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Murder in Our Midst

Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in an Age of Globalized News

By: Romayne Smith Fullerton,Maggie Jones Patterson

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Murder in Our Midst

Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in an Age of Globalized News

By: Romayne Smith Fullerton,Maggie Jones Patterson

Crime stories attract audiences and social buzz, but they also serve as prisms for perceived threats. As immigration, technological change, and globalization reshape our world, anxiety spreads. Because journalism plays a role in how the public adjusts to moral and material upheaval, this unease raises the ethical stakes. Reporters can spread panic or encourage reconciliation by how they tell these stories. Murder in our Midst uses crime coverage in select North American and Western European countries as a key to examine culturally constructed concepts like privacy, public, public right to know, and justice. Working from close readings of news coverage, codes of ethics and style guides, and personal interviews with almost 200 news professionals, this book offers fertile material for a provocative conversation. We use our findings to divide the ten countries studied into three media models; we explore what the differing coverage decisions suggest about underlying attitudes to criminals and crime, and how justice in a democracy is best served. Today, journalists' work can be disseminated around the world without any consideration of whether what's being told (or how) might dissolve cultural differences or undermine each community's right to set its own standards to best reflect its citizens' values. At present, unique reporting practices persist among our three models, but the internet and social media threaten to dissolve distinctions and the cultural values they reflect. We need a journalism that both opens local conversations and bridges differences among nations. This book is a first step in that direction"--

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190863536

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Quantum of Riches

By: Maggie Payne

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Quantum of Riches

By: Maggie Payne

Quantum of Riches By: Maggie Payne Sir Thomas Wallace of Scotland inherited the family clipper ship business upon the death of his parents during a storm in the South China Sea. He was six years old. Raised by his bachelor Uncle Cameron Wallace, he learned everything about sailing and navigation as he sailed the five oceans and seven seas. As an adult, Sir Thomas married and fathered twin sons; his wife died in childbirth. The twins were raised by their maternal grandparents in London. Sir Thomas discovers a French Land Grant, granted to his grandfather prior to the Louisiana Purchase, and passed down to future generations. He sets sail for America and New Orleans. Finding the land described in the Land Grant, covered with hundred-year-old moss-covered oak trees and fields of purple irises, he travels to Washington to lay claim to the land. Sir Thomas receives title from the American President, and decides this will be his family home. Deploring slavery, Sir Thomas names his home Three Oaks Farm. The farm is a reflection of a man’s worth and yet, Sir Thomas has so little time to cherish Three Oaks. His surviving heir, young Thomas, marries and makes Three Oaks his home until tragedy comes along and takes all he loves away… or did it?

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480978493

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Everything You Need for Mathematics Coaching

Tools, Plans, and a Process That Works for Any Instructional Leader, Grades K-12

By: Maggie B. McGatha,Jennifer M. Bay-Williams,Beth McCord Kobett,Jonathan A. Wray

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Everything You Need for Mathematics Coaching

Tools, Plans, and a Process That Works for Any Instructional Leader, Grades K-12

By: Maggie B. McGatha,Jennifer M. Bay-Williams,Beth McCord Kobett,Jonathan A. Wray

Math coaches wear many hats. You think on your feet and have to invent, react, and respond—often without time to prepare—in a myriad of professional contexts. What’s your go-to resource for support? Plan, focus, and lead: Your toolkit for inspiring math teachers Meet Everything You Need For Mathematics Coaching: Tools, Plans, and a Process That Works for Any Instructional Leader. This one-stop, comprehensive toolkit for improving mathematics instruction and learning is designed for busy math coaches and teacher leaders who often have to rely on their own competencies. Using the Leading for Mathematical Proficiency Framework, the authors position student outcomes as the focus of all professional work and connect the Eight Mathematical Practices for students with NCTM’s Eight Effective Teaching Practices to help you guide teachers toward growing mathematics proficiency in their classrooms. This hands-on resource details critical coaching and teaching actions, and offers nearly a hundred tools for: Shifting classroom practice in a way that leads to student math proficiency and understanding of mathematical concepts. Honing in on key areas, including content knowledge and worthwhile tasks, student engagement, questioning and discourse, analysis of student work, formative assessment, support for emergent language learners and students with special needs, and more. Navigating a coaching conversation. Planning and facilitating professional learning communities. Finding a focus for professional development or a learning cycle. Making connections between professional learning activities, teaching, and student learning. Using the coaching cycle—plan, gather data, reflect—to build trust and rapport with teachers. With examples from the field, a comprehensive list of resources for effective coaching, and a plethora of tools you can download and share with teachers, this toolkit is your must-have guide to designing a professional learning plan and leading with clarity and purpose.

