Nancy Duncan's Books

Crucible

By: Nancy Kress

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Nancy Kress made her reputation in the early 90s with her multiple award-winning novella, "Beggars in Spain," which became the basis for her extremely successful Beggars Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride). Since then she has written over a dozen novels, including the well-received Probability Trilogy, culminating in Probability Space, which garnered her the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best SF Novel. Now comes a brand new science fiction epic. It began with Crossfire: a far-future novel of planetary colonization and alien first contact. Jake Holman, a man trying to escape a dark past, brought together a diverse group of thousands to settle on a new world. But instead the humans found themselves caught in the crossfire of a galaxy-spanning war between two disparate species: agressive, militaristic humanoids known as Furs and passive, plantlike creatures known as Vines. Having cast their lots with the peaceful Vines, humanity faces all-out war against the technologically superior Furs. Our only hope? A virus designed by the Vines to remove all aggressiveness from the Furs. Can it spread fast enough to save not only Holman's colony, but the rest of humanity? And at what price to the Furs? Driven by strong ideas and deep moral questions, and peopled with real-as-life characters, Crucible shows Kress at the top of her form, amply demonstrating why she has been one of science fiction finest authors of the past twenty years. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan

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1466824433

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9781466824430

Turkey and Takeout: A Readers' Theater Script and Guide

By: Nancy Wallace

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Turkey and Takeout: A Readers' Theater Script and Guide

By: Nancy Wallace

Celebrate Thanksgiving with a play! Maddy loves Thanksgiving. Family, Grandpa's mashed potatoes, even a treasure hunt and roasting marshmallows - tradition is everything! But this year, her parents have different plans. Can Maddy learn to love the holiday in a new way? Discover everything you need to put on readers' theater, advanced readers' theater, or a full production with this guide and readers' theater script. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon.

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ABDO

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1629699888

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When I Hit the Road

By: Nancy J. Cavanaugh

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When I Hit the Road

By: Nancy J. Cavanaugh

From the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet comes an uplifting, hilarious, illustrated middle grade story about a girl on a madcap road trip. Told in journal entries, When I Hit the Road explores making unexpected friends, multigenerational relationships, and finding out that maybe journaling your adventures isn't so bad after all. Samantha is not exactly excited to spend her entire summer vacation in Florida with her grandma. Or to have to write to her future self in the journal her mom insists she use. But it turns out that Gram has some not-so-boring plans up her sleeve... Gram and her friend Mimi are going to audition for the Seniors Have Got Talent Karaoke Contest! A road trip in Gram's new Mustang turns into a series of hilarious mishaps that flip Samantha's summer on its head, especially because, an unexpected person is sharing the ride: a super cute, muscular, athletic-looking, dimple-faced, middle-school boy named Brandon. It looks like her journal might be worth keeping after all because this summer will be one Samantha will never want to forget. Follow along with Sam, Gram, Mimi and Brandon in all their road trip shenanigans, including: A GIANT alligator and the grossest swamp mud you'll ever see The safe-haven Glory Bound Baptist Church (and cat burglar) The hilarious (and terrifying) Kooky Karaoke Contest The Friendly Fill-up Gas Station (and the Restroom of Horror) And more Perfect for summer reading, middle school girls, and students grades 3rd to 8th that want a fun, lighthearted read!

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1492640263

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Educational Courage

Resisting the Ambush of Public Education

By: Mara Sapon-Shevin,Nancy Schniedewind

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Educational Courage

Resisting the Ambush of Public Education

By: Mara Sapon-Shevin,Nancy Schniedewind

Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In Educational Courage, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers’ judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process. Yet these educators, parents, and activists also offer stories of resistance and hope as they fight to uphold the ideals of democratic public education.

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Beacon Press

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0807032964

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New World Monkeys

By: Nancy Mauro

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New World Monkeys

By: Nancy Mauro

Hoping to revive their marriage during a summer spent in a crumbling Victorian dwelling in upstate New York, Duncan and Lily face such challenges as a hit-and-run involving a wild boar, the discovery of a human bone in the yard and a peeping tom.

