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The American Chapters series presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-read 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally, and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. The Bee Creek Blues/Meridian. We are in Meridian, Texas, a real place, in the heart of ranchlands, hills, and wild country. Meridian is a small town with a diverse people who have come through hard times, and who work hard to...
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Peter Brandes is one of the most significant Danish visual artists alive today. He is represented in the collections of leading museums worldwide, including the Louvre, and is featured in the most important Danish museums. Peter Brandes' monumental sculptures and jars can be seen throughout Denmark, and he has decorated a number of Danish churches along with churches in Norway and the United States. In Jerusalem, Brandes' Isaac Vase, approximately...
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After proving his reputation as the top sharpshooter in the world, Ivan Talcott settles in China. Here, he plans to achieve his goal of becoming a multimillionaire by the age of forty. Suddenly, and without warning, he's told to leave China, and never return. Undaunted, he will aim for his goal in the USA.
While on a hunting trip in Nebraska, the sharpshooter agrees to a proposal that will fulfill his goal. The hunt becomes his final challenge before...
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"I joined because I was bored."
With those words, David Rogers Jr. goes on a true-life journey from U.S. Navy bootcamp in 2004, through the farces of the military life, and into the GI anti-war movement. Working to end the Forever War, he follows in the tradition of the Vietnam-era anti-war GIs, powered by the absurdities of Catch-22.
Whether surviving insane cab drivers on shore leave or sobering encounters with Somali pirates, Rogers portrays...
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Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner recounts the remarkable career of Major John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of the Southwest Indian tribes. This classic work is a penetrating and insightful study of the Powell's career, from the beginning of the Powell Survey, in which Powell and his men famously became the first to descend the Colorado River, to...
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A user-friendly guide to ASMR-the stress-reducing, sleep-inducing, tingly sensation you have to try!- featuring step-by-step instructions on ASMR best practices for home and professional use alike.
The calming feeling when someone gently brushes your hair. The deep comfort and connection you feel when a friend whispers in your ear. The tingly sensation experienced from the personal attention of a hairdresser, a clinician, or even watching and listening...
55) Finding Meridian
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W.i.t.c.h volume 3
Publisher
Volo
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Water-resources investigations volume 76-79
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Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey
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1976.
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W.i.t.c.h volume 7
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Volo
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
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English