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Works of love;: Some Christian reflections in the form of discourses "The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume . . . indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of intelligent notes."--Library Journal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Text: English (translation) Original Language: Danish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Bridge Gay Talese is known for his daring pursuit of "unreportable" stories, for his exhaustive research, and for his formally elegant style. These qualities, arguably, are the touchstones of the finest literary journalism. Talese is often cited as one of the founders of the 1960s "New Journalism," but he has always politely demurred from this label, insisting that his "stories with real names" represent no reformist crusade, but rather his own highly personal response to the world as an Italian-American "outsider." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Total Leadership - The Essentials "Listen repeatedly to the candid insights of Dr. Stephen Payne and his Total Leadership approach. Everyone would be more productive." -- Josita D. Todd, Vice President IM, Abbott Laboratories"Stephen's approach to improving leadership is straight-forward, clear and completely doable" -- Mark Alexander, CEO and President, Suburban Propane"With his Total Leadership approach, Stephen Payne takes leadership coaching far beyond advice and mentoring." -- Jon Last, President-Europe, CR Bard Inc. Stephen is a former CEO who became a leadership strategist-someone who enables individuals to discover their true leadership potential and create fantastic results for themselves and the rest of their team. Whether coaching CEOs or speaking to groups of managers, young people or the disadvantaged, Stephen sparks deep motivational forces that illuminate new paths to leadership success within us. Do you want your leadership to make a big difference? Are you after outstanding results for you and your team? Do you want the memory of your leadership to inspire even greater performance by those that succeed you? If you do, you will surely want to hear about Dr. Stephen G. Payne and TOTAL LEADERSHIP. Stephen is a former CEO who became a leadership strategist-someone who enables individuals to discover their true leadership potential and create fantastic results for themselves and the rest of their team. Whether coaching CEOs or speaking to groups of managers, young people or the disadvantaged, Stephen sparks deep motivational forces that illuminate new paths to leadership success within us. In TOTAL LEADERSHIP - THE ESSENTIALS, Stephen brings his passionate CEO coaching style to life for leaders in all walks of life. He challenges you to adopt a new leadership pathway-one based on the simple truth that it's you that limits or inspires great performance in your team. With his crisp concepts, peppered with sobering examples from his own CEO journey, you feel a fresh perspective on leading. You'll want to extract every last drop of value from your leadership talents. You'll even talk out loud when you discover your true purpose as a leader!
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The gospel of healing Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843-1919), author, hymn writer, conference speaker, was an evangelist to the urban masses of New York City and a missionary statesman. Among his enduring achievements was the founding of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and what is now Nyack College. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Crime in corn-weather (A black band mystery) Mary Meigs Atwater is the author of Byways in Hand-Weaving and The Shuttle-Craft Book of American Hand-Weaving. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Amazon.com: Match Point Terry Jacket, Pink, Small: Clothing This jacket is for the cute girl in pink who likes to dress in style and comfort. Show them what youive got girl. Features the comfortable fit of terry cloth and a zip hoody for the perfect style. Machine wash cold on delicate cycle. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Imported.
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The diary of John Evelyn (The Globe Edition) Evelyn's social life, his contacts with public figures, his accounts of the Royal Society, his personal reflections, his comments on current events... his playgoing (of Hamlet he writes `but now the old playe began to disgust this refined age') - all these are here in full. For those who go to Evelyn for his literary qualities and his picture of his life and times, this is a well made selection, excellently presented. (Austin Woolrych) HISTORY The diary's record of Evelyn's own life and that of his family, and the entries giving his comments on current events and on the great and good of his day...are what most readers are likely to value in the diary, and this readable volume should therefore serve its purpose well. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW --This text refers to the Paperback edition. The introduction is written by Sir Roy Strong, formerly Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, he is the author of many books about art history and gardens. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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Frankenstein;: Or, The modern Prometheus (Illustrated library) Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgnger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books. Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Grade 9 Up-Full-color drawings, photographs, and reproductions with extended captions have been added to the unedited text of Shelley's novel, thus placing the work in the context of the era in which it was written. The artwork faithfully represents the text and makes this edition appealing to reluctant readers. Unfortunately, many of the captions provide tangential information that, although interesting, interrupts the flow of the story. However, readers will quickly learn that it is not necessary to read every caption and appreciate this volume for its many quality illustrations.Michele Snyder, Chappaqua Public Library, NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Gr. 8^-12. Part of the Whole Story series, this is the full text of Mary Shelley's classic gothic story, which was first published in 1818 and has been a wild success ever since. Philippe Munch's illustrations have none of the power of Barry Moser's unforgettable woodcuts that evoke the loneliness of the grotesque outsider (in the Pennyroyal edition published by the University of California Press in 1984). The design here is crowded, and the type is small. However, the many period prints and maps in color and in black and white, with long, detailed captions, do provide the historical setting for the story, its geography, customs, and ideas. Teens enthralled by pop versions of the myth as well as science fiction fans will be interested in going back to the full version of what has been called the first science fiction novel and learning about the circumstances under which it was written by a woman, just 18 years old, 170 years ago. Hazel Rochman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. "The select bibliography by M.K. Joseph is of benefit to our students."--Dr. Darlene J. Alberts, Ohio Dominican College "This has proved ideal for my Freshman class...compact, inexpensive, clearly printed with margins big enough to scribble in!"--Hilary Kaplan, University of California and Los Angeles "The best general edition of this classic text in terms of text, notes, and general design."--Barry M. Katz, Stanford University "Indispensable for the study of Shelley's Frankenstein."--Eric Rabkin, University of Michigan "Marilyn Butlers introduction was comprehensive and informative and provided a valuable background for my general intro to lit students. The inclusion of the apprndices was also useful and thought-provoking."--Stephanie Wardrop, Colorado State University --This text refers to the Paperback edition. A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. "Most surprising-and delightful in Griffin's crisply British reading. This tape may hold a special appeal for young adult listeners, attracted by the prospect of a monster tale, who will be introduced to the lyrical tradition of the British novel through Griffin's sensitive and evocative reading." --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. "I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion." A summer evening's ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine's room, and a runaway imagination--fired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley about science, galvanism, and the origins of life--conspired to produce for Marry Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning, it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece, Frankenstein. Written in 1816 when she was only nineteen, Mary Shelley's novel of "The Modern Prometheus" chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time, Frankenstein remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the masterpieces of nineteenth-century Gothicism. While stay-ing in the Swiss Alps in 1816 with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, Mary, then eighteen, began to concoct the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life by electricity. Written in a time of great personal tragedy, it is a subversive and morbid story warning against the dehumanization of art and the corrupting influence of science. Packed with allusions and literary references, it is also one of the best thrillers ever written. Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus was an instant bestseller on publication in 1818. The prototype of the science fiction novel, it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations but retains its original power.This Modern Library edition includes a new Introduction by Wendy Steiner, the chair of the English department at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Scandal of Pleasure. Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in 1797 in London. She eloped to France with Shelley, whom she married in 1816. After Frankenstein, she wrote several novels, including Valperga and Falkner, and edited editions of the poetry of Shelley, who had died in 1822. Mary Shelley died in London in 1851. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was born to well-known parents: author and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and philosopher William Godwin. When Mary was sixteen, she met the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a devotee of her father's teachings; Percy and Mary married in December 1816.The last years of married life were filled with disaster for Mary. Her half sister died, as did two of her children. Mary and Percy eventually moved to Italy, where Percy drowned during a sailing trip in 1822. She continued writing and spent the last years of her life in the loving company of her son and good friends. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley died in 1851 at the age of fifty-three. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. VOLUME ILETTER 1To Mrs. Saville, England St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11th, 17--You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday; and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare, and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.I am already far north of London; and as I walk in the streets of Petersburgh, I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks, which braces my nerves, and fills me with delight. Do you understand this feeling? This breeze, which has travelled from the regions towards which I am advancing, gives me a foretaste of those icy climes. Inspirited by this wind of promise, my day dreams become more fervent and vivid. I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight. There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon, and diffusing a perpetual splendour. There--for with your leave, my sister, I will put some trust in preceding navigators--there snow and frost are banished; and, sailing over a calm sea, we may be wafted to a land surpassing in wonders and in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe. Its productions and features may be without example, as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes. What may not be expected in a country of eternal light? I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle; and may regulate a thousand celestial observations, that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever. I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man. These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death, and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river. But, supposing all these conjectures to be false, you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries, to reach which at present so many months are requisite; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet, which, if at all possible, can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine.These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter, and I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven; for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose--a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years. I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround the pole. You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good uncle Thomas's library. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased that regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a seafaring life.These visions faded when I perused, for the first time, those poets whose effusions, entranced my soul, and lifted it to heaven. I also became a poet, and for one year lived in a Paradise of my own creation; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated. You are well acquainted with my failure, and how heavily I bore the disappointment. But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin, and my thoughts were turned into the channel of their earlier bent.Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking. I can, even now, remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise. I commenced by inuring my body to hardship. I accompanied the whale-fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, famine, thirst, and want of sleep; I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day, and devoted my nights to the study of mathematics, the theory of medicine, and those branches of physical science from which a naval adventure might derive the greatest practical advantage. Twice I actually hired myself as an under-mate in a Greenland whaler, and acquitted myself to admiration. I must own I felt a little proud, when my captain offered me the second dignity in the vessel and intreated me to remain with the greatest earnestness so valuable did he consider my services.And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose? My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path. Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative! My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed. I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise the spirits of others, but sometimes to sustain my own, when theirs are failing.This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia. They fly quickly over the snow in their sledges; the motion is pleasant, and, in my opinion, far more agreeable than that of an English stage-coach. The cold is not excessive, if you are wrapped in furs--a dress which I have already adopted; for there is a great difference between walking the deck and remaining seated motionless for hours, when no exercise prevents the blood from actually freezing in your veins. I have no ambition to lose my life on the post-road between St Petersburgh and Archangel.I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks; and my intention is to hire a ship there, which can easily be done by paying the insurance for the owner, and to engage as many sailors as I think necessary among those who are accustomed to the whale-fishing. I do not intend to sail until the month of June; and when shall I return? Ah, dear sister, how can I answer this question? If I succeed, many, many months, perhaps years, will pass before you and I may meet. If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never.Farewell, my dear, excellent Margaret. Heaven shower down blessings on you, and save me, that I may again and again testify my gratitude for all your love and kindness.Your affectionate brother, R. WaltonFrom the Hardcover edition. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Of all the various media in which this story has been told over the years--book, stage, and film among them--few seem as suited for as wide an audience as this production. While this tale of the mad doctor's most awful creation may not sit well with the littlest children, it carries enough scare factor to entertain tweens and adults alike. The narration of Daniel Philpott, Jonathan Oliver, and Chris Larkin carries the suspense to great heights. The atmosphere of dread present in the words is amplified by the crisp, almost-anticipatory way in which the story is carried forward. While an abridged version, there is still plenty of good listening here. M.T. AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Gemini DJ 2-Way Powered ABS Molded Speakers Compression driven woofers and titanium diaphragm tweeters High-temperature voice coils and aluminum diecast frame XLR, 1/4" mic and line inputs with built-in mixer XLR and 1/4" outputs for expansion Master, treble and bass controls Frequency response: 30Hz-20kHz Durable black ABS molded shell with full metal grill and floor brackets 3 year warranty
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The Gypsy Lounge: Lunchtime variety criminals The Gypsy Lounge is a comic that should be seen to be believed. Words can't do this series justice! -- Jen Contino, Sequentialtart.com --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Jasen Lex is the writer/artist of the Gypsy Lounge, as well as the webcomics series the aweful science fair. The Gypsy Lounge is his first major publication. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Cleo Mood Swing Smokeless Ashtray with Extra Filters This unique large capacity smokeless ashtray comes in two inter-changeable pastel color covers. Quiet motor draws smoke into the super absorbent activated carbon filters, removing smoke and odor. The easy clean Bakelite ashtray insert is heat resistant and dishwasher safe. comes in black with tow covers in pastel green & blueish violet and uses two "C" batteries (not included).