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Broadway Books

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0307461424

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: Bishop Family Census- 1830-1930; Floyd and Montgomery County Virginia

By: Nancy Bishop

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: Bishop Family Census- 1830-1930; Floyd and Montgomery County Virginia

By: Nancy Bishop

Census listings for the Bishop family of Floyd and Montgomery Counties in Virginia, most of which are descendants of Hans Johannes Bishoff and Margaretha Overmeyer. Census listings from 1830-1930, annotated with additional genealogical information about the families.

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Lulu.com

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0557188296

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9780557188291

Highlander(TM): The Measure of a Man

By: Nancy Holder

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Highlander(TM): The Measure of a Man

By: Nancy Holder

One of the ages-old race of Immortals, Duncan MacLeod has tried to turn his back on tradition and live his life as a mortal. But as the time of the Gathering draws near--when the few remaining Immortals will fight to the last--he finds himself being drawn back to battle. If he wins at the Gathering, he will acquire all the powers of the losers; if he does not succeed, he loses his life forever.

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Hachette+ORM

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0446565628

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9780446565622

Cross the Waves and Climb the Steeps

The Meyer Family Missionary Adventures

By: Nancy Meyer Schafner

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Cross the Waves and Climb the Steeps

The Meyer Family Missionary Adventures

By: Nancy Meyer Schafner

Join the Meyer family as they uproot their lives and heed God’s call to serve in a variety of stimulating overseas mission fields. Your heart will be warmed by the powerful challenges they encounter. Get to know each family member as they experience exciting adventures in both difficult and delightful circumstances while learning to place steadfast trust in God’s providence. The story begins in Africa, transitions to Lebanon and back to Africa with other countries in-between. Encounter the desolation of war but enjoy the natural beauty beyond. Soar with the summiting of two of Africa's highest peaks and sigh with the tragedies. Savor the safaris. Cry with the heartbreaks. Each character travels undulating paths packed with trials but filled with surprises. Learn of intriguing cultures, customs and cuisines interwoven with history, geography, ornithology and zoology. Numerous Biblical passages lace this book and are set to practical, heart-felt applications.

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LifeRich Publishing

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1489734368

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No Way to Kill a Lady

A Blackbird Sisters Mystery

By: Nancy Martin

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No Way to Kill a Lady

A Blackbird Sisters Mystery

By: Nancy Martin

Not much is going right these days for once rich, now impoverished Nora Blackbird—what with her lover under house arrest and her best friend in the slammer. Then Nora and her sisters receive word of a million-dollar inheritance.... Great-aunt Madeleine Blackbird has died in a volcanic eruption on an Indonesian island and left her fabulous Bucks County estate to the three Blackbird sisters. But when Nora and her scandal-ridden sisters, Libby and Emma, go to claim their windfall, they find the house in decay and all of their aunt’s to-die-for treasures gone. They also find a woman’s body.... Nora feels compelled to seek out the truth, but even with help from her mobster boyfriend, Mick Abruzzo, who provides distractions both dark and delightful, solving this case proves challenging. Relatives are circling to claim a share of Madeleine’s property, the suspect list is growing, and Nora’s wild and wacky sisters are adding one surprise after another. It’s enough to put Nora’s couture undies in a serious twist!

