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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

By: Mark Eddy Smith

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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

By: Mark Eddy Smith

For Christians who are fans of Tolkien, Smith compares the tales of the Hobbits to those of spirituality, wherein God calls those that listen to embark on a journey.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830823123

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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

By: Mark Eddy Smith

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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

By: Mark Eddy Smith

For Christians who are fans of Tolkien, Smith compares the tales of the Hobbits to those of spirituality, wherein God calls those that listen to embark on a journey.

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Aslan's Call

Finding Our Way to Narnia

By: Mark Eddy Smith

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Aslan's Call

Finding Our Way to Narnia

By: Mark Eddy Smith

I'm told there is a lion who wants to meet with me. I am told that he is fierce and unpredictable and very large. I have known about him for most of my life, and at times I've believed I caught a glimpse of his shadow, but I have yet to actually meet him face to face. His name is Aslan, and it's possible that you've heard of him.C. S. Lewis has created a wonderful place, a place where anything can happen. Even the stones can talk. In Aslan's Call, Mark Eddy Smith shows you how--in this fanciful world--you can discover the truest reality. In the children who travel to Narnia you can find yourself. In Aslan you can find Christ. And in the place of Narnia you can find the very adventure for which God made you.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830832424

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Coming of Age with the Jesuits

By: Mark J. Curran

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Coming of Age with the Jesuits

By: Mark J. Curran

Coming of Age with the Jesuits" chronicles a young man's formative years from 1959 to 1968 studying on the undergraduate level at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and for the Ph.D. at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Between junior and senior year Curran had his first educational experience in Latin America studying at the National University of Mexico and traveling to Guatemala. This would lead to an increase in his love of languages and area studies and a future teaching career committed to the same at Arizona State University. The book is not an academic treatise on the Jesuits or their method of study, the "Ratio Studiorum," but rather a chronicle of the experiences in their schools by a young man introduced to Jesuit ways and discipline followed by serious study along with college fun and travel. Students from the 1960s will surely recall, relate to and enjoy similar moments in their own days with the Jesuits. The book chronicles as well the on-going process of growing up of a small town farm boy experiencing the big city, college, foreign travel and the next step of serious study with more precise career goals on the graduate level.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466922346

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9781466922341

Two

Asu Days | the Guitars - a Music Odyssey

By: Mark J. Curran

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Asu Days | the Guitars - a Music Odyssey

By: Mark J. Curran

TWO BY MARK J. CURRAN ASU Days as well as The Guitars – A Music Odyssey are a return to the autobiographical. Book I ASU Days tells the story beginning with graduate study for the Ph.D in Spanish and Latin American Studies and the account of Mark’s years at Arizona State University. It is comprised of memories of teaching and research days at ASU but also a description of campus life dating to 1968. Book II The Guitars - A Music Odyssey recounts the role of music in Mark’s life from age 14 in 1955 to the present. The main characters are the guitars: a simple steel stringed Stella in 1955, an electric Kay and amplifyer in high school, 1955 - 1959 and college days, a Brazilian Rosewood Classic from Rio de Janeiro in 1966 and a Manuel Rodríguez Classic from Madrid, electrified for performance, 2002. The study, learning, practice and the performing range from early pop and Rock n’ Roll from Elvis Presley days, to serious home study of classic guitar, to the folk tunes of the 1960s, Classic Country and Western, Irish, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” and Classic Guitar and Contemporary Catholic Songs for meditation at church. The final chapter is a work in process: practice and performance at home.

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Trafford Publishing

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1698713134

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9781698713137

The Farm

Growing Up in Abilene, Kansas, in the 1940s and 1950s

By: Mark J. Curran

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The Farm

Growing Up in Abilene, Kansas, in the 1940s and 1950s

By: Mark J. Curran

Embark on a captivating literary journey with Mark Curran, retired professor from Arizona State University. From his tenure teaching Spanish and Portuguese to his prolific retirement, Curran's narrative spans decades of exploration. Through autobiographical reflections and scholarly pursuits, Curran delves into Brazil's vibrant culture, offering unique insights into its "Literatura de Cordel." But it's in recent years that Curran's storytelling takes an exciting turn, as he ventures into fictionalized accounts of his travels and experiences. "The Farm" is just the first step in the long journey. Join Curran as he invites readers to traverse continents, weaving between reality and imagination. With each page, discover new landscapes, cultures, and insights, inviting you to explore, reflect, and dream.

