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Lawless

A Novel Based on a True Story

By: Matt Bondurant

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Lawless

A Novel Based on a True Story

By: Matt Bondurant

Based on the true story of Bondurant's grandfather and two granduncles, this book is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder among a moonshining gang during Prohibition.

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Simon and Schuster

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145165894X

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This Thing of Darkness

By: Matt Davies

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Riley’s sister is dead and she feels responsible. Nothing numbs the pain. Nobody gets her. Until she meets Dean. He’s new to the school, mysterious, and Riley is immediately drawn to him. But when Dean’s dark past surfaces, their two tortured worlds collide. This Thing of Darkness explores the power of understanding and forgiveness–even when the pain is unbearable and the crime unspeakable.

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Scholastic Australia

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1760272876

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Angles on Applied Psychology

By: Julia Russell,Matt Jarvis

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Angles on Applied Psychology

By: Julia Russell,Matt Jarvis

The long-awaited companion volume to the extremely popular Angles on Psychology AS text has arrived! This excellent new book provides coverage of the Edexcel A2 specification.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748772596

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9780748772599

Angles on Child Psychology

By: Matt Jarvis,Emma Chandler

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Angles on Child Psychology

By: Matt Jarvis,Emma Chandler

This book is an invaluable resource for students studying Child Care as part of their A-Level or Vocational A-Level programme, or as an introduction to undergraduate modules.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748759751

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On the Eighth Day

A Catholic Theology of Sport

By: Matt Hoven,J. J. Carney,Max T. Engel

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On the Eighth Day

A Catholic Theology of Sport

By: Matt Hoven,J. J. Carney,Max T. Engel

During a 1980s Edmonton Oilers game, fans unveiled a banner claiming, “On the 8th day, God created Gretzky.” Intersections between religious belief and sporting participation are nothing new, where players, coaches, and fans are known to pray, cross themselves, and point to the heavens during a game. But what should be the relationship between sports and religious faith? On the Eighth Day introduces the theology of sport from a Catholic standpoint. It wrestles with sport’s universal appeal, its rich symbolism, and its spiritual and moral characteristics. Sport is a place where embodied games can be sacramental; where traditions of the past speak to contemporary peoples; and where truth and justice are demanded in a world affected by sin. The eighth day recalls the playful, re-creative work of God the Creator embodied in Christ’s resurrection. In this sense, this book marks out a “new day” in Christian attitudes toward modern sport and the continuing call to redeem sport in service of human flourishing. Comprehensive yet accessible, the book will engage thoughtful lay sports fans and academic students alike.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666701149

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I Am

Encounter the One Who Gives You Purpose and Peace in a Crazy World

By: Matt Fry

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I Am

Encounter the One Who Gives You Purpose and Peace in a Crazy World

By: Matt Fry

Understand that your past does not define who you are, that your fears and insecurities can be replaced with the truth of God's Word, and that when you truly encounter God, you will discover who you are.

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Charisma Media

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162999104X

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9781629991047

Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning

Integrating Research and Practice

By: Matt Bower

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Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning

Integrating Research and Practice

By: Matt Bower

This book explains how educational research can inform the design of technology-enhanced learning environments. After laying pedagogical, technological and content foundations, it analyses learning in Web 2.0, Social Networking, Mobile Learning and Virtual Worlds to derive nuanced principles for technology-enhanced learning design.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787149110

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9781787149113

The Complete Guide to Core Stability

By: Matt Lawrence

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The Complete Guide to Core Stability

By: Matt Lawrence

The Complete Guide series is designed for the fitness professional, coach and student, packed with ready-made training programmes, tips and strategies. This is an updated edition of the definitive 'core stability' training handbook for fitness leaders and enthusiasts in an 'all you need to know format. Core stability concentrates on core abdominal muscle strength to improve posture, strength and performance. This book looks at what core stability is, the muscles that are involved, and the benefits to improving your core stability. Including new exercises, with specific exercises for different sports, this new edition covers the use of a variety of equipment - from medicine balls to core boards to the new big thing in core stability - TRX training. Includes colour photography, new exercises and training programmes tailored to different sports.

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A&C Black

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1408196506

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The Power of Our Supreme Court

How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy

By: Matt Beat

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The Power of Our Supreme Court

How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy

By: Matt Beat

Mr.Beat Connects the Supreme Court History Right to You! #1 Best Seller in Courts & Law Mr. Beat’s The Power of Our Supreme Court is the Supreme Court book of decisions that affect the everyday lives of Americans everywhere. The real democracy of America unveiled. What does the Supreme Court do? Sure, people care when the court makes a big ruling, but most don’t pay attention to the court’s day-to-day decisions. In this highly relevant law book, Mr. Beat takes you on a journey through our Supreme Court system, what it is, who is in it and how they got to be there, while foreshadowing how it shapes our very future. A tour of the most influential cases in history. Inspired by Mr. Beat’s court series, The Power of Our Supreme Court walks through many Supreme Court history cases from landmark cases to the more obscure. Matt Beat explains how each case affects us to this day in a way that is engaging, applicable, and easy to understand, even for beginners. Inside, you’ll find: Detailed explanations of the Supreme Court, how it works, and how it affects you A Supreme Court cases book perfect for anyone interested in social science, political science, activism, law, or current events Interesting visuals, charts, and graphs to help contextualize and breakdown the historical significance of big and small cases If you like courtroom books, legal books for lawyers, or books on politics like The Shadow Docket, How Civil Wars Start, The Color of Law, or The Flip Side of History, you’ll love Mr. Beat’s The Power of Our Supreme Court.

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Mango Media

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1684810671

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The Four-Way Split

By: Matt Laidlaw

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The Four-Way Split

By: Matt Laidlaw

From Redrock, Arizona to the Yuma state penitentiary is a hot, dusty trip by Concord stage. And for an innocent man accused of bank robbery and murder the strain is unbearable. Drawing ever closer to life in a prison cell, John Flint D'Arragon breaks away from Marshal Nick Imlach and, with pretty hostage Fran Parker, sets out to clear his name. Suddenly involved in a desperate race across the desert, he finds himself pursued by lawmen, Fran's irate father, and the mysterious, violent Pike Rickman. D'Arragon is drawn relentlessly back to the waters of the San Pedro where, in a blazing six-gun climax, he must face the outlaw Rickman and gain his freedom.

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Robert Hale Ltd

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0719822718

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Summer Lightning

A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas

By: Matt Spruill

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Summer Lightning

A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas

By: Matt Spruill

From August 28 to August 30, 1862, Union and Confederate armies fought for the second time on the Manassas, Virginia, battlefield. The Battle of Second Manassas, or Second Bull Run, was the culmination of General Robert E. Lee’s campaign after the Seven Days to shift the fighting from the vicinity of Richmond to northern Virginia. Lee’s victory placed him in a position to carry the war north of the Potomac River and set the stage for the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Summer Lightning is a battlefield guide that sequentially follows the fighting from Brawner’s Farm on August 28 to the final Confederate attacks against Union positions at Henry Hill on August 30. Summer Lightning uses a series of twenty “stops” with multiple positions to guide the reader through the battlefield and to positions and routes used by both armies, thus providing a “you are there” view of the engagement. With easy-to-follow directions, detailed tactical maps, extensive eyewitness accounts, and editorial analysis, the reader is transported to the center of the action. A detailed order of battle for both armies is provided, as well as information on important sites away from the main battlefield.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1621900266

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The Wettest County in the World

A Novel Based on a True Story

By: Matt Bondurant

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The Wettest County in the World

A Novel Based on a True Story

By: Matt Bondurant

Bondurant weaves a compelling tale of violence, desperation, and greed, as three brothers run moonshine in Virginia during prohibition, in this story that is based on a true story about the author's grandfather and two uncles.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416561404

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The up the Middle Church

...Playing the Game of Ministry One Yard at a Time...

By: Matt Keller

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The up the Middle Church

...Playing the Game of Ministry One Yard at a Time...

By: Matt Keller

In the Up The Middle Church, Matt Keller offers an on-the-field playbook for pastors and leaders who need to know how to win their Super Bowl one yard at a time! The church world today is inundated with stories of Overnight Success. The one percent of churches who have a long bomb story seem to make the headlines, but what about the other ninety-nine percent? Are we destined for failure? Are we left without options? Will we ever see our dream of doing something great for God come true? In The Up the Middle Church, Matt Keller unpacks the myth that just because a church isnt big, fast, doesnt mean it isnt successful. When Next Level Church began in 2002, it was anything but an overnight success story. However, by learning and implementing the principles that are in this book, that same church has grown from four people to nearly a thousand every week! There is a new normal in the church world today, and its The Up the Middle Church. Its possible to win in your church, but maybe God wants to show you howone yard at a time!

