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Take Back the Land

Inspiring a New Generation to Lead America

By: Rick Boyer

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Take Back the Land

Inspiring a New Generation to Lead America

By: Rick Boyer

Challenging today's youth to action with a mission to restore Christian values! America declared her right to independence based on "the laws of nature and nature's God." Her Founding Fathers were overwhelmingly God-fearing Christian men who built our government and society on principles they found in God's Word. Current social and political events are shouting to the church to take action. Take back the Land will motivate youth to be a part of this growing voice for reformation! It's not enough to just hope for change, and complain when it doesn't happen. Become the change that brings America back to its Christ-focused foundations!

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New Leaf Publishing Group

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0890516197

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9780890516195

Android Application Development Cookbook

By: Rick Boyer,Kyle Mew

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Android Application Development Cookbook

By: Rick Boyer,Kyle Mew

Over 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today About This Book Find the answers to your common Android programming problems, from set up to security, to help you deliver better applications, faster Uncover the latest features of Android Marshmallow to make your applications stand out Get up to speed with Android Studio 1.4 - the first Android Studio based on the IntelliJ IDE from JetBrains Who This Book Is For If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you'll want to keep at your desk for a quick reference to solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects. What You Will Learn Along with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google's new Android Studio IDE Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library Master Android programming best practices from the recipes Create exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster Keep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app. Make use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users Get a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations In Detail The Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! This “cookbook” will make it easy for you to jump to a topic of interest and get what you need to implement the feature in your own application. If you are new to Android and learn best by “doing,” then this book will provide many topics of interest. Starting with the basics of Android development, we move on to more advanced concepts, and we'll guide you through common tasks developers struggle to solve. The first few chapters cover the basics including Activities, Layouts, Widgets, and the Menu. From there, we cover fragments and data storage (including SQLite), device sensors, the camera, and GPS. Then we move on more advanced topics such as graphics and animation (including OpenGL), multi-threading with AsyncTask, and Internet functionality with Volley. We'll also demonstrate Google Maps and Google Cloud Messaging (also known as Push Notifications) using the Google API Library. Finally, we'll take a look at several online services designed especially for Android development. Take your application big-time with full Internet web services without having to become a server admin by leveraging the power of Backend as a Service (BaaS) providers. Style and approach This book progresses from the fundamentals of Android Development to more advanced concepts, with recipes to solve the most common problems faced by developers. This cookbook makes it easy to jump to specific topics of interest, where you'll find simple steps to implement the solution and get a clear explanation of how it works.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1785889206

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9781785889202

Android 9 Development Cookbook

Over 100 recipes and solutions to solve the most common problems faced by Android developers, 3rd Edition

By: Rick Boyer

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Android 9 Development Cookbook

Over 100 recipes and solutions to solve the most common problems faced by Android developers, 3rd Edition

By: Rick Boyer

Build feature-rich, reliable Android Pie apps with the help of more than 100 proven industry standard recipes and strategies. Key FeaturesUncover the latest features in Android 9 Pie to make your applications stand outDevelop Android Pie applications with the latest mobile technologies, from set up to securityGet up-to-speed with Android Studio 3 and its impressive new featuresBook Description The Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world. There has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! With this extensively updated cookbook, you'll find solutions for working with the user interfaces, multitouch gestures, location awareness, web services, and device features such as the phone, camera, and accelerometer. You also get useful steps on packaging your app for the Android Market. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code you can use in your project from the outset. Whether you are writing your first app or your hundredth, this is a book that you will come back to time and time again, with its many tips and tricks on the rich features of Android Pie. What you will learnDevelop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support libraryCreate engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimediaWork through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project fasterAdd location awareness to your own app with examples using the latest Google Play services APIUtilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your appWho this book is for If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you will benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you'll want to keep on your desk as a quick reference to help you solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1788622960

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9781788622967

Gone to Earth

By: Rick Boyer

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Gone to Earth

By: Rick Boyer

The action doesn't slow down until the tank is good and empty." The New York Times Book Review It begins with motorcycles. Four vintage Harleys carefully hidden in the barn of Doc Adams's newly purchased farm. Doc, a cycle enthusiast, finds it hard to believe that anyone could abandon such beautiful bikes. And sure enough, the rightful owners soon turn up -- butchered and buried at the edge of his property! Then the sister of one of the victims comes to call and tells Doc that only one man could have done the deed -- a knife-wielding psychopath named Buddy, feared even by the motorcycle gangs. There's only one problem with this theory -- Buddy's skeleton was among the remains found at the site of the slaughter. Or was it?

