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Dames- Some of them need to be rescued, and some of them join the crew to help avoid a lawsuit. Donuts- They're delicious. If the crew can't resist their sprinkly siren call during a dangerous chase, it may well lead to... Death- It lurks in the universe in many forms. Deadly Ninjas. Pirates with big red noses. Hyperdrive abhoring physicists. And deadliest of all: Giant Tour Groups.

Examines the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) through the lens of educational equity. This book advances a benchmark for measuring and ensuring the quality of public education. It recommends ways that NCLB might be reauthorized with more meaningful provisions to serve students in poverty, in and out of schools.

Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth, and The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more te...

Against Perfectionism defends neutralist liberalism as the most appropriate political morality for democratic societies.

A Brief History of Time", Beers' first collection of poetry, is at once an exploration of what it is to grow up in rural America and a treatise for social justice. These poems, many of them award-winning, span a wide range of styles-from plainsong free verse to sestinas to nearly epic works. The characters/speakers in Beers' poems range from the rural working class to mythological characters. These poems look at the world with an honest, unfli...

The Fartian Chronicles: satire. The Other Foot: anti-correctness propaganda. Elaine: a sketch for the lovelorn. A Deeper Cut, and The Other Side: horror mini-dramas. The Book Of Ron: You guessed it.

Chocolate Tears, Tears No More is a book of poetry about a young man's experiences in love, life, and relationships.

(PAPERBACK EDITION) Ekleipsis (Greek, eclipse): Judarius claimed that darkness would one day overcome and destroy all light. The name of that day, he called thus. The book opens with the birth of one named Vandor, of whom the story mainly centers around. We meet his friends as he matures, as things once again begin to turn toward the Darkness. As the land of Erde starts to spiral toward the foretold Ekleipsis, the dragon appears, the heir of J...

The Aeithar are at war. Always at war. From the very beginnings of their race to the very end, they have fought, amongst themselves and against others. Their wars have shaped the race, moulded it, and driven their development. Some wars, however, and some advances, were more important than others. Life in Aeithan had been good. The Aeithar had been few, and the resources plentiful. Now, however, the ratio has swung the other way. What began as...

Quando il ritmo dell'altalena tra vero e bugiardo, tra ordine e disordine, ragione e non ragione, crudele e mansueto, diventa convulso, tutte le carte si mischiano in una ridda di mutazioni quasi a passo ridotto. Un chiaro scuro di contrasti che sulle prime impedisce di vedere e di capire: compassati compagni di scompartimento che d'improvviso si trasformano in sanguinari felini. Androni riposti della metropolitana che diventano contenitori di...

Reading the Signs - The Meaning from a Single Perspective 'We live in a time which encapsulates a strange mixture of knowing and unknowing. The wealth of what has become known through advances in the sciences is considerable, and increases all the time. But in some ways this has served to distract us from the wider questions concerning the meaning of our lives: we are busy with our new toys, and we seem more than happy to settle for blurry, in...

Who is Fisher Boy? Born with polio, cured with the help of a Navaho squaw's remedies, Fisher Boy's life takes intriguing and surprising turns, including escapes from a house fire, a devastating flood, a raging river whirlpool, and the loss of his parents, all before his 21st birthday. Fisher Boy, also known as Buddy and Bud, overcomes all the odds, catching a big fish to be proud of, achieving an Eagle Scout award, serving proudly as a US Mari...

Adam LeGrande, computer genius and billionaire, is drifting through the drudgery of his life. The highlights of his day revolve around verbal sparing matches with his annoying and shifty butler and refining his skill at "strategic alienation." But hey, what's a cynical man to do? Just about everything Kathryn McFadden touches business-wise turns to gold. Which is just as well, because the personal side of her life is as vibrant as a burned out...

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Destruction via the Mirror ImageThe book, "Destruction via the Mirror Image" is about twelve astronauts picked to explore outer space in hopes of finding a discovery interesting to mankind. Once in space, they encounter a creature on the ship. This creature is so hard to figure out that they must find the monster's weakness in order to destroy it. On this space exploration, lives are sacrificed, passion and romance erupts while blackmail attem...

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Ancient Knowledge, as it implies, is nothing new, but rather something that has been forgotten or ignored. Modern ways are just how this age-old wisdom could relate to the here and now, "fitting in" with today's lifestyle, and possibly give us a better understanding of our place in this complex world we live in.. Within this book, I explore a variety of ways this ancient knowledge may relate to, and be used with, the here and now. I wish to em...

Back Cover Stress can stem from childhood memories and adult fears. Writing can be very therapeutic when used as a catalyst to release fear or anger. Learning that anger can lead to self destruction, the author allowed her anger to flow from pen to paper. Stress need not violate your health with ulcers, depression, or violence as the author so eloquently proves.

Not many people can reach back and bring the past into the present. But for former light heavyweight champions and long-time rivals Packy O'Brien and "Jolting Jimmy" Johnson, both in their 60s, the opportunity comes when controversial promoter Michael Damien asks them to put on a four-round grudge-match exhibition preceding the world heavyweight championship fight in Memphis. When a menacing gambler known as Nick The Turk steps in, the outcome...

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