Robert Connors's Books

Selected Essays of Robert J. Connors

By: Lisa Ede,Andrea A. Lunsford

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Selected Essays of Robert J. Connors

By: Lisa Ede,Andrea A. Lunsford

One of the most influential scholars in the field of rhetoric and composition, Robert J. Connors argued vigorously for the importance of grounding contemporary theories and practice in a richly historicized understanding of the past. This chronological collection, edited by Lisa Ede and Andrea Lunsford, provides a representative sample of Connors’s most significant work throughout his twenty-year career.

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0312402791

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9780312402792

Chickenhawk

By: Robert Mason

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Chickenhawk

By: Robert Mason

A true, bestselling story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger. "Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Penguin

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110117515X

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9781101175156

East of the Arch

By: Robert J. Randisi

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East of the Arch

By: Robert J. Randisi

Bestselling Author of Blood on the Arch "Robert Randisi has long been held as a master and East of the Arch is just one more reason why." —Michael Connelly, Author of Chasing the Dime Joe Keough was not happy. His new job as "Top Cop" for the mayor of St. Louis had him involved in more political functions than investigations. But all that changed when the bodies of pregnant women began to be discovered on the Illinois side of the Mississippi. Suddenly Keough found himself on loan to East St. Louis . . . and on the trail of a serial killer more grotesque than anything he'd seen before. When the offer to join a special statewide serial killer squad comes his way, Keough has to make a decision that could change his personal and professional life forever. But through it all he continues to work frantically, battling the clock to find the perpetrator of these increasingly twisted crimes before another young woman and her unborn baby are killed. "Bloodcurdling. Keeps the reader asking what happens next right up to the logical and effective finale." —Publishers Weekly "Exceptionally entertaining and riveting." —Booklist "Randisi is a masterful writer and East of the Arch is a finely tuned, high-octane, wheel-burning dragster. A thrilling ride down the straightaway of suspense." —James W. Hall, Author of Blackwater Sound

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Speaking Volumes

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1645405052

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9781645405054

Angels to the Rescue

Inspirational Real-Life Stories from an ER Doctor

By: Robert D. Lesslie

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Angels to the Rescue

Inspirational Real-Life Stories from an ER Doctor

By: Robert D. Lesslie

Angels Are God's First Responders From bestselling author Robert Lesslie (over 400,000 books sold) comes an all-new collection of thrilling inspiration from the emergency room. Join first responders and ER doctors as they encounter life-or-death situations, putting their training and beliefs to the test. Be uplifted as you meet real-life angels, such as Elton, a daring highway patrolman who risks it all to prevent disaster James, the orthopedic tech with a God-given talent for mending hearts Shep, a principled fire captain whose most important lesson spares one of his own Denton, the tireless paramedic who rescues an injured man...from a hospital Maybelle, a faithful nursery volunteer who makes a life-saving diagnosis As you read these heart-pounding stories of faith in the face of impossible odds, you'll be reminded that a loving and merciful God appoints angels, those you can and cannot see, to watch over you and intervene on your behalf.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736966951

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9780736966955

Twisted Love

By: Robert Bigaouette

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Twisted Love

By: Robert Bigaouette

“Twisted Love” is a work of fiction that tells the story of a deadly love triangle resulting from unconquerable obsession. Let's explore the dark recesses of human desire through plot and characterization. Tommy Landis is a young man of Italian and Irish descent who lives in Brooklyn, New York and works at a messenger center in Manhattan. He is an attractive man who seems to hide behind Woody Allen – like glasses and a shield of insecurity. As the story begins, he lives a lonely life, socializing mainly with his mother and other employees at his workplace while yearning for romance with the woman of his dreams. After trying his luck with answering a personal ad from the newspapers, Tommy is contacted by Crystal Farnsworth, a beautiful young woman with a similar yearning for love. They begin dating, and soon Tommy realizes that Crystal is the woman he has been waiting for; Crystal, on the other hand, realizes that Tommy is not her ideal man. Meanwhile, Tommy's attractive co-worker, Maria DeBlanco, has fallen in love with him, even though, he remain oblivious to her feelings while he fruitlessly chases Crystal. Tommy and Maria's attraction to individuals they cannot have devolves into obsession, and soon both are full-blown stalkers with the intent to kill. While a meaningful romance with each other is within their grasp, they choose to exchange sanity for insanity and romance for tragedy. Portraying the irrationality of obsession, “Twisted Love”, invites readers into the minds of two stalkers who begins with good intentions but end with murder. .........isn't love a bit twisted?..............

