 | End to End - Paul, Lind 10 Digit ISBN: 1897312601 13 Digit ISBN: 9781897312605 | | This is a book about two strangers with a common aim of cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats and also a guide for other hesitant and budding End to Enders A factual and humorous account of their journey, the physical endurance, the bonding of minds, the pleasure of achieving, sharing the highs and lows, the sunshine and the rain (and more rain). A guide for others with little or no experience of long distance cycling including route maps, places to stay, equipment required, facts and figures, plus personal reflections. An exploration into a great adventure which creates an insight for others considering a journey of their own. It culminated in a journey well ridden and an everlasting friendship. |
 | End-Of-Life Decision Making: A Cross-National Study - Robert H. , Blank 10 Digit ISBN: 0262025744 13 Digit ISBN: 9780262025744 | | This examination of end-of-life decision making offers a broader perspective than that found in the extensive existing literature on this topic by offering a cross-national comparison. Experts from twelve countries analyze death-related issues and policies in their respective nations, discussing such topics as health care costs, advance directives or wills, pain management, and cultural, social, and religious factors. The countries selected for study--Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States--represent a mix of East and West, developed and developing nations seldom considered together in analyses of these issues. This is the first systematic attempt to analyze end-of-life issues in many of these countries; the chapters on China, Kenya (of special significance because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa) and Turkey break new ground. Each author reports on various factors in end-of-life decisions: estimated costs of dying, including health care costs; the proportion of deaths occurring in hospitals, in hospices, and at home; the prevalence and variety of advance directives; the mix of high technology and palliative care; the cut-off point for aggressive care and the legal definition of death; government policies on end-of-life decisions, assisted suicide, and euthanasia; and cultural, social, and religious influences. The findings show that there are great differences among countries even in the way these issues are framed. Scholars, policymakers, and medical practitioners can all benefit from the extensive information in these essays on how different nations are dealing with death-relatedissues. |
 | End-Of-Life Decision Making: A Cross-National Study - Robert H. , Blank 10 Digit ISBN: 0262524732 13 Digit ISBN: 9780262524735 | | This examination of end-of-life decision making offers a broader perspective than that found in the extensive existing literature on this topic by offering a cross-national comparison. Experts from twelve countries analyze death-related issues and policies in their respective nations, discussing such topics as health care costs, advance directives or wills, pain management, and cultural, social, and religious factors. The countries selected for study--Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States--represent a mix of East and West, developed and developing nations seldom considered together in analyses of these issues. This is the first systematic attempt to analyze end-of-life issues in many of these countries; the chapters on China, Kenya (of special significance because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa) and Turkey break new ground. Each author reports on various factors in end-of-life decisions: estimated costs of dying, including health care costs; the proportion of deaths occurring in hospitals, in hospices, and at home; the prevalence and variety of advance directives; the mix of high technology and palliative care; the cut-off point for aggressive care and the legal definition of death; government policies on end-of-life decisions, assisted suicide, and euthanasia; and cultural, social, and religious influences. The findings show that there are great differences among countries even in the way these issues are framed. Scholars, policymakers, and medical practitioners can all benefit from the extensive information in these essays on how different nations are dealing with death-relatedissues. |
 | End-Stage Renal Disease - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References - Icon Health Publications, 10 Digit ISBN: 0597844127 13 Digit ISBN: 9780597844126 | | This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to end-stage renal disease. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to end-stage renal disease. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. |