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Corwin Press

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1544316992

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Health Promotion Theory

By: Liza Cragg,Maggie Davies,Wendy Macdowall

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Health Promotion Theory

By: Liza Cragg,Maggie Davies,Wendy Macdowall

Part of the Understanding Public Health series, this book offers students and practitioners an accessible exploration of the origins and development of health promotion. It highlights the philosophical, ethical and political debates that influence health promotion today while also explaining the theories, frameworks and methodologies that help us understand public health problems and develop effective health promotion responses. The book focuses on the practical application of theory and implementation of health promotion activities in a variety of contexts, making it suitable for readers from a range of backgrounds. Case studies and activities are drawn from a variety of international settings to offer a global perspective and insights as to what effective practice looks like. The new edition has been comprehensively updated as follows: Additional, new and more challenging activities for readers to try out as they read Offers more in-depth coverage of key determinants of health and how these interact with health promotion Revised structure to allow more depth of coverage of health promotion theory Updated material and case examples that reflect contemporary health promotion challenges Health Promotion Theory, Second edition is an ideal resource for students of public health and health policy, public health practitioners and policy makers. Understanding Public Health is an innovative series published by Open University Press in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where it is used as a key learning resource for postgraduate programmes. It provides self-directed learning covering the major issues in public health affecting low, middle and high income countries. Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood. Contributors: Franklin Apfel, Virginia Berridge, Sara Cooper, Liza Cragg, Maggie Davies, Nick Fahy, Adam Fletcher, Ford Hickson, Anis Kazi, Wendy Macdowall, Alex Mold, Antony Morgan, Don Nutbeam, Mark Petticrew, Morten Skovdal and Nicki Thorogood. Health Promotion Theory authoritatively guides the reader through the history of health promotion, its underlying politics, values and theoretical perspectives. New information is introduced in easily digestible chunks, before being reinforced with simple, effective learning activities. The book will make an excellent contribution to foundational learning and teaching in Health Promotion." Dr Graham Moore, Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK "A readable and engaging overview of health promotion theory and practice from a public health perspective. This book offers an excellent starting point for those wanting to develop their appreciation of what health promotion entails." Professor Peter Aggleton, Centre for Social Research in Health, The University of New South Wales, Australia

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335263216

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Transformative and Engaging Leadership

Lessons from Indigenous African Women

By: Maggie Madimbo

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Transformative and Engaging Leadership

Lessons from Indigenous African Women

By: Maggie Madimbo

This book explores how spirituality and resiliency defines the character of African women and inspires them to serve the communities and organizations around them. Through portraits of twelve Malawian women national leaders, it celebrates the lives of indigenous women and describes how their unique backgrounds and experiences have contributed to their leadership development. It provides an understanding of the strategies these women employ to move beyond historical barriers to exercise leadership. The author introduces a new leadership model called transformative engaging leadership, which demonstrates how African women leaders use their inner strength to thrive and succeed in the midst of challenges. It contributes to African female leadership studies and will be helpful to leaders and organizations that have a passion for advancing female leaders in the developing world.

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Springer

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1137547804

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Poverty in a Rich Society

The Case of Hong Kong

By: Maggie Lau

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Poverty in a Rich Society

The Case of Hong Kong

By: Maggie Lau

Hong Kong has remained a wealthy financial hub despite its exportoriented economy being adversely interrupted by the challenging global economic uncertainties and vulnerabilities that have occurred since the late 1990s. Yet, Hong Kong's income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused public concern. This book is a timely and important opportunity to advance the theory and practice of poverty and social exclusion measurement, and to conduct policy relevant analyses in Hong Kong. This collection was inspired by the workshop formed one key research output of the Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong (PSEHK) project funded by the Research Grants Council and the UK Economic and Social Research Council. It is hoped that this collection will inspire comparative research and policy analyses for better policy initiatives.