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Big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe A baffling array of science books claim to reveal how the mysteries of the universe have been discovered, but Simon Singh's Big Bang actually delivers on that promise. General readers will find it to be among the very best books dealing with cosmology, because Singh follows the same plan he used in his brilliant Code Book: he puts people--not equations--first in the story. By linking the progression of the Big Bang theory with the scientists who built it up bit by bit, Singh also uncovers an important truth about how such ideas grow. Death is an essential element in the progress of science, since it takes care of conservative scientists of a previous generation reluctant to let go of an old, fallacious theory and embrace a new and accurate one. As harsh as this statement seems, even Einstein defended an outmoded idea about the universe when an unknown interloper published equations challenging the great man. Einstein didn't have to die for cosmology to move forward (he reluctantly apologized for being wrong), but stories like this one show how difficult it can sometimes be for new theories to take root. Fred Hoyle, who coined the term "big bang" as a way to ridicule the idea of a universe expanding from some tiny origin point, strongly believed that the cosmos was in a steady state. But Singh shows how Hoyle's research, meant to prove the contrary, added evidence to the expansion model. Big Bang is also a history of astronomical observation, describing the development of new telescopes that were crucial to the development of cosmology. Handwritten summary notes at the end of each long chapter add a charming, classroom feel to this revealing and very readable book. --Therese Littleton --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Starred Review. It was cosmologist Fred Hoyle who coined the term "big bang" to describe the notion that the universe exploded out of nothing to kick-start space and time. Ironically, Hoyle himself espoused the steady state theory, positing that the universe is eternal and never really changes. Former BBC producer and science writer Singh (Fermat's Enigma) recounts in his inimitable down-to-earth style how the big bang theory triumphed. Readers will find here one of the best explanations available of how Cepheid stars are used to estimate the distance of other galaxies. Singh highlights some of the lesser-known figures in the development of the big bang theory, like Henrietta Leavitt, a volunteer "computer" at the Harvard College Observatory who in 1912 discovered how Cepheid stars can be used to measure galactic distances. Singh shows how the creation of the heavier elements was a major stumbling block to widespread adoption of the big bang until Hoyle (once again boosting the theory that he so fervently opposed) proved that they were created in stars' nuclear furnaces and strewn throughout the universe via supernova explosions. Readers who don't need a review of the early development of cosmology may wish that Singh had adopted a somewhat less leisurely pace. But his introductory chapters hold a lot of worthwhile material, clearly presented for the science buff and lay reader. There's no better account of the big bang theory than this. Bw photos and illus. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. When I started teaching college in 1964, the required reading for my general studies science course included two articles by two prominent physicists published in Scientific American eight years previously. George Gamow, a principal architect of the big bang theory, made the case for a universe that began billions of years ago as an explosion from an infinitely dense and infinitely small seed of energy. Fred Hoyle, stalwart champion of the steady state theory, took the stand for an infinite universe with no beginning and no end, in which matter is continuously created in the space between the galaxies. Both theories explained the outward rush of the galaxies discovered by Vesto Slipher, Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason in the first decades of the century. Both theories had strengths and weaknesses. For example, the big bang successfully accounted for the known abundances of hydrogen and helium in the universe but posited an embarrassing beginning that could not be explained. The steady state theory avoided the stumbling block of a universe that seemed to come from nowhere but replaced it with many little unexplained beginnings (those particles of matter appearing continuously from nothing). Yet the big bang theory made one prediction that was testable: if the universe began in a blaze of luminosity, a degraded remnant of that radiation should still permeate the cosmos, and the precise spectral distribution of this microwave-frequency background could be calculated. Meanwhile, entirely independently, two radio astronomers at Bell Labs in New Jersey, Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias, were trying to find the source of an annoying hiss in their microwave antenna that seemed to come equally from all parts of the sky. The hiss turned out to have precisely the characteristics predicted by the big bang cosmologists. For the first time in history, the human mind had constructed a creation story that could be tested empirically. With the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation, the big bang delivered a knockout blow to its steady state competitor. It's a wonderful story, and it deserves a master storyteller. Simon Singh--a physicist with established credentials as a science popularizer--is up to the task. His previous books, Fermat's Enigma and The Code Book, became international best-sellers. Singh weaves the many threads of the story skillfully together, beginning with the cosmological speculations of the ancient Greeks and ending with the thorny contemporary question, "What came before the big bang?" His tale begins slowly, but only because we know so little about the personal lives of the early players. Singh really gets up to speed as we enter the 20th century, with its lively cast of strong personalities tussling with the universe and with one another. Two great historical debates lie at the heart of the book. The first concerned whether the spiral nebulae, catalogued throughout the 19th century, are part of our own Milky Way Galaxy, and therefore relatively near, or other "island universes" far away. Resolving this debate meant finding a reliable way to measure the distances to the nebulae. Singh ushers onstage two giants of 20th-century astronomy, Harlow Shapley and Edwin Hubble, who anchored opposite sides of the nebula debate. He also gives star turns to astronomers who deserve to be better known, such as Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Leavitt. Telescopes played a leading role in the debate, most notably the 100-inch Hooker Telescope on Mount Wilson and the 200-inch Hale reflector on Mount Palomar, both in California. These instruments enabled astronomers to resolve the nebulae into stars, which provided the necessary distance indicators. The spiral nebulae are indeed other Milky Ways. Once the nebula debate was resolved, Hubble recognized the expansion of the universe, and a second great debate came to the fore: big bang vs. steady state. Big ideas and big egos were at stake. Gamow and Hoyle, in particular, squared off against each other, even in the pages of this magazine. Then came the discovery of the cosmic background radiation in the mid-1960s by the Bell Labs radio astronomers. No sooner had I introduced my students to the most contentious cosmological debate of the 20th century than the universe whispered the resolution. Singh spins out the drama with verve and wit. We meet scientists w ho are shy and retiring and others with a flair for contention, epic discoveries made serendipitously and beautiful theories shot down by intractable facts, a pooch named Kepler and a persistent pigeon that made its home in the Bell Labs telescope. This is a perfect book for anyone who wants to know what science is all about. Chet Raymo has taught physics at Stonehill College and written about science for the Boston Globe. His latest book is Climbing Brandon: Science and Faith on Ireland's Holy Mountain. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Singh, a British physicist and author of Fermats Enigma and The Code Book, knows how to popularize science. Big Bang, written with a nod to Carl Sagan, tells the story of the origin of the universe. Its not a new story, but one well told through philosophers and scientists who, over 2,000 years, discarded, accepted, or built on each others theories. In essence, Big Bang reveals how science works. Critics agree that Singhs conversational style elucidates complex concepts without dumbing them downin fact, even with his many pictures, diagrams, and summaries, readers would benefit from a scientific background. Yet only a few complained about Singhs fast pace. If the first hundred pages dragged a bit, or if Singhs mad scientists took on auras of TV personalities, never mindyoull be hard pressed to find a better book about your earthly origins.Copyright 2004 Phillips Nelson Media, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. When physicists of the 1920s calculated Einstein's equations, a few bold souls discovered they allowed for a universe with a definite beginning in time. This was upsetting to some theorists (including Einstein) because their prevailing belief was that the cosmos had existed forever. This work explains at a popular level the evidence supporting the big bang theory and emphasizes the major scientists involved in promoting it. Just as in Singh's history of a mathematics problem, Fermat's Enigma (1997), he combines science and personality in a winning narrative. Singh is particularly cogent about big bang cosmology's slowness to gain the allegiance of the scientific community. Disputing initial iterations of the theory, doubters objected with zingers such as the theory's inability to explain the synthesis of the elements. Singh dramatizes the skeptics' slow retreat and the champions' inexorable advance toward vindication with the 1964 discovery of cosmic microwave radiation, indisputable proof of the big bang. A superb summary of one of science's most popular topics. Gilbert TaylorCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Its hard to imagine a grander, more thrilling storyfast-pacedhugely entertainingBig Bang is, quite literally, cosmic. (New York Times)Inimitable. . . . Theres no better account of the big bang theory. (Publishers Weekly (starred review))A clear, lively, and comprehensive view of the way science arrived at the leading theory of how everything began.- (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))This book is a blast...who knew that the Big Bang could be so much fun? (James Gleick, bestselling author of CHAOS and FASTER)Singh is one of the best science journalists writing today...Impressive. (London Times (Sunday))An expert but friendly guide to help you decode the mysteries [of the universe] with crisp, clear running commentary. (Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind)Singhs unerring eye for picturesque anecdotes and his capacity for simplifying complex scientific ideas is a winning formula. (Saturday Daily Telegraph (London))(Singh) is a gifted expositor, ready to venture to places other science popularisers dont even try to reach. (The Mail (on Sunday))Highly readable Singh brings the colourful protagonists in his story to life. (New Scientist)Singh spins tales of cryptic intrigue in every chapter. (Wall Street Journal on The Code Book)Entertaining and satisfying. . . . Offers a fascinating glimpse into the mostly secret competition between codemakers and codebreakers. (USA Today on The Code Book)Enthralling...commendably lucid...[Singhs] book provides a timely and entertaining summary of the subject. (Economist on The Code Book)Brings together...the geniuses who have secured communications, saved lives, and influenced the fate of nations. A pleasure to read. (Chicago Tribune on The Code Book)An absorbing tale of codemaking and codebreaking over the centuries. (Scientific American on The Code Book)The history of mathematics comes alive even for those who dread balancing their checkbooks. (Publishers Weekly on Fermat's Enigma)An excellent account of one of the most dramatic and moving events of the century. (New York Times on Fermat's Enigma)FascinatingSimon Singh loves storytelling and has a knack for digging up underappreciated characters. (New York Newsday)Singh is a gifted writera good storytellerand [he] knows how to describe and explain complex and esoteric subjects. (San Diego Union-Tribune) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Cambridge. A former BBC producer, he directed the BAFTA Award-winning documentary film Fermat's Last Theorem and wrote Fermat's Enigma, the best-selling book on the same subject. His best seller The Code Book was the basis for the BBC series The Science of Secrecy. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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Human bullets (niku-dan): A soldier's story of Port Arthur "On 24 August 1905, twenty-five year old Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai of the Imperial Japanese Army was badly wounded during an assault upon Russian defences at Port Arthur in Manchuria... The experiences he relates are often graphic, relayed in a florid style and at a breathless pace which eerily portray the chaos and confusion of battle. But this is not just a moving and outstanding account of the horror of war. Sakurai's account of operations are relevant to the modern officer... This book is a fascinating portrayal of a junior leader's experience of war."--The Wish Stream, Summer 1999 --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Text: English (translation) Original Language: Japanese --This text refers to the Paperback edition. This long-overlooked, classic memoir of the Japanese military is introduced by Roger J. Spiller, the George C. Marshall Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Spiller is the general editor of Dictionary of American Military Biography and Combined Arms in Action since 1939. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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All Wrapped Up!: Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s The nephew of a paper-product salesman, Kevin Akers is an award-winning designer and illustrator. He is principal of Kevin Akers design + imagery, a San Francisco Bay Area firm specializing in identity design, print, and retail packaging. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Restaurant Life: The Culinary Chronicles of Chef Chris Ward "Chris Wards in one of the most creative, technically effcient cooks I know. - Stephan Pyles. -- D MagazineChris Ward definitely made his mark in Dallas with his diverse and innovative cuisine. Dean Fering -- Observer Chris Ward's Career has been marked with awards and industry recognition. When the Mercury opened in 1998, it was named best new restaurant in Dallas by THE DALLAS MORNING News. That accolade was quickly followed by FOOD & WINE, "Best New Restaurant in Dallas" TRAVEL & LEISURE, " Americas Top 50 Restaurants and GOURMET who ranked The Mercury in its list of top 10 Restaurants in Texas. The Mercury. as well as the Mercury Grill, serves French inspired new American cuisine featuring a selection of wood-grilled dishes. Citizen offers an entirely different culinary experience. Melding classic European cooking techniques with the finest Asian ingredients, Citizen was named one of the best new restaurants in Dallas in 1999 by the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. It is also known for its sushi bar. In 2001 Chris was asked to Cook for the James Beard Foundation in New York, an honor afforded a select group of chefs. This being Chris' first cook book, none of these recipes have ever been published before. This includes one personal favorite-his great-grandmothers secret recipe for pasta sauce.
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Musician Magazine's A Little on the CD Side Volume 10 Musician Magazine's New Music Sampler Series
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Be Cool The sequel to Chili Palmer's hit movie Get Leo tanked, and now Chili's itching for a comeback. So when a power-lunch with record label executive and former associate Tommy Athens ends in a mob hit, he soon finds himself in an unlikely alliance with organized crime detective Darryl Holmes and the likely next target of Russian gangsters. But where others see danger, Chili Palmer sees story possibilities. Enter Linda Moon, a singer with aspirations that go further than her current gig in a Spice Girls cover band. Always keeping the fledgling film in mind, Chili takes over as Linda's manager, entering the world of rock stars, pop divas, and hip-hop gangstas. As he wings his way to success in the music business with his trademark cool, Chili manipulates his adversaries and advances his friends, all the while basing the plot of his new film on the action that results. Rife with drama, jealousy, and betrayal, all Chili needs to do is survive to make a new box office hit.
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Watch Box Holds 20 Watches See Thru Top Black Color Display your watches in this elegant watch box. This handcrafted black burl wood finish watch box will hold a total of 20 of your finest watches. The interior is lined with a plush cream leatherette fabric and each compartment comes with a removable cushion. The upper shelf has 10 watch compartments with holders and the lower drawer pulls out for additional 10 compartments. The lid is inlaid with a Lucite window for viewing your timepieces and is attached by two brass hinges. This watch box also comes with a front lock. This luxurious chest is a safe and secure way to display your most valuable timepieces. Size11.5x8x6" inches. Brand new watch comes in original box and manufacturers full warranty.
