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Never Too Late (Changes #1)

by Jay Howard ...

Maggie is forced to make tough choices when her husband is left in a coma and his secrets start to surface. She has to start believing that her actions will make the difference in holding the family and the business together. Her first step, though, is to adopt a German Shepherd.The changes to her life inevitably have repercussions for her son and daughter. What choices will they make to bring ... Read more

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Maggie is forced to make tough choices when her husband is left in a coma and his secrets start to surface. She has to start believing that her actions will make the difference in holding the family and the business together. Her first step, though, is to adopt a German Shepherd.The changes to her life inevitably have repercussions for her son and daughter. What choices will they make to bring
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Similar Differences

by Jay Howard ...

Welcome to my second collection of short stories. Why have I called it Similar Differences? Because… well, we're all similar, and we're all different. As they say, we are all unique, just like everyone else. Our base personalities are moulded and refined by our circumstances and the people we meet, leading to very different life journeys. With every decision we make the path forks anew.Here you ... Read more

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Welcome to my second collection of short stories. Why have I called it Similar Differences? Because… well, we're all similar, and we're all different. As they say, we are all unique, just like everyone else. Our base personalities are moulded and refined by our circumstances and the people we meet, leading to very different life journeys. With every decision we make the path forks anew.Here you
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New Beginnings (Changes #2)

by Jay Howard ...

Iain is not happy when Maggie agrees to foster a pregnant bitch. Chloe doesn't care since her Christmas plans will take her far from her parents. Her sights are set on a celebration packed with celebrities who she sees as potential clients.In the McTavish household, Maggie is certain Iain is still hiding something. Her son, James, is now settled, but she is concerned for their tempestuous daughter ... Read more

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Iain is not happy when Maggie agrees to foster a pregnant bitch. Chloe doesn't care since her Christmas plans will take her far from her parents. Her sights are set on a celebration packed with celebrities who she sees as potential clients.In the McTavish household, Maggie is certain Iain is still hiding something. Her son, James, is now settled, but she is concerned for their tempestuous daughter
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As The Sun Goes Down

by Jay Howard ...

The stories:Polly Polo - an elderly car breaks down in bad weather and a phone call to the breakdown service is needed.Emily's Hat - Emily's husband is promoted and she must prepare for the company executives' day out at Ascot.Simile and Metaphor - a teacher is lacking inspiration for a class assignment until she overhears a conversation in a shoe shop.Jackie's Bike - an adventure goes terribly ... Read more

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The stories:Polly Polo - an elderly car breaks down in bad weather and a phone call to the breakdown service is needed.Emily's Hat - Emily's husband is promoted and she must prepare for the company executives' day out at Ascot.Simile and Metaphor - a teacher is lacking inspiration for a class assignment until she overhears a conversation in a shoe shop.Jackie's Bike - an adventure goes terribly
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The Scholems

A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction

by Jay Howard Geller ...

The evocative and riveting stories of four brothers—Gershom the Zionist, Werner the Communist, Reinhold the nationalist, and Erich the liberal—weave together in The Scholems**, a biography of an eminent middle-class Jewish Berlin family and a social history of the Jews in Germany in the decades leading up to World War II.**Across four generations, Jay Howard Geller illuminates the transformation ... Read more

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The evocative and riveting stories of four brothers—Gershom the Zionist, Werner the Communist, Reinhold the nationalist, and Erich the liberal—weave together in The Scholems**, a biography of an eminent middle-class Jewish Berlin family and a social history of the Jews in Germany in the decades leading up to World War II.**Across four generations, Jay Howard Geller illuminates the transformation
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Rebuilding Jewish Life in Germany

by Jay Howard Geller, Michael Meng ...

Seventy-five years after the Holocaust, 100,000 Jews live in Germany. Their community is diverse and vibrant, and their mere presence in Germany is symbolically important. In Rebuilding Jewish Life in Germany, scholars of German-Jewish history, literature, film, television, and sociology illuminate important aspects of Jewish life in Germany from 1949 to the present day. In West Germany, the ... Read more

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Seventy-five years after the Holocaust, 100,000 Jews live in Germany. Their community is diverse and vibrant, and their mere presence in Germany is symbolically important. In Rebuilding Jewish Life in Germany, scholars of German-Jewish history, literature, film, television, and sociology illuminate important aspects of Jewish life in Germany from 1949 to the present day. In West Germany, the
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Moon Shot

The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Howard Benedict ...

New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A "breathtaking" insider history of NASA's space program—from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton ( Entertainment Weekly).On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to ... Read more

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New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A "breathtaking" insider history of NASA's space program—from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton ( Entertainment Weekly).On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to
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Of Words and Water - 2014

Of Words and Water, #2

by Jay Howard, Angelica Pangan, Annie Harmon, Barry Gray, Charlton Daines, Elizabeth Los, Gloria Ng, Jaq D. Hawkins, Jason Parent, K.A. Krisko, Kerry Dwyer, Lara Biyuts, Mark Bell, Neel Kay, Rohit Arora, Ryan Stone, Sylvie Nickels, George Gould, Raissa Falgui, Steve Donoso ...

