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  • Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

    by Joan Ryan ...
    A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Intangibles

    Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry

    by Joan Ryan ...
    From baseball to biology, an award-winning journalist highlights the power of team chemistry in this "terrific" data-driven investigation of human relationships (Billie Jean King).Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement?In Joan Ryan's groundbreaking book we discover that ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Doing Things the Right Way

    Dene Traditional Justice in Lac La Martre, NWT

    by Joan Ryan ...
    Joan Ryan and her research team have carefully documented Dogrib traditional justice as it has been practised over the past century. Relying upon information received from the elders of Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, they have unearthed a sophisticated body of Dogrib law, the understanding of which has important implications for contemporary ways in which the Dogrib people and the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Water Giver

    The Story of a Mother, a Son, and Their Second Chance

    by Joan Ryan ...
    Both a medical drama and meditation on motherhood, The Water Giver is Joan Ryan's honest account of her doubts and mistakes in raising a learning-disabled son and the story of how his near-fatal accident gave her a second chance as a parent.Joan Ryan tells the powerful story of how her son’s near-fatal accident, and his struggle to become whole again, gave her a second chance to become the mother ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Intangibles

    Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry

    by Joan Ryan ...
    Narrated by Joan Ryan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 31 min

    From baseball to biology, an award-winning journalist highlights the power of team chemistry in this "terrific" data-driven investigation of human relationships (Billie Jean King).Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement?In Joan Ryan's groundbreaking book we discover that ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

    The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

    by Joan Ryan ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 34 min

    Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating—the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Béla Károlyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Grey Matters

    A Guide for Collaborative Research with Seniors

    by Nancy Marlett, Claudia Emes, Penny Jennett, Bob Stebbins, Joan Ryan, Dorothy Dooley, Marianne Rogerson ...
    This study marks a major step in making collaboration between seniors, academic researchers, and community researchers a reality. Many aging adults are motivated to undertake research projects in later life or even return to university after retirement. Grey Matters is the result of a pilot project developed to study the effectiveness of collaborative research involving seniors. Because the ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Molina

    The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty

    by Bengie Molina, Joan Ryan ...
    Narrated by Henry Leyva ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 9 min

    The inspiring true story of the poor Puerto Rican factory worker, Benjamin Molina Santana, who against all odds raised the greatest baseball dynasty of all time: Molina's three sons Bengie, Jose, and Yadier have each earned two World Series rings, which is unprecedented in the sport, and his story is told by one of them, Bengie.A baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. These were in ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • English Language Learners in the Southeastern United States

    Considerations for Practice, Policy, and Advocacy

    by Ester J. de Jong, Eric Dwyer, Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton, Zijing An, Elisabeth L. Chan, Maria R. Coady, Ryan W. Pontier, Joan Lachance0, Eleni Pappamihiel1, Susan Spezzini2, Linda Harklau3, Anna Her Yang4, Tu Thi Cam Dang5, Leslie Mendez6, Donita Grissom7, Joyce Nutta8, Kisha Bryan-Jordan9, Amber N. Warren0, Jenna Davis1, Lou Anne Wilkes2, Judith Hobson3 ...
    This book examines the impact of and response to the rapidly growing English language learner (ELL) populations in the southeastern United States on K-16 schooling. Using examples of policy and practice from seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee), the book explores how the contemporary context of accountability regimes and neoliberal tenets affect ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Molina

    The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty

    by Bengie Molina ...
    New York Times Bestseller“An ideal Father’s Day present...It’s this year’s baseball book most likely to be made into a terrific movie.” —The Chicago Tribune“Affecting...A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    The Randolphs (Unabridged)

    Narrated by Joan Ryan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 17 min

    The Randolphs is the sequel to Household Puzzles, and opens shortly after the previous book ends. It follows the "leadings of the Randolph family", as Tom puts it in the last chapter. Helen's discontent with life, Grace's ill-matched engagement, and Maria's self-sufficiency -- how God works all of it out despite the stubbornness of the participants. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Why Do Dogs Bark?

    by Joan Holub ...
    Illustrated by Anna DiVito ...
    Series Book 3 - Penguin Young Readers
    There are many different kinds of dogs and so much to find out about them. Why do dogs bark, howl, or bury bones? Why do they like to lick and sniff people? What jobs can dogs do? You'll find the answers to these questions and many more in this fact-filled reader about man's best friend. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD