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What the Bible is All About Visual Edition

By: Henrietta C. Mears

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What the Bible is All About Visual Edition

By: Henrietta C. Mears

With more than 500 full-color photos, illustrations, maps and charts, What the Bible Is All About® is the most interesting and user-friendly Bible handbook ever! A perfect introduction to the Bible for new believers, yet this valuable resource is comprehensive enough for pastors, Sunday School teachers and seminary students. You will appreciate the easy-to-use, visually engaging format as you witness the Bible unfold before your eyes. Discover What the Bible Is All About®—the world’s best-selling Bible handbook!

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Gospel Light Publications

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0830743294

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Ray Mears Outdoor Survival Handbook

A Guide to the Materials in the Wild and How To Use them for Food, Warmth, Shelter and Navigation

By: Ray Mears

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Ray Mears Outdoor Survival Handbook

A Guide to the Materials in the Wild and How To Use them for Food, Warmth, Shelter and Navigation

By: Ray Mears

Let Ray Mears, the grand master of bushcraft, teach you everything you need to know about how to survive outdoors. Ray's in-depth knowledge, and years of practical experience will equip you with the know-how you need to make the most of the great outdoors and experience it to the full. 'I wanted a book on basic survival and bushcraft relevant to UK and this hit the spot' -- ***** Reader review 'This is a permanent resident in my rucksack and I read it over and over' -- ***** Reader review 'Great book by the grand master of bushcraft' -- ***** Reader review 'What can you say - it's Ray Mears and he's brilliant. Like all his stuff, very good.' -- ***** Reader review 'Very clear, informative and easy to understand' -- ***** Reader review 'Ruddy good read! The man knows his stuff!' -- ***** Reader review *************************************************************************************************** Ray Mears' Outdoor Survival Handbook is a book of discovery, explaining the everyday skills you need to live in and enjoy the natural world. Season by season, this unique guide, with line illustrations, describes the resources and materials available in the wild and how to use them. Whether you want to spend a day, a week or a month out of doors, Ray Mears' Outdoor Survival Handbook will help you enjoy it to the full. Learn how to identify animal tracks, make a simple camp bed and shelter out of natural materials, pick edible fungi, smoke meat and fish, transport a fire and weave baskets, and many other essential skills... Packed with practical tips, insights into nature and respect for traditional knowledge, this is a book for families, groups and individual hikers and climbers - for everyone who enjoys outdoor life.

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Random House

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1446491137

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9781446491133

The Medal of Honor

The Evolution of America's Highest Military Decoration

By: Dwight S. Mears

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The Medal of Honor

The Evolution of America's Highest Military Decoration

By: Dwight S. Mears

The Medal of Honor may be America’s highest military decoration, but all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. In this book, the first comprehensive look at the medal’s historical, legal, and policy underpinnings, Dwight S. Mears charts the complex evolution of these developments and differences over time. The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars I and II. Mears traces these versions back to the medal’s inception during the Civil War and continues through the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—along the way describing representative medal actions for all major conflicts and services as well as legislative and policy changes contemporary to each period. He gives particular attention to retroactive army awards for the Civil War; World War I legislation that modernized and expanded the army’s statutory award authorization; the navy’s grappling with both a combat and noncombat Medal of Honor through much of the twentieth century; the Vietnam-era act that ended noncombat awards and largely standardized the Medal of Honor among all services; and the perceived decline of Medals of Honor awarded in the ongoing Global War on Terror. Mears also explores the tradition of awards via legislative bills of relief; extralegislative awards; administrative routes to awards through Boards of Correction of Military Records; restoration of awards previously revoked by the army in 1917; judicial review of military actions in federal court; and legislative actions intended to atone for historical discrimination against ethnic minorities. Unprecedented in scope and depth, his work is sure to be the definitive resource on America’s highest military honor.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700626654

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9780700626656

Surviving Telepathy

By: Stefon Mears

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Surviving Telepathy

By: Stefon Mears

Their minds might kill him ... or bow down before him. Rick Blackhall's perfect moment goes straight to hell. A jealous fist shatters his dreamed-of kiss in front of his graduating class. The focused attention awakens his telepathy, driving him into a coma. Now Rick's awake, but thoughts all around him suffocate him, throttle his mind. Worse, the girl's ex- wants to kill him and his best friend hides a dark secret. How can Rick learn to control his telepathy before it destroys him? And if he does, how can he avoid the seduction of power? Surviving Telepathy, the latest novel from Magician's Choice author Stefon Mears.

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Thousand Faces Publishing

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0615891500

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9780615891507

American Criminal Justice Policy

An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness

By: Daniel P. Mears

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American Criminal Justice Policy

An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness

By: Daniel P. Mears

Examines the most prominent criminal justice policies, finding that they fall short of achieving the effectiveness that policymakers have advocated.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521762464

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9780521762465

Optimizing Your Health

An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease

By: Emily Gold Mears

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Optimizing Your Health

An Approachable Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease

By: Emily Gold Mears

In Optimizing Your Health, Emily Gold Mears shares years of research and knowledge to help others understand how they can become their own health advocate, modify their lifestyle to reduce their risk of chronic disease, and take a proactive role in their own healthcare. Gold Mears features real life stories, clinical studies, the latest discoveries, and infographics to demonstrate what is hurting us and what can help us in our pursuit of a long, healthy life. This book curates a vast amount of health and wellness information and focuses on the most salient aspects. Gold Mears’s book is essential reading for those who are committed to reducing their risk of chronic disease, aging well, and feeling their best.

