, by Jerome Bixby THE ANGRY ESPERS, by Lloyd Biggle Jr.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479442437

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9781479442430

Tom Clancy's Net Force: Changing of the Guard

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Steve Perry,Larry Segriff

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Tom Clancy's Net Force: Changing of the Guard

By: Tom Clancy,Steve Pieczenik,Steve Perry,Larry Segriff

The eighth novel in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling Net Force series. Though the head of a major multinational corporation—and a key player in world affairs—Samuel Walker Cox has a past that few people know about. But that group is about to get bigger. A computer disk has fallen into the hands of the Net Force, outing the powerful American businessman as a former Russian spy. Cox is willing to see the world in ruins to protect his name. Lucky for the United States that Net Force is on the job—and is about to prove that no man is above the law.

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Penguin

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1101002425

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9781101002421

Juvenile Justice

By: G. Larry Mays,L. Thomas Winfree

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Juvenile Justice

By: G. Larry Mays,L. Thomas Winfree

Balanced presentation touches on political science, public administration, sociology, criminology, and criminal justice Key terms, defined in the margins Comprehensive glossary, to learn and review terminology Critical thinking questions end each chapter classroom discussions small group exercises individual review Thoroughly updated, the revised Third Edition presents: Latest trends in juvenile justice, supported by the most recent data sources available Cutting-edge chapter on non-delinquent children in the juvenile justice system (dependent, neglected, and abused children) Chapter on delinquency prevention, including a review of what works to reduce delinquency and related problematic youth behavior Chapter on gangs expanded to a broader discussion of juvenile violence

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Aspen Publishing

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1454840722

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Tears of the American Warriors

By: Larry Leslie

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Tears of the American Warriors

By: Larry Leslie

Tears of the American Warriors will touch your heart and soul, and change your life. It is about a young Scottish couple who is caught up in the great potato famine of 1850. They have to flee Scotland due to an accidental murder. When they arrive in America, they buy a farm and start a family, only to be dragged into the American Civil War. After the war, they journey the dangerous Oregon Trail to Wyoming where they build a cattle empire. If you love adventure, romance, and overcoming adversity, you will enjoy this book.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1638852979

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The NewsBreaker

A Behind the Scenes Look at the News Media and Never Before Told Details about Some of the Decade's Biggest Stories

By: Larry Garrison

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The NewsBreaker

A Behind the Scenes Look at the News Media and Never Before Told Details about Some of the Decade's Biggest Stories

By: Larry Garrison

When it comes to high-level journalism, you're either "in the know" or you're out of business. Larry Garrison is in the know. Part producer, part storyteller, and part news broker, Garrison has made a living for twenty-five years by staying one step ahead of media powerhouses like CNN and FOX News. In an industry filled with sensationalism and a lust for ratings, Garrison gets to the source of breaking news and ensures that the media presents his clients' true stories. And what stories he has to tell. In The NewsBreaker, Garrison flings the door open on the biggest headlines in recent memory, providing never-before-released scoop on: Michael Schiavo's asking price for the story surrounding Terry Schiavo's death The controversy surrounding the Pentagon tragedy on 9/11 The jurors who were persuaded to acquit Michael Jackson And much, much more You haven't heard the full story until you've heard Garrison's unique and gripping first-hand account of the news behind the news. "I appreciate and thank Larry for his efforts in our search for answers in the disappearance of my daughter, Natalee!" ?Dave Holloway, co-author, Aruba with R. Stephanie Good and Larry Garrison "Larry Garrison has been there for all the big cases?from Robert Blake to Natalee Holloway and Michael Jackson, he gets the scoop every time! The NewsBreaker is the ultimate ride for fans of high-profile criminal trials and anyone else who wants the story behind the story!" ?Wendy J. Murphy, New England School of Law, CBS News Legal Analyst "Larry has the nose and tenacity of a bulldog for finding controversial stories some might not want told, and others wish they could find. His story is a treasure trove of dazzling anecdotes and compelling tales that promise to grab your attention." ?Theresa Coffino, Executive producer, EXTRA "Knowing Larry since my days with the White House Press Office, and working with him on major sweeps stories on Larry King Live has proven that he is a true journalist and a fine executive producer." ?Edward Lozzi, Beverly Hills Public Relations Executive, Former White House Aide