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Fawcett

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0804106118

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9780804106115

Obscene in the Extreme

The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath

By: Rick Wartzman

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Obscene in the Extreme

The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath

By: Rick Wartzman

Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's number one bestseller, but in Kern County, California - the Joads' newfound home - the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves. Obscene in the Extreme tells the remarkable story behind this fit of censorship. When W. B. ''Bill'' Camp, a giant cotton and potato grower, presided over its burning in downtown Bakersfield, he declared: ''We are angry, not because we were attacked but because we were attacked by a book obscene in the extreme sense of the word.'' But Gretchen Knief, the Kern County librarian, bravely fought back. ''If that book is banned today, what book will be banned tomorrow?'' Obscene in the Extreme serves as a window into an extraordinary time of upheaval in America - a time when, as Steinbeck put it, there seemed to be ''a revolution...going on.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458759520

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9781458759528

God, Caesar, and Idols: The Church and the Struggle for America’s Soul

By: Rick D. Boyer

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God, Caesar, and Idols: The Church and the Struggle for America’s Soul

By: Rick D. Boyer

Once “one nation under God,” America today is desperately sick. And the Church seems to have no answers. How can a nation so “churched” be so untouched by the Gospel? Why has “the Glory departed,” leaving a nation racked by political hatred, drug addiction, and shattered families? God, Caesar, and Idols asks these questions and calls the Church to seek God’s Word for answers. Too many Christians no longer make political choices on the basis of eternal truth, but instead make them on the basis of purely financial considerations. It’s time for the Church to break its addiction to humanistic, government schooling and instead “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” This book challenges the Church to reject “cheap grace” and the easy temptation to be “tolerant” of society’s rebellion. We must again honor the authority of God’s Word and embrace the life-altering power available when we reject our cultural idols and proclaim “the whole counsel of God” without compromise. Armed with careful scriptural exegesis and supported by the words of great Christians from church history, God, Caesar, and Idols encourages the American Church to again “contend for the faith” in today’s culture—whatever the cost.

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Ambassador International

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1649600895

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9781649600899

Home Educating with Confidence

How Ordinary Parents Can Produce Extraordinary Children

By: Rick Boyer (columnist.),Marilyn Boyer

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Home Educating with Confidence

How Ordinary Parents Can Produce Extraordinary Children

By: Rick Boyer (columnist.),Marilyn Boyer

When Rick and Marilyn Boyer began homeschooling 16 years ago, they didn't know what they were getting into. Now they share what they have learned through their experiences. They believe that learning is a natural function that can happen better at home than anywhere else. As the authors will show, ordinary parents can produce extraordinary children.

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Holly Hall Publications

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0964539632

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9780964539631

Beryllium

By: Rick Adair

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Beryllium

By: Rick Adair

Beryllium is a gray, brittle metal. The difficulty and expense of extracting Be from rocks are the main reasons for its obscurity. Prized for its light weight, durability, strength, and heat capacity, Beryllium is alloyed with other metals for use in jets, gyroscopes, jewelry, cameras, cell phones, golf clubs, watches, space telescopes, X-ray systems, trumpets and flutes, and nuclear reactors. An experiment simulating radioactive decay is included.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1435842294

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9781435842298

A World of Chess

Its Development and Variations through Centuries and Civilizations

By: Jean-Louis Cazaux,Rick Knowlton

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A World of Chess

Its Development and Variations through Centuries and Civilizations

By: Jean-Louis Cazaux,Rick Knowlton

With more than 400 illustrations, and detailed maps, this immense and deeply researched account of the history of chess covers not only the modern international game, derived from Persian and Arab roots, but a broad spectrum of variants going back 1500 years, some of which are still played in various parts of the world. The evolution of strategic board games, especially in India, China and Japan, is discussed in detail. Many more recent chess variants (board sizes, new pieces, 3-D, etc.) are fully covered. Instructions for play are provided, with historical context, for every game presented.

