God is sending messages to His people warning them to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ. He has woven "signs" into the fabric of history, in popular culture, and in the laws of science. After 45 years of study of what the Bible says about "the end," these authors believe they have a key to unlocking a great end time mystery.
It's like a primal whisper, that comes alive inside you - you fight to survive. It will destroy everything you ever were - you will become everything it is." Maverik Braves finds himself in over his head, and is forced to fight or die. Every moment is a battle against himself - becoming the beast that grows within him, or holding tight to the human light that is flickering so dimly.
Since Europeans first settled along Jacksonville's riverbanks in the 16th century, the area has been a diverse community that thrives not only on commerce, music, and the arts but also on the advantages of a subtropical climate and waterside lifestyle. The city grew up around a crossing point for cattle in the St. Johns River and first became known as Cowford. The Great Fire of 1901 left 10,000 people homeless but not defeated. The ashes gave birth to a new era with strong architecture and a new resolve. Considered a friendly town for African Americans, Jacksonville was home to Harlem Renaissance artists as well as civil rights leaders. A bit laid back, the city has still managed to be on the cutting edge--it was the home of the Navy's Blue Angels as well as Southern rock and one of the country's first skateboard parks.
The McQuaids: Easy to love, hard to forget, they are brothers by blood, lawmen by choice. Up against the toughest cases and the strongest passions they live by THE COWBOY CODE In Black Stetson, leather jacket and Levi's, sheriff Cameron McQuaid epitomized the sexy cowboy. His sense of honour was as rock hard has his physique, and he'd never come across anything to challenge that. Until he met Francesca Landon. Caught in a rain of bullets, and with her best friend recently murdered, Frani needed the kind of help only Cam could give. As a lawman, Cam realized his father was the chief suspect, but as a man, he couldn't walk away from the desire Frani ignited in him. With a secret Frani was desperate to hide and a family Cam was determined to protect, did their passion have a chance?
Kendra Marshall is a shy conservative college student dying to break out of her shell. Ballroom dancing seems to hold the keys to making her brave. Could she be brave enough to dance?For Zander Braves, a young rocker, judgements were passed on looks alone. He strives to live a life outside of the pressures the world holds. He prides himself on the ability to be his own person. How far will he maintain his own heart's desires? Could ballroom dancing live side by side with his rocker lifestyle?Kendra is partnered with edgy wild Zander, while taking tango classes. Tango, seems to bring passion and spirit to their lives.Despite the judgements of others, can they hold true to what they really want long enough to shine?
After thirty years of silence, the Spirits have once again become active on the top of Where Souls Entwine—the mountain in Colorado. Meanwhile, in England, Caitlin finally builds up the courage to flee from her cruel husband’s abuse and moves from Yorkshire to Devon to live with her parents, who own Tovey’s Little Restaurant. Just after moving in, Caitlin becomes fascinated by a mural painted on her bedroom wall. She is shortly to find out that the mountain painted in the background is none other than Where Souls Entwine. Caitlin manages to get a job with the Devonshire Horse Centre, and she immediately becomes attached to a white horse whom she names Snowstorm. After working there for two weeks, Snowstorm’s owner turns up—Marcus Colby from Colorado. Caitlin and Marcus fall in love, and on the day of his departure back to the USA, Marcus promises her he will send for her. One year passes, and Caitlin doesn’t hear from him. Suddenly, she becomes haunted by the mural and the three orbs that have appeared on top of the mountain. Each night, Caitlin either has nightmares of things to come or things that have already happened. Guided by the Spirits, she makes arrangements to fly to Colorado to seek out the truth and follow her destiny. Unbeknownst to Caitlin, Jack is hunting her down. Can Chantelle’s Spirit save Caitlin from Jack’s wrath? Will Marcus and Caitlin finally find happiness? Or will Jack eventually get his revenge?
Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate the results of demand-driven programs in research. Case studies and pilot programs from all types of libraries—including interlibrary loan to purchase programs, catalog integrated strategies, and evidence-based collection development—help illuminate the current best practices and benchmarks for demand-driven evaluation. This book helps librarians and practitioners evaluate their existing demand-driven programs and make adjustments that could decrease costs or expand existing strategies. It is also suitable for librarians with new or emerging demand-driven programs to use as a framework for developing ongoing assessment programs or evaluating pilot programs. Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of demand driven acquisitions research Separates research findings by evaluation criteria for ease of use Serves as a reference for diverse libraries, including academic, public, and corporate libraries Synthesizes the most current research on this increasingly popular library strategy
She's a cut above the average sleuth....Reyn Marten Sawyer is a San Antonio hair stylist with a head for solving murders! Dye Young, Stay Pretty Reyn is getting conditioned to normal life after untangling the murder of her beloved mentor. So she's a little frosted by a late-night call from wealthy Alexandra Barrister, desperate for Reyn's help with a hair crisis. She arrives at the imposing Barrister estate -- and wishes she was packing more than a hot brush when she finds the body of Alexandra's socialite mother, arranged with her hair standing on end, cemented into place by a killer with a macabre style sense. Reyn suspects she's being framed by Alexandra, and even handsome detective Jackson Scythe may not be able to save her scalp...unless they go undercover to undo a killer with a whole new twist on having a bad hair day.
Student Success in Community Colleges As more and more underprepared students enroll in college, basic skills education is an increasing concern for all higher education institutions. Student Success in Community Colleges offers education leaders, administrators, faculty, and staff an essential resource for helping these students succeed and advance in college. By applying the book's self-assessment instrument, colleges can pinpoint how their current activities align with the most effective proven practices. Once the gaps are identified, community college leaders can determine the best strategic direction for improvement. Drawing on a broad knowledge base and illustrative examples from the most current literature, the authors cover organizational, administrative, and instructional practices; program components; student support services and strategies; and professional learning and development. Designed to help engage community college leadership and practitioners in addressing the practices, structures, and obstacles that enhance or impede the success of basic skills students, the book's strategies can be tailored to various institutional levels, showing how to unite faculty, staff, and administrators in a cooperative effort to effect institutional change. Finally, Student Success in Community Colleges reveals how investing in a comprehensive basic skills infrastructure can be a financially sustainable model for the institution as well as substantially beneficial to students and society. "This is a most unusual and valuable book; it is packed with careful analysis and practical suggestions for improving basic skills programs in community colleges. Compiled by a team of practicing professionals in teaching, administration, and research, it is knowledgeable about what has been done and imaginative and practical about what can be done to improve the access and success of community college students." K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita, University of California, Berkeley "For its first hundred years the community college was committed primarily to access; in its second hundred years the commitment has changed dramatically to success. This book provides the best road map to date on how community colleges can reach that goal." Terry O'Banion, president emeritus, League for Innovation, and director, Community College Leadership Program, Walden University "This guide is the most comprehensive source of information about all facets of basic skills or developmental education. It will be invaluable not just to community college educators across the nation, but also to those in high schools and four-year colleges who share similar problems." W. Norton Grubb, David Gardner Chair in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley
In Bullet for a Ranger, the latest novel in the Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk series, Jim is locked in a jail cell in the town of Quitaque, accused of murdering a saloon woman while in a drunken rage. Even though the idea of the happily married, loyal family man, non-drinking and church-going Blawcyzk being involved with a saloon entertainer, then killing her, is extremely far-fetched, the evidence against the Ranger Lieutenant is so strong even he has to admit he stands a good chance of being convicted. Worse, Jim has no recollection of the night or the events in question. His only sure ally is the priest from the local Catholic mission, and even the good padre has his doubts about Blawcyzk's innocence. Hoped-for help from one of his fellow Rangers has failed to materialize, and the date for Blawcyzk's trial is fast approaching. Somehow, Jim must figure out who is really the woman's killer, or face a quick hanging. Solving the mystery from his cell is proving to be an almost insurmountable task.
Discovering Vintage Washington, DC is a guide to all of the city’s timeless classic spots that take you back in time. The book spotlights the charming stories that tell you what each place is like now and how it got that way. It includes indexes that let you choose the places you want to visit by neighborhood, by category, and—naturally—by era. Discovering Vintage Washington, DC takes you to classic restaurants, shops, and other establishments that still thrive today and evoke the unique character of the city. They’re all still around—but they won’t be around forever. Start reading, and start your discovering now!
Find your Happily Ever After with two feel-good stories of dogs unleashing romance in small-town settings. A baby for Christmas? The Cowboy SEAL’s Jingle Bell Baby Rowdy Jones loves the rush that comes from being a navy SEAL, but finding out he’s about to become a dad? That trumps everything. While he and former rodeo queen Tiffany Lawson shared only one night, he’s determined to do right by her and their baby. But Tiffany’s already picked out the perfect adoptive parents. Rowdy’s next mission—to win Tiffany and keep his son—might be his toughest yet… The Surgeon’s Christmas Baby After a tour in Afghanistan and years as a trauma surgeon, Alonso Marquez needs to get out of Albuquerque and away from his past. A trip seems like the perfect solution, but he doesn’t make it far. When Alonso stops to help gorgeous rancher Hannah Buck fix her car, his road trip is cut short by one very hot night…with some very real consequences…
Houses tell the human side of history. In this survey of restored residences, their stories are intertwined with those of their owners in a domestic history of Florida from the days of Spanish occupation to the Rawlings House in Cross Creek, Vizcaya in Miami, and President Harry S. Trumans "Little White House" in Key West. Most of these houses are museums now; others are restaurants or bed-and-breakfasts. This new edition is updated and illustrated with color photographs.
Harlequin American Romance brings you four new all-American romances for one great price, available now! This Harlequin American Romance box set includes: LONE STAR DADDY (McCabe Multiples) by Cathy Gillen Thacker Rose McCabe wants to use Clint McCulloch's newly acquired ranch for blackberry farming, but the sexy cowboy wants it for pastureland for his herd. Can the two come to a temporary agreement…that eventually leads to love? THE SEAL'S MIRACLE BABY (Cowboy SEALs) by Laura Marie Altom Navy SEAL Grady Matthews and Jessie Long—the woman who broke his heart—are thrown together after a twister devastates their hometown. Can a baby girl found in the wreckage help them forget their painful past? A COWBOY'S REDEMPTION (Cowboys of the Rio Grande) by Marin Thomas Cruz Rivera is just looking to get his life and rodeo career back on track. But when he meets pretty widow and single mom Sara Mendez, he's tempted to change his plans… THE SURGEON AND THE COWGIRL by Heidi Hormel Pediatric surgeon Payson MacCormack knows his way around a corral, so certifying a riding therapy program should be easy. But the complicated past he shares with rodeo-riding director Jessie makes that easier said than done. If you love small towns and cowboys, watch out for 4 new Harlequin American Romance titles every month! Romance the all-American way!
Florida is in many ways both the oldest and newest of the megastates. Once an insect-ridden swampland, it is now a top destination for tourism, business, agriculture and innovation. The ideas and actions of a colorful cast of characters--from beloved cultural icons to political heroes and even a socialist dictator--transformed the peninsula. A Barbados native rescued Florida's orange industry after the catastrophic 1835 freeze. Known as the "Grande Dame of the Everglades," Marjory Stoneman Douglas worked tirelessly to save the state's vast, incomparable wetlands from annihilation in the early twentieth century. In the mid-1800s, a Florida doctor developed a precursor to modern air conditioning. Join former U.S. senator George LeMieux and journalist Laura Mize as they profile and rank, according to impact, the twenty-five trailblazers who have changed the state forever.