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Penguin

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1101593083

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The Bannockburn Spell

By: Nancy Adams

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The Bannockburn Spell

By: Nancy Adams

With the help of a bet, a 800 year-old marriage contract, and a spell, ex-SBS solider Will might just have enough in his arsenal to capture Meghan's heart. Since arriving in Little Glen, Scotland, Meghan Kennedy's life has gotten decidedly more interesting. She entered into a bet with hunky ex-SBS soldier, Will, betting him that she would not fall in love with him. She discovered an ancient marriage Contract specifically designed to join her family to Will's and to top it all off, she learns that she had a spell cast on her...800 years before she was even born. None of it mattered, because she refused to make the same mistake twice. Will's hard body and sexy grin didn't matter, his beautiful hypnotic eyes didn't matter, and it didn't matter that every time they kissed her body would call out for his, as though denied his touch for hundreds of years. Ex-SBS soldier William Mackenzie is disciplined, trained to be an efficient solider and he takes the same approach with his business, and life. Then Meghan arrived, with her fiery temper and hair to match, and he knows she is lying about the reasons why she came to Little Glen, he just doesn't care. All he does care about is Meghan. Her feisty temper bemuses him, her beauty astounds him and her stubbornness annoys the hell out of him. Lucky for him, he doesn't know how to quit, he can be just as stubborn and occasionally ruthless, and he will use any means necessary to get her. Of course the &‘means' at his disposal just happen to be a bet, a marriage contract and an ancient spell, but if in the end Meghan belongs to him, who was he to argue.

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Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

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1781841780

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101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Children

By: Nancy J. Keane

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101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Children

By: Nancy J. Keane

Created in consultation with teachers and public librarians, this fantastic collection of 101 ready-to-use book lists provides invaluable help for any educator who plans activities for children that involve using literature. Nancy J. Keane is the author of the award-winning website Booktalks—Quick and Simple (nancykeane.com/booktalks), as well as the creator of the open collaboration wiki ATN Book Lists. With 101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Children, she provides another indispensable resource for librarians and teachers. The lists in this book are the result of careful consultation with teachers and public librarians, and from discussions on professional email lists. These indispensable reading lists can be used in many ways—for example, as handouts to teachers as suggested reading, to create book displays, or as display posters in the library. This collection will help educators support the extended reading demands of today's children.

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1610690842

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: Volume 2- The Descendants of Henry and Francis "Fanny" (Simpkins) Bishop

By: Nancy Bishop

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: Volume 2- The Descendants of Henry and Francis "Fanny" (Simpkins) Bishop

By: Nancy Bishop

This volume concentrates on Henry Bishop Sr., and his wife Francis "Fanny" Simpkins Bishop, and their many descendants. Henry was the son of Hans Johannes Bischoff and Margaretha Overmeyer, and settled in the Floyd County Virginia area as a child with his parents. His family remained there, and many of his descendants are in that area to this day. The major sources for this volume have been Mrs. Joyce Buckert, of Illinois, she published the first and most well know volume about Henry and his descendants, and much of the information contained in this volume utilizes her information (with her permission) as well as quite a few updates that Ms. Buckert has been so kind as to provide. Of course, anyone researching the Descendants of Henry Bishop and Fanny Simpkins should absolutely refer to Ms. Buckert's original publication as well as utilizing this volume to supplement the research for any additional, later added, information.

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Lulu.com

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0557192269

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Drive Me Crazy

By: Nancy Warren

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Drive Me Crazy

By: Nancy Warren

The "USA Today" bestselling author delivers a steamy, suspenseful romance in which a studly professor--an "Indiana Jones of the art world"--searches for a missing painting and teams up with a sexy librarian.

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Brava

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0758205880

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9780758205889

Bishop_BischoffResearch: The Descendants of Jacob and Katherine (Elkins) Bishop

By: Nancy Bishop

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Bishop_BischoffResearch: The Descendants of Jacob and Katherine (Elkins) Bishop

By: Nancy Bishop

This is a compilation of the descendants of Jacob Bishop and Katherine Elkins. Jacob was the son of Hans Johannes Bischoff and Margaretha Overmeyer. Many of their descendants settled in and remained in the Floyd and Montgomery County areas of Virginia. Includes photos.