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Thomas Nelson

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1418578134

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9781418578138

Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

By: Larry J. Peterson

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Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

By: Larry J. Peterson

Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Third Edition, encompasses a wide range of diverse topics making it a unique text amongst the medical and dental specialties. The purpose of this concise, easy-to-read two-volume text is to provide an authoritative and currently referenced survey of the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. It contains the necessary information for clinicians and is an ideal reference text for preparation for board certification in the specialty.

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PMPH-USA

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1607951118

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9781607951117

Tom Thomson's Last Paddle

By: Larry McCloskey

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Tom Thomson's Last Paddle

By: Larry McCloskey

Two preteens, Dani and Caitlin, set out to uncover the truth behind the mysterious death of Canadian painter Tom Thomson, while on a camping trip with their fathers in the Ontario wilderness.

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Dundurn

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0888784309

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9780888784308

Battle of Stones River

The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland

By: Larry J. Daniel

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Battle of Stones River

The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland

By: Larry J. Daniel

Three days of savage and bloody fighting between Confederate and Union troops at Stones River in Middle Tennessee ended with nearly 25,000 casualties but no clear victor. The staggering number of killed or wounded equaled the losses suffered in the well-known Battle of Shiloh. Using previously neglected sources, Larry J. Daniel rescues this important campaign from obscurity. The Battle of Stones River, fought between December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863, was a tactical draw but proved to be a strategic northern victory. According to Daniel, Union defeats in late 1862—both at Chickasaw Bayou in Mississippi and at Fredericksburg, Virginia—transformed the clash in Tennessee into a much-needed morale booster for the North. Daniel's study of the battle's two antagonists, William S. Rosecrans for the Union Army of the Cumberland and Braxton Bragg for the Confederate Army of Tennessee, presents contrasts in leadership and a series of missteps. Union soldiers liked Rosecrans's personable nature, whereas Bragg acquired a reputation as antisocial and suspicious. Rosecrans had won his previous battle at Corinth, and Bragg had failed at the recent Kentucky Campaign. But despite Rosecrans's apparent advantage, both commanders made serious mistakes. With only a few hundred yards separating the lines, Rosecrans allowed Confederates to surprise and route his right ring. Eventually, Union pressure forced Bragg to launch a division-size attack, a disastrous move. Neither side could claim victory on the battlefield. In the aftermath of the bloody conflict, Union commanders and northern newspapers portrayed the stalemate as a victory, bolstering confidence in the Lincoln administration and dimming the prospects for the "peace wing" of the northern Democratic Party. In the South, the deadlock led to continued bickering in the Confederate western high command and scorn for Braxton Bragg.

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LSU Press

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0807145165

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9780807145166

America's War in Vietnam

A Short Narrative History

By: Larry H. Addington

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America's War in Vietnam

A Short Narrative History

By: Larry H. Addington

“If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one.” —New York Review of Books Drawing on years of experience teaching about the war, Larry H. Addington presents a short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America’s military involvement in Vietnam. Not intended as a competitor to the many excellent comprehensive studies of the Vietnam Era, this book will prove a useful introduction and a concise reference to America’s longest, most controversial war. Addington reviews the history of pre-colonial Vietnam, the impact of French imperialism and the Indochina War, and the Cold War origins of American involvement. He then details US policy after the 1954 Geneva Accords, its role in the establishment of South Vietnam, and the outbreak of a new war. Turning to America’s deepening involvement, Addington examines the US strategies for waging air and ground war, the impact of the war at home, and the reasons for the failure of US policy under President Johnson. He studies the successes and failures of the policy of withdrawal under President Nixon and concludes with an overview of the war’s aftermath and its legacy.

