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Murder in the English Department

By: Valerie Miner

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Murder in the English Department

By: Valerie Miner

An assistant professor’s fight against campus harassment soon becomes a fight for her life in this “totally compelling and utterly modern mystery” (Judy Grahn, American Book Award–winning author). Assistant professor Nan Weaver, an outspoken feminist, is working toward tenure at Berkeley. Nan’s blue-collar family left her with a legacy of endurance and hard work, and she is dedicated to her ideals and her students. But Nan’s bold campaign against on-campus sexual harassment may be putting her career prospects in jeopardy. When an infamously chauvinistic male English professor turns up dead in his office, everyone suspects activist Nan. But she is innocent. And she knows who the murderer is. A fast-paced, nontraditional mystery that places a strong woman in a battle for her innocence and principles, Murder in the English Department is a must-read for academics and mystery lovers alike.

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Open Road Media

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1497613000

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9781497613003

Movement

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

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Movement

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

This novel in stories tracks ten years in the life of Susan, a journalist and feminist, during a time of transition in America Susan is an activist. And yet, though her political ideals form the center of her life, she questions her convictions. At the heart of this string of interconnected stories are tensions among ideas, feelings, and action. Miner deftly interweaves Susan’s story with the tales of women whom Susan will never meet. The result is a textured and enveloping book that creates a sense of universality. Written with a deep understanding of activism, Miner’s novelistic retrospective of the feminist movement questions everything from marriage to Marxism. This fascinating work gives a true and unflinching view of what it means to be a woman in the world.

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Open Road Media

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1497612314

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9781497612310

Winter's Edge

By: Valerie Miner

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Winter's Edge

By: Valerie Miner

Set in San Francisco in the 1970s, Winter's Edge is an acclaimed working-class feminist novel.

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Feminist Press at CUNY

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1558611509

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9781558611504

Rumors from the Cauldron

Selected Essays, Reviews, and Reportage

By: Valerie Miner

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Rumors from the Cauldron

Selected Essays, Reviews, and Reportage

By: Valerie Miner

An indispensable collection of essays reflecting on the historical and cultural relevance of feminist movements across the globe In these remarkably far-reaching writings, author and journalist Valerie Miner delivers a complex and engaging volume of essential reading. This book touches on topics ranging from suburban housewives to lesbian identity to feminist thought. Miner provides an important perspective on the interrelated concepts of authorship, gender identity, and social criticism. Included are examinations of the works of Grace Paley, Margaret Atwood, and May Sarton, meditations on writing, and reflections on the cultural legacy of feminism. Miner’s insights are both perspicacious and thought provoking. Written with profound passion and knowledge, these tracts are of tremendous value to all readers engaged with the politics of equality.

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Open Road Media

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1497610605

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9781497610606

The Awful Australian

By: Valerie Desmond

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The Awful Australian

By: Valerie Desmond

This strange, topsy-turvey country, not content with having fruit with stones on the outside, has made the unique experiment of handing over its government to its peasantry! Other lands have at times fallen under the sway of the hoi-polloi, but this has always been temporary, and the result of some hysterical upheaval. But in Australia this has not been the case. The electors calmly and deliberately voted the Labour Party into power in April, 1910, and, since then, two of the six ridiculous States that this country of four and a-half millions has divided itself into have also calmly and deliberately decided, by majorities, to entrust their national guidance to butchers and bakers and candlestick-makers. That any body of people should do this—even in a country where every man and woman, irrespective of education, wealth, or social position has a vote—seems unintelligible to the English visitor. It certainly was unintelligible to me at first. It grew more of a mystery when I saw and heard several of the Labour leaders. Then I saw and heard the Liberal leaders, and I no longer wondered.

