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Fool Me Twice

Fighting the Assault on Science in America

By: Shawn Lawrence Otto

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Fool Me Twice

Fighting the Assault on Science in America

By: Shawn Lawrence Otto

Whenever the people are well informed," Thomas Jefferson wrote, "they can be trusted with their own government." But what happens in a world dominated by complex science? Are the people still well-enough informed to be trusted with their own government? And with less than 2 percent of Congress with any professional background in science, how can our government be trusted to lead us in the right direction? Will the media save us? Don't count on it. In early 2008, of the 2,975 questions asked the candidates for president just six mentioned the words "global warming" or "climate change," the greatest policy challenge facing America. To put that in perspective, three questions mentioned UFOs. Today the world's major unsolved challenges all revolve around science. By the 2012 election cycle, at a time when science is influencing every aspect of modern life, antiscience views from climate-change denial to creationism to vaccine refusal have become mainstream. Faced with the daunting challenges of an environment under siege, an exploding population, a falling economy and an education system slipping behind, our elected leaders are hard at work ... passing resolutions that say climate change is not real and astrology can control the weather. Shawn Lawrence Otto has written a behind-the-scenes look at how the government, our politics, and the media prevent us from finding the real solutions we need. Fool Me Twice is the clever, outraged, and frightening account of America's relationship with science—a relationship that is on the rocks at the very time we need it most.

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Rodale Books

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1609613201

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The (Almost) Complete Hitchhiker in Time

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

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The (Almost) Complete Hitchhiker in Time

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

The Hitchhiker in Time columns were the single most popular things ever written by Shawn M. Tomlinson, which honestly doesn't say all that much. All together, they appeared in fewer than 10 newspapers between 1988 and 2001. Well, multiple copies of those newspapers, of course. The highest circulation was approximately 40,000, so not exactly Bob Greene levels. Still, Tomlinson had a following with these columns and to a great extent, they hold up well today. Either that or Tomlinson would like to think so. Many of these columns appeared in chapbooks over the years, but this is the first full collection of them to be in print.

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Lulu.com

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132967460X

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The Money

By: David Shawn Klein

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The Money

By: David Shawn Klein

An outstanding thriller--fast-paced and fun--filled with outrageous twists, genuine mystery, and acerbic wit." -IndieReader (4.9 stars) Henry Krakow, loving husband, devoted dad, and lawyer for the down-and-out, tries to help a single father keep his two kids, but Henry's good deed takes a wrong turn, and he has to fight for his family through an underworld of corrupt power brokers, Ukrainian mobsters, homicidal pole dancers, rap buskers, internet revolutionaries, and a conspiracy to rob the people of Coney Island of millions of dollars meant for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy-a conspiracy that ultimately forces him to confront the legacy of his legendary father.

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Black Rose Writing

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1684336376

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Rat Pack Confidential

Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party

By: Shawn Levy

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Rat Pack Confidential

Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party

By: Shawn Levy

For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas January 1960. Las Vegas is at its smooth, cool peak. The Strip is a jet-age theme park, and the greatest singer in the history of American popular music summons a group of friends there to make a movie. One is an insouciant singer of Italian songs, ex-partner to the most popular film comedian of the day. One is a short, black, Jewish, one-eyed, singing, dancing wonder. One is an upper-crust British pretty boy turned degenerate B-movie star actor, brother-in-law to an ascendant politician. And one is a stiff-shouldered comic with the quintessential Borscht Belt emcee’s knack for needling one-liners. The architectonically sleek marquee of the Sands Hotel announces their presence simply by listing their names: FRANK SINATRA. DEAN MARTIN. SAMMY DAVIS, JR. PETER LAWFORD. JOEY BISHOP. Around them an entire cast gathers: actors, comics, singers, songwriters, gangsters, politicians, and women, as well as thousands of starstruck everyday folks who fork over pocketfuls of money for the privilege of basking in their presence. They call themselves The Clan. But to an awed world, they are known as The Rat Pack. They had it all. Fame. Gorgeous women. A fabulouse playground of a city and all the money in the world. The backing of fearsome crime lords and the blessing of the President of the United States. But the dark side–over the thin line between pleasure and debauchery, between swinging self-confidence and brutal arrogance–took its toll. In four years, their great ride was over, and showbiz was never the same. Acclaimed Jerry Lewis biographer Shawn Levy has written a dazzling portrait of a time when neon brightness cast sordid shadows. It was Frank’s World, and we just lived in it.