 | Endangered - McAnally, Glenn McAnally 10 Digit ISBN: 1420897144 13 Digit ISBN: 9781420897142 | | In one of the year's most impressive debuts, Glenn McAnally lands onto the fiction scene as the new breed of thriller writer with a literary tour de force, deftly propelling the reader through a gritty contemporary adventure told in classic cliffhanger style. Intruders break into a home, abduct a father, shoot his wife and leave her to die. They recklessly flee by car and make the mistake of running a light and coming within inches from killing Robert Shannon, a paramedic and disgraced ex-cop. With another ambulance off to assist the wife, Shannon floors it and catches sight of the fleeing car and alerts police. The chase escalates into a volatile standoff atop a shipyard crane. Shannon commits a daring act of salvation and starts a deadly brawl on a shipping container that hangs one hundred feet above the ground. He snatches the husband from certain death. But to his complete shock, his theory on the motive behind the abductions proves correct, which means his heroism has put his and other innocent lives at stake. Shannon successfully warns all but a young woman, Liza, who cannot be found. Poor circumstances force him to search for her himself. After much tribulation, he physically reaches the stunning beauty at a ski resort. And right in time, as minutes later an international team of killers attempts to grab Liza. He outsmarts them and helps her narrowly avoid capture. But the killers enact a devious plan, leaving Shannon and Liza with no one to turn to, not even the law. That begins the perilous chase through the Pacific Northwest, Shannon fighting to protect her and stay alive whether he's dragging under a speeding car, breaking out of a moving police cruiser, engaging in--handscuffed behind him--a shootout, dangling and jumping from a tree skimming chopper or braving monster waves to catch a sub. Here is a novel that will keep you riveted with its sheer excitement, jaw dropping action and heart-stopping suspense, right up to the shocking c |
 | Endangered - McAnally, Glenn McAnally 10 Digit ISBN: 1420897152 13 Digit ISBN: 9781420897159 | | In one of the year's most impressive debuts, Glenn McAnally lands onto the fiction scene as the new breed of thriller writer with a literary tour de force, deftly propelling the reader through a gritty contemporary adventure told in classic cliffhanger style. Intruders break into a home, abduct a father, shoot his wife and leave her to die. They recklessly flee by car and make the mistake of running a light and coming within inches from killing Robert Shannon, a paramedic and disgraced ex-cop. With another ambulance off to assist the wife, Shannon floors it and catches sight of the fleeing car and alerts police. The chase escalates into a volatile standoff atop a shipyard crane. Shannon commits a daring act of salvation and starts a deadly brawl on a shipping container that hangs one hundred feet above the ground. He snatches the husband from certain death. But to his complete shock, his theory on the motive behind the abductions proves correct, which means his heroism has put his and other innocent lives at stake. Shannon successfully warns all but a young woman, Liza, who cannot be found. Poor circumstances force him to search for her himself. After much tribulation, he physically reaches the stunning beauty at a ski resort. And right in time, as minutes later an international team of killers attempts to grab Liza. He outsmarts them and helps her narrowly avoid capture. But the killers enact a devious plan, leaving Shannon and Liza with no one to turn to, not even the law. That begins the perilous chase through the Pacific Northwest, Shannon fighting to protect her and stay alive whether he's dragging under a speeding car, breaking out of a moving police cruiser, engaging in--handscuffed behind him--a shootout, dangling and jumping from a tree skimming chopper or braving monster waves to catch a sub. Here is a novel that will keep you riveted with its sheer excitement, jaw dropping action and heart-stopping suspense, right up to the shocking c |
 | Endangered - Kathleen , Dante 10 Digit ISBN: 0425226077 13 Digit ISBN: 9780425226070 | | From athe new valedictorian of the erotic romance classa("Romance Reviews Today") who seduced readers with "Enticed" and "Entangled," Homicide detective Cyn Malva found a compatible lover in special-ops sniper Rio Rafael. Their no strings- attached relationship had been ideal, but now Rio is ready to change the rules in favor of a commitment he knows Cyn canat handle. Then Cyn becomes the target of a serial killer, and soon she and Rio are bound by something stronger than animal attraction, and love could be the only thing to save them. |
 | Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues - Richard P., Reading 10 Digit ISBN: 0313360871 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313360879 | | Explore the multiple issues that surround species declines and conservation efforts through the only reference source to examine the conflicting conservation issues of 49 endangered species. While the causes of endangerment are relatively easy to understand, the ultimate or underlying factors are often far more complex and difficult to address. An introduction to these issues and how to resolve them is provided in this unique collection of case studies of animal species that have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Each case study provides the following information: - Common name - Scientific name - Order - Family - Status - Threats - Habitat - Distribution - Natural history - Conflicting Issues - Future and Prognosis. Conservationists are increasingly recognizing that the ultimate causes of extinction are primarily socio-economic and political, yet biological approaches to recovery continue to dominate. More inclusive, interdisciplinary conservation programs are explored here to offer better prospects for managing problems and conflicts. In addition to the case studies, trends and common themes are explored to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to conservation. Students and teachers can explore a wide variety of endangered species programs and the conflicting issues common to recovery efforts, which will enable them to evaluate conservation practice and to draw their own conclusions for improvement. |
 | Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues - Richard P. , Reading 10 Digit ISBN: 0313308160 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313308161 | | Explore the multiple issues that surround species declines and conservation efforts through the only reference source to examine the conflicting conservation issues of 49 endangered species. While the causes of endangerment are relatively easy to understand, the ultimate or underlying factors are often far more complex and difficult to address. An introduction to these issues and how to resolve them is provided in this unique collection of case studies of animal species that have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Each case study provides the following information: - Common name - Scientific name - Order - Family - Status - Threats - Habitat - Distribution - Natural history - Conflicting Issues - Future and Prognosis. Conservationists are increasingly recognizing that the ultimate causes of extinction are primarily socio-economic and political, yet biological approaches to recovery continue to dominate. More inclusive, interdisciplinary conservation programs are explored here to offer better prospects for managing problems and conflicts. In addition to the case studies, trends and common themes are explored to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to conservation. Students and teachers can explore a wide variety of endangered species programs and the conflicting issues common to recovery efforts, which will enable them to evaluate conservation practice and to draw their own conclusions for improvement. |
 | Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think--And What We Can Do about It - Jane M., Healy 10 Digit ISBN: 0613706463 13 Digit ISBN: 9780613706469 | | "Is today's fast-paced media culture creating a toxic environment for our children's brains?" In this landmark, bestselling assessment tracing the roots of America's escalating crisis in education, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., examines how television, video games, and other components of popular culture compromise our children's ability to concentrate and to absorb and analyze information. Drawing on neuropsychological research and an analysis of current educational practices, Healy presents in clear, understandable language: -- How growing brains are "physically" shaped by experience -- Why television programs -- even supposedly educational shows like "Sesame Street" -- develop "habits of mind" that place children at a disadvantage in school -- Why increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder -- How parents and teachers can make a critical difference by making children good learners from the day they are born |
 | Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East: Struggles to Survive and Thrive - Robert K. , Hitchcock 10 Digit ISBN: 0313304378 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313304378 | | Africa and the Middle East are undergoing dramatic environmental, demographic, economic, and political transformations. This volume turns the spotlight on 14 endangered cultures as examples of how diverse peoples are coping with these radical evolutions in the 21st century. Little-known groups such as the Ogoni of Nigeria, who face environmental degradation from multinational exploitation of oil resources and government collusion, are presented alongside well-known groups like the Kurds, some of whom have been displaced as a result of civil war and live beneath a repressive Iraqi regime. The issues, viewpoints, and solutions presented by chapter authors are often controversial, and the format allows students and interested readers to use critical-thinking skills as they gain knowledge of other cultures. Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East is the only reference for the high school and public library that gives a unique perspective on the threats to and responses of these groups. Each chapter gives an overview of the group to provide a context for discussing the challenges they face. A helpful Resource Guide lists further reading, films and videos, Web Sites, and organizations. Maps and photos complement the text. |
 | Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive - Susan C. , Stonich 10 Digit ISBN: 031330856X 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313308567 | | Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive offers rare insight into indigenous and marginalized groups in Mexico, Central America, and South America. This volume focuses on more than 13 endangered peoples, from the Mayans of Central Quintana Roo, in Mexico, to the Quechua of the Peruvian Andes. Globalization has had negative effects on local economies and environments, on health and nutrition, and on control of land and other natural resources, and students and other interested readers will learn how these groups have responded to the various threats. The chapters are written by anthropologists based on their recent fieldwork, which guarantees unparalleled accuracy and immediacy. Latin America comprises varied biophysical environments and diverse populations living in widely disparate economic circumstances. Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive includes peoples hit hardest by the current globalization trend. Each chapter profiles a specific people or peoples with a cultural overview of their history, subsistence strategies, social and political organization, and religion and world view; threats to their survival; and responses to these threats. A section entitled "Food for Thought" provides questions that encourage a personal engagement with the experiences of these peoples, and a resource guide suggests further reading and lists films and videos and pertinent organizations and web sites. As the curriculum expands to include more multicultural and indigenous peoples, this unique volume will be valuable to both students and teachers. |
 | Endangered Peoples of North America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive - Tom , Greaves 10 Digit ISBN: 031330811X 13 Digit ISBN: 9780313308116 | | Bringing a fresh perspective to multicultural studies, Greaves illuminates the current situation of 13 of our most traditional peoples in the United States and Canada. Included are small tribal groups, ethnic groups with a unique way of life, new immigrants, and refugees with strong roots in war-torn homelands. A broad diversity of cultures is presented, including the Lummi in Washington State, the African Americans in the coastal zone of Georgia, the Amish of Lancaster County, and the Hmong in Wisconsin. The relevant issues of their survival in today's global culture will engage students and general readers alike. Each chapter covers a specific group, including sections on the land, people, traditional subsistence strategies, political and social organization, religion and worldview, threats to survival, and response to those threats. A common format to each chapter facilitates comparisons between cases. A Food for Thought section has questions for discussion or paper topics, and a helpful Resource Guide lists further reading, films and videos, websites, and organizations. Maps and photos complement the text. |
 | Endangered Plants - Dorothy M., Souza 10 Digit ISBN: 1417630981 13 Digit ISBN: 9781417630981 | | As plant life is largely responsible for maintaining essential chemical balances in Earth's atmosphere as well as in its major bodies of water, the loss of plant life to extinction, for reasons ranging from expansion of human settlement to eradication of the rain forest, is a threat not just to biodiversity but ultimately to the quality of human life itself. In this title, the importance of plants to the life cycle of various diverse ecosystems is featured, as is their importance in cutting-edge medical research. |
 | Endangered Recipes: Too Good to Be Forgotten - Lari , Robling 10 Digit ISBN: 1584797665 13 Digit ISBN: 9781584797661 | | Great recipes are family treasures and America's culinary legacy. But what should be enduring heirlooms are easily lost--gone out of fashion, or locked up in one cook's recipe box. "Endangered Recipes" showcases dishes in danger of extinction--homey favorites, the kind of food eaten on the summer porch, at the neighbor's house, or with your grandparents. Lari Robling unearths almost-forgotten classics such as Welsh Rarebit, Green Goddess Dressing, and French Onion Dip. The recipes she's collected reflect the extraordinary range of American cooking, from Parker House Rolls to Crispy Fried Chicken to Rice Pudding. This new paperback edition includes 80 recipes, along with Robling's cooking memories and great food stories, sidebars that spotlight people who are "recipe rescuers," and a guide to preserving your family's food legacy. Now is the perfect time to begin saving--and savoring--these beloved dishes. |
 | Endangered Spaces, Enduring Places: Change, Identity, and Survival in Rural America - Janet M., Fitchen 10 Digit ISBN: 0813311152 13 Digit ISBN: 9780813311159 | | Rural America as a place and a way of life is undergoing major transformation. The farm crisis and the decline of manufacturing dealt a double blow in the 1980s to rural communities, which continue to lose farms, factories, and young people. Rural lands are increasingly being sought as places for vacation homes, state prisons, and waste dumps. Rural people are ambivalent about new residents and activities and unsure of their own rural identity. Old assumptions about rural life are now open to question.Based on years of field observations and hundreds of interviews in fifteen rural counties in upstate New York, Fitchen's book explores these changes. It describes the financial stress on dairy farmers and their efforts to hold onto their farms. It records the disbelief and difficult adjustment of rural factory workers and communities as local plants shut down. The author chronicles the struggles of communities plagued by toxic chemicals in their drinking water and of young families slipping further into poverty. She reports on communities campaigning to "win" a state prison and others protesting a proposed radioactive waste dump.The book illustrates the persistence of rural ingenuity and determination but argues that a well-informed federal and state commitment is also necessary. With appropriate policies and programs, most rural communities could adapt creatively to the changes, integrate around a new rural identity, and survive into the twenty-first century as enduring social settings for their residents. |