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Archway Publishing

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166574118X

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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

By: Robert E. Howard

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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

By: Robert E. Howard

Here are Robert E. Howard’s greatest horror tales, all in their original, definitive versions. Some of Howard’s best-known characters—Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them—roam the forbidding locales of the author’s fevered imagination, from the swamps and bayous of the Deep South to the fiend-haunted woods outside Paris to remote jungles in Africa. The collection includes Howard’s masterpiece “Pigeons from Hell,” which Stephen King calls “one of the finest horror stories of [the twentieth] century,” a tale of two travelers who stumble upon the ruins of a Southern plantation–and into the maw of its fatal secret. In “Black Canaan” even the best warrior has little chance of taking down the evil voodoo man with unholy powers–and none at all against his wily mistress, the diabolical High Priestess of Damballah. In these and other lavishly illustrated classics, such as the revenge nightmare “Worms of the Earth” and “The Cairn on the Headland,” Howard spins tales of unrelenting terror, the legacy of one of the world’s great masters of the macabre.

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Del Rey

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0345509749

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The Science of Supervillains

By: Lois H. Gresh,Robert Weinberg

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The Science of Supervillains

By: Lois H. Gresh,Robert Weinberg

The authors of The Science of Superheroes now reveal the real genius of the most evil geniuses Ever wonder why comic book villains, such as Spiderman's bionic archenemy Dr. Octopus or the X-Men's eternal rival Magneto, are so scary and so much fun? It's not just their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, it's their unrivalled techno-proficiency at creating global mayhem that keeps comic book fans captivated. But is any of the science actually true? In The Science of Supervillains, authors Lois Gresh and Bob Weinberg present a highly entertaining and informative look at the mind-boggling wizardry behind the comic book world's legendary baddies. Whether it's artificial intelligence, weapons systems, anti-matter, robotics, or magnetic flux theory, this fun, fact-filled book is a fascinating excursion into the real-world science animating the genius in the comic book world's pantheon of evil geniuses. Lois Gresh (Scottsville, NY) and Bob Weinberg (Oak Forest, IL) are the authors of the popular Science of Superheroes (cloth: 0-471-0246-0; paper: 0-471-46882-7)

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Turner Publishing Company

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0470250534

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The End of Hidden Ireland

Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration

By: Robert Scally

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The End of Hidden Ireland

Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration

By: Robert Scally

Many thousands of Irish peasants fled from the country in the terrible famine winter of 1847-48, following the road to the ports and the Liverpool ferries to make the dangerous passage across the Atlantic. The human toll of "Black '47," the worst year of the famine, is notorious, but the lives of the emigrants themselves have remained largely hidden, untold because of their previous obscurity and deep poverty. In The End of Hidden Ireland, Scally brings their lives to light. Focusing on the townland of Ballykilcline in Roscommon, Scally offers a richly detailed portrait of Irish rural life on the eve of the catastrophe. From their internal lives and values, to their violent conflict with the English Crown, from rent strikes to the potato blight, he takes the emigrants on each stage of their journey out of Ireland to New York. Along the way, he offers rare insights into the character and mentality of the immigrants as they arrived in America in their millions during the famine years. Hailed as a distinguished work of social history, this book also is a tale of adventure and human survival, one that does justice to a tragic generation with sympathy but without sentiment.