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Crown

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0385500254

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Surviving Aggressive People

Practical Violence Prevention Skills for the Workplace and the Street

By: Shawn T. Smith

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Surviving Aggressive People

Practical Violence Prevention Skills for the Workplace and the Street

By: Shawn T. Smith

Offers realistic violence prevention techniques to human resource personnel, front line workers who regularly deal with the public, and anyone who wants to learn practical methods to prevent aggression in schools, on the streets, and in other public places.

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Sentient Publications

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1591810051

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Hillary Clinton in the News

Gender and Authenticity in American Politics

By: Shawn J. Parry-Giles

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Hillary Clinton in the News

Gender and Authenticity in American Politics

By: Shawn J. Parry-Giles

The charge of inauthenticity has trailed Hillary Clinton from the moment she entered the national spotlight and stood in front of television cameras. Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics shows how the U.S. news media created their own news frames of Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from her participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid. Using theories of nationalism, feminism, and authenticity, Parry-Giles tracks the evolving ways the major networks and cable news programs framed Clinton's image as she assumed roles ranging from surrogate campaigner, legislative advocate, and financial investor to international emissary, scorned wife, and political candidate. This study magnifies how the coverage that preceded Clinton's entry into electoral politics was grounded in her earliest presence in the national spotlight, and in long-standing nationalistic beliefs about the boundaries of authentic womanhood and first lady comportment. Once Clinton dared to cross those gender boundaries and vie for office in her own right, the news exuded a rhetoric of sexual violence. These portrayals served as a warning to other women who dared to enter the political arena and violate the protocols of authentic womanhood.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252096045

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9780252096044

Paul Newman

A Life

By: Shawn Levy

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Paul Newman

A Life

By: Shawn Levy

Paul Newman, who died in 2008, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome anti-heroes in such classic films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict and The Color of Money. And for all the diverse parts he played on the silver screen, Newman occupied nearly as many roles off it. He was a loving husband and family man, a fund raiser, sold his own brand of pasta sauce to make millions for charity, drove racing cars, and much more. Shawn Levy reveals the many sides of this legendary actor in the most comprehensive biography of the star yet published. We see Newman the consummate professional, a stickler for details and a driven worker. In his private life he played the roles of loyal son and brother, supportive husband – married to Joanne Woodward for 50 years – and responsible provider for six children. But Levy shows that Newman and his life were by no means perfect: there was a dalliance with another woman and failings as a father. The death of his only son Scott from a drug overdose in 1978 would haunt Newman for the rest of his life. Ultimately, the author reveals how Newman was able to blend his many roles and become a man of great integrity who was successful at almost everything he tried. It is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man and will leave readers feeling that they have slipped through the security gate and got to know a movie star who was famously guarded about his private life.

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Aurum

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1845136543

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Of Thine Own Have We Given Thee

A Liturgical Theology of the Offertory in Anglicanism

By: Shawn O. Strout

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Of Thine Own Have We Given Thee

A Liturgical Theology of the Offertory in Anglicanism

By: Shawn O. Strout

Every Sunday around the world, Christians offer money and in-kind gifts to the church, traditionally known as alms. For communities that celebrate the Eucharist regularly, bread and wine, traditionally known as oblations, often accompany these gifts. What does it mean theologically for Christians to offer gifts to God, who first offered the greatest gift of Jesus Christ? This question regarding the role of alms and oblations in the liturgy was among the most controversial questions of the English Reformations in the sixteenth century. While the eucharistic prayer proper has often been the site of this theological controversy, the offertory rite has also received great attention. The 1552 English Book of Common Prayer excised all references to oblation in the offertory rite, but oblationary language and actions, such as the offertory procession, returned in full force by the twentieth century. The movement from the near elimination of oblation in the offertory rite to its widespread usage in the churches of the Anglican Communion is a remarkable liturgical and theological development. Using liturgical theology's tools of historical, textual, and contextual analyses, this book explores how this development occurred and why it is important for the church today.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666793450

