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Loosening Ego’S Grasp

Walking the Path to Awareness

By: Rick Evans

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Loosening Ego’S Grasp

Walking the Path to Awareness

By: Rick Evans

Fred is a forty-two-year-old North American who stumbles into a spiritual process that changes his life. He comes to see that his drive for sex is one of the inner demons he needs to face. Can he find the value, connection, and love hes searching for within himself? Or will he keep looking for those qualities out there? His process takes him on a journey to loosen egos grasp.

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1543464033

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9781543464030

The Trident Deception

A Novel

By: Rick Campbell

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The Trident Deception

A Novel

By: Rick Campbell

The best submarine novel since Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October." —Booklist (starred review) The USS Kentucky—a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads—is about to go on a routine patrol. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter-orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site. What the Kentucky's crew doesn't know is that those launch orders haven't actually come from the U.S. government. Rogue elements within the Mossad have learned that Iran has developed its first nuclear weapon and, in ten days, will detonate it—and the target is Israel. The suspected weapon complex is too far underground for conventional weapons to harm it, and the only choice is a pre-emptive nuclear strike. With limited time, this rogue group initiates a long-planned operation called the Trident Deception. They'll transmit false orders and use a U.S. nuclear submarine to launch the attack. In this thriller from Rick Campbell, with only 8 days before the Kentucky is in launch range and with the submarine cut off from any outside communication, one senior officer, the father of one of the officers aboard the submarine, must assemble and lead a team of attack submarines to find, intercept and neutralize the Kentucky before it can unknowingly unleash a devastating nuclear attack.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250039002

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9781250039002

Bloody Bill Longley

The Mythology of a Gunfighter

By: Rick Miller

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Bloody Bill Longley

The Mythology of a Gunfighter

By: Rick Miller

William Preston Longley (1851-1878) went on a murderous rampage over the last few years of his life. Once he was arrested in 1877, and subsequently sentenced to hang, his name became known statewide as an outlaw and a murderer. Longley created and reveled in his self-centered image as a fearsome, deadly gunfighter. In truth, Longley was not the daring figure that he attempted to paint.

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University of North Texas Press

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1574413058

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9781574413052

Guarded by Dragons

Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People

By: Rick Gekoski

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Guarded by Dragons

Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People

By: Rick Gekoski

The Times Best Literary Non-fiction Books 2021 - 'a super yarn' 'Rick Gekoski's encyclopaedic knowledge of rare books is matched only by the enthusiasm and brio with which he writes about them' Ian Rankin Rick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce, carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its hiding place shared through word of mouth like the myths of old. In Guarded by Dragons, Gekoski invites readers into this enchanted world as he reflects on the gems he has unearthed throughout his career. He takes us back to where his love of collecting began - perusing D.H. Lawrence first editions in a slightly suspect Birmingham carpark. What follows are dizzying encounters with literary giants as Gekoski publishes William Golding, plays ping-pong with Salman Rushdie and lunches with Graham Greene. A brilliant stroke of luck sees Sylvia Plath's personal copy of The Great Gatsby fall into Gekoski's lap, only for him to discover the perils of upsetting a Poet Laureate when Ted Hughes demands its return. Hunting for literary treasure is not without its battles and Gekoski boldly breaks the cardinal rule never to engage in a lawsuit with someone much richer than yourself, while also guarding his bookshop from the most unlikely of thieves. The result is an unparalleled insight into an almost mythical world where priceless first editions of Ulysses can vanish, and billionaires will spend as much gold as it takes to own the manuscript of J.K. Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard. Engaging, funny and shrewd, Guarded by Dragons is a fascinating discussion on value and worth. At the same time, Gekoski artfully reveals how a manuscript can tell a thousand stories.

