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Christopher  Baker

This dazzling guidebook, written by Central America travel expert Christopher P. Baker, covers all the main cities, towns, and regions of Costa Rica, helping travelers negotiate one of the world's leading destinations for eco-travel. Travel tips for San José, Nicoya, and Guanacaste are all fully revised and updated for this latest edition. The book outlines detailed city walks and regional drives, complete with maps and reservation information. Also included are features on geography (life...

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Christopher Baker

Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which created a new form of terrifying gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist’s career unveils Fuseli’s complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and traditional patronage versus the new era of competitive exhibitions and intense criticism. P...

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William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone

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A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Thomas Penny, Thomas Keegan, Colleen Delany, Steven Carpenter, Christopher Graybill, David Coyne, Johann Dettweiler, Terence Aselford, Michael John Casey, Joe Brack, Eric Messner, Ren Kasey, Lily Beacon, Michael Glenn, Evan Casey, Elizabeth Jernigan, Bradley Smith, Scott McCormick, Tim Getman, Ken Jackson, Christopher Scheeren, Nick DePinto, Jeff Baker, Richard Rohan, Casie Platt, Faith Potts, Elliot Dash, Gary Telles, Danny Gavigan, James Konicek, Karen Novack, Dylan Lynch, Joel David Santner, Tim Carlin, Damyon Richardson, Patrick Bussink, Drew Kopas, Kimberly Gilbert, Duane Beeman, Nanette Savard, Tim Andrés Pabon

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Christmas

Three days before Christmas, Matt Jensen is traveling the Denver and Pacific railway when an avalanche slams down onto the train, trapping it in desolate Trout Creek Pass. But it wasn't an act of nature that caused the accident; it was a gang of outlaws attempting to rescue their leader, who is being taken to Red Cliff to be hanged.As Smoke Jensen and Duff MacCallister frantically try to make their way to the scene, Matt struggles to save the survivors, among them a beautiful young...

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Gordon Korman

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Jessica Almasy, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Christopher Gebauer, Jonathan Todd Ross

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Slacker

Cameron Boxer, king of the slackers, has found something worth his time. By playing video games online in front of an audience he can find both fame AND fortune—especially with Elvis (a beaver who seems to love video games as much as Cam) at his side.The only problem? Things keep getting in Cam's way. Like school. And the club he accidentally started. And the misguided people in his life who don't think beavers should be playing video games.It's going to take some trickery,...

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Christopher Baker

The National Geographic Traveler guidebooks are in tune with the growing trend toward experiential travel. Each book provides inspiring photography, insider tips, and expert advice for a more authentic, enriching experience of the destination. These books serve a readership of active, discerning travelers, and supply information, historical context, and cultural interpretation not available online. Visitors to Cuba discover a sensual, sometimes surreal island country that embodies everythi...

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Christopher Baker, Beth R. Crisp, Adam Dinham

The need to reimagine religion and belief is precipitated by their greater visibility in public life. Meanwhile, social policy responses often see them from a problem-based, rather than an asset-based, approach. However, with growing diversity of religion and belief in every sector comes the potential for new dialogues across previously impermeable policy and disciplinary silos.This volume brings together leading international authors to critically consider these challenges within ...

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Christopher Baker, Thomas A. James, John Reader

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Intensities: Contemporary Continental Philosophy of Religion

A Philosophy of Christian Materialism offers a new religious engagement with the public sphere via means of interdisciplinary analysis and empirical examples, developing what the authors call a Relational Christian Realism building upon interaction with contemporary Philosophy of Religion. The book argues that the current discourse on public religion is inadequate in addressing the issues now to be faced, including: material religious practice in the sphere of education; the growth of alte...

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Christopher Baker, Jon Lawrence, Thomas Jeffrey Miley, Stefan Selke, Sarah Greenwood, Sabine Werth, Gabriella Elgenius, Paul Jones, John Morris, Patrick Diamond

The politics of austerity has seen governments across Europe cut back on welfare provision. As the State retreats, this edited collection explores secular and faith-based grassroots social action in Germany and the United Kingdom that has evolved in response to changing economic policy and expanding needs, from basic items such as food to more complex means to move out of poverty.Bringing together scholars from different disciplines and practitioners in several areas of social inte...

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Christophe' Baker

Keeping poetry, rhythm, and lyricism in mind, Christophe’ Baker tells his life’s story in From the Outhouse to the White House.About the AuthorChristophe’ Baker is a veteran and enjoys golfing and participating in his "Gents Making Sense" Podcast, available on all platforms.

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L. Ron Hubbard, Rebecca Moesta, Mike Resnick, Dean Wesley Smith, Bob Eggleton, Echo Chernik, Christopher Baker, Carrie Callahan, David Cleden, Preston Dennett, Andrew Dykstal, John Haas, Kyle Kirrin, Mica Scotti Kole, Rustin Lovewell, Wulf Moon, Elise Stephens, Rob Prior, Kai Wolden

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Writers of the Future

Let your imagination run wild.If you’re ready to travel to a universe of mystery, sacrifice, and suspense, where the laws of physics are optional, book your journey here.On this odyssey of enchantment, enlightenment, and endless possibility, you will meet a murderer who’s out to save mankind, a cyborg who robs the dead to rescue the living, and a lost boy who holds the key to peace. Discover visions of the world, of mankind, and of the future that are sure ...

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Christopher D Bader, Joseph O Baker, F. Carson Mencken

An "engrossing and intellectually stimulating" portrait of the countless Americans who believe in paranormal phenomena ( Journal of Religion and Culture).Popular culture makes clear that there's a seemingly insatiable public appetite for information and entertainment about what we call the paranormal, supernatural, or mystical. But how many Americans believe in the paranormal, and who are they? Based on extensive research and their own unique experiences, ...

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Christopher Atwater, Robert E. Baker, Ted Kwartler

Applied Sport Business Analytics provides a practical explanation of the use of data analytic metrics in sport, exploring selected techniques and tools as well as addressing fundamental applications of analytics within modern sports organizations. Current and aspiring sport managers will develop their understanding of how analytics can be used strategically to make data-informed decisions by selecting and translating data into evidence and meaningful metrics.The text begin...