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Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

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Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

Put the world's most well-known kidney reference to work in your practice with the 11th Edition of Brenner & Rector's The Kidney. This two-volume masterwork provides expert, well-illustrated information on everything from basic science and pathophysiology to clinical best practices. Addressing current issues such as new therapies for cardiorenal syndrome, the increased importance of supportive or palliative care in advanced chronic kidney disease, increasing live kidney donation in transplants, and emerging discoveries in stem cell and kidney regeneration, this revised edition prepares you for any clinical challenge you may encounter. - Extensively updated chapters throughout, providing the latest scientific and clinical information from authorities in their respective fields. - Lifespan coverage of kidney health and disease from pre-conception through fetal and infant health, childhood, adulthood, and old age. - Discussions of today's hot topics, including the global increase in acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology, cardiovascular disease and renal disease, and global initiatives for alternatives in areas with limited facilities for dialysis or transplant. - New Key Points that represent either new findings or "pearls" of information that are not widely known or understood. - New Clinical Relevance boxes that highlight the information you must know during a patient visit, such as pertinent physiology or pathophysiology. - Hundreds of full-color, high-quality photographs as well as carefully chosen figures, algorithms, and tables that illustrate essential concepts, nuances of clinical presentation and technique, and clinical decision making. - A new editor who is a world-renowned expert in global health and nephrology care in underserved populations, Dr. Valerie A. Luyckx from University of Zürich. - Board review-style questions to help you prepare for certification or recertification. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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0323550851

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Women at Work, 1860-1939

How Different Industries Shaped Women's Experiences

By: Valerie G. Hall

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Women at Work, 1860-1939

How Different Industries Shaped Women's Experiences

By: Valerie G. Hall

A major contribution to women's history, labour history, and economic and social history. This book examines three different groups of women - in coal mining communities, in inshore fishing communities and in agricultural labour. It demonstrates how the work these groups undertook was fundamental in shaping their experiences as women in different ways and shows that women's experiences varied within class as well as between classes. The book illustrates how mining women, despite being restricted to domestic roles, created, through meticulous housekeeping, a power base in their homes and rendered their husbands dependent on them, while a minority took so active a role in politics that they were said to be 'the backbone of the Labour Party'; how fisher women, engaging ina household economy reminiscent of pre-modern times, exercised great influence on financial decision making through their roles in baiting lines and selling fish; and how some single female agricultural labourers exercised considerable autonomy whereas those who were tied in a family economy had little independence. Overall, the book makes a very significant contribution to women's history, to labour history and to economic and social history. "This is a tremendously useful and relevant book for historians of women as well as social and labor historians." - Professor Joan Scott, Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton University VALERIE HALL is Professor Emerita of History at William Peace University, North Carolina

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Boydell Press

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1843838702

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Alaska's Savage River

Inside Denali National Park and Preserve

By: Valerie Winans

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Alaska's Savage River

Inside Denali National Park and Preserve

By: Valerie Winans

Inside Denali National Park and Preserve is a story about wayfarers in the heart of Alaska— campground hosts who quickly become enchanted with the savage River Campground in Denali Park and Preserve, its history, its wildlife, and its guests to the campground from all over the world. The campground is near the location of the first tent camp in the park where visitors came by horse and later touring car from the railway station twelve miles away. it's the first place along the park road where Mt. Mckinley, the highest mountain on the North American continent, can be seen. The stories of the early visitors— their desires to see wildlife and the mountain—are much the same as those of current campers. The people who are passers-by of this place may leave a legacy or a footprint, but they all take with them memories of a very special place.

