David Martin
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In spite of all the books written on the First World War, some remarkable stories still remain untold, and that of the 58th London Division is one of the most neglected. A territorial formation, lacking the glamour of the old army or the Kitchener Volunteers, the 58th never received an official history and apart from the odd mention and a poignant memorial on the Somme battlefield depicting a rider cradling a dying horse, it has faded from memory....
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It was still light so I decided to venture out into the garden. I had never walked out of an argument before, and certainly not one at such an early stage. I think we were both quite pig headed, and my pride had taken an instant punch to the kidney. I didnt expect Rachel to follow me outside, and I certainly didnt want her to. I had slighted her suggestion, and she had taken it badly. I knew I should have stayed, talked it through and made her see...
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This is about a young African American man named Jeffery "Popeye" Ross' experience during WWII. When the U.S. entered war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. At first, he didn't want to get involved with war, but when he got his teen girlfriend pregnant and feeling the pressure from other people he decided to join the Army. That decision would change his life forever. While in the Army, he would meet his best friend Willie Banks III who serve...
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David Martin was one of the world's leading commentators on secularization theory. He was also a committed and lifelong reader of English poetry. The present book develops Martin's argument against simplistic secularization narratives with reference to the history of poetry, a topic with which few social theorists have been concerned. Martin shows the enduring but ever-changing centrality of Christian thought and practice, in its many different forms,...
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Real-life situations and relatable narratives introduce students to the principles of multiplication and division, an essential part of third-grade math. Age-appropriate language encourages learning, which will help readers to become fluent in more complex math topics. Engaging visuals complement high-interest topics, while visually appealing designs help to make the math concrete. This book introduces readers to fascinating North American birds while...
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David Martin, a distinguished journalist, political analyst and staff member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, first published his book ALLY BETRAYED in 1946. Having devoted his life to uncovering the truth and to defending Mihailovich, Martin's book asks the crucial questions: 1. Why did the Allied press which had made a great hero of Mihailovich as a resister of Axis invaders of Yugoslavia begin to play him down after 1942? 2. What was Tito's past?...
8) Ivy Cottage
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After the preliminaries were out of the way, Chris set about telling us the tale that would change our lives forever. An old man lives in Ivy Cottage, indeed he has lived there for more than a hundred years. He has always been old, for as long as anyone can remember. All his friends have long since died out, even the old folks down Forest Lane cant remember his name or what he looks like. Hes just a strange old man with no friends or relatives. No...
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At the dawn of the Cold War, the world's most important intelligence agencies-the Soviet KGB, the American CIA, and the British MI6-appeared to have clear-cut roles and a sense of rising importance in their respective countries. But when Kim Philby, head of MI6's Russian division and arguably the twenty-first century's greatest spy, was revealed to be a Russian mole along with British government heavyweights Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, everything...
10) Limbo, limbo
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[2004]
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First edition.
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A bear family dances the limbo. Simple words and instructions to parents.
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Peep and Ducky volume 3
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©2019.
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First edition.
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What could be a more perfect toddler adventure? When the snow starts to fall, Peep and Ducky climb into their sleds for a race, landing happily on each other after hitting a bump. Then they're on to building a snowman. But when the top half crashes, someone kicks snow and both friends get mad . . . until they crack each other up. With irresistible illustrations and a singsong text that begs to be read aloud, David Martin and David Walker usher the...
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Within these passages lies a tale of atonement. Punishment, though not without compassion, is entwined with interplanar wars of apocalyptic proportion by the stoic tutelage of Halo, the Paladin Lord. Trespassers of his tenets try to salvage their dignity, yet groomed in discipline and tact are those that have caused offense. Through a training course which tests the very fabric of the soul, the lines of alter-realities, and the paradox of time travel...
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God blessed me with a good Sunday school and great youth leaders in our church. They took us places as young adults, and we experienced many events. One thing that I struggled with was my faith. What was faith supposed to do? My spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. Eventually, I left for college and discovered I had not developed a faith worth standing on to fight the challenges of living away from home. I failed miserably. I returned home...
18) Ogdensburg
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Ogdensburg recounts the history of the only American city along the St. Lawrence River and the only city in St. Lawrence County. It depicts a bustling and prosperous community that in the first half of the twentieth century was a major port of entry by ship and rail, with an impact that extended westward far beyond the Great Lakes region. It highlights the immigrants who entered the country here and helped build the nation.
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Kidahin leads Assault Team-Two Huntresses Jassalin, Aplilin, Merkrida, Hollfara, Tialdrin, Kyralin, Alfara, Seliaha, and Einstika on their first solo mission. Joining them and consenting to Kidahin's leadership is Warrior female surgeon-in-battle Mimiran.
Mimiran holds the supervisory social rank of Mistress and has higher military, hierarchical, and social rank than all Team-Two Hunter females combined. Indeed, she is Hunter's Moon's Mistress of...
20) Hunter's Moon
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Kidahin, of the Eyloni, is on her first mission since her adulthood ceremony when her ship, Hunter's Moon, is attacked. The ship suffers major damage and the crew suffers the devastating loss of its Warleader. While making repairs at a nearby moon, Kidahin's youthful hubris gets her into trouble, when she attempts to track a human: Chief Warrant Officer Del Marsch, a topnotch soldier and training officer.
Marsch, a hardened veteran, whose family...
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