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Season 2 of this series is a basketball-themed story following the life and times of high school student-athlete Francis "Mack" McKyer and his friends. Mack's first semester as a transfer student to Lincoln High School in Columbia City was not easy. As a football player, Mack helped lead his team to the city championship game, but basketball is a very different sport. Does he have what it takes to succeed again, especially when confronted by the hostility...
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In Francis "Mack" McKyer's life, ever since he can remember, spring has always meant baseball. He can't imagine what he would do if that were taken away from him. And fairly shortly his place on the Lincoln High baseball team becomes the least of his problems. Season 3 of this series of sports themed novels picks up the threads of Mack's life as he moves toward the completion of his junior year at Lincoln High School. For a moment Mack and his friends...
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The Wild West wasn't the glamorous locale often depicted in movies. In fact, it was a pretty dirty place with cowboys who didn't change their clothes often and infrequent gunfights. Readers will find out what life was really life in the Wild West in this book, including little-known facts about famous figures like Billy the Kid. From surprising facts about life on a cattle drive to the truth about "lawmen," this book will engage readers while supporting...
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An epic fiction drenched in reality. Devils Paintbrush tells the life story a young boy who grows up in a violent and abusive home within the Projects of Brooklyn, Baltimore during the 1960s. Then, as a young man, he once again finds himself in another hostile environment South Vietnam. Somehow he survives both worlds. Decades after receiving The Bronze Star in combat, Ken Callahans long suppressed memories and fractured emotions compel him to enter...
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James Madison helped to ratify America's constitution and later served as president. But there are many things readers may not know about this Founding Father. Madison, for example, was a prolific writer-helping Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in writing the Federalist Papers. From Madison's short stature to his early days in the White House, there are plenty of fun facts and stories about America's fourth president that readers will love. They'll...
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The Romans called Attila the Hun the "Scourge of God," and he stands out as one of the most brutal barbarians of the ancient world. Though historians know surprisingly little about Attila, what they do know confirms that he was an incredibly successful leader. He united bands of his people to conquer large sections of Europe in the fifth century. The vicious tactics of these nomadic peoples are matched only by the storied biography of their leader....
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The clothing of native peoples reveals much about the resources available to them, the climate in which they lived, their customs, and their creativity with textiles. This concise guide to native clothing features different apparel worn by a variety of tribes across America. Carefully chosen photographs support the information in the engaging text, while readers won't forget the important facts they learn in "Did You Know?" boxes throughout the volume....
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Hypothyroidism Diet [Second Edition] Recipes for Hypothyroidism and Losing Weight Fast ------- Now [Second Edition], with the following changes: * New introduction additional text - 300+ words. * New content: Multiple recipes - over 3800 words. * Improved formatting and editing ------- What is hypothyroidism? It's a condition which millions of people all over the world suffer from as well as the fatigue, sensitivity to cold, skin conditions, difficulty...
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"A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the highest pinnacles of Western European art. The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates, was achieved in part thanks to a vibrant artistic rivalry among numerous first-rate genre painters working in different cities across the Dutch Republic. They...