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Creating Texts

An Introduction to the Study of Composition

by Walter Nash, David Stacey ...

Creating Texts emphasises a practical approach to composition and enables students to understand what is involved in the creation of a text and to learn from the practice of other writers. Extensively rewritten and updated from Walter Nash's earlier volume, Designs in Prose, attention is paid to the general theory of composition, in both traditional and original terms, so that students are made ... Read more

$73.99 USD

Creating Texts emphasises a practical approach to composition and enables students to understand what is involved in the creation of a text and to learn from the practice of other writers. Extensively rewritten and updated from Walter Nash's earlier volume, Designs in Prose, attention is paid to the general theory of composition, in both traditional and original terms, so that students are made
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Strong Is the New Skinny

How to Eat, Live, and Move to Maximize Your Power

by Jennifer Cohen, Stacey Colino ...

Strong is sexy. Strong is powerful. Strong is achievable. Two fitness experts show you how to adopt a healthy lifestyle that will embolden and empower you, no matter your body shape—featuring a Foreword by David Kirchoff, former CEO of WW and bestselling author of Weight Loss Boss“Strong Is the New Skinny is a field manual for a better, stronger, healthier life.”—David Kirchoff, from the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Strong is sexy. Strong is powerful. Strong is achievable. Two fitness experts show you how to adopt a healthy lifestyle that will embolden and empower you, no matter your body shape—featuring a Foreword by David Kirchoff, former CEO of WW and bestselling author of Weight Loss Boss“Strong Is the New Skinny is a field manual for a better, stronger, healthier life.”—David Kirchoff, from the
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The Wages of Wins

Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. Updated Edition

by David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook ...

Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports.In this updated version of ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports.In this updated version of
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Heroes of Telemark

Sabotaging Hitler's atomic bomb, Norway 1942–44

by David Greentree ...

Series Book 50 - Raid
In May 1941, the Norwegian Section of SOE received a dossier warning of the dangers of a hydroelectric fertiliser plant in Norway.Vemork produced heavy water, an essential part of making plutonium for nuclear weapons. When the Germans overran Norway the entire stock had been smuggled out of the country, but the plant was intact and soon producing heavy water again, destined for the German nuclear ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In May 1941, the Norwegian Section of SOE received a dossier warning of the dangers of a hydroelectric fertiliser plant in Norway.Vemork produced heavy water, an essential part of making plutonium for nuclear weapons. When the Germans overran Norway the entire stock had been smuggled out of the country, but the plant was intact and soon producing heavy water again, destined for the German nuclear
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Leading for Equity

The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools

by Stacey M. Childress, Denis P. Doyle, David A. Thomas ...

Leading for Equity tells the compelling story of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools and its transformation—in less than a decade—into a system committed to breaking the links between race and class and academic achievement.In chapters organized around six core themes, the authors lay out the essential elements of MCPS’s success. They identify key lessons other districts can draw from ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Leading for Equity tells the compelling story of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools and its transformation—in less than a decade—into a system committed to breaking the links between race and class and academic achievement.In chapters organized around six core themes, the authors lay out the essential elements of MCPS’s success. They identify key lessons other districts can draw from
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Disease-Proof

Slash Your Risk of Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, and More--by 80 Percent

by Stacey Colino, David L. Katz MD, MPH ...

“If you want to build better health and a better future, this book makes an excellent tool kit.”—David A. Kessler, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the FDAIt sometimes seems as if everyone around us is being diagnosed with a chronic illness—and that we might soon join them. In Disease-Proof, leading specialist in preventive medicine Dr. David Katz draws upon the ... Read more

$6.99 USD

“If you want to build better health and a better future, this book makes an excellent tool kit.”—David A. Kessler, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the FDAIt sometimes seems as if everyone around us is being diagnosed with a chronic illness—and that we might soon join them. In Disease-Proof, leading specialist in preventive medicine Dr. David Katz draws upon the
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Donora

by Charles E. Stacey, Brian Charlton, David Lonich ...