Tracing a developing fascination with rhythm's significance, its patterns, and its measures, across philosophy, psychology, science, and the whole range of arts, Rhythmical Subjects shows how and why attention to rhythm came to serve as connective tissue between fields of inquiry at a time when modern disciplines were still in the process of formation or consolidation. The concentration on 'rhythm' and its cognates largely arose, Laura Marcus demonstrates, from the desire to reclaim or retain human and natural measures in the face of the coming of the machine and the speed of technological innovation. Rhythmical Subjects uncovers the disparate routes by which rhythm acquired its newfound ability to link ancient and modern forms of intellectual inquiry, and to fathom and re-invigorate temporal articulations of modern subjective life. Among the numerous intellectual and artistic developments set in a new light by this brilliantly wide-ranging book are: the long line of philosophical and theoretical writing on rhythm, from Nietzsche to Bergson and their twentieth-century interlocutors; psychological explorations of rhythm as the fundamental law of life, from Herbert Spencer and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Elsie Fogarty; more experimental engagements with psychology's rhythms, from Wilhelm Wundt, Théodule Ribot, and Karl Groos to the aesthetic writings of Vernon Lee; the history of prosody; pioneering applications of rhythm studies to social and sexual reform, by Havelock Ellis, Marie Stopes, D. H. Lawrence, and Mary Austin (among others); Lebensreform movements and the contribution of Rudolf Steiner and Emile Jaques-Dalcroze; and numerous endeavours in artistic and critical innovation, from the small modernist magazines of Bloomsbury and Paris to art salons and dance studios across Britain, Continental Europe, and America.
In the small town of River Black, Texas, sits the Triple C—a working cattle ranch that sustains the town. But it also holds painful memories and shocking secrets for the Cavanaugh brothers.... When the Cavanaugh brothers return home for their father’s funeral, they discover unexpected evidence of the old man’s surprising double life—a son named Blue, who wants the Triple C Ranch as much as they do. The eldest son, Deacon, a wealthy businessman who couldn’t wait to leave the ranch and move on with his life, is looking to use his powerful connections to stop Blue at any cost. He never expected the ranch’s forewoman, Mackenzie Byrd, to get in his way. Mac knows Deacon means to destroy the ranch and therefore destroy her livelihood. But as the two battle for control, their attraction builds. Now Deacon is faced with the choice of a lifetime: Take down the Triple C to feed his need for revenge, or embrace the love of the one person who has broken down every barrier to his heart.
Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! FROM CINDERELLA TO COUNTESS By Annie Burrows (Regency) Lady’s companion Eleanor has been told she’s too lowly to speak to Lord Lavenham. But he shocks her by suggesting that they teach her employer a lesson — by marrying him! HER BEST FRIEND, THE DUKE Determined Debutantes By Laura Martin (Regency) Caroline’s always been in love with best friend James, Duke of Heydon. His flirtation lessons are meant to help her find a husband…until their pretend attraction becomes alarmingly real! THE MAKING OF BARON HAVERSMERE By Carol Arens (Victorian) American Joe Steton’s arrived in England with his straight-talking attitude. Widow Olivia has offered to make him a gentleman. How long can he resist his intriguing instructor? Look for Harlequin® Historical’s June 2020 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!
Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! This Love Inspired Historical bundle includes Wagon Train Sweetheart by Lacy Williams, Second Chance Hero by Winnie Griggs, Love by Design by Christine Johnson and A Family Found by Laura Abbot. Look for 4 new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Historical!
Love Inspired Suspense brings you four new titles for one great price, available now for a limited time only from November 1 to November 30! Enjoy these contemporary heart-pounding tales of suspense, romance, hope and faith. This Love Inspired Suspense bundle includes High-Stakes Holiday Reunion by Christy Barritt, Her Mistletoe Protector by Laura Scott, Montana Standoff by Sharon Dunn and Texas K-9 Unit Christmas by Shirlee McCoy and Terri Reed. Look for four new inspirational suspense stories every month from Love Inspired Suspense!