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Constable

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1472133838

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9781472133830

Sputnik Diner

By: Rick Maddocks

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Sputnik Diner

By: Rick Maddocks

From an award-winning writer reminiscent of Richard Russo and Russell Banks: get ready for a heady and heartbreaking stay in Nanticoke, home of the Sputnik Diner. Travelling on Highway 3, along the upper lip of Lake Erie and through a moustache of tobacco fields and sky, we arrive in Nanticoke, Ontario. At the heart of the town is the Sputnik Diner, a smoky grill where the jukebox whirs out an ever-changing soundtrack. Navigating their way through the lies and sexual betrayals are Grace, waitress and self-defeating artist; Buzz, who offers the cook's eye view of the eccentric patrons and staff; and Marcel, the gruff French-Canadian owner who doles out hilarious malapropisms and his own peculiar brand of hospitality. In muscular prose, Maddocks traces the lives of flawed, gutsy, and utterly loveable characters: an immigrant family from Wales, struggling to find their place in the ragged, darkly absurd world of tobacco-belt Ontario; two young brothers who steal the family car and try to come to grips with their father's cancer out on the dinosaur mini-putt course in the pouring rain; and Grace, who seeks out her birth parents only to confront the dizzying epiphanies of that momentous discovery. There are others too, whose stalled dreams, gritty hopes and humour spark through the Sputnik Diner universe.

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Vintage Canada

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0307369951

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9780307369956

The Adventures of Grizzly Gus and Misty Hill

By: Rick Birkenholtz

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The Adventures of Grizzly Gus and Misty Hill

By: Rick Birkenholtz

Gus, fifty-five, built a log cabin in a remote area in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. He did so to get away from bad relationships, which resulted in a failed business and two divorces. Gus wanted to be alone and responsible for only himself. Misty, seventeen, lost her beloved outdoorsman father in a motorcycle accident. She blames her mother. Only months later, her mother gets a “loser” boyfriend, whom Misty despises. Her mother thinks that Misty’s boyfriend, David, is too old for her daughter. They have fights over each other’s boyfriends. One day, Misty believes that David has a new girlfriend. Misty is crushed. She decides to head up into the mountains to camp out and “get away from it all” for a few days. An accident leaves Misty unconscious in a stream of icy-cold water. Misty is rescued by mountain man Gus, who carries her body to his cabin. Their adventures over the next several months include wild animals, bad people, and good people. Learn how this mountain man and a runaway teenager bond and how their relationship brings them back to civilization. Discover the shocking and surprising ending!

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662408838

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9781662408830

Landscape of the Megaliths

Excavation and Fieldwork on the Avebury Monuments, 1997-2003

By: Mark Gillings,Joshua Pollard,Rick Peterson,David Wheatley

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Landscape of the Megaliths

Excavation and Fieldwork on the Avebury Monuments, 1997-2003

By: Mark Gillings,Joshua Pollard,Rick Peterson,David Wheatley

This volume describes the results of the Longstones Project , a joint-universities programme of excavation and survey designed to develop a fuller understanding of the context and dynamics of monument construction in the later Neolithic (3rd millennium BC) of the Avebury region, Wiltshire. Several elements of this internationally important prehistoric monument complex were investigated: an early-mid 3rd millennium BC enclosure at Beckhampton; the recently re-discovered Beckhampton Avenue and Longstones Cove; a section of the West Kennet Avenue; the Falkner's stone circle; and the Cove within Avebury's Northern Inner Circle. The research sheds new light on the complexities and development of this monument rich area and consideration is given to the questions of how and why ceremonial centres such as that at Avebury came into being in the 3rd millennium BC. The importance of understanding the agency - the affective and perceived inherent qualities - of materials and landscapes is stressed; and the unusual character of the Wessex monument complexes is highlighted by comparison with the format and sequences of other ceremonial centres in southern Britain. The second part of the monograph tracks the later, post-prehistoric, lives of Avebury's megalithic monuments including a detailed account of the early 18th-century records of the Beckhampton Avenue made by the antiquary William Stukeley.

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Oxbow Books

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1782975233

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Before the Storm

Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

By: Rick Perlstein

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Before the Storm

Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

By: Rick Perlstein

In an astute and surprising history of the 1960s as the cradle of the conservative movement, Perlstein's gutsy narrative history profiles the rise of Barry Goldwater, the rich, handsome Arizona Republican who scorned the federal bureaucracy and despised liberals on sight.16 pp. of photos.