Series series Images of America
The industrial community of Donora was founded in 1901 on a bend of the Monongahela River, 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. The founding of Donora was the result of social, political, and economic interaction among elite and powerful capitalists. Andrew and Richard Mellon partnered with William H. Donner and Henry C. Frick to create the Union Improvement Company and build a mill, developing the ... Read more

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The industrial community of Donora was founded in 1901 on a bend of the Monongahela River, 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. The founding of Donora was the result of social, political, and economic interaction among elite and powerful capitalists. Andrew and Richard Mellon partnered with William H. Donner and Henry C. Frick to create the Union Improvement Company and build a mill, developing the
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Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act

Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures

by Julia Anderson, Katrina Bloch, Patrice Buzzanell, Katherine Hampsten, Cara Jacocks, Loraleigh Keashly, Timothy Kuhn, Gladys Muasya, Samantha Szczur, Elizabeth Tolman, Brianna Turgeon0, Elizabeth Fish Hatfield2, Shannon N. Davis3, Millie A. Harrison4, Shannon K. Jacobsen5, Erika L. Kirby6, M. Chad McBride7, Rebecca J. Meisenbach8, Robyn V. Remke9, Jessica M. Rick0, Scott A. Sellnow-Richmond1, David G. Smith2, Stacey M. B. Wieland3, Amanda Jantzer4, George F. McHendry Jr.5, Tiffany Taylor6 ...

Series series Communicating Gender
Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act: Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures offers scholarly research related to work-life balance in today’s environment, with a particular focus on the fields of communication and gender studies. The chapters examine the choices, challenges, and gendered experiences that women and men face as they navigate structures of work, domestic ... Read more

$42.99 USD

Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act: Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures offers scholarly research related to work-life balance in today’s environment, with a particular focus on the fields of communication and gender studies. The chapters examine the choices, challenges, and gendered experiences that women and men face as they navigate structures of work, domestic
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Wizards

From Merlin to Faust

by David McIntee, Lesley McIntee ...

Series series Myths and Legends
From the wise and mysterious soothsayer with his long grey beard to the deathless necromancer practicing his dark magics in a forgotten dungeon, wizards have captured our imaginations since the earliest days of human storytelling, presenting us with some of our greatest heroes and villains. This book collects the tales of the most interesting, popular, and important spell-casters, including such ... Read more

$12.99 USD

From the wise and mysterious soothsayer with his long grey beard to the deathless necromancer practicing his dark magics in a forgotten dungeon, wizards have captured our imaginations since the earliest days of human storytelling, presenting us with some of our greatest heroes and villains. This book collects the tales of the most interesting, popular, and important spell-casters, including such
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Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts

What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW ...

Narrated by Jen Jayden ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

If you love someone who has suicidal thoughts, you may struggle with profound fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. You desperately want to help, but you're unsure of where to start. This book can guide you as you support your loved one—without sacrificing your own needs and well-being. You'll find the answers to some of your most urgent questions, including: what are signs and clues of suicide ... Read more

$19.99 USD

If you love someone who has suicidal thoughts, you may struggle with profound fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. You desperately want to help, but you're unsure of where to start. This book can guide you as you support your loved one—without sacrificing your own needs and well-being. You'll find the answers to some of your most urgent questions, including: what are signs and clues of suicide
... Read more
Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts

What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW ...

Series series The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series
For help in dealing with a suicidal crisis right now, please call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.If you love someone who has suicidal thoughts, you may struggle with profound fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. You desperately want to help, but you’re unsure of where to start. This book can guide you as you support your loved one—without sacrificing your own needs and well ... Read more

$11.99 USD

For help in dealing with a suicidal crisis right now, please call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.If you love someone who has suicidal thoughts, you may struggle with profound fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. You desperately want to help, but you’re unsure of where to start. This book can guide you as you support your loved one—without sacrificing your own needs and well
... Read more
Lion Rampant: Second Edition

Medieval Wargaming Rules

by Daniel Mersey ...

WINNER OF THE 2023 ORIGINS AWARDS FOR BEST MINIATURES GAME.An expanded edition of the Origins Award-nominated Lion Rampant**, featuring new rules, scenarios, and sample armies.**Take to the battlefield as Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc or William Wallace – or forge your own legend – with Lion Rampant: Second Edition. From the Dark Ages to the Hundred Years' War, raids, skirmishes, and clashes ... Read more

$17.99 USD

WINNER OF THE 2023 ORIGINS AWARDS FOR BEST MINIATURES GAME.An expanded edition of the Origins Award-nominated Lion Rampant**, featuring new rules, scenarios, and sample armies.**Take to the battlefield as Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc or William Wallace – or forge your own legend – with Lion Rampant: Second Edition. From the Dark Ages to the Hundred Years' War, raids, skirmishes, and clashes
... Read more

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