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Indiana University Press

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0253003210

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My Heart Will Go On

A Story of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live (And Love!) Again

By: Gloria D. Larry

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My Heart Will Go On

A Story of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live (And Love!) Again

By: Gloria D. Larry

From the moment of their first dance, Charles and Gloria knew their relationship was special. Their friendship grew into a ten-year courtship and culminated in a fifteen-year love affair that was only interrupted by a devastating diagnosis for Charles. In a powerful and unflinching detail, Gloria Larry takes you into the most sacred parts of her life. You will remember what it feels like to go on your first date and smile. Your heart will leap when she finally says, “I do.” And your heart will break as she and Charles take on the biggest fight of their lives. Gloria shares the entire spectrum of her emotions—the onset of new love, the challenges of being a newlywed, meeting her husband’s children, and receiving the diagnosis that took her and Charles from fear and faith to deeper love and pain to the moment when Charles took his last breath. You will be deeply touched by the tenderness of two people who shared a soul tie, and you will learn to hold on and trust in God even when he doesn’t provide the outcome that you have so earnestly prayed for. Go gently with Gloria as she takes you on the ride of her life and then learn how you, too, can begin to rebuild your life after losing a loved one.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984553127

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9781984553126

The Broncos of 1945

By: Larry Fullen

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The Broncos of 1945

By: Larry Fullen

The hardships of the Depression and World War II had taken a toll on the hopes and dreams of Americans everywhere. Central Ohio was no exception. The Ashville High School basketball team's quest for the Ohio Class B state championship in 1945 lifted the hearts and spirits of the residents of the rural communities of Harrison Township in Pickaway County. The Broncos of 1945 describes the experiences of young boys growing up in three neighboring communities who were enjoying the innocence and camaraderie of small-town life while enduring personal sacrifices during the depression era. Playing pickup games of basketball solidified the friendships among these boys through the depression, war, high school, and life beyond. Mentored in the skills of basketball by older brothers, uncles, and cousins; instilled with a competitive spirit through pride of family and community, and inspired by the Bronco basketball tradition of Ashville High School, these boys bonded in their love for the game. They played basketball in the alleys, backyards, and barns regardless of weather or playing conditions. In the sixth grade, new teacher, Lawrence Fullen, a former high school basketball coach at a nearby school, introduced disciplined and team oriented basketball fundamentals to the boys. He built confidence in their abilities and motivates them to give more attention to improving their academics. An unusual turn of events led to Fullen being promoted to high school athletic director in August 1942 and the quest for a state championship begins. The story is authentic. The facts are derived from interviews with players, competitors, students and residents of the communities and documented by stories from newspapers, scrapbooks, and school publications. It is a story of hope. It's a narrative of young boys rising above adversity, beating the odds, and achieving more than society's expectations during a tumultuous time.

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144907720X

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Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and the Torch Song Tradition

By: Larry David Smith

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Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and the Torch Song Tradition

By: Larry David Smith

The torch song has long been a vehicle for expression—perhaps American song's most sheerly visceral one. Two artists in particular have built upon this tradition to express their own unique outlooks on their lives and the world around them. Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, and the Torch Song Tradition combines biographical material, artist commentary, critical interpretation, and selected exemplars of the writers' work to reveal the power of authorship and the creative drive necessary to negotiate an artistic vision in the complicated mechanisms of the commercial music industry. Author Larry David Smith, as in his Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song, considers the complicated intersection of biography, creative philosophy, artistic imperative, and stylistic tendencies in the work of both Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello—two songwriters with seemingly nothing in common, one famously confessional and one famously confrontational. Yet, as Smith shows so incisively, they are two personalities that prove fascinatingly complementary. Mitchell and Costello both yielded bodies of work that are cohesive, coherent, and rich in meaning. Both have made historic contributions to the singer-songwriter model, two rebellious respones to the creative and commercial compromises associated with their chosen field, and two distinct thematic responses to the torch song tradition. Smith examines these responses, offering a unique and invaluable exploration of the craft of two of the last century's most towering musical figures.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313067872

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9780313067877

Counting Coup

A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn

By: Larry Colton

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Counting Coup

A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn

By: Larry Colton

In this extraordinary work of journalism, bestselling and award-winning author Larry Colton journeys into the world of Montana's Crow Indians and follows the struggles of a talented, moody, charismatic young woman named Sharon LaForge, a gifted basketball player and a descendant of one of George Armstrong Custer's Indian scouts. In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by "counting coup" -- touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. Counting Coup tells the story of a modern hero from within this tradition, but it is far more than just a sports story or a portrait of youth. It is a sobering exposé of a part of our society long since cut out of the American dream. Along the banks of the Little Big Horn, Indians and whites live in age-old conflict and young Indians grow up without role models or dreams. Here Sharon carries the hopes and frustrations of her people on her shoulders as she battles her opponents on and off the court. Colton delves into Sharon's life and shows us the realities of the reservation, the shattered families, the bitter tribal politics, and a people's struggle against a belief that all their children -- even the most intelligent and talented -- are destined for heartbreak. Against this backdrop stands Sharon, a fiery, undaunted competitor with the skill to dominate a high school game and earn a college scholarship. Yet getting to college seems beyond Sharon's vision, obscured by the daily challenge of getting through the season -- physically and psychologically.

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Hachette+ORM

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0446931276

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Engineering in the Confederate Heartland

By: Larry J. Daniel

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Engineering in the Confederate Heartland

By: Larry J. Daniel

While engineers played a critical role in the performance of both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War, few historians have examined their experiences or impact. Larry J. Daniel’s Engineering in the Confederate Heartland fills a gap in that historiography by analyzing the accomplishments of these individuals working for the Confederacy in the vast region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, commonly referred to as the Western Theater. Though few in number, the members of the western engineer corps were vital in implementing Confederate strategy and tactics. Most Confederate engineers possessed little to no military training, transitioning from the civilian tasks of water drainage, railroad construction, and land surveys to overseeing highly technical war-related projects. Their goal was simple in mission but complex in implementation: utilize their specialized skills to defeat, or at least slow, the Union juggernaut. The geographical diversity of the Heartland further complicated their charge. The expansive area featured elevations reaching over six thousand feet, sandstone bluffs cut by running valleys on the Cumberland Plateau, the Nashville basin’s thick cedar glades and rolling farmland, and the wind-blown silt soil of the Loess Plains of the Mississippi Valley. Regardless of the topography, engineers encountered persistent flooding in all sectors. Daniel’s study challenges the long-held thesis that the area lacked adept professionals. Engineers’ expertise and labor, especially in the construction of small bridges and the laying of pontoons, often proved pivotal. Lacking sophisticated equipment and technical instruments, they nonetheless achieved numerous successes: the Union army never breached the defenses at Vicksburg or Atlanta, and by late 1864, the Army of Tennessee boasted a pontoon train sufficient to span the Tennessee River. Daniel uncovers these and other essential contributions to the war effort made by the Confederacy’s western engineers.

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LSU Press

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0807178322

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The People Themselves

Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

By: Larry Kramer

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The People Themselves

Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

By: Larry Kramer

This book makes the radical claim that rather than interpreting the Constitution from on high, the Court should be reflecting popular will--or the wishes of the people themselves.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195306457

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9780195306453

Ballad of Danny Deer

By: Larry Brewer

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Ballad of Danny Deer

By: Larry Brewer

The 1960s and 1970s were a magical time in America's history--rock and roll music, muscle cars, cruising, drive-ins, and Vietnam. Danny Deer was a young man just out of high school and ready to take on the world cruising with his buddies and girlfriend and racing cars made for an ideal life. But when one of Danny's friends crashes his car while drag racing, life suddenly starts to become real. Then the Vietnam draft of 1969 changed everything even more. Danny and his buddy enlisted in the marines and started an adventure that would change everyone's life, but not necessarily for the better. When they were training in boot camp and faced the challenges of Vietnam, their families were at home worrying about what could happen to their loved ones. His fiancee, Jenny, was doing all she could at home to start up their new life as a married couple when he came home. But dreams can be shattered in an instant. Anyone who has a loved one in the service knows the fear and pain of answering your front door and seeing uniformed officers standing there holding their hats. When Danny and his squad were trapped in the jungle of Vietnam, he knew he needed to think of a way to save everybody even if it meant sacrificing himself.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1637101937

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9781637101933

AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District

By: Larry Millett

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AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District

By: Larry Millett

Thoroughly researched and meticulously written, this guidebook features more than 250 architectural wonders of wide-ranging styles in one of the loveliest neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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0873516443

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9780873516440

Blind Dog Further Down the Travel Trail

By: Larry Kritcher

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Blind Dog Further Down the Travel Trail

By: Larry Kritcher

Larry Kritcher has always had an insatiable desire for travel, coupled with a love of the world’s cuisines. With a huge itch to explore strange and unusual destinations, he wouldn’t call himself a thrill seeker, but many of his experiences have taken him past the normal boundaries of work and play. In Blind Dog Further down the Travel Trail, Kritcher tells of his lifetime of travel and how he and his wife, Rita, have fulfilled most of his travel dreams. A sequel to Blind Dog on the Travel Trail, this new chapter in the Kritcher travel saga grew from Rita’s daily journals, Larry’s flight-log pages, scribblings on cocktail napkins and the margins of guidebooks, photo album memories, and old road maps creased beyond recognition. The stories and photographs explore the couple’s visits to more than 130 countries. Blind Dog Further down the Travel Trail is an ambitious narrative of travel booty, absurdities, happiness, tribulations, sorrows, and survival covering seven continents and all five oceans, traveling by land, air, and sea.

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153206781X

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Behavioral Addiction

Screening, Assessment, and Treatment

By: An-Pyng Sun,Larry Ashley,Lesley Dickson

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Behavioral Addiction

Screening, Assessment, and Treatment

By: An-Pyng Sun,Larry Ashley,Lesley Dickson

Written in scientific prose that can also be understood by the layperson, this comprehensive volume is a must-read for those working in the addiction field and anyone interested in learning more about this devastating disease. An-Pyng Sun, PhD, is a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work. Larry Ashley, EdS, LCADC, is the addictions specialist and undergraduate coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lesley Dickson, MD, is ABPN board-certified in general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and psychosomatic illness.

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1937612058

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Superman

The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

By: Larry Tye

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Superman

The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

By: Larry Tye

The first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today, from the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy “A story as American as Superman himself.”—The Washington Post Legions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet Krypton, who was rocketed to Earth as an infant, raised by humble Kansas farmers, and rechristened Clark Kent. Known to law-abiders and evildoers alike as Superman, he was destined to become the invincible champion of all that is good and just—and a star in every medium from comic books and comic strips to radio, TV, and film. But behind the high-flying legend lies a true-to-life saga every bit as compelling, one that begins not in the far reaches of outer space but in the middle of America’s heartland. During the depths of the Great Depression, Jerry Siegel was a shy, awkward teenager in Cleveland. Raised on adventure tales and robbed of his father at a young age, Jerry dreamed of a hero for a boy and a world that desperately needed one. Together with neighborhood chum and kindred spirit Joe Shuster, young Siegel conjured a human-sized god who was everything his creators yearned to be: handsome, stalwart, and brave, able to protect the innocent, punish the wicked, save the day, and win the girl. It was on Superman’s muscle-bound back that the comic book and the very idea of the superhero took flight. Tye chronicles the adventures of the men and women who kept Siegel and Shuster’s “Man of Tomorrow” aloft and vitally alive through seven decades and counting. Here are the savvy publishers and visionary writers and artists of comics’ Golden Age who ushered the red-and-blue-clad titan through changing eras and evolving incarnations; and the actors—including George Reeves and Christopher Reeve—who brought the Man of Steel to life on screen, only to succumb themselves to all-too-human tragedy in the mortal world. Here too is the poignant and compelling history of Siegel and Shuster’s lifelong struggle for the recognition and rewards rightly due to the architects of a genuine cultural phenomenon. From two-fisted crimebuster to über-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Superman—perhaps like no other mythical character before or since—has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.