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Bold Type Books

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1568584121

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9781568584126

Food Pedagogies

By: Dr Elaine Swan,Dr Rick Flowers

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Food Pedagogies

By: Dr Elaine Swan,Dr Rick Flowers

In recent years everyone from politicians to celebrity chefs has been proselytizing about how we should grow, buy, prepare, present, cook, taste, eat and dispose of food. In light of this, contributors to this book argue that food has become the target of intensified pedagogical activity across a range of domains, including schools, supermarkets, families, advertising and TV media. Illustrated with a range of empirical studies, this edited and interdisciplinary volume - the first book on food pedagogies - develops innovative and theoretical perspectives to problematize the practices of teaching and learning about food. While many different pedagogues - policy makers, churches, activists, health educators, schools, tourist agencies, chefs - think we do not know enough about food and what to do with it, the aims, effects and politics of these pedagogies has been much less studied. Drawing on a range of international studies, diverse contexts, genres and different methods, this book provides new sites of investigation and lines of inquiry. As a result of its broad ranging critical evaluation of ‘food as classroom’ and ‘food as teacher’, it provides theoretical resources for opening up the concept of pedagogy, and assessing the moralities and politics of teaching and learning about food in the classroom and beyond.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472408357

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9781472408358

Nixonland

The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

By: Rick Perlstein

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Nixonland

The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

By: Rick Perlstein

An exciting e-format containing 27 video clips taken directly from the CBS news archive of a brilliant, best-selling account of the Nixon era by one of America’s most talented young historians. Between 1965 and 1972 America experienced a second civil war. Out of its ashes, the political world we know today was born. Nixonland begins in the blood and fire of the Watts riots-one week after President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, and nine months after his historic landslide victory over Barry Goldwater seemed to have heralded a permanent liberal consensus. The next year scores of liberals were thrown out of Congress, America was more divided than ever-and a disgraced politician was on his way to a shocking comeback: Richard Nixon. Six years later, President Nixon, harvesting the bitterness and resentment borne of that blood and fire, was reelected in a landslide even bigger than Johnson's, and the outlines of today's politics of red-and-blue division became already distinct. Cataclysms tell the story of Nixonland: • Angry blacks burning down their neighborhoods, while suburbanites defend home and hearth with shotguns. • The civil war over Vietnam, the assassinations, the riot at the Democratic National Convention. • Richard Nixon acceding to the presidency pledging a new dawn of national unity--and governing more divisively than any before him. • The rise of twin cultures of left- and right-wing vigilantes, Americans literally bombing and cutting each other down in the streets over political differences. •And, finally, Watergate, the fruit of a president who rose by matching his own anxieties and dreads with those of an increasingly frightened electorate--but whose anxieties and dreads produced a criminal conspiracy in the Oval Office.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451606265

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9781451606263

Brown University Baseball

A Legacy of the Game

By: Rick Harris

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Brown University Baseball

A Legacy of the Game

By: Rick Harris

This book will chronicle the history of baseball at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown has earned the distinction of being the most influential institution regarding baseball in Rhode Island. Fields, players, coaches are also included. Perhaps the most interesting parts of the book are the stories revolving around students and baseball games. Racial Integration on the ball field at Brown University is also explored, as well as women who played baseball at Pembroke College (Brown's sister college prior to integration of female and male students).

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614234701

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9781614234708

Kraken

Fact Or Fiction?

By: Rick Emmer

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Kraken

Fact Or Fiction?

By: Rick Emmer

Explores the evidence for and against the existence of the legendary giant squid known as the kraken.

