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Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across the United States who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Discover how abandoned urban lots have been turned into productive organic farms, how a family-run sustainable fish farm can stay local and be profitable, and how engaged communities are bringing fresh produce into school cafeterias. Through photographic essays and interviews with innovative...
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Discover new ways to clean your home and simplify your life in this handy and creative guidebook.
Does your house bulge with clutter? Are your possessions weighing you down? Is your home an unorganized mess?
Turn it around-ban sagging shelves, bulging cupboards, and bursting closets-with this fun and effective guide. In a step-by-step, easy-to-follow approach, the authors suggest ways to change clutter-accumulating behavior; show how to efficiently...
34843) Tennis
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IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Do you have what it takes on the court? This low-level title takes readers through tennis basics, including gameplay, scoring, and gear. Features include a profile of a famous player and a visual diagram of the court. This title for beginning readers is s
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Murphys Don't Quit is a story of hope and resilience as one family rallies together during a tragedy.
Colleen Murphys' daughter, Lauren, suffered severe brain damage after a tragic accident. Lauren remained in the hospital unidentified for several hours, she was not expected to survive. This story is a raw, honest account of the pitfalls and challenges a family faces while navigating life through brain injury.
Murphys Don't Quit shows how one family...
34845) Ragamuffin Too
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So, who was Jesus?
A vagabond. A nobody from the middle of nowhere. Perfectly positioned for insignificance. And yet, this itinerant teacher changed the world. He came to set the record straight-to expose the lies and reveal the truth; to teach us how to live a life of joy, peace, and purpose; to be our guide.
Jesus offers a new life, charged with supernatural power and sealed with an eternal guarantee. Our destinies are connected, each one a modest...
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Serious Little Catholics follows Kathy Gereau, the oldest of seven children, as she grows up in the mid-'50s and '60s and makes her way through Catholic school alongside her siblings. Initially, she buys into the mysteries of faith and the litany of rules being spouted by the Sisters of Mercy. But when, her fourth grade teacher tells the class that Kathy's sweet little Protestant grandmother would never be admitted into heaven, she begins to question...
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When the exuberant expectation of a baby's birth abruptly ends, whether by miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, the loss leaves a mom with unimaginable grief. Navigating the depth of emotions and handling the responses of others can be a daunting task. Author Kindra King shares her journey through her first pregnancy that began on a mountaintop of joy and ended in a valley of grief and deep despair.
Through it all, she...
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"Death by a Thousand Stings"
Why would God allow injustice? Why would the enemy be permitted to prevail, even for a moment? And why would authorities prosecute the innocent without verifying the veracity of hostile killer bees?
Inside of a claustrophobic prison cell, such questions can haunt the most hardened believer. But God cannot be prevented from working His miracles, no matter the thickness of steel doors or prison walls!
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34849) Be Active
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Grab some friends and play tag. Take a bike ride. Go on a hike. There are so many ways to be active! Lively photos mixed with informative text will explain why we need to be active and inspire every reader to get up and move. Be Active includes a glossary, a read more section, kid-friendly Internet sites, and an index.
34850) Love Never Faileth: Commentaries on texts from St. Francis, St. Paul, St. Augustine & Mother Teresa
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Easwaran shows how we can apply the teachings of four great mystics to daily living. Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. His books on meditation, spiritual living, and the classics of world mysticism have been translated into twenty-six languages. Is it possible for ordinary people like ourselves to be kind, patient, and loving – always? Easwaran comments on short texts from...
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This informative title examines the science behind carbon sinks, how scientists are using them slow the climate crisis, and the current challenges scientists face. This book also includes a table of contents, an infographic, informative sidebars, a "That's Amazing" special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Navigator level, aligned to reading levels of grades 3-5 and interest...
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Learn to live the message of the Good Samaritan and make a global impact, using the resources already at your disposal.
If there were a popularity contest among all the parables of Jesus, the Good Samaritan would probably win. Nobody is against the Good Samaritan because being against the Good Samaritan is like being against Mother Theresa or Oskar Schindler or the firefighters who ran into the World Trade Center. In that same popularity contest,...
34853) Mascot
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This witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity is perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio, Cammie McGovern, and John David Anderson.
Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him like he's helpless now. He's sick of going to physical therapy, where he isn't making any progress. He's tired of not having control over his own body. And he misses playing baseball-but not as much as he misses...
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E. Derrik Porter beautifully crafts a transformative journey in "At Rock Bottom, But Broken Open". This is a poetic and philosophic devotional seeking to explore the paradox of finding clarity, stability, and integrity in life's lowest points. Porter's wisdom illuminates a path that invites readers to turn rock bottom into a foundation for spiritual growth. This work is a beacon of hope, encouraging resilience through profound reflections on faith...
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Stuck in Eating and Body Image Issues?
You are not alone. Everyday, countless numbers of women succumb to distorted thinking that leads to disordered eating and body image ideals. But when these root issues are exposed, women become empowered to walk victoriously over their eating and body image issues and transform their thinking through Scripture and spiritual disciplines.
Transformed is a 12-session Bible study that shares my journey and the...
34856) Terrible Storms
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Hurricanes are battering the coastlines, heat waves and droughts are drying up crop fields, wildfires are tearing through ancient forests, and winter storms are sending deep freezes into parts of the world where the mercury rarely drops that low. What on Earth is causing these terrible storms? As Earth's climate is changing, storms are becoming more intense and frequent--and in some cases are making matters worse. Uncover the problems of climate change,...
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At just eighteen years old, author Michael Caprio was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, a rare genetic condition that requires the entire large intestine to be removed!
A Bump In The Road: My Medical Journey over Potholes, Detours and the Bridge to Gratitude is a story that brings us from fear and depression to empowerment and strength. With the love and support of family, and a positive attitude buried deep within, Caprio embarks on...
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Greater Exploits 2 is a continuation of Greater Exploits 1 with more details, focusing on four (4) saints the Lord used mightily within the last 100 years namely - John G. Lakes, Smith Wigglesworth, Lester Sumrall and Kenneth E. Hagin and a host of others to equip and build you up for IMPACT wherever you are at this very moment!
Greater Exploits 2 and other series of the same book are for you delivered on a platter of diamond if you say yes to...
34859) Love and Respect
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A New York Times best-selling marriage book making a difference! More than one million copies sold! Based on over three decades of counseling, as well as scientific and biblical research, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and his wife, Sarah, have already taken the Love & Respect message across America and are changing the way couples talk to, think about, and treat each other. What do you want for your marriage? Want some peace? Want to feel close? Want to feel...
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Covering every room in the house, this guide is chock-full of advice on green living, especially as related to cleaning. Haynes, author of books on beauty and skin care, tackles a range of topics in great detail. Originally published in 2004 in Australia, this U.S. edition includes recipes for homemade beauty products and advice on fabric care. However, the datedness of the publication becomes apparent with Haynes's omission of new electronics and...
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