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9781666793451

Excavating the Future

Archaeology and Geopolitics in Contemporary North American Science Fiction Film and Television

By: Shawn Malley

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Excavating the Future

Archaeology and Geopolitics in Contemporary North American Science Fiction Film and Television

By: Shawn Malley

A cultural study of an array of popular North American science fiction film and television texts, Excavating the Future explores the popular archaeological imagination and the political uses to which it is being employed by the U.S. state and its adversaries.

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Liverpool Science Fiction Text

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1786941198

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20 20 Smart Lists

By: Shawn Holley

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20 20 Smart Lists

By: Shawn Holley

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Page Publishing Inc

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1635684765

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9781635684766

Imperial Pilgrims

A Theological Account of Augustine, Empire, and the "Just War on Terror"

By: Shawn A. Aghajan

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Imperial Pilgrims

A Theological Account of Augustine, Empire, and the "Just War on Terror"

By: Shawn A. Aghajan

This book is an Augustinian interrogation of contemporary Christian accounts of empire, just war, and terrorism. Though Augustine’s voice has guided much of the Christian discourse in these conjoined arenas, it has not shielded his work from being misappropriated to serve ends that are inimical to his own. The US “war on terror” is the most recent and egregious example of violence that many theologians have unjustly baptized as “Augustinian.” By reading Augustine pastorally rather than merely polemically, this work offers a counter-narrative and an alternative praxis for the American Christian trying to reconcile her baptism with her citizenship.

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1666703931

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War Termination as a Civil-Military Bargain

Soldiers, Statesmen, and the Politics of Protracted Armed Conflict

By: Shawn T. Cochran

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War Termination as a Civil-Military Bargain

Soldiers, Statesmen, and the Politics of Protracted Armed Conflict

By: Shawn T. Cochran

War termination reflects a civil-military bargain and affects relevant decisions made by political leaders. For the leader embroiled in protracted war, this risk dictates whether he or she will commit more resources to the fight or else cut the state's losses and get out.

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Springer

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1137527978

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9781137527974

PEZ

From Austrian Invention to American Icon

By: Shawn Peterson

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PEZ

From Austrian Invention to American Icon

By: Shawn Peterson

The world’s one-and-only PEZ historian dispenses fun facts on the candy’s evolution from smoking substitute to childhood treat to pop culture collectible. PEZ is an American classic and a staple of many childhood memories. Yet it originated in Austria, where PEZ began in 1927 as compressed peppermint tablets marketed as an alternative to smoking. Upon arrival in the United States in 1952, PEZ quickly took a new direction, adding fruit flavors and three-dimensional character heads to top the dispensers. Now produced in Orange, Connecticut, the iconic PEZ brand is available in over eighty countries, selling more than sixty-five million dispensers annually and inspiring collectors and fans worldwide. Join the world’s first and only official PEZ historian, Shawn Peterson, on a journey of sweet proportions for an inside look at the world’s most cherished interactive candy. Includes photos

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439657785

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9781439657782

The Greensboro Lunch Counter

What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil Rights Movement

By: Shawn Pryor

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The Greensboro Lunch Counter

What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil Rights Movement

By: Shawn Pryor

On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins in 55 states, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated. How did a lunch counter become a symbol of civil rights? Readers will find out the answer to this question and what an artifact can tell us about U.S. civil rights history"--

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1496695801

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Quantitative Methods in Criminology

By: David Weisburd

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Quantitative Methods in Criminology

By: David Weisburd

This informative reference volume features the key papers in the growing field of quantitative criminology. The papers provide examples of the importation of statistical methods from other fields to criminology, the adaptation of such methods to special criminological problems through introspection, and the development of new innovative statistical approaches. The volume illustrates the growing sophistication and maturation of quantitative methods in this field. Divided into five parts: research design, sampling, issues in measurement, descriptive analysis and causal analysis, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with criminology and criminal justice, as well as those with specialized interests in quantitative methods.