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Post Hill Press

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1637582927

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9781637582923

The Kennedy Brothers

A Legacy in Photographs

By: Walter Robert Mears,Hal Buell

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The Kennedy Brothers

A Legacy in Photographs

By: Walter Robert Mears,Hal Buell

Presents a pictorial biography of the four Kennedy brothers--Joseph Jr., John, Robert, and Edward--and focuses on the political ambitions of the Kennedy family and their strong family bonds throughout the years.

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Black Dog & Leventhal Pub

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1579128416

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9781579128418

What the Bible is All about

By: Henrietta Cornelia Mears

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What the Bible is All about

By: Henrietta Cornelia Mears

The purpose of this book is to familiarize the reader with the Bible through a general overview. This book contains 52 chapters, spanning from Genesis to Revelation. These chapters can be studied one chapter a week for the year, At the beginning of each chapter is listed a Selected Bible Reading section, suggestion a Scripture reading for each day of hte week related to the chapter" (from Preface).

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Regal Books

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0830718966

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9780830718962

Sudden Death

By: Stefon Mears

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Sudden Death

By: Stefon Mears

They framed him ... to save him? Ramirez came home from work to a beer, a sit-com, and the messy corpse of his neighbor. Dead in his shower. Killed by a distinctive kitchen knife. With the evidence mounting against him, Ramirez flees the Bay Area and runs straight into a web of conspiracy and counter-conspiracy. How can Ramirez overcome the goals and philosophies of groups that manipulate society from the shadows? If he succeeds, what will he become? Sudden Death, by the author of Magician’s Choice and Surviving Telepathy.

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Thousand Faces Publishing

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0615943527

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9780615943527

Chicken Pops and Weasels

Funny Sayings from Young Children

By: Kitty Mears

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Chicken Pops and Weasels

Funny Sayings from Young Children

By: Kitty Mears

Children are precious, uniquely designed, and, at times, quite funny. Kids have a talent for telling it like it is. In Chicken Pops and Weasels, author Kitty Mears offers a collection of stories that schoolchildren said to her during her many years of classroom teaching in both public and private schools. These selections include how children applied their own creative minds to solve questions from mathematics to reading, and it also offers kids views on their family issues. From health care, to church, to school, children have their own thoughts and opinions about how they perceive life, often providing a humorous look at their world. Entertaining and insightful, Chicken Pops and Weasels encourages all to relish small, comedic moments in their daily lives.

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WestBow Press

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1973629860

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9781973629863

Anne of Green Gables

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery,Emmie Mears

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Anne of Green Gables

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery,Emmie Mears

She was nothing they expected... She was so much more. This charming and timeless coming-of-age story follows the life and adventures of Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan who loves to use her imagination. When she arrives at Green Gables farm in Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, it's the perfect place to let it soar. Contains a special introduction from award-winning author, Emmie Mears.

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Signature

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1946006920

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Very Important People

Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

By: Ashley Mears

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Very Important People

Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

By: Ashley Mears

A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of "models and bottles" to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men Million-dollar birthday parties, megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of champagne. In today's New Gilded Age, the world's moneyed classes have taken conspicuous consumption to new extremes. In Very Important People, sociologist, author, and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit—from New York City and the Hamptons to Miami and Saint-Tropez—to reveal the intricate economy of beauty, status, and money that lies behind these spectacular displays of wealth and leisure. Mears spent eighteen months in this world of "models and bottles" to write this captivating, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking narrative. She describes how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their venues in order to attract men and get them to spend huge sums in the ritual of bottle service. These "girls" enhance the status of the men and enrich club owners, exchanging their bodily capital for as little as free drinks and a chance to party with men who are rich or aspire to be. Though they are priceless assets in the party circuit, these women are regarded as worthless as long-term relationship prospects, and their bodies are constantly assessed against men's money. A story of extreme gender inequality in a seductive world, Very Important People unveils troubling realities behind moneyed leisure in an age of record economic disparity.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227055

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9780691227054

A Subversive Gospel

Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth

By: Michael Mears Bruner

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A Subversive Gospel

Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth

By: Michael Mears Bruner

The good news of Jesus Christ is a subversive gospel, and following Jesus is a subversive act. Exploring the theological aesthetic of American author Flannery O'Connor, Michael Bruner argues that her fiction reveals what discipleship to Jesus Christ entails by subverting the traditional understandings of beauty, truth, and goodness.