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1594334552

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Finding My Voice

My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward

By: Valerie Jarrett

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Finding My Voice

My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward

By: Valerie Jarrett

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us.--Michelle Obama The ultimate Obama insider (The New York Times) and longest-serving senior advisor in the Obama White House shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader, public servant, and leader in government at a historic moment in American history. When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante; in the White House, she was known as the one who got him and helped him engage his public life. Jarrett joined the White House team on January 20, 2009 and departed with the First Family on January 20, 2017, and she was in the room--in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, and everywhere else--when it all happened. No one has as intimate a view of the Obama Years, nor one that reaches back as many decades, as Jarrett shares in Finding My Voice. Born in Iran (where her father, a doctor, sought a better job than he could find in segregated America), Jarrett grew up in Chicago in the 60s as racial and gender barriers were being challenged. A single mother stagnating in corporate law, she found her voice in Harold Washington's historic administration, where she began a remarkable journey, ultimately becoming one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the twenty-first century. From her work ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system, and improving the lives of working families, to the real stories behind some of the most stirring moments of the Obama presidency, Jarrett shares her forthright, optimistic perspective on the importance of leadership and the responsibilities of citizenship in the twenty-first century, inspiring readers to lift their own voices.

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0525558136

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Love Inspired Historical May 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Noelle Marchand,Valerie Hansen,Danica Favorite,Anna Zogg

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Love Inspired Historical May 2017 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Noelle Marchand,Valerie Hansen,Danica Favorite,Anna Zogg

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith. THE NANNY’S TEMPORARY TRIPLETS Lone Star Cowboy League: Multiple Blessings by Noelle Marchand After being jilted at the altar, Caroline Murray becomes the temporary nanny for David McKay’s daughter and the orphaned triplet babies he’s fostering. But when she starts to fall for the handsome widower, can she trust her heart? HER CHEROKEE GROOM by Valerie Hansen When lovely Annabelle Lang is wrongly accused of murder after rescuing him, Cherokee diplomat Charles McDonald must do something! To save their lives—and their reputations—Charles proposes a marriage of convenience. But will this business proposition turn to one of true love? AN UNLIKELY MOTHER by Danica Favorite When George Baxter, who is working undercover at his family’s mine, finds a young boy who’s lost his father, he’s determined to reunite them. Caring for the boy with the help of Flora Montgomery, his former childhood nemesis, he instead discovers hope for a family of his own. THE MARSHAL’S MISSION by Anna Zogg Hunting a gang of bank robbers, US Marshal Jesse Cole goes undercover as a horse breeder working for Lenora Pritchard. But when he discovers the widowed single mother he’s slowly falling for may know something about the crime, can he convince her to tell him her secret?

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Harlequin

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1488017654

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9781488017650

The Presence of the Past

Memory, Heritage and Childhood in Post-War Britain

By: Valerie Krips

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The Presence of the Past

Memory, Heritage and Childhood in Post-War Britain

By: Valerie Krips

The presence of the Past studies the interaction of heritage and fiction written for children over a 40 year period in Britain, exploring a range of works for children from The Tale of Peter Rabbit to I Spy.

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Routledge

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1135576114

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9781135576110

Taken by Surprise

By: Valerie J. Clarizio

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Taken by Surprise

By: Valerie J. Clarizio

He’s a heartbroken Police Chief and finding true love couldn’t be further down on his priority list. She couldn’t be more disappointed in men. When danger comes calling, they find what they weren’t looking for. To Take Control of Her Life She’ll Sacrifice it All and Shatter Expectations Everyone is shocked when Clare Ulster leaves her rich and handsome fiancé, chucks her well-to-do Milwaukee city life, and moves into her grandparents’ old homestead in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The quiet small town of Iron City is just what she needs to get her life in order and learn to stand on her own. No men needed! >>>Her Ex-Fiancé Is Out to Make Her Life a Living Hell Disaster follows Clare. Unable to let her go, her abusive, cheating ex- fiancé finds his way to the U.P. and sets out to make her life more of a living hell than he’d done in the past. To make matters worse, Clare’s alleged involvement with the Fire Chief, aka, town player, lands her in a world of trouble with his ring of female admirers, sending her on a dangerously chaotic adventure including murder and kidnapping. With Clare's life in danger, irresistible Police Chief Jack Ricco will do whatever it takes to keep their newest resident safe. Will Clare and Jack be able to survive the deceptively peaceful Iron City?