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Routledge

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1351552554

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Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose

By: Shawn Anderson

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Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose

By: Shawn Anderson

To symbolize the power of the go the extra mile message, Shawn Anderson pedaled a bicycle from ocean to ocean - solo. Along the way, he interviewed over two hundred inspirational Americans who had demonstrated a remarkable ability to overcome personal setback and accomplish something extraordinary. A blind woman who climbed one of the world's tallest mountains, a triathlete who was born a congenital amputee, a 95-year-old who has been volunteering at the same hospital for 49 years, a corporate executive who gives away 82% of his company's profits - these are a few of the inspirational profiles highlighted in Extra Mile America. The stories in this book have the power to inspire your spirit, challenge you to reevaluate your own life setbacks, and motivate you to take a deep breath of courage in order to get back on your own metaphorical bike with a renewed passion and purpose.

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Goldmind Press

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0982097425

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9780982097427

Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918

By: Shawn T. Grimes

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Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918

By: Shawn T. Grimes

Overturns existing thinking to show that the Royal Navy engaged professionally in war planning in the years before the First World War.

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Boydell Press

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184383698X

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Phenomenal Stories, Vol. 2, No. 5

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

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Phenomenal Stories, Vol. 2, No. 5

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

Phenomenal Stories #09 features the classic story, ?The Dark Eidolon? by one of the Weird Tales ?Big Three, ? Clark Ashton Smith, as well as the final installment of Richard H. Nilsen's fantasy serial, ?The Book of Power.? Dunces & Dragons continues its exhausted and exhaustive adventures of put-upon reporter/columnist J.D. Hayes-Canell, known endearingly as Intrepid, as he navigates Isengard and gets his own intern! Richard H. Nilsen's column, The Write Stuff, is designed to help novice writers out there to get writing. This installment focuses upon classic side characters as a means of story telling for writers. Future parts will go into other specifics to help the budding writer write. The editor takes a look back at a still relevant novel from legendary science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke. Phenomenal Stories is a modern-day tribute to the science fiction/horror/fantasy/speculative pulp magazines of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

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0359629857

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9780359629855

Phenomenal Stories, Vol. 2, No. 4

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

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Phenomenal Stories, Vol. 2, No. 4

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

Phenomenal Stories #08 features the origin story, ?Secrets, ? and continuing the theme, we present Henry Kuttner's classic ?The Secret of Kralitz.? H.P. Lovecraft contributes his classic tale, ?The Temple, ? and PS presents the next installment of Richard H. Nilsen's fantasy serial, ?The Book of Power.? Dunces & Dragons continues its exhausted and exhaustive adventures of put-upon reporter/columnist J.D. Hayes-Canell, known endearingly as Intrepid, as he navigates Minas Tirith and gets his own stalker! Richard H. Nilsen's column, The Write Stuff, is designed to help novice writers out there to get writing. This installment focuses upon discipline for writers. Future parts will go into other specifics to help the budding writer write. The editor quotes Dorothy Parker in his views about ?Having Written.? Phenomenal Stories is a modern-day tribute to the science fiction/horror/fantasy/speculative pulp magazines of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

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0359557023

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9780359557028

Time: 2. Nemesis

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

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Time: 2. Nemesis

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

Now, what are you guys doing here?" Martin asked. "Not that it isn't great to see you, but it usually means trouble and I already have that. Got a whole bunch of military types - Chloe probably told you - who want to get me killed soon as possible." "Didn't think I'd see you leading the troops," Trevor said. "And you won't, if I can help it," Martin said. The "military types" came in, handshakes around. "OK, so what's the deal?" Martin asked. "Not another bloody 'Timenami, ' I hope. Until you get a better name for it, count me out." "It's your old pal from just after The Fall, Gen. Shaw," Gen. Ted Dorne said. "Crazy ol' Ratface?" Martin asked. "Figures." "He's decided the end of world wasn't good enough," Dorne said. "He wants to finish us off." "Wants his own world, more like," Martin said. "Don't care," Chloe said, eying Martin. "We're not doing it." "Oh, come on," Martin said, smiling at his bride-to-be. "It'll be fun. We'll free a bunch of people and see the After-the-Fall sites.

