William Anderson
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From 'Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens' to 'Doe, a deer, a female deer,' many people have grown up humming the tunes or singing the lyrics to the songs from the beloved movie The Sound of Music. But what is the real story behind the brave von Trapp family? V is for von Trapp: A Musical Family Alphabet gives a behind-the-headlines look at this real-life singing family made famous in the classic movie. Starting with their idyllic early life...
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South Dakota is home to an endless supply of American history and Americana. Did you know the world's largest drug store calls Wall, SD home? Or how about the triceratops was one of the state's earliest settlers? What about the prairie the Ingalls family called home? De Smet. Also in South Dakota! The answers to all of these and many more are is the latest Sleeping Bear Press A to Z state exploration - M is for Mount Rushmore: A South Dakota Alphabet....
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Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved Little House books chronicle her childhood in the late 1800s on the American frontier. Now readers can learn about the real Laura, including events she did not write about in her classic stories, in this engaging and accessible chapter-book biography.
4) Dear Bill
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(From the Synopsis) The letters passing back and forth between these two "Bills" trace their day-by-day wartime adventures (and occasional misadventures)
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"Energy Equity: Investing in Oil, Gas, and Petroleum: Strategies for Profitable Ventures in the Energy Sector" is an extensive manual for investors looking to take advantage of long-term prospects in the oil, gas, and petroleum sectors. This book gives readers the core knowledge and coping mechanisms they need to successfully manage the intricacies of the energy industry in a world where energy continues to be a key engine of economic growth.
The...
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Why settle for average when you can shoot for the moon and live your best life?
Do you want more out of life, but you're stuck in a humdrum existence that you can't escape?
You're not alone.
Most people know they could be so much more than they are and yet do the bare minimum just to get by.
Take the first step, and the rest will follow easily and naturally.
The sky's the limit to what you can do when you put these core principles of self-discipline...
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Why settle for average when you can shoot for the moon and live your best life?
In Self-Discipline and Mental Toughness (2 in 1), you will have two books that will help you discover:
How to defeat your inner monsters and do the things you thought you never would or could (but always wanted to)
The 3 essential components of mental toughness, and how you can hone them
How to stay calm even when a hurricane of tension is fast approaching
Why you should...
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Hone your mental toughness so you can stand tall in the face of life's biggest challenges. Life presents challenges for all human beings. They can arise in your career, relationships, or family life. It can sometimes feel like you are trying to fulfill too many roles, and when painful events occur, it can feel like the straw that broke the camel's back.
When high-stress situations arise (a divorce, the loss of a loved one, health problems), you can...
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Available for the first time and collected in one volume, the letters of one of America's most beloved authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder - a treasure trove that offers new and unexpected understanding of her life and work. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never...
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Highly accessible introductions to five periods precede brief introductions to and texts from more than fifty key thinkers. The texts highlight perennial themes and questions in Christian tradition, especially the meaning and importance of Jesus, challenges to the institutional church, tensions of faith and reason, spirituality, and the Christian quest for social justice. The new edition, half again as large as the original, adds significant work...
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Discover a deeper connection with God through the love and simplicity of your pets. Reverend William E. Anderson draws parallels between our relationships with our pets and our relationship with God. Through heartwarming examples and scripture references, this book illuminates how our pets' unconditional love and reliance on us mirror our dependence on God's boundless love and care.
Reverend Anderson shares personal stories and insights, showing...
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The Democratic Party and the church-two institutions that rest on their spotty legacies on behalf of the disenfranchised-cannot save us. Arguing that Blacks have always been considered non-citizens in the United States, Samudzi and Anderson make the case for a new program of transformative politics for African Americans, one rooted in an anarchist framework. This is not a feel-good-and-make-peace book. With the passion of Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between...
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The greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century.
The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified, never-before-published information and photos from the captain's personal collection, The Ice Diaries takes readers on a dangerous journey beneath the vast, unexplored Arctic...
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This is a fresh look at the author in her own words. Gathered from museums, archives, and personal collections, the letters span over sixty years, from 1894 to 1956, and shed new light on Wilder's day-to-day living. Here we see her as a businesswoman and an author--through reflections on her beloved Little House books; her legendary editor, Ursula Nordstrom; and her readers--and as a wife and a friend. In her letters, Wilder shares political opinions...
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Home from a two-year assignment in the British Virgin Islands, Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, returns to Oxford, England in the series pilot, where he is teamed with a brilliant new partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. Lewis barely makes it out of the airport before falling into his first murder investigation. But even if he solves the case, will his new boss still move him from the front lines to a training...
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Is your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change?
For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not. The most successful organizations over time are the best led. While this has always been true, today escalating global complexity puts leadership...