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VJC Books

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1532830270

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100 Things to Do at the Lake of the Ozarks Before You Die

By: Valerie Battle Kienzle

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100 Things to Do at the Lake of the Ozarks Before You Die

By: Valerie Battle Kienzle

Nicknamed the Dragon for its shape, the Lake of the Ozarks main channel spans 92 miles and four counties, boasting more than 1,100 miles of shoreline. Each year, thousands of people travel to the lake to fish, swim, and relax, but the lake offers so much more. 100 Things to Do in Lake of the Ozarks Before You Die examines this 91-year-old man-made recreation destination and the activities, attractions, and amenities that developed around it. Of course you’ll want to explore plenty of outdoor activities at Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Lake Waters at Dog Days Restaurant & Water Bar, and wakeboard lessons at Kirby’s School of Wake. Take advantage of seemingly endless year-round opportunities for all ages, from championship golf courses like Osage National Golf Course, ropes courses at the Malted Monkey, and romantic sunset dinners at Baxter’s Lakeside Grill. From luxury accommodations and award-winning restaurants to recreation, entertainment, and education, the lake area is a destination to be experienced and savored. An Osage Beach devotee herself, author Valerie Battle Kienzle offers this carefully selected collection of places to see, things to do, and unique opportunities. So, stick your toes in the sand, savor sunset at a lakeside restaurant, or hike your way to spectacular vistas, all at the Lake of the Ozarks.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681064243

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The Extraordinary Life of Edwin B. Winans

From the Stampede for Gold in California to the Capitol of Michigan

By: Valerie Winans

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The Extraordinary Life of Edwin B. Winans

From the Stampede for Gold in California to the Capitol of Michigan

By: Valerie Winans

There was a mystery around the walking stick hidden away in the front hall closet. It was rarely even mentioned. It was revealing to pull it down from the top shelf and slide it out of the sleeve that protected it and into the light of day. The walking stick made of California redwood and topped with a nugget of quartz veined with gold is beautiful and impressive, stopping its observer in his tracks and making him wonder where it came from and who owned such an ornament. Who was the man who had the hubris to stroll down the street swinging such a glorious walking stick? The man, Edwin Winans, is as impressive as his stick. His story is revealed here in stages of his growth, starting as a young man in his quest for gold. He suffered much before he was successful; there's a love story to recount, adventures, and political intrigues. This story of his life presents an insight into the unusual man who left Michigan a better place because he lived, worked, served, and left a legacy.

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Publication Consultants

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1637474105

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Volatile Places

A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies

By: Valerie Gunter,Steve Kroll-Smith

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Volatile Places

A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies

By: Valerie Gunter,Steve Kroll-Smith

Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies is a thoughtful guide to the spirited public controversies that inevitably occur when environments and human communities collide. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" based on the environmental activism of Al Gore and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina are specifically highlighted. Authors Valerie Gunter and Steve Kroll-Smith begin with a simple observation and offer a provocative case study approach to the investigation of community and environmental controversies. Key Features: Compels students with personal narrative: Co-author Valerie Gunter, who was teaching at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck, gives her personal standpoint of this tragedy. Creates a dramatic story around the controversy: Each case study illustrates a local environmental conflict and is written to capture students′ attention. Provides a unique way to view environmental conflicts: The book illustrates the importance of each perspective and local knowledge when making decisions about the environment. Makes connections with previous chapters: The chapters are integrated to create a strong sense for the multifaceted approach to the study of community and environmental controversies. Includes portfolios in each chapter as well as concept and theory boxes: Students are inspired to engage in spirited thinking, original research, and action. Intended Audience: This text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Environmental Sociology. It is also an ideal text for Social Problems courses focusing on environmental issues.

