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Controlled Violence

On the Field and in the Booth

By: Sam Huff,Kristine Setting Clark

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Controlled Violence

On the Field and in the Booth

By: Sam Huff,Kristine Setting Clark

He grew up during the Depression, in a mining camp a few miles outside of Farmington, West Virginia, called Number Nine, and he became one the greatest linebackers in the history of the NFL. He was known as the Man in the Middle, who fought his way to victory on those famed New York giants' teams of the '50s and '60s. From his great rivalries with Jim Brown and Jim Taylor, to his hatred of Coach Allie Sherman, to the inside story of "the Greatest Game Ever Played"--the 1958 championship game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts--Huff speaks his mind in this no-holds-barred account that tells you how it is, and was. When Sam Huff speaks, whether through a microphone or in this revealing new autobiography, people listen.

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Triumph Books

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1617495344

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9781617495342

Yale Football

By: Sam Rubin

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Yale Football

By: Sam Rubin

Yale's great players and achievements are portrayed through rare and captivating images. With 26 national championships, two Heisman Trophy winners, and more than 800 victories, Yale football captures all the elements that make the sport so special.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738545325

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9780738545325

Miscarriages of Justice

Causes, Consequences and Remedies

By: Sam Poyser,Angus Nurse,Rebecca Milne

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Miscarriages of Justice

Causes, Consequences and Remedies

By: Sam Poyser,Angus Nurse,Rebecca Milne

Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people’s lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant developments in recent years in law and police codes of practice. This text, part of the Key themes in policing textbook series, is written by three highly experienced authors with expertise in the fields of criminal investigation, forensic psychology and law and provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice. They highlight difficulties in defining miscarriages of justice, examine their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and explore key cases and their causes. Discussing informal and formal remedies against miscarriages of justice, such as campaigns and the role of the media and the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), they highlight criticism of the activities and decision-making of the latter and examine changes to police investigation in this area. Designed to incorporate ‘evidence-based policing’, each chapter provides questions reflecting on the issues raised in the text and suggestions for further reading.

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Policy Press

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1447327462

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Hemoparasites of the Reptilia

Color Atlas and Text

By: Sam R. Telford, Jr.

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Hemoparasites of the Reptilia

Color Atlas and Text

By: Sam R. Telford, Jr.

Every researcher or diagnostician working with reptiles has faced the challenge of identifying reptile hemoparasites and then determining whether they are of importance or merely incidental. Another challenge is how to easily find the information required to make the proper identification. A distillation of knowledge from world-renowned expert Sam R. Telford, Jr, Hemoparasites of the Reptilia: Color Atlas and Text provides a comprehensive compilation of information on how to differentiate between the myriad species of reptile hemoparasites. The atlas provides diagnoses for 262 species of plasmodiids, hemogregarines, hemococcidians, trypansosomes, and leishmanias, including descriptions of eight new species or new taxonomic designations. It also discusses lesser known groups, such as piroplasms, rickettsiae, chlamydia, and erythrocytic viruses. Each genus and many species are represented among the 166 taxa illustrated in color. The species accounts contain host and geographic distribution, with precise localities when possible, prevalence, life cycles and vectors when known, effects upon the host, and ecology of the host-parasite relationship, morphological variation, and an exhaustive bibliography. The book also includes an illustrated key showing diagnostic characters. Telford draws on his 45 years of experience and his personal collection, considered the world’s most complete, to provide information on the morphology of the unicellular parasites of reptilian blood. He includes information from hard-to-find original papers and articles from sources throughout the world. The illustrated key and photomicrographs from Telford’s collection make identifying species quicker and easier.

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CRC Press

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1420080415

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9781420080414

Clemson

Where the Tigers Play

By: Sam Blackman,Bob Bradley,Chuck Kriese

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Clemson

Where the Tigers Play

By: Sam Blackman,Bob Bradley,Chuck Kriese

Clemson: Where the Tigers Play is the most comprehensive book ever written on Clemson University athletics. This book chronicles over 100 years of Tiger athletics, listing yearly accounts of statistics, records, bowl and tournament appearances, and historical moments. Read about the legends that put the Clemson Tigers on the map, including Banks McFadden, John Heisman, Rupert Fike, Frank Howard, Fred Cone, Bruce Murray, Bill Wilhelm, and I.M. Ibrahim. Also included are vignettes on some of Clemson's greatest moments -- the 1981 national football championship, the 1984 and 1987 national championship soccer seasons, College World Series appearances, the Frank Howard era, and the inaugural running down the hill in Death Valley.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1582613699