 | Endangered Species - Nevada, Barr 10 Digit ISBN: 1417709979 13 Digit ISBN: 9781417709977 | | In the midst of a dangerously dry season, national park ranger Anna Pigeon has been posted to Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast for a monotonous, twenty-one day fire watch. But her boredom is short-lived, for this remote and marshy place is breeding ground for more than just the imperiled Loggerhead turtle; it also spawns eccentricity and secrets, greed, suspicion. . .and murder.A small plane crashes into the palmetto thickets nearby. Anna and her crew arrive in time to control the blaze, but too late to save pilot and his passenger, Cumberland's sole law enforcement ranger. When the cause of the "accident" is determined to be sabotage, Anna becomes entangled in an investigation that threatens to upset the very delicate balance of this fragile ecological preserve. For she is precariously close to exposing dark, clandestine crimes both old and new that someone has worked very diligently to conceal. . .and which make Anna Pigeon the most endangered creature on the island. |
 | Endangered Species - Malcolm, Penny 10 Digit ISBN: 0739848739 13 Digit ISBN: 9780739848739 | | Today's social and headline-making dilemmas, with their various shades of gray, engage readers in energetic debate. From snooping surveillance cameras to powerful media influence, these are the issues that impact our lives every day. Packed with solid facts, pro and con viewpoints, and debate questions, this series encourages readers to discuss current events and modern history. |
 | Endangered Species (Series) - 10 Digit ISBN: 0802600816 13 Digit ISBN: 9780802600813 | | All six 25-minute programs. An informative, exciting adventure into the wild and hidden realms of nature, SAVE THE ENDANGERED SPECIES is a program inspired to truly make a difference in our world. Each episode chronicles the efforts of those who face great odds to save threatened species and their environments form extinction. These efforts include: wardens fighting dangerous poachers, scientists researching the effects of pollution, and activists educating local governments. (1) The Humboldt Penguin, (2) the Amazon River Dolphin, (3) the Grizzly Bear, (4)the Macaw, (5) the Elephant, and (6)the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest are just some of the species our planet is in danger of losing forever. |
 | Endangered Species: The Amazon River Dolphin - 10 Digit ISBN: 0802600859 13 Digit ISBN: 9780802600851 | | The fresh water dolphin dates back to the beginning of time, yet little is known about it. It has been credited for saving the lives of sailors and is the only dolphin that can turn its neck 180 degrees. Unfortunately, it is being slaughtered for its mythological powers. However, Roxanne Kremer, one brave woman alone in the Amazon, has taken up the cause and through education she is challenging the locals and even the government. |
 | Endangered Species: The Elephant - 10 Digit ISBN: 0802600832 13 Digit ISBN: 9780802600837 | | Misunderstood by most, the elephant is actually one of the most intelligent mammals on earth. On a reserve in Tennessee, Carol Buckley provides ease and comfort to retired circus elephants while in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Joyce Poole studies the elephant's language and struggles to keep this miraculous animal from vanishing off the face of the earth. |
 | Endangered Speeches - How the ACLU, IRS & LBJ Threaten Extinction of Free Speech - William J. , Federer 10 Digit ISBN: 0977808580 13 Digit ISBN: 9780977808588 | | Why are churches afraid to speak on public issues? It is not why you think Find out how voter fraud in Lyndon B. Johnsons 1948 Texas Senate race changed history? See what effect McCarthyism and the 1950s anti-Communist movement had? Why did LBJ amend the 1954 IRS Code to limit 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations? How has freedom of the majority become tyranny of a minority? Find out who used to endorse candidates and speak on issues from slavery, war, Sunday blue laws and prohibition to child labor, womens suffrage and civil rights? When did the ACLU bring change? What was meant by separation of church & state? You will be fascinated as the pieces of history fall into place. |
 | Endeavors After the Christian Life - James, Martineau 10 Digit ISBN: 0766172899 13 Digit ISBN: 9780766172890 | | In these discourses, the author intimated a desire to work out for himself and to present to his readers a distinct answer to the question, "What is Christianity?" and the work they put forth was designed as a mere preliminary to another, in which this great inquiry should be presented. Partial Contents: spirit of life in Jesus Christ; great principles and small duties; Eden and Gethsemane; sorrow no sin; religion on false pretenses; kingdom of God within; contentment of sorrow; immortality; Christ's treatment of guilt; strength of the lonely; silence and meditation; nothing human ever dies. |