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SAGE

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1452239568

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9781452239569

Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

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Brenner and Rector's The Kidney E-Book

By: Alan S. L. Yu,Glenn M. Chertow,Valerie Luyckx,Philip A. Marsden,Karl Skorecki,Maarten W. Taal

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323550851

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Breakfast New Mexico Style

By: Valerie Nye,Kathy Barco,Katherine Ann Barco

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Breakfast New Mexico Style

By: Valerie Nye,Kathy Barco,Katherine Ann Barco

Breakfast New Mexico Style" is a dining guide to more than 100 librarian-endorsed restaurants from Carlsbad to Aztec and Tucumcari to Silver City. Included are recommended reading and after-breakfast activity suggestions.

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Sunstone Press

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0865347166

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9780865347168

If These Walls Could Talk

Victoria's Houses from the Past

By: Valerie Green

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If These Walls Could Talk

Victoria's Houses from the Past

By: Valerie Green

How many times have you walked by or through an interesting old house, wondering about its past and what tales its walls could whisper if they could answer your questions? Although many of Victoria's heritage homes have disappeared, some remain—some rich and elegant and some working class. All have stories to tell. Valerie Green offers the stories of fifty houses and the people who lived, loved and died in them. The homes are illustrated by architectural artist Lynn Gordon-Findlay in exquisite detail. In If These Walls Could Talk, Valerie and Lynn celebrate Victoria's splendid old houses and the history of another era. They include only those residences still standing. The time span ranges from the 1850s to the 1930s and covers a wide spectrum; there are stories about famous houses of historical importance as well as some less familiar, like the Rockland home that rocked with scandal and a farmhouse with a connection to Harrod's, the famous London retailer. Maps have been included to show exact location.

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TouchWood Editions

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0920663788

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9780920663783

Movement

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

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Movement

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

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Open Road Media

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1497612314

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Trauma and Coping Mechanisms among Assemblies of God World Missionaries

Towards a Biblical Theory of Well-Being

By: Valerie A. Rance

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Trauma and Coping Mechanisms among Assemblies of God World Missionaries

Towards a Biblical Theory of Well-Being

By: Valerie A. Rance

Trauma, from the fall of Adam and Eve forward impacts human lives in overpowering ways. A review of the lives of biblical personalities and missionaries reveals shared traumatic experiences. In addition to the stress of cultural adjustment, missionaries often live in contexts of violence, political unrest, economic instability, natural disasters, and relational conflict. The examined biblical personalities faced similar issues, yet a majority coped with trauma in ways that led to well-being. The proposed biblical theory of well-being assists missionaries to move deeper in their trust of God by utilizing the coping skills of the biblical personalities including asking God for help, lifting up their praise and worship to God, standing on a sense of call, working with God, lamenting/venting to God in healthy ways, embracing a theology of suffering, and accepting assistance from friends and family. The adherence to the constructs of this theory protects missionaries from the ravages of psychological trauma by avoiding negative coping and developing positive coping skills that lead to trusting in the only One who gives hope in seemingly hopeless situations.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725289601

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After Eden

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

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After Eden

A Novel

By: Valerie Miner

Loss and renewal in the lives of an individual and a community

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806138149

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9780806138145

The Night Singers

Stories

By: Valerie Miner

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The Night Singers

Stories

By: Valerie Miner

These thirteen stories by acclaimed writer Valerie Miner explore family and intimacy in ways that are simultaneously surprising and deeply familiar The complex nature of relationships is at the foreground of this poignant and tender collection. In the opening story, a father’s lonely death causes his children to reconsider their family life. In another tale, a stalwart woman’s fight to save an old olive tree in a rapidly transitioning San Francisco unexpectedly turns into a brutal battle. Miner’s prose is intensely personal and suffused with warmth. Populated by characters being tested by their own lives, these insightful stories offer readers keenly felt portraits of people in transition.

