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If a politician tells me its daytime, Im going to walk outside and check John Henry is an average American. He loves his family. Hes not rich or politically connected. Hes kept his nose clean, served in the military, votes and plays by the rules. He believes in this country and idolizes American heroes. He loves the American culture and freedom. He loves and respects those who have made the sacrifices for his freedoms. He believes in God and wishes...
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From the Author (an Australian-registered Psychologist with 27+ years' experience):
What an honor it is to be trusted with the stories that people [bring] to [you].... [always] treat the trust they give you with honor.
We live in a Willy wagtail world, where attention jumps from one subject, from one issue to another.... Our aural world is so filled with such sound chaos, that really listening to another person in an environment where neither of...
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Bo "Didley" Hart e sua ex-adada Phredrica J. Fox assumem seu segundo caso como Detetives Particulares. Há um sequestrador de crianças em série no trabalho ou algo ainda mais desonesto? As reviravoltas que eles descobrem não só resolverão o caso, mas se tornarão experiências de mudança ao vivo para ambos. Aperte o cinto de segurança e prepare-se para o passeio......
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Your time is coming; be patient and stay in the Word of the Lord.
When you try everything and fail, do not give up: stay at the foot of the cross because there is a time coming that no one can stop you. This book will help you see how the Lord works in His mighty, miraculous way. Genesis 21:2 (KJV) says, "For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." If God can do it for them, He will...
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Bo « Didley » Hart et son acolyte Phredrica J. Fox ainsi que leur nouveau détective, Indigo Jones, s'attaquent à leur troisième affaire en tant que détectives privés. Une série de meurtres le long du sentier des Appalaches ont tous une chose en commun qui est de déranger les détectives de la police, les restes d'un insecte qui ne devrait tout simplement pas être là. Bo et Phred sont embauchés pour découvrir le pourquoi et le comment....
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A richly illustrated story from the glory days of passenger travel on the Great Lakes. For decades Canada Steamship Lines proclaimed itself as the world's largest transportation company operating on inland waters. Its passenger and freight vessels could be found on the Great Lakes as far west as Duluth, Minnesota, and as far east as the Lower St. Lawrence River. The passenger steamers were known collectively as the Great White Fleet. These ships...
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In this classic account of schizophrenia, Moore describes his struggle with madness. "How does it feel to be treated as mad? How do things look to you? And, above all, how do you preserve hope and dignity and keep your identity in a hospital for the insane? This unique and powerful book is authored by an ex-Marine and graduate student who suddenly finds himself stigmatized as a schizophrenic and committed to an insane asylum. It lays bare the secrets...
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Aventures déroutantes entre Afghanistan et Belgique pour le premier roman de John Henry
A cause de la folie des hommes, Jack de Kaboul épouse une vie paradoxale, tissée sur le fil. Résister jusqu'à embrasser une double vie, forcer le destin et s'enfuir, tel est le prix de la liberté pour certains enfants d'Afghanistan.
Dans une langue tendre et poétique, l'auteur nous livre une aventure hors du commun, inspirée de faits réels, et signe...
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Francis Bacon-a leading figure in the history of science-never made a major discovery, provided a lasting explanation of any physical phenomena or revealed any hidden laws of nature. How then can he rank as he does alongside Newton? Bacon was the first major thinker to describe how science should be done, and to explain why. Scientific knowledge should not be gathered for its own sake but for practical benefit to mankind. And Bacon promoted experimentation,...
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In this title, unwrap the life of ketchup developer Henry John Heinz! Readers will follow Heinz's journey from his childhood growing and selling vegetables to his start selling grated horseradish that led to "57 Varieties" of products including famous Heinz ketchup. A helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint...
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Henry John Cody was born in Embro, Ontario, on December 6, 1868. He was a great man in his day, in Toronto especially, in the Anglican church, in educational circles (both in school and university), and in the Conservative Party, but now, some forty years after his death, he is almost forgotten and indeed unheard of by anyone under 50.
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1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Compilation of four animated short films profiling legendary figures in American history. John Henry goes up against a machine with his hammer to help build America's railroads; Casey Jones, the brave engineer delivers the U.S. mail in record-breaking time; Johnny Appleseed plants apple trees across America to benefit the early pioneers; Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack, clears the land for American settlers.
14) John Henry
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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1 videodisc (approximately 72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Rich in culture and history, the pride of the African-American tradition comes alive in these award-winning stories. These stories includes Martin's Big Words, John Henry, and Seven Candles For Kwanzaa.
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396 pages ; 24 cm
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Emily "Fido" Faithfull, a spinster pioneer in the British women's movement, is distracted from her cause by the details of her friend's failing marriage and affair with a young army officer, in this drama of friends, lovers, and divorce, Victorian style.
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Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...
19) John Henry
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Retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.
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107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Learn how this son of German immigrants from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned his small food-packaging company into a booming business known for its fair treatment of workers and pioneering safe food preparation standards. This American success story follows Heinz from his early days as a pickle and vinegar merchant in the 1800s to the name behind the nation's number-one brand of ketchup."--
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