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1365616878

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Modern Day Knight

By: Shawn Dotson

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Modern Day Knight

By: Shawn Dotson

In the beginning, Steven Stanford had started off like any other normal kid, the desire to have a place he could call his own. In his back yard had grown a massive cottonwood tree, larger than any other tree in the neighborhood. There had been the initial complaints that allowing him to build a tree house would not only be an eyesore, but would also lower property values. After all, kids would use anything for building materials. Steven was not the average twelve-year-old. His father, Michael Stanford, was the foreman for Diamond Estate Homes. At age seven, during the summer vacations, Steven was more interested in spending his days with his father and the workers than playing ball with his friends. He had been fascinated to see bare ground transformed into a beautiful house. The love for the craft could be seen now as he and three friends painstakingly coated every finished piece of lumber with a durable water sealer over stained finish. The work completed was nearly all conception of the idea; Steven had shoveled snow and mowed lawns throughout the neighborhood so that he could purchase the materials on his own, from his father and the men on the construction sites. He learned the finer points of framing, fishing, and furnishing it, without the technical details, the multiple levels and handmade arched windows would not have been possible. As the boys stepped back to admire the final result, Steven took notice of the crowd gathering for the last hour on the street just to the side of his yard. There were parents with kids and cameras. A man and woman from a news van, and Vanessa, the most beautiful girl in his homeroom class this year. Steven couldnt believe she was actually looking at him! Summoning his courage, he raised his hand and smiled. Expecting her to ignore him as she had done all through school, but instead, she smiled and waved back. Unbelievingly, he quickly glanced over his shoulder at his buddies. They were still admiring the tree house and its decks. It had really been him she had waved to! Guys! Check it out! Its Vanessa! Steven said, trying not to sound too excited. Embarrassing him, they ran to the railing and pointed right at her. Holy shit! Brian said, Her boobs are even bigger! Like youd know what to do with them! Carl said, giving Brian a shove. More than you! At least Ive seen boobs, real boobs! Forcing himself to look away, Steven looked annoyingly at Brian. Your sisters dont count. Bite me, dill weed! Boobs are boobs. Steven dismissed his claim with a wave of his hand as he turned toward the lowered gangway stairs. It wasnt worth fighting over. Besides, Loris boobs were nothing new, but Steven would never admit to having taken her for a ride in his goat cart for the chance to feel them. On the ground, he lost his sight of Vanessa and feared shed be gone by the time he opened the fate through the tall picket fence, but immediately spotted her again just as the reporter and her cameraman intercepted on the sidewalk. When he tried to skirt them. The woman blocked his path. Hi! Im Linda Gray from channel four news. Is that your tree house? Yeah, he answered, relieved at seeing Vanessa walking toward him. Its very impressive. Did you build it all by yourself, or did your dad help you? My dad helped me with the electricity. Its the law. And y my friends helped too. Your parents must be very proud. If its all right with your folks, wed like to do a story on it. Would mind giving us a tour? Filing his thought was the question why Jessica stood smiling broadly just a foot away from him. She was so close that he could smell an intoxicating fragrance coming from her hair. Could a girl smell any better than she did right now? A hand in the middle of his back sent him stumbling forward causing him to bump into Vanessa. Geez, are you going to kiss her or stand here all day? Brian asked. The realization that the chest had pressed toget

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1483615804

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Phenomenal Stories Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2019

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

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Phenomenal Stories Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2019

By: Shawn M. Tomlinson

We press on with the third volume of Phenomenal Stories Quarterly, a collection of the April, May and June issues of Phenomenal Stories for 2019. Joining the Phenomenal Stories fray are new and veteran writers working in new - for us - areas such as nostalgia and murder mysteries. Phenomenal Stories Quarterly is a companion magazine to Phenomenal Stories in the tradition of the science fiction/fantasy/horror pulps of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It's also a somewhat cheaper means to get all the issues together. This issue contains stories by Martin G. Collins, Richard H. Nilsen, Mary Brookman, Haldor R. Hallum, J.D. Hayes-Canell, Bridget Flynn-O'Leary, Delia McTavish and classic reprints by Henry Kuttner, H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith. Phenomenal Stories Quarterly is a modern-day tribute to the science fiction/horror/fantasy/speculative pulp magazines of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