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204

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Authors Book Publishing

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1304429881

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9781304429889

Johnny Kilbane

The Boxing Life of a Featherweight Champion

By: Mark Allen Baker

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Johnny Kilbane

The Boxing Life of a Featherweight Champion

By: Mark Allen Baker

Holding the world featherweight boxing championship for more than 11 years, Johnny Kilbane's name became synonymous with the title. His accepted record of 51-4-7, with 78 no decisions and two no contests (25 victories by way of knockout), put him in elite company with other members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In October 1917--while still World Featherweight Champion--Johnny Kilbane became a lieutenant in the U.S. Army to serve in World War I. Following his career as fighter, he turned to adjudication and transformed himself into a talented and prolific boxing referee. He did so while juggling other responsibilities such as operating a gym, serving in the Ohio Senate, or acting as Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. As dedicated to public service as he was to pugilism, he gained the respect of his peers and his constituents and was admired for his commitment to family. This is his biography.

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McFarland

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1476693986

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9781476693989

Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy

Liberty and Power in the Early American Republic

By: Mark E. Kann

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Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy

Liberty and Power in the Early American Republic

By: Mark E. Kann

Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy tells the story of how first-generation Americans coupled their legacy of liberty with a penal philosophy that promoted patriarchy, especially for marginal Americans. American patriots fought a revolution in the name of liberty. Their victory celebrations barely ended before leaders expressed fears that immigrants, African Americans, women, and the lower classes were prone to vice, disorder, and crime. This spurred a generation of penal reformers to promote successfully the most systematic institution ever devised for stripping people of liberty: the penitentiary. Today, Americans laud liberty but few citizens contest the legitimacy of federal, state, and local government authority to incarcerate 2 million people and subject another 4.7 million probationers and parolees to scrutiny, surveillance, and supervision. How did classical liberalism aid in the development of such expansive penal practices in the wake of the War of Independence?

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NYU Press

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0814747833

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9780814747834

Pucks, Pablum and Pingos

More Fascinating Facts and Quirky Quizzes

By: Mark Kearney,Randy Ray

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Pucks, Pablum and Pingos

More Fascinating Facts and Quirky Quizzes

By: Mark Kearney,Randy Ray

Mark Kearney and Randy Ray, Canada’s Trivia Guys, thought they had covered it all with their previous best-selling trivia books, but it turns out this country has even more weird and wonderful tales to tell. Pucks, Pablum and Pingos is a unique collection of easy-to-read trivia bites, quizzes, and graphics that touches on history, sports, politics, entertainment, and more. Fun and full of factual fare, this book will satisfy the curious and indulge the inquisitive.

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Dundurn

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1554880025

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9781554880027

Vanished Denver Landmarks

By: Mark A. Barnhouse

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Vanished Denver Landmarks

By: Mark A. Barnhouse

From its 1858 birth, the Mile High City has undergone continuous change, with each successive generation putting its stamp on Denver's architectural character. Along the way, landmarks initially considered first class were later deemed disposable by those who had different visions of what Denver should be. Beloved buildings like the Tabor Grand Opera House, the Windsor Hotel and the Republic Building vanished. Historian Mark A. Barnhouse revisits these lost treasures along with the lesser known and rarely explored, including an apartment building dubbed "Denver's Bohemia," the humble abode of one of the early twentieth century's most successful novelists and the opulent mansion of a man who gave Denver three consecutive baseball championships.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439673942

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The Early Public Garages of San Francisco

An Architectural and Cultural Study, 1906-1929

By: Mark D. Kessler

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The Early Public Garages of San Francisco

An Architectural and Cultural Study, 1906-1929

By: Mark D. Kessler

In the quarter century from San Francisco's devasting fire of 1906 to the beginning of the Great Depression, as automobiles exploded in popularity, new buildings had to be conceived and constructed to provide parking space and repair facilities. This book studies a number of the resulting public garages that featured facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Considering the garages' function, the facades exhibit a surprising grace and nobility. Through an analysis complemented by photographs (including sixty by noted architectural photographer Sharon Risedorph) and drawings, the author dissects the architectural and cultural factors that lie at the heart of this unexpected merit. Addressing the discrepancy between the buildings' beauty and the assumption that old garages are unsightly and disposable, the book examines them as cultural artifacts of the dawn of the Motor Age. The garage is presented as a new form of transportation depot, employing architectural symbolism to celebrate the ascendancy of the automobile over the train. Today, the surviving buildings are vulnerable to real estate development, in part because their quality is misunderstood. The book--a fresh perspective on the value of older utilitarian buildings--concludes with a call to preserve these structures and adapt them to compatible new uses.