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Infobase Publishing

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143813116X

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9781438131160

Equally Yoked

By: Rick McKinniss

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Equally Yoked

By: Rick McKinniss

This book is written for people who really believe in their heart-or who really want to believe-that God's highest ideal is for men and women to operate in a full and equal partnership, yet have been led to believe that the Bible teaches otherwise. In both the original creation and in the new creation God has an ideal for the genders-full and equal partnership under God's headship. Equally Yoked examines the teaching of the Bible on this critical topic and makes the case that this ideal of partnership is biblical; and that reclaiming this ideal is essential for the church to fulfill its end-time mandate to partner with God in seeing His Kingdom come to earth. Why another book about men and women? Rick does a great job explaining why. I applaud this effort to pour more support and reason into a long overdue change in the modern day church. Men and women all over the world will applaud you as well. Thank you! Danny Silk Family Life Pastor Bethel Church, Redding, CA Rick McKinniss has written a book that should engage every serious Bible student who has struggled with the issue of gender and the Kingdom of God. Refusing to dodge either the difficult texts or the cultural contexts, this volume responsibly examines the whole perspective of Scripture concerning the roles of men and women. Dr. James Mason Professor Emeritus Bethel Seminary St. Paul, MN Rick McKinniss is the Senior Leader of Wellspring Church in Kensington, CT and is recognized as a servant-leader to pastors throughout Connecticut. He is a former adjunct professor of preaching at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN where he earned two theological degrees. He and his wife Debbie have been married for 36 yers and have four grown children.

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Xulon Press

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1615795928

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9781615795925

NEXT STOP - UNKNOWN

By: Rick Pascal

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NEXT STOP - UNKNOWN

By: Rick Pascal

NEXT STOP-UNKNOWN is a compilation of imaginative short stories with the feel and flavor of "The Twilight Zone"... fantastical and disjointed tales, each different from the next. Stories comprise eerie, supernatural and mystical events, science fiction drama, shifting time periods, dark fantasy, gothic horror; even with a bit of romance and a touch humor added into the mix. The reader is often surprised by the unexpected twist or surprise ending that he or she is faced with, leading them to realize, “I never saw that coming!” Characters exhibit the same attributes that we all have – to one extent or another. Perhaps more so here: greed, envy, narcissism, egotism, pride, bigotry, arrogance. Some may also exhibit love, friendship, loyalty. How the characters use their traits and desires are the main points that drive each story; but to what end?

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BookLocker.com, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798885314459

Storm in the Rear-View

By: Rick TURNER

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Storm in the Rear-View

By: Rick TURNER

When writing this book, I assumed that the reader would have already read my first offering, “The Calm Before STORM” which dealt with travels during the first year of our retirement, 2006. If you have not, I suggest you do. Why? Simply, it’s a darn good read. Honestly though, you need not have read “Calm” before this one. “STORM in the Rear-view” will make perfect sense regardless, as I detail our further adventures in the two following years, during which, unknowingly, the GFC and the STORM Financial catastrophe were bearing down upon us. I will take you on a caravan journey right around our beautiful continent of Australia, and our off-shore state, Tasmania, come with us to Johannesburg, South Africa for the birth of our Grandson, climb Mt Kilimanjaro, drive through the Eastern bloc countries of Europe, visit Turkey and Vietnam, along the way catching numerous events of the world’s greatest motor sport, Speedway. You’ll be exhausted but the journey will be well worthwhile. Let’s go!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479733741

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9781479733743

Seattle Vice

Strippers, Prostitution, Dirty Money, and Crooked Cops in the Emerald City

By: Rick Anderson

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Seattle Vice

Strippers, Prostitution, Dirty Money, and Crooked Cops in the Emerald City

By: Rick Anderson

For more than half a century, Frank Colacurcio and his crime family have been a force in the bars and backrooms of Seattle power and politics, an American crime boss reign to match those of the often-glamorized Mafia dons of New York and Chicago. Seattle Vice tells the story of the Pacific Northwest's most successful strip club owner, Frank Colacurcio, whose excessive appreciation for girls has made him both a millionaire and a convict. He notched his first major felony in his 20s, and now, at the age of 92, faces his sixth. This book is a historic snapshot of Seattle as a place of corruption and vice. And in that snapshot, Frank Colacurcio is the guy in the middle, smiling into the camera.

