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Three ... Two ... One ... Blastoff!

By: Marty Kelley

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Three ... Two ... One ... Blastoff!

By: Marty Kelley

Molly's class is going on a field trip to the Space Science Center, but Molly thinks they'll be blasting off into outer space. Everyone tries to tell Molly that the trip won't involve visiting outer space, but Molly is sure they're all wrong. When Mr. Rose confirms that they will be keeping their feet on Earth, Molly comes up with a secret plan. Will Molly's secret plan send her into space? Or will she remain grounded?

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1515823954

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9781515823957

Pinstripe Pride

The Inside Story of the New York Yankees

By: Marty Appel

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Pinstripe Pride

The Inside Story of the New York Yankees

By: Marty Appel

Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter—with twenty-seven World Championships in between—in this “enormous home run” (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel. The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Carlos Beltran; the team of forty American League pennants, twenty-seven World Championships, and nearly forty Hall of Famers. With more than a century’s worth of great stories, anecdotes, and photos, plus an introduction by Yankee television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appel—who Bob Costas calls “a fine storyteller with a keen eye for detail”—tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with no stadium to call their own, to today, when the team’s billion-dollar franchise presides over a rebuilt Yankee Stadium. Middle grade sports lovers, baseball fans, and Yankee acolytes will find a treasure trove of facts, tales, and insider details in Pinstripe Pride.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481416049

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9781481416047

The Best Friend Bandit

By: Marty Kelley

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The Best Friend Bandit

By: Marty Kelley

Everyone in class loves the new student, Tori. Everyone except Molly Mac. Molly thinks Tori is not only a snack bandit, but a best friend bandit, too. Will Molly figure out a way to get her best friend, Kayley, back?

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1515808483

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9781515808480

Homebrewing For Dummies

By: Marty Nachel

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Homebrewing For Dummies

By: Marty Nachel

Get hoppin’ with this guide to microbrewing your own beer Thinking of brewing your own beer or want to know how it’s done? Homebrewing For Dummies is for you. If you’re ready to take a crack at making your own brew, you’ll need this guide to the supplies, ingredients, and process of crafting the perfect beer. Follow our recipes for lager, porter, stout, and other brew types—or invent your own. When you’ve tasted your perfect creation (and after the hangover wears off), we’ve got you covered with ideas for entering your beer into homebrewing competitions and selling your beer. This new edition keeps pace with the exciting world of small-batch beer, introducing you to new flavors and varieties that are popular on the microbrew circuit. We’ve also got the details on the latest at-home brewing equipment, software and apps, and resources you can tap (get it?) to make a better beer. Not an IPA person? Not to worry! You can also make your own hard seltzers, flavored malt beverages, and juice drinks with this handy how-to. Get recipes and instructions for brewing lagers, porters, and other beers at home Enhance the quality of your small-batch brews and make your operations more eco friendly Enter homebrewing competitions with your beer, hard seltzer, and malt beverages Discover new gadgets, apps, and resources that can make home brewing even easier Homebrewing For Dummies is for anyone looking for a fun and easy-to-use guide to the exciting, rewarding, and refreshing hobby of beer brewing.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119891299

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9781119891291

Fascinating Facts of New Mexico

Aliens, Artists, Atoms, and More

By: Marty Gerber

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Fascinating Facts of New Mexico

Aliens, Artists, Atoms, and More

By: Marty Gerber

The who, what, when, where, and how of New Mexico are brought together into an easy-to-read compilation of well-known and unknown information that may sometimes be beyond belief–but always is absolutely true! This story of this colorful and historic state–organized for easy use in home, office, or school–is told through hundreds of questions and answers about its fascinating land and people. It's a book guaranteed to educate and entertain as it conveys the complex and intriguing story of New Mexico's people, places, and culture, from ancient times to the movies and TV shows being made there today.

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SCB Distributors

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1948749327

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9781948749329

A Short History of Christianity

By: Martin E. Marty

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A Short History of Christianity

By: Martin E. Marty

For the non-specialist, Martin Marty traces the church's quest through twenty centuries for unity, sanctity, universality, and authentic witness. He delves into the disparity between the ideals of the church and historical realty in order to provide a brilliant, instructive, and eminently fair statement of the history of Christianity from its founding to the present day.In this second edition, revised and expanded, Marty has added an entirely new section entitled "Postscript and Prescript" in which he discusses the recent past and prospects. Fresh insights and revisions based on the most recent contemporary developments keep this volume abreast of the times, making it an up-to-date survey of the history of Christianity.