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

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962996788X

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100 Walks in Surrey

By: Maggie Mellett

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100 Walks in Surrey

By: Maggie Mellett

Surrey is a walker's paradise, with rolling chalk downland, picturesque villages and dense woodland, and this collection of 100 walks of up to 12 miles will help you explore the best of this diverse county. The Crowood Walking Guides give detailed and accurate route descriptions of the 100 walks, with full-colour mapping and details of where to park and where to eat and drink, and also places of interest to see along the way. With easy-to-follow directions, this will be of great interest to anyone living in Surrey, or visiting family or friends and who enjoys walking - from retirees to young families.

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The Crowood Press

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1785003038

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Bringing Project-Based Learning to Life in Mathematics, K-12

By: Maggie Lee McHugh

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Bringing Project-Based Learning to Life in Mathematics, K-12

By: Maggie Lee McHugh

Go beyond problem-solving and performance tasks. Bring project-based learning to life! Do you want your students to be more engaged in their mathematics lessons while also amplifying cultural relevancy and equity? If so, proceed to the next level of instruction with project-based learning (PBL)! This book provides the whole PBL game plan designed by an experienced, award-winning teacher and researcher. Whether you want to start with small steps or you are ready for full implementation in your classroom, project-based learning experiences can lead to forever memories and deeper learning for your students. Answering the why, what, and how of embarking on the journey toward PBL, readers will find Need-to-Know questions to open each chapter Student and educator vignettes to identify stumbling blocks and successes PBL Plus Tips that identify those small steps teachers can make to gradually shift toward PBL Your Turn prompts to actively connect ideas to your practice This approachable guide includes everything you need to move from tasks to memorable project-based experiences that leverage student voice and choice and build a welcoming classroom culture!

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1071915649

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Health Promotion Practice

By: Macdowall, Wendy,Bonnell, Chris,Davies, Maggie

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Health Promotion Practice

By: Macdowall, Wendy,Bonnell, Chris,Davies, Maggie

This book will guide you through the philosophical, methodological, theoretical, ethical and political underpinnings of health promotion to enable you to become a more effective practitioner" -- Back cover.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335218407

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Barn Weddings

By: Maggie Lord

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Barn Weddings

By: Maggie Lord

Ideas, advice, and how-to for one of the hottest wedding styles. A barn is a magical place for a wedding. Steeped in history and evoking the simplicity of a place that time has forgotten, the classic American barn has been an irresistible subject for artists, poets, and city folk alike. In Barn Weddings, Maggie Lord offers ideas and advice on how to create a barn wedding, including information on the different styles and décor as well as tips from the pros for making the day a special one to remember. Part indoor, part outdoor, but all beauty, history and romance, barn weddings are as practical as they are rife with opportunity for charm and creativity.

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Gibbs Smith

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142363165X

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Herbal Vinegar

By: Maggie Oster

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Herbal Vinegar

By: Maggie Oster

Provides instructions for making herbal vinegar and for adding herbal flavors to bottled vinegar, and shares recipes for vinegar-flavored condiments and dishes

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Storey Publishing

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0882668439

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9780882668437

Becoming a Teacher: Knowledge, Skills and Issues

By: Maggie Clarke,Sharon Pittaway

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Becoming a Teacher: Knowledge, Skills and Issues

By: Maggie Clarke,Sharon Pittaway

Marsh’s Becoming a Teacher, 6e continues to offer pre-service teachers a practical and user-friendly guide to learning to teach that students find invaluable throughout their entire degree. Marsh covers a comprehensive introduction to teaching methodology, preparing pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in a 21st-century classroom. All chapters in this new edition have been updated with new approaches and current references by the two new authors Maggie Clarke and Sharon Pittaway. The approach in this 6th edition is more reflective and gives readers an even greater opportunity to interact with issues raised in the text.