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9781582613697

Arizona Curiosities

Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By: Sam Lowe

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Arizona Curiosities

Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By: Sam Lowe

Saguaro cacti, desert landscapes, and the Grand Canyon may stand out as prominent Arizona features, but this scorching state is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Arizona Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762783826

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9780762783823

Controlled Violence

On the Field and in the Booth

By: Sam Huff,Kristine Setting Clark

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Controlled Violence

On the Field and in the Booth

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1617495344

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21-Hit Wonder

Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts

By: Sam Hollander

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21-Hit Wonder

Flopping My Way to the Top of the Charts

By: Sam Hollander

Rising up the charts seemed, at many points in Sam Hollander’s career, highly unlikely. This is his story of failing his way to the top. As one of the most renowned, multi-platinum songwriters and producers in the game, Sam Hollander has written and produced for the likes of Panic! At The Disco, One Direction, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, Def Leppard, Carole King, Weezer, blink-182, Jewel, Train, Fitz and the Tantrums, Billy Idol, Tom Morello, and many others. But before he was stacking Billboard hits, Hollander was piling up calamitous flops, false starts, and feeling like the world was moving on and up without him while he spun in place. Today he wears that decade of misses like a badge of honor. In 21-Hit Wonder, he’s collected anecdotes from his wild music industry rollercoaster ride to help aspiring songwriters and other creatives learn about survival, endurance, scheming, hustle, and the importance of laughing even on the worst days of the journey. Music lovers spanning generations and genres will find stories about many of their heroes and industry icons. 21-Hit Wonder is one part chronicle of a songwriter’s storied career and another part love letter to anyone who has been counted out—from no-hit wonders and one-hit wonders to the novelties and the never-beens—and just needs a bit of inspiration to persevere. Sam’s inspiring story is proof that setbacks are just steps on the road to success.

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BenBella Books

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1637741871

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9781637741870

Whittaker Chambers

A Biography

By: Sam Tanenhaus

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Whittaker Chambers

A Biography

By: Sam Tanenhaus

Whittaker Chambers is the first biography of this complex and enigmatic figure. Drawing on dozens of interviews and on materials from forty archives in the United States and abroad--including still-classified KGB dossiers--Tanenhaus traces the remarkable journey that led Chambers from a sleepy Long Island village to center stage in America's greatest political trial and then, in his last years, to a unique role as the godfather of post-war conservatism. This biography is rich in startling new information about Chambers's days as New York's "hottest literary Bolshevik"; his years as a Communist agent and then defector, hunted by the KGB; his conversion to Quakerism; his secret sexual turmoil; his turbulent decade at Time magazine, where he rose from the obscurity of the book-review page to transform the magazine into an oracle of apocalyptic anti-Communism. But all this was a prelude to the memorable events that began in August 1948, when Chambers testified against Alger Hiss in the spy case that changed America. Whittaker Chambers goes far beyond all previous accounts of the Hiss case, re-creating its improbably twists and turns, and disentangling the motives that propelled a vivid cast of characters in unpredictable directions. A rare conjunction of exacting scholarship and narrative art, Whittaker Chambers is a vivid tapestry of 20th century history.

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Modern Library

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0375751459

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9780375751455

The Underpants of Chaos

By: Sam Copeland,Jenny Pearson

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The Underpants of Chaos

By: Sam Copeland,Jenny Pearson

I should have realised that there was going to be something SERIOUSLY weird about a town called Little STRANGEhaven." Something BAD is happening at Little Strangehaven Primary. What are the peculiar SHIVERS that keep striking the school, bringing Strangeness in their wake - from uncontrollable ballroom dancing to an attack by military chickens? Spy-detective Agatha Topps is determined to find out. She's the only person who doesn't forget the Strangeness as soon as it's over. At least, until new boy Lenny Tuchus turns up and remembers too. Their spy-detectoring leads them to the Book of Chaos, an ancient text which has been hidden away in the Room of Forbidden and Dangerous Books. Can Agatha and Lenny fight off attacks from evil underpants and Transylvanian gargoyles to stop the SHIVERS before their town is sucked into oblivion? Because power lies in books - especially this one . . . The perfect story for 7 to 9-year-olds (or STRANGE adults) and fans of Ben Miller, David Walliams and Tom Fletcher. Packed with hilarious illustrations and easy-to-read text, discover the secrets of Little Strangehaven.