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Fortress Press

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1451414129

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9781451414127

Glass Houses

Congressional Ethics And The Politics Of Venom

By: Marty Tolchin

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Glass Houses

Congressional Ethics And The Politics Of Venom

By: Marty Tolchin

The Congressional ethics process has been transformed into a lethal, partisan political tool, feared by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. . Newt Gingrich, the Ghengis Khan of recent American politics, wrenched the humdrum Congressional ethics process out of its lethargy and turned it into an offensive tool for partisan gain. Now, instead of yawning, lawmakers quake at the thought of an ethics inquiry that can easily, often unfairly, tip elections and ruin careers. While members of the House and Senate confront the public's changing attitudes toward money, sex, and power, they are also forced to raise ever-escalating sums to finance their campaigns. Practices tolerated a decade ago now may cost lawmakers their seats or land them in jail. Lawmakers often don't know if they live in Salem or Gomorrah. Using new information culled from dozens of Capitol Hill interviews, Sue and Marty Tolchin show how ethics in Washington have changed over two centuries while offering new interpretations of past ethics cases. The first book to analyse the politicization of the ethics process, Glass Houses reveals in wicked and telling detail the forces that drive the modern lawmaker into a maelstrom of fierce corruption battles.

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Routledge

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0429979843

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9780429979842

Moral Victories in the Battle for Congress

Cultural Conservatism and the House GOP

By: Marty Cohen

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Moral Victories in the Battle for Congress

Cultural Conservatism and the House GOP

By: Marty Cohen

While Christian conservatives had been active in national politics for decades and had achieved a seat at the table by working with the Republican Party, the 1980s and 1990s saw them make significant strides by injecting issues of moral traditionalism into U.S. House races across the country. Christian conservative activists worked diligently to nominate friendly candidates and get them elected. These moral victories transformed the Republican House delegation into one that was much more culturally conservative and created a new Republican majority. In Moral Victories, Marty Cohen seeks to chronicle this significant political phenomenon and place it in both historical and theoretical contexts. This is a story not only of the growing importance of moral issues but also of the way party coalitions change, and how this particular change began with religiously motivated activists determined to ban abortion, thwart gay rights, and restore traditional morality to the country. Beginning in the early 1980s, and steadily building from that point, religious activists backed like-minded candidates. Traditional Republican candidates, more concerned about taxes and small government, resisted the newcomers and were often defeated. As a result, increasing numbers of House Republican nominees were against abortion and gay rights. Voters responded by placing moral issues above their interests in economic policies, which led to the election of ever more socially conservative representatives. As a result, the House Republican caucus evolved from a body that advocated largely for low taxes and small government to one equally invested in moral and social issues, especially abortion and gay rights. The new moralistic Republican candidates were able to win in districts where traditional business Republicans could not, thereby creating the foundation for a durable Republican majority in the House and reshaping the American political landscape.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812296044

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9780812296044

Careers For Dummies

By: Marty Nemko

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Careers For Dummies

By: Marty Nemko

Feeling stuck? Find out how to work toward the career of your dreams If you’re slogging through your days in a boring or unrewarding job, it may be time to make a big change. Careers For Dummies is a comprehensive career guide from a top career coach and counselor that will help you jump start your career and your life. Dive in to learn more about career opportunities, with a plethora of job descriptions and the certifications, degrees, and continuing education that can help you build the career you’ve always wanted. Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or a career-oriented person who needs or wants a change, this book has valuable information that can help you achieve your career goals. Find out how you can build your personal brand to become more attractive to potential employers, how to create a plan to “get from here to there” on your career path, and access videos and checklists that help to drive home all the key points. If you’re not happy in your day-to-day work now, there’s no better time than the present to work towards change. Get inspired by learning about a wide variety of careers Create a path forward for a new or better career that will be rewarding and fun Determine how to build your personal brand to enhance your career opportunities Get tips from a top career coach to help you plan and implement a strategy for a more rewarding work life Careers For Dummies is the complete resource for those looking to enhance their careers or embark on a more rewarding work experience.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119482380

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9781119482383

It's Marty!

