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Jeff Fields

"An authentic cry of American innocence . . . The author seizes the reader with a Southern gift for storytelling and never lets go."— Time MagazineIt is the mid-1950s in Quarrytown, Georgia. In the slum known as the Ape Yard, hope's last refuge is a boardinghouse where a handful of residents dream of a better life. Earl Whitaker, who is white, and Tio Grant, who is black, are both teenagers, both orphans, and best friends. In the same house live two of the...

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Jeff Fields

Sober from Sin is a poignant memoir detailing the journey of a former law enforcement veteran from the depths of alcoholism to the embrace of sobriety, entwined with a search for spiritual and personal redemption. Reflecting on a two-decade career and the struggles with addiction, the storyteller delves into the complexities of navigating addiction while working in law enforcement.Through raw honesty and introspection, he confronts the darkest aspects of human behavior, including i...

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Research in Curriculum and Instruction

In many elementary classrooms, social studies has taken a back seat to English Language Arts and Mathematics in the wake of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top This volume is not another hand-wringing lament. On the contrary, the elementary educators who have contributed to this volume have a positive set of stories to tell about how social studies can play a central role in the elementary classroom, how teachers can integrate social studies knowledge and skills throughout the school ...

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Philip B. Bedient, James B. Blackburn Jr., Shannon S. Van Zandt, Samuel D. Brody, Thomas Colbert, Clint Dawson, Nick Fang, Himanshu Grover, Dustin Henry, Wesley Highfield, Carol Abel Lewis, Jeff Lindner, Jamie E. Padgett, Walter Gillis Peacock, Jennifer Proft, Hanadi Rifai, David C. Schwertz, Antonia Sebastian, Kevin Shanley, Matthew Stearns

If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the face of a major storm. What is done to address this vulnerability will shape the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the region for decades to come.In Lessons from Hurrica...

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Jeff Fielding

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Mark Adrian

The book, is a practical, jargon-free guide written for anyone who wants to raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved Whippet.Whether you are bringing home a puppy for the first time or working with an adult dog, this book provides clear, step-by-step guidance covering training, care, health, grooming and behaviour from day one through to senior years.This guide is designed to help you get started immediately, without needing to read pages of theory before taking action....

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Jeff Fielding

WHIPPET: The Complete Owners Guide, is a practical, jargon-free guide written for anyone who wants to raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved Whippet.This book is ideal for:First-time Whippet ownersFamilies wanting a well-mannered, well-adjusted house dogOwners experiencing training or behavioural challengesIn addition:Progress trackers to help you monitor training and development...

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Jeff Lyons

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Sonja Field

One room. Six People. No way out. And every 13 minutes one of them dies—horribly. Do the math; in 78 minutes they will all be dead—unless they can figure out what their nameless, faceless, and creepily mysterious captor wants from them. One woman holds the key to their survival or deaths. But, only if she faces her own bloody past and the earth-shattering truth of why they are all trapped together. Her final choice to own the truth can bring freedom or oblivion—13 little minutes will tell ...

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Robert McCammon

A bizarre murder in an idyllic Southern town propels a boy and his father into a world of evil in this World Fantasy Award–winning horror novel.New York Times –Bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–Winning AuthorSmall town boys see weird sights, and Zephyr has provided Cory Jay Mackenson with his fair share of oddities. He knows the bootleggers who lurk in the dark places outside of town. On moonless nights, he's heard...

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Dr. Robert Puff

This is a Hands-On guidebook which teaches the highly successful techniques that Dr. Robert Puff uses to help his clients. You will learn to rid yourself of anger, stress-induced illness, depression, addictive behaviors, and other emotional baggage, which inhibit your happiness and make loving relationships difficult.Anger Work techniques explained in the book range from scream release to expressive artwork, from hitting a punching bag to creative visualization, with many more sugg...

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Flannery O'Connor

Featuring all of American author Flannery O’Connor’s short stories, this collection reveals the author’s contemplations on religion, morality, and fate, set against the backdrop of the American South. The collection contains O’Connor’s most famous works of short fiction, including “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” and reveals her many significant contributions to the Southern Gothic genre.Though she met with only mild popularity during her shor...

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Linda Whitwam

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Canine Handbooks

NEW digital edition of The No.1 Cockapoo Bestseller!More training tips & latest info on everything Cockapoo."This book covers everything; well worth buying,” Mary Gosling, Founder, British Cockapoo Society.The Cockapoo Handbook guides you step-by-step to raise, train & build a deep lifelong bond with your Cockapoo.Part of The Canine Handbooks, Amazon's leading dog breed series, Brit...

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Alex Seymour

Wouldn't it be incredible if 40 expert Dachshund breeders combined with a top dog trainer to create the ultimate complete owner's guide with all your frequently asked questions answered in one place?Well here it is! You will literally find this book jam packed full of useful quotes giving clear advice and secret tips from the world's top Dachshund breeders who between them have hundreds of years of experience in caring for Dachshunds.When you buy this book you will also get...