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Pearson Higher Education AU

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1486010660

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9781486010660

A Passion For Trees

The Legacy Of John Evelyn

By: Maggie Campbell-Culver

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A Passion For Trees

The Legacy Of John Evelyn

By: Maggie Campbell-Culver

Given the extent of his influence on 17th-century life, and his lasting impact on the British landscape it is remarkable that no book has been written before about John Evelyn. He was a longstanding friend of Samuel Pepys (who wrote of him, ' A most excellent person he is, and must be allowed a little for conceitedness; but he may well be so, being a man so much above others.'), a founder-member of the Royal Society and a prolific writer and diarist. He was an early advocate of the garden city but his most important work was Sylva: a Discourse of Forest Trees. Sylva was presented to the Royal Society to promote the planting of timber trees 'for the supply of the Navy, the employment and advantage of the poor as well as the ornamenting of the nation.' He was responsible for the first great raft of tree-planting and for a great influx of tree introductions to Britain. Maggie Campbell-Culver's book, like Sylva, has at its core a section detailing the characteristics, history and uses of 33 trees incorporating the advice Evelyn gave and demonstrating its relevance still in the 20th-century. Not only was Evelyn probably the first horticultural writer to show an appreciation of the aesthetic benefits of trees in our landscape, he is shown to be a founder-father of the modern conservation movement.

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Random House

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144810985X

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Riel

A Life of Revolution

By: Maggie Siggins

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Riel

A Life of Revolution

By: Maggie Siggins

Published to widespread critical acclaim, Riel: A Life of Revolution proved that an intimate and revealing portrait of one of our most enduring—and most isunderstood—legends could be an almost instant national bestseller. ‘Who is Louis Riel?’ Maggie Siggins asks, and comes up with some fascinating answers. Seen by many as an unrepentant traitor, a messianic prophet and a pathetic tyrant, Siggins uncovers the real Louis Riel—a complex man full of contradiction and angst, a charismatic visionary and poet, a humanitarian who gave up prestige and wealth to fight for the Métis people. Infused with atmosphere and detail, this fascinating portrait is illuminating in its accounts of the people and events that moulded the enigmatic rebel. Revealing a man passionate about forging an equitable and just relationship between native and white people, Riel: A Life of Revolution is more relevant today than ever before.

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1443402397

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Trauma-Proofing Your Kids

A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience

By: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.,Maggie Kline

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Trauma-Proofing Your Kids

A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience

By: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.,Maggie Kline

Understand the different types of upsets and traumas your child may experience—and learn how to teach them how to be resilient, confident, and even joyful The number of anxious, depressed, hyperactive and withdrawn children is staggering—and still growing! Millions have experienced bullying, violence (real or in the media), abuse or sexual molestation. Many other kids have been traumatized from more “ordinary” ordeals such as terrifying medical procedures, accidents, loss and divorce. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids sends a lifeline to parents who wonder how they can help their worried and troubled children now. It offers simple but powerful tools to keep children safe from danger and to help them “bounce back” after feeling scared and overwhelmed. No longer will kids have to be passive prey to predators or the innocent victims of life’s circumstances. In addition to arming parents with priceless protective strategies, best-selling authors Dr. Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline offer an antidote to trauma and a recipe for creating resilient kids no matter what misfortune has besieged them. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids is a treasure trove of simple-to-follow “stress-busting,” boundary-setting, sensory/motor-awareness activities that counteract trauma’s effect on a child’s body, mind and spirit. Including a chapter on how to navigate the inevitable difficulties that arise during the various ages and stages of development, this ground-breaking book simplifies an often mystifying and complex subject, empowering parents to raise truly confident and joyful kids despite stressful and turbulent times.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583949720

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Learning in the Age of Climate Disasters

Teacher and Student Empowerment Beyond Futurephobia

By: Maggie Favretti

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Learning in the Age of Climate Disasters

Teacher and Student Empowerment Beyond Futurephobia

By: Maggie Favretti

Learn how to infuse learning with deeper purpose, connectedness, and engagement, so students feel more empowered and less anxious about their futures. In Learning in the Age of Climate Disasters, author and award-winning teacher Maggie Favretti outlines the contexts and causes of "futurephobia" and then offers Regenerative Learning strategies rooted in nature’s principles for repair and redesign. She explains how tending the soil and cultivating the roots of (re)generative power (Love, Personhood, People, Place, Purpose, Process, Positivity) help us disrupt degenerative hierarchical fragmentation. She also explores methods for co-empowering youth creativity, agency, and hope. Chapters include interviews with and contributions by children and young people, as well as key takeaways (Seeds for Planting), and tools to help you implement the ideas. With this book’s thought-provoking concepts, you’ll be able to help students overcome eco-anxiety and find healing connection and meaning for more sustained, regenerative change.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000786609