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McFarland

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1476629013

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9781476629018

The Hands-on Dad

The Father's Role in Christian Home Education

By: Rick Boyer

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The Hands-on Dad

The Father's Role in Christian Home Education

By: Rick Boyer

Rick shares seven biblical functions of the father and shows how they apply in home education.

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0970877021

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9780970877024

Texas Music

By: Rick Koster

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Texas Music

By: Rick Koster

Provides information on the history of Texas music from the 1920s to the present.

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Macmillan

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0312254253

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9780312254254

Sorting through Worldviews

How to Give Reasonable Responses in Defense of Christianity

By: Rick Kline

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Sorting through Worldviews

How to Give Reasonable Responses in Defense of Christianity

By: Rick Kline

Why do people adopt an overarching view of life that is mentally perilous? Does the Christian faith provide answers to the dilemmas of life by giving coherent answers to objections against the faith? Discussing the Christian faith with our family and friends can be quite challenging because of the various non-religious and religious perspectives, except if you know what questions to ask. This book takes you on a journey through objections to Christianity with insights on how to listen, ask questions, and provides commonsense explanations of the Christian faith without reliance on intellectual and academic arguments. Sorting through Worldviews is uniquely relevant for Christians who want to calmly and reasonably share their faith with anyone in a casual conversation. This book is distinctly timed for anyone curious about Christianity and wants it explained in a way that actually makes sense without a religious judgmental attitude.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666795356

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9781666795356

The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia

By: Rick Pender

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The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia

By: Rick Pender

Praise from Jesse Green, New York Times Chief Theater Critic, Arts, in the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide: “From A (the director George Abbott) to Y ('You Could Drive a Person Crazy'), The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, by Rick Pender, offers an astonishingly comprehensive look, in more than 130 entries, at the late master’s colleagues, songs, shows and methods." The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive reference devoted to musical theater’s most prolific and admired composer and lyricist. Entries cover Sondheim’s numerous collaborators, from composers and directors to designers and orchestras; key songs, such as his Academy Award winner “Sooner or Later” (Dick Tracy); and major works, including Assassins, Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, and West Side Story. The encyclopedia also profiles the actors who originated roles and sang Sondheim’s songs for the first time, including Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters. Featuring a detailed biographical entry for Sondheim, a chronology of his career, a listing of his many awards, and discussions of his opinions on movies, opera, and more, this wide-ranging resource will attract musical theater enthusiasts again and again.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538115875

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9781538115879

Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy

By: Rick Ginsberg,David Plank

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Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy

By: Rick Ginsberg,David Plank

The editors have collected original papers dealing with the impact of commissions on educational policy and reform. This book is a combination of the perspectives of practitioners directly involved with writing or reacting to commission reports, and scholars analyzing the significance and impact of educational policy. Chapters are written by some of the country's leading authorities on education. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for educators, administrators, political scientists, sociologists, and others interested in the state of education. Includes a foreword by Paul E. Peterson of Harvard University.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313005044

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9780313005046

Moscow Metal

By: Rick Boyer

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Moscow Metal

By: Rick Boyer

Doc Adams was sitting quietly in his backyard when one of his cats showed up, violently ill. It seemed she had been shot by a pellet covered with radioactive thallium--a poison preferred by the KGB! "An appealing blend of charm and derring-do".--Kirkus Reviews.

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Ivy Books

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0804102929

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9780804102926

The Daisy Ducks

By: Rick Boyer

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The Daisy Ducks

By: Rick Boyer

Oral surgeon and sleuth Doc Adams--whose first adventure won an Edgar Award--braces for more action! He thought he had been asked to find a Vietnam vet's gold statuette, acquired during the war. He had not been told about the murderous LURPs who might have stolen it!

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0804102937

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9780804102933

Yellow Bird

By: Rick Boyer

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Yellow Bird

By: Rick Boyer

A Doc Adams Mystery. Doc's old medical school chum and one-time drinking buddy, Jonathan Randolph, calls up one cold January night to invite Doc to pay him a visit on Cape Cod. Not long after the awkward reunion, Doc's presence is once again requested -- at an autopsy. A man has been found shot to death next door to where Doc and Jonathan met. Doc immediately recognizes the dead man as George Brenner, another friend from the past. And Randolph has disappeared without a trace. Is Doc's old friend the murderer . . . or the next victim?

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0804110360

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