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1449046762

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The Pleasures of Horror

By: Matt Hills

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The Pleasures of Horror

By: Matt Hills

Pleasures of Horror is a stimulating and insightful exploration of horror fictions—literary, cinematic and televisual—and the emotions they engender in their audiences. The text is divided into three sections. The first examines how horror is valued and devalued in different cultural fields; the second investigates the cultural politics of the contemporary horror film; while the final part considers horror fandom in relation to its embodied practices (film festivals), its "reading formations" (commercial fan magazines and fanzines) and the role of special effects. Pleasures of Horror combines a wide range of media and textual examples with highly detailed and closely focused exposition of theory. It is a fascinating and engaging look at responses to a hugely popular genre and an invaluable resource for students of media, cultural and film studies and fans of horror.

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A&C Black

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0826458874

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9780826458872

Narcissus: Daffodils

By: Matt Duddy

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Narcissus: Daffodils

By: Matt Duddy

It’s springtime now — let’s set the scene… for flowers like you’ve never seen. Let’s take a tour of daffodils, a wonderland of yellow thrills! So many kinds, like pink and white, and doubles simply out-of-sight! We’ll check ‘em out — from A to Z, while serving springtime ecstasy. A reference book? Like Botany? No — I think it’s a Fantasy. Or is it History? Or Mystery? It’s everything — just wait and see!

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Stonehouse Daffodils, LLC

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1736639587

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I Can't Breathe

A Killing on Bay Street

By: Matt Taibbi

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I Can't Breathe

A Killing on Bay Street

By: Matt Taibbi

A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police—from the bestselling author of The Divide NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST On July 17, 2014, a forty-three-year-old black man named Eric Garner died on a Staten Island sidewalk after a police officer put him in what has been described as an illegal chokehold during an arrest for selling bootleg cigarettes. The final moments of Garner’s life were captured on video and seen by millions. His agonized last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the nascent Black Lives Matter protest movement. A grand jury ultimately declined to indict the officer who wrestled Garner to the pavement. Matt Taibbi’s deeply reported retelling of these events liberates Eric Garner from the abstractions of newspaper accounts and lets us see the man in full—with all his flaws and contradictions intact. A husband and father with a complicated personal history, Garner was neither villain nor victim, but a fiercely proud individual determined to do the best he could for his family, bedeviled by bad luck, and ultimately subdued by forces beyond his control. In America, no miscarriage of justice exists in isolation, of course, and in I Can’t Breathe Taibbi also examines the conditions that made this tragedy possible. Featuring vivid vignettes of life on the street and inside our Kafkaesque court system, Taibbi’s kaleidoscopic account illuminates issues around policing, mass incarceration, the underground economy, and racial disparity in law enforcement. No one emerges unsullied, from the conservative district attorney who half-heartedly prosecutes the case to the progressive mayor caught between the demands of outraged activists and the foot-dragging of recalcitrant police officials. A masterly narrative of urban America and a scathing indictment of the perverse incentives built into our penal system, I Can’t Breathe drills down into the particulars of one case to confront us with the human cost of our broken approach to dispensing criminal justice. “Brilliant . . . Taibbi is unsparing is his excoriation of the system, police, and courts. . . . This is a necessary and riveting work.”—Booklist (starred review)

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Random House

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081298885X

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Around Denver

By: Jason L. Harpe & Matt Boles

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Around Denver

By: Jason L. Harpe & Matt Boles

Denver, known locally as "Denver of the East," is an unincorporated area in eastern Lincoln County, North Carolina, that was originally named "Dry Pond" after a small pond at the intersection of Highway 16 and Campground Road that always dried up during the hottest summer months. Prof D. Matt Thompson, principal at Rock Spring Seminary, led the effort to rename the area after the booming Colorado capital to attract railroad planners whose lines could provide an economic boost to trading and commerce. The area was officially renamed in January 1875. Around Denver are communities such as Triangle, Lowesville, Machpelah, Catawba Springs, Iron Station, and Pumpkin Center, whose names are as significant as the industries and sons and daughters that they birthed and raised.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467115398

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Violent Offenders

Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice

By: Matt DeLisi,Peter J. Conis

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Violent Offenders

Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice

By: Matt DeLisi,Peter J. Conis

Violent Offenders: Theory, Research, Policy and Practice contains cutting-edge scholarship on the broad category of criminal predators, including homicide offenders, sex offenders, financial predators, and conventional street criminals.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284145689

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Jackie Robinson

Legends in Sports

By: Matt Christopher,Glenn Stout

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Jackie Robinson

Legends in Sports

By: Matt Christopher,Glenn Stout

The story of legendary Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, is recounted in this title.