By: Marty Morrissey

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It's Marty!

By: Marty Morrissey

Marty Morrissey - GAA broadcaster extraordinaire and one of the hardest-working people in show business - has been to every corner of Ireland (and a few interesting ones further afield) in his illustrious career. Everywhere he goes, he makes friends and hears terrific stories - and sometimes he becomes a character in them. Now he's sharing them with us, in a book full of his trademark warmth, wit and energy. Starting with his childhood in the Bronx and west Clare, Marty introduces us to the people and places that have mattered most to him. He takes us through his adventures as a Gaelic footballer and hurler, schoolteacher, and coach of schools teams and underage sides for his beloved club, Kilmurry Ibrickane. And he tells the story of his remarkable rise as a broadcaster, from the back of tractors and trailers flatbed trucks to Croke Park on All Ireland finals days - despite having being told by RTÉ Sport that his voice on an early audition tape was 'too thin, too high-pitched'. Now, having established himself as a beloved figure across the full spectrum of the Irish airwaves, Marty is ready to show us who he really is. It's Marty! is an invitation to join the Marty Party, a rollicking ride through contemporary Irish life and sport, from a true national treasure. _______________________ 'There's a lot of craic and a lot of warmth in it' Newstalk 'Fantastic!' 2FM Breakfast 'A really good read . . . honest and really funny' Miriam O'Callaghan

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Penguin UK

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1844885682

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9781844885688

162-0: Imagine a Yankees Perfect Season

The Greatest Wins!

By: Marty Appel

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162-0: Imagine a Yankees Perfect Season

The Greatest Wins!

By: Marty Appel

In a series that imagines the impossible, each book plays out a flawless season for a particular team, identifying the most memorable real-life victory on every single day of the baseball calendar and including archival photos, original quotes and thorough research.

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Triumph Books

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1600783252

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9781600783258

Drunk the Night Before

An Anatomy of Intoxication

By: Marty Roth

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Drunk the Night Before

An Anatomy of Intoxication

By: Marty Roth

Exposes the secret history of drink and drugs, from creative stimulant to addictive poison.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816643970

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9780816643974

Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound

By: Marty McGee

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Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound

By: Marty McGee

Ever since 1927, when The Jazz Singer broke the silence of the silver screen, sound has played an integral role in the development and appreciation of motion pictures. This encyclopedia covers the people, processes, innovations, facilities, manufacturers, formats and award-winning films that have made sound such a crucial part of the motion picture experience. Every film that has won a sound-related Academy Award is included here, with detailed critical commentary. Every sound mixer or editor who has been honored by the Academy has his or her own entry and filmography, and career biographies are provided for key developers including Jack Foley, Ray Dolby, George Lucas, and more.

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McFarland

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1476609705

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9781476609706

Casey Stengel

Baseball's Greatest Character

By: Marty Appel

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Casey Stengel

Baseball's Greatest Character

By: Marty Appel

A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year Winner of the 2017 Casey Award for the Best Baseball Book of the Year “The ultimate biography.” —The New York Times As a player, Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson. As a legendary manager, he formed indelible, complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Billy Martin. For more than five glorious decades, Stengel was the undisputed, quirky, hilarious, and beloved face of baseball—and along the way he revolutionized the role of manager. But for a man who spent so much of his life in the limelight Stengel remains an enigma. Acclaimed New York Yankees' historian and bestselling author Marty Appel digs into Casey Stengel's quirks and foibles, unearthing a tremendous trove of baseball stories, perspective, and history. Weaving in never-before-published family documents, Appel creates a matchless and intimate portrait of a private man. Casey Stengel is a biography that will be treasured by fans of our national pastime for years to come.

