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Pages: 228, Hardcover, Mountain Press Publishing Company

Don A. Dillman is professor of sociology, a rural sociologist, and director of the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center at Washington State University.

Millions of people around the world know Chuck Norris from his eight seasons on CBS’s longest running series, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” What many don't know is that Chuck Norris is a sincere Christian—a man whose faith plays a role in everything he does. Against All Odds is an inspirational story of how Norris overcame abject poverty from childhood, the effects of his father’s alcoholism and desertion of the family, and his own shyness and lack of strength and ability early in his life. Norris writes...

They also make us realize how valuable the goal was. Rebbe Nachman, the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, revitalized the chassidic movement in the early nineteenth century and created thousands of followers in Ukraine, Byelorussia, Lithuania, and Poland. The tradition of praying at his gravesite stems from an unusual promise which Rebbe Nachman made before his death: "If someone comes to my grave, gives a coin to charity, and says these ten Psalms [known as the Tikkun HaKlali], I will pull him...

Millions of people worldwide know Chuck Norris as the star of more than twenty motion pictures, a martial arts expert, and the only man in the Western Hemisphere to hold an eighth degree Black Belt Grand Master in Tae Kwon Do. Countless others see him daily in syndicated reruns as the hero of the longest running CBS series to date, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” What many don’t know is that Chuck Norris is a sincere Christian–a man whose faith plays a role in everything he does. Against All Odds is the...

Technical Specs Format: DVD Rating: R Run Time: 127 Minutes Region: 1 Language: English Studio: Image DVD Release Date: December 7, 2010 Subtitles: Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, English, Thai Audio: DDS2.0/DD4.0 A remake of Jacques Tourneur's noir classic Out of the Past (1947), in this version a labyrinthine web of corruption touches on the world of pro football. When an injury-riddled body causes pro football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) to be cut by his team, Jake Wise (James Woods), a shady...

Compared to the famously fecund rabbit, for whom a single act of coitus has a 90 per cent chance of creating a litter of up to 12 rabbits, humans are very infertile animals. Here in the UK, the average chance of conception is about 18 per cent per month. And in 98 per cent of cases, successful conception leads only to the birth of a single infant. It is unsurprising then that huge efforts have been made to increase our fertility. In vitro fertilization, first attempted one hundred years ago, has...

Investigation techniques and analytical methodologies for addressing microbial contamination indoors Microbial contamination indoors is a significant environmental and occupational health and safety problem. This book provides fundamental background information on fungal and bacterial growth indoors as well as in-depth, practical approaches to analyzing and remedying problems. The information helps investigators, laboratory managers, and environmental health professionals properly use state-of-the...

New. No Remainder Mark. Originally $14.99 For FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan Cooper, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake. But Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Heroes of Quantico book 1.

"With a style that 'crosses acoustic rock, world rock, world pop, folk, roots folk funk and blues-folk funk' (!!), this talented singer-songwriter has been compared to the likes of Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow... and to that list we'd add Teresa Trull! And her recent touring has been generating a buzz -- so pay attention. Her 1998 indie release is a journey through the eyes of a melodic visionary who loves and cares about the essence of life; her belt-it-out voice, intense lyrics and rhythmic...

There are many jazz bassists that swing, have rock-solid deep blue tones, and know their tradition forwards and backwards, but few quite like Curtis Lundy. He's had scant opportunities to lead a band of his own, but this is one listeners can quickly jump on, it's a very good representation of how he approaches the modern mainstream. As usual, he has alto saxophonist Bobby Watson along for the ride. Pianists John Hicks and Anthony Wonsey trade shifts on the nine selections, with drummer Winard Harper...

The illegitimate son of Shantabai, a tamasha dancer from the Kolhati community, and a local politician, Kishore Kale was abandoned by his mother at a very young age and left to fend for himself in the uncaring house of his grandparents. The tamasha, which used to be a form of traditional folk dance, has today degenerated to a kind of prostitution. Growing up in any environment where such transactions were made daily, witnessing the wretchedness of such a life at close quarters and its repercussion...

Description Author Bios Struggling to keep her headhunting company afloat, Manhattan executive Melissa Grant has no time for love. Then Adam Roundtree walks through the door. But this charismatic businessman is no ordinary client--he's the man who can bring Melissa's career and her heart to life. Until a shocking discovery jeopardizes their blossoming relationship. show more show less

A survivor’s descriptive chronicle of the events associated with severe brain trauma not being a story readers are likely to encounter everyday, this author’s unique exploits confronting the ravages of a brain contusion would seem to have the potential for mass readership because of its exclusivity and enlightening qualities. Portions of my literary endeavor not being events I could possibly recollect directly because of my distress—an aspect of this work which can only enhance its interest...

“BLAST FROM THE PAST” Before ‘eighties became a cliche, it was considered modern and chick. This is a serious film from that era. It takes its time for the story to develop and for the dialogue to sink in. James Woods gives an excellent performance as a nightclub owner and a gangster. Rachel Ward does an excellent job portraying an adventurous woman in an age before adventurous women in pop culture came to be signified with guns and leather jackets. The film is really two films in one; the first...