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0359723233

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9780359723232

Leonard Bernstein

An American Musician

By: Allen Shawn

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Leonard Bernstein

An American Musician

By: Allen Shawn

Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries as he moved easily from the podium, to the piano, to television with his nationally celebrated Young People’s Concerts, which introduced an entire generation to the joy of classical music. In this fascinating new biography, the breadth of Bernstein’s musical composition is explored, through the spectacular range of music he composed—from West Side Story to Kaddish to A Quiet Place and beyond—and through his intensely public role as an internationally celebrated conductor. For the first time, the composer’s life and work receive a fully integrated analysis, offering a comprehensive appreciation of a multi-faceted musician who continued to grow as an artist well into his final days.

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Yale University Press

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0300210175

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9780300210170

The Communication Age

Connecting and Engaging

By: Autumn Edwards,Chad Edwards,Shawn T. Wahl,Scott A. Myers

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The Communication Age

Connecting and Engaging

By: Autumn Edwards,Chad Edwards,Shawn T. Wahl,Scott A. Myers

The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging, Fourth Edition introduces students to the foundational concepts and essential skills of effective communication, with a strong emphasis on the impact of technology in our increasingly interconnected world.

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SAGE Publications

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1071824481

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9781071824481

Mystery

By: Shawn Pierce

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Mystery

By: Shawn Pierce

Mystery’s life changes overnight. He finds out that his family is not really his true family and that the one he has fallen for has deceived him. Everyone Mystery has come to know has secrets and a hidden past. Mystery is caught in a chain of events and surrounded by lies, deceit, blackmail, and betrayal. Family turns against family, and friends turn against friends.

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168139667X

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Persuasion in Your Life

By: Shawn T. Wahl,Eric Morris

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Persuasion in Your Life

By: Shawn T. Wahl,Eric Morris

This accessible introductory textbook in persuasive communication speaks directly to the student by focusing on real-life experiences in personal, social, and professional contexts. Through its use of rhetoric, criticism, and social scientific research, this book helps readers understand, analyze, and use persuasion in their lives and careers. It explores techniques of verbal and visual persuasion for use in business and professional communication, health communication, and everyday life, as well as expanded coverage of persuasion in social movements and social advocacy. It also pays attention throughout to ethical considerations and to the significance of new media. This textbook is a student-friendly introduction suitable for use in undergraduate courses in persuasion, health communication, and business communication. The companion website includes an instructor’s manual with test questions, sample assignments, web links, and other resources, as well as PowerPoint slides. Visit www.routledge.com/wahl

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The Bell Curve Plus

Intelligence and The War of Civilizations

By: Dr. Harry Chang, Shawn Fan,Jelaine VanHelsing

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The Bell Curve Plus

Intelligence and The War of Civilizations

By: Dr. Harry Chang, Shawn Fan,Jelaine VanHelsing

The two aspects of cognitive abilities (IQ and wisdom) are leveraged by Dr. Harry Chang et al. in The Bell Curve Plus: Intelligence and the War of Civilizations in analyzing the current situation in the United States. After reviewing different cultures, religions, and Jewish history, the authors deduce that the fight between Democrats and Republicans is caused by the different civilizations, which were created by the cognitive abilities of the people. Jewish civilization has collectivism feature and is the opposite of Western civilization, which is based on individualism. Collectivism leads to American Marxism. Through research and analysis of the current affairs, the authors conclude that democracy only works well with a Western civilization. There are some prerequisites for it to work with other civilizations. Further, freedom of religion is politically flawed.