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Sasquatch Books

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1570617147

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9781570617140

Luke the Priest

The Authority of the Author of the Third Gospel

By: Dr Rick Strelan

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Luke the Priest

The Authority of the Author of the Third Gospel

By: Dr Rick Strelan

This book focuses on the authority and status of the author of Luke-Acts. What authority did he have to write a Gospel, to interpret the Jewish Scriptures and traditions of Israel, to interpret the Jesus traditions, and to update the narrative with a second volume with its interpretation of Paul and the other apostles who appear in the Acts narrative? Rick Strelan constructs the author as a Jewish Priest, examining such issues as writing and orality, authority and tradition, and the status and role of priests. The analysis is set within the context of scholarly opinion about the author, the intended audience and other related issues.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409477886

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9781409477884

Carolina Beach Music Encyclopedia

By: Rick Simmons

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Carolina Beach Music Encyclopedia

By: Rick Simmons

While rock groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean defined the beach music of Southern California during the 1960s, a different, R&B influenced sound could be heard along South Carolina's Grand Strand. Drawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews, this richly illustrated reference work covers the music, songwriters and performers who contributed to the genre of classic Carolina beach music from 1940 to 1980. Detailed entries tell the stories behind nearly 500 classic recordings, with release dates, label information, chart performance and biographical background on more than 200 artists.

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McFarland

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1476631530

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The Fires of Coventry

By: Rick Shelley

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The Fires of Coventry

By: Rick Shelley

Coventry. One of the founding worlds of the Second Commonwealth. It lies just eight light years away from the Commonwealth’s capital world, Buckingham, but it’s mostly been ignored during the Federation War. No longer. The Federation has its sights set on taking Coventry by any means necessary. Their first wave of attacking troops have set Coventry aflame in an effort to force out the population and keep local resistance at bay as they establish a base for attacking the heart of the Commonwealth. Coventry is Reggie Bailey’s home. Reggie isn’t a Royal Marine. He’s a family man, a father of three. But he has to put it all aside and join his brethren to fight the fires that threaten his world. It’s up to the home guard to keep the Federation at bay long enough for reinforcements to arrive. To Sergeant David Spencer of the Commonwealth’s Royal Marines, the scorched earth assault on Coventry is a challenge. But he’s trained, skilled, armed, ready. When the unexpected orders to go to Coventry arrive, there’s no question that David and his men are up to the task, but there’s every question if they can arrive in time and fight their way through the fires of Coventry before it’s too late for Reggie and his family. War hits home as Rick Shelley’s Federation War trilogy continues. PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR: "Rick Shelley was a soldier at heart, and his books were written from the heart. They carry the real feel of the sweat, blood, and camaraderie of those on the front lines." --Jack Campbell, author of the bestselling Lost Fleet series

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Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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1936535440

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9781936535446

Managing Clinical Processes

By: Roslyn Sorensen,Rick Iedema

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Managing Clinical Processes

By: Roslyn Sorensen,Rick Iedema

This book will provide clinicians, clinical managers and corporate managers with a practical guide to managing clinical processes and managing change in health services. It also provides the theory behind the practice.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729578259

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9780729578257

The Invisible Bridge

The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan

By: Rick Perlstein

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The Invisible Bridge

The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan

By: Rick Perlstein

The New York Times bestselling dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term—until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The next president declared upon Nixon’s resignation “our long national nightmare is over”—but then congressional investigators exposed the CIA for assassinating foreign leaders. The collapse of the South Vietnamese government rendered moot the sacrifice of some 58,000 American lives. The economy was in tatters. And as Americans began thinking about their nation in a new way—as one more nation among nations, no more providential than any other—the pundits declared that from now on successful politicians would be the ones who honored this chastened new national mood. Ronald Reagan never got the message. Which was why, when he announced his intention to challenge President Ford for the 1976 Republican nomination, those same pundits dismissed him—until, amazingly, it started to look like he just might win. He was inventing the new conservative political culture we know now, in which a vision of patriotism rooted in a sense of American limits was derailed in America’s Bicentennial year by the rise of the smiling politician from Hollywood. Against a backdrop of melodramas from the Arab oil embargo to Patty Hearst to the near-bankruptcy of America’s greatest city, The Invisible Bridge asks the question: what does it mean to believe in America? To wave a flag—or to reject the glibness of the flag wavers?

