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Tall Trees Catch a Lot of Wind

by John Schwartz ...

The Belmington brothers of Middleburg, Virginia, have inherited wealth, horses, and a powerful bank. But privilege can't shield them from greed, betrayal, and murder.When a foxhunt ends in a suspicious death, Detective John Taylor is pulled into a web of family secrets, corruption, and a violent militia hiding in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Arnold and Charles Belmington will risk everything to ... Read more

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The Belmington brothers of Middleburg, Virginia, have inherited wealth, horses, and a powerful bank. But privilege can't shield them from greed, betrayal, and murder.When a foxhunt ends in a suspicious death, Detective John Taylor is pulled into a web of family secrets, corruption, and a violent militia hiding in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Arnold and Charles Belmington will risk everything to
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This is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order

by John Schwartz ...

A New York Times correspondent shares his financial successes and mishaps, offering an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.Money management is one of our most practical survival skills—and also one we've convinced ourselves we're either born with or not. In reality, financial planning can be learned, like anything else. Part financial memoir and part research-based ... Read more

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A New York Times correspondent shares his financial successes and mishaps, offering an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.Money management is one of our most practical survival skills—and also one we've convinced ourselves we're either born with or not. In reality, financial planning can be learned, like anything else. Part financial memoir and part research-based
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Living Terrors

What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe

by John Schwartz, Michael T. Osterholm Ph.D., MPH ...

America is one killer organism away from a living nightmare that threatens all we hold dear....A deadly cloud of powdered anthrax spores settles unnoticed over a crowded football stadium.... A school cafeteria lunch is infected with a drug-resistant strain of E. coli.... Thousands in a bustling shopping mall inhale a lethal mist of smallpox, turning each individual into a highly infectious agent ... Read more

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America is one killer organism away from a living nightmare that threatens all we hold dear....A deadly cloud of powdered anthrax spores settles unnoticed over a crowded football stadium.... A school cafeteria lunch is infected with a drug-resistant strain of E. coli.... Thousands in a bustling shopping mall inhale a lethal mist of smallpox, turning each individual into a highly infectious agent
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Oddly Normal

One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality

by John Schwartz ...

A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults.Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his thirteen-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a failed suicide attempt. After mustering the courage to come out to ... Read more

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A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults.Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his thirteen-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a failed suicide attempt. After mustering the courage to come out to
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Short

Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All

by John Schwartz ...

A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir—abook for everyone concerned about looking (or feeling) different.When veteran journalist John Schwartz took a close look at famous height studies, he made a surprising discovery: being short doesn't have to be a disadvantage! Part advice book, part memoir, and part science primer, this fascinating book explores the marketing, ... Read more

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A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO GROWING UP SHORT. Part science book, part memoir—abook for everyone concerned about looking (or feeling) different.When veteran journalist John Schwartz took a close look at famous height studies, he made a surprising discovery: being short doesn't have to be a disadvantage! Part advice book, part memoir, and part science primer, this fascinating book explores the marketing,
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How to Land a Top-Paying Zoologists Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More

by Schwartz John ...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Zoologists job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important ... Read more

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For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Zoologists job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important
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Conducting Research

A Practical Approach to Solving Problems and Making Improvements

by John Schwartz, Daniel R. Tomal ...

Series series The Concordia University Leadership Series
This book will be a practical, hands-on book for all undergraduate and graduate students who wish to learn how to conduct research. This book has several resources, examples, outlines, and case situations illustrating how to design a study and conduct research, especially educational research. This book is a no-nonsense approach that can be used by any educator – early childhood, elementary and ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This book will be a practical, hands-on book for all undergraduate and graduate students who wish to learn how to conduct research. This book has several resources, examples, outlines, and case situations illustrating how to design a study and conduct research, especially educational research. This book is a no-nonsense approach that can be used by any educator – early childhood, elementary and
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Oddly Normal

One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality

by John Schwartz ...

Narrated by John Schwartz, Joseph Schwartz ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent for The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: His thirteen-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Mustering the courage to come out to his classmates, Joe had delivered a tirade about homophobic and sexist attitudes that was greeted with unease and confusion by his fellow students ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent for The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: His thirteen-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Mustering the courage to come out to his classmates, Joe had delivered a tirade about homophobic and sexist attitudes that was greeted with unease and confusion by his fellow students
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This is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order

by John Schwartz ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

A New York Times correspondent shares his financial successes and mishaps, offering an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.Money management is one of our most practical survival skills—and also one we've convinced ourselves we're either born with or not. In reality, financial planning can be learned, like anything else. Part financial memoir and part research-based ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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A New York Times correspondent shares his financial successes and mishaps, offering an everyman's guide to straightening out your money once and for all.Money management is one of our most practical survival skills—and also one we've convinced ourselves we're either born with or not. In reality, financial planning can be learned, like anything else. Part financial memoir and part research-based
... Read more

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Who Deserves Your Love

How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship

by KC Davis, LPC ...

Narrated by KC Davis, LPC ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

A practical and gentle guide to navigating the difficult relationships that shape your life, from KC Davis, beloved therapist and bestselling author of How to Keep House While Drowning.Just as her bestseller How to Keep House While Drowning helped readers rethink their relationship with their home, so Who Deserves Your Love offers a framework for relationships—designed especially for those who ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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A practical and gentle guide to navigating the difficult relationships that shape your life, from KC Davis, beloved therapist and bestselling author of How to Keep House While Drowning.Just as her bestseller How to Keep House While Drowning helped readers rethink their relationship with their home, so Who Deserves Your Love offers a framework for relationships—designed especially for those who
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Carly's Voice

Breaking Through Autism

by Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor, Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors predicted that she would never intellectually develop beyond the abilities of a small child. Although she made some progress after years of intensive behavioral and communication therapy, Carly remained largely unreachable. Then, at age ten, Carly had a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors predicted that she would never intellectually develop beyond the abilities of a small child. Although she made some progress after years of intensive behavioral and communication therapy, Carly remained largely unreachable. Then, at age ten, Carly had a
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Naked

by David Sedaris ...

Narrated by David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris ...

Abridged

3 hours 5 min

Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris!In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable.A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics to the great amusement of his ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris!In Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview-a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable.A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics to the great amusement of his
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