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Marie-Anne

The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel's Grandmother

By: Maggie Siggins

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Marie-Anne

The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel's Grandmother

By: Maggie Siggins

Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detective work and gives us Siggins at the top of her game. While researching the biography of Louis Riel, Maggie Siggins became aware of a figure lurking in the background who had had a profound influence on the great Canadian reformer. This was his grand-mother Marie-Anne Lagimodière, née Gaboury. As Siggins’ research progressed, she came to regard Marie-Anne as the most exceptional Canadian woman of the nineteenth century. The perils of Laura Secord and Susanna Moodie paled in comparison, yet she remains largely unknown. Beautiful and rebellious, Marie-Anne was still unmarried at twenty-five—unheard of in 1800s Quebec habitant society. Furthermore, once she did marry Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière, she insisted on accompanying her fur trapper husband to the uncharted wilderness of western Canada. The year was 1807, and no European woman had yet ventured west of the Great Lakes region. For the next thirty years, she would live among the native people or at fur-trading forts from Pembina to Edmonton House, leading an undoubtedly difficult life but one with freedoms unknown to women in western societies of her time. Drawing from primary sources, Siggins paints a vivid portrait of life in the West, from survival on the plains and bison hunts to the tribal warfare triggered by the fur-trade economy. Through it all, Marie-Anne survived and thrived, living to ninety-six, the matriarch of a large and diverse family whose descendants still live in Manitoba.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551993252

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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes

Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing

By: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.,Maggie Kline

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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes

Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing

By: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.,Maggie Kline

What parents, educators, and health professionals can do to recognize, prevent, and heal childhood trauma, from infancy through adolescence—by the author of Waking the Tiger Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural disasters and everyday incidents like auto accidents, medical procedures, divorce, or even falling off a bicycle. At the core of this book is the understanding of how trauma is imprinted on the body, brain, and spirit—often resulting in anxiety, nightmares, depression, physical illnesses, addictions, hyperactivity, and aggression. Rich with case studies and hands-on activities, Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes gives insight into children’s innate ability to rebound with the appropriate support, and provides their caregivers with tools to overcome and prevent trauma. “Trauma Through A Child’s Eyes . . . creates its own mold in a way that everyone concerned with the health and happiness of children will be grateful for.” —Gabor Maté, MD, author of Hold On to Your Kids

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North Atlantic Books

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1556438516

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In Kind

By: Maggie Queeney

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In Kind

By: Maggie Queeney

Part wunderkammer, part grimoire, Maggie Queeney’s In Kind is focused on survival. A chorus of personae, speaking into and through a variety of poetic forms, guide the reader through the aftermath of generations of domestic, gendered, and sexual violence, before designing a transformation and rebirth. These are poems of witness, self-creation, and reclamation.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609388984

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The Promise of Jenny Jones

By: Maggie Osborne

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The Promise of Jenny Jones

By: Maggie Osborne

A desperate mother takes Jenny Jones' place in front of a firing squad in exchange for Jenny's promise to see her daughter safely to California. Though she and the six-year-old Graciela get off to a rocky start, Jenny will do everything in her power to keep her promise, even with the child's cousins in hot pursuit. Then she is mysteriously drawn to the handsome cowboy Ty Sanders, and though neither know it yet, their purpose is the same.

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Hachette+ORM

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1455588539

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Paths

By: Maggie Bonilla-Thompson

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Paths

By: Maggie Bonilla-Thompson

In a pretty house located in a quiet neighborhood in Stenton, New Jersey, two corpses are found, both males. One of the victims had been stabbed in the neck, and where his eyes should have been, dark, bloody sockets stared into nothingness. The other victim had been found with one side of his face collapsed into the other. His sexual organs were missing. In Berth, New Jersey, a successful attorney is found with his chest cut open and an empty cavity where his heart once rested. Paths is a psycho-thriller with a twist. There are ghastly murders being committed in two different cities. In both cities the corpses of every victim is missing a part of their bodies. . . a hand, the eyes, a man's sexual organ. . . the heart. No one knows who is committing these horrifying acts, no one knows if there is more than one psychotic individual out there, and no one knows how to stop the madness.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412001374

