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A masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don't add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia. An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going ...

In A People's History of the U.S. Military, historian Michael A. Bellesiles draws from three centuries of soldiers' personal encounters with combat-through fascinating excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, as well as audio recordings, film, and blogs-to capture the essence of the American military experience firsthand, from the American Revolution to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military service can shatter and give meaning to live...

Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)It's Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother have left pirate gingerbread men for Santa. Jim's favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie step-taps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate cr...

Each big book supports acquisition of concepts and listening comprehension during shared reading of students' favorite authors and illustrators! Books also provide exceptional science and social studies content. Kindergarten titles include a featured selection and a paired piece. Grade K: 32 titles, Grade 1: 16 titles

It should come as no surprise that one of the nation's oldest cities brims with spirits of those who lived and died in its hundreds of years of tumultuous history. Boston, Massachusetts, boasts countless stories of the supernatural. Many students at Boston College have encountered an unearthly hound that haunts O'Connell House to this day. Be on the watch for an actor who sits in on rehearsals at Huntington Theatre and restless spirits rumored...

In Denver, the spirits aren't just penned to the city center. No, even the suburbs and outlying cities have the kind of history that could give quite a fright to the unsuspecting. Folks might be surprised to learn that a house in northwest Denver comes fully equipped with a basement theater--and spectral performers as well--and former phantom residents still roam their old homestead in what is now an Adams County open space. From Westminster's...

The Kit Carson Trail in Carson City, Nevada, is haunted by history. The footsteps of Abe Curry, the first superintendent of the Nevada City Mint, still echo in the halls of the building. Mark Twain's niece, Jennie Clemens, died of a fever when she was nine, her spirit peeks from the upstairs window of the family home and is said to visit the Lone Mountain Cemetery. In the 1800s, V&T, Railroad baron Duane Bliss built his home on a burial ground...

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Written during one of James Fenimore Cooper's most productive periods, The Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief stands as a testament to the inventiveness of this literary icon. Meticulously edited, the text of this edition is based on Cooper's original manuscript, and incorporates the changes Cooper made for the novella's serialization in Graham's Magazine.

In the wake of financial meltdown and environmental disaster, employers increasingly demand that managers have an understanding of ethical decision making, corporate social responsibility and values-based management. This book explores the limitations of the thinking that dominates Western corporate and business culture.

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A back-to-school adventure for Mr. Putter and Tabby marks the 20th book in this favorite early reader series. Full color.

Pregnancy is a time of wonder and of momentous change, both emotionally and physically. For many women, it is a time like no other in their lives, filled with excitement and awe but also with great uncertainty and vulnerability. This book-and-audio program brings together writings and simple daily practices for bringing the transformative power of mindfulness to this special time. The Mindful Way through Pregnancy features: • Yoga and meditati...

Oroidin is considered to be the biogenetic key metabolite of the pyrroleimidazole alkaloids. Several syntheses are known to date, all of which contain steps with only moderate yields. For a study on its reactivity large quantities are needed. Therefore, an improved synthesis would be beneficial. In the present work two different known routes to 8 were investigated. By following the method developed in our group (via Sonogashira coupling) sever...

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Between 1815 and 1832, Great Britain settled more than 3, 500 individuals in the Ottawa Valley. These government-assisted emigrations, which began immediately after the Napoleonic Wars, are explored to reveal their impact on Upper Canada.

Emotion in Interaction offers a collection of original studies that explore emotion in naturally occurring spoken interaction.

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La novela La última audacia de la inmigrante del escritor Quince Duncan es un relato sobre la trayectoria y experiencias de tres mujeres migrantes, que ingresan a los Estados Unidos en épocas diferentes: una de los años 40, una que ingresa en los años 60 y otra en el período actual, las relaciones que se fueron dando en el seno de una familia blanca tradicional y una familia afrodescendiente del Sur y sus descendientes latinos. Es una novela d...

La novela La última audacia de la inmigrante del escritor Quince Duncan es un relato sobre la trayectoria y experiencias de tres mujeres migrantes, que ingresan a los Estados Unidos en épocas diferentes: una de los años 40, una que ingresa en los años 60 y otra en el período actual, las relaciones que se fueron dando en el seno de una familia blanca tradicional y una familia afrodescendiente del Sur y sus descendientes latinos. Es una novela d...