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0241521076

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9780241521076

Lu's Basic Toxicology

Fundamentals, Target Organs and Risk Assessment, Fourth Edition

By: Frank C. Lu,Sam Kacew

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Lu's Basic Toxicology

Fundamentals, Target Organs and Risk Assessment, Fourth Edition

By: Frank C. Lu,Sam Kacew

This classic textbook now enters its forth edition, offering a distillation of decades of research and teaching experience in toxicology. Known all over the world after its translation into six languages, Lu's Basic Toxicology: Fundamentals, Target Organs, and Risk Assessment is a benchmark text that brings clarity and insight into a rapidly evolving subject. Noted for its concise yet broad coverage of the subject, this new edition includes new chapters on over-the counter preparations, lactation and occupational toxicology. In addition, it covers: " The action of chemicals that cause cancer, mutations, congenital malformations and organ or system specific effects " Why chemical target specific organs and systems and how these effects are revealed by laboratory tests " The host and environmental factors that modify these effects " The effects of food additives, pesticides, metals, pollutants in air, water and soil, as well as toxicants encountered in workplaces " The procedures commonly used in assessing risk associated with these chemicals The breadth of this book makes it ideal for students requiring an introduction to toxicology, whether those specializing in toxicology or those from other biomedical disciplines who need a clear and concise overview of the field. The inclusion of separate subject and chemical indexes also makes it a useful shelf reference for more experienced researchers. In Lu's Basic Toxicology, Frank Lu and Sam Kacew have transcribed their vast experience to produce a book which will be an invaluable reference to student and practising toxicologists everywhere.

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0415248558

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9780415248556

Sonic the Hedgehog #49

By: Mike Gallagher, Ken Penders, Sam Maxwell, Pam Eklund, Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, Harvey Mercadoocasio

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Sonic the Hedgehog #49

By: Mike Gallagher, Ken Penders, Sam Maxwell, Pam Eklund, Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante, Harvey Mercadoocasio

Escape To The Floating Island": Sonic's on the run from the law, so where better to hide than Angel Island? But Geoffrey St. John is in hot pursuit, and a timely rescue by Dulcy the Dragon might not be enough to save Sonic! When the battle lines are drawn, who will the island's Guardian -- Knuckles -- side with? Meanwhile, in Knothole, King Acorn makes a startling reveal while Dr. Robotnik makes his next devious move!

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Archie Comic Publications

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161988612X

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9781619886124

Enchanting Inquiries Collection 4: Books 10 to 12

By: Sam Cheever

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Enchanting Inquiries Collection 4: Books 10 to 12

By: Sam Cheever

Turtle Croakies: Naida’s old mentor, Alice Parker is back, and she’s brought a problem with her. A big one. One that’s already testing the sprite’s ability to keep it in lettuce and strawberries. Love Croakies: Banshee bunions! As if Naida didn’t already have enough trouble with her love life. Now she has to save someone else from dying of love. Piped Croakies: Just when Naida thought her life couldn’t get any weirder, life upped the strangeness quota to a never-before-seen level. When a long line of critters, dazed and seemingly oblivious, marched past Croakies, Naida knew she had a situation on her hands.

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1950331784

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9781950331789

Dreamland

The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

By: Sam Quinones

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Dreamland

The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

By: Sam Quinones

Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction Named on Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year--Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015--Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year--Slate.com's 10 Best Books of 2015--Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015 --Buzzfeed's 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015--The Daily Beast's Best Big Idea Books of 2015--Seattle Times' Best Books of 2015--Boston Globe's Best Books of 2015--St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Best Books of 2015--The Guardian's The Best Book We Read All Year--Audible's Best Books of 2015--Texas Observer's Five Books We Loved in 2015--Chicago Public Library's Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 From a small town in Mexico to the boardrooms of Big Pharma to main streets nationwide, an explosive and shocking account of addiction in the heartland of America. In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America--addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland. With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two classic tales of capitalism run amok whose unintentional collision has been catastrophic. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel--assaulted small town and mid-sized cities across the country, driven by a brilliant, almost unbeatable marketing and distribution system. Together these phenomena continue to lay waste to communities from Tennessee to Oregon, Indiana to New Mexico. Introducing a memorable cast of characters--pharma pioneers, young Mexican entrepreneurs, narcotics investigators, survivors, and parents--Quinones shows how these tales fit together. Dreamland is a revelatory account of the corrosive threat facing America and its heartland.