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Open Road Media

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1497648424

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9781497648425

If More Walls Could Talk

Vancouver Island's Houses from the Past

By: Valerie Green

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If More Walls Could Talk

Vancouver Island's Houses from the Past

By: Valerie Green

Valerie Green and Lynn Gordon-Findlay have put their ears to the walls of Vancouver Island's historic homes and transcribed the whispered secrets of bygone days when folk of every description left their echoes in the buildings where they lived, worked, played, and died. If the walls of a venerable mansion could speak, what stories would it tell? How about that rustic shack farther down the road? In her first book, If These Walls Could Talk,Valerie Green explored 50 heritage homes in the Greater Victoria area. In this second volume, she ranges further afield, covering Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island, Duncan and the Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Courtney and District, and Campbell River and the North Island, including homes in Telegraph Cove and Port McNeill. Each home tells of a way of life long past, of people who dwelt within its walls, when and how it was built, or how it is historically significant. Once again, Valerie's text is complemented by architectural artist Lynn Gordon-Findlay's exquisite drawings.

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TouchWood Editions

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1894898222

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9781894898225

So You Want to Sing Folk Music

A Guide for Performers

By: Valerie Mindel

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So You Want to Sing Folk Music

A Guide for Performers

By: Valerie Mindel

So many who love to sing are drawn to the immediacy and essential simplicity of the music we commonly call folk. Folk music, in fact, can serve as the perfect entry point for those just starting on their singing careers because of the ways in which it sidesteps the strictures of classical forms without giving up the fundamentals of professional singing techniques. In So You Want to Sing Folk Music, singer and writer Valerie Mindel demystifies this sprawling genre, looking at a variety of mainly traditional American musical styles as well as those of the folk revival that continues in various forms to this day. The aim is to help the fledgling singer better understand the scope of folk music and find his or her voice in the genre, looking at the “how” of creating a vocal sound that reflects a folk-based style. The book looks at specific repertories and ways of approaching them in terms of both working up material and performing it. It also looks at some of the realities of folk music in the twenty-first century that affect both amateurs and professionals. Additional chapters by Scott McCoy, Wendy LeBorgne, and Matthew Edwards address universal questions of voice science and pedagogy, vocal health, and audio enhancement technology. The So You Want to Sing seriesis produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Folk Music features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442265620

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9781442265622

Classified K-9 Unit Series Books 1-3

By: Terri Reed,Laura Scott,Valerie Hansen

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Classified K-9 Unit Series Books 1-3

By: Terri Reed,Laura Scott,Valerie Hansen

A team of FBI agents and their K-9 partners race across the country to track down criminals and save lives GUARDIAN When a fellow FBI agent is kidnapped and a protected witness vanishes, Leo Gallagher will stop at nothing to find them both. So when he discovers a link between the case and a single mother in Wyoming, Leo and his trusty K-9 partner rush to question Alicia Duncan. Could she be the key to locating the missing persons? Not if a killer has anything to say about it. SHERIFF Witnessing a prison break, FBI agent Julianne Martinez is within seconds of death…before she’s rescued by the one man she thought she’d never see again. She’d know her long-ago love, Brody Kenner, anywhere, even with a sheriff star on his chest. But partnering with Julianne to solve two cases only leads to danger when the hunted becomes the hunter. This is a mission that cannot fail…because Brody lost Julianne once, and he won’t lose her again. SPECIAL AGENT When Special Agent in Charge Max West and his K-9 partner, Opal, look into a series of bombings in Northern California, horse trainer Katerina Garwood instantly seems suspicious. As the ex-fiancée of a man tied to the criminal Dupree family, Katerina may know more than she’s letting on—especially since the infamous syndicate is targeting her. With the criminals closing in, Max must separate the truth from lies, or he and Katerina may not live to share tomorrow…