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0557188741

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Bestselling Highlanders, Howlers, and Heroes: Chapman, Mayhue, and Gideon

Secrets of the Highlander, Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Masked by Moonlight

By: Janet Chapman,Melissa Mayhue,Nancy Gideon

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Bestselling Highlanders, Howlers, and Heroes: Chapman, Mayhue, and Gideon

Secrets of the Highlander, Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Masked by Moonlight

By: Janet Chapman,Melissa Mayhue,Nancy Gideon

This ebook boxed set of bestselling Highlanders, Howlers, and Heros features novels by Janet Chapman, Melissa Mayhue, and Nancy Gideon.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451652143

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9781451652147

The Beats

A Teaching Companion

By: Nancy Grace

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The Beats

A Teaching Companion

By: Nancy Grace

[This] survey of the many little magazines carrying the Beat message is impressive in its coverage, drawing attention to the importance of their paratextual content in providing valuable socio-political context. [...] The collection contains a range of insightful close readings, astute contextualizing, and inventive lateral pedagogical thinking, charting the transformation of the Beat scene from its free-wheeling, self-help, heady revolutionary 1960’s days to its contemporary position as an increasingly respectable component of the curriculum. [...] The Beats: A Teaching Companion is successful on a number of levels; it is a noteworthy contribution to the ever expanding field of Beat studies and, more broadly, cultural studies; and it is a collection that at its best gives hope that in referring to its ideas the inspired teacher may still be able to enlarge the lives of their students.' John Shapcott, Keele University

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Liverpool University Press

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1949979962

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Student Learning Communities

A Springboard for Academic and Social-Emotional Development

By: Douglas Fisher,Nancy Frey,John Almarode

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Student Learning Communities

A Springboard for Academic and Social-Emotional Development

By: Douglas Fisher,Nancy Frey,John Almarode

Student learning communities (SLCs) are more than just a different way of doing group work. Like the professional learning communities they resemble, SLCs provide students with a structured way to solve problems, share insight, and help one another continually develop new skills and expertise. With the right planning and support, dynamic collaborative learning can thrive everywhere. In this book, educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Almarode explain how to create and sustain student learning communities by - Designing group experiences and tasks that encourage dialogue; - Fostering the relational conditions that advance academic, social, and emotional development; - Providing explicit instruction on goal setting and opportunities to practice progress monitoring; - Using thoughtful teaming practices to build cognitive, metacognitive, and emotional regulation skills; - Teaching students to seek, give, and receive feedback that amplifies their own and others' learning; and - Developing the specific leadership skills and strategies that promote individual and group success. Examples from face-to-face and virtual K–12 classrooms help to illustrate what SLCs are, and teacher voices testify to what they can achieve. No more hoping the group work you're assigning will be good enough—or that collaboration will be its own reward. No more crossing your fingers for productive outcomes or struggling to keep order, assess individual student contributions, and ensure fairness. Student Learning Communities shows you how to equip your students with what they need to learn in a way that is truly collective, makes them smarter together than they would be alone, creates a more positive classroom culture, and enables continuous academic and social-emotional growth.

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ASCD

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1416629661

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Wicked Dreams

A Riveting New Thriller

By: Lisa Jackson,Nancy Bush

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Wicked Dreams

A Riveting New Thriller

By: Lisa Jackson,Nancy Bush

New York Times bestselling Sisters of Suspense Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush return to Siren Song, an isolated island off the wild Oregon Coast. Some people call it The Colony. Others whisper it’s a cult. For a group of women with extraordinary gifts, it’s both home and refuge. Until evil returns to burn it all down… Now in paperback for fans of Allison Brennan, Alex North, Iris Johansen, and JT Ellison. The note pinned to the dead body found on the remote beach has no name, just Ravinia Rutledge’s phone number and the words “Next of Kin.” Ravinia insists she doesn’t recognize the man on the mortuary slab, but she suspects Detective Nev Rhodes doesn’t believe her. He can tell that she’s one of them—the Siren Song women. Five years after moving away from The Colony, Ravinia has carved out a life as a private investigator whose specialty is helping others locate their missing loved ones. Yet sometimes, it’s better if the missing are never found. “Good Time Charlie” is the name given to a monster from her past, a man she and her sisters hoped was gone forever. But the dead man on the beach is a sign that Charlie has merely been waiting, preparing to fulfill his mission to rid the world of the Siren Song women—and anyone who gets in his way. Now, despite Ravinia’s reluctance to team up with Rhodes, it’s the only way to stop an adversary determined to see that each and every member of The Colony will die at his hands . . .