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Hachette+ORM

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0316094978

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Gainesville Punk

A History of Bands & Music

By: Matt Walker

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Gainesville Punk

A History of Bands & Music

By: Matt Walker

Known for The Fest, Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music, Gainesville became a creative hub in the 1980s and '90s for many of punk rock's greats. Whether playing at the Hardback or wild house parties, earnest acts like Against Me!, Spoke and Roach Motel all emerged and thrived in the small northern Florida city. Radon burst onto the scene with chaotic energy while Mutley Chix helped inspire local torchbearers No Idea Records. Through this succinct history, author Matt Walker traces each successive generation's contributions and amplifies the fidelity of the Gainesville scene.

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1625852975

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Homesickness

An American History

By: Susan J. Matt

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Homesickness

An American History

By: Susan J. Matt

Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion. When gold miners in California heard the tune "Home, Sweet Home," they sobbed. When Civil War soldiers became homesick, army doctors sent them home, lest they die. Such images don't fit with our national mythology, which celebrates the restless individualism of colonists, explorers, pioneers, soldiers, and immigrants who supposedly left home and never looked back. Using letters, diaries, memoirs, medical records, and psychological studies, this wide-ranging book uncovers the profound pain felt by Americans on the move from the country's founding until the present day. Susan Matt shows how colonists in Jamestown longed for and often returned to England, African Americans during the Great Migration yearned for their Southern homes, and immigrants nursed memories of Sicily and Guadalajara and, even after years in America, frequently traveled home. These iconic symbols of the undaunted, forward-looking American spirit were often homesick, hesitant, and reluctant voyagers. National ideology and modern psychology obscure this truth, portraying movement as easy, but in fact Americans had to learn how to leave home, learn to be individualists. Even today, in a global society that prizes movement and that condemns homesickness as a childish emotion, colleges counsel young adults and their families on how to manage the transition away from home, suburbanites pine for their old neighborhoods, and companies take seriously the emotional toll borne by relocated executives and road warriors. In the age of helicopter parents and boomerang kids, and the new social networks that sustain connections across the miles, Americans continue to assert the significance of home ties. By highlighting how Americans reacted to moving farther and farther from their roots, Homesickness: An American History revises long-held assumptions about home, mobility, and our national identity.

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Oxford University Press

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0199913250

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9780199913251

Motocicletas/Motorcycles

By: Matt Doeden

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Motocicletas/Motorcycles

By: Matt Doeden

Simple text and photographs present motorcycles, their parts, and how riders use them; in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

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Capstone

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Storming the Heights

A Guide to the Battle of Chattanooga

By: Matt Spruill

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Storming the Heights

A Guide to the Battle of Chattanooga

By: Matt Spruill

An outstanding guide meets the needs of the serious students as well as the casual visitor. - Edwin Bearss, former chief historian of the National Park Service In this guide, matt Spruill recounts the story of the November 1863 battle of Chattanooga using official reports and observations by commanding officers in their own words. The book is organized in the format still used by the military on staff rides, allowing the reader to understand how the battle was fought and why leaders made the decisions they did. Unlike other books on the battle of Chattanooga, this work guides the reader through the battlefield, allowing both visitor and armchair traveler to see the battle through the eyes of its participants. Numerous tour stops take the reader through the battles for Chattanooga: Wauhatchie, Lookout mountain, Orchard Knob, Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold Gap. With easy-to-follow instructions, extensive tactical maps, eyewitness accounts, and editorial analyses, the reader is transported to the center of the action. Storming the heights offers new insights and covers key ground rarely seen by visitors to Chattanooga. The Author: A retired army colonel, matt Spruill served as a licensed battlefield guide for the national Park Service at Gettysburg Battlefield Military Park. He is the author of A Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572332379

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Game of My Life San Francisco Giants

Memorable Stories of Giants Baseball

By: Matt Johanson

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Game of My Life San Francisco Giants

Memorable Stories of Giants Baseball

By: Matt Johanson

Orlando Cepeda breaks into the majors with a home run. Willie Mays drills four homers in a single game while sick to his stomach. Felipe Alou prays for a ninth-inning miracle with the National League pennant on the line. In Game of My Life San Francisco Giants, you'll experience the exceptional moments of fan favorites Will Clark, Rich Aurilia, Robby Thompson, and Rod Beck, as well as current stars like Tim Lincecum, described in their own words as only they remember them. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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161321040X

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It's Outta Here!