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Oxford University Press

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0195363647

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Korean War Filmography

91 English Language Features through 2000

By: Robert J. Lentz

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Korean War Filmography

91 English Language Features through 2000

By: Robert J. Lentz

The Korean experience changed the way Americans viewed war. The lack of a clear-cut victory inspired filmmakers to try to make sense of fighting another country's civil war and risking American lives for an unpopular cause. This filmography details more than 90 English-language films. Each entry includes complete cast and credit listings, a plot synopsis, evaluation, review snippets, and notice of video availability. This book places each film in its historical context, assesses the essential truthfulness of each film and evaluates its entertainment value, and discusses how--and why--Korean War films differ from other Hollywood war genres. Four appendices list the films by chronology; production company and studio; level of historical accuracy; and subject and theme. Additional appendices list films with incidental references to the Korean War; documentaries on the Korean War; and South Korean films about the war. Photographs, a bibliography, and an index are included.

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McFarland

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1476621543

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9781476621548

BY TWO

By: Robert Grant Wealleans

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BY TWO

By: Robert Grant Wealleans

Cartwright Logan, 29, former detective of the NYPD, is the lucky winner of the NYS Lottery for $38 Million. Megan Mayfield is the young, 19 year old billionaire heiress who inherited her late parents' conglomerate. Logan moves to California, pursuing his love of police work, joining the Santa Portia Police Department. Megan and Logan meet and fall in love. This power couple combine marriage, love, and a joint interest for police work. Megan trains and becomes a reserve police officer. The duo open Logan & Mayfield Investigations. Their first client is a wealthy California Assemblyman whose adult son has been missing for two years. Logan officially takes on the cold case. In this fast-paced tale follow the loving duo as a cold case turns into a volcano of serial rape, serial murder, and mystery. Five more men vanish. From Santa Portia to Calgary and on to Newcastle, U.K., the duo pursue leads, and pursue the elusive, capable, and clever killer to an astonishing and exciting conclusion in the north of England.

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0359421148

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In the Shadow of the Arch

By: Robert J. Randisi

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In the Shadow of the Arch

By: Robert J. Randisi

Bestselling Author of Alone with the Dead "Randisi uses the shopping-center settings to fine dramatic effect, rendering them spooky stalking grounds." —Publishers Weekly Joe Keough, a former New York City police detective, moved to St. Louis to get away from the bloodshed of the Big Apple and start fresh. But five minutes into Keough's new life, four-year-old Brady Sanders walked into his St. Louis police station, leaving behind a trail of bloody footprints. That was only the beginning of a twisted trail of darkness and fear, from Brady's missing parents and their blood soaked house, to the kidnapping of beautiful mothers and their small children. Were these hideous acts a series of unrelated coincidences, or was there a serial killer on the loose, stalking and killing the citizens of St. Louis? It wasn't long before Keough was forced to realize that death in the Midwest is no different from death in New York. Terror is terror, no matter where you live. "A skilled, uncompromising writer, Randisi knows which buttons to press—and how to press them." —John Lutz, Author of Single White Female "Each of Randisi's novels is better than its entertaining predecessor." —Booklist "Randisi successfully combines dry humor and suspense to come up with one heckuva read. This man knows how people talk and think and it shows. —Rave Reviews

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Speaking Volumes

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1645405036

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9781645405030

SportsWorld

An American Dreamland

By: Robert Lipsyte

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SportsWorld

An American Dreamland

By: Robert Lipsyte

Tough and witty, SportsWorld is a well-known commentator’s overview of the most significant form of mass culture in America—sports. It’s a sweaty Oz that has grown in a century from a crucible for character to a complex of capitalism, a place where young people can find both self-fulfillment and cruel exploitation, where families can huddle in a sanctuary of entertainment and be force fed values and where cities and countries can be pillaged by greedy team owners and their paid-for politicians. But this book is not just a screed, it’s a guided visit with such heroes of sports as Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Joe Namath, who the author knew well, and with some he met in passing, like Richard Nixon, who seemed never to have gotten over missing the cut in college varsity football, a major mark of manhood. We see how SportsWorld sensibilities help elect our politicians, judge our children, fight our wars, and oppress our minorities. And now featuring a new introduction by the author,SportsWorld is a book that will provide the foundation for understanding today’s world of sports and the time of Trump. In the America of 2017—where the SuperBowl is worth billions, athletes are penalized or forced out of sports for political and anti-racist activism, and Title IX is constantly questioned and undermined—Robert Lipsyte’s 1975 critique remains startlingly and intensely relevant.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813593239

