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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Small quarto. Wrappers. 445-684pp. Foxing on topedge, spine lightly tanned, very good. Featuring "A Prescription to Live By: Ransom and the Agrarian Debates" by Thomas Daniel Young; "The *Compleat Gentleman*: An Approach to John Crowe Ransom by Richard Gray, "Isaac McCaslin and Keats's *Ode on a Grecian Urn* by Larry Marshall Sams; *The Age of Innocence*: Wharton's *Portrait of a Gentleman* by Cynthia Griffin Wolff; and "The Hollywood Metaphor: The Marx Brothers, S.J. Perelman, and Nathanael West by J.A. Ward. Short stories, poetry, essays, and reviews by Charles East, Elizabeth Spencer, Elaine Gottlieb, Constance Rooke, Leon Rooke, Kay McClelland, Gordon Weaver, Curtis Harnack, William Wiser, Stephen Minot, Robert Gibbons, Miller Williams, Daniel Halpern, Catharine Savage Brosman, Frank Manley, Larry Rubin, Rosanne Coggeshall, Horace Hamilton, Margaret Gibson, Wayne Dodd, Gordon Weaver, Peter Makuck, Charles Edward Eaton, Brooks Haxton, Ennis Rees, Marcy Frantom, Vernon Fowlkes, Jr., Nancy Schoenberger, Robert Hollander, Robert W. Hill, Thomas Daniel Young, Richard Gray, Larry Marshall Sams, Cynthia Griffin Wolff, J.A. Ward, Harold L. Weatherby, and Gerald Weales.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if home wasn't a place. but a moving target Laura Ashley has never lived anywhere for long.As the daughter of Major Thomas Patrick, a U.S. Army physician, Laura's life is packed into boxes every few years and shipped across oceans. Now stationed in Germany after living in South Korea, she faces another new school, another new culture, and another round of goodbyes she never quite gets used to.But being an Army kid means more than constant change.It means Christmas markets in Europe and memories of South Korea. It means new foods, unfamiliar languages, unexpected friendships, and filling sketchbooks with pieces of every place she has called home.Still, Laura wonders where she truly belongs when every home eventually becomes somewhere she used to live.Is she from Tennessee Korea Germany Is she simply American-or can all of those places be part of who she is The Army Brat is a heartfelt story about family, friendship, identity, cultural discovery, and the resilience of military children. Laura's journey shows that home doesn't always have to be one place.Sometimes the strongest roots are the ones that learn how to travel.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Navy Brat is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about courage, family, and discovering strength where you least expect it.Nine-year-old Liam has grown up in motion. With his father serving in the U.S. Navy and new orders always on the horizon, home is wherever the boxes land. Each move means a new school, new faces, and the exhausting task of starting over. As the middle child between his older sister, Maeve, and younger brother, Finn, Liam sometimes wonders exactly where he fits.Starting over in Florida isn't easy.A scar from a childhood bicycle accident makes Liam self-conscious and occasionally draws the wrong kind of attention at school. He would rather avoid being noticed for it, but through the discipline of martial arts-and a new passion for surfing-Liam begins discovering something unexpected: confidence, control, and a different kind of strength.He also meets Emma, a new friend who seems to see Liam rather than his scar.But when a bully turns his attention toward Finn, everything Liam has been learning is put to the test. Liam knows how to fight. The harder question is whether fighting is really what strength requires.Can he protect his brother without becoming the kind of person he's been taught not to be Warm, funny, and uplifting, The Navy Brat is a story about military family life, friendship, resilience, and learning to be comfortable with who you are. Perfect for middle-grade readers, military families, and anyone who has ever had to start over, Liam's story shows that real strength isn't about fighting harder.It's about knowing when to stand your ground-and having the courage to be yourself.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At eighteen years old, most students are asked to make one of the largest financial decisions of their lives.They sign.They enroll.They borrow.And only later do they fully understand what that signature means.College, Debt, and the American Dream is not an argument against college. It is a call for clarity.Drawing on years of experience working inside higher education in admissions, student services, and career services, Robert Gordon Spencer offers an honest, balanced look at what students and families deserve to know before committing to college-and the debt that may come with it.This book explores: - What college really costs beyond tuition- How student debt can affect life after graduation- Why some degrees lead to stronger employment opportunities than others- What happens when majors change or plans shift- How trades, military experience, community colleges, apprenticeships, certifications, and other pathways fit into the conversation- How debt can affect financial flexibility, family decisions, and future opportunitiesThrough real-world examples, practical breakdowns, and clear questions to consider, this guide helps students and parents slow down the decision-making process-without discouraging ambition.College can open doors.Debt can close options.The difference is understanding the numbers before you sign.If you are a student preparing for adulthood, a parent helping guide the decision, or a mentor who wants to offer wise counsel, this book provides a calm, informed framework for thinking through one of life's most significant commitments.Clarity is not fear.It is strength.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What the Water KeepsEthan Cole moved to the lake to start over.Stillwater Cove was supposed to be quiet. A place where the past stayed buried and the water lay flat against the shoreline without demanding anything in return.But lakes remember.When Ethan's daughter begins mentioning the name of a boy who drowned years earlier-a boy no one in town is willing to discuss-he assumes it's local rumor carried through thin walls and polite conversations.Then the details stop aligning.Old reports contradict archived weather records.A bicycle frame surfaces from beneath the dock.A witness statement was redacted.And someone begins entering the house at night without taking a single thing.The official story says Caleb Turner slipped.The lake suggests something else.As Ethan pulls at threads the town has carefully tied off, it becomes clear that accidents are easier to live with than truth-and some families have far more to lose if the past resurfaces.Stillwater Cove looks peaceful from the outside.But calm is not the same thing as clean.What the Water Keeps is a restrained, atmospheric psychological suspense novel about buried narratives, quiet power, and what happens when someone refuses to let the water hold its secrets any longer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - He knows something is wrong with the house. But the house isn't the problem. >>The Shape of It is a quiet, devastating psychological novel about absence, avoidance, and the unbearable weight of not being there when it mattered most. Told in spare, intimate prose, it explores how grief can masquerade as haunting, how guilt reshapes reality, and how the mind builds shelters that eventually become prisons. >It is a reckoning. For readers of literary psychological fiction, grief-driven suspense, and novels that linger long after the final page-The Shape of It is a haunting examination of what remains when the noise stops and the truth arrives. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Two Homes, One Me' is a gentle, heartwarming story designed especially for children with autism who are navigating life with co-parenting parents.Meet Max-a bright, sensitive boy who loves trains, dinosaurs, and quiet corners. Max has autism, and he also has two homes: one with Mom and one with Dad. Sometimes that means big feelings, changing routines, and learning how to feel safe in more than one place. But Max also knows something really important: love can live in both homes.With calming illustrations, predictable language, and affirming messages, Two Homes, One Me helps children understand that: - It's okay to miss one parent while with the other- Routines, visuals, and special objects (like Max's dinosaur Tippy) help ease transitions- Both parents love them deeply-even when things feel different- They are strong, safe, and always, always lovedPerfect for children ages 3-8, this book supports: - Children on the autism spectrum- Families going through separation or divorce- Parents, therapists, and educators seeking inclusive, emotionally supportive storiesWhether you're reading it at bedtime, during a transition between homes, or in a classroom, Two Homes, One Me is a gentle reminder that children can feel whole-even when their world is divided.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The lake is lower than anyone remembers.When environmental attorney Claire Halbrook returns to Stillwater after her mother's sudden death, she expects paperwork, grief, and the quiet dismantling of a childhood home. What she does not expect is the reservoir itself pulling back-exposing a scarred shoreline and remnants long hidden beneath its surface.As the water recedes, so do the town's certainties.An anonymous envelope. A decades-old disappearance. A foundation emerging from mud where no structure should be. The past Claire believed had settled into history begins to shift, pressing against carefully preserved narratives and institutional calm. Stillwater has always prided itself on stability. On order. On keeping things contained.But water does not erase.It preserves.And when levels drop, what surfaces demands to be seen.As Claire navigates political resistance, buried records, and the quiet pressure of a town that prefers memory softened by time, she must decide how much truth can be revealed without dismantling the fragile systems meant to protect it.In Stillwater, calm is earned.And it can be lost.The Quiet Beneath is a tense, atmospheric literary suspense novel about buried history, inherited silence, and the cost of exposure. Perfect for readers who appreciate slow-building tension, psychological depth, and stories where the landscape itself becomes a witness.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do well-intentioned institutions keep producing the same disappointing results Across higher education, workforce systems, and public-sector organizations, leaders respond to underperformance with new policies, clearer procedures, and stronger oversight. Yet outcomes remain uneven-especially for adult learners, veterans, and experienced professionals navigating systems built for linear pathways.In When Policy Exists but Capacity Fails, Robert Gordon Spencer argues that the problem is not commitment, competence, or effort. It is design.Institutions increasingly mistake compliance for capacity. Policies articulate what should happen, but systems are not built to support what those policies demand. As rules multiply, judgment narrows, trust is displaced onto procedures, experience is discounted, and decision-making becomes opaque. The result is reform without resolution.Drawing on research across higher education, public administration, and organizational theory, this book introduces a clear diagnostic framework for understanding institutional breakdown. Key concepts include institutional trust load, academic pathway coherence, discretion demand, and the use of veterans and adult learners as stress tests that reveal system strain long before metrics detect failure.This book is not a critique of bad actors or flawed intentions. It is a guide for leaders, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand why good institutions struggle-and how they can redesign systems to restore judgment, capacity, and legitimacy.Written in accessible, analytic prose, When Policy Exists but Capacity Fails is intended for: - Higher education leaders and administrators- Workforce and public-sector professionals- Policymakers and governance boards- Scholars and practitioners concerned with institutional designThis is not a call for less accountability.It is a call for better institutional judgment.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fifty years, the stone sat in a museum case, waiting for someone to ask the right question.When twelve-year-old Emma Mercer accompanies her father to Pinson Mounds in West Tennessee, she expects a boring Saturday spent waiting for him to finish a work assignment. Instead, she notices an unremarkable stone artifact tucked among the museum displays-nine shallow lines cut across its surface and a small circular depression near one edge.The museum doesn't know what it was used for.Emma takes a photograph and asks a simple question: What happens if the lines keep going The answer draws the attention of her father, Nathan Mercer, a preservation architect accustomed to seeing relationships in structures, measurements, and sight lines. Eight of the markings appear to share a geometric relationship.The ninth doesn't.What begins as a daughter's curiosity soon exposes a problem buried in the artifact's fifty-year-old archaeological record. Its documented history doesn't quite fit. Neither does the man whose name appears in the file. As Nathan and Emma join archaeologists and other specialists in following the evidence, the mystery expands beyond a single stone-and toward a question far older than the mounds themselves.But the deeper they look, the more important another question becomes: What if the stone was never meant to show someone where to go What if it was meant to teach them where to stand Set against the real archaeological landscape of West Tennessee, The First Kingdom is a mystery-adventure about a father and daughter, a forgotten artifact, and the fragile ways human beings preserve knowledge across generations.Some things survive because they are buried.Others survive because someone remembers.…

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