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Established at the beginning of the 20th century with a total of 41 acres, Oak Park was the social and recreational center of Alabamas capital city, Montgomery. It was here in 1935 that a menagerie of animals was housed in facilities built by the Works Progress Administration called the Oak Park Zoo. As the civil rights movement gathered steam in the 1950s, there was a class action suit to desegregate the citys parks, including the zoo. In res...

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Who's crazy and who's in charge of figuring it out? Karma Burns are those experiences that are usually spontaneous, inexplicable and more often unavoidable. Some persons may have more than the usual share of Karma Burns while others may only have a few. But it is the few experiences that are the more serious. Within this book are short stories of such events. Submitted in first person context, most of the Karma Burns you will read about are of...

El cambio en el medio ambiente preocupa a todas las reas del conocimiento humano y, de entre ellas, en lugar de avanzada, a los mdicos e investigadores biomdicos como los autores de esta monografa. Esta obra est pensada para servir de introduccin a los conocimientos principales sobre el problema ambiental. Adems, analiza a fondo algo que nos atae directamente: la contaminacin en la ciudad de Mxico.

COLOR ME WHITE REVISITED COLOR ME WHITE WAS PUBLISHED IN 1996 . EITHER IT FAILED TO RECEIVE THE NECESSARY PUBLICITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL OR IT DID NOT MEET THE CRITICAL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC. ITS MESSAGE REMAINS BASICALLY THE SAME HOWEVER SOME OF THE MAJOR CHARACTERS PORTRAYED IN THE ORIGINAL EDITION HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MUCH MORE EXPANDED ROLE. EFFORTS AT RE-LIVING THE ACTUAL EPISODES DEPICTED HAVE BEEN ENHANCED THROUGHOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK....

An unexpected death draws a group of friends back to their hometown to pay their respects. As they cope with the sudden death of one of their own they are forced to deal with personal issues that over a short time has started driving them apart. What was once a strong friendship is now a strained relationship held together by one loss. Over a weekend of grief and remembrance the friends begin to figure out why their once solid friendship has t...

Offers programming ideas for librarians who have bilingual patrons and wish to present reading programs for children for whom Spanish is the spoken language at home. This title includes fresh ideas and resources for implementing bilingual storytimes, and eight program plans with chapters specific to target audience.

Welcome to the world of Hyper Polly Sillabick. Polly is a very smart, high-spirited, ten year old little girl armed with a big vocabulary. Because of her parents separation, Polly and her brother Devon begin a new life in Georgetown. Suddenly they must adjust to new surroundings and new friends. Come join the fun and craziness as strange events greet Polly almost immediately. There is more mystery here than meets the eye!Don't miss the next in...

Offers a portrait of the Catholic experience in and impact on the American West. These studies are examples of the scholarship "reshaping how historians understand the role of Catholicism both in the development of the West and in the broader history of the nation.

LLEGA EL ÚLTIMO NÚMERO DEL AUTOR GANADOR DEL 1º CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL NORMA CÓMICS. Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que Xolo y Toroko se enfrentasen al borde de la cascada, desde que los conquistadores españoles se hicieron con el control y el oro de Ciudad del Sol, desde que los antropomorfos perdiesen toda esperanza de salvación. Pero ahora, Xolo , el dios ancestral antropomórfico y los reyes de las viejas tierras están de vuelta para librar ...

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This book is a review of the analytical methods required in most of the quantitative courses taught at MBA programs. Students with no technical background, or who have not studied mathematics since college or even earlier, may easily feel overwhelmed by the mathematical formalism that is typical of economics and finance courses. These students will benefit from a concise and focused review of the analytical tools that will become a necessary s...

A Harrowing Journey of Love, War and RedemptionIt's 1996, and a noble man from the West has been sent deep into one of the world's most troubled regions to help bring peace to its long-warring factions as part of a multinational crusade. But John never suspected he would face a raging battle within himself as well. Now, in a new and dangerous Croatian city, John must quickly learn the ways of this strange land, fulfill his mission, and avoid b...

Faith is diffi cult to fi nd for some, and for a dyslexic orphan and an ADHD "ladies man", it can almost be impossible. Eventually GOD'S mercy is realized by all and usually just in time.This is a story of one man & one woman's journey to salvation and the detour they take to find their faith. Followed from town to town by their lack of conviction and misunderstanding of GOD, it is with some grief that they reach their destination.Mara has dec...

Please refer to the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage section for Black Cuban, Black American, by Evelio Grillo and the Pinata Books section for Julian Nava: My Mexican-American Journey: by Julian Nava and Cesar Chavez: A Struggle for Justice I Cesar Chavez, La lucha por la justicia, by Richard Griswold del Castillo.

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Haven Trevino, a lifelong student of Taoism, was in the final stages of Lou Gehrig's disease when he wrote this book. His modern adaptation of the Tao Te Ching lends itself beautifully to the subject of healing. These meditations offer insight, humor, and hope.

For a successful actor privacy is non-excitant but yet Carter Anzur has always managed to keep one secret safely tucked away from preying eyes. When one of his most devoted fans stumbles across his closet, Carter's peaceful world is quickly turned inside out as he and his closest friends franticly search to find the one person that could ruin Carter's career.Drawn into the investigation are two Los Angeles detectives, one of whom has long shed...

Documentaries of over one hundred vintage dance halls and their communities are explored in Dance Halls and Last Calls. Many entertainers, booking agents, club owners, and country music fans were interviewed for this book. In a day when there was no competition from television or video players, these shrines gleamed proudly each weekend. Today a new generation of Texas music lovers has helped these halls enjoy a resurgence in popularity.