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Panasonic PT-47WX52 42-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV Loaded with features, Panasonic's widescreen PT-47WX52 is a projection monitor for the high-definition age. Its blend of high-resolution quality and custom convenience features makes it an attractive option for any advanced or forward-looking home theater. Progressive Cinema Scan (3:2 pulldown) provides faithful reproduction of film-based materials. Movies on film are converted to NTSC interlaced video (480i) for television by a process called telecine conversion, in which the 24 frame-per-second film is converted to video at 60 fields per second. Generally, when 480i video is converted to progressive scan (480p), the artifacts from the telecine process remain. Panasonic's Progressive Cinema Scan circuitry converts 480i video to 480p while restoring the original frames of the film for a faithful movie reproduction. Two-tuner picture-in-picture (PIP) with split-screen display lets you view two programs at once by dividing the screen in half down the middle. Each program is shown at full height, with one program on the left side and the other on the right. Scalable PIP image size lets you choose the size of the picture-in-picture window from as small as .062 to as large as 25 percent of the main picture. The motion-adaptive 3D-Y/C digital comb filter displays bright colors and action scenes with incredible clarity by minimizing the "color rainbow effect" in closely spaced patterns, compensating for the motion that occurs between fields. As a result, bright colors and fast action scenes are displayed with striking clarity. With Digital Velocity Modulated Scan, advanced circuitry along the neck of the CRT senses transitions from black to white in the video signal. The black and white portions of the signal are sped up and slowed down, respectively, resulting in sharp black-to-white transitions. This feature can be turned on or off. BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of musical passages to help provide a more natural sound. Simulated stereo sound--even from a monaural source--delays the original, two-channel sound to create a "surround" effect. Artificial Intelligence Sound Control manages the sound level to prevent wide variations in volume among different TV channels and types of programming. The unit provides 15 watts per channel to each of its two speakers.
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XACT Comm SIRIUS RADIO RECEIVER ( XTR1 ) With XAct Communication's XTR1 Sirius Satellite Plug and Play Receiver, you can listen to Sirius just about everywhere you go. All you need is this compact receiver and at least one of the following accessory kits (sold separately) to get this system off the ground: XAct XS021 Vehicle Kit that features a docking station, antenna, DC (cigarette lighter) power adapter, and minijack-to-RCA cable. XAct XS022 Home Kit that features a docking station, antenna, AC power adapter, and minijack-to-RCA cable. XAct XS025 Portable Boom Box that features a dock for the receiver, a pair of four-inch full-range speakers, an auxiliary input (for adding a portable player), and a built-in antenna. The XTR1 features a streamlined design that is remarkably easy to use. Its large buttons make it a breeze to navigate through the screens, while the bright display offers easy-to-read channel, song, and artist information (up to six lines of data). Take advantage of the 18 preset channels and keep your favorites with reach, or surf the Sirius airwaves by channel or category. Load up the S-Seek function with the names of up to 10 of your favorite songs, and you'll receive an alert anytime one of them is playing anywhere on the vast Sirius satellite network. Other great features include a sleep timer, auto power-off, clock with alarm, adjustable brightness and contrast controls, and a wireless remote. Note: A Sirius satellite radio subscription (sold separately) is required to listen to Sirius satellite programming. Take satellite radio along for the ride whenever and wherever with this palm-size portable XAct Plug and Play Sirius Satellite Radio Receiver. With 100% commercial-free music on 65 channels and 120 channels overall that include news, sports, talk and entertainment, the receiver makes a handy companion. Features 18-channel preset capability, wireless FM modulator to transmit signal directly to FM receiver and a wireless remote control. Sirius satellite radio subscription required. Imported.
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Little Tikes: kidBoard The Little Tikes kidBoard comes complete with kidBoard Coach software and key-top icons that together teach letter recognition, keyboarding, and phonics. Best of all, kidBoard is built strong enough to withstand even the toughest kids. KidBoard Coach is a primer to introduce children to keyboarding and the world of computing. With five interactive games, KidBoard Coach teaches early keyboarding skills, letter recognition, and phonics. KidBoard is the world's most popular computer keyboard for kids. It includes KidBoard Coach software that teaches early keyboarding and phonics. Key-top icons reinforce phonics skills while teaching kids to recognize letters and locate keys. It has been voted the very best way to introduce kids to computers. It is 100 percent compatible with your favorite software.
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Amazon.com: JanSport Odyssey 38 Technical Freedom Daypack (Black/Carbon): Clothing The Odyssey is the pinnacle of pack evolution for multi-use daypacks. This 2350 cubic inch pack features a padded hip belt that tucks away behind the back when not needed and transfers weight off the shoulders when used. The frame sheet and aluminum stay provide sophisticated suspension and support.
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Calamity Creek "I enjoyed 'Calamity Creek.' The characters are all quirky and larger than life. Excellent." --Elmer Kelton"Very good indeed. Characterizations are good and the narrative flows smoothly and readibly. A fine novel." --Robert M. Utley
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Religious art,: From the twelfth to the eighteenth century, There is a mellowness and wisdom in this book which demonstrate impressively what art history could mean to the general public were works such as this one more frequent. (The Commonweal ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Blue Oyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! Martin Popoff - has written seven books on heavy metal and one on southern rock. He is the Senior Editor of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, and also contributes to Guitar World, Lollipop, Goldmine, Record Collector, Classic Rock, Chart, Brazil's Roadie Crew, bravewords.com, chartattack.com and hardradio.com. Born and raised in Trail, British Columbia, Martin went on to complete an MBA, work for Xerox, then co-own a graphic design and print brokering firm, before becoming a full-time rock critic in 1998, part time since 1994. He currently resides in Toronto.
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Best Loved Waltzes Three Compact Discs 40 songs 1997 Publishers Clearing House BMG Special Products
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A Sense of Acadia Description: "I love Acadia National Park. I live an hour from it and spend time there when I can. Whenever I am in Acadia, I feel my senses are filled: my sense of seeing, of hearing, smelling, feeling... my husband, Kent, gave me blank staff paper and encouraged me to compose when sitting at some of my favorite spots. Thus, this project evolved and the name "A Sense of Acadia" came naturally to it. I hope this music reminds you of your special places and that your senses will be filled with the wonder of this magical place."---Barbara Smith.
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Clandestine Blaze " Delivers of Faith" Clandestine Blaze " Delivers of faith" 999888777442 Rare Import from Finland. Aggressive Black Metal in the traditions of Darkthrone , Judas Iscariot and Burzum.
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Signs for a Messiah: The First and Last Evidence for Jesus Rollan McCleary was born in London, England. After graduating in European languages and history from London University he worked in recording and broadcasting in Paris. He then spent over a decade in Asia, traveling widely but living mainly in Hong Kong where he taught. He also studied South East Asian drama at Fine Arts University, Bangkok. Rollan emigrated to Australia in 1987. A citizen of Australia and Ireland Rollan currently lives in Melbourne. As a writer he has composed poetry and drama, the latter broadcast on the ABC but his main concern has been with religion and philosophy. His The Expansion of God [SCM 1981/Orbis1982] about the indigenization of Christianity in Asia was a critical success. Rollan is also a qualified astrologer who since the mid eighties has periodically consulted, lectured and written on the subject, especially in The Australian Astrological Monthly Review; but his main interest in the subject, as in the current book, remains research. He has recently obtained a doctorate in religious studies from Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia and has just finished writing a commentary on the Nicene Creed.
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It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections on the First Years of Widowhood When she was in her 80s, Greene's husband of 56 years, Bob, died. These plainspoken and unassuming ruminations on her first two years without him are based on a journal she began three weeks after his death. Greene does not claim to have any perspective on widowhood other than the purely personal; she writes of her memoir, "[i]t is helping me even as I hope it helps those who might read it." She shares how she coped with sleepless nights, making decisions by herself, traveling alone and simply missing Bob's companionship, covering specifics like being a single party guest and deciding what to do with Bob's antique gun (she sold it). Energetic and optimistic, Greene eventually found solace in friends, family and volunteer work. "Your heart may feel like stone," she writes, "but your mind needs to keep going." She also discovered the pleasure of using a computer and joining an online book discussion group. Shortly after Bob died, Greene's heart condition worsened, forcing her to get a pacemaker. She describes muddling through that frightening experience with the help of her brother and children, but without the husband who had been the most important person in her life. (On sale Sept. 25)Forecast: Given that elderly, widowed women outnumber widowed men by three to two, according to the author, this book is commercially promising. Middle-class widows with grown children (Greene has three) who had long, happy marriages will be her primary readers; a six-city author tour should help her reach them.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In an effort to chart my own road to acceptance (I think it is there, somewhere ahead), I began to keep a journal on December 31, three weeks after my husbands death. Now, as I look back, I wonder if I have walked a mile or one hundred, if I am out in front or lagging way behind, if there is a norm, and might it help me, and if there are others who may read this who would share my journey as I go? I would welcome the company. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In December 1998, after fifty-six years of marriage, Phyllis Greene went from being part of the lifelong unit of PhyllisandBob to being just plain Phyllis. As a way of coping with her feelings, she began keeping a journal. She realized her own reflections could speak to the thousands of women like her, each one with very different yet in some ways very similar day-to-day experiences. It Must Have Been Moonglow chronicles the emotional roller-coaster of her experience in a collection of brief essays?like diary entries?that capture the sadness, the humor, and the triumphs all widows encounter. She writes with wit and insight about negotiating the logistics of an evening out with a group of single older women, none of whom drive very well; about handling the check when going to dinner with a couple; about grocery shopping for one; and about the miracle of friendships on the Internet and the blessings of family.With a new final section featuring readers? letters describing their own experiences of widowhood, It Must Have Been Moonglow is an intimate, candid, and engaging book?not about grief but about inspiration and strength. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. In an effort to chart my own road to acceptance (I think it is there, somewhere ahead), I began to keep a journal on December 31, three weeks after my husbands death. Now, as I look back, I wonder if I have walked a mile or one hundred, if I am out in front or lagging way behind, if there is a norm, and might it help me, and if there are others who may read this who would share my journey as I go? I would welcome the company. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Phyllis Greene is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wellesley College. She has had a lifelong involvement in her community, having served as chairman of the board of trustees of Franklin University as well as chairman of the Columbus Metropolitan Airport and Aviation Commission. She is the mother of Bob Greene, the syndicated columnist and author; D. G. Fulford, author and journalist; and Tim Greene, a real estate executive. She lives in Columbus, Ohio. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Chapter 1Just Another WidowThis afternoon, Mt. Carmel Hospice called for my six-month checkup. How am I doing? they wanted to know. Well, I said. I am doing well. Am I telling the truth, I wondered; what is well? What sorrowing widow can ever really do well, I think. What standard does hospice use? With all their experience, they must have some definition of good and bad, well and unwell, heartsick and heartbroken. Of one thing I am sure: What is well one day is sick at heart the next, what is laughter one hour may be tears the next. In an effort to chart my own road to acceptance (I think it is there, somewhere ahead), I began to keep a journal on December 31, three weeks after my husband's death. Now as I look back, I wonder if I have walked a mile or one hundred, if I am out in front or lagging way behind, is there a norm, and might it help me, and others who may read this, to share my journey as I go? I would welcome the company.Circles on the Third FloorI avoided widowhood for fifty-six years. Bob and I tried really hard to make it longer than that, and he could have given up or given out any of the last ten, but he didn't. When he finally couldn't walk, or even move by himself; when I had to feed him and clean him; when he half-dreamed his own funeral and the plaque they would read, and the people from Cleveland who would come; when we could assure him that all the circles on the third floor were clean (although we have no third floor), then he and I and our internist knew it was finally time. The death certificate says the causes were cardiac arrest, arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetes mellitus Type I. What it was was that everything just deteriorated, ravaged by diabetes and age and the fact that his father, too, had died at eighty-three. So, in December 1998, I joined that unhappy band of women that has been growing like a geriatric sorority, and I became just another widow.Looking back, all the way back to my teen years, I find so many different Phyllises as the years passed. I can see her, and almost feel her, but it is hard to get the true picture of what she was like as she moved forward (she hopes forward) through the physical changes and the cultural changes and the scientific and medical changes, through the feminist movement and the political upheavals. The one constant: for the last fifty-six years she has been Bob's wife.All marriages have moments of great joy and great pain, the relationship changes over every decade, every day, and who I am now, who any of us are at the end of a marriage compared to who we were at the beginning is hard, even impossible, to get a handle on. I was a war bride, and while my husband was overseas I worked at a good and stimulating job as a fashion advertising copywriter for a department store. It was all new for me. I think there was a career, out in that exciting world, that we now call PR or media relations or marketing. But in 1945 I wanted none of that. I wanted a home in the suburbs and I wanted a baby. And then another and then another. We fit the statistical pattern perfectly: the house, the mortgage, the backyard barbecue, and my Major home from the war. A normal life, a conventional storybook, until suddenly it's time to write the last chapter.What we always said to one another, especially as we came down the final stretch, was that we had had a helluva ride. This memory of our life that we ran over and over in our minds and conversations in the last year or two was the nourishment that gave us the strength to accept that it couldn't go on forever.His Tan Poplin Suit and Red Stripe TieIt is Paul Harvey who says And now for the rest of the story, which is a good lead for breaking news. My story, actually, has no rest, it just goes on and on. The rest of the story will evolve day by day, as long as I live.I go through the necessary motions. I laugh some. I do shed some tears. I am learning to accept that this is the way it is, that there is almost nothing I can do except keep the faith, and walk through the storm with my head held high, and whistle while I work, and speak only soft answers to turn away wrath-and check my Bartlett's Book of Quotations for more clichs. For every widow there is a timetable, and recovery comes to each one on a different schedule and in a different way.Just as recovering alcoholics are never free from the desire for a drink, so, too, am I, a recovering griever, never free of my desire for the life I had before. There just aren't any twelve steps that help. Nevertheless, with determination and reliance on the love and goodwill of friends and family, there are tolerable days and a window still on life's joys.It seems incredible that months have passed and it is the bad memories of the last year of my marriage that are still so much clearer in my mind than the good memories of those many years that came before.When I can reclaim those years, when the children were young and we lived in our lovely, traditional home, where we ate breakfast in a sunny breakfast room and ate dinner together every night, when Bob came home from work each evening to find his family awaiting his arrival, then I will know I am at least moving down that recovery road.There is one picture in my mind of Bob that I return to over and over again. We are going out to dinner; his mother is here visiting us. We have driven to the top of the little hill and out of the driveway. Bob notices that he has forgotten to turn the pool sweep off, and so he goes down to turn the switch. As he comes back up the hill, in his tan poplin suit and his repp stripe tie and his blue button-down shirt, tan and healthy, with his great smile, I know that once and forever God is in his heaven and all is right with the world, my never-changing mantra.When I say Bob, and that is the picture that flashes into my mind and heart, then, perhaps, I can say that I am recovered.Dear DiaryFor me, the written word is the quintessential medium. From grocery lists to condolence messages to letters to friends or to the children at camp or for birthdays, it's the most effective way to express myself. Over the years, each time that Bob got sick, I would write a few words in the evening to remind me of how the day had gone. Each time he was in the hospital, I would come home and write. What was for me a tension release became, also, my medical log. By the time I had a computer, I had actual files of illnesses and operations, even one called Hive History, reporting when and how that chronic itch kept recurring. Bob got sick-really sick-the day after Labor Day, went to the hospital for tests and came home a bedridden, kidney-failing, medically complex, probably incurable, accepting good sport of a man. He died on December 12 after three horrible months that left us all heartbroken and devastated.In the days after Bob's death, I gave no thought to writing anything other than thank-you notes for condolences. I was so busy, greeting visitors and talking to lawyers, talking to accountants, talking to the VA, being sure that we had someone to shovel snow. The mundane things were taking a lot of time.As much as I enjoy writing, I would never have kept a daily journal after Bob died if I hadn't received my granddaughter Maggie's beautiful Christmas gift, a hardbacked journal, spiral-wire bound so that the lined pages lie flat for writing. On the cover there is the title One Day at a Time and a drawing of a lovely-looking older woman, in a big black hat, kneeling in her garden, tenderly holding a small plant in her hand, a not-so-subtle suggestion that she is probably a widow. The hat is the giveaway, that and the unmistakable sad expression. I got the message: Plant your small thoughts and they might help you heal and grow.At first I thought it was a unique experience for me to find solace in writing my nightly entries. Once the tips-for-healing began arriving in the hospice mailings, it dawned on me that these journal jottings might be a comfort for others. Most of the published books I found about widowhood did not really speak to me; there were not many from a purely personal perspective. Thus, this book is just the journal, magnified. It is helping me even as I hope it helps those who might read it. We tackle our sorrow alone, but if we open ourselves with sympathy and empathy, it is a much less lonely road.What started as a very private project began to take shape in my mind as something I could share, something for many of us, paddling away in the same small, sad boat.Merchandise on State StreetNot that long ago, we, a couple, did what the funeral industry calls preplanning. It required a weird combination of realism and common sense with a kind of denial that what we were doing was ever really going to be of any use. Die? Us? Of course we would-someday, someday-just not in our foreseeable future.In November and December 1997 there was a promotion to plan and prepay your funeral, advertised by the Schoedinger Funeral organization, which has, for the last hundred years, buried almost everyone we know. If it didn't seem exactly a lark to go ahead and make these arrangements, it was not a depressing thing to do. In fact, everyone seemed to be doing it, saying at dinner get-togethers that they had been downtown to the State Street chapel to talk to Dave or Jay, the Schoedingers currently in charge. I had served on boards and committees with both of them, and Bob was a good friend and fellow Rotarian of the retired senior Schoedinger, John.The rationale for doing this was to save our children some onerous decision making when they would be grieving. So down to State Street we went, and we filled out all the forms and even chose the ... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Golden Piano Hits Songs include: 1. Near You 2. Begin the Beguine 3. 'Til 4. Tschaikowsky Concerto 5. Warsaw Concerto 6. Miserlou 7. Exodus 8. Nocturne in E Flat 9. Canadian Sunset 10. Bewitched 11. Autumn Leaves 12. Quiet Village
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Gentle Leader Headcollar - Deep Purple Small The Premier Gentle Leader is not a muzzle! It quickly controls jumping, pulling, barking, chewing and begging. It even teaches sit and stay in one easy lesson! When fitted properly, your dog is free to open his mouth to eat, drink, pant, fetch, bark and even bite - except when you close his mouth by pulling on the leash. Features Quick Relase closure and two soft nylon straps - the collar portion fits high at the top of the neck, and the nose loop fits loosely and comfortably across the base of the muzzle. Comes with instruction sheet which provides a step-by-step fitting guide. Also includes training tips and more. Available in the following sizes: Petite (under 5 lbs) - Tiny Toys, Puppies Small (5 - 25 lbs) - Beagles, Jack Russells, Shelties, etc. Medium (25 - 60 lbs) - Dalmatians, Pointers, Spaniels, Sight Hounds, etc. Large (60 - 130 lbs) - Danes, Goldens, Labs, Rotties, Shepards, etc. Extra Large (over 130 lbs) - Giant Breeds, Oversized or Large-Headed Dogs Currently available in Black, Brown, Red, Deep Purple, Royal Blue, Green and Fawn. Matching Premier nylon leashes are available (see Also Consider).
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Amazon.com: Vanity Fair Women's My Satin Fantasy Full Figure Underwire, Glacier White, 38DD: Clothing Vanity Fair lingerie makes you feel smart and sensual. Feel sensuous all day, everyday with guaranteed comfort. Breathable, smooth fabrics, and innovative technology provide ultimate figure enhancement, and support. Vanity Fair is a must have in every woman's wardrobe. In 1914, Vanity Fair Corporation added intimate apparel to its product line in response to ongoing transformations in fashion. Ninety years later, Vanity Fair still proves to be a leader in providing intimate apparel that is both practical and pretty. Vanity Fair offers consumers fashionable bras, panties, daywear, sleepwear, and shapewear in various retailers across North America. Vanity Fair intimate apparel is comfortable, modern, and makes a woman feel confident and sensual. Vanity Fair's heritage and innovative designs guarantee a great fit with maximum style and comfort.
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Amazon.com: Hanes 3-Pack White Briefs (Avail in Big and Tall Sizes): Clothing The Hanes 3-Pack white Cotton Basic Brief, from the Hanes underwear collection, is a multi-pack of classic briefs made from 100% preshrunk cotton. These Hanes briefs feature a classic cut with their signature ComfortWeave waistband and a double-layer, overlap pouch with a functional right-exit fly.
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Takara Hasbro Transformer Alternators Binaltech BT-10 Ford Mustang The BT-14 "Wheel Jackl" is a car-to-robot Transformer in the tradition of previous releases from the last two decades, but to differentiate it from other Transformers toys, (1) it's a very realistic rendering of an actual car (the Ford Mustang, in White with blue racing stripes); and (2) when it's a car, it has none of the toy-like qualities of previous offerings, instead being a gorgeous display model with complete engine and cockpit detail!
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The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture "This has proven to be a standard, reliable and thorough defense of biblical inspiration and authority. I would recommend it for Bible college and seminary courses in Prolegomena and Doctrine of Scripture." -- Bruce A. Ware Trinity Evangelical Divinity School This has proved to be a standard, reliable, and thorough defense of biblical inspiration and authority. -- Bruce A. Ware, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. This excellent bibliology text may be a familiar one. Originally published in 1969, Pache's work has been appreciated by many as one of the best in the field. Pache is uncompromising, clear and very readable in this translation by Helen I. Needham. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (from the Preface) One of the most significant of all themes to the Christian is that of the inspiration and authority of the Bible. The truths concerning God, Christ and salvation are surely of supreme importance. But how can we get to know these truths if it is not by means of the Scriptures themselves? In this sense, one might say that the inspiration of Scripture is the first dogma of all: If the Scriptures are truly of God, clothed with His authority and put entirely within the reach of man, all revealed religion has a solid foundation on which to stand. If, on the other hand, inspiration is uncertain, partial, or varying according to the experience and opinion of the reader or the preacher, everything totters. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Chapter 1: Man on earth is placed in a paradoxical situation. Endowed with intelligence and logic, he seems intended to know the reason for his existence and the meaning of it, as well as the origin of the universe and the person of his Creator. Actually, however, he finds himself surrounded by mysteries. Left to his own devices, he is incapable of answering the questions which press in on him so closely: From whence has he come? Why is he the victim of suffering and death? Will he ever find happiness and peace? What will occur after death: annihilation, judgment, or eternal life? And above all towers this question: Does God exist? Then, if He does, why is He so far from us; and how can we manage to have an encounter with Him? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The search for Michael Rockefeller "A story of adventure and mystery, told in the relaxed, oral style of a good yarn." -- Pete Axthelm, NEWSWEEK --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, 23-year-old heir to the Rockefeller fortune, disappeared while on an anthropological expedition along the treacherous coasts of New Guinea. A massive search was mounted, but no sign of him was ever found. Seven years later, a tantalizing story reached journalist Milt Machlin: could it be that Rockefeller was still alive, held captive by headhunting tribesmen? In "The Search for Michael Rockefeller," Machlin recounts his fascinating adventures in pursuit of the truth of the young scion's fate. Against a jungle backdrop of strange "cargo cult" beliefs, "payback" revenge-killings, and cannibalism, Machlin spins his exciting tale with late-night, round-the-campfire brio. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Ethics: Systematic Theology (Systematic Theology (Abingdon)) James Wm. McClendon, Jr. was Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He passed away in October of 2000. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Peaceful Praise I can't tell you how blest I've been and how much I've enjoyed Peaceful Praise and September Psalm. Whenever I have gotten stressed out, had a difficult day, or just plain wanted to relax, I play either of those two discs and I immediately begin to feel the peace of our Lord and the ensuing relaxation. Gary Prim is a very gifted, talented and versatile studio musician in Nashville, Tennessee. Born in East Tennessee, Gary's specialty is piano and keyboard. He has worked with many renowned recording artists and also writes music. Several of Gary's songs have been recorded by famous artists. You will enjoy these fresh sacred song arrangements performed on grand piano by Gary Prim. All seventeen of these lovely favorite hymns are done in the soothing, peaceful and moving style that has become charactistic of Combs Music.