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0812980778

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Chess Board Options

A Memoir of Players, Games and Engines

By: Larry Kaufman

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Chess Board Options

A Memoir of Players, Games and Engines

By: Larry Kaufman

Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. Yet his victories in the chess arena are considerable. Over a career span of nearly sixty years Kaufman won the state championships of Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, D.C. and Pennsylvania. He was an American Open Champion and won the U.S. Senior Championship as well as the World Senior Championship. ‘Never a great chess player’ himself (his words), he met or played chess greats such as Bobby Fischer, Bent Larsen, Walter Browne, Boris Spassky, Viktor Kortchnoi and many others. He worked as a second to legendary grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, and coached three talented youngsters to become International Master, one of them his son Raymond. This engrossing memoir is rife with stories and anecdotes about dozens of famous and not-so-famous chess players. In one of the most remarkable chapters Larry Kaufman reveals that the American woman chess player that inspired Walter Tevis to create the Beth Harmon character of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit fame, is his former girlfriend. You will learn about neural networks, material values and how being a chess master helps when trading options. And find lots of memorable but little-known annotated games.

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New In Chess

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9056919369

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The Science of Premonitions

How Knowing the Future Can Help Us Avoid Danger, Maximize Opportunities, and Cre ate a Better Life

By: Larry Dossey

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The Science of Premonitions

How Knowing the Future Can Help Us Avoid Danger, Maximize Opportunities, and Cre ate a Better Life

By: Larry Dossey

Larry Dossey is one of America's most important thinkers. When he talks, I listen."—Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love In his New York Times bestseller Healing Words, Dr. Dossey investigated why patients surrounded by prayer healed faster and more completely than patients who were not. Now, in The Science of Premonitions, Dossey uses cutting-edge science to make a convincing case that premonitions are real, common, and helpful. Then Dossey explores research on mindfulness and meditation to show readers how they can cultivate and take advantage of premonitions. Packed with compelling case studies and thought-provoking findings, this is a book for the skeptical mind and the believer's heart, and will be greeted warmly by, as Deepak Chopra said, "anyone who is interested in knowing about the deeper meaning of our existence." (Deepak Chopra, M.D.)

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1101404574

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The Healthcare Practitioner's Handbook of Management

By: Larry D. Grieshaber

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The Healthcare Practitioner's Handbook of Management

By: Larry D. Grieshaber

The American system of healthcare is rapidly changing. Today, more and more of an emphasis is being placed on management skills-organizing, coordinating and managing the resources required for providing quality patient care. Medical practitioners are now expected to be efficient administrators as well as skilled clinicians. Although some may see this as a difficult hurdle, The Healthcare Practitioner's Handbook of Management shows that many healthcare providers are already well-prepared to perform management roles effectively. Through their education and clinical experience, most clinicians now have the problem-solving skills required for management - it's simply a matter of applying these skills to a different arena. In keeping with this idea, each chapter of The Healthcare Practitioner's Handbook of Management links a management topic to a clinical analogy and presents diagnostic and treatment approaches to the issue at hand. In addition, the book introduces the healthcare professional to the vocabulary and basic theories of management and shows how to transform clinical skills into managerial skills. In today's complex health care environment, these management skills are not just helpful, but essential.

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1040293948

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Advanced Introduction to Legal Reasoning

By: Larry Alexander,Emily Sherwin

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Advanced Introduction to Legal Reasoning

By: Larry Alexander,Emily Sherwin

This insightful and highly readable Advanced Introduction provides a succinct, yet comprehensive, overview of legal reasoning, covering both reasoning from canonical texts and legal decision-making in the absence of rules. Overall, it argues that there are only two methods by which judges decide legal disputes: deductive reasoning from rules and unconstrained moral, practical, and empirical reasoning.