The Might and Majesty of the Home Run

By: Matt Doeden

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It's Outta Here!

The Might and Majesty of the Home Run

By: Matt Doeden

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth's home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball. Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in baseball history. See how the game's superstars hit the ball so far, and learn about the ways players have cheated to hit home runs, from performance-enhancing drugs to corked bats and stolen signs. Take a high-flying journey from baseball's early days to today's biggest sluggers.

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1728447712

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Motorcycles

By: Matt Doeden

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Motorcycles

By: Matt Doeden

Provides an introduction to motorcycles, in simple text and photographs, examining the different parts of the vehicles, and looking at them in action.

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The Skillfulness of Virtue

Improving our Moral and Epistemic Lives

By: Matt Stichter

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The Skillfulness of Virtue

Improving our Moral and Epistemic Lives

By: Matt Stichter

Proposes that virtues are skills that we can work on improving, using psychological research on self-regulation and expertise.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108472370

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The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development

Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

By: Matt Andrews

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The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development

Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

By: Matt Andrews

Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. This book explains such failure and proposes an approach to facilitate better reform results in developing country governments.

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1107016339

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9781107016330

Supernatural Selection

How Religion Evolved

By: Matt Rossano

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Supernatural Selection

How Religion Evolved

By: Matt Rossano

In 2006, scientist Richard Dawkins published a blockbuster bestseller, The God Delusion. This atheist manifesto sparked a furious reaction from believers, who have responded with numerous books of their own. By pitting science against religion, however, this debate overlooks what science can tell us about religion. According to evolutionary psychologist Matt J. Rossano, what science reveals is that religion made us human. In Supernatural Selection, Rossano presents an evolutionary history of religion. Neither an apologist for religion nor a religion-basher, he draws together evidence from a wide range of disciplines to show the valuable--even essential--adaptive purpose served by systematic belief in the supernatural. The roots of religion stretch as far back as half a million years, when our ancestors developed the motor control to engage in social rituals--that is, to sing and dance together. Then, about 70,000 years ago, a global ecological crisis drove humanity to the edge of extinction. It forced the survivors to create new strategies for survival, and religious rituals were foremost among them. Fundamentally, Rossano writes, religion is a way for humans to relate to each other and the world around them--and, in the grim struggles of prehistory, it offered significant survival and reproductive advantages. It emerged as our ancestors' first health care system, and a critical part of that health care system was social support. Religious groups tended to be far more cohesive, which gave them a competitive advantage over non-religious groups, and enabled them to conquer the globe. Rather than focusing on one aspect of religion, as many theorists do, Rossano offers an all-encompassing approach that is rich with surprises, insights, and provocative conclusions.

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Oxford University Press

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0199750777

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New York City Subway Drama,And Beyond

By: Matt Lavelle

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New York City Subway Drama,And Beyond

By: Matt Lavelle

Jazz Musician Matt Lavelle started writing in the year 2000.What at first was personal eventually reached the Internet in 2005,as he developed a dedicated audience online at the Blog:Chris Rich Brilliant Corners,a Boston Jazz Blog.Lavelle had three blogs at one point:about music,about the street,and dealing with the spiritual side of life,with an average of 150 reads a day. Lavelle has survived as an Musician making no money in New York City for twenty years.Watching the progressing cultural death of NYC from the street level,and seeing the art of life in the most unlikely of places,most notably the SUBWAY,.led to this very personal statement. Along the way to becoming himself he has seen life up close,and this book gives you a front row seat to the experience of trying to be an artist in a place where Cash is truly King.He writes about life,as real as it gets.It doesn't get any more real in 2011 than the NYC Subway.. Read Real life NYC street level stories on the Subway,the Bus,from the Post office and beyond into more real life stories and writing of someone on a quest to be in an Artist living in NYC 2011.

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1462044468

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Government by referendum

By: Matt Qvortrup

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Government by referendum

By: Matt Qvortrup

A perfect primer for anyone interested in the politics of referendums.

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Manchester University Press

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1526130041

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9781526130044

Strengths Oriented Leadership

The World Through Bee Glasses

By: Matt L. Beadle

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Strengths Oriented Leadership

The World Through Bee Glasses

By: Matt L. Beadle

This book is about talent, strengths and positive psychology. Everyone is naturally talented in certain areas and if we get the opportunity to use our talents at work and develop them into strengths then we can work better, faster and far more productively. Bees search for pollen and they find it in the beautiful, successful, growing things around us: flowers. Flies search for rotting trash, bacteria and ugliness. Do you want to go through life like a fly or like a bee? These pages present the overwhelming scientific evidence that strengths-based leadership and collaboration lead to more productivity, more innovation, better well-being at work, lower absenteeism, and better health. Learning to recognize your talents, leverage them into strengths and, mitigate your weaknesses will change the way you and your colleagues work.