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Kensington

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1496747747

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The Heart of the Emerald

A Scottish Historical Romance

By: Nancy Pennick

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The Heart of the Emerald

A Scottish Historical Romance

By: Nancy Pennick

Ross, Juliet and son, Alec, return to Glenhaven in the Scottish Highlands with heavy hearts. They have reluctantly said goodbye to Ross’ two sisters. Glynis and Heather, along with Heather’s husband Jamie, who had to flee Scotland after the 1715 Uprising. When the couple returns home, troubling news greets them. While away, pompous and entitled John Alder, heir to the Duke of Essex and Juliet’s old suitor from England, had come to the castle looking for them. He is now on the brink of madness, driven by one thought. Find Juliet and make her his own. Fearful for her son’s safety, Juliet will do anything to protect Alec, but Ross may have a plan of his own.

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Satin Romance

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1680467077

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My Highlander Husband

A Scottish Historical Romance

By: Nancy Pennick

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My Highlander Husband

A Scottish Historical Romance

By: Nancy Pennick

Volatile times engulfed 1715 Scotland. Threats of a Jacobite uprising hung in the air. Lady Juliet Kingston traveled to Glenhaven with her entourage to meet and marry Laird MacLaren’s son with the hopes their union might help calm the rumblings of war—an Englishwoman weds a Scottish Highlander. Juliet longs for home and the man she left behind, until she meets Ross MacLaren. Both are stubborn and strong, but find love. Now a threat comes from a different front, one Juliet cannot fight. She gives up her husband and home to protect those she has come to love and returns to England with John, her former beau. Will she ever find her way back?

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1680464167

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Hidden History of LaGrange, Kentucky

By: Nancy Stearns Theiss

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Hidden History of LaGrange, Kentucky

By: Nancy Stearns Theiss

Hidden History of a Hidden Gem LaGrange, Kentucky, was founded in 1827 with a mainline railroad track running down Main Street. Home to many farmers and industrialists, the city has a rich history and is even tied, in a way, to the Marquis de Lafayette. Join author Nancy Stearns Theiss as she details the deep history of the Kindness Capitol of Kentucky.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439676682

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Nancy Spero, Encounters

By: Joanna S. Walker,Nancy Spero

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Nancy Spero, Encounters

By: Joanna S. Walker,Nancy Spero

An original and valuable intervention in the fast-growing field of feminist and new art histories, Nancy Spero, Encounters offers a sophisticated interpretation of the work of a highly original and under-represented woman artist. The study proposes a new model of comparatism within the field of visual studies, mirroring and complementing Spero's dialogic manner of working. Spero's encounters with the work of Ana Mendieta, H.D., Isadora Duncan and others are examined.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409420434

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Monarch of the Flute

The Life of Georges Barrere

By: Nancy Toff

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Monarch of the Flute

The Life of Georges Barrere

By: Nancy Toff

Barráere had a major impact on the development of the flute & flute pedagogy in the U.S. during the 20th century. This biography covers his formative years in Paris and his years with the New York Symphony & the Institute of Musical Art, where he founded the woodwind department.