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Barnaby Rudge (Works of Charles Dickens. Globe edition) Grade 7-12-Dicken's tale of private lives and public events takes place in the unrest of the 1780's London. This BBC production includes a full cast, music, and sound effects.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (in full Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty) Historical novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1841. Barnaby Rudge was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. It is set in the late 18th century and presents with great vigor and understanding (and some ambivalence of attitude) the spectacle of large-scale mob violence. In a case of mistaken identification, Barnaby Rudge, the mentally retarded son of a murderer, is arrested as a leader of a mob of anti-Catholic rioters. Subsequently jailed and sentenced to death, he is pardoned at the scaffold. --The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the greatest number of people at the lowest possible price. Unique editorial features that help Everyman Paperback Classics stand out from the crowd include: a leading scholar or literary critic's introduction to the text, a biography of the author, a chronology of her or his life and times, a historical selection of criticism, and a concise plot summary. All books published since 1993 have also been completely restyled: all type has been reset, to offer a clarity and ease of reading unique among editions of the classics; a vibrant, full-color cover design now complements these great texts with beautiful contemporary works of art. But the best feature must be Everyman's uniquely low price. Each Everyman title offers these extensive materials at a price that competes with the most inexpensive editions on the market-but Everyman Paperbacks have durable binding, quality paper, and the highest editorial and scholarly standards. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Dickens' magnificent tale of private lives and public events takes place in the seething unrest of 1780's London.With a cast of characters as richly diverse and comically grotesque as ever, he expertly weaves the complex themes of public authority and rebellion with the private conflicts of fathers and sons in a spellbinding fictional recreation of the historical facts of the Gordon riots.Despite their implacable enmity, the upright and honest Geoffrey Haredale forges a strange alliance with the duplicitous John Chester to thwart the marriage between his niece and Chester's honorable son Edward.But family concerns are eclipsed when brooding tensions erupt into the Gordon riots.As the simple-minded Barnaby is thrust to the forefront of violent dissent, Edward is driven to an act of desperate heroism in order to save his lover and her uncle.And in the aftermath of chaos, the shadowy figure behind the private tragedies of murder, blackmail and terrible neglect finally comes to light.Originally produced for BBC broadcast by the world's most talented creators of radio entertainment, this audio presentation of Dickens' classic is brought magically to life.Complete with stirring music and sound effects, Barnaby Rudge contains all the charm of a radio broadcast, and all the excitement of a theater performance.Listeners of all ages will be delighted by this extraordinary production and will treasure it for years to come. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Jon Mee and Iain McCalman are joint editors ofAn Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age (1999) --This text refers to the Paperback edition. After writing OLIVER TWIST and NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, the author next turned to historical fiction, using the notorious Gordon Riots of 1780, a clash between Catholics and Protestants, as the backdrop for this novel. It's a dark story but one that yields rich prose and a murder mystery. Narrator Sean Barrett has the kind of elastic, wide-ranging voice that is well suited to Dickens's writing style. Barrett can affect a sprightly youngster, a wise but weathered old man, a scheming politician, and an assortment of women, all of whom play major roles in this classic tale. It's a joy to listen to him alternate between characters and his own deep, robust reading voice, an accomplishment he keeps up for 25 hours. R.I.G. AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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The church: What we are meant to be Ken Hutcherson is the senior pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Bellevue, Washington. A former linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys, he has spent over twenty years training adults to be on the offensive for Jesus Christ. Ken and his family make their home in Redmond, Washington. He is the author of The Church: What We Were Meant To Be. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The history of Henry Esmond, Esq: A colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne (His works illustrated) William Makepeace Thackeray was born in 1811 in Calcutta of Anglo-Indian parents. He was educated at English private schools and Cambridge but left without a degree. European travel was cut short by the loss of most of Thackeray's inheritance in 1833 in Indian bank failures, upon which he decided to make his living as a painter. Returning to London in 1837, he found himself with two young daughters and an insane wife by 1840 and forced to write for a living. Most of his early output was reviews, sketches, comic items or short serials for magazines, often under pseudonyms. His first novel, Barry Lyndon, was serialised in 1844, and Thackeray also published three travel books in the 1840s. His satiric vein and discontent with contemporary fictional norms led to his first major novel, Vanity Fair, in 1847, followed by a handful of other major novels over the next dozen years which turned from satiric to historical. Published lectures on the new field of English literature led to tours of the United States from 1852 and The Virginians, a novel set partly in America. Thackeray was a founding editor of the literary journal The Cornhill Magazine in 1859, but resigned due to ill-health in 1862, though his last works were published in the journal. He died in 1863. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Fortune Turns the Wheel "In this band's hands the music remains ...vital and nonchalantly enjoyable." -- Burlington Free Press"Wind that Shakes the Barley are friends of good music,and it's worth getting to know them." -- Rutland Herald"Wind that Shakes the Barley will heat up any cold night. This Celtic production sizzles. -- Folk Night From the mountains of Vermont, Wind that Shakes the Barley presents a tantalizing mixture of traditional music and folklore from the Celtic lands of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany and beyond. Each performance radiates a warmth and vigor that has delighted legions of followers for many years. The Wind infuses their high energy music with rolling rhythms, hypnotic arrangements, and stirring vocals. Wooden flute, whistles, pipes, concertina, bozouki, guitar, bodhran and vocals blend to dazzle audiences with fiery jigs, reels and songs that have a stunning freshness and vitality that's hard to resist. Entrancing stories of love, betrayal, country and nature have made audiences all over both laugh and cry. Hear Wind that Shakes the Barley on CD and tape; "Celtic Field", "Fortune Turns the Wheel" and their latest "Wind in the Sails". Fortune Turns the Wheel is the third recording from Vermont's own premiere Celtic band "Wind that Shakes the Barley". This album is a splendid mix of Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland and Brittainy. It is presented in the energetic style that fans of this band have come to love. Songs and dance tunes are aired with nods to both tradition and modern interpretation.
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Willie Mae Originally released in 1958, this first-person narrative in an earthy vernacular was written by Kytle ( The Voices of Robby Wilde ) on the basis of conversations with Willie Mae Wright, a black woman who endured poverty and racism as a domestic worker in the South. Daughter of a Georgia construction foreman, Willie Mae recalls her father's anger over losing a job to a white foreman and describes battles with her vindictive stepmother ("I'd have called her a polecat except I really didn't have nothing against polecats"). But her worst troubles began after her father's death, when she was forced to work as a servant for an endless stream of white employers, some of whom insulted her humanity; even when they were generous she could run into difficulty, as when she was arrested for wearing jewelry her employer had lent to her. When her cousin was shot for voting she briefly considered abandoning Georgia for the North. Willie Mae's life is a testament to the courage and strength of a generation of black women. Ladner is the author of Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman . Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. "Willie Mae speaks with a voice of wisdom, suffering, truth, and joy. It is a voice gentle on our ears but ruthless on our consciencesa voice worth heeding, still and again, in these edgy times."--Bill Moyers"One of the first books to bring the contemporary problems of African Americans (especially African-American women) to the attention of a large national audience . . . Untold thousands of women struggled in similar circumstances, and this record of her daily trials reveals how much the Civil Rights Movement accomplished."--Los Angeles Times Book Review"Honestly, unsentimentally, but movingly Willie Mae reminds us of how far the boundaries of racial repression have shifted and yet how far they still bind us as a nation. It is time for a new generation to hear her story."--Dan T. Carter"The sociology, the economics, the politics, are all implicit in Willie Mae's story. . . . She knows hunger ('if you eat laundry starch, you don't be hungry for anything else much'), and humor, large losses and small gainsand from it all gathers unto herself a tough, resilient sort of wisdom."--New Republic"Poignant as a spiritual and lyrical as the blues."--San Francisco Chronicle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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I married you This companion to I Loved a Girl uses the dramatic stories of young African couples and singles to affirm the logic and values of the biblical view of sexuality and marriage. New foreword by Elisabeth Elliot. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A Bird In The House One of Canada?s most accomplished authors combines the best qualities of both the short story and the novel to create a lyrical evocation of the beauty, pain, and wonder of growing up.In eight interconnected, finely wrought stories, Margaret Laurence recreates the world of Vanessa MacLeod ? a world of scrub-oak, willow, and chokecherry bushes; of family love and conflict; and of a girl?s growing awareness of and passage into womanhood. The stories blend into one masterly and moving whole: poignant, compassionate, and profound in emotional impact.In this fourth book of the five-volume Manawaka series, Vanessa MacLeod takes her rightful place alongside the other unforgettable heroines of Manawaka: Hagar Shipley in The Stone Angel, Rachel Cameron in A Jest of God, Stacey MacAindra in The Fire-Dwellers, and Morag Gunn in The Diviners. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Margaret Laurence was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, in 1926. Upon graduation from Winnipegs United College in 1947, she took a job as a reporter for the Winnipeg Citizen.From 1950 until 1957 Laurence lived in Africa, the first two years in Somalia, the next five in Ghana, where her husband, a civil engineer, was working. She translated Somali poetry and prose during this time, and began her career as a fiction writer with stories set in Africa.When Laurence returned to Canada in 1957, she settled in Vancouver, where she devoted herself to fiction with a Ghanaian setting: in her first novel, This Side Jordan, and in her first collection of short fiction, The Tomorrow-Tamer. Her two years in Somalia were the subject of her memoir, The Prophets Camel Bell.Separating from her husband in 1962, Laurence moved to England, which became her home for a decade, the time she devoted to the creation of five books about the fictional town of Manawaka, patterned after her birthplace, and its people: The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners.Laurence settled in Lakefield, Ontario, in 1974. She complemented her fiction with essays, book reviews, and four childrens books. Her many honours include two Governor Generals Awards for Fiction and more than a dozen honorary degrees.Margaret Laurence died in Lakefield, Ontario, in 1987. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. The Sound of the SingingThat house in Manawaka is the one which, more than any other, I carry with me. Known to the rest of the town as the old Connor place and to the family as the Brick House, it was plain as the winter turnips in its root cellar, sparsely windowed as some crusaders embattled fortress in a heathen wilderness, its rooms in a perpetual gloom except in the brief height of summer. Many other brick structures had existed in Manawaka for as much as half a century, but at the time when my grandfather built his house, part dwelling place and part massive-monument, it had been the first of its kind.Set back at a decent distance from the street, it was screened by a line of spruce trees whose green-black branches swept down to the earth like the sternly protective wings of giant hawks. Spruce was not indigenous to that part of the prairies. Timothy Connor had brought the seedlings all the way from Galloping Mountain, a hundred miles north, not on whim, one may be sure, but feeling that they were the trees for him. By the mid-thirties, the spruces were taller than the house, and two generations of children had clutched at boughs which were as rough and hornily knuckled as the hands of old farmers, and had swung themselves up to secret sanctuaries. On thelawn a few wild blue violets dared to grow, despite frequent beheadings from the clanking guillotine lawn mower, and mauve-flowered Creeping Charley insinuated deceptively weak-looking tendrils up to the very edges of the flower beds where helmeted snapdragon stood in precision.We always went for Sunday dinner to the Brick House, the home of my mothers parents. This particular day my father had been called out to South Wachakwa, where someone had pneumonia, so only my mother and myself were flying down the sidewalk, hurrying to get there. My mother walked with short urgent steps, and I had to run to keep up, which I did not like having to do, for I was ten that spring and needed my dignity.Dad said you shouldnt walk so fast because of the baby. I heard him.My father was a doctor, and like many doctors, his advice to his own family was of an exceedingly casual nature. My mothers prenatal care, apart from For Petes sake, honey, quit running around like a chicken with its head cut off, consisted mainly of admonitions to breathe deeply and drink plenty of water.Mercy, my mother replied, I dont have to slow up that much, I should hope. Get a move on, Vanessa. Its nearly five, and we shouldve been there by now. I suppose Edna will have the dinner all ready, and there wont be a thing for me to do. I wish to heaven she wouldnt, but try to tell her. Anyway, you know how your grandfather hates people to be late.When we got to the Brick House, my mother stopped hurrying, knowing that Grandfather would be watching from the bay window. She tidied my hair, which was fine and straight and tended to get in my eyes, and she smoothed down the collar of the white middy which I hated and resented having to wear today with my navy pleated skirt as though it had still been winter.Your summer dresses are all up to your neck, my mother had said, and we just cant manage a new one this year, but Im certainly not going to have you going down there looking like a hooligan.Now that the pace of our walking had slowed, I began to hop along the sidewalk trying to touch the crooked lines where the cement had been frost-heaved, some winter or other, and never repaired. The ants made their homes there, and on each fissure a neat mound of earth appeared. I carefully tamped one down with my foot, until the ant castle was flattened to nothing. Then I hopped on, chanting.Step on a crack, break your grandfathers back.Thats not very nice, Vanessa, my mother said. Anyway, I always thought it was your mothers back.Well? I said accusingly, hurt that she could imagine the substitution to have been accidental, for I had genuinely thought it would please her.Try not to tear up and down stairs like you did last week, my mother said anxiously. Youre too old for that kind of shenanigans.Grandfather was standing on the front porch to greet us. He was a tall husky man, drum-chested, and once he had possessed great muscular strength. That simple power was gone now, but age had not stooped him.Well, Beth, youre here, Grandfather said. Past five, aint it?Its only ten to, my mother said defensively. I hoped Ewen might be back thats why I waited. He had to go to South Wachakwa on a call.Youd think a man could stay home on a Sunday, Grandfather said.Good grief, Father, my mother said, people get sick on Sundays the same as any other day.But she said it under her breath, so he did not hear her.Well, come in, come in, he said. No use standing around here all day. Go and say hello to your grandmother, Vanessa.Ample and waistless in her brown silk dress, Grand mother was sitting in the dining room watching the canary. The bird had no name. She did not believe in bestowing names upon non-humans, for a name to her meant a christening, possible only for Christians. She called the canary Birdie, and maintained that this was not like a real name. It was swaying lightly on the bird-swing in its cage, its attentive eyes fixed upon her. She often sat here, quietly and apparently at ease, not feeling it necessary to be talking or doing, beside the window sill with its row of African violets in old ginger jars that had been painted orange. She would try to coax the canary into its crystal trilling, but it was a surly creature and obliged only occasionally. She liked me to sit here with her, and sometimes I did, but I soon grew impatient and began squirming, until Grandmother would smile and say, All right, pet, you run along, now, and then I would be off like buckshot. When I asked my grandmother if the bird minded being there, she shook her head and said no, it had been there always and wouldnt know what to do with itself outside, and I thought this must surely be so, for it was a family saying that she couldnt tell a lie if her life depended on it.Hello, pet, Grandmother said. Did you go to Sunday school?Yes.What did you learn? Grandmother asked, not prying or demanding, but confidently, serenely.I was prepared, for the question was the same each week. I rarely listened in Sunday school, finding it more entertaining to compose in my head stories of spectacular heroism in which I figured as central character, so I never knew what the text had been. But I had read large portions of the Bible by myself, for I was constantly hard-up for reading material, so I had no trouble in providing myself with a verse each week before setting out for the Brick House. My lines were generally of a warlike nature, for I did not favour the meek stories and I had no use at all for the begats.How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle, I replied instantly.Second Samuel, Grandmother said, nodding her head. Thats very nice, dear.I was not astonished that my grandmother thought the bloody death of Jonathan was very nice, for this was her unvarying response, whatever the verse. And in fact it was not strange, for to her everything in the Bible was as gentle as she herself. The swords were spiritual only, strokes of lightness and dark, and the wounds poured cochineal.Grandfather tramped into the dining room. His hair was yellowish white, but once it had been as black as my own, and his brown beaked leathery face was still handsome.Youd best come into the living room, Agnes, he said. No use waiting here. Beth says Ewens gone away out to South Wachakwa. Itll be a wonder if we get our dinner at all tonight.Grandmother rose. Yes, I was just coming in.Grandfather walked over to the window and peered at the plants on the sill.Them jars could do with a coat of paint, he said. Ive got some enamel left in the basement. Its that bottle-green I used on the tool-shed.Is there no orange left? Grandmother enquired.No. Its all used up. Whats the matter with bottle-green?Oh, nothings the matter with it, I guess. I just wondered, thats all.Ill do them first thing tomorrow, then, Grandfather said decisively.No tasks could be undertaken today, but there was no rule against making plans for Monday, so my grandfather invariably spent the Sabbath in this manner. Thwarted, but making the best of a bad lot, he lumbered around the house like some great wakeful bear waiting for the enforced hibernation of Sunday to be over. He stopped at the hall door now and rattled it, running hard expert fingers along the brass hinges.Hinge is loose, he said. The pins worn. Ill have to go down to the store and see if theyve got one. That Barnes probably wont have the right size hes got no notion of stock. Maybe Ive got an extra one in the basement. Yes, I have an idea there... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The Code of the Woosters "Jeeves, Bertie, Totleigh Towers, Sir Watkyn Bassett, Roderick Spode, Gussie Fink-Nottle, and, of course, the cow-creamer. If you've read it, you'll want to read it again. If you haven't, it's a must. The ultimate holiday indulgence: gloriously funny, blissfully frivolous, overflowing with the joys of summer" -- Dominic Sandbrook Daily Telegraph "Wodehouse was the first to demonstrate that one could float like a butterfly yet sting - as with the poor perisher Spode - like a bee" -- Christopher Hitchens "It's dangerous to use the word genius to describe a writer, but I'll risk it with him" -- John Humphrys "For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one where happy endings are the order of the day" -- Marian Keyes "Wodehouse always lifts your spirits, no matter how high they happen to be already" -- Lynne Truss --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. P.G.Wodehouse's best-loved creation by far is the master-servant team of Bertie Wooster, the likable nitwit, and Jeeves, his effortlessly superior valet and protector. This unlikely duo is as famous as Holmes and Watson, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, and Tracy and Hepburn, but they have their own very special inimitable charm. According to Walter Clemons, Newsweek, "They are at their best in The Code of the Woosters," in which Bertie is rescued from his bumbling escapades time and time again by that gentleman's gentleman: Jeeves. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A Jeeves and Wooster novel [insert P.G. Wodehouse signature] You dont analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour. Like Jeeves, Wodehouse stands alone. Stephen Fry When Bertie Wooster goes to Totleigh Towers to pour oil on the troubled waters of a lovers' breach between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle, he isnt expecting to see Aunt Dahlia there nor to be instructed by her to steal some silver. But purloining the antique cow creamer from under the baleful nose of Sir Watkyn Bassett is the least of Berties tasks. He has to restore true love to both Madeline and Gussie and to the Revd Stinker Pinker and Stiffy Byng and confound the insane ambitions of would-be Dictator Roderick Spode and his Black Shorts. Its a situation that only Jeeves can unravel --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was born in Surrey, educated in London, and spent much of his life in Southampton, Long Island, becoming an American citizen in 1955. In a literary career spanning more than seventy years, he published more than ninety books, twenty film scripts, and collaborated on more than thirty plays and musical comedies. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. chapter 1I reached out a hand from under the blankets, and rang the bell for Jeeves.'Good evening, Jeeves.''Good morning, sir.'This surprised me.'Is it morning?''Yes, sir.''Are you sure? It seems very dark outside.''There is a fog, sir. If you will recollect, we are now in Autumn -- season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.''Season of what?''Mists, sir, and mellow fruitfulness.''Oh? Yes. Yes, I see. Well, be that as it may, get me one of those bracers of yours, will you?''I have one in readiness, sir, in the ice-box.'He shimmered out, and I sat up in bed with that rather unpleasant feeling you get sometimes that you're going to die in about five minutes. On the previous night, I had given a little dinner at the Drones to Gussie Fink-Nottle as a friendly send-off before his approaching nuptials with Madeline, only daughter of Sir Watkyn Bassett, CBE, and these things take their toll. Indeed, just before Jeeves came in, I had been dreaming that some bounder was driving spikes through my head -- not just ordinary spikes, as used by Jael the wife of Heber, but red-hot ones.He returned with the tissue-restorer. I loosed it down the hatch, and after undergoing the passing discomfort, unavoidable when you drink Jeeves's patent morning revivers, of having the top of the skull fly up to the ceiling and the eyes shoot out of their sockets and rebound from the opposite wall like racquet balls, felt better. It would have been overstating it to say that even now Bertram was back again in mid-season form, but I had at least slid into the convalescent class and was equal to a spot of conversation.'Ha!' I said, retrieving the eyeballs and replacing them in position. 'Well, Jeeves, what goes on in the great world? Is that the paper you have there?''No, sir. It is some literature from the Travel Bureau. I thought that you might care to glance at it.''Oh?' I said. 'You did, did you?'And there was a brief and -- if that's the word I want -- pregnant silence.I suppose that when two men of iron will live in close association with one another, there are bound to be occasional clashes, and one of these had recently popped up in the Wooster home. Jeeves was trying to get me to go on a Round-The-World cruise, and I would have none of it. But in spite of my firm statements to this effect, scarcely a day passed without him bringing me a sheaf or nosegay of those illustrated folders which the Ho-for-the-open-spaces birds send out in the hope of drumming up custom. His whole attitude recalled irresistibly to the mind that of some assiduous hound who will persist in laying a dead rat on the drawing-room carpet, though repeatedly apprised by word and gesture that the market for same is sluggish or even non-existent.'Jeeves,' I said, 'this nuisance must now cease.''Travel is highly educational, sir.''I can't do with any more education. I was full up years ago. No, Jeeves, I know what's the matter with you. That old Viking strain of yours has come out again. You yearn for the tang of the salt breezes. You see yourself walking the deck in a yachting cap. Possibly someone has been telling you about the Dancing Girls of Bali. I understand, and I sympathize. But not for me. I refuse to be decanted into any blasted ocean-going liner and lugged off round the world.''Very good, sir.'He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled, so I tactfully changed the subject.'Well, Jeeves, it was quite a satisfactory binge last night.''Indeed, sir?''Oh, most. An excellent time was had by all. Gussie sent his regards.''I appreciate the kind thought, sir. I trust Mr Fink-Nottle was in good spirits?''Extraordinarily good, considering that the sands are running out and that he will shortly have Sir Watkyn Bassett for a father-in-law. Sooner him than me, Jeeves, sooner him than me.'I spoke with strong feeling, and I'll tell you why. A few months before, while celebrating Boat Race night, I had fallen into the clutches of the Law for trying to separate a policeman from his helmet, and after sleeping fitfully on a plank bed had been hauled up at Bosher Street next morning and fined five of the best. The magistrate who had inflicted this monstrous sentence -- to the accompaniment, I may add, of some very offensive remarks from the bench -- was none other than old Pop Bassett, father of Gussie's bride-to-be.As it turned out, I was one of his last customers, for a couple of weeks later he inherited a pot of money from a distant relative and retired to the country. That, at least, was the story that had been put about. My own view was that he had got the stuff by sticking like glue to the fines. Five quid here, five quid there -- you can see how it would mount up over a period of years.'You have not forgotten that man of wrath, Jeeves? A hard case, eh?''Possibly Sir Watkyn is less formidable in private life, sir.''I doubt it. Slice him where you like, a hellhound is always a hellhound. But enough of this Bassett. Any letters today?''No, sir.''Telephone communications?''One, sir. From Mrs Travers.''Aunt Dahlia? She's back in town, then?''Yes, sir. She expressed a desire that you would ring her up at your earliest convenience.''I will do even better,' I said cordially. 'I will call in person.'And half an hour later I was toddling up the steps of her residence and being admitted by old Seppings, her butler. Little knowing, as I crossed that threshold, that in about two shakes of a duck's tail I was to become involved in an imbroglio that would test the Wooster soul as it had seldom been tested before. I allude to the sinister affair of Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, old Pop Bassett, Stiffy Byng, the Rev. H. P. ('Stinker') Pinker, the eighteenth-century cow-creamer and the small, brown, leather-covered notebook.*No premonition of an impending doom, however, cast a cloud on my serenity as I buzzed in. I was looking forward with bright anticipation to the coming reunion with this Dahlia -- she, as I may have mentioned before, being my good and deserving aunt, not to be confused with Aunt Agatha, who eats broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to the skin. Apart from the mere intellectual pleasure of chewing the fat with her, there was the glittering prospect that I might be able to cadge an invitation to lunch. And owing to the outstanding virtuosity of Anatole, her French cook, the browsing at her trough is always of a nature to lure the gourmet.The door of the morning room was open as I went through the hall, and I caught a glimpse of Uncle Tom messing about with his collection of old silver. For a moment I toyed with the idea of pausing to pip-pip and enquire after his indigestion, a malady to which he is extremely subject, but wiser counsels prevailed. This uncle is a bird who, sighting a nephew, is apt to buttonhole him and become a bit informative on the subject of sconces and foliation, not to mention scrolls, ribbon wreaths in high relief and gadroon borders, and it seemed to me that silence was best. I whizzed by, accordingly, with sealed lips, and headed for the library, where I had been informed that Aunt Dahlia was at the moment roosting.I found the old flesh-and-blood up to her Marcel-wave in proof sheets. As all the world knows, she is the courteous and popular proprietress of a weekly sheet for the delicately nurtured entitled Milady's Boudoir. I once contributed an article to it on 'What The Well-Dressed Man Is Wearing'.My entry caused her to come to the surface, and she greeted me with one of those cheery view-halloos which, in the days when she went in for hunting, used to make her so noticeable a figure of the Quorn, the Pytchley and other organizations for doing the British fox a bit of no good.'Hullo, ugly,' she said. 'What brings you here?''I understood, aged relative, that you wished to confer with me.''I didn't want you to come barging in, interrupting my work. A few words on the telephone would have met the case. But I suppose some instinct told you that this was my busy day.''If you were wondering if I could come to lunch, have no anxiety. I shall be delighted, as always. What will Anatole be giving us?''He won't be giving you anything, my gay young tapeworm. I am entertaining Pomona Grindle, the novelist, to the midday meal.''I should be charmed to meet her.''Well, you're not going to. It is to be a strictly tte--tte affair. I'm trying to get a serial out of her for the Boudoir. No, all I wanted was to tell you to go to an antique shop in the Brompton Road -- it's just past the Oratory -- you can't miss it -- and sneer at a cow-creamer.'I did not get her drift. The impression I received was that of an aunt talking through the back of her neck.'Do what to a what?''They've got an eighteenth-century cow-creamer there that Tom's going to buy this afternoon.'The scales fell from my eyes.'Oh, it's a silver whatnot, is it?''Yes. A sort of cream jug. Go there and ask them to show it to you, and when they do, register scorn.''The idea being what?''To sap their confidence, of course, chump. To sow doubts and misgivings in their mind and make them clip the price a bit. The cheaper he gets the thing, the better he will be pleased. And I want him to be in cheery mood, because if I succeed in signing the Grindle up for this serial, I shall be compelled to get into his ribs for a biggish sum of money. It's sinful what these bestselling women novelists want for their stuff. So pop off there without delay and shake your head at the thing.'I am always anxious to oblige the right sort of aunt, but I was compelled to put in what Jeeves would have called a nolle prosequi. Those m... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Jonathan Cecil's gifted narration brings uniqueness to this (among the many) audio presentation of the ongoing adventures of Jeeves and Bertie. The narrator adopts a mixture of seriousness and hilarity in this story about a much coveted eighteenth-century cow creamer and Bertie's attempt to "rescue" it for his always difficult Aunt Dahlia. It is a credit to Cecil's style that listeners will listen closely to and follow the frequent puns, misunderstandings, and wordplay. Although not to everyone's taste, this should be a great pleasure for wordsmiths and those who enjoy offbeat humor. S.G.B. AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Fifty famous fairy tales Gavin's assured, velvety voice is a good match for this adaptation of an anthology first published in 1917. The genre's most venerable authors Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault are all represented as Jack climbs the bean stalk, Cinderella finds her prince and Little Red Riding Hood faces the big bad wolf. Other favorites in this vast collection include "Hansel and Grethel" and "Puss in Boots." Perhaps less well-known but just as entertaining are "The Story of Chicken-Licken" and "The Three Spinners." Kingston's phrasing occasionally sounds a bit formal (consistent with the era of the book's publication), especially because so many of these tales have been retold for children over the years. But listeners who get whisked away by the magical elements of these stories won't mind. Gavin's consistent, even-keeled delivery make this a good choice for bedtime and quiet time, for listeners both young and older. Ages 6-up Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Preschool-Grade 4--This collection adapted by Rosemary Kingsdon contains well-known Eurocentric fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm and Antoine Galland. Marguerite Gavin reads the entire collection, and her pleasant, articulate voice is welcome story after story. Familiar tales, such as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Three Bears," and "Hansel and Grethel" (sic) are included, as well as some stories with which contemporary listeners may be unfamiliar: "The Flying Trunk," "Clever Alice," "The Wild Swans." The only drawback to this wonderfully extensive collection of fairy tales is its lack of indexing. Other than the playlist on the back cover, there is no indication of where to find the stories on the recordings. Still, the title will make an excellent resource for both storytellers and listeners, particularly for literature studies.Kirsten Martindale, Buford Academy, GACopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ''What a treat to have a compendium of the greats of folk literature from the European tradition narrated by Marguerite Gavin, who evokes memories of one's own mother reading the stories by one's bedside . . . Gavin adds just the right amount of inflection and variation to bring voice to each character, be it the innocent child, the gruff and rumbly giant, or the calculating innkeeper.'' --AudioFile''Gavin's assured, velvety voice is a good match for this adaptation . . . Kingston's phrasing occasionally sounds a bit formal (consistent with the era of the book's publication) . . . But listeners who get whisked away by the magical elements of these stories won't mind. Gavin's consistent, even-keeled delivery makes this a good choice for bedtime and quiet time, for listeners both young and older.'' --Publishers Weekly (audio review)''[Gavin's] pleasant, articulate voice is welcome story after story . . . an excellent resource for both storytellers and listeners, particularly for literature studies.'' --School Library Journal --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. ROSEMARY KINGSTON is the editor who assembled the stories for the collection Fifty Famous Fairy Tales, which actually includes fifty-one. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. What a treat to have a compendium of the greats of folk literature from the European tradition narrated by Marguerite Gavin, who evokes memories of one's own mother reading the stories by one's bedside. Her steady, soothing voice navigates the familiar, such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "Tom Thumb," and treasured, but less well-known, tales, such as "The Water of Life" and "Faithful John." Gavin adds just the right amount of inflection and variation to bring voice to each character, be it the innocent child, the gruff and rumbly giant, or the calculating innkeeper. There are too many tales on this recording to listen continuously without causing them to blur together. But three-minute tracking makes navigation manageable so that one can find the right tale for the right time. A.R. AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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New Balance Women's Kinetic Training Short ( sz. M, Black ) This comfortable short will look and feel great mile after mile. 100% polyester textured dobby shell with Teflon treated fibers, 80% nylon/20% spandex mesh inserts, 100% CoolMax Alta polyester crepe lining. Elasticized drawstring waist, and reflective logo treatment. 5" inseam. Imported.