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Anchor

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1101911743

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9781101911747

Nineteenth-Century Theatre and the Imperial Encounter

By: Marty Gould

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Nineteenth-Century Theatre and the Imperial Encounter

By: Marty Gould

In this study, Gould argues that it was in the imperial capital’s theatrical venues that the public was put into contact with the places and peoples of empire. Plays and similar forms of spectacle offered Victorian audiences the illusion of unmediated access to the imperial periphery; separated from the action by only the thin shadow of the proscenium arch, theatrical audiences observed cross-cultural contact in action. But without narrative direction of the sort found in novels and travelogues, theatregoers were left to their own interpretive devices, making imperial drama both a powerful and yet uncertain site for the transmission of official imperial ideologies. Nineteenth-century playwrights fed the public’s interest in Britain’s Empire by producing a wide variety of plays set in colonial locales: India, Australia, and—to a lesser extent—Africa. These plays recreated the battles that consolidated Britain’s hold on overseas territories, dramatically depicted western humanitarian intervention in indigenous cultural practices, celebrated images of imperial supremacy, and occasionally criticized the sexual and material excesses that accompanied the processes of empire-building. An active participant in the real-world drama of empire, the Victorian theatre produced popular images that reflected, interrogated, and reinforced imperial policy. Indeed, it was largely through plays and spectacles that the British public vicariously encountered the sights and sounds of the distant imperial periphery. Empire as it was seen on stage was empire as it was popularly known: the repetitions of character types, plot scenarios, and thematic concerns helped forge an idea of empire that, though largely imaginary, entertained, informed, and molded the theatre-going British public.

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Routledge

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1136740546

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9781136740541

That's Life – Marty Whelan's Memoir

A Life through Music

By: Marty Whelan

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That's Life – Marty Whelan's Memoir

A Life through Music

By: Marty Whelan

From Norman Wisdom to Eurovision and everything in between, a lively and entertaining memoir from one of Ireland's best-loved personalities.Throughout the highs and lows of a 30-year career as one of Ireland's best-loved radio and television personalities, Marty Whelan has always remained upbeat, with a determination for survival and an enthusiasm for life.In this warm and witty memoir, Marty takes inspiration from the songs that have had meaning in his life as he explores some big themes – love, heroes, family, friendship, music, childhood and spirituality – by way of Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Glen Campbell, Paul McCartney, The Three Degrees, Frank Sinatra and Madama Butterfly.Although he is one of Ireland's national treasures, Marty has never stopped being a fan himself. That's Life describes his many wonderful adventures, up close and personal with his own heroes: getting to bring his beloved mum to tea with her idol Norman Wisdom, forgetting how to speak on coming face-to-face with Al Pacino, entertaining Spike Milligan and dancing in the dark with Bruce Springsteen.And yet at the heart of the book is the story of the man himself, from growing up as an only child to his brief spell in a band (that couldn't write any songs), from dating in Dublin in the seventies to leaving his insurance job during lunch hour for his first broadcasting gigs on pirate radio, and on to the many family highs and occasional heartaches.A great man for the tangent – you'll find you have to stop off a few times for the odd joke – Marty will take you on a whirlwind journey through a life fully lived, but most of all a life filled with love, laughter, family and friendship.

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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0717168247

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9780717168248

Big 50: Cincinnati Reds

The Men and Moments that Made the Cincinnati Reds

By: Chad Dotson,Chris Garber,Marty Brennaman

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Big 50: Cincinnati Reds

The Men and Moments that Made the Cincinnati Reds

By: Chad Dotson,Chris Garber,Marty Brennaman

The Big 50: Cincinnati Reds is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Reds the Reds. Experienced sportswriters Chad Dotson and Chris Garber recount the living history of the Reds, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. Big 50: Reds brilliantly brings to life the Reds remarkable story, from Johnny Bench and Barry Larkin to the roller coaster that was Pete Rose to the team's 1990 World Series championship and Todd Frazier's 2015 Home Run Derby win.

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Triumph Books

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1633199894

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9781633199897

Pinstripe Empire

The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss

By: Marty Appel

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Pinstripe Empire

The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss

By: Marty Appel

The definitive history of the world's greatest baseball team—with an all new afterword by the author.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1620406810

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9781620406816

Magic Molly

By: Marty Kelley

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Magic Molly

By: Marty Kelley

After going to a magic show, Molly decides that she wants to be a real magician, and she hopes that her father's old magic kit may help her master some real magic in time to put on a show for Sharing Time at school--aiming big, she would really like to be able to saw her best friend in half (and of course put her back together).