In a unique and detailed historical study, Nurse-Midwifery: The Birth of a New American Profession, Laura E. Ettinger fills a void with the first book-length documentation of the emergence of American nurse-midwifery. This occupation developed in the 1920s involving nurses who took advanced training in midwifery. In Nurse-Midwifery, Ettinger shows how nurse-midwives in New York City; eastern Kentucky; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and other places both rebelled against and served as agents of a nationwide professionalization of doctors and medicalization of childbirth. Nurse-Midwifery reveals the limitations that nurses, physicians, and nurse-midwives placed on the profession of nurse-midwifery from the outset because of the professional interests of nursing and medicine. The book argues that nurse-midwives challenged what scholars have called the "male medical model" of childbirth, but the cost of the compromises they made to survive was that nurse-midwifery did not become the kind of independent, autonomous profession it might have been.
Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.
The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. Now available for the first time in print and e-book formats Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings offers students with the best of both worlds—carefully-edited excerpts from the original works of sociology′s key thinkers accompanied by an analytical framework that discusses the lives, ideas, and historical circumstances of each theorist. This unique format enables students to examine, compare, and contrast each theorist’s major themes and concepts. In the Fourth Edition of this bestseller, examples from contemporary life and a rich variety of updated pedagogical tools (tables, figures, discussion questions, and photographs) come together to illuminate complex ideas for today’s readers. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
Presents a comprehensive shopper's guide that features advice on how, what, and where to buy artisanal crafts in the American Southwest, as well as hints on finding the best deals and recognizing quality and authenticity. Original. 12,500 first printing.
Now available for the first time in both print and e-book formats Sociological Theory in the Classical Era, Fourth Edition is an innovative text/reader for courses in classical theory. It introduces students to important original works by sociology′s key classical theorists while providing a thorough framework for understanding these challenging readings. For each theorist, the editors supply a biographical sketch, discuss intellectual influences and core ideas, and offer contemporary applications of those ideas. In addition to the seven major theorists covered, the book also connects their work to "Significant Others"—writers and thinkers who may have derived much of their own perspectives from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Gilman, Simmel, Du Bois, and Mead. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
True or False? Sojourner Truth chose her own name. True! When Sojourner Truth decided to change her life to become a traveling preacher, she changed her name. A freed slave, she wanted her new name to describe her new job.
A latest entry in the recipe-complemented mystery series finds Suzanne stumbling on the murdered body of a local dairy farmer before Petra, Toni and she are targeted by a frenzied killer.
There are human predators in the hills. Can Gail McCarthy discover who they are before she becomes the next victim? Gail McCarthy has turned 50, and is considering resuming her career as a horse veterinarian. Life interrupts her plans when she embarks on a solitary ride and finds a fellow equestrian shot dead. Gail’s friend, Detective Jeri Ward, heads up the investigation, and Gail is drawn into the escalating chain of events when a second rider is murdered. She must make sense of this threat to her beloved hills and trails...or she may be the sniper’s next victim. “If you haven’t discovered Laura Crum yet, please jump at any chance to catch up on the series. The Gail McCarthy books are among my very favorite contemporary mysteries and Crum is, for my money, the successor to mystery giant Dick Francis.” -- Ron Miller, Mystery! A Celebration
The rocky road to redemption. The Cowboy SEAL Navy SEAL Cooper Hansen hasn’t been home in more than a decade. He never forgave himself for the accident that killed his mother and, as far as he knows, neither has his family. But when his brother’s widow, Millie, needs his help to save the Hansen ranch, Cooper can’t stay away any longer… Her Rodeo Man When Ryder Beckett comes home to the Easy Money rodeo arena to face his past, he’s quick to fall into old ways—taking care of the horses, trying a few of his old rodeo tricks…and falling for Tatum Mayweather. But Tatum deserves a stay-in-one-place kind of guy, and that has never been Ryder. Is the pull of family enough to keep him in Reckless, Arizona?