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McFarland

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1476601569

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9781476601564

Minor League Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Mark K. Larson

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Minor League Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Mark K. Larson

From the baseball card hobby's oldest, most trusted authority, Sport Collectors Digest, this book represents the most comprehensive coverage of minor league baseball cards issues from 1909 to 1993 to be found between two covers. Sets include T206 cards, TCMA, Star Co., ProCards, Zeenuts, Best, Classic Best, SkyBox, Upped Deck, Fleer, Team issues, and regional issues from the 1940s--1990s. More than 40,000 players are checklisted, and more than 1,900 team sets are priced in three different grades. Pre-1980s cards are listed in Near Mint, Excellent and Very Good. Sets issued since 1980 are listed in grades Mint, Near Mint, and Excellent. Dave Platta, a frequent minor league baseball card contributor to Sports Collectors Digest, provides an overview of minor league cards, tracing their history from tobacco cards of the early 1900s to the boom in collecting in the early 1990s, when as many as 10 companies were issuing at least two team sets.

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484

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0873412397

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9780873412391

The Sacred Acre

The Ed Thomas Story

By: Mark Tabb

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The Sacred Acre

The Ed Thomas Story

By: Mark Tabb

When tragedy devastated a small town, an unlikely source of inspiration pieced the community back together in this dramatic true story. On a Sunday in May 2008, an F5 tornado hit the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, killing eight people and destroying 250 homes and businesses within a span of 34 seconds. The next day, Parkersburg's beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, made a stunning prediction: "God willing, we will play our first home game here on this field this season." One hundred days later, the home team scored a victory on the field they dubbed the Sacred Acre, serving as a galvanizing point for the town to band together and rebuild. But just as Parkersburg was recovering, another disaster struck. While working with a group of football and volleyball players early one morning, one of Thomas's former students walked in and gunned him down at point-blank range. Thomas was only 58 years old. The murder of this hometown hero spread across national news headlines, and Thomas's community reeled from the shock. But his story doesn't end there. As you discover more about this incredible town, you'll learn: That grief is no match for love The life-changing power of faith and forgiveness What it truly means to lean on your community How to use your God-given gifts for good Praise for The Sacred Acre: "Ed Thomas was a man who lived the gospel, loved his family, and believed in doing things the right way. He taught his players that there are no shortcuts and that you will ultimately be judged, not by what you did, but on how you did it. His heart, his faith, and his Christian character are evident in so many of them. I believe that reading this book will give you a better understanding of this special man and the example he left for all of us to follow." --Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts

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Zondervan

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0310332206

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9780310332206

America's Book

The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911

By: Mark A. Noll

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America's Book

The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911

By: Mark A. Noll

This book shows how the Bible decisively shaped American national history even as that history decisively influenced the use of Scripture. It explores the rise of a strongly Protestant Bible civilization in the early United States that was then fractured by debates over slavery, contested by growing numbers of non-Protestant Americans (Catholics, Jews, agnostics), and torn apart by the Civil War. Scripture survived as a significant, though fragmented, force in the more religiously plural period from Reconstruction to the early twentieth century. Throughout, the book pays special attention to how the same Bible shone as hope for black Americans while supporting other Americans who justified white supremacy"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197623468

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9780197623466

Understanding Children's Development

By: Peter K. Smith,Helen Cowie,Mark Blades

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Understanding Children's Development

By: Peter K. Smith,Helen Cowie,Mark Blades

Understanding Children's Development is the UK's best-selling developmental psychology textbook and has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and rigorous research-based approach. This dynamic text emphasizes the practical and applied implications of developmental research. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development from conception through to adolescence. New to the 6th Edition: Increased coverage in many areas, including ethics; children’s rights; participatory research methods; three models of human plasticity; breastfeeding and cognitive development; fostering; non-resident or absent fathers; parenting styles in China; effects of domestic violence on children; physical punishment, and child maltreatment; the development and fostering of emotional intelligence; homophobic bullying and cyberbullying; and developing intercultural competence through education. There are entirely new sections on immigration, acculturation, and friendships in multicultural settings; disruptive behaviour and oppositional defiant disorder; sexting; and adolescent bedtimes. The Adolescence chapter has been extensively revised, covering work on the social brain, insights from neuroscience, evolutionary perspectives on risk-taking and peer relationships, romantic development, and use of mobile phones and the internet.

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Wiley Global Education

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1119025036

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9781119025030

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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Aslan's Call

Aslan's Call

Coming of Age with the Jesuits

Coming of Age with the Jesuits

Two

Two

The Farm

The Farm

Johnny Kilbane

Johnny Kilbane

Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy

Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy

Pucks, Pablum and Pingos

Pucks, Pablum and Pingos

Vanished Denver Landmarks

Vanished Denver Landmarks

The Early Public Garages of San Francisco

The Early Public Garages of San Francisco

Minor League Baseball Card Price Guide

Minor League Baseball Card Price Guide

The Sacred Acre

The Sacred Acre

America's Book

America's Book

Understanding Children's Development

Understanding Children's Development

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