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9780813593234

Caged

One Woman's Journey from Cult Abuse to Freedom

By: Robert E. Hirsch PHD

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Caged

One Woman's Journey from Cult Abuse to Freedom

By: Robert E. Hirsch PHD

When a clinical psychologist enters his waiting room in 1999 to summon his new client, he notices all the chairs are empty. Suddenly, his eyes fall upon a woman crouched in the corner with her arms wrapped tightly around herself in a protective posture. Dr. Hirsch has just met Anne, a woman who would eventually relay an unforgettable story of incredible abuse and amazing survival as she gathered the courage to escape the darkness of cult abuse. Within the walls of a strict and isolated religious community that advocated traditional values and social responsibility, another reality lurked. As Dr. Hirsch delves deep into Annes past, she begins to expose a history of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by leaders of a religious cult who kept children in cages, ruled mysterious deaths accidental, and tragically misused religion to justify the acts. As Dr. Hirsch questions why such incomprehensible acts occurred in the first place, a powerful and trusting relationship ensues between Anne and her therapist, changing both of them forever. As Anne summons the strength to testify against cult leaders, a captivating story of resilience is revealed, providing wonderful insight into how psychotherapy helped lead one woman out of the darkness and into the light.

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iUniverse

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0595916295

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Angels on Call

Inspiring True Stories from the ER

By: Robert D. Lesslie

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Angels on Call

Inspiring True Stories from the ER

By: Robert D. Lesslie

Who Is on Call for You? Whether they walk, or are wheeled, or are carried in, every person in the ER has a unique story to tell. And every one of them needs an angel. Bestselling author Robert Lesslie (over 400,000 books sold) invites you to experience the heart-pounding drama he's witnessed firsthand during his 30-plus years as an ER doctor. Go on call with Dr. Lesslie and encounter an unusual injury that puts two burly bikers flat on their backs a resilient cancer patient with an indomitable spirit a doctor's mixed emotions over a young woman's tragic overdose a medical instructor's unforgettable lesson on the importance of observation a pair of overzealous caregivers who give an elderly man the scare of a lifetime In these touching true stories (and many more), you'll discover that angels come in many forms, sent by a caring God who is always on call when you need Him most.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736968768

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How Monkeys See the World

Inside the Mind of Another Species

By: Dorothy L. Cheney,Robert M. Seyfarth

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How Monkeys See the World

Inside the Mind of Another Species

By: Dorothy L. Cheney,Robert M. Seyfarth

Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. "This reviewer had to be restrained from stopping people in the street to urge them to read it: They would learn something of the way science is done, something about how monkeys see their world, and something about themselves, the mental models they inhabit."—Roger Lewin, Washington Post Book World "A fascinating intellectual odyssey and a superb summary of where science stands."—Geoffrey Cowley, Newsweek "A once-in-the-history-of-science enterprise."—Duane M. Rumbaugh, Quarterly Review of Biology

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University of Chicago Press

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022621852X

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The Journey Through Grief and Loss

Helping Yourself and Your Child When Grief Is Shared

By: Robert Zucker

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The Journey Through Grief and Loss

Helping Yourself and Your Child When Grief Is Shared

By: Robert Zucker

When adults face a significant loss, they must grapple with their own profound grief, and they are often called upon to nurture and support their grieving children. This is the first book to address this very common dual grieving challenge. As a practicing psychotherapist for twenty-nine years, Robert Zucker can offer parents and other concerned readers important insights into managing their own grief while supporting their grieving children. He offers: • Understanding how adults and children grieve differently • Learning how to explain the meaning of death to children • Knowing what to do when grief gets complicated • Deciding when they and/or their child need counseling • Helping their family members stay connected with loved ones even after death. For the countless parents who have tried blocking out their own grief in order to be available to their child, Robert Zucker provides a measure of comfort. This book will reassure readers that a grieving parent can still be an effective parent.

