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A study Bible in the NIV designed specifically to inspire and inform women of color..
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Avery Johnson is a coach, a teacher, and sometimes even a preacher, but most of all, he is a motivator, driving his team with the same fiery passion that allowed him to earn his championship credentials as an NBA player. Growing up in New Orleans's Lafitte Housing Project, he was never the biggest, fastest, or strongest, but by the strength of his will and character, he persevered. Now he offers the lessons he learned on his journey from the bottom of the bayou to the heights of success in this inspiring book.

Aspire Higher is the essential game plan for reaching your goals. Johnson begins by outlining what it takes to get to the top: determination and discipline provide the foundation that allows you to make the right decisions, on the basketball court or in the boardroom. The goal isn't just to be successful, however; it's also about caring for other people along the way. “I care about you more than I care about winning,” Johnson often tells his players.

Avery Johnson's personal and professional experiences illuminate crucial lessons, inspiring readers just as he has inspired teammates and players. His spirited message is for anyone looking for the tools and secrets of success in business, school, sports, and more—anyone looking to aspire higher.

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Challenging tutorials, 35 imaginative projects to complete, and tips from professional artists introduce beginning students to the building blocks of art. This profusely illustrated book teaches serious beginners the fundamental skills of graphic design as an introduction to their formal study in fine art, illustration, computer game design, interior design, animation, and virtually all other avenues in the visual arts. The author advises on setting up a proper workspace and assembling the needed materials--everything from sketchpads and paints to affordable computer software. Chapters that follow present themes and related projects that instruct readers in

The basics of line art for illustration and lettering

Understanding color and tone and using color media

Texture in art

Spatial relationships and perspective

Creating shapes and relating them to other elements of composition
More than 200 color illustrations demonstrate art principles and practical techniques, and show students how to apply what they are learning in a wide range of media..
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Hundreds of photographs. Step-by-step instructions. Written from actual experience.
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The 2008/2009 Aspire Student Day Planner is our largest planner. Perfect for younger or especially busy students, the Aspire includes ample writing space organized by subject (4 labeled, 3 blank), plus a weekly journal. As with all Action Agendas, full-color photos, inspiring sayings and a handy academic reference section make the Aspire as fun to use as it is educational. Heavy duty double loop wire binding holds tough clear plastic front and black back for easy use on any surface or on no surface. 8.5 x 11 - 144 pages 13 months (August - August) Grads 6 - 12 Action Student Planners are used by nearly one million students worldwide. Give it a try and you ll know why..
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"In Your Skin" is a provocative first step in changing your life for the better. Unlike other self-help books, this book doesn't just lecture its reader. It provides practical approaches, quizzes, personal assessment journals and step-by-step strategies toward moving your life in the direction you want it to go, utilizing tips and techniques that have already helped thousands of people to transform their lives. The book follows a chronological development of building a loving relationship, first within one's self, and then with those that are closest to you in your life. It helps the reader identify maladaptive behaviors that may be preventing you from reaching your maximum potential, and then creating a plan of action to eliminate these negative barriers. The eleven chapter book highlights topics including: "Understanding Who You Are: What makes you tick," "Breaking the Cycle: Writing your own script," and "Comfortable in My Skin: Loving me enough to love someone else.".
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“Oprah? I remember her,” said Uncle Hant reflectively. “Looks like five hundred pounds of bear liver in a plastic bag?”

So go the essays in A Brass Pole in Bangkok, sometimes wildly funny, sometimes deadly serious, always merciless in their unmasking of the pretenses and charlatans of society. Fred, a former Marine, subscribes to no ideology (“an ideology is just a systematic way of misunderstanding the world”) but exuberantly wreaks havoc on practically everything, and delights in everything else: the psychotherapy swindle, squalling feminists, race racketeers, damn fool wars, red-light districts in Asia, and tequila fests in Mexico, where he lives.

Why marry, he asks? And answers: “As a young man full of dangerous steroids, your answer will probably be, ‘Ah, because her hair is like corn silk under an August moon; her lips are as rubies and her teeth, pearls; and her smile would make a dead man cry.’ This amounts to, ‘I’m horny,’ with elaborations.”

Behind the folksy approach lie a great deal of reading and thought by a man who has spent a lifetime in journalism, much of it overseas in places like Cambodia and Taiwan, where you find the snake butchers…but that is inside.

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