The "lively and well researched" of the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card, the most sought-after collectible in the world (Sportsillustrated.com)." The Card is a compelling tale . . . illustrating the obsessive nature of collectors while sprinkling in the history of players who spawned the obsession." — Newsday (New York)Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist, having been released in limited numbers just a...

It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid waste to all that. Accusations that Clemens relied on steroids and human growth hormone provided and administered by his former trainer, Brian McNamee, have put Clemens in the crosshairs of a Justi...

This Southwest-set tale about a hunt for a precious relic offers a "nice mix of comedy and mystery" from an award-winning author ( Booklist).A dealer in traditional Native American pottery, Hubie Schuze scours New Mexico in search of ancient treasures. The Bureau of Land Management calls him a criminal, but Hubie knows that the real injustice would be to leave the legacies of prehistoric craftspeople buried in the dirt.In all his travels across the ...

LEAD Your Best Life Now! At Work In Life With Heart is a practical and inspiring guide to leadership from the inside out. It begins with self-awareness—understanding your strengths, patterns, and purpose—and expands into the everyday practices that help leaders show up with clarity, courage, and care. Blending research, reflection, and real-world stories from education, healthcare, business, and mission-driven organizations, this book offers a grounded roadmap for leading with intention in...

Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge professionals need to translate the principles and science of PBS into person-centered interventions that improve lives. Covering a broad range of ages, disabilities, and settings, this comprehensiv...

Beloved bestselling author Rhonda Byrne launched aglobal phenomenon with the publication of The Secret in 2006.This life-altering work helped readers understand the untapped powers thatreside within. But Rhonda’s journey was far from over as something inside herurged her to seek more wisdom. She spent fourteen years searching until sheuncovered the universal truth contained in this audiobook.TheGreatest Secret isa q...

This book surveys and examines the history of Britain's soldiers from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the lifecycle of a soldier, including enlistment and experience, and on identity, representations and place in society. It covers the diverse military forces of the British crown - the regular army, home defence forces, part-time soldiers, auxiliaries, officers, non-commissioned officers and rank and file - across times of conflictand peace and their wider relationsh...

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics 2e provides an updated overview of a dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Over a decade on from the first edition of the Handbook, this collection of 47 chapters from experts in key areas offers a comprehensive introduction to both the development and use of corpora as well as their ever-evolving applications to other areas, such as digital humanities, sociolinguistics, stylistics, translation stu...