 | Endeavouring to Crack the Morse Code - Paul, Allen 10 Digit ISBN: 184685511X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781846855115 | | "For the ordinary person, having such a prestigious series as Morse filmed in their street, and meeting and talking to the actors, is very exciting, adding more than a little colour to everyday life." First aired on 6th January 1987, Inspector Morse became a television phenomenon that reshaped fictional history. Now approaching its twenty-fifth anniversary, 'Endeavoring to Crack the Morse Code' traces the journey from book to television screen. Discovering new locations, recollections and trivia from cast, crew and the general public, it provides a fresh insight into the secrets that surround the myths. "Congratulations on the book. The "Morse" Series was great fun to work on and has become a classic I look forward to seeing it." Alan Pinniger. Location Manager. Inspector Morse/ Lewis "Best of luck. It is a great idea." Andrew Speller. Camera Operator. Inspector Morse. "Best wishes with the publishing" Clive Tickner. Cinematographer, Inspector Morse. "Good luck with the book." Julian Mitchell. Writer, Inspector Morse. "I have roughly outlined the job to give you a brief taste." Robin Tarsnane. Production Designer. Inspector Morse/Lewis. "Good Luck" James Scott. Writer. Inspector Morse. "Good luck" Colin Thurston. Property Master. Inspector Morse/ Lewis. "I hope the book is a great success." John Simonds. Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford |
 | Endeavours After the Christian Life. - James, Martineau 10 Digit ISBN: 1425552471 13 Digit ISBN: 9781425552473 | | In these discourses, the author intimated a desire to work out for himself and to present to his readers a distinct answer to the question, "What is Christianity?" and the work they put forth was designed as a mere preliminary to another, in which this great inquiry should be presented. Partial Contents: spirit of life in Jesus Christ; great principles and small duties; Eden and Gethsemane; sorrow no sin; religion on false pretenses; kingdom of God within; contentment of sorrow; immortality; Christ's treatment of guilt; strength of the lonely; silence and meditation; nothing human ever dies. |
 | Ender's Game - Orson Scott, Card 10 Digit ISBN: 0808586165 13 Digit ISBN: 9780808586166 | | Orson Scott Card is one of the most popular SF writers alive today. Ender's Game is the first book in the saga of Ender Wiggin, and is one of the most popular and highly-honored series in the history of SF.The alien Buggers threaten humanity with extinction -- and Earth's ultimate savior may be one small boy. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is the result of a desperate breeding experiment, combined with years of harsh and unforgiving training. Ender thinks he is only playing computer simulated wargames -- in fact, he is commanding the last great fleet of Earth. |
 | Ender's Game - Orson Scott, Card 10 Digit ISBN: 0613824229 13 Digit ISBN: 9780613824224 | | Winer of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives. |
 | Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott, Card 10 Digit ISBN: 0613897382 13 Digit ISBN: 9780613897389 | | Welcome to Battleschool. Growing up is never easy. But try living on the mean streets as a child begging for food and fighting like a dog with ruthless gangs of starving kids who wouldn't hesitate to pound your skull into pulp for a scrap of apple. If Bean has learned anything on the streets, it's how to survive. And not with fists. He is way too small for that. But with brains. Bean is a genius with a magician's ability to zero in on his enemy and exploit his weakness. What better quality for a future general to lead the Earth in a final climactic battle against a hostile alien race, known as Buggers. At Battleschool Bean meets and befriends another future commander - Ender Wiggins - perhaps his only true rival. Only one problem: for Bean and Ender, the future is now. |
 | Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott, Card 10 Digit ISBN: 0613337549 13 Digit ISBN: 9780613337540 | | A COMPANION VOLUME TO ENDER'S GAME, ONE THAT EXPANDS AND COMPLIMENTS THE FIRST, ENHANCING ITS POWER, ILLUMINATING ITS EVENTS AND ITS POWERFUL CONCLUSION.Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. Here is the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean -- the one who became Ender's right |
 | Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott , Card 10 Digit ISBN: 031286860X 13 Digit ISBN: 9780312868604 | | Orson Scott Card brings us back to the very beginning of his brilliant Ender Quartet, with a novel that allows us to reenter that world anew. With all the power of his original creation, Card has created a parallel volume to "Ender's Game," a book that expands and compliments the first, enhancing its power, illuminating its events and its powerful conclusion. The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. The first battles went badly, and now as Earth prepares to defend itself against the imminent threat of total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable alien enemy, all focus is on the development and training of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging then into an irresisible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean--the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else's. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that gang a template for success for all the others. He civilized them, and lived to grow older. Bean's desperate struggle to live, and his success, broughthim to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender.... |
 | Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott , Card 10 Digit ISBN: 0812575717 13 Digit ISBN: 9780812575712 | | The novel that launched the bestselling Ender's Shadow series--available for the first time on unabridged cd The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean--the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender.... |
 | Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott , Card 10 Digit ISBN: 159397664X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781593976644 | | The novel that launched the bestselling Ender's Shadow series--available for the first time on unabridged cd The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean--the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender.... |
 | Endgame - Chad, McCoy 10 Digit ISBN: 141162596X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781411625969 | | Exploding onto the eschatalogical scene with a deafening roar, Endgame shatters the status quo with respect to endtime Bible prophecy, detonating centuries' worth of assumption and subjective "fact." By providing the Bible space to interpret itself, the key which unlocks the mysteries of Revelation is revealed to have been within the possession of mankind all along, hidden for millennia in "plain sight." Although Man has long preferred to lean upon his own understanding, the logic of mortals is not equal to the task of assembling the pieces of a Divinely-constructed image, a fact which accounts for the numerous conflicting views and failed predictions of establishment experts. The true account has been set down in God's own hand, scattered throughout His Word which the prophets were inspired to utter, and which holy men of old were moved to record. Includes a bonus Tribulation Survival Guide |
 | Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II - David, Stafford 10 Digit ISBN: 0316035998 13 Digit ISBN: 9780316035996 | | To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. While the war may have seemed all but over by Hitler's final birthday (April 20), Stafford's chronicle of the three months that followed tells a different, and much richer, story. ENDGAME, 1945 highlights the gripping personal stories of nine men and women, ranging from soldiers to POWs to war correspondents, who witnessed firsthand the Allied struggle to finish the terrible game at last. Through their ground-level movements, Stafford traces the elaborate web of events that led to the war's real resolution: the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini, the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau, and the Allies' race with the Red Army to establish a victors' foothold in Europe, to name a few. From Hitler's April decision never to surrender to the start of the Potsdam Conference, Stafford brings an unprecedented focus to the war's "final chapter." Narrative history at its most compelling, ENDGAME, 1945 is the riveting story of three turbulent months that truly shaped the modern world. |
 | Endgame: Britain, Russia and the Final Struggle for Central Asia - Jennifer , Siegel 10 Digit ISBN: 1850433712 13 Digit ISBN: 9781850433712 | | By the early 1900s both Britain and Russia, suspicious of Imperial Germany, decided to stabilize their relations and replace their rivalry in Central Asia - the "Great Game" - with reapprochement. But as Jennifer Siegel here demonstrates, reality in the field told a different story. The momentum of imperial rivalry, spiced by oil and railway development, could not be arrested. By 1914 Britain and Russia were on the brink of war with each other to be saved only by the outbreak of World War I. This is a groundbreaking study based on hitherto unseen archives in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as original research in London. |
 | Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice - Terry, Eastland 10 Digit ISBN: 0465013899 13 Digit ISBN: 9780465013890 | | In the 1960s, we resolved as a nation never to judge people by the color of their skin. But today, race-based public policy has once again become the norm, this time under the banner of affirmative action. How, asks Terry Eastland, did such a turnabout take place, and how can we restore colorblind law in America today? In this compelling and powerful book, Eastland lays bare the absurdities and injustices of affirmative action, and presents the strongest case to date for doing away with race-based and gender-based preferences--a ringing call for all Americans to reclaim our nation's shared values of equal protection under the law, without reference to race, color, creed, gender, or national origin. |