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Business and Professional Communication

KEYS for Workplace Excellence

By: Kelly Quintanilla Miller,Shawn T. Wahl

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Business and Professional Communication

KEYS for Workplace Excellence

By: Kelly Quintanilla Miller,Shawn T. Wahl

Business and Professional Communication, Fifth Edition gives readers the tools they need to move from interview candidate to team member to leader. An emphasis on building skills for business writing and presentations helps students gain a deeper understanding of the role of communication in successfully handling situations like job interviewing, providing feedback to supervisors, and working in teams.

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1071825291

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Neighborhood Watch

By: Shawn E. Fields

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Neighborhood Watch

By: Shawn E. Fields

Although racism has plagued the American justice system since the nation's colonial beginnings, private White Americans are taking matters into their own hands. From racist 911 calls and hoaxes to grassroots voter suppression and vigilante 'self-defense,' concerted efforts are made every day by private citizens to exclude Black Americans from schools, neighborhoods, and positions of power. Neighborhood Watch examines the specific ways people police America's color line to protect 'White spaces.' The book charts how these actions too often result in harassment, arrest, injury, or death, yet typically go unchecked. Instead, these actions are promoted and encouraged by legislatures looking to expand racially discriminatory laws, a police system designed to respond with force to any frivolous report of Black 'mischief,' and a Supreme Court that has abdicated its role in rejecting police abuse. To combat these realities, Neighborhood Watch offers preliminary recommendations for reform, including changes to the 'maximum policing' state, increased accountability for civilians who abuse emergency response systems, and proposals to demilitarize the color line.

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Best Bike Rides Boston

Great Recreational Rides in the Metro Area

By: Shawn Musgrave

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Best Bike Rides Boston

Great Recreational Rides in the Metro Area

By: Shawn Musgrave

Best Bike Rides Boston describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Boston area. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5 to 30 mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493009648

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Baseball Meat Market

The Stories Behind the Best and Worst Trades in History

By: Shawn Krest

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Baseball Meat Market

The Stories Behind the Best and Worst Trades in History

By: Shawn Krest

Shawn Krest is an incredible and gripping sportswriter who shares a detailed narrative behind the best and worst MLB player trades in history. Few topics of baseball can get fans as easily riled up as trades, and any baseball fan will spout words of rage or thrill at the big blockbuster ones. However, reviewing those mismatch trades is a little like judging the best home runs by how far they went. Instead of only focusing on the first-round knockouts, this book deals with the 12-round title fights of baseball trades. The best trades are the ones that changed the history of the sport. The worst ones didn't just get a GM fired-they cost a city its team. In this book, readers get a bird's eye view of these most important trades and how they shaped baseball into what it is today. Shawn Krest, award-winning sportswriter for the ACC Sports Journal, CBS Sports, ESPN and the MLB official website, writes in the book's introduction, "To fully understand a trade, we must peek inside the front office, listen to the phone calls and read the texts. We must look through the scouting reports and see who's thought to be losing a step, and who might be able to extend his career if we move him to the bullpen. We need to check the locker room for cancers. Then we need to make a choice-Scott Pose, Tom Marsh or that kid from the Reds? There have been times when it was done better than anyone else. There have also been times where someone wishes he could take it all back-along with his job." Readers get the inside scoop on what was, what wasn't and what could have been. For any serious fan of the great sport of baseball, all the excitement and history is right here in the Baseball Meat Market.

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Asleep at Work

Thoughts on Surviving in the Ever-Changing Workplace

By: Shawn P. McCann

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Asleep at Work

Thoughts on Surviving in the Ever-Changing Workplace

By: Shawn P. McCann

Utilize the themes in this book, and the floodgates of peace and understanding can open up to you. You can have peace at work, be happier, calm, and most of all, have a better understanding of why people act the way they do in the workplace. Start reading today. You have nothing to lose and a lifetime of success at work to gain. Heres what others are saying about Asleep at Work: Shawn McCanns ability to identify structural challenges within organizations and applying them to real stories is superb. Wherever you may fall in the organizational chart, Asleep at Work will help with reclaiming your goals, identifying obstacles and challenges to create a better CEO, director, manager and/or employee. Jermaine Alexander, Program Manager, Texas A&M University This book illuminates the simplicity of resolving seemingly complex professional dilemmas by approaching solutions from our personal core values and truths. Monica Smith Baisden, Senior HR/OD Consultant, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Asleep at Work provides a great blend of reality, wit, and encouragement to break through and be true to ourselves. It prods us to wake up and smell the coffee in our work life Felicia Whitford, Director, Recruiting, Hunter and Sage Shawns analysis is insightful and wise. This book will be of value to veterans in the business world as well as to newcomers. His technique of illustrating with personal anecdotes makes the book easy to read and highly effective. Dr. Barbara Huval, Ph.D. Lamar State College

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Lessons from A. Friend

A Guided Journal Through the Lessons of Amicus 101

By: Shawn Anderson

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Lessons from A. Friend

A Guided Journal Through the Lessons of Amicus 101

By: Shawn Anderson

The companion workbook to Amicus 101, Lessons From A. Friend offers the opportunity to personalize Amicus’ life-changing messages and delve more deeply into the 21 lessons. Each lesson is creatively enhanced through personal exercises that lead you into deeper self-awareness. Lessons From A. Friend provides the tools to guide your life destiny down a positive, successful path. Uncover your goals…your values…your life purpose.

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Goldmind Press

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0982097417

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The Catonsville Nine

A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era

By: Shawn Francis Peters

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The Catonsville Nine

A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era

By: Shawn Francis Peters

In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic anti-war activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents. The bold actions of the 'Catonsville Nine' became international news. This book tells the story of this singular witness for peace and social justice.

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Oxford University Press

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0199827850

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Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified

By: Shawn Spencer

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Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified

By: Shawn Spencer

GOT A MYSTERY TO SOLVE? DON'T GET STUMPED. GET PSYCHED! You've seen him solve unsolvable crimes, stop unstoppable killers, and consume unconsumable breakfast cereals. Now Shawn Spencer, the mastermind from TV's hit show Psych, shows you how to become a fake psychic-and a real detective-using his patented methods of crime-fighting awesomeness. Along the way, he'll help you deal with whiny sidekicks (that means you, Gus), interfering police officers (including but not limited to Chief Vick, Lassiter, Henry, Buzz MacNab, and, ah, Juliet), and flashes of genius (like Evel Knievel's white leather jumpsuit). You'll discover: How to set up a totally bitchin' office, where Wednesday = Ladies Night How to convince your sidekick that he's really your partner How to pick up women at a crime scene Shawn's Stakeout Survival Guide, including sensible snacks Gus's Scream-and-Run Method for confronting criminals Unsolved mysteries like who stole Shawn's Sno-Caps in third grade The ideal sleuth car: Magnum, P.I.'s Ferrari or Knight Rider's K.I.T.T.? Who should play Shawn in the movie of his life: Christian Bale or Don Cheadle? New names for detectives, such as Rico Solvé and Sherlock Homeboy . . . and way more cool stuff. Packed with insane pop quizzes, unbelievable case studies, unflattering photos, and off-the-chart charts, this all-in-one guide will have you solving crimes and catching crooks like a pro-even if you don't have a clue.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1455512850

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Introduction to International and Global Studies

By: Shawn C. Smallman,Kimberley Brown

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Introduction to International and Global Studies

By: Shawn C. Smallman,Kimberley Brown

This innovative introduction to international and global studies offers instructors in both the humanities and the social sciences an up-to-date and comprehensive approach to teaching undergraduates in this rapidly growing interdisciplinary field. Shawn S

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0807871753

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Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome

By: Shawn Levy

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Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome

By: Shawn Levy

“A brisk, frothy narrative . . . informative and fun.” —The Wall Street Journal In the dizzying wake of World War II, Rome skyrocketed to prominence as an epicenter of film, fashion, photography, and boldfaced libertinism. Artists, exiles, and a dazzling array of movie talent rushed to Rome for a chance to thrive in this hotbed of excitement. From the photographers who tailed the stars to the legends who secured their place in cinematic fame, Dolce Vita Confidential resurrects the drama that permeated the streets and screens of Rome.

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0393247597

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9780393247596

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