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1620402513

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9781620402511

Words Like Loaded Pistols

Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama

By: Sam Leith

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Words Like Loaded Pistols

Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama

By: Sam Leith

An entertaining history of great oratory" and a primer to rhetoric's key techniques (The New Yorker). Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it's not just for politicians: it's all around us, whether you're buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their vegetables. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you? In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Richard Nixon—and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Obama, and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DC's "Back In Black". Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics— because rhetoric is useful, relevant, and absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

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Basic Books

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0465096689

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9780465096688

Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone)

By: Sam Wineburg

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Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone)

By: Sam Wineburg

A look at how to teach history in the age of easily accessible—but not always reliable—information. Let’s start with two truths about our era that are so inescapable as to have become clichés: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percent of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious. With the Internet at our fingertips, what’s a teacher of history to do? In Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone), professor Sam Wineburg has the answers, beginning with this: We can’t stick to the same old read-the-chapter-answer-the-question snoozefest. If we want to educate citizens who can separate fact from fake, we have to equip them with new tools. Historical thinking, Wineburg shows, has nothing to do with the ability to memorize facts. Instead, it’s an orientation to the world that cultivates reasoned skepticism and counters our tendency to confirm our biases. Wineburg lays out a mine-filled landscape, but one that with care, attention, and awareness, we can learn to navigate. The future of the past may rest on our screens. But its fate rests in our hands. Praise for Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone) “If every K-12 teacher of history and social studies read just three chapters of this book—”Crazy for History,” “Changing History . . . One Classroom at a Time,” and “Why Google Can’t Save Us” —the ensuing transformation of our populace would save our democracy.” —James W. Lowen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me and Teaching What Really Happened “A sobering and urgent report from the leading expert on how American history is taught in the nation’s schools. . . . A bracing, edifying, and vital book.” —Jill Lepore, New Yorker staff writer and author of These Truths “Wineburg is a true innovator who has thought more deeply about the relevance of history to the Internet—and vice versa—than any other scholar I know. Anyone interested in the uses and abuses of history today has a duty to read this book.” —Niall Ferguson, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, and author of The Ascent of Money and Civilization

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University of Chicago Press

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022635735X

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9780226357355

The Cobra and the Key

A Novel

By: Sam Shelstad

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The Cobra and the Key

A Novel

By: Sam Shelstad

Sam Shelstad’s brilliantly funny, slightly unhinged creative writing guide is How Fiction Works by James Wood meets Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov. To the untrained eye, Sam Shelstad may look a lot like a Value Village cashier who shares an apartment with his Uncle Herman and has just emerged from a failed relationship with a woman forty years his senior whom he met at his mother’s book club. But Sam is a successful novelist—or will be soon, he’s certain. The manuscript of his debut novel, The Emerald, is currently on the desk of a celebrated indie publisher. While he waits to hear back, he’s hard at work on two ambitious writing projects. The first is the Molly novel, a fictional rendering of Sam’s newly defunct relationship. The second is a guide for aspiring fiction writers like yourself. The two have much to teach one another, and much to teach you. Drawing on examples from the work of greats like George Orwell, Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alice Munro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Clarise Lispector, and Sam Shelstad, The Cobra and the Key takes the novice through aspects of character, detail, plot, style, point of view, dialogue, and meaning. Before long, you’ll be ready to print off your first draft and embark on revisions. Then it’s time to learn some of the tricks of the publishing biz. Having just been threatened with legal action by his soon-to-be publisher for stalking said publisher’s son via Instagram, Sam knows a thing or two about that too. Are you ready to get serious about your writing?