Series Book 2 - Of Words and Water
A new collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction from the talented members of Words and Water Group. This international group was formed in 2013 to encourage donations to WaterAid. In 2014 there are contributions from many of the original members, and new members have joined. In this very high quality work you will find early morning sunlight glistening in a drop of water, pivotal moments ... Read more

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A new collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction from the talented members of Words and Water Group. This international group was formed in 2013 to encourage donations to WaterAid. In 2014 there are contributions from many of the original members, and new members have joined. In this very high quality work you will find early morning sunlight glistening in a drop of water, pivotal moments
... Read more
China beyond the Headlines

by Geremie R. Barmé, Susan D. Blum, Jay Dautcher, Harriet Evans, Howard Goldblatt, Lionel M. Jensen, Tong Lam, Timothy Oakes, Henry Rosemont Jr.0, Vaclav Smil1, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom2, Wei Jingsheng3, Xiao Qiang4 ...

This unique book takes the reader Obeyond the headlinesO to explore a China few Westerners have seen. The authors argue that the great gap between what specialists understand and the general public believes has led to distorted and potentially dangerous misunderstandings of China. Seeking to bridge that gap, a group of prominent scholars and activists challenge readers to move past the usual ... Read more

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This unique book takes the reader Obeyond the headlinesO to explore a China few Westerners have seen. The authors argue that the great gap between what specialists understand and the general public believes has led to distorted and potentially dangerous misunderstandings of China. Seeking to bridge that gap, a group of prominent scholars and activists challenge readers to move past the usual
... Read more
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Howard Benedict ...

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rocketsOn October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to ... Read more

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A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the rocketsOn October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation’s most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to
... Read more
Jester Prince

How The Flying Karamazov Brothers Reinvented Theatre & Saved the World, Almost

by Howard Jay Patterson ...

Jester Prince is the story of The Flying Karamazov Brothers comedy/theatre/musical/juggling troupe and their rise from San Francisco street corners and Renaissance Fairs to Broadway, television, film, and Carnegie Hall. It traces how the author's Ashkenazi and Scots-Irish ancestry launched him into a childhood in suburban Los Angeles just as the Hippie Revolution exploded, inspiring a biology ... Read more

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Jester Prince is the story of The Flying Karamazov Brothers comedy/theatre/musical/juggling troupe and their rise from San Francisco street corners and Renaissance Fairs to Broadway, television, film, and Carnegie Hall. It traces how the author's Ashkenazi and Scots-Irish ancestry launched him into a childhood in suburban Los Angeles just as the Hippie Revolution exploded, inspiring a biology
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Quick Hits for Creativity in the Classroom

Successful Strategies from Award-Winning Teachers

by Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, Sumreen Asim, Clark Barwick, Kirsten Behling, Asha Leena Bhandary, Kelly Blewett, Marsha Bryant0, Dacia Charlesworth1, Xin Chen2, Dhabih V. Chulhai3, Doyin Coker-Kolo4, Janet R. Decker5, Scott A. Desmond6, Amy E. Earhart7, Emily Esola8, Hilary Florian9, Elizabeth M. Goering0, Edwina Helton1, Debora S. Herold2, Jay R. Howard3, Kathy E. Johnson4, Michael L. Johnson II5, Kevin J. Jones6, John Paul M. Kanwit7, Johanna Lampela8, James M. Lang9, J. D. Mendez0, Deborah M. Mix1, Lori L. Montalbano2, Robin K. Morgan3, Michael C. Morrone4, Charmaine Mullins-Jaime5, Joe Packowski6, George Micajah Phillips7, Krista Quesenberry8, Vanessa L. Rapatz9, Elisa Räsänen0, T. J. Rivard1, Lee M. Roberts2, Miranda Yaggi Rodak3, Katherine C. Ryan4, Zihang Shao5, Carrie Sue Shaver6, Sean Sidky7, Jennifer J. Smith8, Gabrielle Stecher9, Courtney Stephenson0, George W. Towers1, Lana Watson2, Dawn Wisher3 ...

Quick Hits for Creativity in the Classroom introduces faculty, administrators, and staff to creative techniques that can be incorporated into the classroom at undergraduate and graduate levels. These techniques from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences can enhance learning and support professional development experiences for students and faculty alike.While faculty are experts in ... Read more

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Quick Hits for Creativity in the Classroom introduces faculty, administrators, and staff to creative techniques that can be incorporated into the classroom at undergraduate and graduate levels. These techniques from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences can enhance learning and support professional development experiences for students and faculty alike.While faculty are experts in
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