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense July 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Elizabeth Goddard,Maggie K. Black,Jessica R. Patch

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense July 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Elizabeth Goddard,Maggie K. Black,Jessica R. Patch

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. WILDERNESS REUNION Wilderness, Inc. by Elizabeth Goddard When wilderness guide Alice Wilde stumbles on a drug operation, the local sheriff asks her to guide him and photographer Griffin Slater—her ex-boyfriend—to the farm…but someone will do anything to keep them from leaving with evidence. PROTECTIVE MEASURES True North Bodyguards by Maggie K. Black When navy commander Leo Darius and his daughters are threatened, he needs help protecting the little girls. And having bodyguard Zoe Dean go undercover as his girlfriend might be the perfect solution—unless they lose their hearts in the process. DEEP WATERS The Security Specialists by Jessica R. Patch After marine-life veterinarian Caley Flynn discovers her intern’s dead body washed ashore, she’s convinced it’s not the accident the police claim it is. And when her own life is threatened, she turns to Shepherd Lightman—a bodyguard at her brother’s firm—for protection.

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1488019363

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9781488019364

Lament

The Faerie Queen's Deception

By: Maggie Stiefvater

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Lament

The Faerie Queen's Deception

By: Maggie Stiefvater

Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a music prodigy, who’s about to find out she can see faeries. Two mysterious (and cute) guys enter her life. Trouble is, Luke is a soulless faerie assassin and Aodhan is a dark faerie soldier. Their orders from the Faerie Queen? Kill Deirdre.

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North Star Editions, Inc.

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0738722294

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The Dream Thieves

By: Maggie Stiefvater

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The Dream Thieves

By: Maggie Stiefvater

This is the second book in a brand new series from bestselling author, Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009), LINGER (9781407121086) and FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet!

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Scholastic UK

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1407139134

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense October 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Terri Reed,Lenora Worth,Maggie K. Black

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense October 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Terri Reed,Lenora Worth,Maggie K. Black

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. IDENTITY UNKNOWN Northern Border Patrol by Terri Reed When Nathanial Longhorn washes up on deputy sheriff Audrey Martin’s beach—followed by men intent on killing him—he has no memory. And Audrey is the only one he trusts to protect him as he recovers his past. LAKESIDE PERIL Men of Millbrook Lake by Lenora Worth Chloe Conrad suspects foul play in the plane crash that killed her sister—and she hires private investigator Hunter Lawson to prove it. But when their investigation puts both of their lives in jeopardy, can they find the truth before they become the next victims? KIDNAPPED AT CHRISTMAS by Maggie K. Black When journalist Samantha Colt is kidnapped and wakes up on her boss’s porch, she can’t remember how she got there. Somebody wants to harm her, and her boss’s house sitter, soldier Joshua Rhodes, puts his life on the line to guard her.

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1488024286

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Wild Midnight

By: Maggie Davis

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Wild Midnight

By: Maggie Davis

A rich young woman finds danger, deception, and desire where she least expects in this breathtaking novel from the award-winning author. Rachel Brinton came from her comfortable home in Philadelphia to the savage and breathtakingly beautiful land of sultry South Carolina to help with the rebuilding of lives of the poor Ashepoo River tenant farmers. Rachel, though, finds a danger she never dreamed imaginable. His name is Beau Tillson, known as Beau Devil. This intoxicatingly dark and brooding man is the master of Belle Haven—and of Rachel’s heart. Beau continually fights against his emerging feelings for Rachel, for she is a threat to everything he holds dear. But as time passes and another threat emerges, Rachel is forced into the arms of this man who could be yet another danger, a man with a personality as dark as midnight.

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Open Road Media

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1497613612

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Forbidden Objects

By: Maggie Davis

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Forbidden Objects

By: Maggie Davis

Georgia’s tarnished past unleashes an otherworldly evil in this “marvelous novel . . . southern gothic at its best” (Charles L. Grant, author of the Black Oak series). Lazarus was his name, an evil which "rose from the dead" off a slave ship to control the Georgia plantation with fear and the obeah: the evil instruments of conjure. Does his evil and his anger extend beyond the grave beyond space and time? Elizabeth Franklin Jefferson, called "Frankie" by her friends, is a descendant of slave owners and sensitive to the world beyond. But now Frankie and her cousin, Julian, have awakened an evil long thought put to rest: Lazarus and his deadly obeah. Now everyone in Frankie's family has started to die—will Frankie be next?