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1789903157

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AIA Guide to the Twin Cities

The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul

By: Larry Millett

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AIA Guide to the Twin Cities

The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul

By: Larry Millett

Get ready to discover the great architectural mecca that is Minneapolis and St. Paul. The first comprehensive, illustrated handbook of its kind, AIA Guide to the Twin Cities is the ultimate source to the architectural riches of the metropolitan area. Organized by neighborhood and featuring a wealth of sites--from the highest point on the Minneapolis skyline to the modest St. Paul bungalow vibrant with historical and architectural significance--this invaluable reference has it all: -Illuminating entries for more than 3,000 buildings -Behind-the-scenes details of the structures and their architects -Lively information about local history and regional styles -Highlights of important buildings nearly lost in time -Sixty easy-to-read maps that pinpoint the location of every structure -Dozens of planned walking and driving tours -Over 1,000 photos that illustrate significant buildings and features Retired Pioneer Press architecture critic Larry Millett has spent more than two decades researching and exploring the architectural heritage of the Twin Cities. Millett's AIA Guide to the Twin Cities is your ticket to the best tour in town. Sponsored in part by the American Institute of Architects Minnesota. Larry Millett has written extensively about Twin Cities architecture. His books include Lost Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now, and Strange Days, Dangerous Nights (all MHS Press), as well as a series of mystery novels featuring Sherlock Holmes.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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0873515404

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9780873515405

The Other Few

The Contribution Made by Bomber and Coastal Aircrew to the Winning of the Battle of Britain

By: Larry Donnelly

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The Other Few

The Contribution Made by Bomber and Coastal Aircrew to the Winning of the Battle of Britain

By: Larry Donnelly

This title pays tribute to the achievements of Bomber and Coastal Command pilots who made such a vital contribution to the war, but whose efforts have gone largely unrecorded.

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0954620127

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My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York

By: Larry E. Reid

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My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York

By: Larry E. Reid

Jewel Corney Reid married Dolly Mae Harrison. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Scotland, England, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.

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Larry Reid

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1598725335

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Do the Crime, Do the Time

Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System

By: G. Larry Mays,Rick Ruddell

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Do the Crime, Do the Time

Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System

By: G. Larry Mays,Rick Ruddell

This book provides a fresh look at the way the United States is choosing to deal with some of the serious or persistent youth offenders: by transferring juvenile offenders to adult courts. For more than 20 years now, the attitude in some jurisdictions has been "if you're old enough to do the crime, you're old enough to do the time." After two decades of applying this increasingly punitive mindset to juvenile offenders, it is possible to see the actual consequences of transferring more and younger offenders to adult courts. In Do the Crime, Do the Time: Juvenile Criminals and Adult Justice in the American Court System, the authors apply their decades of experience, both in the practical world and from unique research perspectives, to shed light on the influence of public opinion and the political forces that shape juvenile justice policy in the United States. The book provides a fresh look at the way the United States is choosing to deal with some of the serious or persistent juvenile offenders, utilizing real-life examples and cases to draw connections between transfer policies and individual outcomes.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313392439

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The People Themselves:Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

By: Larry D. Kramer

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The People Themselves:Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

By: Larry D. Kramer

The United States Constitution is the foundation of the longest and most successful democratic experiment in modern human history. It serves not only as legal bedrock for the world's most powerful nation-state, but also, more broadly, it reflects that nation's fundamental aspirations and commitments as a society.Who then has the authority to interpret a blueprint of such extraordinary influence? Americans have come to treat the Constitution as something beyond their competence, something whose meaning should be decided by judges, assisted by a cadre of trained lawyers and academics. Yet this submission to a lawyerly elite is a radical and troublesome departure from what was originally the case. For America's founding generation celebrated the central role of "the people" in supplying government with its energy and direction.In this groundbreaking interpretation of America's founding and its concept of constitutionalism, Larry Kramer reveals how the first generations of Americans fought for and gave birth to a very different system from our current one and held a very different understanding of citizenship from that of most Americans today. "Popular sovereignty" was more than an empty abstraction, more than a mythic philosophical justification for government, and the idea of "the people" was more than a flip rhetorical gesture to be used on the campaign trail. Ordinary Americans exercised active control and sovereignty over their Constitution. The constitutionality of governmental action met with vigorous public debate in struggles whose outcomes might be greeted with celebratory feasts and bonfires, or with belligerent resistance. The Constitution remained, fundamentally, an act of popular will: the people's charter, made by the people. And it was "the people themselves" who were responsible for seeing that it was properly interpreted and implemented.With this book, Larry Kramer vaults to the forefront of constitutional theory and interpretation. In the process, he rekindles the original spark of "We, the People," inviting every citizen to join him in reclaiming the Constitution's legacy as, in Franklin D. Roosevelt's words, "a layman's instrument of government" and not "a lawyer's contract.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195169182

