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(0)Stephen Scott
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"Living Without Electricity examines the Amish response to technology and shows us why and how they live without inventions other people take for granted. Taking lessons from the Amish, learn how to light a room without electricity, keep warm without centralized heating, get around without a car, communicate without a phone, and others. In addition, take Amish instruction on how to cook and store food, pump water, wash clothes, and even run farms...
2) Septimus
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The year is 1941 and England is preparing for a German invasion. Septimus, an exasperating seventh child, is greatly disturbed by the news that one of his older brothers has just been killed in the war. He liberates a friends bike at school and runs away, pedalling aimlessly south toward the English Channel, blythely unaware that he is heading straight into a heavily fortified war zone. After a series of curious encounters, he is run down by a strange...
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Many men are attracted to outdoor sports because of the time it gives them alone in God's creation--time to rest, reflect, and refresh before returning to the everyday stresses of work, family life, finances, and more. Faith Afield is their guide to making this time in God's country last when they return home. This unique devotional, geared primarily toward men, uses illustrations and principles from hunting, shooting, and fishing sports, giving sportsmen...
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This unique book, by a man who has chosen to "dress plain," describes the history and use of hats, bonnets, dresses, overcoats, and other articles of clothing used by the various religious groups who wear plain garb. This is the first comprehensive book about why more than 150,000 persons in North America wear plain clothes for religious reasons. Who are the various people who dress plain? Where do they live? Why do they do it? Where did the plain...
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Accessible in style, Plain Buggies presents the most complete work on the transportation modes of the "plain people" published to date. Includes details on prices, styles, laws, stories. Why do 100,000 persons in North America refuse to drive cars for religious reasons? What are the main styles among the 90-some variations of their vehicles? What does a horse's face tell you about its personality? What about accidents, the law, and harassment? How...
6) Yellow
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When the Reverend Richard Catesbys younger brother Willy disappears in his yellow Volkswagen convertible, the local sheriff in West Virginia does not believe there is enough evidence to warrant an investigation. But Catesby, convinced his brother has been murdered, puts aside his vows as an Episcopal priest and prepares to avenge Willy himself. His friend Stan, worried not only for Richards safety, but also about the morality of his crusade, tries...
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A study of three Amish homesteads: one in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one in Holmes County, Ohio, and one in LaGrange County, Indiana. Scott examines the history and cultural development of a typical Amish house and barn, one in each of the three largest Amish communities in North America. Home is the center of Amish life and most life events: birth, marriage, daily work and play, retirement, and even death happen there.
Stephen Scott explores...
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This book tells a story which until now has not been available in such an interesting and comprehensive form. What holds these people together? Why are they growing in number? Where do they live? The Old Order Mennonites are less well known than the Amish, but are similar in many beliefs and practices. Some Old Order Mennonites drive horses and buggies. Others use cars for transportation. Conservative Mennonite groups vary a great deal, but in general...
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The underlying theory of The 15 Disciplines is this: take care of your team and they will take care of you. A world where leaders think more about others than they do themselves, is a world that will achieve extraordinary productivity.
This audiobook is very relevant to leadership. It is a powerful force of pragmatism for leaders and a wonderful resource for them. The solid examples drawn from Stephen's life, reinforce his messages.
This is not...
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People's Place booklet volume no. 9
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Good Books
Pub. Date
c1990
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English
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People's Place booklet volume no. 12
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Good Books
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
14) Hellboy
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English
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Born in the flames of hell sixty years ago during World War II, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) was brought to Earth by evil madman Grigori Rasputin (Karel Roden) to perpetrate evil. Destined to be a harbinger of the apocalypse, Hellboy was instead rescued by Allied Forces led by Professor Broom (John Hurt), founder of the clandestine B.P.R.D. (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense), who raised him like a son and developed his extraordinary paranormal...
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Graveyard book (Graphic novels) volume 1
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
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Graveyard book (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
Description
Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy except for the fact that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.