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InterVarsity Press

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083089036X

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9780830890361

God's Plan

Discover What the Bible Says About Finding Yourself in His Grand Design

By: Henrietta C. Mears

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God's Plan

Discover What the Bible Says About Finding Yourself in His Grand Design

By: Henrietta C. Mears

Finding Yourself in His Grand Design God's plan is exciting and timely and God's Word is relevant today! Henrietta Mears' vital concern was for people - that they might have a comprehensive grasp of the Bible and realize that God has a wonderful plan to reveal to each one who seeks Him. In God's Plan, you'll discover that God does have a plan, and His plan is eternal. His plan predates creation, and continues forever, without limits. The essence of God's plan is love, pure unrequited love, by the Almighty God for people. This love prompted God to create the heavens and the earth, to select a chosen people, to reveal the plan of salvation, to establish the church, to direct the activities of that which He has created, and one day to return in glory.

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Gospel Light Publications

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0830745629

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9780830745623

Prisoner Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration

By: Daniel P. Mears,Joshua C. Cochran

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Prisoner Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration

By: Daniel P. Mears,Joshua C. Cochran

Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes "Mass imprisonment and mass prisoner reentry are two faces of the same coin. In a comprehensive and penetrating analysis, Daniel Mears and Joshua Cochran unravel the causes of this pressing problem, detail the challenges confronting released prisoners, and provide an evidence-based blueprint for successfully reintegrating offenders into the community. Scholarly yet accessible, this volume is essential reading—whether by academics or students—for anyone wishing to understand the chief policy issue facing American corrections." Francis T. Cullen Distinguished Research Professor, University of Cincinnati Prisoner Reentry is an engaging and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well-being, and justice in the "era of mass incarceration." Renowned authors Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C. Cochran investigate historical trends in incarceration and punishment policy, the salience of in-prison and post-prison contexts and experiences for reentry, and the importance of understanding group differences in offending, punishment, and social context. Using extensive reliance on both theory and empirical research, the authors identify how reentry reflects criminal justice policy in America and, at the same time, has profound implications for crime prevention and justice. Readers will develop a diverse foundation for current policies, identify the implications of reentry for families, community, and society at large, and gain a conceptual and empirical toolkit for analyzing and improving the lives of those released from prison.

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SAGE Publications

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1483375196

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9781483375199

Healthcare Teams

Building Continuous Quality Improvement

By: Peter Mears

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Healthcare Teams

Building Continuous Quality Improvement

By: Peter Mears

Healthcare Teams: Building Continuous Quality Improvement provides a thorough understanding of team building in a healthcare environment. Important topics such as what it means to be a member of a team, empowerment and how teams contribute to continuous quality improvement are covered. A special section of the manual also provides the reader with essential information on key quality concepts. Numerous exercises are specifically tailored for situations encountered in healthcare. Participants take turns as leaders and observers. The observer records the interactions which occur in solving an exercise and reports findings to the team at the end of the exercise. These findings are analyzed by the team, thus creating an atmosphere whereby teams learn how to learn. Participants are exposed to a diversity of problems through numerous healthcare-related exercises. Team concepts such as empowerment, cohesiveness, handling difficult members, and team effectiveness are explained, exercises are provided to help participants learn more about these concepts while building their team skills.

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CRC Press

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1884015417

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9781884015410

Out on the Land

Bushcraft Skills from the Northern Forest

By: Ray Mears,Lars Fält

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Out on the Land

Bushcraft Skills from the Northern Forest

By: Ray Mears,Lars Fält

Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of the North that calls to me most. Here is a landscape where bush knowledge really counts and where experience counts even more ... This book has been thirty years in the making.' Out on the Land is an absorbing exploration of, and tribute to, the circumpolar Boreal forest of the North: its landscape, its people, their cultures and skills, the wilderness that embodies it, and its immense beauty. The book is vast in scope and covers every aspect of being in the wilderness in both winter and summer (clothing, kit, skills, cooking, survival), revealing the age-old traditions and techniques, and how to carry them out yourself. It also includes case studies of early explorers, as well as modern-day adventurers who found themselves stranded in the forest and forced to work out a way to survive. So much more than a bushcraft manual, this book goes deeper, to the traditions and cultures that gave us these skills, as well as focusing on the detail itself. Ray and Lars's practical advice is wound around a deep love for the forest, respect and admiration for the people who live there and sheer enjoyment of the stunning scenery.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472924991

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9781472924995

Healthcare Teams Manual

Building Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator's Guide

By: Peter Mears

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Healthcare Teams Manual

Building Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator's Guide

By: Peter Mears

This work provides the reader with an understanding of team building in a health care environment, and shows managers how to build a team that is committed to delivering quality. Topics covered include key quality concepts, team exercises, how to be a team member, team empowerment and continuous quality improvement. The facilitator's guide provides all the lesson plans, overhead projection masters and guides to all the exercises necessary for the team leader or trainer to run a teambuilding workshop.

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CRC Press

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1000154297

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9781000154290

Ralph Rucci

The Art of Weightlessness

By: Valerie Steele,Patricia Mears,Clare Sauro

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Ralph Rucci

The Art of Weightlessness

By: Valerie Steele,Patricia Mears,Clare Sauro

Rijkgeïllustreerde monografie over leven en werk van de eerste Amerikaanse modeontwerper (1957- ) sinds de jaren dertig die in Parijs zijn haute couture mocht presenteren.

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