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Storm (Planet earth) JOYCE COOPER ARKHURST is the author of The Adventures of Spider and More Adventures of Spider(published by Scholastic in 1980). She lives in New York City.JERRY PINKNEY is one of children's literature's most time-honored artists. He has been illustrating children's books for over 40 years and has more than 75 books to his credit. He has the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honor books and the winner of the Caldecott medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He has also won the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor four times, and was nominated for the prestigious international Hans Christian Anderson Award. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The Alchemy of MirrorMask Dave McKean is a world-renowned artist, illustrator, and director. A long-time collaborator with Neil Gaiman, McKean is famous for his distinctive work on the covers for the entire run of Gaiman's Sandman comic book series. He lives in Kent, England. Neil Gaiman is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of the novels American Gods, Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline, and others. He lives in the United States. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well Robert Thurman--father of Uma, outspoken critic of George Bush's administration and one of the first Westerners to bring popularize Buddhism in America--has written what is arguably his finest book. In Infinite Life he invites readers into a fascinating new way of thinking, living, and meditating that might do more to save the world than any political act known to humans. In recognizing that our lives and even our moment-to-moment choices have eternal ramifications, we are at once free from the burden of petty pursuits yet suddenly saddled with the weight of infinite responsibility. Thurman helps students understand that carrying this weight is the only way we can free ourselves and the rest of the world form suffering. Buddhists recognize this as the path of "the bodhisattva," dedicated to the well-being of all beings. In order to help readers make this quantum shift in awareness, Thurman structures his chapters around the paramitas, or transcendent virtues: wisdom, generosity, patience, contemplation, justice (usually called "discipline"), and creativity ("diligence"). He adds a seventh virtue: artas in the "art of infinite living." Each chapter includes a lesson on a virtue as well as meditations and life choices that support personal and global transformation. "You can try out a whole new approach to life," he promises. "Then we'll explore how can put your new ideas into practice in the world, turning your thoughts into action. We'll examine the repercussions of your personal change on society and on the fragile, opalescent planet. We'll see how personal transformation is social transformation." He delivers his promise with political and spiritual punch. Some criticize Thurman for his outspokenness against the current Bush administration. But for those who want to use their spirituality to create political changethis book is filled with excellent meditations and lifestyle suggestions for bringing about global compassion and humanity. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. One day more than 40 years ago, when Thurman was a 21-year-old novice monk (the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk), he had a physical experience that showed him how the idea of reincarnation, so vast and impossible to verify, can transform our lives right here and now. In his follow-up to Inner Revolution, the Columbia University professor describes how he was walking down a road in New Jersey, sent by his Tibetan teacher to buy milk for tea, when he suddenly experienced the lifting or release of a familiar "push-pressure" around his tail bone. "The pressure gone, I immediately saw that I had always been feeling as if I were being pushed along from behind toward my destination, not only to the grocery store on Route 9 but to my destiny in life, my future in general." Taking stock, he realized that under all of his ordinary thoughts, he had been pondering the Buddhist understanding of the "beginninglessness" of life. Here, in a guide that can be read through as daring thought experiment or delved into as a workbook, Thurman seeks to impart a sense of the inner freedom, the literal lightening up, that becomes possible as we begin to understand that we are all participants in an "infinite life." Thurman explores related transcendent virtues: wisdom, generosity, justice, patience, creativity, contemplation and making art in the service of others. He offers meditations but always returns to the larger truth that true enlightenment--"true awakening to the infinite"--is never an escape from life but a state of awareness and compassion for other living beings. Among the riches offered here is the insight that we do not become faceless blobs as we realize our selflessness and the infinite nature of our lives but true individualists. Liberated from a fear of death and isolation, confident that we are in a long-term relationship with life that can never be severed, we can begin to help ourselves and others to happiness. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Thurman, a preeminent Tibetan Buddhist scholar, has long championed the cause of Tibet's liberation and sought to promote Buddhism in the West, writing a number of worthy books, including Inner Revolution (1998). He is also, as his biographical materials note, the father of actress Uma Thurman as well as a "close personal friend of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama," a vague celebrity status that may have inspired the misguided pop approach of this attempt to present Buddhism as a scientific alternative to Western psychology. Thurman begins with the premise that all beings will have an infinite number of lives, and that all are interconnected. He then presents his Buddhist "psychology," and encourages the cultivation of wisdom, generosity, justice, patience, creativity, and contemplation through various meditations. Unfortunately, his attempt to reach a mass audience falls short as the book's breezy conversational tone and uneven prose distract from valid ideas. Jane TumaCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Robert Thurman is a living treasure, one of todays most provocative spiritual thinkers." Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Robert Thurman, a college professor and writer for 30 years, holds the first owed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America at Columbia University. A co-founder and the president of Tibet House New York, an organization dedicated to preserving the angered civilization of Tibet, he is the author of the national bestseller Inner Revolution. Thurman was the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk and shares a close, 35-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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New Perspectives On Contraception WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CONTRACEPTION"Prof. Donald DeMarco has a tremendously rich mind; he draws upon a vast array of sources, philosophic texts, scripture, Church documents, movies, literature, court cases, and popular media to probe the meaning of human existence and to analyze the state of modern culture. New Perspectives on Contraception is a collection of essays, each a unit in its own right. While contraception is the occasion for his reflections, they are wide-ranging and very stimulating. He is a master at making meaningful distinctions and delving deeply into human matters. New Perspectives on Contraception will be a profitable read for the philosophic and for the "common" man. I highly recommend it."--Professor Janet E. Smith, Ph.D.University of Dallas" This latest publication, New Perspectives on Contraception, is an excellent book. It is the product of observation of contraceptive practices over almost 40 years and exhibits deep insight into their physical, philosophical, and spiritual effects upon the world. Professor DeMarco writes truly when he tells us that courage, love, and knowledge all go together to remedy the devastation of the "Culture of Death." It is hoped that this book will find wide distribution. It could be extremely helpful to priests, marriage counselors, senior High School students and young adults contemplating marriage."--Doctors Evelyn L. & John J. Billings, World renowned for developing and promoting the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning "I've now completed reading Donald DeMarco's New Perspectives on Contraception and I'm impressed by the breadth and depth of philosophical antecedents with which he undergirds his "new perspectives." I'm not sure that they're really new, but rather they bring together the wisdom of many philosophers and theologians and teach the non-philosopher to understand in-depth the wrong-headedness of contraception. His Chapters on 'Contraception and Virtue,' and 'Contraception, Revolution, and Prophecy' are especially noteworthy."--Dr. Hannah Klaus, MDExecutive Director, NFP Center of Washington D.C. "At precisely the time when history is vindicating the prophecies of Humane Vitae -- the destruction of the family and burgeoning disrespect for women -- Don DeMarco has brought forth a wonderful, insightful defense and explanation of that teaching."--Gerard BradleyUniversity of Notre Dame Du Lac "Dr. DeMarco, in his new book, New Perspectives in Contraception, has succinctly yet thoroughly captured the essence of how contraception has led to the disintegration of human dignity and a culture of death. It is critical to realize the great gift of human sexuality and fertility, respect the natural law and adhere to its teaching."--Mercedes Arzu Wilson Family of Americas "Contraception is the defining moral and social evil of our time. This book provides a systematic and useful analysis of the separate, but related, dimensions of that evil."--Professor Charles E. RiceNotre Dame Law School "DeMarco never disappoints, and this treatment of the faulty reasoning behind man's fascination with contraception is more than a new look at an age-old problem. We go with DeMarco on an investigative chase. He leads the way in hot pursuit of the case of the dying human race. He unfolds the clues that expose man's ability to deny or accept God's love." We travel down the dark alleys of lust, self-centered imagery and ultimate rejection of the value of the human person. We watch man suffer, we see him resist the soft embrace of the Lord, and we see him fail to achieve his false freedom while left laying in the abyss caused by materialism and loneliness. "Detective DeMarco reveals the other trail of clues-the story of the human being who tries to understand the design of nature, and ultimately succeeds because he pursues truth and takes the road less traveled. DeMarco will challenge every reader to follow the signs, think about the consequences and sort out the differences between instant gratification and long-term satisfaction. New Perspectives is a book for everyone who has ever wondered why society seems so dead set on destroying itself."--Judie Brown, President American Life League "Dr. Donald DeMarco's New Perspectives on Contraception is a comprehensive and thought-provoking look into the contraceptive mentality of our society. It is the reader who will triumph if this book is carefully read, because Dr. DeMarco leads one to the wise conclusion that 'UnNatural Family Planning,' as he calls it, is far from the correct answer to today's many challenges, not the least of which is infertility."--Sue & Kay EkBillings Ovulation Method-USA" Don DeMarco's latest book shows that to be against birth control is far from an outdated position. He supports his position within the best scientific, sociological, and philosophical wisdom available, and presents it in common sense readable fashion. Our society does not have a problem of being obsessed with sex. On the contrary, it is afraid of sex. By treating this gift so superficially, it has failed to truly encounter it and appreciate its significance. New Perspectives on Contraception goes a long way toward solving this problem, and I strongly recommend it to everyone in pastoral ministry, to all in the pro-life movement, and to anyone who has the courage to reexamine his or her views on the subject."--Fr. Frank PavoneNational Director, Priests for Life Donald DeMarco is a profound pro-life and Catholic thinker, lecturer, author, and editor. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of St. Jerome's College in Ontario, Canada. He earned his doctorate at St. John's University in New York. Dr. DeMarco serves on the boards of the Life Ethics Center, Birthright and the Centre for Human Life Understanding. He is associate editor of "The Child and Family Quarterly". He lectures all over Canada and the United States. Dr. DeMarco has written hundreds of widely read articles. 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'Til It's Time To Go Home A little History - Clinton Kyle was born in 1966, on a farm in Inverness, California. CK is one of 5 kids. He started singing when he was 24 years old. Clinton Kyle found a love he never knew he had. He is the first in his family to pursue music as a career. He loves to perform and enjoys all his fans. Clinton Kyle can't wait to start giving back to the communities that have helped him and supported him to get his feet off the ground. Up Beat, Slow Beat, all Combo type Country Album. 14 Great hits that are determined to be on the charts one day. There is a song for everyone. Every song is a hit. It plays to more of the modern Country, with a song or two like the Traditional Country. Guaranteed to satisfy even the pickiest of people.