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1488086249

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Roughing it in the Suburbs

Reading Chatelaine Magazine in the Fifties and Sixties

By: Valerie J. Korinek

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Roughing it in the Suburbs

Reading Chatelaine Magazine in the Fifties and Sixties

By: Valerie J. Korinek

Originally launched in 1928, by the 1950s and 1960s nearly two million readers every month sampled "Chatelaine" magazine's eclectic mixture of traditional and surprisingly unconventional articles and editorials. At a time when the American women's magazine market began to flounder thanks to the advent of television, "Chatelaine's" subscriptions expanded, as did the lively debate between its pages. Why? In this exhilarating study of Canada's foremost women's publication in the 50s and 60s, Valerie Korinek shows that while the magazine was certainly filled with advertisements that promoted domestic perfection through the endless expansion of consumer spending, a number of its sections – including fiction, features, letters, and the editor's column – began to contain material that subversively complicated the simple consumer recipes for affluent domesticity. Articles on abortion, spousal abuse, and poverty proliferated alongside explicitly feminist editorials. It was a potent mixture and the mail poured in – both praising and criticizing the new directions at the magazine. It was "Chatelaine's" highly interactive and participatory nature that encouraged what Korinek calls "a community of readers" – readers that in their very response to the magazine led to its success. "Chatelaine" did not cling to the stereotypical images of the era, instead it forged ahead providing women with a variety of images, ideas, and critiques of women's role in society. Chatelaine's dissemination of feminist ideas laid the foundation for feminism in Canada in the 1970s and after. Comprehensive, fascinating, and full of lively debate and history, "Roughing it in the Suburbs" provides a cultural study that weaves together a history of "Chatelaine's" producer's, consumers, and text. It illustrates how the structure of the magazine's production, and the composition of its editorial and business offices allowed for feminist material to infiltrate a mass-market women's monthly. In doing so it offers a detailed analysis of the times, the issues, and the national cross section of the women and, sometimes, men, who participated in the success of a Canadian cultural landmark. Winner of the Laura Jamieson Prize, awarded by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

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University of Toronto Press

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1442658649

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Valerie Hansen,Kit Wilkinson,Jenna Night

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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2

An Anthology

By: Valerie Hansen,Kit Wilkinson,Jenna Night

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. SPECIAL AGENT Classified K-9 Unit by Valerie Hansen When K-9 unit Special Agent in Charge, Max West heads to California with his bomb-detecting dog to track down a bomber, he finds himself protecting horse trainer Katerina Garwood—a woman who might be his number one suspect. LANCASTER COUNTY RECKONING by Kit Wilkinson Darcy Simmons’s father—who became Amish when he entered Witness Protection—is in a coma, and the criminals who attacked him are after her to produce the evidence he was hiding. Now the only person she can depend on to keep her safe is Amish farmer Thomas Nolt. HIGH DESERT HIDEAWAY by Jenna Night Caught accidentally overhearing a crime being planned, Lily Doyle flees for her life—and is saved by deputy sheriff Nate Bedford. With Lily’s life on the line, Nate insists on hiding her until the criminals are found. But that may be harder than he thinks.

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1488019274

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9781488019272

Becoming Mature

Childhood Ghosts and Spirits in Adult Life

By: Valerie Bentz

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Becoming Mature

Childhood Ghosts and Spirits in Adult Life

By: Valerie Bentz

Presents an integrated theory of development and maturation focusing on the influence of childhood experience on adult women. The book draws on the theories of Mead, Habermas, and Schutz, and on narratives and group discussions to analyze case studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040289983

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Wilderness Courtship & Courting Miss Adelaide

An Anthology

By: Valerie Hansen,Janet Dean

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Wilderness Courtship & Courting Miss Adelaide

An Anthology

By: Valerie Hansen,Janet Dean

The power of faith and love Wilderness Courtship Thorne Blackwell is in the midst of a crisis. To save his brother’s wife and son from hired guns, he must make a grueling journey through the wild Oregon Territory. And he needs Charity Beal’s help. Through roiling rivers and lush mountain passes, Charity’s kindness and faith awakens Thorne to a strength he never knew. But before he can win her love, he has to save their party from the sharpshooter stalking their every step. Courting Miss Adelaide The “orphan train” seemed like spinster Adelaide Crum’s last chance to know the joys of family life. So many lost children were in need of the caring home she longed to offer. And yet the narrow-minded town elders refused to entrust any child to a woman alone. Only newspaperman Charles Graves supported Adelaide. Her gentle soul and unwavering faith made him wonder if even he could overcome the bitter lessons of the past…