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Business Expert Press

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195253819X

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9781952538193

A Mirror Image

Looking Deeper Within to Reflect Jesus

By: Matt Kellum

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A Mirror Image

Looking Deeper Within to Reflect Jesus

By: Matt Kellum

Take a look into your spiritual mirror . . . If you are a new Christian (maybe recently recommitted) or a self-proclaimed old soul in the faith, this book is for you! Also if you are seeking for something but not sure what it is, then I challenge you to read this book with an open heart. I wrote this book as a calling to better understand what it means to be Christian myself. We often hear people use the name God in their daily lives but are often confused as to the context or purpose. I found that the simple truth is, we should reflect the life, teachings, and love of Jesus. Each chapter will challenge you to look deeper into your own reflection both spiritually and physically. This book can provide a great tool for spiritual reflection and self-analysis that may benefit you in every area of your life. I have also provided an eight-week study guide to work through individually or as a small group.

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1512759937

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Fantastic Films

By: Matt Anniss

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Fantastic Films

By: Matt Anniss

Have you ever read a book and thought 'They should make this into a film'? If so, read on! Packed with fun facts and figures, Fantastic Films takes you behind the scenes of the movie-making process. Along the way, you'll find out how your favourite stories make it to the big screen, from Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, to Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy. Famous Faces is a fantastic series of non-fiction books for struggling readers. It is comprised of eight titles, all written especially for pupils who have a lower reading age than their chronological age, and all designed to be fun and attention-grabbing. The series is pitched at 11-14 year olds with a lower reading age of just 9-10, and each title has a length of roughly 1600-1800 words. The books are packed full of engaging images, fantastic facts and fun layouts. Each chapter is short so struggling readers aren't daunted by the amount of text.

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Badger Publishing

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1784648221

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Semiparametric Regression with R

By: Jaroslaw Harezlak,David Ruppert,Matt P. Wand

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Semiparametric Regression with R

By: Jaroslaw Harezlak,David Ruppert,Matt P. Wand

This easy-to-follow applied book on semiparametric regression methods using R is intended to close the gap between the available methodology and its use in practice. Semiparametric regression has a large literature but much of it is geared towards data analysts who have advanced knowledge of statistical methods. While R now has a great deal of semiparametric regression functionality, many of these developments have not trickled down to rank-and-file statistical analysts. The authors assemble a broad range of semiparametric regression R analyses and put them in a form that is useful for applied researchers. There are chapters devoted to penalized spines, generalized additive models, grouped data, bivariate extensions of penalized spines, and spatial semi-parametric regression models. Where feasible, the R code is provided in the text, however the book is also accompanied by an external website complete with datasets and R code. Because of its flexibility, semiparametric regression has proven to be of great value with many applications in fields as diverse as astronomy, biology, medicine, economics, and finance. This book is intended for applied statistical analysts who have some familiarity with R.

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Springer

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1493988530

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9781493988532

Somebody to Love

The Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

By: Matt Richards,Mark Langthorne

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Somebody to Love

The Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury

By: Matt Richards,Mark Langthorne

For the first time, the final years of one of the world's most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury's closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the great man. Here are previously unknown and startling facts about the singer and his life, moving detail on his lifelong search for love and personal fulfilment, and of course his tragic contraction of a then killer disease in the mid-1980s. Woven throughout Freddie's life is the shocking story of how the HIV virus came to hold the world in its grip, was cruelly labelled 'The Gay Plague' and the unwitting few who indirectly infected thousands of men, women and children - Freddie Mercury himself being one of the most famous. The death of this vibrant and spectacularly talented rock star, shook the world of medicine as well as the world of music. Somebody to Love finally puts the record straight and pays detailed tribute to the man himself.

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Weldon Owen

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1681884097

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9781681884097

Michael Jordan

Legends in Sports

By: Matt Christopher

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Michael Jordan

Legends in Sports

By: Matt Christopher

Don't miss this action-packed and informative look at the life and achievements of a basketball legend! Matt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie years, professional career highlights, and even his short stint in minor league baseball. Written in Matt Christopher's easy-to-read style and complete with incredible photos and Michael Jordan's key stats, this comprehensive biography will entertain and educate.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316094013

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9780316094016

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