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1515823849

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9781515823841

Dance about Anything

By: Marty Sprague,Helene Scheff,Susan McGreevy-Nichols

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Dance about Anything

By: Marty Sprague,Helene Scheff,Susan McGreevy-Nichols

Helps k-12 teachers learn the creative processs for developing movement and dance around a theme -- and how to integrate dance with other subjects.' --cover p.[4].

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Human Kinetics

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073603000X

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9780736030007

Creative Haven Vintage Hand Fans Coloring Book

By: Marty Noble

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Creative Haven Vintage Hand Fans Coloring Book

By: Marty Noble

Stunning artistic details in 31 vintage hand fans make these illustrations a delightful challenge for adult colorists. The book also offers historical notes about each image.

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Courier Corporation

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0486780627

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Top Secret Author Visit

By: Marty Kelley

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Top Secret Author Visit

By: Marty Kelley

Excited by the idea that authors actually get paid real money for writing books, Molly Mac is determined to get the author visiting her class to reveal the secret to his success, even going so far as to build a special mind-controlling hat to steal the secret if necessary--but she is discouraged by what he tells the class.

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1515823865

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Slide, Kelly, Slide

The Wild Life and Times of Mike "King" Kelly, Baseball's First Superstar

By: Marty Appel

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The Wild Life and Times of Mike "King" Kelly, Baseball's First Superstar

By: Marty Appel

Mike King Kelly was a hard-living, hard-drinking baseball Hall of Famer, a two-time battting champion and daring base runner whose skill and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero and one of America's first celebrities in the 1880s and 1890s.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1578860032

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9781578860036

Foul & Fair Play

Reading Genre in Classic Detective Fiction

By: Marty Roth

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Foul & Fair Play

Reading Genre in Classic Detective Fiction

By: Marty Roth

Foul and Fair Play is an examination of classic detective fiction as a genre--an attempt to read a wide variety of texts by different authors as variations on a common and relatively tight set of conventions. Marty Roth covers the period from the "prehistory" of detective fiction in Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Robert Louis Stevenson, and H. G. Wells up to the 1960s, which marked the end, he says, of the classical period--"the end of an extremely conservative paradigm." The detective fiction genre, as Roth defines it, includes analytic detective fiction, hard-boiled detective fiction, and the spy thriller. Roth insists on the structural common ground of these three types of writing and places them in the larger system of mystery fiction that preceded and surrounds them. The first part of the book consists of a reading of conventions: conventions of character (the detective, the criminal), of gender and sexuality, of narrative style, of settings, and of the curious rules of exchange and coincidence that operate in the realm where detective stories take place. The second section deals with the convoluted epistemology of mystery and detective fiction, depending as it does on other major intellectual developments of the late nineteenth century, such as psychoanalysis. An extremely original study, Foul and Fair Play offers many insights into the literary and cultural history of a popular genre.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820316229

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9780820316222

The Jewish Holocaust

An Annotated Guide to Books in English

By: Marty Bloomberg,Buckley Barry Barrett

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The Jewish Holocaust

An Annotated Guide to Books in English

By: Marty Bloomberg,Buckley Barry Barrett

This expanded edition of the guide to major books in English on the Holocaust is organized into ten subject areas: reference materials, European antisemitism, background materials, the Holocaust years, Jewish resistance

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Wildside Press LLC

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0809514060

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9780809514069

The Anatomy of Grace

By: Peter W. Marty

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The Anatomy of Grace

By: Peter W. Marty

* Fifty-two reflections, one for each week of the year, arranged thematically * Powerful for personal reflection, sermon preparation, or small group discussion

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Augsburg Fortress

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1451415966

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9781451415964

Campground Creature

By: Marty Kelley

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Campground Creature

By: Marty Kelley

Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.

