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A story about bullying that takes place under the sea. Can a great white shark and a killer whale be friends, even though they look very different? Gehru (ghay-roo) is the bully of his school until he meets Jorka (York-ah) the Orca. That's when Gehru learns not everything you hear about others is always...

Cold, Black, and Hungry dares the reader with Jordan's "what if" approach in "Karmic Trilogy," which comprises three selections questioning fate by alluding to actions of high-profile individuals as Johnnie Cochran and JonBenet Ramsey. Jordan opens the envelopes of unheard voices...

Pieces of Life is a small book that carries a mighty punch. Kola Anthony Scott, II. delivers a strong and daring book of literary works and shared life stories. The book is divided into two sections. Section one presents Scott’s creative body of works. In his works, Scott presents characters and...

Granville Stuart (1834-1918) is a quintessential Western figure, a man whose adventures rival those of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, or Sitting Bull, and who embodied many of the contradictions of America's westward expansion. Stuart collected guns, herded cattle, mined for gold, and killed men he thought...

Accumulating wealth isn't a 1-2-3 procedure, it's a process. Unless you win the lottery or are a trust fund baby (and oh, I wish I were one of the two), acquiring money takes a multi-faceted approach. Furthermore, it requires a mindset and that is what this book is about.--Wealth...

An essential new account of some of the most valuable research and development in international military history. Roy F. Houchin II shows how the roots of US Air Force hypersonic research and development are grounded in Army Air Force General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold's identification of the need...

While Drinking with the Fat Swede by Houston Hartwell Reed II is about those many people, those most interesting and colorful characters, who have shared the author's path - as a professional cowboy, successful advertising executive, and internationally recognized authority and columnist on professional...

The unrivaled amount of cash poured into the college athletic system has made sports programs breeding grounds for corruption while diverting crucial resources from the academic mission of universities. Like money in Washington politics, the influence bought by a complex set of self-interested actors...

Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture offers titles that explore rock and popular music through the lens of social and cultural history, revealing the dynamic relationship between musicians, music, and their milieu. Like other major art forms, rock and pop music comment on...

Although John H. Bailey IIs father attained only a third-grade education, he imparted an important message to his son: you only fail when you stop trying. This is a piece of advice that Bailey II followed diligently throughout his life. In Up from the Fields, Bailey narrates his life story...

Coven Delacruz is the next big thing in horror and film. You can be sure of it. He does it all; writer, director, actor, producer, editor, photographer and eFX master. This book is about Coven the filmmaker, the artist, the fan, the friend, and the movie lover. It covers his early years, projects, awards, life, friends, and some of the secrets behind his filmmaking and amazing eFX.

Popular authors and experts in the field of Deliberate Practice, such as Dan Coyle, Matthew Syed, Gladwell and Ander Ericcson often discuss the importance of games in the development of skill and its role in enhancing neuromuscular ability. Athletes are taught to drill slowly, to break their movements...

A modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America’s racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North Carolina to protest restrictions...

Excerpt -The man walked past the long row of bushes where Muscle crouched and headed for the huge front window that occupied the center of the house. He knelt down and tried to look through the brown plantation shutters that were meant to keep outsiders from peering in and not suited for the...