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1429970499

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9781429970495

Crossroads

By: Robert Fisher

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Crossroads

By: Robert Fisher

At an early age, Alex MacMillan was taught by his mother that the journey through life would be filled with crossroads. At each of them, he must carefully look in both directions before selecting the path to take. His decisions would not always be easy. What she didnt mention was that some of his choices could lead to danger. He had to learn that the hard way. World War Two was not a conducive environment in which to make obviously correct decisions, and Alex would find more than his fair share of difficulty. Technically, he was overqualified for the mission he was given. Technically - but not mentally he had great fear of the location, and with good reason: the jungles of Malaya were occupied by more than enemy Japanese, and some of the inhabitants were decidedly deadly. Throughout his mission, the words of the intelligence officer who sent him there continually resounded in his ears: Trust no one, and never, never turn your back on anyone!

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AuthorHouse

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1504921585

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Angels and Heroes 3-in-1

Inspiring True Stories

By: Robert D. Lesslie

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Angels and Heroes 3-in-1

Inspiring True Stories

By: Robert D. Lesslie

Three of Dr. Robert Lesslie's popular books of inspiring true stories are now gathered into one ebook set for the first time ever! In Angels and Heroes, Angels in the ER, and Angels on Call, Dr. Lesslie shares moving accounts of remarkable people and incidents from his 25 years as an ER doctor. During this rich history he has witnessed many amazing moments of people exhibiting the grace and strength of angels in the face of danger every day. In this uplifting set of books, readers will be inspired by the human connections and divine moments in: breathtaking stories from the front lines of the police firefighters' extraordinary adventures poignant tales from the men and women of EMS ER patients who choose life despite difficult circumstances people who embrace hope—for themselves and others These fascinating true stories will encourage readers to appreciate those who serve others—and to watch for those moments when they too can turn emergencies into opportunities and trials into demonstrations of God's grace.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736973664

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9780736973663

Melissa King

Deadly Ratings

By: Robert Finkelsen

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Melissa King

Deadly Ratings

By: Robert Finkelsen

Melissa King, fresh out of college with a degree in journalism, gets a big break with the Network in Los Angeles California. Leaving her small town in New England she found a new and dangerous life as a reporter. The news media for the Network goes too far to increase the ratings, doing anything to be on top of the breaking news with their newly formed First on the Scene News Team. Fighting loneliness and discovering new friends at the Network, she also discovers a secret that could cost her, her life. Chased to the brink of death, only her two friends can deliver her from becoming a deadly rating.

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0595179630

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Bloodlines ... Pedigree & Progeny

By: Robert A. Hilliard

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Bloodlines ... Pedigree & Progeny

By: Robert A. Hilliard

A young man determined to avenge his mother’s sexual assault by a powerful politician. The scions of two wealthy thoroughbred racing families, each trying to make his own mark in the world. A German family driven – and torn apart – by deeply held secrets. Bloodlines explores how our pasts and pedigrees can have unexpected impacts on our futures and progeny. Using as backdrop thoroughbred racing, breeding and betting parlors; bourbon distilleries; the arcane business of powder metal manufacturing, and the world’s “beautiful game” of soccer, author Rob Hilliard takes readers from post-World War II Germany to 1980s Kentucky and Virginia … from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. to Ireland, the European Continent and Israel … from the early years of the Civil Rights movement to the fall of the Berlin Wall. How these disparate worlds, locations and individuals become entwined over decades drives this sweeping story of corporate intrigue, international drama and, most of all, the family ties that bind them.

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1977240313

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9781977240316

Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana

By: Alan Vaughan,Alan P. M. Vaughan,Philip T. Leat,Robert J. Pankhurst

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Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana

By: Alan Vaughan,Alan P. M. Vaughan,Philip T. Leat,Robert J. Pankhurst

The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. Global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and southern South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.