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149761421X

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Growing Up Alone

The Hidden Cost of Poverty

By: Maggie Black

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Growing Up Alone

The Hidden Cost of Poverty

By: Maggie Black

The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child attaches key importance to the family¿s role in nurturing & raising the child. The child¿s interests are best served by staying with the family, even in times of war or misfortune, unless the home is abusive. Despite this widely accepted principle, increasing numbers of children are growing up alone. The cause of this epidemic is the acute poverty endured by millions of families in Africa, Asia, Latin Amer. & Central & Eastern Europe -- reinforced by causes such as warfare & the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Contents: What is the scale of the problem?; Experiencing growing up alone; Bolstering families; Programs for family well-being; Speaking out for children growing up alone; & A UK agenda for action. Illustrations.

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DIANE Publishing

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1428987789

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Best Contemporary Women's Fiction

Six Novels

By: Elizabeth Benedict,Jenna Blum,Molly Gloss,Nicole Mones,Maggie O'Farrell,Ann Patchett

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Best Contemporary Women's Fiction

Six Novels

By: Elizabeth Benedict,Jenna Blum,Molly Gloss,Nicole Mones,Maggie O'Farrell,Ann Patchett

Six novels in one volume by today’s most outstanding female writers—includes The Magician’s Assistant, Those Who Save Us, and more. From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto, to the multiple award-winning author of This Must Be the Place, this collection gathers a half-dozen top-notch literary talents in a treasure trove for fiction lovers. Included: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict chronicles the attempt of writer Sophy Chase to come to terms with the death of her almost ex-husband—who may have committed suicide on the New England resort island where she left him just months before. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum follows Trudy, a professor of German history, as she investigates her mother’s past in WWII Germany, combining a passionate, doomed love story; a vivid evocation of life during the war; and a poignant mother/daughter drama. The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss is a heartwarming story of a young woman with the rare talent of “gentling” wild horses, and the unexpected and profound connections between people and animals. The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones takes readers inside the hidden world of elite cuisine in modern China, through the story of an American food writer in Beijing who discovers that her late husband may have been leading a double life. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell is a gothic, intricate tale of family secrets, lost lives, and the freedom brought by truth. The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett tells the story of the death of a secretive magician—and how it sets in motion his partner’s journey of self-discovery.

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HMH

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0547661525

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9780547661520

Criminology

Theory and context

By: John Tierney,Maggie O’Neill

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Criminology

Theory and context

By: John Tierney,Maggie O’Neill

Criminology: theory and context, third edition, expands upon the ideas presented in previous editions, while introducing new material on critical theory, feminism, masculinities, cultural criminology and postmodernism. The text has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect key perspectives in contemporary criminological theory. Relevant updates include discussions on New Labour’s criminal justice and penal policies in its third term in office, and the latest developments in criminal justice and the politics of law and order in the UK and US. This edition revisits societal and cultural influences that have shaped the discipline and invites the reader to re-examine the phenomena of crime and deviance. Criminology: theory and context, third edition, is presented in a logical structure and adopts an accessible framework. The text is essential reading for students of criminology, criminological theory and criminal justice and will also be of key interest to those studying sociology, law and the wider social sciences.

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Routledge

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1317903137

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The Raven Cycle Book 3: Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Free Preview Edition)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