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Simon and Schuster

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1476782431

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9781476782430

The Chief's Footsteps

A social and natural history based on the life and times of Roy Peck of Danford Lake, Quebec

By: Rick Blanchard

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The Chief's Footsteps

A social and natural history based on the life and times of Roy Peck of Danford Lake, Quebec

By: Rick Blanchard

This book recounts the remarkable life of Roy Peck, a quintessential yet extraordinary Canadian. Born into an austere rural situation, he stuck by home and family through tough times and discovered the fun of living and the benefits of choosing well. He received Canada's and Quebec's top honours for his chosen genres in the shooting sports of target archery and rifle. The young athletes of the Northeast Pontiac and Central Gatineau nicknamed him "The Chief" for his winning ways as their coach and mentor, and they still call him "The Chief." And anyone who hired him as their carpenter or builder will testify that all his doors still work very well.

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FriesenPress

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1460256603

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9781460256602

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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1458759520

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9781458759528

Making Christian Counseling More Christ Centered

By: Rick W. Marrs Ph.D.

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Making Christian Counseling More Christ Centered

By: Rick W. Marrs Ph.D.

Many Christian counselors and pastors want to bring Christ's Gospel and forgiveness into their soul care, but don't know how. Luther's very Christ-centered theology, based in his desire for care of souls, can provide us with that foundation. Various techniques flowing from that foundation are shared. "Martin Luther formulated his proclamation of the message of Scripture for his contemporaries between the poles of God's voice in the pages of the Bible and the needs and afflictions of his hearers and readers. Marrs brings twenty-first century readers into that exchange and demonstrates how Luther's insights into the gospel of Jesus Christ help bring healing and comfort to those struggling with guilt, shame, fear, loneliness, and other spiritual afflictions in our day. This volume provides those who are engaged in conversation with the troubled and distressed rich resources for fostering peace and joy in the midst of such trouble and distress." Robert Kolb, PhD, professor of systematic theology emeritus, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis USA "If all good theology is pastoral in its orientation, then this groundbreaking, practical, biblical study is well worth careful consideration by any pastor or Christian counsellor. In it Marrs engages in a conversation with the teaching of Luther as a Christ-centered pastoral theologian and the practical insights of psychologists on the personal care of their clients, with a special emphasis on Luther's insistence on the need to distinguish between law and gospel in the proper application of God's gracious word with the delivery of soul care to God's people." John W. Kleinig, PhD Professor Emeritus, Australian Lutheran College University of Divinity, Adelaide, South Australia

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First Citizen

The Industrious Life of Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

By: Joseph Lambert, Jr.,Rick Shale

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First Citizen

The Industrious Life of Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

By: Joseph Lambert, Jr.,Rick Shale

In 1919, the doors of Youngstown's Butler Institute of American Art were opened for the first time. Dubbed "the lighthouse of culture," both the beautiful marble museum and the artwork inside were the gift of 19th-century industrialist Joseph G. Butler, Jr., in what was the crowning achievement of a long life. Butler earned his successes with hard work, a competitive spirit and business savvy. He earned a fortune in the iron and steel industry crowded by such figures as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Frick and Charles Schwab. Butler also took on politicians, promoted American interests, preserved American history and spearheaded projects to improve his community. To friends and admirers, he was affectionately referred to as "Uncle Joe." This biography chronicles Butler's early life through his career in the iron and steel industry, detailing his contributions to the art world, his philanthropic endeavors and his accomplishments as an author and historian.

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McFarland

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1476690405

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It's All Rugby

By: Rick O'Shea

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It's All Rugby

By: Rick O'Shea

Hunangofiant y cyflwynydd a'r pyndit rygbi poblogaidd Rick O'Shea. Cynrychiolodd ei dad ei wlad, gan chwarae i Gymru a'r Llewod yn y gamp, a chwaraeodd Rick yntau ar lefel ysgol, clwb a choleg. Mae'n hawlio'r hynodrwydd o fod yn fewnwr a newidiodd i chwarae yn safle prop! This is the autobiography of the popular Welsh rugby pundit and presenter, Rick O'Shea. Rick comes from good rugby stock, his father John having played for Wales and the British Lions. He's no stranger to playing the game himself, having played schoolboy, club and Student rugby. He has the unusual distinction of being a scrum half who was converted to play prop!

