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Sharing from his own life, as well as the stories of others, Chuck Colson exposes the counterfeits of the good life and leads readers to the only true source of meaning and purpose, Jesus Christ. But he does that in an unusual way, allowing powerful stories to illustrate how people have lived out their beliefs in ways that either satisfy or leave them empty. Colson addresses seekers-people looking for the truth. He shows through stories that the truth...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Danny thinks the world of his father, but imagine his surprise when he finds out he's been breaking the law! Even grown-ups bend the rules sometimes, but Danny knows his father is still good, kind and clever and full of exciting ideas.
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Born in Nigeria, Tito Momen was raised to observe the strict and radical teachings of Islam. As early as age five, he was waking before dawn every morning to attend the mosque and pray with the men in his village. By age six, he was training to memorize the Qur'an by copying the entire book word for word. And as he grew, he was being raised to emerge as a leader among clerics, capable of leading a jihad to convert nonbelievers to Islam. As a young...
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"A practical guide to preparing for the next phase of the financial meltdownFrom the authors who were the first to predict Phase I of our current economic downturn-in their landmark 2006 book, America's Bubble Economy-comes their insightful sequel discussing their predictions for the next phase of the Bubble Economy.It may seem like the worst has come and gone, but it hasn't. With their proven track record of accurate predictions-which most financial...
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Eagle Rock Entertainment
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[2016]
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English
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Harmonies from Heaven tells the story of the Everly Brothers, Phil and Don, focusing on the heyday of their careers in the fifties and sixties. Features new interview footage with surviving brother Don and archive interviews with Phil, as well as many musicians who were inspired by them, including Art Garfunkel, Keith Richards, Graham Nash, Dave Edmunds, Tim Rice, Albert Lee, Waddy Wachtel and Jake Bugg. Disc 2 features a previously unreleased classic...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The professional basketball player and 2016 Olympic gold medalist shares her inspirational story of overcoming the challenges of competitive sports through balancing hard work and the support of family.
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"A leading data visualization expert explores the negative -- and positive -- influences that charts have on our perception of truth." -- From Amazon.com summary.
"A leading data visualization expert explores the negative -- and positive -- influences that charts have on our perception of truth. We've all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don't understand what we're looking at? Social media has made charts, infographics,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean, old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."
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From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. This book comprises Sexton's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Live or Die, as well as seven poems form her last years.