 | Ending All Deception - Kenneth A., Gran 10 Digit ISBN: 0974521299 13 Digit ISBN: 9780974521299 | | Ending All Deception will eradicate the enemy of your eternal life, showing you how to live a complete victory in Christ as you terminate all onslaughts of the Devil on friends, family and church Actual case samples lead to a comprehension of lusts of the flesh and how to mortify them with the mind of Christ You will read of the proof absolute in identifying all evil spirits that leads to breaking of every yoke of bondage. This writing takes you beyond all false doctrines of fire, inner healing and baptisms to living 'the works greater than' spoken to by our Lord Jesus Through Ending All Deception you will see clearly how to employ the simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ to end needless, confusing, time consuming studies Ending All Deception highlights the power residing in you now to eliminate all spiritual deceptions. Read it |
 | Ending Global Poverty: A Guide to What Works - Stephen C. , Smith 10 Digit ISBN: 0230606156 13 Digit ISBN: 9780230606159 | | Over 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger, and over ten million children die each year from preventable causes. These may seem like overwhelming statistics, but as Stephen Smith shows in this call to arms, global poverty is something that we can and should solve within our lifetimes. Ending Global Poverty explores the various traps that keep people mired in poverty, traps like poor nutrition, illiteracy, lack of access to health care, and others and presents eight keys to escaping these traps. Smith gives readers the tools they need to help people overcome poverty and to determine what approaches are most effective in fighting it. For example, celebrities in commercials who encourage viewers to "adopt" a poor child really seem to care, but will sending money to these organizations do the most good? Smith explains how to make an informed decision. Grass-roots programs and organizations are helping people gain the capabilities they need to escape from poverty and this book highlights many of the most promising of these strategies in some of the poorest countries in the world, explaining what they do and what makes them effective. |
 | Ending Global Poverty: A Guide to What Works - Stephen C. , Smith 10 Digit ISBN: 140396534X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781403965349 | | Over 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger, and over ten million children die each year from preventable causes. These may seem like overwhelming statistics, but as Stephen Smith shows in this call to arms, global poverty is something that we can and should solve within our lifetimes. Ending Global Poverty explores the various traps that keep people mired in poverty, traps like poor nutrition, illiteracy, lack of access to health care, and others and presents eight keys to escaping these traps. Smith gives readers the tools they need to help people overcome poverty and to determine what approaches are most effective in fighting it. For example, celebrities in commercials who encourage viewers to "adopt" a poor child really seem to care, but will sending money to these organizations do the most good? Smith explains how to make an informed decision. Grass-roots programs and organizations are helping people gain the capabilities they need to escape from poverty and this book highlights many of the most promising of these strategies in some of the poorest countries in the world, explaining what they do and what makes them effective. |
 | Ending Hunger Now: A Challenge to Persons of Faith - George S., McGovern 10 Digit ISBN: 0800637828 13 Digit ISBN: 9780800637828 | | Veteran statesmen George McGovern and Robert Dole here find common cause with theologian and activist Donald Messer in this powerful testimony and appeal to people of faith. They are each convinced we can overcome global hunger now, and their informed, strategic, impassioned thoughts encourage and equip. This book brings together their disparate yet powerful voices behind a shared conviction: that helping the millions who lack basic provision for food has become a religious imperative and human priority. Writing for congregations and individuals of faith, McGovern, Dole, and Messer appeal to the biblical, theological, and ethical foundations of action against hunger. |
 | Ending in Angels - Ben, Graham 10 Digit ISBN: 143032581X 13 Digit ISBN: 9781430325819 | | Three people have shaped David Grant's life. Now one is on the other side of the country, one is on the other side of the world, and one may be gone forever. Dave's Dad is always there for him. But everything changed in Niagara Falls, where Dave learned that fathers are not superheroes. They are flawed and fallible and invaluable models of the men that boys become. Dave's best friend is Ollie. And you can always count on "The Big Man" to carry Dave, his wheelchair, or both during hard times. They joked and fought their way through the adolescent purgatory that was Slauson Junior High School, and together they can survive anything. But can Dave survive alone? His first day at Slauson, Dave met Annie, and she was perfect in a twelve-year-old boy's eyes. Over the years, their adventures in Toronto and the Bahamas brought them closer, but now the distance between them may be insurmountable. And so Dave's journey to find them begins. The question is: where will his journey end? |
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