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Resource Focused Therapy

By: Bradford Keeney,Wendel A. Ray

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For some time the family therapy field has been moving away from a problem-based approach to work with clients. Ideas such as "creating a new family story", focusing on strengths and solutions, and making contracts with family members have all shifted interest toward a new approach to therapy. The authors have been in the forefront of this thinking for several years and they have been experimenting with their ideas by working together with clients in order to create their own coherent, effective model for therapy. Resource Focused Therapy is the result!

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109

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Routledge

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0429918623

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9780429918629

High Heat

The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time

By: Tim Wendel

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High Heat

The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time

By: Tim Wendel

What is it about a quality fastball that brings us to the edge of our seats? How is it humanly possible to throw more than 100 mph? And the big question: Who is the fastest pitcher ever? Drawing on interviews with current and former players, managers, scouts, experts, and historians, Tim Wendel delivers the answers to some of the most intriguing questions about the fastball, providing insight into one of baseball’s most exhilarating yet mystifying draws. In High Heat he takes us on a quest to separate verifiable fact from baseball lore, traveling from ballparks across the country to the Baseball Hall of Fame, piecing together the fascinating history of the fastball from its early development to the present form while exploring its remarkable impact on the game and the pitchers who have been blessed (or cursed) with its gift. From legends such as Nolan Ryan, Walter Johnson, Steve Dalkowski, and Satchel Paige to present-day standard bearers like Tim Lincecum, Billy Wagner, and Randy Johnson, Wendel examines the factors that make throwing heat an elusive ability that few have and even fewer can harness. Along the way he investigates the effectiveness of early speed-testing techniques (including Bob Feller's infamous motorcycle test), explains why today's radar gun readings still leave plenty of room for debate, and even visits an aerodynamic testing lab outside of Birmingham, Alabama, in order to understand the mechanics that make throwing heat possible in the first place. At its heart, High Heat is a reflection on our infatuation with the fastball—the expectation it carries, the raw ability it puts on display, and, most of all, the feats and trials of those who have attempted to master it. As Wendel puts it, "The tale of high heat can lead in several different directions at once, and the real story has more to do with triumph and tragedy that with the simple act of throwing a baseball.

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306

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Da Capo Press

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0306820641

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9780306820649

Escape from Castro's Cuba

A Novel

By: Tim Wendel

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Escape from Castro's Cuba

A Novel

By: Tim Wendel

In this visionary sequel to Castro's Curveball, former Minor League catcher Billy Bryan finds himself back in Havana in 2016 with a small film role. He soon realizes that this place and his past remain as star-crossed as when he played winter ball in the Cuban capital decades before.

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272

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496225422

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9781496225429

Grace and Dandelions

By: Wendel Lucas Washington

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Grace and Dandelions

By: Wendel Lucas Washington

Dandelions have dual personalities. They are delicate; their seeds easily separate and scatter by the slightest breeze. Each has its own destiny chosen for them as they pirouette through the air and land in random locations. But there are certain dandelion seeds that happened to land in the hands of a little girl named Grace. They took root and grew to become defining moments in her life. They became message conduits of love, faith, and resilience between her and her mother that will last forever and beyond. Even when the cruel realities of life tried to steal her joy, challenged her faith, and when hope seemed all but lost, Grace found victory over evil in the strangest of ways.

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194

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1640038345

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9781640038349

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Resource Focused Therapy

Resource Focused Therapy

High Heat

High Heat

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Escape from Castro's Cuba

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Grace and Dandelions

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