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TouchWood Editions

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1990071139

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9781990071133

The Clockwork Conspiracy

By: Sam Sedgman

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The Clockwork Conspiracy

By: Sam Sedgman

Clever, inventive and a cracking read' – Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockwork Conspiracy is a must for fans of the Adventures on Trains series and Sharna Jackson's High Rise mysteries. Aspiring inventor Isaac Turner lives with his dad, the horologist in charge of Big Ben. But when his father vanishes from the belfry on the night the clocks go back, leaving behind only a smashed pocket watch and a cryptic message, Isaac determines to find him. Hunting a trail of clues through London's landmarks, Isaac uncovers a sinister plot in the gears of government and embarks on a race against time to save his father – and time itself. 'An ingenious mystery full of fascinating facts. Sedgman has cracked the code for an absolute triumph of a book' – A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief 'The Clockwork Conspiracy offers a captivating and perilous adventure that surprises and delights at every turn' – Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island 'A smart and pacey thriller. Time well spent' – The Times 'A taut, tense mystery with perfectly-timed plotting, this is guaranteed to make the time fly' - Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out? 'A gripping mystery delivered with panache' – The Observer 'A thrilling story from start to finish' – Inis Magazine 'Action-packed with twisty turns and a gripping plot' – Daily Mail 'THE CLOCKWORK CONSPIRACY is a fiendishly clever contraption, featuring brilliantly savvy characters and a well-wound plot that ticks along like – what else? – clockwork' - Andy Sagar, author of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup 'A thrilling locked-room mystery, with a plot as beautifully engineered as clockwork' - Pari Thomson, author of Greenwild: The World Behind the Door 'An action-packed, thrilling adventure' – The Week Junior 'A rapid adventure, combined with an encyclopaedic focus on a particular subject – and an ability to make it sing' – The Telegraph 'I predict this will be a very popular addition to any library, home or classroom' – Books for Keeps

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1526665417

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9781526665416

The Viridian Convict

By: Sam York

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The Viridian Convict

By: Sam York

The Godfather meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this crazy-ass adventure set on Viridian, a prison planet full of aliens...who want to eat you. Lone human Tig is thrust into a lose/lose/lose situation when a mob boss asks him to pick up a package that the Fed wants him to bring to them. Meanwhile, “the package” has other plans.

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North Star Editions, Inc.

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163583905X

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Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf (The Real Chicken Little)

By: Sam Wedelich

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Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf (The Real Chicken Little)

By: Sam Wedelich

If you like Mo Willems’ Pigeon, you’ll love Sam Wedelich’s Chicken Little! Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything, not even a wolf. No matter how big or bad he is. In fact, she's never even seen a wolf. So when a real wolf shows up and ruffles her feathers, what's a fretful fowl to do: Join the frenzied flock and fly the coop? Or find out if this newcomer is as bad as his reputation? The plucky star of Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale goes toe-to-toe with literature's most famous villain in this brilliant comedy spun with sly wisdom.

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338762141

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9781338762143

The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston,Oliver Jeffers

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The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston,Oliver Jeffers

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of Books. Dictionary wishes she could tell a story like other books. So one day, she decides to bring her words to life. How exciting it is to finally have an adventure on her very own pages! But what will she do when her characters collide and everything gets all in a jumble, causing the most enormous tantrum to explode? This isn’t what she wanted at all! Luckily her friend Alphabet knows exactly what to do and sings a song that brings calm and order to Dictionary’s pages once again.

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Candlewick Press

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1536240443

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9781536240443

Gram Croakies (Enchanting Inquiries, Book 4)

By: Sam Cheever

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Gram Croakies (Enchanting Inquiries, Book 4)

By: Sam Cheever

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but wrinkles might actually kill me! Just when I think I understand life, the Universe flings a magic booger at me. It just doesn’t pay to think you’ve got a handle on things. For example, my favorite customer, Mrs. Foxladle, got into a simple disagreement with her book club friends over their obsession with youth and beauty. The next thing you know, they’re all dead. Did Mrs. Foxladle kill them? It certainly seems like a possibility. But I’m still holding on to the hope that I’m dealing with a rogue magical artifact in the hands of someone with diabolical intent. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to figure out what it is and who’s wielding it with deadly results. I was counting on Detective Grym, a real rock of a guy, to help me find the culprits. But Grym’s lifespan just turned unpredictable. (You could say things are a bit rocky for him right now.) Which leaves solving the mystery up to me and my friends. It's just a really good thing I have a cat and a frog and… Yeah, about that… I’m really no closer to figuring out how to use them either. Holy goblin phlegm! This magic wrangling stuff is hard!

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1950331148

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9781950331147

Tim'rous Beastie

By: Ana Sabater,Ash G.,C. Spike Trotman,David McGuire,Eli Church,Evan Dahm,Gavin Falcon,Graham Overby,Jemma Salume,Jessi Zabarsky,Kanesha C. Bryant,KC Green,Natalie Riess,Ryan Estrada,Sam Davies,Sarah O'Donnell,Sloane Leong,Will Strode

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Tim'rous Beastie

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Adventurous opossums, subway rats. Questing canines, hellbound sows, and sentimental spiders—Tim'rous Beastie is a collection unlike any other, inspired by the literary tradition of brave and imperiled critters defying their size and place in the natural order.