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Oxford University Press

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0195170164

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Construction Safety Management

By: Raymond Elliot Levitt,Nancy Morse Samelson

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Construction Safety Management

By: Raymond Elliot Levitt,Nancy Morse Samelson

Designing safety into every facet of your construction organizationisn t just sensible, it s also profitable.... Featuring provensafety management methods gathered from fifteen years or researchat Stanford University and used by the most successful constructionmanagers in the industry, Construction Safety Management is acomprehensive blueprint for CEOs, job-site managers, foremen,safety professionals, and owners on safely managing constructionwork at every level and phase of a project. Incorporating thesemanagement practices and policies into a practical format ofreal-life case studies and summary action steps, this new updatedSecond Edition offers each member of the construction managementteam specific advice on effectively upgrading an organization stotal safety performance, including: * Building a corporate culture of zero accidents * Planning for high project performance * Establishing accountability for safety * Eliminating drugs and alcohol from the job site * Maintaining a communications safety net * Achieving the dual goal of safety and productivity * Maintaining effective crews * Measuring safety performance * Monitoring contractors for safety This new edition also reviews key requirements of the ComprehensiveSafety and Health Reform Act of 1993 and discusses the potential ofemerging management techniques and computing technologies forconstruction safety management, including Total Quality Management,partnering, robotics, automated process control, artificialintelligence, and expert systems. "The Second Edition is even better than the first. The informationis timely but what s even more important, the techniques work!"Raymond Hays, Director Environmental Safety and Health/QA RUSTConstruction Services "The detailed guidance provided throughout the book will enable allsegments and levels of the construction industry to increaseproductivity." Jim E. Lapping Director, Safety and Health Buildingand Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471599336

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction

From C.S. Lewis to Left Behind

By: Nancy M. Tischler

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction

From C.S. Lewis to Left Behind

By: Nancy M. Tischler

A biographical encyclopedia of American and British Christian-themed writers from World War II to the present, covering acclaimed literary works and popular evangelical fiction. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction: From C.S. Lewis to Left Behind spans the entire breadth of Christian-themed British and American writing from World War II to the present—well-known and less familiar authors, acclaimed literary novels, and popular writing in a variety of genres (mysteries, thrillers, romances), works that explore matters of faith, works that challenge orthodoxy and church practices, and works wholly written by and for devout evangelicals. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction offers 90 alphabetically organized entries covering the field's most important writers. Each entry includes a brief biography, religious and educational background, a survey of major works and themes, and a summary of critical response, as well as a bibliography of major works and criticism. By examining evocative, sometimes overlooked Christian elements in modern fiction, and by exploring the depth and scope of popular evangelical fiction, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction offers the richest, most complete portrait of the role of faith in modern English writing ever published.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313345694

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9780313345692

Psychology Around Us

By: Nancy Ogden,Michael Boyes,Evelyn Field,Ronald Comer,Elizabeth Gould

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Psychology Around Us

By: Nancy Ogden,Michael Boyes,Evelyn Field,Ronald Comer,Elizabeth Gould

Psychology Around Us, Fourth Canadian Edition offers students a wealth of tools and content in a structured learning environment that is designed to draw students in and hold their interest in the subject. Psychology Around Us is available with WileyPLUS, giving instructors the freedom and flexibility to tailor curated content and easily customize their course with their own material. It provides today's digital students with a wide array of media content — videos, interactive graphics, animations, adaptive practice — integrated at the learning objective level to provide students with a clear and engaging path through the material. Psychology Around Us is filled with interesting research and abundant opportunities to apply concepts in a real-life context. Students will become energized by the material as they realize that Psychology is "all around us.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111964531X

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9781119645313

Forgotten Past

By: Barbara Kaye,Pamela Browning,Nancy Martin

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Forgotten Past

By: Barbara Kaye,Pamela Browning,Nancy Martin

Forgotten Past by Barbara Kaye\Pamela Browning\Nancy Martin released on Jun 24, 1993 is available now for purchase.