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The Raven Cycle Book 3: Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Free Preview Edition)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.Friends can betray.Mothers can disappear.Visions can mislead.Certainties can unravel.In a starred review, THE BULLETIN called THE DREAM THIEVES, the previous book in The Raven Cycle, "a complex web of magical intrigue and heart-stopping action." Now, with BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE, the web becomes even more complex, snaring readers at every turn.REVIEWS:Praise for THE DREAM THIEVES:* "Richly written and filled with figurative language . . . this story of secrets and dreams, of brothers and of all-too-real magic is an absolute marvel of imagination and an irresistible invitation to wonder." -- BOOKLIST, starred review* "Mind-blowingly spectacular . . . Stiefvater's careful exploration of class and wealth and their limitations and opportunities astounds with its sensitivity and sophistication. The pace is electric, the prose marvelously sure-footed and strong, but it's the complicated characters . . . that meld magic and reality into an engrossing, believable whole." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review* "A paranormal thriller . . . this installment [is] more tense and foreboding than its predecessor -- and every bit as gripping." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review* "A complex web of magical intrigue and heartstopping action." -- THE BULLETIN, starred review* "Readers who want a moody chill and appreciate an atmospheric turn of phrase will want to spend more time in Henrietta." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred reviewPraise for THE RAVEN BOYS:"Stiefvater is a master storyteller." -- USA TODAY"A dizzying paranormal romance tinged with murder and Welsh mythology." -- THE LOS ANGELES TIMES* "Simultaneously complex and simple, compulsively readable, marvelously wrought." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review* "A tour de force . . . such a memorable read." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review* "One unexpected and wonderful surprise after another . . . a marvel of imagination." -- BOOKLIST, starred review* "THE RAVEN BOYS is an incredibly rich and unique tale, a supernatural thriller of a different flavor. . . . Fans have been salivating for Stiefvater's next release and THE RAVEN BOYS delivers." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review"Equal parts thriller and mystery, with a measured dash of romance sprinkled on top . . . Maggie has woven such a unique, intriguing narrative that I struggled for comparisons." -- MTV.comA PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the YearTHE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2012 Blue Ribbons list

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545834155

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The Show Starts on the Sidewalk

An Architectural History of the Movie Theatre, Starring S. Charles Lee

By: Maggie Valentine

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The Show Starts on the Sidewalk

An Architectural History of the Movie Theatre, Starring S. Charles Lee

By: Maggie Valentine

Documenting the evolution of the American movie theatre and exploring its role in American culture and architecture, this work focuses on the career of S. Charles Lee, who designed more than 300 theatres between 1920 and 1950, buildings that became prototypes for the whole country.

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Yale University Press

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0300066473

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Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book 3)

By: Maggie Stiefvater

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By: Maggie Stiefvater

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545662907

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Understanding Syntax

By: Maggie Tallerman

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Understanding Syntax

By: Maggie Tallerman

Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the world’s languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description.

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Routledge

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1317635116

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Prime Crime Holiday Bundle

By: Emily Brightwell,Cleo Coyle,Maggie Sefton,Claudia Bishop,Betty Hechtman

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Prime Crime Holiday Bundle

By: Emily Brightwell,Cleo Coyle,Maggie Sefton,Claudia Bishop,Betty Hechtman

Grab a cup of hot chocolate and cozy up with this collection of six holiday themed mysteries! HOLIDAY GRIND: A Coffeehouse Mystery by Cleo Coyle When Village Blend manager and head barista Clare Cosi finds a red-suited body in the snow, she adds solving Santa’s slaying to her coffeehouse menu. MRS. JEFFRIES & THE YULETIDE WEDDINGS: A Victorian Mystery by Emily Brightwell The week before Christmas, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon’s staff prepares for the long-awaited wedding of Betsy and Smythe. But an unwelcome surprise falls in his lap: a Yuletide murder. MRS. JEFFRIES & THE FEAST OF ST. STEPHEN: A Victorian Mystery by Emily Brightwell When the host of a Yuletide dinner drops dead before the second course, Mrs. Jeffries and the busy sleuths must rally in support of their overworked Inspector. A CAROL FOR A CORPSE: A Hemlock Falls Mystery by Claudia Bishop To save their inn from a lawsuit, the Quilliam sisters need to prove a skier's death was no accident. But the slope-side slayer has a message for Meg and Quill: You better watch out... YOU BETTER KNOT DIE: A Crochet Mystery by Betty Hechtman When the husband of Molly Pink’s neighbor has gone missing, the crochet fiend gets hooked on unraveling another mystery. FLEECE NAVIDAD: A Knitting Mystery by Maggie Sefton When a librarian is murdered, Kelly Flynn and her knitting crew try to separate the lion from the lambs—before someone else gets fleeced.

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1101496991

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