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Geological Society of London

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1862391793

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The Community's College

The Pursuit of Democracy, Economic Development, and Success

By: Robert L. Pura,Tara L. Parker

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The Community's College

The Pursuit of Democracy, Economic Development, and Success

By: Robert L. Pura,Tara L. Parker

Co-published with An Agenda for Leaders / A Text for Leadership CoursesWhile community colleges promote American ideals of democracy, opportunity, and social mobility; they provide a vital, accessible, and affordable education for nearly 12 million first-generation, economically-disadvantaged, and minoritized students; are engines of local workforce and economic development; and enroll nearly half of all students who go on to complete a four-year degree; they remain the least resourced and the least funded institutions in the United States.Offering the insights of the former president of Greenfield Community College—located in Massachusetts’s poorest rural county—who was a national leader in community college and higher education organizations as well as closely involved with local businesses and organizations; and commentary and background data provided by Professor of Higher Education and Chair of the Department of Leadership in Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston, this book addresses the challenges that community colleges face as they strive to achieve their complex missions in a changing world.By providing vivid accounts of the diversity of students that community colleges serve, the complexity of their missions—from dual enrollment with high schools, to vocational training, adult education, and transfer to four-year colleges—and the role they play in supporting and responding to the needs of local business, as well in regional economic development, the authors make the case for increased investment, while at the same time making apparent to all stakeholders—from policy makers and trustees to college leaders, faculty and staff—how they can contribute to the vital development of human capacities.Community colleges are open-access, train nearly 80% of all first responders, graduate more than half of new nurses and health-care workers, and have a history of nimbleness and responsiveness to community needs, and can play a vital role in training for tomorrow’s jobs, over 60% of which will, in the next decade, require some college education. The first four chapters set the scene, demonstrating the key foundational linkage between education, community, and democracy, presenting a history of the community college movement, illustrating what’s involved in building strong and reciprocal community relationships, and covering a whole panoply of leadership issues such as governance, institutional culture, facilities planning, resource development, accreditation, and crisis management.The second part of the book presents Bob Pura’s accounts of his visits to five community colleges, each representing different geographic regions, institutional size, urban and rural locations, and how they respond to the varied racial and ethnic populations from they draw their students and establish themselves as anchors in their communities.As well as offering an important message to state and federal policy makers, this book serves as a roadmap for aspiring leaders of community colleges as well as a text for leadership and higher education courses. College leaders may find it useful for internal training and learning community groups.

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1000978079

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Topline, Bottom Line: A Simple, Brief, Comprehensive, and Irreverent Writing Guide for Professionals

By: Robert Levine

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Topline, Bottom Line: A Simple, Brief, Comprehensive, and Irreverent Writing Guide for Professionals

By: Robert Levine

Topline, Bottom Line opens by stressing the importance of good writing to business in the Information Age. Part One devotes a chapter each to grammar, spelling, punctuation, accuracy of word choice, the impact of word choice on writing's tone or style, structuring sentences and paragraphs, organizing documents, and the composition process. Part Two presents strategies for the most common types of business writing: resumés and cover letters, other correspondence, company newsletter articles, descriptive writing like instructions and job descriptions, expository writing such as project reports and employee reviews, and persuasive writing like proposals. The conclusion asserts that words convey information as definitively as numbers, requiring an equal level of precision in their use; it also counsels that writing is an art, not a science, because only the unique circumstances of each writing situation determine what works best for that situation.

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1387314246

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Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Greek Novel

Between Representation and Resistance

By: Robert Cioffi

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Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Greek Novel

Between Representation and Resistance

By: Robert Cioffi

In this richly detailed study, Robert Cioffi explores the signficance of the Nile River Valley as the geographic centre of the ancient Greek novel during the genre's heyday in the Roman empire. He shows how the region is repeatedly portrayed in these fictions as a dual-site of ethnographic representation and of resistance to imperial power.

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Oxford University Press

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019287053X

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