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Who Wants to Rock? BENDER was formed early in 1998 by former members of several bands you've never heard of. Trading in their dignity for a touring van, BENDER took to the streets to convince the world that rock could be melodic, and pop can thrash. Join Derek, Jim, Eric, and Brian for a musical journey that will leave your head swimming with catchy tunes, and your ass shaking with felicitous beats. BENDER is the best of them all. BAND_MEMBERS: Derek Bahn - Lead Vocals, Guitar; Brian Christensen - Drums; Jim Harper - Lead Guitar, Vocals; Eric Haugen - Bass, Vocals Debut e.p. from upstart Chicago band. Arena rock for intimate settings. Underdog guitar-based pop, like Tom Petty fronting Kiss, that grabs you by the collar and makes you take notice. Music that begs the eternal question, "Who wants to rock?"
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This is Texas M. Sasek was born in 1916 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Best remembered for his classic stories on the great cities of the world, he died in 1980. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Biofeedback without machines: A strategy for living Reverand George E. Soroka is an expert in Biofeedback and a spiritual healer with over 25 years as a Biofeedback and Stress Therapist. He is a 2003 National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, President of Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society Inc., and has served as the Chief Respiratory Therapist for over 13 years at Doctors Hospital in New York. He is also the President of Biofeedback Consultants. He has taught professional training courses and workshops for over 25 years and has spent over 10 years in pulmonary research. Soroka is a swimming coach and martial arts instructor. His memberships include the International Stress and Tension Control Society, International Stress Association of America, and the Authors Guild of America. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 Inch Blank Embosser Seals - Gold (500 Pack) Inexpensive 2" blank seals provide a distinguished and professional appearance to certificates. All seals have a pressure-sensitive backing for easy application.
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Reebok Men's Projection Peach Micro Pant, Black, Small Peached 100% polyester microfiber, mesh lined, elastic waistband with drawcord, 2 side seam pockets, contrast side panel with piping, embroidered Vector logo, 100% polyester
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How to survive and thrive in church At the age of 16 Doug Batchelor was engrossed in a life of money crime, and drugs when he began a search for purpose and happiness that ended in a remote mountain cave, where he found a Bible! Today Doug is Senior Pastor of a large church in Sacramento and also president of Amazing Facts, and evangelistic ministry. Thousands are blessed around the world through his radio and television broadcasts. Other books Doug has written include To See the King: Seven Steps to Salvation, Broken Chains, and At Jesus Feet. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Children are civilians too The surge of Boll reprints continues here with this collection of 26 short stories. Typical of his writings, these reveal German life during World War II and immediately thereafter. LJ's reviewer found that this "is not just a loose collection, and the cumulative effect is powerful" (LJ 4/15/70).Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The report on unidentified flying objects Edward J. Ruppelt (19231960) was a United States Air Force officer probably best-known for his involvement in Project Blue Book, a formal governmental study of unidentified flying objects. He is generally credited with coining the term "unidentified flying object", to replace the terms "flying saucer" and "flying disk", which had become widely known; Ruppelt thought the latter terms were both suggestive and inadequate. Ruppelt was the director of Project Grudge from late 1951 until it became Project Blue Book in March 1952; he remained with Blue Book until late 1953. UFO researcher Jerome Clark writes, "Most observers of Blue Book agree that the Ruppelt years comprised the project's golden age, when investigations were most capably directed and conducted. Ruppelt himself was open-minded about UFOs, and his investigators were not known, as Grudge's were, for force-fitting explanations on cases." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Tennis Magazine The NEW Tennis is the must-have lifestyle guide for those who love the game and love to express their passion for tennis both on and off the court. Featuring new content covering health and fitness, style, food, and travel. Plus more of the instruction, interviews, gear reviews, and tournament coverage that only Tennis Magazine can deliver. The NEW Tennis is the must-have lifestyle guide for those who love the game and love to express their passion for tennis both on and off the court. Featuring new content covering health and fitness, style, food, and travel. Plus more of the instruction, interviews, gear reviews, and tournament coverage that only Tennis Magazine can deliver.
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The story of the Christian church No institution has spanned more centuries and more continents than the Christian church. Its dramatic story is one of bloodshed and peace, corruption and purity. Here Dr. Hurlbut retells this story in an objective, concise, and clear style, emphasizing the spirit of the church, its growth and maturation, and the causes leading to historic events and their resulting influence. Accurate, up-to-date, and vividly presented, Hurlbut's Story of the Christian Church traces the six general periods of church history from A.D. 30 to the present day. A concluding section, covering the period since Dr. Hurlbut's death, has been added in this revised edition, thus giving the reader a complete, easily understood overview of the Christian church. Designed for two audiences, this book contains outlines and references in the margins to aid the student or teacher along with a continuous narrative and numerous illustrations for the general reader. It is ideal for Sunday school use, since it includes suggested outlines and review questions for each chapter at the end of the book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The late Dr. Jesse Lyman Hurlbert was an ordained minister, serving several congregations during his life. He also held the position of General Secretary of the Sunday School Union and the Trust Society of the Methodist Church. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Daughters of England I was beginning to realize that there was something unusual about our marriage. . . .King Charles has returned after Cromwell's puritanical rule and England is determined to be merry. The delights of the theatre beckon to young Sarah Standish, whose friendship with a beautiful actress prompts her to run off to become an actress on the London stage.Full of expectation and delight, she steps into a wonderful, exotic, and dangerous new world. A true innocent, her infatuation with handsome Lord Rosslyn leads to a quick marriage. Only too late does she realize the man she loved and trusted was a practiced schemer and a bigamist.But it is Sarah's daughter by Lord Rosslyn, Kate, who will become the true pawn of her father's greed and duplicity. The prize is Rosslyn Manor . . . at a time when the fate of England enters the throes of a treacherous new fight for the throne, and Kate must battle for her future as well as her heart. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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How the whale became and other stories Grade 2-6-Hughes originally wrote these stories for his own children and first published them in 1963. They have remained in print in Great Britain, but this is the first American edition. The stories are of the pourquoi variety, providing fanciful explanations for why animals behave as they do. There is the tale of Owl, whose mean-spirited actions earn him taunts from the other birds; Elephant, who after much humiliation emerges as the most respected of creatures; and Donkey, whose indecisiveness seals his fate. These 11 selections are told with such wit, grace, and command of language that they are easily on a par with Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories and should have the same longevity and universal appeal that those tales enjoy. While the book can be read independently, it begs to be read aloud and is a veritable gold mine for storytellers. Morris's watercolors are impressive, and her cool palette, largely blues, soft grays, and greens, suits the rather aloof nature of the characters she portrays. There is one gorgeous full-page illustration for each selection, with smaller pictures scattered throughout. In all, a feast for both the ear and eye.Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Ages 4-8. First published in 1964, Hughes' creation fables await discovery by a new generation in this beautiful edition. From his lyrical introduction, describing the brand new world ("the flowers jumped up and stared around, astonished. Then . . . creatures began to appear"), Hughes moves on to tell his classic stories about how individual creatures came to be: the whale that began as a garden plant; the power-hungry owl ostracized by its peers; the handsome, clever cat, lazy but talented; and so on. Hughes balances these fantastic stories with a notion children will find inspiring: despite the fantastic stories, some animals became what they wanted to be simply by will and hard work ("Some wanted to become finches, some wanted to become lions, some wanted to become other things. The ones that wanted to become lions practiced at being lions--and by and by, sure enough, they began to turn into lions"). Hughes' prose, both comical and elegantly spare, finds a worthy match in Morris' lavish, detailed watercolors. Stunning spreads and border illustrations celebrate each animal's beauty, endowing the creatures with irresistible personalities (don't miss the lounging cat playing the violin), and extending the stories' comedy and soaring fancy. A volume to treasure. Gillian EngbergCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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EMT: Race for Life THE FIRST TO RESPOND--THE LAST CHANCE FOR LIFE . . . From the home of a heart-attack victim to the twisted wreck of an automobile, from the scenes of violent crime to the sites of natural disaster, Emergency Medical Response Teams are in a nonstop race against time--knowing that a moment's hesitation can mean the difference between life and death.Here are real-life stories from the trenches: A young mother severs her hand on a shattered table as her two terrified toddlers look on. A twelve-year-old girl swings on a rope over a steep gorge--and loses her grip. A domestic dispute turns deadly when a wife plunges a steak knife into her husband's chest. These are just a few of the heart-pounding cases EMT men and women face every day. It's about giving hope and a healing touch; it's about pressure and precision and a passion for medicine. It's EMT: RACE FOR LIFE. Joan E. Lloyd, a former schoolteacher and computer systems specialist, is currently a full-time author. She has been involved in volunteer work as an Emergency Medical Technician with her local volunteer ambulance corps for almost ten years. Joan teaches first aid and CPR for both the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association and is a state-certified instructor and coordinator of EMT courses.Edwin B. Herman, a former teacher and research scientist, currently edits and publishes a biotechnology research newsletter. He recently celebrated his twentieth anniversary in volunteer emergency medical service. Ed is also a state-certified EMT instructor/coordinator and serves with a nearby volunteer ambulance corps and with his local fire department's rescue squad.Joan and Ed are the coauthors of Trauma Center, Dial 911, and Lights and Siren.
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Locomotion (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) The kinetic energy of the aptly named Locomotion (the nickname of Lonnie Collins Motion) permeates the 60 poems that tell his sad yet hopeful story. Lonnie's first poem sets up a conflict familiar to anyone who has attempted creativity: despite the cheering of his teacher, Ms. Marcus ("Write it down before it leaves your brain," she says), as he begins to write, Lonnie hears the critical voice of his foster mother ("It's Miss Edna's over and over/ Be quiet!"). As Lonnie explores poetry's various forms throughout this brief yet poignant and occasionally humorous volume, he also reveals Miss Edna's kindness toward him in the little things she says and does ("The last time Miss Edna came home and found me/ crying She said Think/ about all the stuff you love, Lonnie"). Gradually Lonnie reveals that at age seven, his parents died in a fire, leaving him and his younger sister, Lili, orphaned. Lili was adopted, yet Lonnie figures out a way to visit her regularly. The gradual unfolding of his life's events intermingle with his discoveries about poetry as a form, from haiku to sonnets ("Ms. Marcus says "sonnet" comes from "sonnetto"/ and that sonnetto means little song or sound/ It reminds me of that guy's name Gepetto/ the one who made Pinocchio from wood he found") to the epistle poems he writes to his father and to God. Woodson, through Lonnie, creates (much as Sharon Creech did with the boy narrator in Love That Dog) a contagious appreciation for poetry while using the genre as a cathartic means for expressing the young poet's own grief. Ages 10-up. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Grade 4-6-In Jacqueline Woodson's novel (Putnam, 2003), fifth grader Lonnie Collins Motion, an African-American boy whose parents were killed in a fire four years ago, is given an assignment by his teacher to write different forms of poetry. Collected here are 60 poems in verse that reveal his innermost thoughts about his family, his friends, and his place in the world. Through Lonnie's poetry notebook, we learn that he is a foster child living in New York City, and that he has been separated from his little sister, Lili. This school assignment has given Lonnie an outlet for dealing with his feelings of grief over the loss of his parents and coming to terms with his present situation. JD Jackson narrates the poems with a genuine and honest voice, allowing listeners to feel the rhythm of the different poetry styles from sonnets to haiku to free verse. Jackson's performance is tender at times and full of energy at others, giving Lonnie's character tremendous depth and bringing to life all of the lesser characters. We are able to see directly into his life and feel his sorrow and pain as well as his hope for the future. This novel about survival and the resiliency of the human spirit should be an essential purchase for all libraries with the print version in their collections and should be paired with it at every opportunity.Casey Rondini, Westerly Public Library, RICopyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. Gr. 3-6. Lonnie is grieving and angry about the loss of his parents in a fire four years ago and about his subsequent separation from his beloved little sister, who is in foster care. He expresses his feelings in his fifth-grade poetry-writing class, encouraged by his wonderful teacher Ms. Marcus. In a series of free-verse poems and more formal verse, such as haiku and sonnets, he writes about his life and about the writing that "makes me remember." The framework of the story is fairy-tale idyllic--perfect family before the fire; happy-ever-after foster family by the end of the book--but the poetry is simple and immediate, true to the voice of the lost kid who finds himself with caring people and with words. The line breaks make for very easy reading, and Lonnie talks about those line breaks and about poetry forms, making this ideal for use in classrooms where students are reading and writing poetry. From rap to haiku, Woodson shows and tells that poetry is about who we are. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Powerful and engaging. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewSearing and gritty story... Woodson composes a plot without easy answers. -- Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. Jacqueline Woodsons writing has received numerous awards and accolades, including a Coretta Scott King Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Miracles Boys, and two Coretta Scott King Honors. Her books include Hush, If You Come Softly, Last Summer With Maizon, Maizon at Blue Hill, Between Madison and Palmetto and The Other Side (a picture book). She lives in Brooklyn, New York. --This text refers to the MP3 CD edition.
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Personal PERSONAL - I dedicated this album to my parents, Irby and Mary Mandrell, who've installed in me the priorities I live by...God, family and work. This recording allows me to share all of these with you..... Love, Louise
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