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Y Lolfa

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1784610070

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Borate Minerals of Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada: Annotated Bibliography

By: Rick O. Rittenberg

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Borate Minerals of Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada: Annotated Bibliography

By: Rick O. Rittenberg

An annotated bibliography of over 2,050 references associated with borate minerals from Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada. Sources include journal articles, papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, and other literature published from the 1860s into 2024. The bibliography is divided into 16 chapters: History, Boron and Borates, Chemistry and Crystal Structure, Mineralogy, Geology, California, Death Valley, Searles Lake, Mojave Desert, Kramer, Calico, Fort Cady, Tick Canyon, Ventura, Nevada, and Annual Reviews. Contains appendices of supplemental information on borate minerals, color photographs, and an alphabetical index of authors. 638 pages. Key words: borax, colemanite, kernite, probertite, and ulexite.

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Lightning Press

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0998563803

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A Man in the Making

Strategies to Help Your Son Succeed in Life

By: Rick Johnson

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A Man in the Making

Strategies to Help Your Son Succeed in Life

By: Rick Johnson

The transformation from boy into man requires intentional guidance, education, and good role models. As a boy grows toward manhood, his parents can instill in their son the values and character traits needed to succeed in life. Highlighting famous Christian men throughout history and the character trait that made each an outstanding model of manhood, parenting expert Rick Johnson gives moms and dads intentional strategies to help mold their sons into honorable men. The book includes men such as •Martin Luther King Jr. •George Washington •John Wooden •Abraham Lincoln •Jedediah Smith •Benjamin Franklin •Leonardo da Vinci •and more With passion and practicality, Johnson covers all aspects of a young man's development, including his work ethic, education, and integrity.

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Baker Books

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1441242813

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The Franchise: New York Rangers

A Curated History of the Blueshirts

By: Rick Carpiniello

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The Franchise: New York Rangers

A Curated History of the Blueshirts

By: Rick Carpiniello

In The Franchise: New York Rangers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern NHL landscape, and how it'll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.Rangers fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at hockey history.

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Triumph Books

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1637271514

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Writing for Broadcast Journalists

By: Rick Thompson

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Writing for Broadcast Journalists

By: Rick Thompson

This is a superb book which combines the rare mixture of high quality information with humour. The style of writing engages the reader from the introduction and the experience and insight of the author occasionally makes it difficult to put down, a rare feature of a textbook. I would unreservedly recommend this book not only to those studying journalism but to students of language and all who use the spoken and written word as the ‘materials’ of their work.' Barry Turner, Nottingham Trent University 'Rick Thompson's guidance manual is packed with advice to would-be writers for this medium. He's someone with years of experience at the top level of the national and international profession, and he's smack up to date with his references. The book is aimed at journalists, but anyone with a serious interest in developing their literacy will learn a lot about professional writing skills from what he has to say.' Roy Johnson, www.mantex.co.uk Writing for Broadcast Journalists guides readers through the significant differences between the written and the spoken versions of journalistic English. It will help broadcast journalists at every stage of their careers to avoid such pitfalls as the use of newspaper-English, common linguistic errors, and Americanised phrases, and gives practical advice on accurate terminology and pronunciation, while encouraging writers to capture the immediacy of the spoken word in their scripts. Writing for Broadcast Journalists includes: practical tips on how to avoid ‘journalese’, clichés and jargon guidance on tailoring your writing style to suit a particular audience advice on converting agency copy into spoken English writing to television pictures examples of scripts from some of the best in the business an appendix of ‘dangerous’ words and phrases to be avoided in scripts.

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Routledge

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1136929630

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Little Labels--big Sound

Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music

By: Rick Kennedy,Randy McNutt

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Little Labels--big Sound

Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music

By: Rick Kennedy,Randy McNutt

* Stories from the lean early days of American popular music * Ten visionaries who altered the course of popular music * Close-up portraits of risk-taking label owners who often gambled their careers and livelihoods to release music they believed in

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Indiana University Press

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0253335485

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The Drug Paradox

An Introduction to the Sociology of Psychoactive Substances in Canada

By: Tara L. Bruno,Rick Csiernik

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The Drug Paradox

An Introduction to the Sociology of Psychoactive Substances in Canada

By: Tara L. Bruno,Rick Csiernik

Why are some drugs considered socially acceptable while others are demonized? What makes these definitions so widespread? Who benefits from these conceptualizations? The Drug Paradox examines both the empirically founded and the socially constructed facets of drugs and drug use, highlighting the incongruous aspects of laws, policies, and programming that aim to address behaviours around drugs. The authors explore this paradox, arguing that Canada’s punitive approach to addressing drug use continues to exist alongside harm-reduction strategies and that these competing approaches ultimately impede Canada’s ability to deal effectively with substance misuse. Using a policy-oriented approach while also emphasizing the utility of a multifaceted biopsychosocial model, this text provides students with a foundation in the sociology of psychoactive substances in the Canadian context. It covers a broad range of issues—models of addiction, the history of Canada’s drug laws, media representation, government responses to substance use, and international perspectives on drug policy—and addresses various research areas that are important for students to consider when trying to make sense of the competing discourses on drugs in society. The Drug Paradox is ideal for use in sociology courses on drugs and drug use and will also appeal to those focusing on drug use from a criminology, public health, or policy perspective.

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Canadian Scholars

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1773380524

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From Fields to Fairways

Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota

By: Rick Shefchik

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From Fields to Fairways

Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota

By: Rick Shefchik

The first history of Minnesota's celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game's most famous architects

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816677328

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How the Swans Came to the Lake

A Narrative History of Buddhism in America

By: Rick Fields,Benjamin Bogin

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How the Swans Came to the Lake

A Narrative History of Buddhism in America

By: Rick Fields,Benjamin Bogin

This new updated edition of How the Swans Came to the Lake includes much new information about recent events in Buddhist groups in America and discusses such issues as spiritual authority, the role of women, and social action.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834843900

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Reaganland

America's Right Turn 1976-1980

By: Rick Perlstein

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Reaganland

America's Right Turn 1976-1980

By: Rick Perlstein

From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1476793069

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Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan

The True Story of how the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate

By: Rick Bowers

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Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan

The True Story of how the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate

By: Rick Bowers

Intertwining stories about the invention of Superman as a defender of the little guy, his rise as a media force, and the real fight against the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate how a mythical hero could take on the fight for civil rights.

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National Geographic Books

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1426309155

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The Secrets of Havenwood

By: Rick Baldacci

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The Secrets of Havenwood

By: Rick Baldacci

A world-renowned scientist discovers a new gene therapy for cancer. A major investor in a competing company chooses to use unscrupulous means to thwart his efforts. As an intellectual property lawsuit arises, critical lab books go missing. A young boy becomes entangled in the mystery of their recovery and his life is changed.

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AuthorHouse

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1491868422

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Thistle Hill

A Suspense Novel

By: Rick Charlebois

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Thistle Hill

A Suspense Novel

By: Rick Charlebois

Thistle Hill is the story of David MacDonald, who is trying to make sense of life. Up until now, his life has responded appropriately to his efforts—he owns a successful business, has a good family life, lives in a beautiful house, and drives a new BMW 750Li and a 1998 Porsche Boxster—but still he yearns for some satisfaction that he hasn’t yet been able to achieve or even identify. Little does he know that his life is about to whirl out of control and become a nightmare that he can’t wake up from. Never would he have believed that his life would intersect with a serial killer, a young woman wanting to break up his marriage, and a minister who would become his best friend. Join David on his journey through life’s surprises and glean what you can to better prepare yourself for your own journey. Investigate the questions that over time have been asked by many people. What’s the point to this rat race we live in? Where are we all rushing to? Can we find security in money, success, government, science, or religion? Thistle Hill can be read for pure entertainment, but it also offers the opportunity to think more deeply on various subjects, either individually or in a book club or small group setting. The author has conveniently listed topic points at the end of the book to encourage group discussion.

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1486613373

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