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1515823857

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9781515823858

Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers

& Other Unusual Relationships

By: Martha L. Crump

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Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers

& Other Unusual Relationships

By: Martha L. Crump

Vampire bats that regurgitate blood for roosting buddies. Mosquitoes that filch honeydew droplets from ants. Reptiles that enforce chastity on their lovers with copulatory plugs. Capuchin monkeys that use millipede secretions as mosquito repellent. The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between life-forms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse, entertaining, and awe-inspiring. Picking up where her highly popular Headless Males Make Great Lovers left off, tropical field biologist Marty Crump takes us on another voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, this time focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers& Other Unusual Relationships illuminates the ceaseless give-and-take between species. Occasionally, both interacting parties benefit, like when hornbills and dwarf mongooses hunt together for food. Other times, like when mites ride in hummingbirds’ nostrils to reach their next meal of nectar, one individual benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. But sometimes one individual benefits at the expense of the other; you need only recall your last sinus infection to understand how that works. Throughout, Crump brings her trademark spunk and zest to these stories of intimate exchange. She introduces readers to penguins that babysit, pseudoscorpions that ride and mate under the wings of giant harlequin beetles, and parasitic fungi that bend insects to their will. A lively companion to Crump’s earlier work, Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers& Other Unusual Relationships captures the bizarre and befuddling aspects of the behavior of animals, plants, and microbes. After this entertaining romp through the world of natural relationships, you’ll never look at an orchid the same way again.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226121879

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9780226121871

A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

By: Don Presnell,Marty McGee

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A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964

By: Don Presnell,Marty McGee

Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Always intelligent and thought-provoking, the show used the conventions of several genres to explore such universal qualities as violence, fear, prejudice, love, death, and individual identity. This comprehensive reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season, with critical commentaries, incisive analyses, and the most complete listing of casts and credits ever published. Biographical profiles of writers and contributors are included, followed by detailed appendices, bibliography and index.

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McFarland

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147661038X

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Game of My Life LSU Tigers

Memorable Stories of Tigers Football

By: Marty Mulé

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Game of My Life LSU Tigers

Memorable Stories of Tigers Football

By: Marty Mulé

A continuing and ongoing drama, LSU football has been marked by a string of improbable victories and sometimes valiant defeats. Game of My Life LSU Tigers is the chronicle of more than thirty-five of the greatest players as they tell the story of the game that meant it all. This book features the vivid and poignant single-game stories from three dozen of the most remembered Tigers games of the last eight decades. Readers will relive the fingertip catches, the bone-crunching hits, and epic touchdowns through the eyes—and from the memories—of the LSU players themselves. The words of Tigers such as Jim Taylor, Billy Cannon, Tommy Hodson, Carlos Carson, Matt Mauck, Rohan Davey, JaMarcus Russell, Marcus Spears, Jarvis Landry, and Leonard Fournette are all part of this storied collection that has become a must-have for any true Tigers fan and Bayou football lover. From the words of Tigers coaching legend Paul Dietzel, “This is really like a Tiger time machine, going back to LSU’s greatest football moments with the people who lived them, then and now.”

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Simon and Schuster

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1683580427

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The Christian World

A Global History

By: Martin Marty

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The Christian World

A Global History

By: Martin Marty

In this cogent volume, historian Martin Marty gives readers of all faiths a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it grew from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion. He depicts the life of Christ and his teachings and explains how the apostles set out to spread the Gospel. With a special emphasis on global Christianity, Marty shows how the religion emerged from its ancestral homeland in Africa, the Levant, and Asia Minor, was imported to Europe, and then expanded from there to the rest of the world. While giving a broad overview, Marty also focuses on specific issues, such as how Christianity attempts to reconcile with the teachings of Christ some of its stances on armed conflict, justice, and dominion. The Christian World is a remarkable testament to how Christ’s message has touched human experience everywhere.

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Modern Library

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0812976770

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Cool Creatures, Hot Planet

Exploring the Seven Continents

By: Marty Essen

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Cool Creatures, Hot Planet

Exploring the Seven Continents

By: Marty Essen

Describes an eight-trip, three-and-a-half-year-long adventure to some of the wildest places on all seven continents searching for rare and interesting wildlife.

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Encante Press, LLC

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0977859975

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Tooth Fairy Trouble

By: Marty Kelley

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Tooth Fairy Trouble

By: Marty Kelley

When Molly Mac loses her first tooth, talk of the Tooth Fairy makes her head spin! What does the Tooth Fairy do with all of those teeth anyway? Molly and her best friend, Kayley, decide to investigate. When Molly figures out what happens to her lost tooth, will she approve?