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9780195169188

Moral Injury

Restoring Wounded Souls

By: Larry Kent Graham

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Moral Injury

Restoring Wounded Souls

By: Larry Kent Graham

If we can share our burdens, we can bear them. If we can bear them, we can change the circumstances that brought them about. In a world where anything goes, people have a hard time deciding what is right and what is wrong. Pastors have a hard time helping people discern right and wrong because the church’s theological language of sin and redemption have so little currency and even less cultural relevancy. How can pastors help people deal with their feelings of guilt, shame, and responsibility when most many people don’t believe in sin and have a limited or “flexible” moral framework? People need help assessing moral alternatives, reconciling what they have done with what they think is right, recovering from burdens of guilt and shame, and imagining moral options to serve the common good. It is the call of pastors, chaplains, and other spiritual caregivers to help people move from moral injury to pardon and, eventually, to sustained recovery and resilience—in essence this book will help pastors reclaim their pastoral tasks of soul care and moral guidance without succumbing to the temptation of moralizing. Using vivid examples, the author will look at how various religious communities seek, promote, and achieve personal wholeness and realize the common good. This understanding will inform pastors, so that they can help their congregants and communities become vital agents in a sea of, often, conflicting moral voices. The book will provide resources for identifying core assets, and how to assess the various codes and moral claims interacting within the kaleidoscopic climate in which we live. Drawing upon neuroscience, narrative spirituality, and collaborative communal engagement, the author gives tools to aid pastors, chaplains, and spiritual caregivers ameliorate the distress caused by dissonance and resulting in moral injury. The book will also provide resources for helping people bear the burdens of moral responsibility and for navigating the sometimes unbearable consequences of particular moral actions. The author concludes with suggestions for helping people suffering from injury to their integrity from misdeeds they endure, either as a result of their own actions or from those actions of others, move toward sustained resilience and more mature moral imagination. "There is no better guide, or collaborative partner, for navigating the moral territory of post-traumatic living than Larry Graham. In Moral Injury: Restoring Wounds Souls, Graham sounds a clarion call for religious leaders to cultivate habits of mind and body to meet the complex situations of our day. Rather than offering a birds-eye-view of the moral terrain, Graham invites readers to feel the earth under their feet and attune themselves to the climate of their moral environments. With his careful definitional work and theological acumen, he revivifies theological ethics for progressive Christians. [And beyond this audience, Graham displays the importance of theology in contemporary discussions of moral injury.]" – Shelly Rambo, Associate Professor of Theology, Boston University School of Theology "Larry Graham has created an extraordinary workbook for moral resiliency and healing. He restores hope for the excruciating pains of a broken conscience. A treasure house of timely and practical applications sure to enrich pastoral conversations!" - Paul W. Dodd, Chaplain (Colonel), U.S. Army (Retired) "This book is a must-read if we care about recovery from moral injury, not just in the wake of immediate trauma, but also in historical legacies that haunt us. Larry Graham illuminates how questions of God can be addressed in that process with grace and compassion, and he shows, via the experiences of people from a variety of cultures and faiths, how moral injury can be healed." - Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President for Moral Injury Programs at Volunteers of America. She is the former Research Professor of Religion and Culture and Director of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

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