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Clancy Peters was only hoping to strike some luck on a newly purchased mine claim outside of Buena Vista, but the town, or more particularly its tyrant, Dane Sampson, had other plans for the lone cowboy. On the run from a mob of Sampson's goons, Peters finds a hidden valley deep in the mountains, where the MacNeil family, also victim to Sampson's greed, has built the foundations of a peaceful life. This peace is shattered, however, as Sampson and...
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Will these kid detectives succeed where the adults failed? A fun adventure appropriate for all ages. Daniel just can't seem to stay out of trouble. One day, after finding himself grounded and home alone, he decides to face his fears and explore the old house's dark and scary basement. What he finds down there will change his life forever. Join Daniel and his friends as they form a detective agency and investigate their first case. Will they solve...
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Learn how to conduct fair and impartial investigations despite your biases. As an investigator, your job is to determine if the available evidence supports a finding to your evidentiary standard. You will not only learn how to do this without bias, you will grow the confidence to withstand false accusations of bias.
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In an ancient land with ancient secrets, the kamikaze, or "divine winds" saved Japan from Kublai Khan's invading Mongol fleet-not once, but twice, inexplicable but for the intercession of the gods. Or that's what the Japanese people believed...Archie and Zaira are shocked to learn that the Power they fought so hard to protect in Sicily is revered and sought after in other cultures as well. Archie once again finds himself on a dangerous journey...
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The weight of history-a heavy burden to bear. With a baby on the way, Archie is running out of time to find answers. As he digs into his family history, he is shocked to find stories of the Power tracing back through the generations, from the famous Scottish witch trials to the time of the Viking raids. When the day finally arrives for their daughter's birth, Archie and Zaira anxiously look for any signs that she feels the Power. The genealogical...
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Every case leads back to a human being, and human beings are multi-faceted and complex. You will find it necessary to assess the credibility of every person involved in the investigation. This book will help you develop those skills and teach you to conduct evidence-based credibility assessments.
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Set on the beaches of California and the mountains of Sicily, The Flaming Grenade takes us on an adventure to discover ancient secrets with modern technology. Archie, a scientist in Half Moon Bay, CA is accidentally used as a test subject in his company's secret teleportation research, a mistake that somehow connects him to an ancient Power long sought after throughout the centuries. His discovery links his cutting edge research with his fiancé's...
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Stella was excited to return home from college for a much needed Thanksgiving break and to start the Christmas holiday season with her family. It was her favorite time of year. But things changed dramatically when her mom woke her from a deep sleep to say they had to rush her dad to the hospital. He was struggling to breathe. The diagnosis was a shock, but paled in comparison to the secrets unveiled on that fateful night.Stella was a Christmas miracle...
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Has your district cut funding for your school drama program? Do you want to step in and provide your kids with a valuable theater experience? Here are ten rules you can follow that we discovered when building a middle school theater program from the ground up. We did it and you can too!
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A Marketer's Diary is a self-help guide designed to help upcoming marketers in acquainting themselves in the marketing and business field. This book is also designed to help refresh the memories of marketing veterans who may find themselves in a tough place. Marketers or business professionals may also use this book to help with trainings or as a study guide for improvement.
12) The Gifted
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Meg came into his life without warning and pulled out of him the gift he had hidden deep inside when school bullies taught him the value of being "normal." After a life of forcing himself to blend in, Meg turned his world upside down and taught him to use his gift for good. She helped him understand his special gift in a way he never thought possible.
But resurrecting his gift also brought back his childhood pain and came with a high price. It was...
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Will these kid detectives finally give a grieving family the answers they've waited decades to receive?A fun adventure appropriate for all ages. Daniel just can't seem to stay out of trouble. On a family outing to the beach, he wanders away and stumbles across an old bank box washed-up on shore and buried in the sand. Determined to solve the mystery and return the box's treasures to their rightful owner, Daniel and his friends embark on a thrilling...
14) Fire God
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Will unchecked Power be unleashed upon the world?When an Aztec god, cartel boss, and ancient Power collide on the volcanic slopes of Mexico, survival is the mission. Robert's discovery of an old journal leads to a major breakthrough in Archie and Zaira's quest to understand his connection to the ancient Power. The answer, written in his family tree, lies high up in the Colorado mountains. There, a hidden valley has protected an ancient Aztec artifact...
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The truthful anecdotes and fictional characters take you on an insightful and exciting journey that is serious, witty and redeemingly triumphant. It is a gripping account which depicts how the media, unbridled capitalism, residual racial bias and politics as usual collude to control, suppress and subvert the natural election process in the American South. Included in this well-researched historical novel is an assessment of the successes and failures...
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My book is for all and especially for those who feel down and out. For those that need their spirit lifted. I write for those who feel there's no more hope, feel left out, who feel all alone by themselves, for those that can't rest at night from the lack of peace. I write what God gives me to say, praying that my words, my spoken word gospel poetry will help save lost souls. And bring smiles to those that are blessed to read what God has given me...
17) Dreamer
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
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"Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and off the ice. This is...
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What do employee engagement and driving a car have in common?
One of the primary drivers for writing this book was our desire to help new leaders understand how they can maximize the productivity and effectiveness of their employees by increasing engagement and supporting mental health.
We are very excited for this book and believe the principles contained herein will resonate with you as we compare business leadership to something you probably...
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Scholastic Inc
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2023
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This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada.
Akim Aliu — also known as "Dreamer" — is a Nigerian born, Ukrainian Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at everyone turn. This graphic novel tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only black
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Action Lab Entertainment
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"The cutest heroes on the planet have arrived! Meet the Hero Cats of Stellar City in this, their first spectacular graphic novel. Not your ordinary house cats, they're a tactical action-packed covert team dealing with extraordinary threats to humanity in ways that will amaze."--Publisher's website description.