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Capstone

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1515808505

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Traditional Musicians of the Central Blue Ridge

Old Time, Early Country, Folk and Bluegrass Label Recording Artists, with Discographies

By: Marty McGee

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Traditional Musicians of the Central Blue Ridge

Old Time, Early Country, Folk and Bluegrass Label Recording Artists, with Discographies

By: Marty McGee

The Central Blue Ridge, taking in the mountainous regions of northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, is well known for its musical traditions. Long recognized as one of the richest repositories of folksong in the United States, the Central Blue Ridge has also been a prolific source of commercial recording, starting in 1923 with Henry Whitter's "hillbilly" music and continuing into the 21st century with such chart-topping acts as James King, Ronnie Bowman and Doc Watson. Unrivaled in tradition, unequaled in acclaim and unprecedented in influence, the Central Blue Ridge can claim to have contributed to the musical landscape of Americana as much as or more than any other region in the United States. This reference work--part of McFarland's continuing series of Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies--provides complete biographical and discographical information on more than 75 traditional recording (major commercial label) artists who are natives of or lived mostly in the northwestern North Carolina counties of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes, and the southwestern Virginia counties of Carroll and Grayson. Primary recordings as well as appearances on anthologies are included in the discographies. A chronological overview of the music is provided in the Introduction, and the Foreword is by the celebrated musician Bobby Patterson, founder of the Mountain and Heritage record labels.

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McFarland

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1476600457

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9781476600451

The Self-Sustaining Filmmaker

Creating Crowdsourced, Crowdfunded & Community-Supported Independent Film

By: Marty Lang

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The Self-Sustaining Filmmaker

Creating Crowdsourced, Crowdfunded & Community-Supported Independent Film

By: Marty Lang

This book provides guidance on how to build an independent, financially sustainable filmmaking career through channels such as crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and community filmmaking concepts. Through real-life experiences, Marty Lang provides insight on how to use these key concepts through every stage of a film’s lifecycle – from distribution (the stage that should be figured out first), through development, screenwriting, prep, production and post, all the way through marketing and the film’s release. By thinking of filmmaking as a start-up company, and looking at how businesses make money, Lang creates a completely independent financial model for films, turning filmmakers into businesspeople, conscious of the needs of their audiences, and empowered to use their creative work to make their living. Using interviews with leaders in the field, case studies, and practical experience gained from 20 years of community filmmaking, this book unveils an exciting, new way to make films that prioritizes a collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset at every stage. This is an essential guide for aspiring and seasoned filmmakers alike looking to understand and apply crowdsourcing as an effective tool in their career.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040045022

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Modern American Religion, Volume 2

The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941

By: Martin E. Marty

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Modern American Religion, Volume 2

The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941

By: Martin E. Marty

In this second volume of two tracing the history of 20th-century American religion, Martin E. Marty tells the story of how America has survived religious disturbances and culturally prospered from them.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226508978

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9780226508979

Von Miller

All-Pro Linebacker

By: Marty Gitlin

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Von Miller

All-Pro Linebacker

By: Marty Gitlin

Though Von Miller is singular in purpose as a pass rusher who targets quarterbacks, there is nothing one-dimensional about him on the field or off it. This book will teach readers about the importance of becoming well-rounded in one's personal and professional lives. Miller embraces his family, even moving in with his parents after being drafted by Denver to ensure a positive lifestyle. He launched an effort to provide eyeglasses for underprivileged children. Furthermore, Miller works to be an all-around football player. This biography for middle school readers emphasizes the need to fill many roles in life.

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Britannica Educational Publishing

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1508106355

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Pilgrims in Their Own Land

500 Years of Religion in America

By: Martin E. Marty

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Pilgrims in Their Own Land

500 Years of Religion in America

By: Martin E. Marty

Pilgrims in Their Own Land is Martin E. Marty's vivid chronological account of the people and events that carved the spiritual landscape of America. It is in one sense a study of migration, with each wave of immigrants bringing a set of religious beliefs to a new world. The narrative unfolds through sharply detailed biographical vignettes—stories of religious "pathfinders," including William Penn, Mary Baker Eddy, Henry David Thoreau, and many other leaders of movements, both marginal and mainstream. In addition, Marty considers the impact of religion on social issues such as racism, feminism, and utopianism. And engrossing, highly readable, and comprehensive history, Pilgrims in Their Own Land is written with respect, appreciation, and insight into the multitude of religious groups that represent expressions of spirituality in America.

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0140082689

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