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Iron Circus Comics

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1945820128

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Happily Ever After Rescue Team: Agents of H.E.A.R.T.

By: Sam Hay

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Happily Ever After Rescue Team: Agents of H.E.A.R.T.

By: Sam Hay

A young girl’s wish to help out in her family’s seaside café gets out of hand when she accidentally summons a rescue squad of fairytale princesses in this first book of a fun new illustrated chapter book series, Happily Ever After Rescue Team: Agents of H.E.A.R.T.! After her parents move the family to a new town, all Evie wants is to help out in their new café. But nobody wants a kid—no matter how wonderful of a waitress they are—underfoot. And she does have an unfortunate habit of dropping, and spilling, and crashing! But, she also has a knack for super-fantastic dessert ideas that could win the best café contest—if only her dad and stepmom would listen! When her frustrated wish to help accidentally summons a group of fairytale princesses right out of a storybook, Evie finds herself busy fending off their well-meaning attempts to “rescue” her. Agents of HEART? More like agents of chaos! ...she’s keeping the puppy though. In the first book of a new series by Spy Penguins author, Sam Hay, Evie learns that new friends, a good book, and a lot of heart are all the ingredients she needs for her own happily ever after.

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Feiwel & Friends

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1250827779

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9781250827777

Home Land

A Novel

By: Sam Lipsyte

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Home Land

A Novel

By: Sam Lipsyte

What if somebody finally wrote to his high school alumni bulletin and told...the truth! Home Land is a brilliant work from novelist Sam Lipsyte, whom Jeffrey Eugenides calls "original, devious, and very funny" and of whose first novel Chuck Palahniuk wrote, "I laughed out loud--and I never laugh out loud." The Eastern Valley High School Alumni newsletter, Catamount Notes, is bursting with tales of success: former students include a bankable politician and a famous baseball star, not to mention a major-label recording artist. Then there is the appalling, yet utterly lovable, Lewis Miner, class of '89--a.k.a Teabag--who did not pan out. Home Land is his confession in all its bitter, lovelorn glory. Winner of the Believer Book Award New York Times Notable Book of the Year

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Picador

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1429994223

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Dandelions for Dinner

Greece at War and a Family’S Dreams of America

By: Sam P. Stamatis,Peter S. Stamatis

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Dandelions for Dinner

Greece at War and a Family’S Dreams of America

By: Sam P. Stamatis,Peter S. Stamatis

What happens to a family already on the brink of disaster when the world around them crumbles? Dandelions for Dinner presents a memoir set in the sleepy town of Gargaliani, Greece, spanning the last quarter of the nineteenth century through the Greek Civil War of the 1940s. Told through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy, it is an epic tale of youth, family, poverty, war, and unjust loss. It is also an uplifting story of how in the midst of calamity, survival is possible by using your head, taking your hits, and maintaining an undying faith. Though it is the tale of a family that is by all standards poor, Dandelions for Dinner demonstrates just how rich the poor can be when they have hope, faith, and love for one anotherwhen they maintain the lessons of their parents and forefathers, nurture a love of education, and never let up on their hope for freedom. This memoir is, above all, a story about the importance of Americanot only for those who live there, but also for all those who reside in the dark corners of faraway lands and dream of a better life. Over the course of their life together, any family will most assuredly experience both want and plenty, suffering and joy. Dandelions for Dinner is the surprising story of what remains when everything else is lost.

