Author: James T. de Kay
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307814947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue. A map of the world in Columbus's time and a detailed drawing of the Santa Maria add depth to this exciting, real-life adventure tale.
Author: Genevieve Simermeyer
Publisher: Council Oak Books
ISBN: 9781571782175
Category : Indian children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Celebrates the Osage Indian tribal culture through the daily life of Christopher Cote.
Author: Christopher Cox
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982132280
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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In the tradition of Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit, a wise and fascinating book that shows us how “we can make deadlines work for us instead of the other way around” (The Wall Street Journal). Perfectionists and procrastinators alike agree—it’s natural to dread a deadline. Whether you are completing a masterpiece or just checking off an overwhelming to-do list, the ticking clock signals despair. Christopher Cox knows the panic of the looming deadline all too well—as a magazine editor, he has spent years overseeing writers and journalists who couldn’t meet a deadline to save their lives. After putting in a few too many late nights in the newsroom, he became determined to learn the secret of managing deadlines. He set off to observe nine different organizations as they approached a high-pressure deadline. Along the way, Cox made an even greater discovery: these experts didn’t just meet their big deadlines—they became more focused, productive, and creative in the process. An entertaining blend of “behavioral science, psychological theory, and academic studies with compelling storytelling and descriptive case studies” (Financial Times), The Deadline Effect reveals the time-management strategies these teams used to guarantee success while staying on schedule: a restaurant opening for the first time, a ski resort covering an entire mountain in snow, a farm growing enough lilies in time for Easter, and more. Cox explains how to use deadlines to our advantage, the dynamics of teams and customers, and techniques for using deadlines to make better, more effective decisions.
Author: Christopher Rice
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743294009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
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Disgraced after a split-second decision nearly kills his Marine captain, Iraq war veteran John Houck struggles to redeem himself in his captain's eyes and stumbles upon a horrifying murder scene that wrongfully implicates the captain's partner. By the author of Light Before Day. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Author: Christopher Golden
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743428080
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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In this Body of Evidence Thriller, college-age sleuth Jenna Blake tackles a crime wave in the Boston area that appears to be the work of the living dead. Jenna has to piece together an explanation for these zombie crimes. The dead can't really rise from their graves--or can they?
Author: Julie Telfer
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN: 1847473717
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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DescriptionChristopher's Story II has been written after the success of the original paperback, published in the hope of raising awareness of (Kanner's) autism and severe challenging behaviour. It continues the Telfer family's story of love and determination to remain together as opposed to place their son in residential care. Julie Telfer wrote of the first book ""I would truly love others to look beyond the disability and see Christopher for who he really is. I hope this book goes some way towards making this a reality."" In Book II it becomes clear that her remarkable work and writing has changed the views of many but that the road towards fair and unprejudiced services and opportunities for all is far from over.Luckily it also becomes clear that she, her family, and her son, have the determination to continue walking this road.
Author: Christopher Maynard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861090341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Chris Whitaker
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250759676
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Winner of the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel from the Crime Writers’ Association (UK) Winner for Best International Crime Fiction from Australian Crime Writers Association An Instant New York Times Bestseller “A vibrant, engrossing, unputdownable thriller that packs a serious emotional punch. One of those rare books that surprise you along the way and then linger in your mind long after you have finished it.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds Right. Wrong. Life is lived somewhere in between. Duchess Day Radley is a thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. Rules are for other people. She is the fierce protector of her five-year-old brother, Robin, and the parent to her mother, Star, a single mom incapable of taking care of herself, let alone her two kids. Walk has never left the coastal California town where he and Star grew up. He may have become the chief of police, but he’s still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend, Vincent King, to prison decades before. And he's in overdrive protecting Duchess and her brother. Now, thirty years later, Vincent is being released. And Duchess and Walk must face the trouble that comes with his return. We Begin at the End is an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families—the ones we are born into and the ones we create.
Author: Obi Nwakanma
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 184701013X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Biography of the Nigerian poet whose work combined Igbo mysticism and classical influences.
Author: Romain Rolland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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