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0373200935

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9780373200931

Beachcombers

A Novel

By: Nancy Thayer

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Beachcombers

A Novel

By: Nancy Thayer

BONUS: This edition contains a Beachcombers discussion guide and an excerpt from Nancy Thayer's Heat Wave. Abbie Fox hasn’t seen her father or two younger sisters in almost two years. But now Lily, the baby of the family, is sending Abbie urgent emails begging her to return home. Their middle sister, Emma, has taken to her bed, devastated after losing her high-powered job and breaking up with her fiancé. Also, Lily is worried that the beautiful, enigmatic woman renting their guesthouse has set her sights on their widowed father. The Fox sisters closed ranks years ago after the haunting, untimely death of their mother, but seeing their dad move on with his life forces each of them to take stock. Over the course of the summer, the sisters’ lives grow as turbulent as the unpredictable currents off the New England coast: Abbie breaks her own rules in the name of love, type-A Emma learns a new definition of success, and strong-minded Lily must reconcile her dreams with reality. At summer’s end, these unforgettable women will face profound choices—and undergo personal transformations that will surprise even themselves.

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Ballantine Books

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0345518306

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9780345518309

Investigating Variation

The Effects of Social Organization and Social Setting

By: Nancy C. Dorian

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Investigating Variation

The Effects of Social Organization and Social Setting

By: Nancy C. Dorian

Nancy C. Dorian's examination of the fisherfolk Gaelic spoken in a Highland Scottish village offers a number of explanations for delayed recognition of linguistic variation unrelated to social class or other social sub-groups.

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Oxford University Press

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0199738254

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9780199738250

Renegade

An Anonymous Justice novel

By: Nancy Allen

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Renegade

An Anonymous Justice novel

By: Nancy Allen

Kate Stone swore an oath to uphold the law. But is it time to take justice into her own hands? THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE… Assistant DA Kate Stone has just suffered the biggest loss of her career. She’d worked so hard to prosecute a serial assaulter of women, and it was a case she should have won. But a corrupt judge allowed Max James to walk free. When he confronts her outside the courthouse, she punches James, and he goes down hard. After the footage is plastered across every TV screen, Kate’s boss demands that she either attend anger management meetings or give up the job she lives for. CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH. Begrudgingly, Kate attends her first meeting. Inside is a group of people all failed by the justice system. Their mission: to do everything in their power to help right wrongs, even if outside the law. Unsure who to trust among this unlikely team of renegades, Kate begins to dig into Max James’s secret life and her explosive discoveries will lead to a stunning new twist in the case. And turn her into the prime suspect.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538719185

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Latent Growth Curve Modeling

By: Kristopher J. Preacher,Aaron L. Wichman,Robert C. MacCallum,Nancy E. Briggs

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Latent Growth Curve Modeling

By: Kristopher J. Preacher,Aaron L. Wichman,Robert C. MacCallum,Nancy E. Briggs

Latent growth curve modeling (LGM)—a special case of confirmatory factor analysis designed to model change over time—is an indispensable and increasingly ubiquitous approach for modeling longitudinal data. This volume introduces LGM techniques to researchers, provides easy-to-follow, didactic examples of several common growth modeling approaches, and highlights recent advancements regarding the treatment of missing data, parameter estimation, and model fit. The book covers the basic linear LGM, and builds from there to describe more complex functional forms (e.g., polynomial latent curves), multivariate latent growth curves used to model simultaneous change in multiple variables, the inclusion of time-varying covariates, predictors of aspects of change, cohort-sequential designs, and multiple-group models. The authors also highlight approaches to dealing with missing data, different estimation methods, and incorporate discussion of model evaluation and comparison within the context of LGM. The models demonstrate how they may be applied to longitudinal data derived from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD).. Key Features · Provides easy-to-follow, didactic examples of several common growth modeling approaches · Highlights recent advancements regarding the treatment of missing data, parameter estimation, and model fit · Explains the commonalities and differences between latent growth model and multilevel modeling of repeated measures data · Covers the basic linear latent growth model, and builds from there to describe more complex functional forms such as polynomial latent curves, multivariate latent growth curves, time-varying covariates, predictors of aspects of change, cohort-sequential designs, and multiple-group models

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