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iUniverse

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1462056768

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The Flaw of Averages

Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty

By: Sam L. Savage,Harry M. Markowitz

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The Flaw of Averages

Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty

By: Sam L. Savage,Harry M. Markowitz

Statistical uncertainties are pervasive in decisions we make every day in business, government, and our personal lives. Sam Savage's lively and engaging book gives any interested reader the insight and the tools to deal effectively with those uncertainties. I highly recommend The Flaw of Averages." —William J. Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense "Enterprise analysis under uncertainty has long been an academic ideal. . . . In this profound and entertaining book, Professor Savage shows how to make all this practical, practicable, and comprehensible . . . the Distribution String . . . represents a major breakthrough in the communication of risk and uncertainty." —Harry Markowitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics "This is a book written for laymen with enough interesting insights to engage even the most scholarly professional." —Douglas Hubbard, author of How to Measure Anything "Sam Savage is the Edward Tufte of risk." —Matthew Raphaelson, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo A GROUNDBREAKING MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO MAKES BUSINESS DECISIONS IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY In The Flaw of Averages, Sam Savage—known for his creative exposition of difficult subjects—describes common avoidable mistakes in assessing risk in the face of uncertainty. He explains why plans based on average assumptions are wrong, on average, in areas as diverse as finance, healthcare, accounting, the war on terror, and climate change. Savage refers to anachronistic statistical jargon as Red Words, which he defines as things that may not be uttered in a singles bar. Instead, he presents complex concepts in plain English (Green Words), backed up by interactive simulations at www.FlawofAverages.com, which connect the seat of the intellect to the seat of the pants. Savage also presents the emerging field of Probability Management aimed at curing the Flaw of Averages through more transparent communication of uncertainty and risk. Savage argues that this is a problem that must be solved if we are to improve the stability of our economy, and that we cannot repeat the recent mistakes of applying "steam era" statistics to "information age" risks.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470488123

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9780470488126

You Gotta Laugh to Keep from Cryin'

A Baby Boomer Contemplates Life Beyond Fifty

By: Sam Venable

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You Gotta Laugh to Keep from Cryin'

A Baby Boomer Contemplates Life Beyond Fifty

By: Sam Venable

From "Knoxville News-Sentinel" humor columnist Venable comes a rollicking view of life after 50 that will leave readers laughing and happy to be members of the AARP set.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572332506

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9781572332508

Enchanting Inquiries Collection 2: Books 4 to 6

By: Sam Cheever

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Enchanting Inquiries Collection 2: Books 4 to 6

By: Sam Cheever

Three novels of thrilling paranormal cozy adventure fun! She has a magical cat and a talking frog. If only she knew how to use them.

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Electric Prose Publications

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1950331490

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9781950331499

City of Lies

By: Sam Hawke

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City of Lies

By: Sam Hawke

WINNER of the Ditmar Awards for Best Novel and Best New Talent, the Norma K Hemming Award, and the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel! Poison. Treachery. Ancient spirits. Sieges. The Poison Wars begin now, with City of Lies, a fabulous epic fantasy debut by Sam Hawke I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me... Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor’s charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he's a master of poisons and chemicals, trained to protect the Chancellor’s family from treachery. When the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army lays siege to the city, Jovan and his sister Kalina must protect the Heir and save their city-state. But treachery lurks in every corner, and the ancient spirits of the land are rising...and angry. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0765396912

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Is Sharma a Quiet Don?

Transcending Scam, Stake and Survival

By: Sam Venkatesam

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Is Sharma a Quiet Don?

Transcending Scam, Stake and Survival

By: Sam Venkatesam

‘Is Sharma a Quiet Don?’ is the surreal story, rather a high voltage thriller on theft and misuse of nuclear technology under the disguise of Research and Development (R&D). Venkatesh Sharma, a simple South Indian Brahmin is an Expat (Expatriate Executive) business man in Haipon, a nuclear armed country. He lives and works happily in Haipon as a well-recognised and well respected Expat. It all changes one day. Venkatesh realizes that he is quietly drawn into a terrorist intrigue to smuggle some crucial nuclear secrets from a key industry in the US. He scuttles their plans smartly in the last minute. But he gets caught in the vicious dragnet of self-survival which entails his keeping the terrorists happy on one side and helping the Haiponese Government to nab the terrorists at the same time. The terrorists use the hallowed R&D labs of Haipon for their nefarious designs and race to their goal. The game involves high level honchos of Haiponese Government and hence is sophisticated and involved, to say the least. Can Venkatesh Sharma satisfy the hidden agendas of all the stakeholders, namely the terrorists, Haiponese government and himself?

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Notion Press

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1639975020

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Theo and Thea Ending: the Fall of Greenoakes

By: Jenna Sam Johnson

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Theo and Thea Ending: the Fall of Greenoakes

By: Jenna Sam Johnson

Do not read this book, its just to epic for you humans. My name is Lord Magnolia, I work for Mistress Livy Trudel, the one who shall claim the power of he fandynastics. well, our plan didnt work out so well,*sob sob* if you are really desperate to read of my failure simply open the book, but I dont recommend this, for my dignity will be forever diminished.I am Lord Magnolia and you shall fear me!

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Lulu.com

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1105965295

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9781105965296

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