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1488035873

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9781488035876

Pursuing Justice

By: Valerie Hansen,Lynette Eason

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Pursuing Justice

By: Valerie Hansen,Lynette Eason

Enjoy two action-packed page-turners featuring K-9 crime-stoppers solving thrilling mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat! These officers solve the toughest cases with the help of their brave canine partners Special Agent by Valerie Hansen When Special Agent in Charge Max West and his K-9 partner, Opal, look into a series of bombings in Northern California, horse trainer Katerina Garwood is a prime suspect. As the ex-fiancée of a man tied to a criminal family, Katerina may know more than she’s letting on—especially since the syndicate is targeting her. Despite Max’s reservations, he can’t deny his attraction…or the impulse to protect her. Bounty Hunter by Lynette Eason While on a mission to bring his sister’s killer to justice, bounty hunter Riley Martelli spots a missing FBI agent in a Colorado national park. When he calls in the tip, he’s joined in his search by Special Agent Harper Prentiss. Harper, aided by her faithful German shepherd, is determined to locate the missing agent…without falling for the handsome Riley. Working together is their best option, but it also doubles the danger they’re in.

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148805553X

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Above Stairs

Social Life in Upper-class Victoria, 1843-1918

By: Valerie Green

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Above Stairs

Social Life in Upper-class Victoria, 1843-1918

By: Valerie Green

When Fort Victoria was first established in the mid-nineteenth century, eight pioneer families of Europe's upper class formed the social elite of the modest colony. The self-named aristocracy of this new land, these families shaped a world suited to their proper tastes on the upper floors of the fort, and eventually, in beautiful homes that imitated the height of fashion in Europe. However, between their tea parties and balls, these particular families greatly influenced the progress of the city of Victoria and the province of British Columbia. In Above Stairs, get to know the the Douglases, the Pembertons, the Skinners, the Creases, the O'Reillys, the Trutches, the Rithets and the Barnards. These families made laws, surveyed land, founded businesses and set a standard of social acceptability for all those living in Victoria at the time. Like a kitchen hand sneaking up the servants' steps to spy on the rich, discover the glamorous, complicated lives of Victoria's social elite in Above Stairs.

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1926971620

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9781926971629

While Gazing at Stars

By: Valerie McCoy

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While Gazing at Stars

By: Valerie McCoy

Lonely Lacey Garrett leads a quiet life in Virginia as the office manager of a mining company. New foreman Sam Butler takes her on a whirlwind courtship that leads to marriage. But all is not as it seems, and Lacey discovers shocking secrets hidden in their attic. Just when she begins to question Sam's true identity, Lacey's secure world quickly unravels. In disgrace, Lacey escapes her humdrum existence in search of a new life. On her journey of self-discovery, Lacey, an avid movie buff, searches for the home of favorite actor, Chant Winslow, an easy-going, motorcycle-riding, Tennessee farm owner who lives far from the glitz of Hollywood. A freak accident intertwines Lacey and Chant's lives, and she eventually becomes his personal assistant. Lacey falls in love with Chant, despite his involvement with gorgeous supermodel, Jillian Hathaway, who is determined to hold onto her man. Soon, common enemies form an unholy alliance in their plot to destroy Lacey. A misunderstanding forces would-be lovers apart, but a reunion in New Orleans finally consummates their relationship, only to find danger lurking in the shadows. In the thrilling climax, Lacey must decide whether she will realize her "deepest" wishes of living out her true passions or if her past will ruin her heart's desire.

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0595346529

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