Harlequin American Romance brings you four new all-American romances for one great price, available now for a limited time only from September 1 to September 30! This Harlequin American Romance bundle includes Callahan Cowboy Triplets by Tina Leonard, A Navy SEAL's Surprise Baby by Laura Marie Altom, Home to Wyoming by Rebecca Winters and Having the Cowboy's Baby by Trish Milburn. If you love small towns and cowboys, watch out for 4 new Harlequin American Romance titles every month! Romance the all-American way!
When a baby is targeted, can a K-9 team keep him safe? When his sister is kidnapped, rancher Cade McNeal will do anything to prevent his baby nephew from being next. Now Officer Ashley Hanson and her K-9 partner are on the case, and it’s up to them to track down the assailant and keep Cade and his nephew from harm. But as the suspect list grows and the attacks escalate, will they bring a kidnapper to justice…before he strikes again? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Mountain Country K-9 Unit Book 1: Baby Protection Mission by Laura Scott Book 2: Her Duty Bound Defender by Sharee Stover Book 3: Chasing Justice by Valerie Hansen Book 4: Crime Scene Secrets by Maggie K. Black Book 5: Montana Abduction Rescue by Jodie Bailey Book 6: Trail of Threats by Jessica R. Patch
The Cavanaugh brothers left behind River Black, Texas, long ago. But after their father dies, bequeathing them the Triple C, a cattle ranch that sustains their small town, they return—and confront the painful memories of their childhood home and the truth about their sister’s murder… For years, James Cavanaugh has traveled the world as a horse whisperer, but even the millions he’s earned hasn’t healed the pain he hides behind his stoic exterior. Forced to tackle old demons at the ranch, James throws himself into work to avoid his true feelings. Until he meets a woman who shakes the foundations of his well-built walls… Sheridan O’Neil’s quiet confidence has served her well, except when it comes to romance. Refusing to allow her heard to led her to disaster, she chooses to focus solely on work. But after Sheridan is rescued from a horse stampede by the most beautiful cowboy she’s ever met, her vow to keep her heart penned wavers. Only, as Sheridan uncovers James’s belief that no woman is safe with him, she wonders if such a wounded man could ever give in to love, or if some hearts are too broken to be healed.…
As reproductive power finds its way into the hands of medical professionals, lobbyists and policymakers, the geographies of pregnancy are shifting, and the boundaries need to be redrawn, argues Laura R. Woliver in this study of how modern reproductive politics shapes women's bodily agency.
NO ONE KNOWS COLLEGES LIKE THE PRINCETON REVIEW! This comprehensive guide to the nation's best colleges provides in-depth profiles on schools, best-of lists by interest, and tons of helpful student-driven details that will help you or your student choose their best-fit colleges! The Princeton Review's college rankings started in 1992 with surveys from 30,000 students. Over 30 years and more than a million student surveys later, we stand by our claim that there is no single “best” college, only the best college for you… and that this is the book that will help you find it! STRAIGHT FROM STUDENTS TO YOU · 389 in-depth school profiles based on candid feedback from 165,000 students, covering academics, administration, campus life, and financial aid · Insights on unique college character, social scene, and more · Direct quotes from students about their school’s professors, campus culture, career services, and more RANKING LISTS & RATINGS SCORES · Lists of the top 25 colleges in 50 categories based on students' opinions of academics, campus life, facilities, and much more · Ratings for every school on Financial Aid, Selectivity, and Quality of Life DETAILED ADMISSIONS INFORMATION · The "Inside Word" on competitive applications, test scores, tuition, and average indebtedness · Comprehensive information on selectivity, freshman profiles, and application deadlines at each school Plus! Free access to 2 full-length practice tests online (1 SAT and 1 ACT) to help you prep for the important admissions-exams part of your admissions journey.
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